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 2026-10-23T10:31:03Z in 1.040 seconds.

Showing 10 of 62202 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Stavanger Hospital
    id:
    A-0399
  2. name:
    St. Olavs Hospital
    id:
    SAT-ELSAT-1701
  3. name:
    Dokumenter innkommet til St. Jørgens Hospital
    id:
    A-1918
  4. name:
    Oslo Hospital
    id:
    A-10422
  5. name:
    Ålborg: Hospital
    id:
    0427
  6. name:
    Ålborg: Hospital
    id:
    0428
  7. name:
    Larvik hospital
    id:
    SAKO-P-1269
  8. name:
    St. Jørgens Hospital
    id:
    A-0313
  9. name:
    Reknes hospital
    id:
    SAT-A-2056
  10. name:
    Trondhjems hospital
    id:
    SAT-LEG-0010
Show all fields in HTML
total:
62202
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    ead160b4-b097-41e1-8271-2e9c72aedf77
    name:
    Stavanger Hospital
    id:
    A-0399
    path:
    BYST/A-0399
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ead160b4-b097-41e1-8271-2e9c72aedf77
  2. urn:
    82c5ad8d-8477-464a-a133-7899523d126c
    name:
    St. Olavs Hospital
    id:
    SAT-ELSAT-1701
    path:
    AV/SAT-ELSAT-1701
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/82c5ad8d-8477-464a-a133-7899523d126c
  3. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000495460
    name:
    Dokumenter innkommet til St. Jørgens Hospital
    id:
    A-1918
    path:
    BBA/A-1918
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000495460
  4. urn:
    ca0dabe7-bdb1-40c1-99df-5b1dbe547351
    name:
    Oslo Hospital
    id:
    A-10422
    path:
    OBA/A-10422
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ca0dabe7-bdb1-40c1-99df-5b1dbe547351
  5. urn:
    377c34d0-6c8f-44d6-9098-3a1bafb4a7aa
    name:
    Ålborg: Hospital
    id:
    0427
    path:
    UBIT/Tek-0015/U/0032/0427
    unit_type:
    FOTOSERIE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/377c34d0-6c8f-44d6-9098-3a1bafb4a7aa
  6. urn:
    80385406-0746-4d2b-b54d-ffe7cc677cc0
    name:
    Ålborg: Hospital
    id:
    0428
    path:
    UBIT/Tek-0015/U/0032/0428
    unit_type:
    FOTOSERIE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/80385406-0746-4d2b-b54d-ffe7cc677cc0
  7. urn:
    d2726b10-03c5-416e-ad59-1983b9ddbb1b
    name:
    Larvik hospital
    id:
    SAKO-P-1269
    path:
    AV/SAKO-P-1269
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2726b10-03c5-416e-ad59-1983b9ddbb1b
  8. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000470007
    name:
    St. Jørgens Hospital
    id:
    A-0313
    path:
    BBA/A-0313
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    St. Jørgens hospital, Kong Oscars gate 59, er første gang nevnt 1411, og ble trolig bygd som hospital for spedalske og andre uhelbredelig syke av Antoniusbrødrene, en munkeorden som overtok Nonneseter kloster fra 1507. Hospitalet ble lagt utenfor det daværende byområdet. 1545 fikk hospitalet ny fund...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000470007
  9. urn:
    d641aa9a-e7f8-410c-8ba6-d90d3c590acb
    name:
    Reknes hospital
    id:
    SAT-A-2056
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-2056
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d641aa9a-e7f8-410c-8ba6-d90d3c590acb
  10. urn:
    b4342007-b151-45bf-a94f-8cafed0f3c08
    name:
    Trondhjems hospital
    id:
    SAT-LEG-0010
    path:
    AV/SAT-LEG-0010
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b4342007-b151-45bf-a94f-8cafed0f3c08
  11. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000121962
    name:
    St. Jørgens Hospital
    id:
    A-0313
    path:
    BBA/A-0313
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000121962
  12. urn:
    3965771f-9af9-4fdf-be45-2d90f6688080
    name:
    Betanien hospital
    id:
    2007-01
    path:
    IKAK/2007-01
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3965771f-9af9-4fdf-be45-2d90f6688080
  13. urn:
    b688066a-6757-4e44-b091-025d2b979fe6
    name:
    Betanien hospital øyeavdelingen
    id:
    2007-01-3
    path:
    IKAK/2007-01-3
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b688066a-6757-4e44-b091-025d2b979fe6
  14. urn:
