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 2026-10-15T06:21:24Z in 1.872 seconds.

Showing 10 of 224522 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Lindås kommune. Ergo (Evry) Forum Winsak98
    id:
    1263-e004
  2. name:
    Lindås kommune. Acos Barnevern
    id:
    1263-e005
  3. name:
    Lindås kommune. Kommunesamanslåingsnemnda for samanslåing av Alversund, Hamre, Hosanger og Lindås
    id:
    1263-001
  4. name:
    Lindås kommune, Lindås soknestyre
    id:
    1263-024.1
  5. name:
    Lindås kommune. Lindåsstraumens slusekasse
    id:
    1263-121.4
  6. name:
    Lindås kommune. Lindås ungdomsskule
    id:
    1263-231.02
  7. name:
    Lindås kommune. Lindås læringssenter
    id:
    1263-231.11
  8. name:
    Lindås kommune. Lindås PPT
    id:
    1263-241.1
  9. name:
    Lindås kommune. Barnehagane i Lindås
    id:
    1263-242
  10. name:
    Lindås kommune. NAV Lindås
    id:
    1263-302
Show all fields in HTML
total:
224522
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    9d06aed7-1f4a-477f-91ca-036e111a8667
    name:
    Lindås kommune. Ergo (Evry) Forum Winsak98
    id:
    1263-e004
    path:
    IKAH/1263-e004
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9d06aed7-1f4a-477f-91ca-036e111a8667
  2. urn:
    18448c78-dd2a-402b-90fa-cf78f69e7322
    name:
    Lindås kommune. Acos Barnevern
    id:
    1263-e005
    path:
    IKAH/1263-e005
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/18448c78-dd2a-402b-90fa-cf78f69e7322
  3. urn:
    0eb6a3f3-254f-419c-8ecb-b47b93cd2825
    name:
    Lindås kommune. Kommunesamanslåingsnemnda for samanslåing av Alversund, Hamre, Hosanger og Lindås
    id:
    1263-001
    path:
    IKAH/1263-001
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0eb6a3f3-254f-419c-8ecb-b47b93cd2825
  4. urn:
    d7c0ec86-8ab3-44fb-861a-fcdb4afe6fa6
    name:
    Lindås kommune, Lindås soknestyre
    id:
    1263-024.1
    path:
    IKAH/1263-024.1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d7c0ec86-8ab3-44fb-861a-fcdb4afe6fa6
  5. urn:
    37470d91-5ba6-4ec5-a4c0-ded7fc4ba4c1
    name:
    Lindås kommune. Lindåsstraumens slusekasse
    id:
    1263-121.4
    path:
    IKAH/1263-121.4
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/37470d91-5ba6-4ec5-a4c0-ded7fc4ba4c1
  6. urn:
    dac6948e-3289-4900-a2d5-9c0118ef6b03
    name:
    Lindås kommune. Lindås ungdomsskule
    id:
    1263-231.02
    path:
    IKAH/1263-231.02
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dac6948e-3289-4900-a2d5-9c0118ef6b03
  7. urn:
    5f08b193-d017-4d9f-9b2e-6db20da7db70
    name:
    Lindås kommune. Lindås læringssenter
    id:
    1263-231.11
    path:
    IKAH/1263-231.11
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5f08b193-d017-4d9f-9b2e-6db20da7db70
  8. urn:
    892a9287-f70d-41d4-bce6-c21931f13f6c
    name:
    Lindås kommune. Lindås PPT
    id:
    1263-241.1
    path:
    IKAH/1263-241.1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/892a9287-f70d-41d4-bce6-c21931f13f6c
  9. urn:
    80cb9a18-6044-4e61-aad6-1a7ae054156d
    name:
    Lindås kommune. Barnehagane i Lindås
    id:
    1263-242
    path:
    IKAH/1263-242
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/80cb9a18-6044-4e61-aad6-1a7ae054156d
  10. urn:
    8d525d9a-9a79-44f5-9f5a-8d7b34ea9745
    name:
    Lindås kommune. NAV Lindås
    id:
    1263-302
    path:
    IKAH/1263-302
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8d525d9a-9a79-44f5-9f5a-8d7b34ea9745
  11. urn:
    f7a705be-e347-4a93-8084-d535fb1631b4
    name:
    Lindås kommune. Heimetenesta Lindås
    id:
    1263-416.01
    path:
