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 2026-10-16T23:23:51Z in 1.147 seconds.

Showing 10 of 213 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Familien Køhn
    id:
    SAK-D/0818
  2. name:
    Trygve Køhn, Kristiansand
    id:
    SAK-D/0753
  3. name:
    Køhn Libris
    id:
    0005
  4. name:
    Diverse gjenstander (stempel, klisje, ex libris)
    id:
    L0001
  5. name:
    Køhn, Øystein NO-00187
    id:
    0037
  6. name:
    ubb-ms-2124: Per Kramer – Samling med Ex Libris
    id:
    Ms-2124
  7. name:
    Ex libris-merker fra Molde
    id:
    L0077
  8. name:
    Køhn - Landmark
    id:
    L0215
  9. name:
    Korrespondanse Køhn
    id:
    0007
  10. name:
    Gjest: Rosemarie Køhn
    id:
    0010
Show all fields in HTML
total:
213
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    157db3de-ac10-4212-a5c0-eff21b66f034
    name:
    Familien Køhn
    id:
    SAK-D/0818
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/0818
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/157db3de-ac10-4212-a5c0-eff21b66f034
  2. urn:
    aa38978f-e090-463a-8193-3b6880a8ae68
    name:
    Trygve Køhn, Kristiansand
    id:
    SAK-D/0753
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/0753
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aa38978f-e090-463a-8193-3b6880a8ae68
  3. urn:
    c6b49cff-c8f6-4128-bbee-b913e53fbfa5
    name:
    Køhn Libris
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1810/1/F/L0024/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c6b49cff-c8f6-4128-bbee-b913e53fbfa5
  4. urn:
    fe7adb2e-174d-4134-9473-a6356204ec08
    name:
    Diverse gjenstander (stempel, klisje, ex libris)
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    OSTM/FMA-10094/W/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fe7adb2e-174d-4134-9473-a6356204ec08
  5. urn:
    a5f402be-4683-40ff-b11d-251f74b18516
    name:
    Køhn, Øystein NO-00187
    id:
    0037
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1024/D/L0004/0037
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a5f402be-4683-40ff-b11d-251f74b18516
  6. urn:
    851fd984-b34d-4780-ac25-d9ae67abdac3
    name:
    ubb-ms-2124: Per Kramer – Samling med Ex Libris
    id:
    Ms-2124
    path:
    MLIB/Ms-2124
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Manuskript- og librarsamlingen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/851fd984-b34d-4780-ac25-d9ae67abdac3
  7. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000019159
    name:
    Ex libris-merker fra Molde
    id:
    L0077
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1205/H/L0077
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000019159
  8. urn:
    ea952ead-e645-4297-9dd1-b1dbab04d8ca
    name:
    Køhn - Landmark
    id:
    L0215
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1608/3/D/Da/L0215
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ea952ead-e645-4297-9dd1-b1dbab04d8ca
  9. urn:
    f37f27a2-2257-4137-83dc-7c00a906bef3
    name:
    Korrespondanse Køhn
    id:
    0007
    path:
    VID/MDA-A-1549/D/Db/L0512/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f37f27a2-2257-4137-83dc-7c00a906bef3
  10. urn:
    e082bea3-a416-40da-a745-302d34ed0287
    name:
    Gjest: Rosemarie Køhn
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1576/I/Ia/L0021/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e082bea3-a416-40da-a745-302d34ed0287
  11. urn:
    1f28e70a-7e15-4f7b-acd8-131c79d09418
    name:
    Svein Mathias Køhn
    id:
    0006
    path:
    VID/MDA-A-1549/D/Db/L0476/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1f28e70a-7e15-4f7b-acd8-131c79d09418
  12. urn:
    59a20492-6df0-4cb9-8fc6-717769593fc7
    name:
    Korrespondanse Svein M Køhn
    id:
    0007
    path:
    VID/MDA-A-1549/D/Db/L0498/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/59a20492-6df0-4cb9-8fc6-717769593fc7
  13. urn:
    1d303ac1-ee76-4328-819c-725d047c4fb0
    name:
    Korrespondanse Svein Køhn
    id:
    0003
    path:
    VID/MDA-A-1549/D/Db/L0525/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1d303ac1-ee76-4328-819c-725d047c4fb0
  14. urn:
    0f7a8d7d-7e7a-4b64-a462-92c9b7b59b9b
    name:
    Korrespondanse Svein Køhn
    id:
    0003
    path:
    VID/MDA-A-1549/D/Db/L0539/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f7a8d7d-7e7a-4b64-a462-92c9b7b59b9b
  15. urn:
    4a9ced40-6caf-40d0-9039-e03d76e01534
    name:
    Bilag, Køhn bok og papirhandel
    id:
    Rfb
    path:
    IKAK/0826264-2/R/Rf/Rfb
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4a9ced40-6caf-40d0-9039-e03d76e01534
  16. urn:
    7a2215a7-860e-454f-8089-976ad256353d
    name:
    Omskrevne hovedkort, Koekebakker-Køhn
    id:
    L0062
    path:
    AV/SAK-1341-0030/Hu/L0062
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7a2215a7-860e-454f-8089-976ad256353d
  17. urn:
    dd2ee384-4f26-49db-855b-45a9455231af
    name:
    Edv. Køhn Bok og Papirhandel
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1810/1/F/L0024/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dd2ee384-4f26-49db-855b-45a9455231af
  18. urn:
    225667fb-cd84-41c3-826c-5faac34434b7
    name:
    Ferdinand Køhn, Kristiansand (9 fotos)
    id:
    0001b
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1375/U/L0001/0001/0001b
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/225667fb-cd84-41c3-826c-5faac34434b7
  19. urn:
    95725bff-2d1f-4320-a430-185d8579a0b0
    name:
    Utnevning av Rose Marie Køhn, klipp mm.
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2795/Dd/L0019/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95725bff-2d1f-4320-a430-185d8579a0b0
  20. urn:
    82c9d69f-8db9-49d4-941c-4e8119e76b19
    name:
    Eikon filmopptak ved Oddmund Køhn
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0374/I/IAc/L0018/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/82c9d69f-8db9-49d4-941c-4e8119e76b19
  21. urn:
    5b41b3b0-3a86-4bb9-9d45-9eb302c384f6
    name:
    Halden: Henr. Køhn Bok- og Papirhandel
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1810/1/H/Hj/Hja/L0011/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b41b3b0-3a86-4bb9-9d45-9eb302c384f6
  22. urn:
    9afe1886-b924-4669-a361-85432267575c
    name:
    Rjukan: Edv. Køhn Bok- og Papirhandel
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1810/1/H/Hj/Hja/L0028/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9afe1886-b924-4669-a361-85432267575c
  23. urn:
    688bb5e6-a074-446e-b95e-58c1a1b796d9
    name:
    Murm. F. Wilh. Køhn. Baustelle Espeland
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-2188/1/G/G1/G1e/L0001/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/688bb5e6-a074-446e-b95e-58c1a1b796d9
  24. urn:
    ddbf8ba9-ef34-4a53-b796-3ada5e4a6d45
    name:
    Fødselsattest for August Hermann Køhn
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/0818/F/L0001/0001/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ddbf8ba9-ef34-4a53-b796-3ada5e4a6d45
  25. urn:
    3edf5907-2b31-477e-a247-fcb331746c77
    name:
    Køhn, Kristian Gotehus: "På korsets vei"
    id:
    0003
    path:
    TMF/A-1006/G/Ga/L0126/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    MF vitenskapelig høyskole
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3edf5907-2b31-477e-a247-fcb331746c77
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.