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 2026-11-01T15:23:46Z in 1.872 seconds.

Showing 10 of 92534 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Utenriksstasjonene, Generalkonsulatet i Los Angeles - San Pedro, USA
    id:
    RA-S-2501
  2. name:
    Statens havnevesen, Ålesund loskontor
    id:
    SAT-A-6328
  3. name:
    Brønnøysund Tuberkulosehjem
    id:
    A-14-108
  4. name:
    Borge Tuberkuloselag
    id:
    A24-265
  5. name:
    Skjold avholdslosje
    id:
    SAH-ARK-295
  6. name:
    Losje Morgenstjernen
    id:
    SAT-PA-0741
  7. name:
    Fauske kommune.Røvik Tuberkulosehjem
    id:
    K-18410.641.1
  8. name:
    Sønnafjelske overloskontor
    id:
    SAO-A-10026
  9. name:
    Statens tuberkulosesykehus Mo i Rana
    id:
    SAT-A-5273
  10. name:
    Åfjord kommune I, Åfjord tuberkulosehjem
    id:
    A-00114
Show all fields in HTML
total:
92534
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    09f4dcc8-ce8b-4878-a738-5934d311ac9b
    name:
    Utenriksstasjonene, Generalkonsulatet i Los Angeles - San Pedro, USA
    id:
    RA-S-2501
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2501
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/09f4dcc8-ce8b-4878-a738-5934d311ac9b
  2. urn:
    77120955-be99-456c-bcfa-68834b384acb
    name:
    Statens havnevesen, Ålesund loskontor
    id:
    SAT-A-6328
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6328
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/77120955-be99-456c-bcfa-68834b384acb
  3. urn:
    d99e532e-b818-48a4-a695-fb5acd42803b
    name:
    Brønnøysund Tuberkulosehjem
    id:
    A-14-108
    path:
    AIN/A-14-108
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d99e532e-b818-48a4-a695-fb5acd42803b
  4. urn:
    019bde50-2228-4c2b-b9fc-b0b2040d8820
    name:
    Borge Tuberkuloselag
    id:
    A24-265
    path:
    AIN/A24-265
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/019bde50-2228-4c2b-b9fc-b0b2040d8820
  5. urn:
    867b63da-a6a3-43bc-8028-8a4d70c547ce
    name:
    Skjold avholdslosje
    id:
    SAH-ARK-295
    path:
    AV/SAH-ARK-295
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/867b63da-a6a3-43bc-8028-8a4d70c547ce
  6. urn:
    840c694b-f3dd-4ba8-80a8-7436c82e464f
    name:
    Losje Morgenstjernen
    id:
    SAT-PA-0741
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0741
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/840c694b-f3dd-4ba8-80a8-7436c82e464f
  7. urn:
    151e2165-b8cd-4e7c-a734-a0ea9f74555c
    name:
    Fauske kommune.Røvik Tuberkulosehjem
    id:
    K-18410.641.1
    path:
    AIN/K-18410.641.1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/151e2165-b8cd-4e7c-a734-a0ea9f74555c
  8. urn:
    0036e740-45bf-4fc5-9e59-1a2a6243c342
    name:
    Sønnafjelske overloskontor
    id:
    SAO-A-10026
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-10026
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0036e740-45bf-4fc5-9e59-1a2a6243c342
  9. urn:
    42e2e714-2fb7-49bf-b414-b228f2c02ed8
    name:
    Statens tuberkulosesykehus Mo i Rana
    id:
    SAT-A-5273
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-5273
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/42e2e714-2fb7-49bf-b414-b228f2c02ed8
  10. urn:
    ae47b42e-16b3-48b8-9d27-9eaff7773777
    name:
    Åfjord kommune I, Åfjord tuberkulosehjem
    id:
    A-00114
    path:
    TIKA/A-00114
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ae47b42e-16b3-48b8-9d27-9eaff7773777
  11. urn:
    fd784aa4-c364-4f2e-8e19-63c7c1b47880
    name:
    LOs komiteer og utvalg (herunder LOs organisasjonskomite) (92/2876)
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1639/D/Db/Dbe/L0034/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fd784aa4-c364-4f2e-8e19-63c7c1b47880
