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 2026-10-23T10:51:22Z in 0.363 seconds.

Showing 10 of 82118 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Norsk tjenestemannslag. Avdeling 2-10. Regjeringskvartalet
    id:
    ARK-2318
  2. name:
    Cataract, 2. kvartal
    id:
    L0363
  3. name:
    Engelske kvartal [oppmålingstegning]
    id:
    0146
  4. name:
    0426/1212-S Bergen Sporvei. Budsjett 1991/skifte av pensjonskasse. Medlemmsoppgaver for 1. kvartal 1991- Bergen kommunale pensjonskasse. Vedr. uførepensjon. Medlemsoppgave for 2. kvartal 1991. Bergen komm.pensjonskasse
    id:
    0018
  5. name:
    Kvartal K6 og K7
    id:
    Jcbf
  6. name:
    Telenor 1. kvartal 2001. Pressemappe
    id:
    L0101
  7. name:
    Kvartal K9 og K10
    id:
    Jcbg
  8. name:
    Bolighus (Kvartal) [oppmålingstegning av Schei, Reidar]
    id:
    0003
  9. name:
    Kvartalsregnskap til Rikstrygdeverket
    id:
    L0098
  10. name:
    Kvartalsregnskap til Rikstrygdeverket
    id:
    L0099
Show all fields in HTML
total:
82118
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    9da25883-57c7-4554-b1f4-08672a4d6414
    name:
    Norsk tjenestemannslag. Avdeling 2-10. Regjeringskvartalet
    id:
    ARK-2318
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2318
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9da25883-57c7-4554-b1f4-08672a4d6414
  2. urn:
    d6e1ecf0-ec57-42e2-9cc8-21a24e87e46c
    name:
    Cataract, 2. kvartal
    id:
    L0363
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3705/F/L0363
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d6e1ecf0-ec57-42e2-9cc8-21a24e87e46c
  3. urn:
    8a81c1a5-649b-488b-ad6c-d5b79e78fe3a
    name:
    Engelske kvartal [oppmålingstegning]
    id:
    0146
    path:
    UBIT/A-0438/F/0146
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8a81c1a5-649b-488b-ad6c-d5b79e78fe3a
  4. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002959128
    name:
    0426/1212-S Bergen Sporvei. Budsjett 1991/skifte av pensjonskasse. Medlemmsoppgaver for 1. kvartal 1991- Bergen kommunale pensjonskasse. Vedr. uførepensjon. Medlemsoppgave for 2. kvartal 1991. Bergen komm.pensjonskasse
    id:
    0018
    path:
    BBA/A-3382/D/L0099/0018
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002959128
  5. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000502053
    name:
    Kvartal K6 og K7
    id:
    Jcbf
    path:
    BBA/A-2770/Jc/Jcbf
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000502053
  6. urn:
    e04b2f9f-d246-4c82-9837-62bacfabe6c4
    name:
    Telenor 1. kvartal 2001. Pressemappe
    id:
    L0101
    path:
    NTM/TELE.A-1048/F/L0101
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Norsk Teknisk Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e04b2f9f-d246-4c82-9837-62bacfabe6c4
  7. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000502054
    name:
    Kvartal K9 og K10
    id:
    Jcbg
    path:
    BBA/A-2770/Jc/Jcbg
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000502054
  8. urn:
    371269f5-28e6-45e8-8c0c-1e164f4ea1de
    name:
    Bolighus (Kvartal) [oppmålingstegning av Schei, Reidar]
    id:
    0003
    path:
    UBIT/A-0439/F/L0843/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/371269f5-28e6-45e8-8c0c-1e164f4ea1de
  9. urn:
    ff39131b-587e-48db-9a83-fae7c0ec4f50
    name:
    Kvartalsregnskap til Rikstrygdeverket
    id:
    L0098
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-0538/G/Gd/Gdg/L0098
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff39131b-587e-48db-9a83-fae7c0ec4f50
  10. urn:
    d600719b-620b-4652-a2a1-30e2f31165f3
    name:
    Kvartalsregnskap til Rikstrygdeverket
    id:
    L0099
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-0538/G/Gd/Gdg/L0099
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d600719b-620b-4652-a2a1-30e2f31165f3
  11. urn:
    e822db34-8f8a-43df-8187-ca3b52b5b988
    name:
    Kvartalekstrakt
    id:
    L0035
    path:
    TRKO/A-1572/F/L0035
