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; 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&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit} 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&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
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&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&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&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. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-12T02:16:50Z in 2.304 seconds.

Showing 10 of 144585 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Snåsa kommune, Gifstad skolekrets
    id:
    A-4290
  2. name:
    Pa 1766 - Hess Norge AS
    id:
    SAST-A-102451
  3. name:
    Internasjonal Faglig Solidaritet (IFS)
    id:
    L0015
  4. name:
    Internasjonal Faglig Solidaritet (IFS)
    id:
    L0016
  5. name:
    Internasjonal Faglig Solidaritet (IFS)
    id:
    L0017
  6. name:
    Internasjonal Faglig Solidaritet (IFS)
    id:
    L0018
  7. name:
    Internasjonal Faglig Solidaritet (IFS)
    id:
    L0019
  8. name:
    Internasjonal Faglig Solidaritet (IFS)
    id:
    L0020
  9. name:
    Gifstad kvinneforening
    id:
    SAT-PA-0531
  10. name:
    Lysstreifs Håp
    id:
    A-4500
Show all fields in HTML
total:
144585
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    60972f41-72f7-49ef-aa4d-33cad4f3f187
    name:
    Snåsa kommune, Gifstad skolekrets
    id:
    A-4290
    path:
    TIKA/A-4290
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/60972f41-72f7-49ef-aa4d-33cad4f3f187
  2. urn:
    a0b06d1b-c503-44e1-aacc-117b962c118f
    name:
    Pa 1766 - Hess Norge AS
    id:
    SAST-A-102451
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102451
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0b06d1b-c503-44e1-aacc-117b962c118f
  3. urn:
    6fa99f28-70dc-496e-a336-95341edb0615
    name:
    Internasjonal Faglig Solidaritet (IFS)
    id:
    L0015
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2591/D/Dd/L0015
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6fa99f28-70dc-496e-a336-95341edb0615
  4. urn:
    82d71837-0bca-4a4c-bac2-0ab0ed723e0e
    name:
    Internasjonal Faglig Solidaritet (IFS)
    id:
    L0016
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2591/D/Dd/L0016
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/82d71837-0bca-4a4c-bac2-0ab0ed723e0e
  5. urn:
    0a3cfa6a-3a15-4dc4-932c-c4931e5a7693
    name:
    Internasjonal Faglig Solidaritet (IFS)
    id:
    L0017
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2591/D/Dd/L0017
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0a3cfa6a-3a15-4dc4-932c-c4931e5a7693
  6. urn:
    75e67196-8fa1-4967-bb27-5078121bb63a
    name:
    Internasjonal Faglig Solidaritet (IFS)
    id:
    L0018
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2591/D/Dd/L0018
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/75e67196-8fa1-4967-bb27-5078121bb63a
  7. urn:
    be5075b4-05cf-429f-98da-2920412635d2
    name:
    Internasjonal Faglig Solidaritet (IFS)
    id:
    L0019
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2591/D/Dd/L0019
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/be5075b4-05cf-429f-98da-2920412635d2
  8. urn:
    ce7ce723-5b7a-4f75-9d2e-ef723ca8e190
    name:
    Internasjonal Faglig Solidaritet (IFS)
    id:
    L0020
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2591/D/Dd/L0020
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ce7ce723-5b7a-4f75-9d2e-ef723ca8e190
  9. urn:
    ce271f93-087d-4607-b056-4a0d52dc416a
    name:
    Gifstad kvinneforening
    id:
    SAT-PA-0531
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0531
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ce271f93-087d-4607-b056-4a0d52dc416a
  10. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000026700
    name:
    Lysstreifs Håp
    id:
    A-4500
    path:
    BBA/A-4500
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000026700
  11. urn:
    2e32a72f-9bfc-4488-b19b-29b887a115a9
    name:
    Magne Thorleifsen
    id:
    E-A-00532
    path:
    OAMM/E-A-00532
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2e32a72f-9bfc-4488-b19b-29b887a115a9
  12. urn:
    a284be79-27ab-4128-8c8f-d63d64ff6cda
    name:
    Fossestøl, Syvert Gunleifsen
    id:
    PA-2062
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2062
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a284be79-27ab-4128-8c8f-d63d64ff6cda
  13. urn:
    2c6d5ba3-ef09-4d65-b6e2-da921d9d7b6d
    name:
    Lierne kommune I, komiteen for kjøp av Wifsta Warfs aktiebolag
    id:
    A-4307
    path:
    TIKA/A-4307
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c6d5ba3-ef09-4d65-b6e2-da921d9d7b6d
  14. urn:
    82cf61b2-12e6-437d-9f30-638beecd4b12
    name:
    Innovasjon Norge, Hordaland
    id:
    SAB-A-100613
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100613
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/82cf61b2-12e6-437d-9f30-638beecd4b12
  15. urn:
    93ebd007-6a87-4a92-80f8-7fdb4952d0f3
    name:
    Resolusjoner, vedtak mm. Internasjonale institusjoner. FN. OECD/TUAC. Støtteaksjoner mv - globalt. IFS - Menneskerettighetsdialog Norge - Kina 05/00864.
    id:
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    path:
    AAB/ARK-1579/D/Dg/L0608/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93ebd007-6a87-4a92-80f8-7fdb4952d0f3
  16. urn:
    8861e38a-8958-4a3e-b1f8-e678a4954720
    name:
    IFSK 1 "Nord-Norge".
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0424/T/Tb/L0001/0001
    unit_type:
    KART
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8861e38a-8958-4a3e-b1f8-e678a4954720
  17. urn:
    01e1f075-a651-4731-8aaf-fffa4fd35ffb
    name:
    IFSK 2 "Sør-Norge".
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0424/T/Tb/L0002/0001
    unit_type:
    KART
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/01e1f075-a651-4731-8aaf-fffa4fd35ffb
  18. urn:
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    L0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0424/T/Tb/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/371db30a-9f1f-4047-8168-1aaf8927dafe
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    IFSK nr. 2: Oversiktskart Sør-Norge
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    L0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0424/T/Tb/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ae7f693a-647a-46f7-a8c4-64330d9494cb
  20. urn:
    417916b4-36fd-4a36-8595-9dac58e67da5
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    Lisensavtale - Norge 2000 as
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    L0009
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    TEMU/TGM-A-1074/J/Ja/Jaa/Jaaa/L0009
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
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    Telemark Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/417916b4-36fd-4a36-8595-9dac58e67da5
  21. urn:
    6fe0dfad-c6e7-4e9c-be70-33075c3c3862
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    L0002
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    VID/MDA-A-1525/H/Hf/Hfd/L0002
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6fe0dfad-c6e7-4e9c-be70-33075c3c3862
  22. urn:
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    id:
    0012
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    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0094/0012
    unit_type:
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    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b954c38-2ca8-4ebf-a42f-de27afb07d48
  23. urn:
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    unit_type:
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
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  24. urn:
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    unit_type:
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    country:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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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.