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 2026-11-14T21:57:56Z in 0.272 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58275 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Jysk AS, avd. Lillesand - bedriftsregister
    id:
    0005
  2. name:
    ja - jysk
    id:
    L0038
  3. name:
    37D.1.22 Ang. supplikk fra en jysk kobberfabrikør om refusjon av betalt toll for garkobber
    id:
    L0082
  4. name:
    Oversikt over næringsrelaterte saker. Jysk Teknologisk-opplysninger om ID. Ønske om bistand fra Statens informasjonstjeneste. Administrasjonsavdelingen-diverse
    id:
    0003
  5. name:
    009 - Div. - Jysk Selskap for Historie/ Kr.sand Byselskap/ Landslaget for Lokal & privatarkiv/ Norsk antikvarbokhandlerforening/ Norsk arkeologisk selskap
    id:
    0001
  6. name:
    Jysk_jnr. 71/45
    id:
    0003
  7. name:
    Jyske registre
    id:
    0001
  8. name:
    Jyske tegnelser
    id:
    0001
  9. name:
    Vestjysk Kammerensemble
    id:
    0009
  10. name:
    Vestjysk Kammerensemble
    id:
    0009
Show all fields in HTML
total:
58275
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    67c2aaea-e15a-4135-a97f-84caadebccc8
    name:
    Jysk AS, avd. Lillesand - bedriftsregister
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AAMA/KA0900-121/D5/L0166/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/67c2aaea-e15a-4135-a97f-84caadebccc8
  2. urn:
    cd4027ff-2fa3-4737-852d-b8270482b582
    name:
    ja - jysk
    id:
    L0038
    path:
    SPR/A-0001/G/Gx/L0038
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cd4027ff-2fa3-4737-852d-b8270482b582
  3. urn:
    7a5764b6-fe19-40c6-806c-df57a81e5253
    name:
    37D.1.22 Ang. supplikk fra en jysk kobberfabrikør om refusjon av betalt toll for garkobber
    id:
    L0082
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0211/1/37/L0082
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7a5764b6-fe19-40c6-806c-df57a81e5253
  4. urn:
    3e6985f4-6e98-4ea4-815c-a7fd6d557817
    name:
    Oversikt over næringsrelaterte saker. Jysk Teknologisk-opplysninger om ID. Ønske om bistand fra Statens informasjonstjeneste. Administrasjonsavdelingen-diverse
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4086/D/Da/L0380/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3e6985f4-6e98-4ea4-815c-a7fd6d557817
  5. urn:
    5caeb3dc-8dc2-4137-9bc3-522ba99fac8c
    name:
    009 - Div. - Jysk Selskap for Historie/ Kr.sand Byselskap/ Landslaget for Lokal & privatarkiv/ Norsk antikvarbokhandlerforening/ Norsk arkeologisk selskap
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAK-1141-0001/E/Ea/L0020/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5caeb3dc-8dc2-4137-9bc3-522ba99fac8c
  6. urn:
    65264179-fa1c-4587-9ea3-1eec6bbf1a63
    name:
    Jysk_jnr. 71/45
    id:
    0003
    path:
    SPR/A-0002/D/Dc/L0012/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/65264179-fa1c-4587-9ea3-1eec6bbf1a63
  7. urn:
    234ce481-2752-46e9-93b8-873b2337d1df
    name:
    Jyske registre
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-EA-4022/G/Gc/L0163/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/234ce481-2752-46e9-93b8-873b2337d1df
  8. urn:
    c9a16a7f-deae-4bde-b01f-4a409c650fff
    name:
    Jyske tegnelser
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-EA-4022/G/Gc/L0164/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c9a16a7f-deae-4bde-b01f-4a409c650fff
  9. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000172573
    name:
    Vestjysk Kammerensemble
    id:
    0009
    path:
    BBA/A-4265/F/Fb/Fbk/L0005/0009
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000172573
  10. urn:
    82af85d2-d808-4f07-9598-366349e8d9d6
    name:
    Vestjysk Kammerensemble
    id:
    0009
    path:
