search_archives

Search Arkivportalen, the national archive catalogue: fonds, series and units held by Norwegian archive institutions (statsarkiv, byarkiv, private archives, ...).

Signature: search_archives(query: string, required; limit: integer, items, optional, default 25; page: integer, optional, default 1; offset: integer, items, optional, default 0)

Direct GET

For navigating agents: open the HTML page with parameters in the URL. The result is fetched and displayed without screenshots or form filling.

Open this validated HTML GET URL

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/kilder/arkivverket/search_archives/?query={query}&limit=25&page=1&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit}, {page} with values. Remove unused optional parameters from the URL.

For software and dashboards: Read the operation descriptor. The JSON GET template is https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/arkivverket/search_archives?query={query}&limit=25&page=1&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
pageoptionalintegerPage number, 1-based (default 1).
offsetoptionalintegerNumber of list items to skip; default 0.
Generated JavaScript, Python and response structure

Use JSON when the user requests code, machine-readable data, value extraction or further computation. Use the HTML GET page to identify the correct source and verify parameters.

Example for generated JavaScript and Python

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/arkivverket/search_archives?query={query}&limit=25&page=1&offset=0

Replace URL placeholders and remove unused optional parameters.

JavaScript in a dashboard

const url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/arkivverket/search_archives?query={query}&limit=25&page=1&offset=0";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) {
  const failure = await response.json();
  throw new Error(`${failure.error.code}: ${failure.error.message} ${failure.suggestion}`);
}
const result = await response.json();
const data = result.data;

Python without additional packages

import json
from urllib.request import urlopen

url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/arkivverket/search_archives?query={query}&limit=25&page=1&offset=0"
with urlopen(url) as response:
    result = json.load(response)
data = result["data"]

Response structure

{
  "source": "arkivverket",
  "operation": "search_archives",
  "parameters": {},
  "data": {},
  "entities": [],
  "_meta": {"retrieved_at": "...", "sources": [], "cache": {}},
  "_links": {"self": "...", "source": "...", "wiki": "...", "feedback": "..."}
}
Form for manual use

The form is a fallback for people and browser agents that cannot open the GET URL directly.

Type: string. Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
Type: integer. Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
Type: integer. Page number, 1-based (default 1).

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-17T23:53:35Z in 1.712 seconds.

