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 2026-11-01T04:46:22Z in 1.169 seconds.

Showing 10 of 62736 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Oppdal og Rennebu faglige Samorganisasjon
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0173
  2. name:
    Trøndelag faglige samorganisasjon
    id:
    ARK-2023
  3. name:
    Oslo faglige samorganisasjon
    id:
    ARK-1852
  4. name:
    Sørum faglige samorganisasjon
    id:
    ARK-2826
  5. name:
    Rjukan og Omegn Faglige Samorganisasjons arkiv
    id:
    A-1085
  6. name:
    LO i Sør-Gudbrandsdal (Tidligere Lillehammer og Omland faglige Samorganisasjon)
    id:
    A-00290
  7. name:
    Morgan Calabrese: The Movie
    id:
    0007
  8. name:
    Morgan Karlsens kontrakt
    id:
    0001
  9. name:
    Morgan Karlsens kontrakt
    id:
    L0005
  10. name:
    Morgan, Sonia
    id:
    E-A-00348
Show all fields in HTML
total:
62736
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    329eb4a9-5cc0-47e3-bea9-d9aa41274943
    name:
    Oppdal og Rennebu faglige Samorganisasjon
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0173
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0173
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/329eb4a9-5cc0-47e3-bea9-d9aa41274943
  2. urn:
    9b334030-8d9a-45f1-be1a-ab8b334103d1
    name:
    Trøndelag faglige samorganisasjon
    id:
    ARK-2023
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2023
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9b334030-8d9a-45f1-be1a-ab8b334103d1
  3. urn:
    fcbfa3c9-3599-4b67-9c61-21f6ba80af6b
    name:
    Oslo faglige samorganisasjon
    id:
    ARK-1852
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1852
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fcbfa3c9-3599-4b67-9c61-21f6ba80af6b
  4. urn:
    d51e813c-eed3-4a43-a370-a2d70a5fff03
    name:
    Sørum faglige samorganisasjon
    id:
    ARK-2826
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2826
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d51e813c-eed3-4a43-a370-a2d70a5fff03
  5. urn:
    6458649d-4750-44ac-a0de-a9e600d7f7c0
    name:
    Rjukan og Omegn Faglige Samorganisasjons arkiv
    id:
    A-1085
    path:
    NIA/A-1085
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Norsk industriarbeidermuseum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6458649d-4750-44ac-a0de-a9e600d7f7c0
  6. urn:
    dd5793c2-dd35-4229-b706-8bf9bad1eaf9
    name:
    LO i Sør-Gudbrandsdal (Tidligere Lillehammer og Omland faglige Samorganisasjon)
    id:
    A-00290
    path:
    OAM/A-00290
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dd5793c2-dd35-4229-b706-8bf9bad1eaf9
  7. urn:
    e847d309-c86a-449e-b6a6-707622254c23
    name:
    Morgan Calabrese: The Movie
    id:
    0007
    path:
    SKA/A-0191/Y/L0001/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Skeivt arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e847d309-c86a-449e-b6a6-707622254c23
  8. urn:
    203b24b7-6a23-410b-a7c5-e0c9c8d3fb84
    name:
    Morgan Karlsens kontrakt
    id:
    0001
    path:
    TEMU/UA-A-1001/D/Da/Dad/L0005/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/203b24b7-6a23-410b-a7c5-e0c9c8d3fb84
  9. urn:
    d712b6a2-9405-4c60-8b46-363feb34603a
    name:
    Morgan Karlsens kontrakt
    id:
    L0005
    path:
    TEMU/UA-A-1001/D/Da/Dad/L0005
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d712b6a2-9405-4c60-8b46-363feb34603a
  10. urn:
    9c40d57d-a550-4f13-96ea-c498e832d168
    name:
    Morgan, Sonia
    id:
    E-A-00348
    path:
    OAMM/E-A-00348
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9c40d57d-a550-4f13-96ea-c498e832d168
  11. urn:
    83ebc959-861f-409a-afba-32126ddca820
    name:
    Diverse mapper. (Mutsui, Montecatini, G.O. Morgan, Industriforbundet, Norsk Hydro, Elektrometallurgiske, PM)
    id:
    L0006
    path:
    NIA/A-1036/ELK001/N/L0006
