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 2026-10-15T06:15:40Z in 1.227 seconds.

Showing 10 of 168876 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Vest-Agder Pelsdyrfôrlag A/L
    id:
    SAK-D/1397B
  2. name:
    Vestlandsforlaget
    id:
    VLFApa-1126
  3. name:
    Politiken's forlag
    id:
    SATØ-P-1698
  4. name:
    Vestfold fylkeskommune. Vestfold Informasjonssenter
    id:
    A-2239
  5. name:
    Tiden norsk forlag A/S
    id:
    ARK-2120
  6. name:
    Forsvaret, FLO/Informasjons- og kommunikasjonstjenester, region Sør-/Vestlandet
    id:
    RA-RAFA-5382
  7. name:
    Vest Trafikk AS
    id:
    A-5922
  8. name:
    Vest Trafikk AS
    id:
    A-5922
  9. name:
    Stabenfeldt Forlag AS
    id:
    AKT-0792
  10. name:
    Falken forlag
    id:
    ARK-2989
Show all fields in HTML
total:
168876
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    b7e39ef1-745c-43c7-b3a7-f039758a1dd1
    name:
    Vest-Agder Pelsdyrfôrlag A/L
    id:
    SAK-D/1397B
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1397B
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b7e39ef1-745c-43c7-b3a7-f039758a1dd1
  2. urn:
    7b45f501-8cef-44db-8b04-9a17567881a7
    name:
    Vestlandsforlaget
    id:
    VLFApa-1126
    path:
    VLFK/VLFApa-1126
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7b45f501-8cef-44db-8b04-9a17567881a7
  3. urn:
    08cc0c79-db36-42b0-aa51-b0f8b1055c08
    name:
    Politiken's forlag
    id:
    SATØ-P-1698
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1698
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/08cc0c79-db36-42b0-aa51-b0f8b1055c08
  4. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000072419
    name:
    Vestfold fylkeskommune. Vestfold Informasjonssenter
    id:
    A-2239
    path:
    VEMU/A-2239
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000072419
  5. urn:
    fc6d26c5-567c-41a2-bc5c-7e0e8dab0ff5
    name:
    Tiden norsk forlag A/S
    id:
    ARK-2120
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2120
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fc6d26c5-567c-41a2-bc5c-7e0e8dab0ff5
  6. urn:
    78fa4b71-77a2-4b99-b0d3-b5cb3cbd0696
    name:
    Forsvaret, FLO/Informasjons- og kommunikasjonstjenester, region Sør-/Vestlandet
    id:
    RA-RAFA-5382
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-5382
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/78fa4b71-77a2-4b99-b0d3-b5cb3cbd0696
  7. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000645304
    name:
    Vest Trafikk AS
    id:
    A-5922
    path:
    BBA/A-5922
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000645304
  8. urn:
    9dc7bb4a-f9cb-4601-83bf-3579159c9c91
    name:
    Vest Trafikk AS
    id:
    A-5922
    path:
    SAF/A-5922
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9dc7bb4a-f9cb-4601-83bf-3579159c9c91
  9. urn:
    80440a1f-8f91-4521-91a7-40aea642dc47
    name:
    Stabenfeldt Forlag AS
    id:
    AKT-0792
    path:
    BYST/AKT-0792
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Stavanger, norsk forlag grunnlagt i 1920 av boktrykker Nils Stabenfeldt (1874–1940). Nils hadde startet Aktietrykkeriet i 1913. Egentlig var det sønnen Hugo som startet forlaget. Utga skjønnelitteratur, skolebøker og tegneserier m.m. Stabenfeldt ga ut sitt første seriehefte, Seriemagasinet, i 1951....