Showing 10 of 95451 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Hoff sykepleierforening
    id:
    T-A-00008
  2. name:
    Fam. Hoff på Askim i Vardal, slektsregister
    id:
    E-A-00164
  3. name:
    Hoff Småbrukerlag
    id:
    T-A-00079
  4. name:
    Hoff prestegård
    id:
    T-A-00775
  5. name:
    Dampskibsaktieselskapet transport
    id:
    A-21-142
  6. name:
    Ekspedisjonssjef Nicolai Hoff
    id:
    A-1001
  7. name:
    Hoff Samvirkelag
    id:
    ARK-248
  8. name:
    Hoff, Martin
    id:
    ARK-175
  9. name:
    Hoff Musikkforening
    id:
    T-A-00175
  10. name:
    Hoff Avholdslag
    id:
    T-A-00107
Show all fields in HTML
total:
95451
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    da511feb-a83e-4e7f-b7a3-78d3412a9385
    name:
    Hoff sykepleierforening
    id:
    T-A-00008
    path:
    OAMM/T-A-00008
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/da511feb-a83e-4e7f-b7a3-78d3412a9385
  2. urn:
    aecf2de0-63b0-4122-aa12-b41f07b02e6d
    name:
    Fam. Hoff på Askim i Vardal, slektsregister
    id:
    E-A-00164
    path:
    OAMM/E-A-00164
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aecf2de0-63b0-4122-aa12-b41f07b02e6d
  3. urn:
    3f817603-3c87-40ef-9c3b-c2958ed27e81
    name:
    Hoff Småbrukerlag
    id:
    T-A-00079
    path:
    OAMM/T-A-00079
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3f817603-3c87-40ef-9c3b-c2958ed27e81
  4. urn:
    5ffa60af-cdf5-4f4b-a099-c33ce5f20580
    name:
    Hoff prestegård
    id:
    T-A-00775
    path:
    OAMM/T-A-00775
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5ffa60af-cdf5-4f4b-a099-c33ce5f20580
  5. urn:
    cd9b6524-45f7-4817-bc17-6be619a3b428
    name:
    Dampskibsaktieselskapet transport
    id:
    A-21-142
    path:
    AIN/A-21-142
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cd9b6524-45f7-4817-bc17-6be619a3b428
  6. urn:
    17139601-4863-428d-97f1-8dc95a188785
    name:
    Ekspedisjonssjef Nicolai Hoff
    id:
    A-1001
    path:
    OMUS/A-1001
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo Museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/17139601-4863-428d-97f1-8dc95a188785
  7. urn:
    96de7701-a835-45b9-8727-b22b0c8bdd48
    name:
    Hoff Samvirkelag
    id:
    ARK-248
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-248
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/96de7701-a835-45b9-8727-b22b0c8bdd48
  8. urn:
    39bceeda-3ae3-4b6a-8cf7-ae80ecdc94a9
    name:
    Hoff, Martin
    id:
    ARK-175
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-175
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/39bceeda-3ae3-4b6a-8cf7-ae80ecdc94a9
  9. urn:
    30b6224b-eff4-4fd9-b9c0-c1cae96b0fbd
    name:
    Hoff Musikkforening
    id:
    T-A-00175
    path:
    OAMM/T-A-00175
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/30b6224b-eff4-4fd9-b9c0-c1cae96b0fbd
  10. urn:
    f2151f9b-2098-4bb8-95d7-96772b72b464
    name:
    Hoff Avholdslag
    id:
    T-A-00107
    path:
    OAMM/T-A-00107
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f2151f9b-2098-4bb8-95d7-96772b72b464
  11. urn:
    00b92e84-9204-4a0a-8175-296ff3300f82
    name:
    Statfjord Transport AS
    id:
    A-102055
    path:
    AV/A-102055
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Statfjord Transport AS ble stiftet den 9. august 1978. Selskapets formål var å delta i transport av råolje med tankskip fra Statfjordfeltet i Nordsjøen gjennom deltagelse som komplementar i kommandittselskapet K/S Statfjord Transport a.s & Co.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/00b92e84-9204-4a0a-8175-296ff3300f82
  12. urn:
    5077bd62-edf8-4885-924b-7614579b96c2
    name:
    Norges statsbaner, Biltransport
    id:
    RA-S-6636
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6636
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5077bd62-edf8-4885-924b-7614579b96c2
  13. urn:
    b9a007b7-3a53-4839-b7c8-5dfa09fa44b4
    name:
    Vadsø fisker- og transportarbeiderforening
    id:
    FMFB-PA-1072
    path:
    FMFB/FMFB-PA-1072
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Finnmark fylkesbibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b9a007b7-3a53-4839-b7c8-5dfa09fa44b4
  14. urn:
    851189f6-97ef-4ee9-90ee-e443d3b9685a
    name:
    Norsk transportarbeiderforbunds stedlige styre, Oslo
    id:
    ARK-1849
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1849
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/851189f6-97ef-4ee9-90ee-e443d3b9685a
  15. urn:
    e4a82f4a-edf7-4028-a90f-840a4c7a78dc
    name:
    Ingeborg Hoff
    id:
    GRI-1016
    path:
    AFM/GRI-1016
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Museene i Akershus
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e4a82f4a-edf7-4028-a90f-840a4c7a78dc
  16. urn:
    40a39ed2-8e96-4c6e-abd5-11232adbf93e
    name:
    Hoff, Charles
    id:
    RA-PA-0742
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0742
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/40a39ed2-8e96-4c6e-abd5-11232adbf93e
  17. urn:
    cf361035-3a8b-4eba-aa48-5ce5a19055bb
    name:
    Hoff og Sønner A/S
    id:
    P-01035
    path:
    IKAM/P-01035
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf361035-3a8b-4eba-aa48-5ce5a19055bb
  18. urn:
    e1eb8b7c-0213-4da2-ba89-b2c3c8b70a80
    name:
    Bjarnhild Hoff
    id:
    RMU-A-175
    path:
    MIST/RMU-A-175
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Museene i Sør-Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e1eb8b7c-0213-4da2-ba89-b2c3c8b70a80
  19. urn:
    02116341-daec-4994-bca2-c3b59b53b326
    name:
    Hoff innkjøpslag
    id:
    T-A-00118
    path:
    OAMM/T-A-00118
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02116341-daec-4994-bca2-c3b59b53b326
  20. urn:
    df7e523b-0925-4342-822c-a8fd72320a74
    name:
    Hoff Arbeidersamfunn
    id:
    T-A-00119
    path:
    OAMM/T-A-00119
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/df7e523b-0925-4342-822c-a8fd72320a74
  21. urn:
    f401297e-4580-481a-a13f-17cfcea24f7a
    name:
    Hoff damekor
    id:
    T-A-00388
    path:
    OAMM/T-A-00388
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f401297e-4580-481a-a13f-17cfcea24f7a
  22. urn:
    cafa6a5b-01e9-4e35-950f-10c7bd67621d
    name:
    Hoff sjømannsmisjjon
    id:
    T-A-00661
    path:
    OAMM/T-A-00661
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cafa6a5b-01e9-4e35-950f-10c7bd67621d
  23. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000164698
    name:
    Pa 1693 - Hoff, Anne
    id:
    A-2976
    path:
    VEMU/A-2976
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000164698
  24. urn:
    6dabf606-3660-4e5b-b473-998a5966a3c9
    name:
    Olav From Hoff
    id:
    A-15-112
    path:
    AIN/A-15-112
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6dabf606-3660-4e5b-b473-998a5966a3c9
  25. urn:
    272d3529-8ac9-42e5-a56e-7e1e02384fda
    name:
    Oskar Hoff byggmester
    id:
    A-96-1010
    path:
    AIN/A-96-1010
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/272d3529-8ac9-42e5-a56e-7e1e02384fda
limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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How an AI agent should use this page

Ground rule: Navigate with HTML GET links to keep explanations and relationships. Use the page's JSON alternative only when concrete values must be extracted, compared or computed.

How to use the search_archives lookup

  1. Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
  2. Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
  3. Follow linked results to canonical pages before combining sources.

Misreading to avoid: An empty list means "no results for this lookup". An error message or unavailable source does not mean the data does not exist.

Source-specific next step

Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.