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 2026-10-24T07:54:01Z in 0.421 seconds.

Showing 10 of 239542 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Nordre Land kommune. Formannskapet og kommunestyret
    id:
    0538-021
  2. name:
    Nordre Land kommune. Valgstyret
    id:
    0538-011
  3. name:
    Høyland kommune - Nordre Fjeldbygden skole
    id:
    A-1144
  4. name:
    Indre Follo tingrett
    id:
    SAT-A-10086
  5. name:
    Ytre Follo tingrett
    id:
    SAT-A-10177
  6. name:
    Follo sosialistiske gymnasiastgruppe
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0058
  7. name:
    Nordre Land / Fluberg kommune. Tingvold og Tranlia skoler
    id:
    0538-231.11
  8. name:
    42 Akershus kommune, Nordre Follo kloakksverk
    id:
    0003
  9. name:
    Nordre Oppdalen Skole
    id:
    H-A-00221
  10. name:
    Nordre Land kommune. Omgangsskolen i Nordre Land
    id:
    0538-231.25
Show all fields in HTML
total:
239542
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000033972
    name:
    Nordre Land kommune. Formannskapet og kommunestyret
    id:
    0538-021
    path:
    OFA/0538-021
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000033972
  2. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000118464
    name:
    Nordre Land kommune. Valgstyret
    id:
    0538-011
    path:
    OFA/0538-011
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000118464
  3. urn:
    a5678951-714e-40d0-a222-39db9da7f04a
    name:
    Høyland kommune - Nordre Fjeldbygden skole
    id:
    A-1144
    path:
    IKAR/A-1144
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a5678951-714e-40d0-a222-39db9da7f04a
  4. urn:
    c1008d0d-ad9e-45eb-980b-4bbb44343940
    name:
    Indre Follo tingrett
    id:
    SAT-A-10086
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-10086
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c1008d0d-ad9e-45eb-980b-4bbb44343940
  5. urn:
    c2656887-5d02-4538-9cb5-96f1b0fe156f
    name:
    Ytre Follo tingrett
    id:
    SAT-A-10177
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-10177
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c2656887-5d02-4538-9cb5-96f1b0fe156f
  6. urn:
    11787200-1de8-4b89-8673-c153339a359e
    name:
    Follo sosialistiske gymnasiastgruppe
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0058
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0058
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/11787200-1de8-4b89-8673-c153339a359e
  7. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000116886
    name:
    Nordre Land / Fluberg kommune. Tingvold og Tranlia skoler
    id:
    0538-231.11
    path:
    OFA/0538-231.11
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000116886
  8. urn:
    9a2d2e4c-7053-454f-9a26-230a9c762b7c
    name:
    42 Akershus kommune, Nordre Follo kloakksverk
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1664/Da/L0062/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9a2d2e4c-7053-454f-9a26-230a9c762b7c
  9. urn:
    249f7206-51b1-4363-9054-e4c46ffa41da
    name:
    Nordre Oppdalen Skole
    id:
    H-A-00221
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00221
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/249f7206-51b1-4363-9054-e4c46ffa41da
  10. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000114873
    name:
    Nordre Land kommune. Omgangsskolen i Nordre Land
    id:
    0538-231.25
    path:
    OFA/0538-231.25
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000114873
  11. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000116851
    name:
    Nordre Land kommune. Nordre Land sentralskole
    id:
    0538-231.09
    path:
    OFA/0538-231.09
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000116851
  12. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000116821
    name:
    Nordre Land kommune. Nordre Land framhaldsskole
    id:
    0538-261.1
    path:
    OFA/0538-261.1
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000116821
  13. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000111946
    name:
    Nordre Land kommune. Nordre Land folkeboksamling
    id:
    0538-275.1
    path:
    OFA/0538-275.1
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000111946
  14. urn:
    5055f73e-c8b3-4124-974a-34c914c0157a
    name:
    Styreperm: Nordre Land kommune
    id:
    0011
    path:
    OARM/L-A-00198/E/L0008/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5055f73e-c8b3-4124-974a-34c914c0157a
  15. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000117951
    name:
    Nordre Land kommune. Overformynderiet
    id:
    0538-812
    path:
    OFA/0538-812
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000117951
  16. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000034297
    name:
    Nordre Land kommune. Kommunekassa
    id:
    0538-121
    path:
    OFA/0538-121
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000034297
  17. urn:
    97ca36d0-ecba-4151-914d-1bfb1eda79a0
    name:
    Nordre Høland kommune. Skolerådet
    id:
    A-2306
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-2306
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/97ca36d0-ecba-4151-914d-1bfb1eda79a0
  18. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000117881
    name:
    Nordre Land kommune. Forliksrådet
    id:
    0538-811
    path:
    OFA/0538-811
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000117881
  19. urn:
    879b6d4f-a21d-46f6-a7ee-6f0cde3bb919
    name:
    Styreperm: Representantskap, kommunestyregruppe, ordfører og Nordre Land kommune
    id:
    0008
    path:
    OARM/L-A-00198/E/L0005/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/879b6d4f-a21d-46f6-a7ee-6f0cde3bb919
  20. urn:
    3c8c6fe6-92dc-4215-9d27-4e2ceecd0d23
    name:
    Styreperm: Representantskap, kommunestyregruppe, ordfører og Nordre Land kommune
    id:
    0005
    path:
    OARM/L-A-00198/E/L0007/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3c8c6fe6-92dc-4215-9d27-4e2ceecd0d23
  21. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000117777
    name:
    Nordre Land kommune. Dokka bygningskommune
    id:
    0538-521
    path:
    OFA/0538-521
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000117777
  22. urn:
    aa23935c-92a2-4b1c-97d1-8ca1933209b2
    name:
    Nordre Høland kommune. Skolestyret
    id:
    A-2310
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-2310
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aa23935c-92a2-4b1c-97d1-8ca1933209b2
  23. urn:
    4628b57f-3a46-43c2-b465-254096174aea
    name:
    Planlegging og utbygging: Reguleringsplaner og disposisjonsplaner - også klager: Søndre Land kommune og Nordre Land kommune
    id:
    L1487
    path:
    AV/SAH-FYO-002/2/D/Da/L1487
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4628b57f-3a46-43c2-b465-254096174aea
  24. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000117994
    name:
    Nordre Land kommune. Småbruk- og bustadsnemnda
    id:
    0538-611
    path:
    OFA/0538-611
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000117994
  25. urn:
    214f2397-5cb6-46e1-a71a-e7fe19e85b77
    name:
    Nordre Høland kommune. Fattigstyret
    id:
    A-2284
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-2284
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/214f2397-5cb6-46e1-a71a-e7fe19e85b77
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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