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; 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&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit} 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&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. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
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&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&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&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. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-03T03:06:12Z in 2.588 seconds.

Showing 10 of 59007 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    LIFE-prosjektet. 5.14.23. Del l
    id:
    0001
  2. name:
    LIFE-prosjektet. 5.14.23. Del ll
    id:
    0002
  3. name:
    LIFE-prosjektet. 5.14.23. Del l
    id:
    0001
  4. name:
    LIFE-prosjektet. 5.14.23. Del ll
    id:
    0002
  5. name:
    A Better Life Foundation
    id:
    0007
  6. name:
    Avdeling 4 - oppsigelse. Bedrift 402563 Siemens AS avd. Building Technologies Oslo. Saksnummer: 07.02.2012-16483
    id:
    0006
  7. name:
    Ingunn Aadland: "Humble Yourselves on to the Way of Life. A Rereading of Sapiential Admonitions B (4Q185)"
    id:
    0006
  8. name:
    An arctic prologue to life
    id:
    0001
  9. name:
    World Wide Fund for Nature (World Wildlife Fund)
    id:
    Fg
  10. name:
    Freedom Technologies AS
    id:
    0003
Show all fields in HTML
total:
59007
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    cb405197-62c7-4915-8003-e82240b5f55a
    name:
    LIFE-prosjektet. 5.14.23. Del l
    id:
    0001
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    VID/MDA-A-1526/F/Fn/L0020/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cb405197-62c7-4915-8003-e82240b5f55a
  2. urn:
    700eab02-aba8-4333-a9d9-febed1717347
    name:
    LIFE-prosjektet. 5.14.23. Del ll
    id:
    0002
    path:
    VID/MDA-A-1526/F/Fn/L0020/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/700eab02-aba8-4333-a9d9-febed1717347
  3. urn:
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    name:
    LIFE-prosjektet. 5.14.23. Del l
    id:
    0001
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    VID/MDA-A-1526/F/Fn/L0021/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1066cc2e-acd0-4e27-a1f4-b0b5aba2f0ff
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    name:
    LIFE-prosjektet. 5.14.23. Del ll
    id:
    0002
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    VID/MDA-A-1526/F/Fn/L0021/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
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  5. urn:
    4eb45fcf-fac2-4ffd-b15a-198fee40c4ea
    name:
    A Better Life Foundation
    id:
    0007
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    AV/RA-PA-0250/D/Dc/L0436/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4eb45fcf-fac2-4ffd-b15a-198fee40c4ea
  6. urn:
    c19bc6b1-d2b8-469f-944f-6dbda5ea7766
    name:
    Avdeling 4 - oppsigelse. Bedrift 402563 Siemens AS avd. Building Technologies Oslo. Saksnummer: 07.02.2012-16483
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/E/Eh/L0004/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c19bc6b1-d2b8-469f-944f-6dbda5ea7766
  7. urn:
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    name:
    Ingunn Aadland: "Humble Yourselves on to the Way of Life. A Rereading of Sapiential Admonitions B (4Q185)"
    id:
    0006
    path:
    TMF/A-1006/G/Ge/L0028/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    MF vitenskapelig høyskole
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/44415b12-f728-4529-81af-e794d660b3fc
  8. urn:
    cb6aa9cb-4086-442c-a45f-fd7eea6d584e
    name:
    An arctic prologue to life
    id:
    0001
    path:
    SVAM/A-1056/F/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Svalbard Museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cb6aa9cb-4086-442c-a45f-fd7eea6d584e
  9. urn:
    369fe882-a806-4690-84df-9fa65bd7ed2d
    name:
    World Wide Fund for Nature (World Wildlife Fund)
    id:
    Fg
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0806/2/F/Fg
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/369fe882-a806-4690-84df-9fa65bd7ed2d
  10. urn:
    0b68a6df-0a1b-495d-b111-1506b9f462bf
    name:
    Freedom Technologies AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAMA/KA0900-820c/D/D01/L0047/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0b68a6df-0a1b-495d-b111-1506b9f462bf
  11. urn:
    f2bb1eb0-535d-4931-a0bd-0af09f35c2a2
    name:
    Boxer Technologies AS
    id:
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    path:
    AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01b/L0097/0053
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f2bb1eb0-535d-4931-a0bd-0af09f35c2a2
  12. urn:
    462c46c5-8936-4e90-a979-900156b18fbd
    name:
    Singlet Oxygen Technologies AS
    id:
    L0184a
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1339/I/L0184a
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/462c46c5-8936-4e90-a979-900156b18fbd
  13. urn:
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    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/409438da-eaac-4e7d-9152-275cbcc95fb1
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    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b53058ae-81c5-47b7-ba50-2f0e6f4d8981
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    0005
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    AV/SAST-A-102461/01/E/Ed/Edb/L0009/0005
    unit_type:
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    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dee94d17-710d-4184-8ecb-356b090eb415
  17. urn:
    7ce6b24a-28f9-4543-be69-8b2812ce7c30
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    Kontrakt. Teknisk integrator. Siemens Building Technologies as
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    0003
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  18. urn:
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  22. urn:
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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.