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. 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. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-14T12:48:57Z in 0.321 seconds.

Showing 10 of 64238 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Moland AUF
    id:
    PA-2598
  2. name:
    TOTAL E&P Norge AS
    id:
    A-101251
  3. name:
    Landbø i Austre Moland
    id:
    PA-1290
  4. name:
    Gårdsarkiv Moland, Bjelland
    id:
    SAK-D/0555
  5. name:
    Austre Moland kommune
    id:
    KA0918-PK
  6. name:
    Moland i Søndeled
    id:
    PA-1364
  7. name:
    TMN (Total Marine Norsk AS) volleyball team 1990
    id:
    0001
  8. name:
    Austre Moland Røde Kors
    id:
    PA-1465
  9. name:
    Helle i Moland
    id:
    PA-1180
  10. name:
    Austre Moland Indremisjon
    id:
    DA-1202
Show all fields in HTML
total:
64238
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    c015d93a-5c78-4295-b605-2a597cdf289f
    name:
    Moland AUF
    id:
    PA-2598
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2598
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c015d93a-5c78-4295-b605-2a597cdf289f
  2. urn:
    c4198684-1ec9-4fad-ab84-00da7277c29d
    name:
    TOTAL E&P Norge AS
    id:
    A-101251
    path:
    AV/A-101251
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    TOTAL Marine Norsk AS (TMN) ble grunnlagt 19. juli 1965 i forbindelse med utlysningen av den første konsesjonsrunden på norsk sokkel. 2. januar 1991 skiftet TOTAL Marine Norsk AS navnet til TOTAL Norge AS (TN). I 1999 fusjonerte selskapet med Fina Exploration Norway SCA (FENSCA). TOTAL Norge AS beho...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c4198684-1ec9-4fad-ab84-00da7277c29d
  3. urn:
    ced05f65-ef32-4160-8f25-47b51d5238a4
    name:
    Landbø i Austre Moland
    id:
    PA-1290
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1290
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    2
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ced05f65-ef32-4160-8f25-47b51d5238a4
  4. urn:
    39d9bf2f-f33a-43a6-89da-398786653747
    name:
    Gårdsarkiv Moland, Bjelland
    id:
    SAK-D/0555
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/0555
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/39d9bf2f-f33a-43a6-89da-398786653747
  5. urn:
    8831a9f7-b70d-404b-b5f3-a0d102034c48
    name:
    Austre Moland kommune
    id:
    KA0918-PK
    path:
    AAMA/KA0918-PK
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8831a9f7-b70d-404b-b5f3-a0d102034c48
  6. urn:
    b5d27bfc-da50-4912-8854-24f1e16ee619
    name:
    Moland i Søndeled
    id:
    PA-1364
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1364
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b5d27bfc-da50-4912-8854-24f1e16ee619
  7. urn:
    ffbaafe5-2d65-4ea6-ad4a-cc6caeaa7cb3
    name:
    TMN (Total Marine Norsk AS) volleyball team 1990
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101251/U/L0005/0001
    unit_type:
    FOTO
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ffbaafe5-2d65-4ea6-ad4a-cc6caeaa7cb3
  8. urn:
    ab11e8a4-fc81-4b8c-8933-ff39248848dd
    name:
    Austre Moland Røde Kors
    id:
    PA-1465
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1465
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ab11e8a4-fc81-4b8c-8933-ff39248848dd
  9. urn:
    8915c295-4c1c-4238-847f-7a6ca12d123f
    name:
    Helle i Moland
    id:
    PA-1180
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1180
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8915c295-4c1c-4238-847f-7a6ca12d123f
  10. urn:
    f58e0c5c-0d34-4856-a2eb-df944df7dd45
    name:
    Austre Moland Indremisjon
    id:
    DA-1202
    path:
    AAMA/DA-1202
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f58e0c5c-0d34-4856-a2eb-df944df7dd45
  11. urn:
    ad0920d6-c025-4161-b171-fcba021d89b4
    name:
    Vatnebu i Austre Moland
    id:
    PA-1648
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1648
