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 2026-10-26T22:44:57Z in 0.782 seconds.

Showing 10 of 63769 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Den norske sjømannsmisjon i utlandet/New Orleans-Mobile-Gulfhavnene (USA)
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0115
  2. name:
    Forbundet for ledelse og teknikk (FLT) , avdeling 130 Kongsvinger
    id:
    ARK-618
  3. name:
    Svolvær kjøleanlegg
    id:
    A26-138
  4. name:
    Christie, Eleanor
    id:
    RA-PA-1841
  5. name:
    Træna Ishus og Kjøleanlegg
    id:
    A-08-167
  6. name:
    Tromsø Fryseri og Kjøleanlegg A/S
    id:
    SATØ-P-0608
  7. name:
    Utenriksstasjonene, Generalkonsulatet i New Orleans, USA
    id:
    RA-S-2565
  8. name:
    Oppdal kommune, byggenemnda for skoleanlegget
    id:
    A-1969
  9. name:
    Bioforsk Ledelse og administrasjon
    id:
    RA-S-6958
  10. name:
    Trondheim kommune. Husstyret for Leangen gård
    id:
    A-1202
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total:
63769
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    c9f1b881-0e82-4c1d-ab02-5aaea8f15e79
    name:
    Den norske sjømannsmisjon i utlandet/New Orleans-Mobile-Gulfhavnene (USA)
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0115
    path:
    AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0115
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    u s a
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c9f1b881-0e82-4c1d-ab02-5aaea8f15e79
  2. urn:
    464d5b00-42b3-41f1-8463-a390b63ce45d
    name:
    Forbundet for ledelse og teknikk (FLT) , avdeling 130 Kongsvinger
    id:
    ARK-618
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-618
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/464d5b00-42b3-41f1-8463-a390b63ce45d
  3. urn:
    e85d1ebd-7e17-4fbd-a99b-31d7f1fd74d9
    name:
    Svolvær kjøleanlegg
    id:
    A26-138
    path:
    AIN/A26-138
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e85d1ebd-7e17-4fbd-a99b-31d7f1fd74d9
  4. urn:
    2db2b87e-8216-4d34-99fd-a909d7b461fb
    name:
    Christie, Eleanor
    id:
    RA-PA-1841
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1841
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2db2b87e-8216-4d34-99fd-a909d7b461fb
  5. urn:
    d4875d9a-6f2b-4661-8bec-b53cc71dfc11
    name:
    Træna Ishus og Kjøleanlegg
    id:
    A-08-167
    path:
    AIN/A-08-167
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d4875d9a-6f2b-4661-8bec-b53cc71dfc11
  6. urn:
    70af10f7-51b5-4b15-ac96-1b585e952daa
    name:
    Tromsø Fryseri og Kjøleanlegg A/S
    id:
    SATØ-P-0608
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0608
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/70af10f7-51b5-4b15-ac96-1b585e952daa
  7. urn:
    2ac56393-42cc-4aba-83e8-835612f51f0f
    name:
    Utenriksstasjonene, Generalkonsulatet i New Orleans, USA
    id:
    RA-S-2565
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2565
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ac56393-42cc-4aba-83e8-835612f51f0f
  8. urn:
    e0e73961-70cc-4171-bef7-4cf2ccf96215
    name:
    Oppdal kommune, byggenemnda for skoleanlegget
    id:
    A-1969
    path:
    TIKA/A-1969
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e0e73961-70cc-4171-bef7-4cf2ccf96215
  9. urn:
    48b70517-00f2-4d17-a0b3-3c3bf46da90b
    name:
    Bioforsk Ledelse og administrasjon
    id:
    RA-S-6958
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6958
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/48b70517-00f2-4d17-a0b3-3c3bf46da90b
  10. urn:
    2cba3a95-96c7-4043-8b7b-6d6e0f0b4794
    name:
    Trondheim kommune. Husstyret for Leangen gård
    id:
    A-1202
    path:
    TRKO/A-1202
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2cba3a95-96c7-4043-8b7b-6d6e0f0b4794
  11. urn:
    45bf0715-e421-4e9a-97cf-7349167efc1d
    name:
    Forbundet for ledelse og teknikk
    id:
    ARK-1641
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/45bf0715-e421-4e9a-97cf-7349167efc1d
