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 2026-10-19T19:18:49Z in 0.195 seconds.

Showing 10 of 160828 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Norvald Torbjørnsen, Å
    id:
    NFM-103-132
  2. name:
    Norvald Tveiten
    id:
    A-1022
  3. name:
    Bøyum, Norvald
    id:
    SFF-96068
  4. name:
    Arkiv etter MS "Norvarg"
    id:
    SATØ-P-1537
  5. name:
    Gardar og ætter i Fjell av Norvald Austarheim
    id:
    1246-Pa0012
  6. name:
    Lokomotivpersonalets forening Øst, avd. Lillestrøm
    id:
    ARK-3529
  7. name:
    Fiskerikonsulenten i Øst-Norge
    id:
    SAKO-A-1415
  8. name:
    Forsvaret, Artilleriregiment nr. 1/Østfold infanteriregiment nr. 1/Østfold regiment
    id:
    RA-RAFA-4445
  9. name:
    Øst-Finnmark distriktslag av AUF
    id:
    SATØ-P-0371
  10. name:
    Øst-Finnmark fogderi/sorenskriveri
    id:
    SATØ-S-0057
Show all fields in HTML
total:
160828
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    7b4fe3bb-6275-4de9-af4e-26565cb7967b
    name:
    Norvald Torbjørnsen, Å
    id:
    NFM-103-132
    path:
    AIN/NFM-103-132
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7b4fe3bb-6275-4de9-af4e-26565cb7967b
  2. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000008321
    name:
    Norvald Tveiten
    id:
    A-1022
    path:
    ULHA/A-1022
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000008321
  3. urn:
    a57f2d73-43e8-4a85-b221-21314a86fd17
    name:
    Bøyum, Norvald
    id:
    SFF-96068
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-96068
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a57f2d73-43e8-4a85-b221-21314a86fd17
  4. urn:
    d94b825b-ab0b-4b83-ba0d-bfff07b987b0
    name:
    Arkiv etter MS "Norvarg"
    id:
    SATØ-P-1537
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1537
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d94b825b-ab0b-4b83-ba0d-bfff07b987b0
  5. urn:
    34c81568-b298-444f-ad8f-b493afa840de
    name:
    Gardar og ætter i Fjell av Norvald Austarheim
    id:
    1246-Pa0012
    path:
    IKAH/1246-Pa0012
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/34c81568-b298-444f-ad8f-b493afa840de
  6. urn:
    4542bd9f-9b9c-4f63-9f7e-e52f45a40cf9
    name:
    Lokomotivpersonalets forening Øst, avd. Lillestrøm
    id:
    ARK-3529
    path:
    AAB/ARK-3529
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4542bd9f-9b9c-4f63-9f7e-e52f45a40cf9
  7. urn:
    6173648b-7702-4c80-b187-bca7c5f6b755
    name:
    Fiskerikonsulenten i Øst-Norge
    id:
    SAKO-A-1415
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1415
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6173648b-7702-4c80-b187-bca7c5f6b755
  8. urn:
    991f83d9-ef09-4aa7-9db9-8568936496e4
    name:
    Forsvaret, Artilleriregiment nr. 1/Østfold infanteriregiment nr. 1/Østfold regiment
    id:
    RA-RAFA-4445
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-4445
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/991f83d9-ef09-4aa7-9db9-8568936496e4
  9. urn:
    d4517855-e7e1-41fc-8de0-55e20392bcee
    name:
    Øst-Finnmark distriktslag av AUF
    id:
    SATØ-P-0371
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0371
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d4517855-e7e1-41fc-8de0-55e20392bcee
  10. urn:
    e3b926ab-c44e-421c-bece-fae33f8f9e36
    name:
    Øst-Finnmark fogderi/sorenskriveri
    id:
    SATØ-S-0057
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-0057
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e3b926ab-c44e-421c-bece-fae33f8f9e36
  11. urn:
    9659980f-3ef1-42f1-98c1-d89a857f4af9
    name:
    Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat (NVE), Region Øst
    id:
    SAH-NVE-001
    path:
    AV/SAH-NVE-001
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9659980f-3ef1-42f1-98c1-d89a857f4af9
  12. urn:
    0e134de7-2b6c-4509-9d55-6b4e04ef301c
    name:
    Østerbø Olav Norvald - Øynebråten Oddvar, årsklasse 1953
    id:
    L0162
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-4385/P/Pe/L0162
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0e134de7-2b6c-4509-9d55-6b4e04ef301c
  13. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003170092
    name:
    Inventor Nøstet AS
    id:
    A-7129
    path:
    BBA/A-7129
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003170092
  14. urn:
    a6a1c4bf-12f5-43d6-946f-27e350ae4483
    name:
    Inventor Nøstet AS
    id:
    A-7129
    path:
    SAF/A-7129
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a6a1c4bf-12f5-43d6-946f-27e350ae4483
  15. urn:
    abb5c717-1edb-4740-9ad8-015124bb3ab6
    name:
    Øst Teledistrikt/Region Øst
    id:
    SAH-TELE-003
    path:
    AV/SAH-TELE-003
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/abb5c717-1edb-4740-9ad8-015124bb3ab6
  16. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003170123
    name:
    Aberdeen Nøstet AS
    id:
    A-7130
    path:
    BBA/A-7130
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003170123
  17. urn:
    d0ad4c1a-ec5d-49af-a19f-44d37c35d6bc
    name:
    Aberdeen Nøstet AS
    id:
    A-7130
    path:
    SAF/A-7130
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d0ad4c1a-ec5d-49af-a19f-44d37c35d6bc
  18. urn:
    f3279fdd-1a40-4132-91d7-2a27de5bf460
    name:
    Røst trygdekasse
    id:
    SAT-A-1619
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1619
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f3279fdd-1a40-4132-91d7-2a27de5bf460
  19. urn:
    a13b120b-151e-4cd7-97f1-da20eef0c102
    name:
    Røst trygdekontor
    id:
    SAT-A-6218
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6218
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a13b120b-151e-4cd7-97f1-da20eef0c102
  20. urn:
    f2908e8c-f6b8-49f7-bd97-a9202dcf0eff
    name:
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    S-1004
    path:
    DRMK/S-1004
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Drammen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f2908e8c-f6b8-49f7-bd97-a9202dcf0eff
  21. urn:
    8b369d2b-2b73-48ce-bdd7-ff56dd74271b
    name:
    Østvold, Ole Johannes
    id:
    H-A-00003
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00003
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
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    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8b369d2b-2b73-48ce-bdd7-ff56dd74271b
  22. urn:
    9df778c1-552a-40e1-8772-9376e78e8704
    name:
    Østre arbeidersamfunn
    id:
    ARK-1153
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1153
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9df778c1-552a-40e1-8772-9376e78e8704
  23. urn:
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    name:
    Østfold fengselstjenestemannsforening
    id:
    ARK-3224
    path:
    AAB/ARK-3224
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/961e7520-9bdc-4ce8-80d1-3ab7830339d5
  24. urn:
    3377c30d-a062-42b2-a986-41cba0ed261d
    name:
    Røstad skole
    id:
    SAT-A-1519
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1519
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3377c30d-a062-42b2-a986-41cba0ed261d
  25. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    SAO-A-10756
    path:
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    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
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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.