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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
`page`	optional	integer	Page number, 1-based (default 1).
`offset`	optional	integer	Number 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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-15T23:53:24Z in 1.558 seconds.

Showing 10 of 68651 results in compact format.

name:
AFF Konsulent AS
id:
A-7234
name:
Fiskerikonsulenten i Øst-Norge
id:
SAKO-A-1415
name:
Postens sentralledelse, Postens konsulent- og kompetansesenter (KS)
id:
S-4F-14848
name:
AFF Konsulent AS
id:
A-7234
name:
Postens sentralledelse, Postens konsulent- og kompetansesenter (KS)
id:
RA-S-4877
name:
Fiskerikonsulenten i Nord-Norge/Fiskerikonsulenten i Nordland og Troms/Fiskerikonsulenten i Troms
id:
SATØ-S-1406
name:
Justisdepartementet, Justisdepartementets inspektør og konsulent i politisaker
id:
RA-S-1046
name:
Bergen kommunes statiker og konsulent i jernbetong
id:
A-0653
name:
Statens konsulent for fiskersamvirke i Nord-Norge
id:
SATØ-S-0020
name:
Konsulent Skaaten
id:
0004

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total:

68651

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
0b663f58-e221-4baa-b049-4dd8f3d55129
name:
AFF Konsulent AS
id:
A-7234
path:
SAF/A-7234
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
ArkiVest
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0b663f58-e221-4baa-b049-4dd8f3d55129
urn:
6173648b-7702-4c80-b187-bca7c5f6b755
name:
Fiskerikonsulenten i Øst-Norge
id:
SAKO-A-1415
path:
AV/SAKO-A-1415
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6173648b-7702-4c80-b187-bca7c5f6b755
urn:
dcee4e4e-c2ce-40cc-8dd6-ae1db87cc763
name:
Postens sentralledelse, Postens konsulent- og kompetansesenter (KS)
id:
S-4F-14848
path:
AV/S-4F-14848
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Kontoret ble opprettet i 1993 ved overgangen fra Postdirektoratet til Postens sentralledelse som et frittstående resultatsenter. Forløper: Postdirektoratet, Personal- og organisasjonsutvikling (PU). Denne enheten er ikke registrert som arkivskaper. Sakarkiv finnes sammen med sakarkiv for KS. KS va...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dcee4e4e-c2ce-40cc-8dd6-ae1db87cc763
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000003348156
name:
AFF Konsulent AS
id:
A-7234
path:
BBA/A-7234
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003348156
urn:
d735e2e2-47db-4ae7-9a76-2c1ace1d0fc8
name:
Postens sentralledelse, Postens konsulent- og kompetansesenter (KS)
id:
RA-S-4877
path:
AV/RA-S-4877
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d735e2e2-47db-4ae7-9a76-2c1ace1d0fc8
urn:
c88bbd59-f8ec-4305-8c78-401dab11076c
name:
Fiskerikonsulenten i Nord-Norge/Fiskerikonsulenten i Nordland og Troms/Fiskerikonsulenten i Troms
id:
SATØ-S-1406
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1406
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c88bbd59-f8ec-4305-8c78-401dab11076c
urn:
b8698651-7efa-424d-99d9-e3c3cd5c6894
name:
Justisdepartementet, Justisdepartementets inspektør og konsulent i politisaker
id:
RA-S-1046
path:
AV/RA-S-1046
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b8698651-7efa-424d-99d9-e3c3cd5c6894
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000126818
name:
Bergen kommunes statiker og konsulent i jernbetong
id:
A-0653
path:
BBA/A-0653
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000126818
urn:
91eec730-f9bd-4285-a6e3-2b5a5532e932
name:
Statens konsulent for fiskersamvirke i Nord-Norge
id:
SATØ-S-0020
path:
AV/SATØ-S-0020
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/91eec730-f9bd-4285-a6e3-2b5a5532e932
