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 2026-10-20T23:44:13Z in 1.493 seconds.

Showing 10 of 132481 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Indre Sør-Troms Tiltaksråd
    id:
    TOPA-P-0024
  2. name:
    NAV Arbeidsrådgivning Troms
    id:
    SATØ-S-1640
  3. name:
    Flynavigasjonen Region Troms - Finnmark
    id:
    SATØ-S-0752
  4. name:
    Troms krets av Norges Kristelige Lærerforbund
    id:
    TOPA-P-0059
  5. name:
    Nord-Troms jordskifterett
    id:
    SATØ-S-1425
  6. name:
    Frosta kommune, NAV sosialtjenesten
    id:
    A-5585
  7. name:
    Leksvik kommune, sosialtjenesten/NAV
    id:
    A-3997
  8. name:
    Fylkesmannen i Troms
    id:
    SATØ-S-0001
  9. name:
    Troms fylkesskolestyre
    id:
    SATØ-S-1495
  10. name:
    Reindriftsforvaltningen Troms
    id:
    SATØ-S-1687
Show all fields in HTML
total:
132481
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    024ee2a3-8a47-43b8-aff6-2772023641fc
    name:
    Indre Sør-Troms Tiltaksråd
    id:
    TOPA-P-0024
    path:
    TOPA/TOPA-P-0024
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Troms
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/024ee2a3-8a47-43b8-aff6-2772023641fc
  2. urn:
    c95d6446-5c65-4234-809b-ff8d388ea3f0
    name:
    NAV Arbeidsrådgivning Troms
    id:
    SATØ-S-1640
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1640
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c95d6446-5c65-4234-809b-ff8d388ea3f0
  3. urn:
    4a5780f4-e824-4a07-9471-4842cab60021
    name:
    Flynavigasjonen Region Troms - Finnmark
    id:
    SATØ-S-0752
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-0752
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4a5780f4-e824-4a07-9471-4842cab60021
  4. urn:
    0fc28921-bba3-4aee-b7a5-4c8c9878a8b8
    name:
    Troms krets av Norges Kristelige Lærerforbund
    id:
    TOPA-P-0059
    path:
    TOPA/TOPA-P-0059
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Troms
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0fc28921-bba3-4aee-b7a5-4c8c9878a8b8
  5. urn:
    5655460d-11f6-4ab5-81f8-c7e2c2684940
    name:
    Nord-Troms jordskifterett
    id:
    SATØ-S-1425
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1425
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5655460d-11f6-4ab5-81f8-c7e2c2684940
  6. urn:
    56b23d88-581d-4baf-8a7f-b9e5c870fb5b
    name:
    Frosta kommune, NAV sosialtjenesten
    id:
    A-5585
    path:
    TIKA/A-5585
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/56b23d88-581d-4baf-8a7f-b9e5c870fb5b
  7. urn:
    5f2c290b-ce00-489c-a91d-81cebbbb86d2
    name:
    Leksvik kommune, sosialtjenesten/NAV
    id:
    A-3997
    path:
    TIKA/A-3997
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5f2c290b-ce00-489c-a91d-81cebbbb86d2
  8. urn:
    93c54b01-904b-46cf-8562-1ab989bb6141
    name:
    Fylkesmannen i Troms
    id:
    SATØ-S-0001
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-0001
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93c54b01-904b-46cf-8562-1ab989bb6141
  9. urn:
    4088e589-5339-46bd-93bb-a58d0e8ff4f0
    name:
    Troms fylkesskolestyre
    id:
    SATØ-S-1495
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1495
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4088e589-5339-46bd-93bb-a58d0e8ff4f0
  10. urn:
    df7eb6cc-7e4e-4bda-8120-2f5453ff6cdc
    name:
    Reindriftsforvaltningen Troms
    id:
    SATØ-S-1687
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1687
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/df7eb6cc-7e4e-4bda-8120-2f5453ff6cdc
  11. urn:
    bd84ec70-947e-477a-8c40-7311c77d1713
    name:
    Fylkesbyggesjefen i Troms
    id:
    SATØ-S-1496
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1496
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd84ec70-947e-477a-8c40-7311c77d1713
  12. urn:
    3fa8d40b-0c54-427b-8533-5088dc97841a
    name:
    NAV Arbeidsrådgivning Troms
    id:
    S-1607
    path:
    AV/S-1607
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Inkluderer også forløperne Arbeidsrådgivningskontoret i Troms (Aetat) og Statens arbeidsmarkedsinstitutt i Tromsø.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3fa8d40b-0c54-427b-8533-5088dc97841a
  13. urn:
    aee084eb-b233-428a-adb7-7c60471174f9
    name:
    Aetat, hovedkontor for Troms
    id:
    SATØ-S-0338
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-0338
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aee084eb-b233-428a-adb7-7c60471174f9
  14. urn:
    e2fac0eb-0613-4256-80a6-179ee62c9cce
    name:
    Fylkesmannen i Troms, utbyggingsavdelingen
    id:
    SATØ-S-1497
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1497
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e2fac0eb-0613-4256-80a6-179ee62c9cce
  15. urn:
    210e21e7-3e13-4162-a976-0081c2c25706
    name:
    Eigersund kommune - NAV Dalane
    id:
    A-1289
    path:
    IKAR/A-1289
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/210e21e7-3e13-4162-a976-0081c2c25706
  16. urn:
    6bbac295-80b8-4905-9e23-88b6b86efd23
    name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Maskinavdelingen
    id:
    RA-S-5523
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5523
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6bbac295-80b8-4905-9e23-88b6b86efd23
  17. urn:
    625fb7c5-25c0-447d-8590-1bc02bbf01d9
    name:
    Granavoll blandede kor
    id:
    H-A-00395
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00395
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/625fb7c5-25c0-447d-8590-1bc02bbf01d9
  18. urn:
    5a4b9541-a9df-450f-b8e9-a748adaa79cb
    name:
    Troms fylkes herredskassererforening
    id:
    TOPA-P-0019
    path:
    TOPA/TOPA-P-0019
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Troms
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a4b9541-a9df-450f-b8e9-a748adaa79cb
  19. urn:
    33d43e79-ac06-4a90-a9fd-05af65935bf2
    name:
    Indre Sør-Troms tiltaksråd
    id:
    AKT-0035
    path:
    TOPA/AKT-0035
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Troms
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Indre Sør-Troms Tiltaksråd var det første interkommunale tiltaksorganet som ble stiftet i Troms. Konstituert 7.januar 1951 med 6 kommuner. Senere kom det ytterligere 2 kommuner. (Ibestad, Andørja, Gratangen, Lavangen, Skånland og Bjarkøy). Formålet med tiltaktsrådet var at rådet skulle arbeide for a...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/33d43e79-ac06-4a90-a9fd-05af65935bf2
  20. urn:
    2e415b2c-48a4-4f1a-9a54-3335f40a3cff
    name:
    Sør-Troms kommunale tjenestemannsforening
    id:
    TOPA-P-0037
    path:
    TOPA/TOPA-P-0037
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Troms
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2e415b2c-48a4-4f1a-9a54-3335f40a3cff
  21. urn:
    db3f973e-5d64-4c78-9c44-4b573efa6105
    name:
    Den norske sjømannsmisjon i utlandet/Lisnave (Lisboa, Portugal)
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0111
    path:
    AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0111
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    portugal
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db3f973e-5d64-4c78-9c44-4b573efa6105
  22. urn:
    8860c240-65e4-4625-9b18-ff774aa2ad1b
    name:
    Troms Svømmekrets
    id:
    SATØ-P-0583
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0583
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8860c240-65e4-4625-9b18-ff774aa2ad1b
  23. urn:
    d5090a0d-90e4-4cf8-b9ca-fc01523dd886
    name:
    Stranda kommune. NAV Sosial
    id:
    K-15250.610.01
    path:
    IKAM/K-15250.610.01
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d5090a0d-90e4-4cf8-b9ca-fc01523dd886
  24. urn:
    f523534a-eac2-4e6e-a4de-7e0b54a9413f
    name:
    Norsk Folkehjelp - Troms distriktslag og Tromsø Lag
    id:
    SATØ-P-0404
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0404
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f523534a-eac2-4e6e-a4de-7e0b54a9413f
  25. urn:
    ef8496da-4956-4b78-aada-0d3a856436ff
    name:
    Midt-Troms reiselivsforening
    id:
    TOPA-P-0032
    path:
    TOPA/TOPA-P-0032
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Troms
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef8496da-4956-4b78-aada-0d3a856436ff
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.

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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.