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 2026-11-13T01:27:57Z in 0.310 seconds.

Showing 10 of 66021 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Haugesund taxisentral, Haugesund taxisentral
    id:
    L0002
  2. name:
    Sola taxisentral, Stavanger taxisentral
    id:
    L0006
  3. name:
    Haugesund taxisentral, Hå taxisentral, Jæren taxisentral (Bryne)
    id:
    L0003
  4. name:
    Stavanger taxisentral, Strand taxisentral
    id:
    L0007
  5. name:
    Molde kommune. Teknisk sektor
    id:
    K-15020.701
  6. name:
    Molde lensmannskontor
    id:
    SAT-A-5658
  7. name:
    Molde kommune. Skatteutvalet
    id:
    K-15020.315
  8. name:
    Molde kommune. Økonomiavdelingen
    id:
    K-15020.340
  9. name:
    Lønsethagen Elektro-Diesel AS, Molde
    id:
    R.Ark.1640
  10. name:
    Molde kommune. Seksjon for landbruk og naturforvaltning
    id:
    K-15020.743
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total:
66021
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    5b1c174b-a85d-4ae6-99ab-2ebfcfc64c4e
    name:
    Haugesund taxisentral, Haugesund taxisentral
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    IKAR/A-903/E/Ej/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b1c174b-a85d-4ae6-99ab-2ebfcfc64c4e
  2. urn:
    6400145e-2095-4cc7-9709-ab4b3f1afd69
    name:
    Sola taxisentral, Stavanger taxisentral
    id:
    L0006
    path:
    IKAR/A-903/E/Ej/L0006
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6400145e-2095-4cc7-9709-ab4b3f1afd69
  3. urn:
    72bf0487-ca42-42c4-b2e2-a8a817fe32fd
    name:
    Haugesund taxisentral, Hå taxisentral, Jæren taxisentral (Bryne)
    id:
    L0003
    path:
    IKAR/A-903/E/Ej/L0003
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/72bf0487-ca42-42c4-b2e2-a8a817fe32fd
  4. urn:
    1d6e43c7-2355-42df-9743-09f181bde41f
    name:
    Stavanger taxisentral, Strand taxisentral
    id:
    L0007
    path:
    IKAR/A-903/E/Ej/L0007
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1d6e43c7-2355-42df-9743-09f181bde41f
  5. urn:
    962a3f14-6ea2-4b7c-b25e-cecd62556f1e
    name:
    Molde kommune. Teknisk sektor
    id:
    K-15020.701
    path:
    IKAM/K-15020.701
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/962a3f14-6ea2-4b7c-b25e-cecd62556f1e
  6. urn:
    604b5ffc-2957-4e21-ace2-48d9c292ed5c
    name:
    Molde lensmannskontor
    id:
    SAT-A-5658
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-5658
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/604b5ffc-2957-4e21-ace2-48d9c292ed5c
  7. urn:
    5f02e669-d8d2-465e-840d-e054b1a0a511
    name:
    Molde kommune. Skatteutvalet
    id:
    K-15020.315
    path:
    IKAM/K-15020.315
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5f02e669-d8d2-465e-840d-e054b1a0a511
  8. urn:
    d17a1f72-1165-43bb-8daf-d84dec381291
    name:
    Molde kommune. Økonomiavdelingen
    id:
    K-15020.340
    path:
    IKAM/K-15020.340
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d17a1f72-1165-43bb-8daf-d84dec381291
  9. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000021057
    name:
    Lønsethagen Elektro-Diesel AS, Molde
    id:
    R.Ark.1640
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1640
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000021057
  10. urn:
    4faa0364-bde4-40b4-a76e-ec94b7d2609b
    name:
    Molde kommune. Seksjon for landbruk og naturforvaltning
    id:
    K-15020.743
    path:
    IKAM/K-15020.743
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4faa0364-bde4-40b4-a76e-ec94b7d2609b
  11. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000024757
    name:
    Molde Kameraklubb
    id:
    R.Ark.1739
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1739
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000024757
  12. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000017846
    name:
    Molde fengsel
    id:
    R.Ark.1390
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1390
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000017846
  13. urn:
    4da84ae8-89f2-41f9-b146-74e09e957635
    name:
    Bestyreren av Molde hjelpefengsel
    id:
    SAT-A-1998
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1998
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4da84ae8-89f2-41f9-b146-74e09e957635
  14. urn:
    121e4d29-7495-4c8f-a78a-a33fbcaf60f3
    name:
    Molde kommune. Molde kyrkje
    id:
    K-15021.400
    path:
    IKAM/K-15021.400
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/121e4d29-7495-4c8f-a78a-a33fbcaf60f3
  15. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000011772
    name:
    Molde KFUK
    id:
    R.Ark.1106
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1106
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000011772
  16. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000011925
    name:
    Molde Arbeiderforening
    id:
    R.Ark.1117
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1117
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000011925
  17. urn:
    0f8443d6-a03b-4020-8ab2-b1b9a8bacb43
    name:
    Molde sanitetsforening
    id:
    P-00477
    path:
    IKAM/P-00477
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f8443d6-a03b-4020-8ab2-b1b9a8bacb43
  18. urn:
    b86df7f6-b52b-4105-a872-e02997a3069e
    name:
    Molde offentlige skole
    id:
    SAT-A-5112
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-5112
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b86df7f6-b52b-4105-a872-e02997a3069e
  19. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000018315
    name:
    Molde bys historie - bl.a. bakgrunnsmateriale for bokverket
    id:
    R.Ark.1439
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1439
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000018315
  20. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000001634
    name:
    Molde Lærerlag
    id:
    R.Ark.1100
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1100
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000001634
  21. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000011784
    name:
    Musikkens Venner, Molde
    id:
    R.Ark.1107
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1107
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000011784
  22. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000014887
    name:
    Molde og omegn Havfrueforening
    id:
    R.Ark.1242
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1242
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000014887
  23. urn:
    e2424015-c5b1-4bb7-af81-691f4f88dbbc
    name:
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    id:
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    path:
    IKAM/K-15021.113
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e2424015-c5b1-4bb7-af81-691f4f88dbbc
  24. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000000228
    name:
    Molde Akademiske Forening
    id:
    R.Ark.1007
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1007
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000000228
  25. urn:
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    name:
    Molde kommune. Barnevernstenesta
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    path:
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    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1435dcd8-7d8b-4b0d-984e-f905403fc745
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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.