    IKAH/1263-416.01
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f7a705be-e347-4a93-8084-d535fb1631b4
  12. urn:
    0521e285-b330-4af9-9caa-a5483c139fbd
    name:
    Lindås kommune. Lindås bu- og servicesenter
    id:
    1263-442.02
    path:
    IKAH/1263-442.02
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0521e285-b330-4af9-9caa-a5483c139fbd
  13. urn:
    c46f9f8d-7929-45a8-8889-166da9858833
    name:
    Lindås kommune. Kyrkjekassen. Lindås sokn
    id:
    1263-122.1
    path:
    IKAH/1263-122.1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c46f9f8d-7929-45a8-8889-166da9858833
  14. urn:
    eb56c0e4-96ad-46a7-bc69-cdd308102c89
    name:
    Lindås kommune. Meland, Austrheim, Lindås, Radøy, Fedje og Masfjorden PPT
    id:
    1263-241
    path:
    IKAH/1263-241
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eb56c0e4-96ad-46a7-bc69-cdd308102c89
  15. urn:
    7980a2db-56f6-4c64-ae70-675d1a2c24fa
    name:
    Lindås kommune. Barnevernet
    id:
    1263-315.01
    path:
    IKAH/1263-315.01
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7980a2db-56f6-4c64-ae70-675d1a2c24fa
  16. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000012290
    name:
    Ordførerkjeder, blant annet Lindås kommune, Nordkapp kommune og Vestfold Fylkeskommune. 7 stk.
    id:
    0001
    path:
    VEMU/A-1037/Ub/Ubb/L0004/0004/0001
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000012290
  17. urn:
    2ac16570-91df-4bae-ab7e-f9d51d3d90d5
    name:
    Lindås kommune. Kommunedelplan
    id:
    1263-111.1
    path:
    IKAH/1263-111.1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ac16570-91df-4bae-ab7e-f9d51d3d90d5
  18. urn:
    50ea3aec-e300-485b-a99c-8855b5c811f0
    name:
    Lindås kommune. Soknekommunekassen
    id:
    1263-122
    path:
    IKAH/1263-122
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/50ea3aec-e300-485b-a99c-8855b5c811f0
  19. urn:
    f03cda42-ccc5-48a8-a05e-964467bdb6d8
    name:
    Lindås kommune. Myking soknekommunekasse
    id:
    1263-123
    path:
    IKAH/1263-123
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f03cda42-ccc5-48a8-a05e-964467bdb6d8
  20. urn:
    fe180bf6-e968-400f-8312-967b3a1dbc1a
    name:
    Lindås kommune. Lygra soknekommunekasse
    id:
    1263-124
    path:
    IKAH/1263-124
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fe180bf6-e968-400f-8312-967b3a1dbc1a
  21. urn:
    d0eb066c-e981-428e-a930-d95960c50615
    name:
    Lindås kommune. Valstyret
    id:
    1263-011
    path:
    IKAH/1263-011
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d0eb066c-e981-428e-a930-d95960c50615
  22. urn:
    90d836b6-85e9-4fd4-8db7-a107fbe3f017
    name:
    Lindås kommune. Formannskapet
    id:
    1263-021
    path:
    IKAH/1263-021
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/90d836b6-85e9-4fd4-8db7-a107fbe3f017
  23. urn:
    ff112679-80b9-45fa-bdbc-e7c5ba6be4d1
    name:
    Lindås kommune. Dokumentsenteret
    id:
    1263-021.1
    path:
    IKAH/1263-021.1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff112679-80b9-45fa-bdbc-e7c5ba6be4d1
  24. urn:
    a3464c59-c5d1-46c0-a33d-0a72e73ead76
    name:
    Lindås kommune. Administrasjonsutvalet
    id:
    1263-053
    path:
    IKAH/1263-053
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a3464c59-c5d1-46c0-a33d-0a72e73ead76
  25. urn:
    170a3d1e-bb6d-4127-b4e2-829453b94d85
    name:
    Lindås kommune. Personalarkivet
    id:
    1263-055
    path:
    IKAH/1263-055
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/170a3d1e-bb6d-4127-b4e2-829453b94d85
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.