    SAF/A-4265/F/Fb/Fbk/L0005/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/82af85d2-d808-4f07-9598-366349e8d9d6
  11. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000131078
    name:
    Den Jyske Opera
    id:
    0002
    path:
    BBA/A-4265/D/Da/L0109/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000131078
  12. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000132761
    name:
    Den jyske Opera
    id:
    0019
    path:
    BBA/A-4265/D/Da/L0147/0019
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000132761
  13. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000135330
    name:
    Den Jyske Opera
    id:
    0010
    path:
    BBA/A-4265/D/Da/L0189/0010
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000135330
  14. urn:
    f99426c9-a4cf-40a2-9bcc-8add9ef39758
    name:
    Den Jyske Opera
    id:
    0002
    path:
    SAF/A-4265/D/Da/L0109/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f99426c9-a4cf-40a2-9bcc-8add9ef39758
  15. urn:
    06584477-eb46-43f2-9152-9ddadd949ba7
    name:
    Den jyske Opera
    id:
    0019
    path:
    SAF/A-4265/D/Da/L0147/0019
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/06584477-eb46-43f2-9152-9ddadd949ba7
  16. urn:
    5dcf3c9d-36ea-4e7f-9e96-6826c71dc681
    name:
    Den Jyske Opera
    id:
    0010
    path:
    SAF/A-4265/D/Da/L0189/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5dcf3c9d-36ea-4e7f-9e96-6826c71dc681
  17. urn:
    2225cd98-66df-499c-ae72-5c62f09f7c5a
    name:
    Innlegg til Jyske registre
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-EA-4022/G/Gc/L0163/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2225cd98-66df-499c-ae72-5c62f09f7c5a
  18. urn:
    772e20d3-89fc-4a53-92a9-d49405aaa186
    name:
    Innlegg til Jyske tegnelser
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-EA-4022/G/Gc/L0164/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/772e20d3-89fc-4a53-92a9-d49405aaa186
  19. urn:
    a1fc8c8a-dbad-4498-ab28-bbd4f88bea4f
    name:
    Knudsen, Gunnar_Lidt om Sønderjyske stednavne
    id:
    0011
    path:
    SPR/A-0003/L/L0025/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a1fc8c8a-dbad-4498-ab28-bbd4f88bea4f
  20. urn:
    8382fa26-c9db-4ed1-90fb-5512a08dd300
    name:
    Anmeldelser av innbetalte assuransepremier. Jyske tollkasser
    id:
    L1a-b
    path:
    AV/RA-EA-4095/Ea/L1a-b
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8382fa26-c9db-4ed1-90fb-5512a08dd300
  21. urn:
    4350b1f6-a815-4ca9-b59b-90c27b0f595f
    name:
    Anmeldelser av innbetalte assuransepremier. Jyske tollkasser
    id:
    L1c-d
    path:
    AV/RA-EA-4095/Ea/L1c-d
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
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    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4350b1f6-a815-4ca9-b59b-90c27b0f595f
  22. urn:
    2a31c024-47b5-4833-9314-6cf23abd7d43
    name:
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    id:
    L0047
    path:
    AV/SAMI-PA-1047/Y/L0047
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a31c024-47b5-4833-9314-6cf23abd7d43
  23. urn:
    7fc14a22-fba0-49b8-ba1c-de097985f9a8
    name:
    ÅLBORG OG VIBORGS STIFTERS KONTOR/JYSKE KONTOR
    id:
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    AV/RA-EA-3115/P
    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7fc14a22-fba0-49b8-ba1c-de097985f9a8
  24. urn:
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    unit_type:
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b622a6a-a301-4a54-a6c1-cbc6ff253750
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    Regnskap med bilag. Mellomregninger med jyske amtsstuer
    id:
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    path:
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    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.