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/80440a1f-8f91-4521-91a7-40aea642dc47
  10. urn:
    a7f372db-2e14-4e60-b8e4-bd807bb47ef5
    name:
    Falken forlag
    id:
    ARK-2989
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2989
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a7f372db-2e14-4e60-b8e4-bd807bb47ef5
  11. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000003297
    name:
    Hallingdal forlag
    id:
    A-1983
    path:
    BU/A-1983
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000003297
  12. urn:
    615e744f-24f3-4683-a95d-78e1c13c7417
    name:
    Marius Evjebergs forlag
    id:
    A24-261
    path:
    AIN/A24-261
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/615e744f-24f3-4683-a95d-78e1c13c7417
  13. urn:
    a4f70484-71e7-4a13-8010-0dcf7e9823e0
    name:
    Gyldendal Norsk Forlag
    id:
    RA-DA-0034
    path:
    AV/RA-DA-0034
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a4f70484-71e7-4a13-8010-0dcf7e9823e0
  14. urn:
    4bf670c3-ac52-48c2-8c74-d40b16b02866
    name:
    H. Wergelands Forlag & Trykkeri
    id:
    PM-A-1002
    path:
    TEMU/PM-A-1002
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4bf670c3-ac52-48c2-8c74-d40b16b02866
  15. urn:
    0e136776-faf0-4f3f-9eee-cee9aacc3426
    name:
    Sogn og Fjordane Forlag A/S
    id:
    SFF-2001012
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2001012
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0e136776-faf0-4f3f-9eee-cee9aacc3426
  16. urn:
    585ee244-409a-49ba-b159-d434ce24716d
    name:
    Vest-Agder Kristelig folkeparti
    id:
    SAK-D/1651
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1651
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/585ee244-409a-49ba-b159-d434ce24716d
  17. urn:
    61bbf1a4-1a09-47b2-a439-a60d2c3f3ea0
    name:
    H. J. Geelmuydens Enkes Officin og Forlag
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0413
    path:
    AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0413
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/61bbf1a4-1a09-47b2-a439-a60d2c3f3ea0
  18. urn:
    df0a12e1-ba8c-4007-8371-d6d400c51a35
    name:
    Info fra Døves forlag
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1965/02/D/Dd/L0002/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/df0a12e1-ba8c-4007-8371-d6d400c51a35
  19. urn:
    b5890726-0c50-4be0-a67d-a16029b5238a
    name:
    Vest-Agder Gymnastikk- og Turnkrets (VAGT)
    id:
    SAK-D/1562
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1562
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b5890726-0c50-4be0-a67d-a16029b5238a
  20. urn:
    3e52f129-2b67-4556-b8bc-0c9be11646b7
    name:
    SV i Vest-Agder
    id:
    SAK-ARB/031
    path:
    AV/SAK-ARB/031
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3e52f129-2b67-4556-b8bc-0c9be11646b7
  21. urn:
    ea95de01-6773-4c82-85d9-90cc50729d5b
    name:
    Vest-Agder Bygdekvinnelag
    id:
    SAK-D/0904O
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/0904O
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ea95de01-6773-4c82-85d9-90cc50729d5b
  22. urn:
    ceda3446-e391-4bf5-bb1f-3106c54f1ec0
    name:
    Credo Forlag A/S
    id:
    Ae
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1895/A/Ae
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ceda3446-e391-4bf5-bb1f-3106c54f1ec0
  23. urn:
    ad849af6-43af-4619-b18f-20b1ca27d38f
    name:
    Kunnskapsforlaget
    id:
    RA-DA-0044
    path:
    AV/RA-DA-0044
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ad849af6-43af-4619-b18f-20b1ca27d38f
  24. urn:
    9b1c1c2c-8ea6-483c-9a2d-a8f8259c597a
    name:
    Emil Moestue A/S, Almanakkforlaget
    id:
    RA-PA-1603
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1603
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9b1c1c2c-8ea6-483c-9a2d-a8f8259c597a
  25. urn:
    2c783168-9f4e-48ce-93b9-50f4fb67ff13
    name:
    Vest Telemark skikrets sitt arkiv
    id:
    A-1165
    path:
    VTM/A-1165
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Vest-Telemark Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c783168-9f4e-48ce-93b9-50f4fb67ff13
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.