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 2026-10-21T22:35:08Z in 0.938 seconds.

Showing 10 of 8776 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    LHL Innlandet
    id:
    0006
  2. name:
    Innlandet skole
    id:
    N.Ark.0397
  3. name:
    Kristiansund N: Innlandet og Kirkelandet
    id:
    L0004
  4. name:
    Aure kommune. Røystestyret i Innlandet krins
    id:
    K-15690.112.07
  5. name:
    Innlandet fylkeskommune
    id:
    FK-3400
  6. name:
    Innlandet Krf
    id:
    PARTI-001
  7. name:
    Aure kommune. Røystestyret i Innlandet krins
    id:
    K-15690.112.07
  8. name:
    Fagforbundet avd. 741, Sykehuset Innlandet, Tynset
    id:
    ARK-680
  9. name:
    Oppland fylkeskommune.
    id:
    0009
  10. name:
    Oppland fylkeskommune.
    id:
    0005
Show all fields in HTML
total:
8776
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    6da75563-f84c-450b-8227-e9f8f10cd728
    name:
    LHL Innlandet
    id:
    0006
    path:
    GDM/D-A-00294/E/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6da75563-f84c-450b-8227-e9f8f10cd728
  2. urn:
    no-NMMU_arkiv_000000000402
    name:
    Innlandet skole
    id:
    N.Ark.0397
    path:
    NMMU/N.Ark.0397
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Nordmøre Museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-NMMU_arkiv_000000000402
  3. urn:
    f119aad7-49cb-4098-9959-e3906b80acb1
    name:
    Kristiansund N: Innlandet og Kirkelandet
    id:
    L0004
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-5483/A/L0004
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f119aad7-49cb-4098-9959-e3906b80acb1
  4. urn:
    560a51a4-2bc9-4c8b-8a3c-c4d61696b615
    name:
    Aure kommune. Røystestyret i Innlandet krins
    id:
    K-15690.112.07
    path:
    IKAM/K-15690.112.07
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/560a51a4-2bc9-4c8b-8a3c-c4d61696b615
  5. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000163555
    name:
    Innlandet fylkeskommune
    id:
    FK-3400
    path:
    OFA/FK-3400
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000163555
  6. urn:
    5ada051d-3722-478b-ad83-c2763493066e
    name:
    Innlandet Krf
    id:
    PARTI-001
    path:
    AV/PARTI-001
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Innlandet KrF ble opprettet som følge av ny regionreform i mars 2019. Fylkeslaget består av de tidligere fylkeslagene Oppland KrF (stiftet 1945) og Hedmark KrF (stiftet 1954).
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5ada051d-3722-478b-ad83-c2763493066e
  7. urn:
    db80a3b1-d5ce-4961-a168-f646f3d326ed
    name:
    Aure kommune. Røystestyret i Innlandet krins
    id:
    K-15690.112.07
    path:
    IKAM/K-15690.112.07
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Innlandet går ut av Aure kommune og inn i Halsa kommune i 1975.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db80a3b1-d5ce-4961-a168-f646f3d326ed
  8. urn:
    d412815f-2fca-4096-91a1-4e68c0ede6a3
    name:
    Fagforbundet avd. 741, Sykehuset Innlandet, Tynset
    id:
    ARK-680
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-680
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Fagforbundet ble stiftet i juni 2003 ved at Norsk kommuneforbund (NKF) og Norsk helse- og sosialforbund (NHS) slo seg sammen. Etableringen av Fagforbundet på landsplan hadde ringvirkninger for lokallag og foreninger i de to forbundene. Ved Tynset sykehus førte det til at lokalorganisasjonene til NHS...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d412815f-2fca-4096-91a1-4e68c0ede6a3
  9. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000149186
    name:
    Oppland fylkeskommune.
    id:
    0009
    path:
    OFA/ARK/00237/D/Da/L0006/0009
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000149186
  10. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000149964
    name:
    Oppland fylkeskommune.