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Norsk industriarbeidermuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/83ebc959-861f-409a-afba-32126ddca820
  12. urn:
    7dcec696-c319-43e3-a3d1-af2f5d84dd6f
    name:
    Stange og Romedal Faglige Samorganisasjon (Stange Faglige Samorganisasjon)
    id:
    ARK-587
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-587
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7dcec696-c319-43e3-a3d1-af2f5d84dd6f
  13. urn:
    8356b244-f77e-4a80-96d2-8ee7355300ca
    name:
    LO Samorganisasjon
    id:
    PA-00153
    path:
    IKAM/PA-00153
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8356b244-f77e-4a80-96d2-8ee7355300ca
  14. urn:
    389bc351-b2bf-42a1-9336-eff9aaffce12
    name:
    Sulitjelma samorganisasjon
    id:
    ARK-2034
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2034
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/389bc351-b2bf-42a1-9336-eff9aaffce12
  15. urn:
    fc82268c-349e-4e86-899c-1de56f25fca1
    name:
    Inderøy Samorganisasjon
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0642
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0642
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fc82268c-349e-4e86-899c-1de56f25fca1
  16. urn:
    1e3d5ec4-8429-4b21-9d76-1c8fbd48ea0d
    name:
    Lillestrøm socialistiske samorganisation
    id:
    ARK-1267
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1267
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1e3d5ec4-8429-4b21-9d76-1c8fbd48ea0d
  17. urn:
    f459cb77-517f-4ca7-a724-8cfd17a46b09
    name:
    Akershus faglige samorganisasjon
    id:
    ARK-1878
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1878
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f459cb77-517f-4ca7-a724-8cfd17a46b09
  18. urn:
    e280e153-4cfd-4839-965a-e802f9512b26
    name:
    Asker faglige samorganisasjon
    id:
    ARK-1880
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1880
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e280e153-4cfd-4839-965a-e802f9512b26
  19. urn:
    02c59e44-d47a-4604-afa6-f797f9d58d18
    name:
    Bærum faglige samorganisasjon
    id:
    ARK-1881
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1881
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02c59e44-d47a-4604-afa6-f797f9d58d18
  20. urn:
    181315c0-8e76-48d9-8181-ccddda515758
    name:
    Romerike faglige samorganisasjon
    id:
    ARK-1883
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1883
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/181315c0-8e76-48d9-8181-ccddda515758
  21. urn:
    adde1ff5-217f-4ffb-a7d5-1cb5a2ffbddd
    name:
    Sarpsborg og omegns samorganisasjon
    id:
    ARK-1911
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1911
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/adde1ff5-217f-4ffb-a7d5-1cb5a2ffbddd
  22. urn:
    8c872467-66ff-4e4b-8cb1-b6f1aa62cfa5
    name:
    Østfold faglige samorganisasjon
    id:
    ARK-1912
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1912
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8c872467-66ff-4e4b-8cb1-b6f1aa62cfa5
  23. urn:
    418f84dc-be69-4aa8-a6d1-eaeac78ac338
    name:
    Slemmestad faglige samorganisasjon
    id:
    ARK-1951
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1951
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/418f84dc-be69-4aa8-a6d1-eaeac78ac338
  24. urn:
    1957e265-0d73-4e4a-8721-214313e098c1
    name:
    Buskerud faglige samorganisasjon
    id:
    ARK-1952
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1952
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1957e265-0d73-4e4a-8721-214313e098c1
  25. urn:
    07c92513-ea76-436e-8b26-50ce14307383
    name:
    Oppland faglige samorganisasjon
    id:
    ARK-1994
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1994
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07c92513-ea76-436e-8b26-50ce14307383
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.