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e822db34-8f8a-43df-8187-ca3b52b5b988
  12. urn:
    f54d457c-6031-4c36-b00d-823ff11a6071
    name:
    Kvartalekstrakt
    id:
    L0036
    path:
    TRKO/A-1572/F/L0036
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f54d457c-6031-4c36-b00d-823ff11a6071
  13. urn:
    7b0cf437-3486-498d-8916-84207d51b368
    name:
    Saksarkiv første kvartal NAROM
    id:
    L0105
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-00049/01/D/Dh/L0105
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7b0cf437-3486-498d-8916-84207d51b368
  14. urn:
    d25395e6-e655-446e-ba70-785e3b67e7be
    name:
    Saksarkiv første kvartal 100 - 530
    id:
    L0103
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-00049/01/D/Dh/L0103
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d25395e6-e655-446e-ba70-785e3b67e7be
  15. urn:
    06680c91-908e-4ed0-95d2-a66c317acb77
    name:
    Postjournal 2002, Saksarkiv første kvartal 2003: 010 - 068
    id:
    L0102
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-00049/01/D/Dh/L0102
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/06680c91-908e-4ed0-95d2-a66c317acb77
  16. urn:
    b8df7568-82b1-4d0c-9246-c686d8fee5d7
    name:
    Frå 1. og 2. kontor til Armedept. 1. og 2. kvartal
    id:
    L0019
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-3820/B/Bb/L0019
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b8df7568-82b1-4d0c-9246-c686d8fee5d7
  17. urn:
    d9059f1f-7772-41aa-b6b5-414ff16ad21b
    name:
    Saksarkiv første kvartal 540 - 658, postjournal, saksarkiv Nordlyssenteret, NSTR, NAROM
    id:
    L0104
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-00049/01/D/Dh/L0104
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d9059f1f-7772-41aa-b6b5-414ff16ad21b
  18. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000899928
    name:
    Kvartal 8
    id:
    Kbg
    path:
    BBA/A-2770/Kbg
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000899928
  19. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003098140
    name:
    Nordre kvartal
    id:
    0006
    path:
    BBA/A-0513/G/Go/L0003/0006
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003098140
  20. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000777374
    name:
    Kvartal 20
    id:
    Kbo
    path:
    BBA/A-2770/Kbo
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000777374
  21. urn:
    0f1a1623-a44f-47a2-b82c-2d04b2764795
    name:
    Bolighus (Kvartal) [oppmålingstegning av Schei, Reidar]
    id:
    6767
    path:
    UBIT/A-0438/F/6767
    unit_type:
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    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f1a1623-a44f-47a2-b82c-2d04b2764795
  22. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003098127
    name:
    Midtre kvartal
    id:
    0003
    path:
    BBA/A-0513/G/Go/L0001/0003
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003098127
  23. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000529655
    name:
    Kvartal 6, 11, 15, 18 og 19
    id:
    Kbr
    path:
    BBA/A-2770/Kbr
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000529655
  24. urn:
    5264fa19-6235-48b4-9a3e-2aca7afa5f74
    name:
    Bergens linjebataljon. Kvartalsrapporter (lnr. 2379)
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-4924/M/Md/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5264fa19-6235-48b4-9a3e-2aca7afa5f74
  25. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000612282
    name:
    0426-S Ang. Særaldersgrense. Skriv fra pensjonskassen. Medlemsoppgave for 4. kvartal 1988. Pensjonskassen 1. kvartal 1989. Melding fra pensjonskassen vedr. pensjonsutbet. Medlemsoppgave for 2. kvartal 1989. Pensjonskassen.
    id:
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000612282
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.

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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.