  12. urn:
    45911e76-e0dd-450e-a590-358f68231765
    name:
    Egersund kommune (Ladested) - Arbeidskomité for fryseri og kjøleanlegg
    id:
    K-100505
    path:
    IKAR/K-100505
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/45911e76-e0dd-450e-a590-358f68231765
  13. urn:
    af1bba0d-9928-4c8b-88d7-bb294a16a5bf
    name:
    Forsvaret, Forsvarets institutt for ledelse
    id:
    RA-RAFA-5917
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-5917
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af1bba0d-9928-4c8b-88d7-bb294a16a5bf
  14. urn:
    c78e798a-c90d-4937-8077-6f0fa022ac83
    name:
    Forsvaret, Forsvarets ressursorganisasjon, sentral ledelse
    id:
    RA-RAFA-6756
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-6756
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c78e798a-c90d-4937-8077-6f0fa022ac83
  15. urn:
    6ec98459-347b-4f2a-bc7b-de6102f6f7d3
    name:
    Forbundet for ledelse og teknikk, avd. 37
    id:
    SAK-ARB/169
    path:
    AV/SAK-ARB/169
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6ec98459-347b-4f2a-bc7b-de6102f6f7d3
  16. urn:
    d9d84fa5-595b-47c7-81dd-c38a873c8741
    name:
    Forbundet for ledelse og teknikk. Avdeling 92, Sarpsborg
    id:
    ARK-3308
    path:
    AAB/ARK-3308
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d9d84fa5-595b-47c7-81dd-c38a873c8741
  17. urn:
    ace7562c-005d-4cc5-94b1-cd7d7f3e10ed
    name:
    Forbundet for ledelse og teknikk. Avdeling 46, Askim
    id:
    ARK-3393
    path:
    AAB/ARK-3393
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ace7562c-005d-4cc5-94b1-cd7d7f3e10ed
  18. urn:
    872b7b48-afcc-42dd-a46d-06f2e76cbfba
    name:
    Forbundet for Ledelse og Teknikk, avd. 86 Høyanger
    id:
    SFF-2011139
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2011139
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/872b7b48-afcc-42dd-a46d-06f2e76cbfba
  19. urn:
    05465a81-c3d9-4e2e-8358-d7b5a08cb1c5
    name:
    Forbundet for Ledelse og Teknikk, avd. 45 Årdal
    id:
    SFF-2017104
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2017104
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/05465a81-c3d9-4e2e-8358-d7b5a08cb1c5
  20. urn:
    b9df90f3-7f1f-4714-b4e1-43511da59170
    name:
    Forbundet for Ledelse og Teknikk (FLT) avdeling 19 - Herøya
    id:
    AAT-805001
    path:
    AAT/AAT-805001
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv i Telemark
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b9df90f3-7f1f-4714-b4e1-43511da59170
  21. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000074225
    name:
    Pa 1052 - Forbundet for ledelse og teknikk avd. 03, Horten
    id:
    A-2259
    path:
    VEMU/A-2259
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000074225
  22. urn:
    d6ebb96b-8e93-4179-9c33-04511ce8b9d7
    name:
    035.2 - Forbundets administrasjon sentralt - forbundets ledelse
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2798/D/L0134/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d6ebb96b-8e93-4179-9c33-04511ce8b9d7
  23. urn:
    072ca281-f1c6-42c5-bb73-1c430cd3aa8d
    name:
    035.2 - Forbundets administrasjon sentralt - forbundets ledelse
    id:
    0006
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    AAB/ARK-2798/D/L0215/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/072ca281-f1c6-42c5-bb73-1c430cd3aa8d
  24. urn:
    7a2344dd-eedc-4a4c-af29-6228f2eb3256
    name:
    035.2 - Forbundets administrasjon sentralt - forbundets ledelse
    id:
    0006
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    AAB/ARK-2798/D/L0256/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7a2344dd-eedc-4a4c-af29-6228f2eb3256
  25. urn:
    33519c92-ae2f-4862-8539-07b5cf12497e
    name:
    Fagforbundet avdeling 325, Fagforeningen for ledelse og administrasjon
    id:
    ARK-3222
    path:
    AAB/ARK-3222
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/33519c92-ae2f-4862-8539-07b5cf12497e
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.