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 2026-10-22T17:10:03Z in 0.395 seconds.

Showing 10 of 54799 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Ritec Kontorsystemer AS
    id:
    0001
  2. name:
    Kontorsystemer
    id:
    0001
  3. name:
    Kontorsystemer
    id:
    0008
  4. name:
    Arbeids- og kontorsystemer
    id:
    0020
  5. name:
    Arbeids- og kontorsystemer
    id:
    0010
  6. name:
    Data og kontorsystemer
    id:
    0029
  7. name:
    Arbeids- og kontorsystemer
    id:
    0019
  8. name:
    Kontorsystemer, rutiner
    id:
    0007
  9. name:
    Kontorsystemer, rutiner
    id:
    0012
  10. name:
    Kontorsystemer, rutiner
    id:
    0010
Show all fields in HTML
total:
54799
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    ccdbdf99-7e1b-4c19-9975-2ee2c63af368
    name:
    Ritec Kontorsystemer AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-4395/E/Ed/L0013/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ccdbdf99-7e1b-4c19-9975-2ee2c63af368
  2. urn:
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    name:
    Kontorsystemer
    id:
    0001
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    AV/RA-PA-1728/Y/L0654/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f7011d03-3db2-4019-b477-ab30e1c83f7f
  3. urn:
    74ed8c45-d34c-4900-b559-c9b67894c15d
    name:
    Kontorsystemer
    id:
    0008
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    AV/RA-PA-1728/Y/L0658/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
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    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/74ed8c45-d34c-4900-b559-c9b67894c15d
  4. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003291975
    name:
    Arbeids- og kontorsystemer
    id:
    0020
    path:
    BBA/A-0316/4063/D/Db/Dbb/L0002/0020
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003291975
  5. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003954253
    name:
    Arbeids- og kontorsystemer
    id:
    0010
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    BBA/A-1730/D/Db/Dbb/L0004/0010
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003954253
  6. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003956695
    name:
    Data og kontorsystemer
    id:
    0029
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    BBA/A-2399/D/Da/Dae/L0001/0029
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003956695
  7. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003625370
    name:
    Arbeids- og kontorsystemer
    id:
    0019
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    BBA/A-2969.02/D/Db/L0014/0019
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003625370
  8. urn:
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    name:
    Kontorsystemer, rutiner
    id:
    0007
    path:
    TRKO/A-1622/2/D/Dd/L0003/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/09f18716-4798-4bb1-bd61-226819d5ef58
  9. urn:
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    name:
    Kontorsystemer, rutiner
    id:
    0012
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    TRKO/A-1622/2/D/De/L0001/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a65d771-8cd4-4c99-809f-2dcb36271e3d
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    id:
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    MAPPE
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    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/27ead0f6-4348-4ec0-ac72-a187b4217cf8
  11. urn:
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    Kontorsystemer, rutiner
    id:
    0010
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    TRKO/A-1622/2/D/Dg/L0001/0010
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    MAPPE
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    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/229fee4d-8bf4-4237-a30a-e5cbe85e3a99
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    MAPPE
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    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f67b0021-68ea-43ad-9c53-f5f0cf211a30
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    0009
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    BBA/A-0996/D/De/Ded/L0006/0009
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    Mappe
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    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003921344
  16. urn:
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    id:
    0010
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    BBA/A-3563/D/Dc/L0037/0010
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003896647
  17. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003954029
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    Postregistrering - Postbehandling - Arbeids- og kontorsystemer
    id:
    0021
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    BBA/A-1730/D/Db/Dba/L0002/0021
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003954029
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    no-BBA_arkiv000000320831
    name:
    0520 Arbeid og kontorsystemer generelt
    id:
    0017
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    BBA/A-5069/D/Db/Dba/L0007/0017
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    Mappe
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    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000320831
  19. urn:
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    L0035
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    NTM/A-1042/G/Gl/L0035
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    Norsk Teknisk Museum
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    id:
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  24. urn:
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    id:
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    name:
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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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.