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 2026-10-16T23:15:04Z in 0.453 seconds.

Showing 10 of 276774 results in compact format.

name:
NAV Kvinnherad
id:
SAB-A-100096
name:
Kvinnherad kommune. Byggenemnda for ny skule i Bringedalsbyda
id:
1224-041
name:
Sunnhordland prosti/Kvinnherad prestegjeld
id:
SAB-A-53301
name:
Kvinnherad trygdekontor
id:
SAB-A-100075
name:
Kvinnherad folkeregister
id:
SAB-A-10501
name:
Kvinnherad distriktslege / helseråd
id:
SAB-A-100701
name:
Kvinnherad kommune. Ergo (Evry) Forum Winsak98
id:
1224-e001
name:
Protokoll over inn- og utflytte i Kvinnherad fattigkommune
id:
L0001
name:
Protokoll over inn- og utflytte i Kvinnherad fattigkommune
id:
L0002
name:
Kvinnherad kommune. Det stedlige arbeidstilsyn i Kvinnherad
id:
1224-461

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total:

276774

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
f564d9dc-22a4-49cb-b0b1-941154bf0850
name:
NAV Kvinnherad
id:
SAB-A-100096
path:
AV/SAB-A-100096
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f564d9dc-22a4-49cb-b0b1-941154bf0850
urn:
ad430ae1-2645-4d82-95a0-9da0bac0fa6d
name:
Kvinnherad kommune. Byggenemnda for ny skule i Bringedalsbyda
id:
1224-041
path:
IKAH/1224-041
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ad430ae1-2645-4d82-95a0-9da0bac0fa6d
urn:
d3ecdcfd-31c4-43fc-b83e-6b893858e233
name:
Sunnhordland prosti/Kvinnherad prestegjeld
id:
SAB-A-53301
path:
AV/SAB-A-53301
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d3ecdcfd-31c4-43fc-b83e-6b893858e233
urn:
e71ba6a5-d50b-4c5d-81ad-e4798bfbfdaf
name:
Kvinnherad trygdekontor
id:
SAB-A-100075
path:
AV/SAB-A-100075
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e71ba6a5-d50b-4c5d-81ad-e4798bfbfdaf
urn:
e6424103-b4ad-4c46-9a2c-ee398fe6b09b
name:
Kvinnherad folkeregister
id:
SAB-A-10501
path:
AV/SAB-A-10501
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e6424103-b4ad-4c46-9a2c-ee398fe6b09b
urn:
44b7cd26-18fa-451c-9881-23eaf41e4206
name:
Kvinnherad distriktslege / helseråd
id:
SAB-A-100701
path:
AV/SAB-A-100701
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/44b7cd26-18fa-451c-9881-23eaf41e4206
urn:
a43dca47-ea33-4289-81ec-8e287b24cf6b
name:
Kvinnherad kommune. Ergo (Evry) Forum Winsak98
id:
1224-e001
path:
IKAH/1224-e001
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a43dca47-ea33-4289-81ec-8e287b24cf6b
urn:
3763623c-ad7f-4a94-85da-db5fe2345530
name:
Protokoll over inn- og utflytte i Kvinnherad fattigkommune
id:
L0001
path:
AV/SAB-A-33301/1/0020/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3763623c-ad7f-4a94-85da-db5fe2345530
urn:
fa0850b3-98fb-4a67-afe0-e24de1047203
name:
Protokoll over inn- og utflytte i Kvinnherad fattigkommune
id:
L0002
path:
AV/SAB-A-33301/1/0020/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fa0850b3-98fb-4a67-afe0-e24de1047203
urn:
1010f95b-6480-4644-b173-275e68e6af1f
name:
Kvinnherad kommune. Det stedlige arbeidstilsyn i Kvinnherad
id:
1224-461
path:
IKAH/1224-461
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1010f95b-6480-4644-b173-275e68e6af1f
urn:
c48f3f4a-b2da-47ac-bda7-2a91a9dbbd7b
name:
253 Kvinnherad (Rosendal)
id:
L0121
path:
NF/Ark-1001-25/Td/L0121
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Norsk folkemuseum
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c48f3f4a-b2da-47ac-bda7-2a91a9dbbd7b
urn:
ba94b337-a14c-46b5-977c-876013011922
name:
Kvinnherad kyrkje [oppmålingstegning]
id:
5546
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/5546
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ba94b337-a14c-46b5-977c-876013011922
urn:
298a037d-08e9-48aa-8a28-5da23434973b
name:
Kvinnherad kyrkje [oppmålingstegning]
id:
5548
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/5548
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/298a037d-08e9-48aa-8a28-5da23434973b
urn:
d8562975-8a56-4465-9674-acf2722515ed
name:
Kvinnherad kommune. Kvinnherad sokn fattigstyre
id:
1224-311.1
path:
IKAH/1224-311.1
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d8562975-8a56-4465-9674-acf2722515ed
urn:
22e1dd8c-4dbf-476b-aa39-d77ad936abc2
name:
Kvinnherad kyrkje, gravkapellet [oppmålingstegning]
id:
5545
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/5545
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/22e1dd8c-4dbf-476b-aa39-d77ad936abc2
urn:
f59d9054-d1c5-4eaa-bc7c-ddbbb5c1da9d
name:
Hordland_Jondal - Kvinnherad
id:
L0107
path:
SPR/A-0003/F/Fb/L0107
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f59d9054-d1c5-4eaa-bc7c-ddbbb5c1da9d
urn:
26a1086d-d427-4aa7-a515-b54022393a6f
name:
Klasse C: Bygdebok Kvinnherad 3. F.
id:
L0027
path:
IKAH/1224-272/D/Db/L0027
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/26a1086d-d427-4aa7-a515-b54022393a6f
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ded8f575-ad2a-4011-b50e-072f2c43ae83
name:
Klasse C: Bygdebok Kvinnherad 3. G.
id:
L0028
path:
IKAH/1224-272/D/Db/L0028
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ded8f575-ad2a-4011-b50e-072f2c43ae83
urn:
bf48a4c2-c006-4a02-a37f-c75f33612e52
name:
Klasse C: Bygdebok Kvinnherad 3. H.
id:
L0029
path:
IKAH/1224-272/D/Db/L0029
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bf48a4c2-c006-4a02-a37f-c75f33612e52
urn:
fcdbb4f9-be93-4278-ba57-b0d776772723
name:
Klasse C: Bygdebok Kvinnherad 3. M
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L0031
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IKAH/1224-272/D/Db/L0031
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fcdbb4f9-be93-4278-ba57-b0d776772723
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Klasse C: Bygdebok Kvinnherad 3. M
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L0032
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IKAH/1224-272/D/Db/L0032
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STYKKE
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IKA Hordaland
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7346c20c-e74d-4bba-bc9a-e1c849ab6e5b
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Klasse C: Bygdebok Kvinnherad 3. S
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L0035
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IKAH/1224-272/D/Db/L0035
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STYKKE
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IKA Hordaland
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0
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761cc086-2519-4cac-bc41-99988e238a2d
name:
Hordaland, O-0025, Kvinnherad: Kl - So
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0001
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SPR/A-1001/F/Fb/L0025/0001
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MAPPE
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Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/761cc086-2519-4cac-bc41-99988e238a2d
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Hordaland, O-0025, Kvinnherad: Sp - Å
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0001
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SPR/A-1001/F/Fb/L0026/0001
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MAPPE
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Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
digitized_documents:
0
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urn:
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name:
Kvinnherad kommune. Kulturkontoret
id:
1224-272
path:
IKAH/1224-272
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28f8b373-2693-43a0-ba3a-cd4c464696d6

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.

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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