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 2026-10-23T19:50:46Z in 1.147 seconds.

Showing 10 of 70354 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Frøya reiselivsservice AS
    id:
    PA-1556
  2. name:
    Frøya Flyplass DA
    id:
    PA-1615
  3. name:
    Menighetens transporttjenesteforening (Frøya)
    id:
    PA-1550
  4. name:
    Frøya kommune II, avdeling for plan, næring og miljø
    id:
    A-4534
  5. name:
    Oppdrettskontoret for Frøya og Agdenes
    id:
    A-4532
  6. name:
    Frøya kommunale aldershjem og NKS syke- og fødehjem
    id:
    A-4524
  7. name:
    Frøya kommune II, Frøya framhaldsskole
    id:
    A-3778
  8. name:
    Hotell- og restaurantarbeiderforbundet
    id:
    ARK-1644
  9. name:
    Aetat Frøya
    id:
    SAT-A-1427
  10. name:
    Nord-Frøya menighetsråd
    id:
    SAT-A-3923
Show all fields in HTML
total:
70354
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    e8d54c78-fecc-4d6a-8e3b-cd2f24d785be
    name:
    Frøya reiselivsservice AS
    id:
    PA-1556
    path:
    TIKA/PA-1556
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e8d54c78-fecc-4d6a-8e3b-cd2f24d785be
  2. urn:
    822640a2-c32f-40c2-a32c-bfb4e1d19e7f
    name:
    Frøya Flyplass DA
    id:
    PA-1615
    path:
    TIKA/PA-1615
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/822640a2-c32f-40c2-a32c-bfb4e1d19e7f
  3. urn:
    769c97ec-e626-4327-98cb-46de7c6ecf77
    name:
    Menighetens transporttjenesteforening (Frøya)
    id:
    PA-1550
    path:
    TIKA/PA-1550
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/769c97ec-e626-4327-98cb-46de7c6ecf77
  4. urn:
    d53a8de6-fb83-4e77-91a9-852692425e15
    name:
    Frøya kommune II, avdeling for plan, næring og miljø
    id:
    A-4534
    path:
    TIKA/A-4534
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d53a8de6-fb83-4e77-91a9-852692425e15
  5. urn:
    25ca5ad9-3011-4274-9085-715ecd078bc0
    name:
    Oppdrettskontoret for Frøya og Agdenes
    id:
    A-4532
    path:
    TIKA/A-4532
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/25ca5ad9-3011-4274-9085-715ecd078bc0
  6. urn:
    2e2af5ba-6a90-42a6-8b13-22a6d7a928e7
    name:
    Frøya kommunale aldershjem og NKS syke- og fødehjem
    id:
    A-4524
    path:
    TIKA/A-4524
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2e2af5ba-6a90-42a6-8b13-22a6d7a928e7
  7. urn:
    ad9d494b-773b-4493-961a-b5426872cc26
    name:
    Frøya kommune II, Frøya framhaldsskole
    id:
    A-3778
    path:
    TIKA/A-3778
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ad9d494b-773b-4493-961a-b5426872cc26
  8. urn:
    d871e3d1-47b3-4585-8572-4255da225ac0
    name:
    Hotell- og restaurantarbeiderforbundet
    id:
    ARK-1644
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1644
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d871e3d1-47b3-4585-8572-4255da225ac0
  9. urn:
    4c2ef31a-e33b-4632-a9c4-228341377afb
    name:
    Aetat Frøya
    id:
    SAT-A-1427
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1427
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4c2ef31a-e33b-4632-a9c4-228341377afb
  10. urn:
    0d966765-c164-4c5f-aef5-aa913104c3f3
    name:
    Nord-Frøya menighetsråd
    id:
    SAT-A-3923
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-3923
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0d966765-c164-4c5f-aef5-aa913104c3f3
  11. urn:
    f5c665ed-8201-42be-a787-2dd0e1a6bd24
    name:
    Sør-Frøya menighetsråd
    id:
    SAT-A-3924
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-3924
