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 2026-10-24T04:59:46Z in 0.621 seconds.

Showing 10 of 80875 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Norsk institutt for skog og landskap (NISL)
    id:
    SAB-A-100596
  2. name:
    Norsk institutt for skog og landskap
    id:
    S-4F-16227
  3. name:
    Norsk institutt for skog og landskap
    id:
    RA-S-6949
  4. name:
    Sámi Instituhtta / Nordisk Samisk Institutt
    id:
    SAMI-PA-1030
  5. name:
    Nordisk kulturkommisjon, norske avdeling
    id:
    RA-S-1571
  6. name:
    Nordisk organ for reindriftsforskning
    id:
    SATØ-S-1494
  7. name:
    Nordisk Reassurance A/S
    id:
    RA-PA-1115
  8. name:
    Nordisk ministerråds prosjekt "ungdomens landskap" m.v.
    id:
    0002
  9. name:
    Landskappleiken i Sogndal
    id:
    SFF-2011130
  10. name:
    Heyerdahl, Hanni, landskapsarkitekt
    id:
    A-4468
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total:
80875
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    2c43bebb-c467-4592-9037-c7d82446b6b2
    name:
    Norsk institutt for skog og landskap (NISL)
    id:
    SAB-A-100596
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100596
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c43bebb-c467-4592-9037-c7d82446b6b2
  2. urn:
    8266d19e-cb92-4779-bfd6-987c91ec50c0
    name:
    Norsk institutt for skog og landskap
    id:
    S-4F-16227
    path:
    AV/S-4F-16227
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Skog og landskap (Norsk institutt for skog og landskap) er et nasjonalt institutt for kunnskap om arealressurser. Instituttet formidler kunnskap til myndigheter, næringsliv og allmennhet for å sikre bærekraftig forvaltning og verdiskapning knyttet til arealressursene. Skog og landskap er organiser...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8266d19e-cb92-4779-bfd6-987c91ec50c0
  3. urn:
    06105c0f-bce9-4407-9d96-ef663d73b325
    name:
    Norsk institutt for skog og landskap
    id:
    RA-S-6949
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6949
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/06105c0f-bce9-4407-9d96-ef663d73b325
  4. urn:
    d116ef66-0bc4-4261-b59b-deed4d509e6d
    name:
    Sámi Instituhtta / Nordisk Samisk Institutt
    id:
    SAMI-PA-1030
    path:
    AV/SAMI-PA-1030
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d116ef66-0bc4-4261-b59b-deed4d509e6d
  5. urn:
    146c8e8e-fe1a-4b38-9a7a-331b502a3db7
    name:
    Nordisk kulturkommisjon, norske avdeling
    id:
    RA-S-1571
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1571
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/146c8e8e-fe1a-4b38-9a7a-331b502a3db7
  6. urn:
    6dc00461-2bde-4937-9a20-273eb992ab4f
    name:
    Nordisk organ for reindriftsforskning
    id:
    SATØ-S-1494
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1494
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6dc00461-2bde-4937-9a20-273eb992ab4f
  7. urn:
    a30d2a7c-ef72-46cd-9bc3-296156714f3e
    name:
    Nordisk Reassurance A/S
    id:
    RA-PA-1115
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1115
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a30d2a7c-ef72-46cd-9bc3-296156714f3e
  8. urn:
    9a2e1fd7-2395-47fc-a39e-d1107aab8a54
    name:
    Nordisk ministerråds prosjekt "ungdomens landskap" m.v.
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1520/2/E/Ea/L0039/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9a2e1fd7-2395-47fc-a39e-d1107aab8a54
  9. urn:
    402b0bd2-54f8-4799-90e9-bd8c20fe899a
    name:
    Landskappleiken i Sogndal
    id:
    SFF-2011130
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2011130
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/402b0bd2-54f8-4799-90e9-bd8c20fe899a
  10. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000019660
    name:
    Heyerdahl, Hanni, landskapsarkitekt
    id:
    A-4468
    path:
    BBA/A-4468
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000019660
  11. urn:
    5ec23917-2610-4165-915e-b3e3bb17981d
    name:
    Nordisk forskningsnettverk for sikkerhet (NoFS)
    id:
    RA-PA-2089
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-2089
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5ec23917-2610-4165-915e-b3e3bb17981d
  12. urn:
    6243d141-93fd-407e-81c8-80c490f0df0f
    name:
    Guttormsen, Karin, Landskapsarkitekt MNLA
    id:
    PA-2733
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2733
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6243d141-93fd-407e-81c8-80c490f0df0f
  13. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000019659
    name:
    Kvam, Kari, landskapsarkitekt MNLA
    id:
    A-4467
    path:
    BBA/A-4467
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000019659
  14. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000142589
    name:
    Norske Landskapsarkitekters Forbund, avd. Bergen
    id:
    A-3126
    path:
    BBA/A-3126
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000142589
  15. urn:
    2c8ae1f2-2179-4e21-8007-b5ee6ab18bd5
    name:
    Nordisk postmannaunion
    id:
    ARK-2461
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2461
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c8ae1f2-2179-4e21-8007-b5ee6ab18bd5
  16. urn:
    09a3aa1a-80c9-4e9e-93ec-6d9a7d7effa0
    name:
    Nordisk reiselivsråd
    id:
    RA-S-4938
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4938
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/09a3aa1a-80c9-4e9e-93ec-6d9a7d7effa0
  17. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000008845
    name:
    Nordisk Grossistforbund
    id:
    A-3218
    path:
    BBA/A-3218
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000008845
  18. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000101995
    name:
    Nordisk Skibsrederforening
    id:
    A-3674
    path:
    BBA/A-3674
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000101995
  19. urn:
    277e215a-f364-4e67-86f3-b5266e7fee0a
    name:
    Nordisk Grossistforbund
    id:
    A-3218
    path:
    SAF/A-3218
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/277e215a-f364-4e67-86f3-b5266e7fee0a
  20. urn:
    c56ad15b-566a-446b-a709-249ad98d70c1
    name:
    Organisation Todt, A/S Nordisk Cyclop
    id:
    RA-RAFA-4244
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-4244
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c56ad15b-566a-446b-a709-249ad98d70c1
  21. urn:
    f8eba6a4-b2ca-4532-926e-f54627ddb5a8
    name:
    NKF-N, Den norske seksjonen av Nordisk konservatorforbund
    id:
    RA-PA-1897
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1897
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f8eba6a4-b2ca-4532-926e-f54627ddb5a8
  22. urn:
    86d88927-b135-4a00-a464-8215491d6567
    name:
    Verdensføderalistisk Nordisk Råd
    id:
    RA-PA-0885
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0885
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/86d88927-b135-4a00-a464-8215491d6567
  23. urn:
    9ad6fbc4-6276-4d02-8efd-3e61d2265fa9
    name:
    Nordisk-tysk Kirkekonvent
    id:
    RA-PA-1103
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1103
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ad6fbc4-6276-4d02-8efd-3e61d2265fa9
  24. urn:
    a8ffec25-9ad6-44d9-87be-7113bc9e093a
    name:
    Klubben ved Nordisk metalaktieselskap
    id:
    ARK-3307
    path:
    AAB/ARK-3307
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a8ffec25-9ad6-44d9-87be-7113bc9e093a
  25. urn:
    f31e10ba-97e3-41c4-8de7-691d8b78a748
    name:
    NUFF (Nordisk Ungdoms Filmfestival)
    id:
    SATØ-P-0627
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0627
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f31e10ba-97e3-41c4-8de7-691d8b78a748
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.