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ad0920d6-c025-4161-b171-fcba021d89b4
  12. urn:
    08a10d68-2bb3-411b-8a99-2c16874cb414
    name:
    Pa 1627 - Total Forsikring og Finans A/S
    id:
    SAST-A-102212
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102212
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/08a10d68-2bb3-411b-8a99-2c16874cb414
  13. urn:
    6fddd1cf-c5b8-4520-a5f9-82ba7d356b99
    name:
    Pa 1180 - TOTAL Norge AS
    id:
    SAST-A-101251
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101251
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6fddd1cf-c5b8-4520-a5f9-82ba7d356b99
  14. urn:
    e439a76b-fe98-4ca6-b329-aa0b310c28b3
    name:
    Sokneprest Karl Mathias Kobro, Vestre Moland
    id:
    SAK-D/0381
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/0381
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e439a76b-fe98-4ca6-b329-aa0b310c28b3
  15. urn:
    3f71ece7-6381-472a-a96d-8d90ec2511d7
    name:
    Vaaje Store i Austre Moland
    id:
    DA-1146
    path:
    AAMA/DA-1146
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3f71ece7-6381-472a-a96d-8d90ec2511d7
  16. urn:
    f8bdee8c-6d46-481c-8122-b5bc14fe1d02
    name:
    Ytre Longum i Austre Moland
    id:
    PA-1320
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1320
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f8bdee8c-6d46-481c-8122-b5bc14fe1d02
  17. urn:
    6cecd9a0-7be3-4dfe-808a-7206474428e5
    name:
    4242 - TMN (Total Marine Norsk AS) participation file taux de change
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Fo/L0045/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6cecd9a0-7be3-4dfe-808a-7206474428e5
  18. urn:
    e69963f0-94c8-4322-9c76-2e6c5961ef83
    name:
    Austre Moland Røde Kors
    id:
    PA-2001
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2001
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e69963f0-94c8-4322-9c76-2e6c5961ef83
  19. urn:
    4155ad62-2050-4f02-be55-e9e102a5b326
    name:
    Gårdsarkiv Stuttei, Vestre Moland
    id:
    SAK-D/0822A
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/0822A
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4155ad62-2050-4f02-be55-e9e102a5b326
  20. urn:
    b7e508b6-8933-4a04-aad3-339d08b7d16b
    name:
    Vestre Moland kommune
    id:
    KA0926a-PK
    path:
    AAMA/KA0926a-PK
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    2
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b7e508b6-8933-4a04-aad3-339d08b7d16b
  21. urn:
    5697d18e-cde3-4ec9-9db3-f8af4c656121
    name:
    Austre Moland kirke.
    id:
    0011
    path:
    AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01a/L0103/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5697d18e-cde3-4ec9-9db3-f8af4c656121
  22. urn:
    f365c5e2-1073-4a77-9f85-cf716afc5887
    name:
    Vestre Moland Kirke.
    id:
    0054
    path:
    AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01a/L0133/0054
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f365c5e2-1073-4a77-9f85-cf716afc5887
  23. urn:
    20971a94-9533-46b9-a0e6-271f85be4c97
    name:
    Moland kommune, A/S Moland tomteselskap
    id:
    KA0918a-907
    path:
    AAMA/KA0918a-907
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/20971a94-9533-46b9-a0e6-271f85be4c97
  24. urn:
    cf4cc3e8-7b17-4d81-9a16-646817e38f0e
    name:
    Familien Ottersland, Austre Moland
    id:
    PA-2060
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2060
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf4cc3e8-7b17-4d81-9a16-646817e38f0e
  25. urn:
    320d764d-5514-493a-9dbd-8fb569f13389
    name:
    Vestre Moland kommune, Vestre Moland gamlehjem, byggningskomiteen
    id:
    KA0926a-644a
    path:
    AAMA/KA0926a-644a
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/320d764d-5514-493a-9dbd-8fb569f13389
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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.