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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 2026-10-14T22:11:59Z in 0.574 seconds.

Showing 6 of 6 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Kemira Oy
    id:
    0003
  2. name:
    Tilbudsgrunnlag, styringssystem, luftrensing Goodtech, Kemira/lagertank, avtaledokument og anbudsdokument.
    id:
    0002
  3. name:
    Arkiv mottatt fra L-divisjonen, Refvem: Cebeco, Svenska Lendtmennenes Riksforbund, Spania, Farmland, DSM, Kemira, Hoechst, Salomon Brothers Int. project osprey Spain
    id:
    L0699
  4. name:
    Arkiv mottatt fra L-divisjonen, Refvem: Cebeco, Svenska Lendtmennenes Riksforbund, Spania, Farmland, DSM, Kemira, Hoechst, Salomon Brothers Int. project osprey Spain
    id:
    L0700
  5. name:
    SNJ - levering av kondisjoneringskjemikalier til slamavvanning
    id:
    0044
  6. name:
    Håndarkiv fra Turid Maagerø Beer, T-F-Stab, Liste 125: Dokumenter
    id:
    L0240
Show all fields in HTML
total:
6
total_exact:
yes
returned:
6
page:
1
results:

6 results

  1. urn:
    cef92707-02ad-4da2-93b7-69a42efd3aad
    name:
    Kemira Oy
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Df/L1017/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cef92707-02ad-4da2-93b7-69a42efd3aad
  2. urn:
    c97f494b-2c21-42b8-9743-96c368e8f15a
    name:
    Tilbudsgrunnlag, styringssystem, luftrensing Goodtech, Kemira/lagertank, avtaledokument og anbudsdokument.
    id:
    0002
    path:
    IKAK/0713541-1/J/Jb/Jbd/Jbdc/L0001/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c97f494b-2c21-42b8-9743-96c368e8f15a
  3. urn:
    5a7fed76-3627-4e9a-ac36-e2fa647e5fab
    name:
    Arkiv mottatt fra L-divisjonen, Refvem: Cebeco, Svenska Lendtmennenes Riksforbund, Spania, Farmland, DSM, Kemira, Hoechst, Salomon Brothers Int. project osprey Spain
    id:
    L0699
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/I/L0699
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a7fed76-3627-4e9a-ac36-e2fa647e5fab
  4. urn:
    f01dacc3-30e4-481b-922a-8a427b7e86da
    name:
    Arkiv mottatt fra L-divisjonen, Refvem: Cebeco, Svenska Lendtmennenes Riksforbund, Spania, Farmland, DSM, Kemira, Hoechst, Salomon Brothers Int. project osprey Spain
    id:
    L0700
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/I/L0700
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f01dacc3-30e4-481b-922a-8a427b7e86da
  5. urn:
    5285ede9-c67e-427f-a9c5-9e84d58758c8
    name:
    SNJ - levering av kondisjoneringskjemikalier til slamavvanning
    id:
    0044
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Ge/L0006/0044
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5285ede9-c67e-427f-a9c5-9e84d58758c8
  6. urn:
    59d2bb20-9ded-4e4e-bcf9-b2cbb3e7fda1
    name:
    Håndarkiv fra Turid Maagerø Beer, T-F-Stab, Liste 125: Dokumenter
    id:
    L0240
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/I/L0240
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/59d2bb20-9ded-4e4e-bcf9-b2cbb3e7fda1
limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
no
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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.

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