    0ed57325-4822-455f-8b6f-20c88521628c
    name:
    Betanien hospital ergoterapi
    id:
    2007-01-4
    path:
    IKAK/2007-01-4
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0ed57325-4822-455f-8b6f-20c88521628c
  15. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000014625
    name:
    Reknes Hospital og Sanatorium
    id:
    R.Ark.1231
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1231
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000014625
  16. urn:
    e4ac3f54-34b2-4451-9ff6-367c4e01a635
    name:
    Trondheim kommune. Skolen St. Olavs hospital
    id:
    AKT-1054
    path:
    TRKO/AKT-1054
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Skolen St. Olavs Hospital gir skoletilbud til elever i grunnskole og videregående skole. Elevene er pasienter ved St. Olavs Hospital i Trondheim. De fleste elevene kommer fra skoler i Helseregion Midt-Norge, - Møre og Romsdal, Sør- og Nord-Trøndelag. Staten er sykehuseier, men Sør-Trøndelag fylk...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e4ac3f54-34b2-4451-9ff6-367c4e01a635
  17. urn:
    04bad04f-22ca-4605-89b7-7155954e4a51
    name:
    Craiglockhart hospital, Edinburgh
    id:
    RA-S-4527
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4527
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/04bad04f-22ca-4605-89b7-7155954e4a51
  18. urn:
    9c27b5b0-dd0e-4b9d-8fa5-a79b6cbb658b
    name:
    Trondheim hospital prestekontor
    id:
    SAT-A-1113
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1113
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9c27b5b0-dd0e-4b9d-8fa5-a79b6cbb658b
  19. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003806537
    name:
    St. Franciskus hospital Stavanger
    id:
    A-7691
    path:
    BBA/A-7691
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003806537
  20. urn:
    4dcc4747-5f53-4f95-ab40-8d6130381c98
    name:
    Betanien hospital revmatologisk avdeling
    id:
    2007-01-2
    path:
    IKAK/2007-01-2
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4dcc4747-5f53-4f95-ab40-8d6130381c98
  21. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000495458
    name:
    Borge, O., forstander St. Jørgens hospital
    id:
    A-1916
    path:
    BBA/A-1916
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000495458
  22. urn:
    e571fe9e-8701-4214-93b9-e1d660b20d5f
    name:
    Vor Frue hospital sykehuspresten
    id:
    AS-11058
    path:
    AV/AS-11058
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Vor Frue Hospital, åpnet i 1883, ble drevet av St.Josefsøstrene. En sykehusprest, deltidsstilling, ble etter initiativ fra St.Josefsøstrene ansatt fra 01.02.1975. Henvendelsen gikk om Oslo biskop. I 1979 overtok Oslo kommune driften og bygningen, og frem til 1990 var Vor Frue Hospital en underavdeli...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e571fe9e-8701-4214-93b9-e1d660b20d5f
  23. urn:
    e81a49e9-48b3-42af-81eb-87d3a2c53d36
    name:
    Vor Frue hospital sykehuspresten Kirkebøker
    id:
    SAO-A-11058
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-11058
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e81a49e9-48b3-42af-81eb-87d3a2c53d36
  24. urn:
    fbd7f484-3b2a-4785-964b-1c2ee9878f77
    name:
    Trondheim kommune. Skolen St. Olavs hospital
    id:
    A-1047
    path:
    TRKO/A-1047
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fbd7f484-3b2a-4785-964b-1c2ee9878f77
  25. urn:
    3a040392-664b-48fe-b86e-38303912b1de
    name:
    St. Jørgen hospital
    id:
    A-1223
    path:
    AV/A-1223
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Førte gang nevnt i 1411 som hospital for spedalske og andre uhelbredelige suke av Antoniusbrødrene, en munkeorden som overtok Nonneseter kloster fra 1507. Hospitalet fikk i 1547 ny fundas, det ble omgjort til alminnelig hospital for fattige og syke med en egen avdeling for spedalske og fikk tillagt ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a040392-664b-48fe-b86e-38303912b1de
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.

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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.