urn:
314709b3-f4bf-4f20-b9a4-af7f86f61e5d
name:
Konsulent Skaaten
id:
0004
path:
AIN/K-18331.510/D/Da/L0021/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/314709b3-f4bf-4f20-b9a4-af7f86f61e5d
urn:
e60eae59-536b-4bca-832d-a7c126bf0663
name:
Klasse 0: Konsulent- og andre tenesteytingar
id:
L0030
path:
IKAH/1243-021/D/De/L0030
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e60eae59-536b-4bca-832d-a7c126bf0663
urn:
7175f9ca-84d6-4a5f-ac20-0ecf5b50c81b
name:
Klasse 0: Konsulent- og andre tenesteytingar
id:
L0031
path:
IKAH/1243-021/D/De/L0031
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7175f9ca-84d6-4a5f-ac20-0ecf5b50c81b
urn:
4477e99e-c8be-41dd-b5de-d503a5d20079
name:
Klasse 0: Konsulent- og andre tenesteytingar
id:
L0032
path:
IKAH/1243-021/D/De/L0032
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4477e99e-c8be-41dd-b5de-d503a5d20079
urn:
ff291928-81ed-4146-bbea-6c40743dbb26
name:
Klasse 0: Konsulent- og andre tenesteytingar
id:
L0033
path:
IKAH/1243-021/D/De/L0033
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff291928-81ed-4146-bbea-6c40743dbb26
urn:
ef3c035a-de30-4fe6-b0bd-fdd38e561156
name:
Poststyret, Dampskipskonsulenten DS
id:
RA-S-1349
path:
AV/RA-S-1349
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef3c035a-de30-4fe6-b0bd-fdd38e561156
urn:
9cc4e07a-b5fa-4b4d-8f2a-5321a695e4a1
name:
Idrettskonsulenten i Oppland
id:
SAH-IDRETTSKONS-001
path:
AV/SAH-IDRETTSKONS-001
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9cc4e07a-b5fa-4b4d-8f2a-5321a695e4a1
urn:
f6c2f57a-eb1c-4d4a-8087-2ba3ea5cddc2
name:
Elektrisitetskonsulenten i Rogaland
id:
SAST-A-101936
path:
AV/SAST-A-101936
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f6c2f57a-eb1c-4d4a-8087-2ba3ea5cddc2
urn:
879b8aaa-37d2-434c-a50d-b12e2e2c2ae9
name:
Viltkonsulenten i Troms
id:
SATØ-S-0179
path:
AV/SATØ-S-0179
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/879b8aaa-37d2-434c-a50d-b12e2e2c2ae9
urn:
a0ab41ab-b4e8-4ff6-9362-74e352b9b281
name:
Viltkonsulenten i Finnmark
id:
SATØ-S-0182
path:
AV/SATØ-S-0182
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0ab41ab-b4e8-4ff6-9362-74e352b9b281
urn:
19dd06c7-a885-464e-a865-d45e96642c98
name:
Fiskerikonsulenten i Finnmark
id:
SATØ-S-0184
path:
AV/SATØ-S-0184
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/19dd06c7-a885-464e-a865-d45e96642c98
urn:
f1d425a8-c47e-4645-8f74-7c6febaa8e7e
name:
Idrettskonsulenten i Troms
id:
SATØ-S-1490
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1490
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f1d425a8-c47e-4645-8f74-7c6febaa8e7e
urn:
ecddfb42-fae9-46b4-9e0a-6d2814bc6a9c
name:
Heimstellkonsulenten i Finnmark
id:
SATØ-S-1524
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1524
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ecddfb42-fae9-46b4-9e0a-6d2814bc6a9c
urn:
d235f829-b2f1-43cb-ad42-d8f04fff6b8f
name:
Forsvaret, Militærkonsulenten i Stockholm
id:
RA-RAFA-1785
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-1785
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d235f829-b2f1-43cb-ad42-d8f04fff6b8f
urn:
66d60022-8935-4894-8014-0c5ab8d9e225
name:
Konsulent Lindstrøm
id:
0002
path:
AIN/K-18331.510/D/Da/L0021/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/66d60022-8935-4894-8014-0c5ab8d9e225
urn:
d2621f81-c705-46fc-a18b-35d3da4c6f35
name:
Konsulent Knutsen
id:
0003
path:
AIN/K-18331.510/D/Da/L0021/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2621f81-c705-46fc-a18b-35d3da4c6f35

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
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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