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, 1-100 (default 25). 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, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-02T01:11:31Z in 0.827 seconds.

Showing 10 of 74 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    NOAS Trøndelag
    id:
    SAT-PA-0776
  2. name:
    OE-13-2304 BKS: Lagsavisa Noas ark, Noas informasjon m.m.
    id:
    0004
  3. name:
    NOAS
    id:
    0002
  4. name:
    NOAS
    id:
    0002
  5. name:
    NOAS
    id:
    0008
  6. name:
    NOAS
    id:
    0018
  7. name:
    NOAS
    id:
    0008
  8. name:
    NOAS
    id:
    0018
  9. name:
    NOAS
    id:
    0018
  10. name:
    Noas A/S
    id:
    0004
Show all fields in HTML
total:
74
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    a3281b00-800a-47d4-a3f6-fd1bafb7a264
    name:
    NOAS Trøndelag
    id:
    SAT-PA-0776
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0776
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a3281b00-800a-47d4-a3f6-fd1bafb7a264
  2. urn:
    b1ee5a6c-02d5-4b79-8e0a-ed37d53cfddd
    name:
    OE-13-2304 BKS: Lagsavisa Noas ark, Noas informasjon m.m.
    id:
    0004
    path:
    VID/MDA-A-1012/D/Db/L0117/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b1ee5a6c-02d5-4b79-8e0a-ed37d53cfddd
  3. urn:
    06f9a750-ce7f-4133-8b75-9a18e4e8800e
    name:
    NOAS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1110/D/L0266/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/06f9a750-ce7f-4133-8b75-9a18e4e8800e
  4. urn:
    c2bc8f95-c8fd-4d54-b34d-505cdd5a8ef5
    name:
    NOAS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0380/1/D/L0010/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c2bc8f95-c8fd-4d54-b34d-505cdd5a8ef5
  5. urn:
    7dfd8c4e-c660-4f58-936c-fd052fd061c1
    name:
    NOAS
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0795/1/D/Db/L0004/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7dfd8c4e-c660-4f58-936c-fd052fd061c1
  6. urn:
    9f39af3f-040a-4f35-b281-5df8f710c981
    name:
    NOAS
    id:
    0018
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0795/1/D/Db/L0022/0018
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9f39af3f-040a-4f35-b281-5df8f710c981
  7. urn:
    f11ff4e5-aaf2-4253-bb38-c04770ce1ff1
    name:
    NOAS
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0795/1/D/Db/L0039/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f11ff4e5-aaf2-4253-bb38-c04770ce1ff1
  8. urn:
    8f76d598-33eb-476f-81e5-2ee85fe8d969
    name:
    NOAS
    id:
    0018
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0795/1/D/Db/L0054/0018
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8f76d598-33eb-476f-81e5-2ee85fe8d969
  9. urn:
    3bb3de11-c3ad-4dc5-95d0-d7490a787f23
    name:
    NOAS
    id:
    0018
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0795/1/D/Db/L0066/0018
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3bb3de11-c3ad-4dc5-95d0-d7490a787f23
  10. urn:
    f5ef28ce-da27-40a5-9d6f-20c4fddf44a4
    name:
    Noas A/S
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1071/F/Fa/L0236/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f5ef28ce-da27-40a5-9d6f-20c4fddf44a4
  11. urn:
    5c14aa93-5be4-4780-a080-71c51fc53c91
    name:
    Noas A/S
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1605/2/D/Db/Dbb/L0065/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5c14aa93-5be4-4780-a080-71c51fc53c91
  12. urn:
    51696991-3929-44da-9c13-231de3018995
    name:
    Noas A/S
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1605/2/D/Db/Dbe/L0020/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/51696991-3929-44da-9c13-231de3018995
  13. urn:
    bdc0175d-83d7-48cc-bd5f-d124c31a656c
    name:
    NOAS A/S
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1605/2/E/Eb/Ebb/L0046/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bdc0175d-83d7-48cc-bd5f-d124c31a656c
  14. urn:
    a34c75da-3766-487c-a5fa-e9a6c482addf
    name:
    Noas
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1605/2/F/Fa/L0164/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a34c75da-3766-487c-a5fa-e9a6c482addf
  15. urn:
    8997d1d5-26a6-487c-81af-4a4c8316c3eb
    name:
    NOAS Krystallen
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2063/D07/L0001/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8997d1d5-26a6-487c-81af-4a4c8316c3eb
  16. urn:
    2ae31291-a811-4552-a8f9-13c37b873ccf
    name:
    Noas bagasje
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1452/F/Fc/L0025/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ae31291-a811-4552-a8f9-13c37b873ccf
  17. urn:
    22771238-f011-4715-b269-b6b1b03a59f8
    name:
    NOAS rapporter
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0776/D/L0003/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/22771238-f011-4715-b269-b6b1b03a59f8
  18. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000132253
    name:
    "Noas Ark"
    id:
    0014
    path:
    BBA/A-4265/D/Da/L0130/0014
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000132253
  19. urn:
    de4ee36f-1bbf-4062-b9e9-645bf67746f7
    name:
    U-1/95 Noas Prosjektkontor A/S
    id:
    0009
    path:
    IKAR/A-901/G/Gd/L0121/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/de4ee36f-1bbf-4062-b9e9-645bf67746f7
  20. urn:
    1c2781b5-507e-44dd-92c7-cdac26ff4bf0
    name:
    "Noas Ark"
    id:
    0014
    path:
    SAF/A-4265/D/Da/L0130/0014
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1c2781b5-507e-44dd-92c7-cdac26ff4bf0
  21. urn:
    3616fbf5-6a06-4c40-9bb2-f93d0d452a99
    name:
    Noas A/S Norsk Oljevern A/S
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1605/2/D/Db/Dbe/L0020/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3616fbf5-6a06-4c40-9bb2-f93d0d452a99
  22. urn:
    d22badee-7967-4ab8-879d-2c23745455a3
    name:
    Sommerland Noas park
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-714/2/D/Da/L0242/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d22badee-7967-4ab8-879d-2c23745455a3
  23. urn:
    b12bdbc5-54d4-479e-8122-b458afdbf7d9
    name:
    NOAs klage på hogstmelding i Oslomarka
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0641/2/E/Ei/L0022/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b12bdbc5-54d4-479e-8122-b458afdbf7d9
  24. urn:
    b4151bc6-d1fd-40ee-a78a-d3c19116af40
    name:
    Værskip i Nord-Atlanteren (NOAS)
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1570/E/Ei/L0003/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b4151bc6-d1fd-40ee-a78a-d3c19116af40
  25. urn:
    89779068-d329-4d8f-a7c8-a0e28fbf1bae
    name:
    5336 Montøren, ex Noas Ark
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4998/F/Fa/L0736/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/89779068-d329-4d8f-a7c8-a0e28fbf1bae
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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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