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 2026-11-15T13:25:38Z in 0.183 seconds.

Showing 10 of 12388 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Brønnøysund kommune. kommuneingeniør
    id:
    K-18011.703
  2. name:
    Ingier-familien
    id:
    RA-PA-0723
  3. name:
    Bergen Engines AS
    id:
    A-6151
  4. name:
    Uavhengig folkevalgte
    id:
    A-2431
  5. name:
    Bergen Engines AS
    id:
    A-6151
  6. name:
    Pa 0175 - Kværner Engineering
    id:
    SAST-A-102536
  7. name:
    Uavhengige fagforeningers forum
    id:
    ARK-2553
  8. name:
    SKIENS UAVHENGIGE KOMMUNISTPARTI
    id:
    A-806176
  9. name:
    Elverum Uavhengige Arbeiderparti
    id:
    ARK-7
  10. name:
    Askøy kommune. Grunntingingsnemnda
    id:
    1247-081
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total:
12388
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    1175f91d-b9ec-4aa4-b347-87b24665f15d
    name:
    Brønnøysund kommune. kommuneingeniør
    id:
    K-18011.703
    path:
    AIN/K-18011.703
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1175f91d-b9ec-4aa4-b347-87b24665f15d
  2. urn:
    d45f8b33-ba57-47ec-a171-8199422d3e79
    name:
    Ingier-familien
    id:
    RA-PA-0723
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0723
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d45f8b33-ba57-47ec-a171-8199422d3e79
  3. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000750789
    name:
    Bergen Engines AS
    id:
    A-6151
    path:
    BBA/A-6151
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000750789
  4. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000007560
    name:
    Uavhengig folkevalgte
    id:
    A-2431
    path:
    BU/A-2431
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000007560
  5. urn:
    f7a318fc-28ce-4f01-8be8-65477e78bfe3
    name:
    Bergen Engines AS
    id:
    A-6151
    path:
    SAF/A-6151
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f7a318fc-28ce-4f01-8be8-65477e78bfe3
  6. urn:
    9b16919b-5639-4b92-87f8-420f351e4dc9
    name:
    Pa 0175 - Kværner Engineering
    id:
    SAST-A-102536
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102536
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9b16919b-5639-4b92-87f8-420f351e4dc9
  7. urn:
    e8ccf0d0-64e9-479a-9fef-c6f024eefcc4
    name:
    Uavhengige fagforeningers forum
    id:
    ARK-2553
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2553
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e8ccf0d0-64e9-479a-9fef-c6f024eefcc4
  8. urn:
    89a3c1a9-df2e-4b46-ab4f-7ddc131f0578
    name:
    SKIENS UAVHENGIGE KOMMUNISTPARTI
    id:
    A-806176
    path:
    AAT/A-806176
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv i Telemark
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/89a3c1a9-df2e-4b46-ab4f-7ddc131f0578
  9. urn:
    a323922f-361b-4064-af44-631e60f085f0
    name:
    Elverum Uavhengige Arbeiderparti
    id:
    ARK-7
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-7
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a323922f-361b-4064-af44-631e60f085f0
  10. urn:
    9e93e12e-b446-4fea-8be9-22c1ee50716b
    name:
    Askøy kommune. Grunntingingsnemnda
    id:
    1247-081
    path:
    IKAH/1247-081
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9e93e12e-b446-4fea-8be9-22c1ee50716b
  11. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003486593
    name:
    Ikke navngitt særfond ved Bergensmeieriet
    id:
    A-7440
    path:
    BBA/A-7440
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003486593
  12. urn:
    9d3c29b4-6136-479d-af1b-ce808428f015
    name:
    Ikke navngitt særfond ved Bergensmeieriet
    id:
    A-7440
    path:
    SAF/A-7440
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9d3c29b4-6136-479d-af1b-ce808428f015
  13. urn:
    86f37fdf-9a1a-45fa-ae11-4bfc30248226
    name:
    PA-0475, Norwegian Engineers Society of New York
    id:
    A-1526
    path:
    BYST/A-1526
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    u s a
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/86f37fdf-9a1a-45fa-ae11-4bfc30248226
  14. urn:
    3bff7087-0810-4f45-88c1-d05b11c96dae
    name:
    Forsvaret, P6037 uavhengige miner, Prosjektdok SEK/VSD
    id:
    RA-RAFA-5877
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-5877
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3bff7087-0810-4f45-88c1-d05b11c96dae
  15. urn:
    fefc2703-0a8a-4753-9e59-17cf8b85bd6f
    name:
    Den norske sjømannsmisjon i utlandet / Fuengirola (Costa del Sol, Spania)
    id:
    SAB-PA-0133
    path:
    AV/SAB-PA-0133
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    spania
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fefc2703-0a8a-4753-9e59-17cf8b85bd6f
  16. urn:
    c70d1b8f-319b-45c2-8cf1-1554068186b8
    name:
    Bodin kommune.Kommuneingeniør
    id:
    K-18431.703
    path:
    AIN/K-18431.703
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c70d1b8f-319b-45c2-8cf1-1554068186b8
  17. urn:
    a4bdf0d3-f96b-40a9-b48e-72285322b35f
    name:
    860.17: KBE - synthetic fibre ropes for anchoring of large structures in deep waters. 860.19: NGI - foundation engineering criteria for gravity platforms. 860.21: NHL - gas/liquid separation in transient flow.860.22: NUTEC - remotely operated intervention
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dbg/Dbgb/L0097/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a4bdf0d3-f96b-40a9-b48e-72285322b35f
  18. urn:
    280ce1f7-785a-479c-abc9-f51574f100b6
    name:
    NGI
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    0006
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    AV/RA-PA-1728/E/L2445/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/280ce1f7-785a-479c-abc9-f51574f100b6
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/444335ff-d942-4a4e-a862-622d76bd7195
  20. urn:
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    Norges Storlosje av IOGT
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    path:
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    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2b83aab0-2401-4a41-8051-9f3ef873aad1
  21. urn:
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    link:
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  22. urn:
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  23. urn:
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  25. urn:
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    digitized_documents:
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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.