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f5c665ed-8201-42be-a787-2dd0e1a6bd24
  12. urn:
    b30b0f9e-3abc-46ad-961a-325888840ed6
    name:
    Frøya kommune II, sosialkontor
    id:
    A-3955
    path:
    TIKA/A-3955
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b30b0f9e-3abc-46ad-961a-325888840ed6
  13. urn:
    4ceb2746-9782-435e-86dd-411a56166f26
    name:
    Frøya KFUK - KFUM
    id:
    PA-1518
    path:
    TIKA/PA-1518
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4ceb2746-9782-435e-86dd-411a56166f26
  14. urn:
    34ed5a4f-ec59-4b91-9028-0a138a9c0a18
    name:
    Inntian bedehusforening (Frøya)
    id:
    PA-1551
    path:
    TIKA/PA-1551
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/34ed5a4f-ec59-4b91-9028-0a138a9c0a18
  15. urn:
    2db1ea1f-eaa9-4285-b82d-39c562938cd6
    name:
    Triangel Sameie Frøya
    id:
    PA-1520
    path:
    TIKA/PA-1520
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2db1ea1f-eaa9-4285-b82d-39c562938cd6
  16. urn:
    7751734f-2cd8-440c-bf46-dc274a70e1b5
    name:
    Frøya Kommuneforening
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0311
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0311
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7751734f-2cd8-440c-bf46-dc274a70e1b5
  17. urn:
    4e6916b4-ca7b-41bd-a777-2e37812fd6e7
    name:
    Frøya kommune II, avdeling for friskliv og mestring
    id:
    A-5014
    path:
    TIKA/A-5014
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4e6916b4-ca7b-41bd-a777-2e37812fd6e7
  18. urn:
    fcb03eb6-ae4a-4c91-b457-e998804b0b69
    name:
    Fiskeridirektoratet, Fiskerikontoret i Frøya
    id:
    SAT-A-1735
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1735
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fcb03eb6-ae4a-4c91-b457-e998804b0b69
  19. urn:
    8059c485-288d-42a7-ba1c-13661e23de96
    name:
    Frøya kommune II, byggenemnd
    id:
    A-4520
    path:
    TIKA/A-4520
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8059c485-288d-42a7-ba1c-13661e23de96
  20. urn:
    bbec594c-1cae-4638-86fd-2a52297cfb7f
    name:
    Frøya kommune II, hovedutvalg for oppvekst og undervisning
    id:
    A-4538
    path:
    TIKA/A-4538
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bbec594c-1cae-4638-86fd-2a52297cfb7f
  21. urn:
    00c7f504-fcbd-4df1-a5a6-63dede938404
    name:
    Frøya KFUM Sjøkorps
    id:
    PA-1557
    path:
    TIKA/PA-1557
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/00c7f504-fcbd-4df1-a5a6-63dede938404
  22. urn:
    94a503f4-d762-45eb-a321-afaf4aa18be3
    name:
    Sør-Frøya trygdekasse
    id:
    SAT-A-1558
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1558
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/94a503f4-d762-45eb-a321-afaf4aa18be3
  23. urn:
    4dddc534-ef97-4579-8dbf-d0d2368aba44
    name:
    Frøya kommune II, Dyrøy oppvekstsenter
    id:
    A-3694
    path:
    TIKA/A-3694
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4dddc534-ef97-4579-8dbf-d0d2368aba44
  24. urn:
    51d8d78e-8f4c-4d9d-9434-a0a7785391e6
    name:
    Frøya kommune II, Mausund skole/oppvekstsenter
    id:
    A-3695
    path:
    TIKA/A-3695
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/51d8d78e-8f4c-4d9d-9434-a0a7785391e6
  25. urn:
    845c0e3a-0203-4027-8272-37ae0dbaa957
    name:
    Nord-Frøya trygdekasse
    id:
    SAT-A-1559
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1559
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/845c0e3a-0203-4027-8272-37ae0dbaa957
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.