  12. urn:
    cdc6d136-6387-488e-b7c7-859e0cc44321
    name:
    Mosterøy kommune. Utstein Kloster skole
    id:
    A-0920
    path:
    BYST/A-0920
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cdc6d136-6387-488e-b7c7-859e0cc44321
  13. urn:
    5f0a74a7-bf0e-4307-b0d7-8873a7912b21
    name:
    Losje Vårsol, nr 317 (IOGT Gjøvik)
    id:
    E-A-00279
    path:
    OAMM/E-A-00279
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5f0a74a7-bf0e-4307-b0d7-8873a7912b21
  14. urn:
    803f8475-17f7-4ca4-b633-2809ef161420
    name:
    LOs utdanningsfond (99/42)
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1639/D/Db/Dbg/L0008/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/803f8475-17f7-4ca4-b633-2809ef161420
  15. urn:
    454859d7-1053-424b-b12f-fc018efdde53
    name:
    041 LOs distriktskontorer
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AIN/A-22-137/D/Da/L0067/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/454859d7-1053-424b-b12f-fc018efdde53
  16. urn:
    45204a33-1604-4f90-b0c6-3eab034bb570
    name:
    LOs utdanningsfond (98/42)
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1639/D/Db/Dbg/L0008/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/45204a33-1604-4f90-b0c6-3eab034bb570
  17. urn:
    17553517-0e3e-4a37-8afb-eda7b6f114e7
    name:
    LOs utdanningsfond (01/42)
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1639/D/Db/Dbg/L0008/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/17553517-0e3e-4a37-8afb-eda7b6f114e7
  18. urn:
    db364b81-b62f-40f1-a7af-05a863d23703
    name:
    LOs utdanningsfond (02/42)
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1639/D/Db/Dbg/L0008/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db364b81-b62f-40f1-a7af-05a863d23703
  19. urn:
    7c428c0a-7077-4670-984b-0bc7c105487d
    name:
    LOs utdanningsfond (03/42)
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1639/D/Db/Dbg/L0008/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7c428c0a-7077-4670-984b-0bc7c105487d
  20. urn:
    86dba228-e911-424d-89ff-26ec4c8477da
    name:
    LOs utdanningsfond (04/10)
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1639/D/Db/Dbg/L0008/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/86dba228-e911-424d-89ff-26ec4c8477da
  21. urn:
    7a5cd121-b7f7-4de2-9157-50dd5f96fd7f
    name:
    LOs sommerpatrulje (94/2437)
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1639/D/Db/Dbe/L0050/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7a5cd121-b7f7-4de2-9157-50dd5f96fd7f
  22. urn:
    750db5de-772a-42d1-96b6-93a85707b554
    name:
    LOs sommerpatrulje (97/855)
    id:
    0014
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1639/D/Db/Dbe/L0050/0014
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/750db5de-772a-42d1-96b6-93a85707b554
  23. urn:
    5a2d6f34-b9b5-427a-bf92-248b411d531b
    name:
    LOs sommerpatrulje (98/356)
    id:
    0015
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1639/D/Db/Dbe/L0050/0015
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a2d6f34-b9b5-427a-bf92-248b411d531b
  24. urn:
    4e4e1f50-0b6e-4fe6-8dc4-632b5b012e73
    name:
    LOs sommerpatrulje (02/883)
    id:
    0019
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1639/D/Db/Dbe/L0050/0019
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4e4e1f50-0b6e-4fe6-8dc4-632b5b012e73
  25. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003145718
    name:
    Los Angeles Port
    id:
    0029
    path:
    BBA/A-0743/U/Ua/Uab/L0002/0029
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003145718
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.