    id:
    0005
    path:
    OFA/ARK/00237/D/Db/L0005/0005
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000149964
  11. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000149965
    name:
    Oppland fylkeskommune.
    id:
    0006
    path:
    OFA/ARK/00237/D/Db/L0005/0006
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000149965
  12. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000149966
    name:
    Oppland fylkeskommune.
    id:
    0007
    path:
    OFA/ARK/00237/D/Db/L0005/0007
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000149966
  13. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000149967
    name:
    Oppland fylkeskommune.
    id:
    0008
    path:
    OFA/ARK/00237/D/Db/L0005/0008
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000149967
  14. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000149973
    name:
    Oppland fylkeskommune.
    id:
    0009
    path:
    OFA/ARK/00237/D/Db/L0005/0009
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000149973
  15. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000149974
    name:
    Oppland fylkeskommune.
    id:
    0010
    path:
    OFA/ARK/00237/D/Db/L0005/0010
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000149974
  16. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000149975
    name:
    Oppland fylkeskommune.
    id:
    0011
    path:
    OFA/ARK/00237/D/Db/L0005/0011
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000149975
  17. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000149976
    name:
    Oppland fylkeskommune.
    id:
    0012
    path:
    OFA/ARK/00237/D/Db/L0005/0012
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000149976
  18. urn:
    747c29a3-f801-4cbb-b2f1-33346e94d2bf
    name:
    Årsmelding 1990. Sør-Trøndelag. Fylkeskommune
    id:
    0017
    path:
    TRKO/A-1255/F/Fb/L0015/0017
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/747c29a3-f801-4cbb-b2f1-33346e94d2bf
  19. urn:
    3df29ae1-86ba-4ee1-b9b9-ce9b77dbb52f
    name:
    Møtebok, Nord Trøndelag fylkeskommune
    id:
    L0087
    path:
    TIKA/A-5450/A/Aa/L0087
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3df29ae1-86ba-4ee1-b9b9-ce9b77dbb52f
  20. urn:
    271ba4e5-c5d8-45ef-86b5-0726f91031cd
    name:
    Møtebok, Nord Trøndelag fylkeskommune
    id:
    L0088
    path:
    TIKA/A-5450/A/Aa/L0088
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/271ba4e5-c5d8-45ef-86b5-0726f91031cd
  21. urn:
    c2e2c84f-ccab-41aa-9632-80d172f3c66b
    name:
    Møtebok, Nord Trøndelag fylkeskommune
    id:
    L0089
    path:
    TIKA/A-5450/A/Aa/L0089
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c2e2c84f-ccab-41aa-9632-80d172f3c66b
  22. urn:
    b5cd715d-b410-45f8-9f3b-ecf9efbef7f8
    name:
    Møtebok, Nord Trøndelag fylkeskommune
    id:
    L0090
    path:
    TIKA/A-5450/A/Aa/L0090
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b5cd715d-b410-45f8-9f3b-ecf9efbef7f8
  23. urn:
    8fca5b92-5cfc-49d5-ae14-eec84a4f3b84
    name:
    Møtebok, Nord Trøndelag fylkeskommune
    id:
    L0091
    path:
    TIKA/A-5450/A/Aa/L0091
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8fca5b92-5cfc-49d5-ae14-eec84a4f3b84
  24. urn:
    f0d93c33-2524-4f9c-90a0-d3f2792c9f47
    name:
    Møtebok, Nord Trøndelag fylkeskommune
    id:
    L0092
    path:
    TIKA/A-5450/A/Aa/L0092
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f0d93c33-2524-4f9c-90a0-d3f2792c9f47
  25. urn:
    f7150a4c-7288-4224-a953-777c16309e4a
    name:
    Møtebok, Nord Trøndelag fylkeskommune
    id:
    L0093
    path:
    TIKA/A-5450/A/Aa/L0093
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f7150a4c-7288-4224-a953-777c16309e4a
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.