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 2026-10-15T03:05:55Z in 0.437 seconds.

Showing 10 of 10603 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Besøksprotokoller
    id:
    Nva
  2. name:
    NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
    id:
    N-10466
  3. name:
    NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
    id:
    N-10466
  4. name:
    Uni Research Miljø
    id:
    A-8364
  5. name:
    Uni Research Miljø
    id:
    A-8364
  6. name:
    Norwegian Information Bureau/Royal Norwegian Broadcasting Service
    id:
    S-4U-16149
  7. name:
    Norwegian Information Bureau/Royal Norwegian Broadcasting Service
    id:
    RA-S-5927
  8. name:
    Korrespondanse og møter, Norwegian Information Bureau/Royal Norwegian Information Service
    id:
    0002
  9. name:
    Research and Information - Sience
    id:
    0005
  10. name:
    Christian Michelsen Research
    id:
    A-7566
Show all fields in HTML
total:
10603
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    dec37010-84fb-4650-88ae-1aacd3303ec8
    name:
    Besøksprotokoller
    id:
    Nva
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0669/Nv/Nva
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dec37010-84fb-4650-88ae-1aacd3303ec8
  2. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003772667
    name:
    NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
    id:
    N-10466
    path:
    BBA/N-10466
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS er et statlig eid aksjeselskap som skal "fremme eksternt finansiert forskning av høy kvalitet og relevans til anvendelse i næringsliv, forvaltning og i samfunnet for øvrig. Selskapet skal fremme innovasjon og nyskapning i samarbeid med samfunn og næringsliv" (ki...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003772667
  3. urn:
    6c3f3af0-dbc9-4c74-98c4-ca72b96652d2
    name:
    NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
    id:
    N-10466
    path:
    SAF/N-10466
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS er et statlig eid aksjeselskap som skal "fremme eksternt finansiert forskning av høy kvalitet og relevans til anvendelse i næringsliv, forvaltning og i samfunnet for øvrig. Selskapet skal fremme innovasjon og nyskapning i samarbeid med samfunn og næringsliv" (ki...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c3f3af0-dbc9-4c74-98c4-ca72b96652d2
  4. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000004134479
    name:
    Uni Research Miljø
    id:
    A-8364
    path:
    BBA/A-8364
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    - Arkivet eies av NORCE Norwegian Research Center AS, ArkiVest-medl. nr. 254
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004134479
  5. urn:
    7aa42c71-41b2-4981-b45a-142b728ed7b1
    name:
    Uni Research Miljø
    id:
    A-8364
    path:
    SAF/A-8364
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    country:
    NORGE
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    0
    history:
    - Arkivet eies av NORCE Norwegian Research Center AS, ArkiVest-medl. nr. 254
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7aa42c71-41b2-4981-b45a-142b728ed7b1
  6. urn:
    915adda8-7234-41d7-a7b5-9796d60aec5f
    name:
    Norwegian Information Bureau/Royal Norwegian Broadcasting Service
    id:
    S-4U-16149
    path:
    AV/S-4U-16149
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/915adda8-7234-41d7-a7b5-9796d60aec5f
  7. urn:
    54b4111f-4ad1-4017-926a-580b16ac953b
    name:
    Norwegian Information Bureau/Royal Norwegian Broadcasting Service
    id:
    RA-S-5927
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5927
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/54b4111f-4ad1-4017-926a-580b16ac953b
  8. urn:
    6925ef98-7c0e-4101-910d-e92236832561
    name:
    Korrespondanse og møter, Norwegian Information Bureau/Royal Norwegian Information Service
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5927/D/L0001/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6925ef98-7c0e-4101-910d-e92236832561
  9. urn:
    a13e942c-e502-475e-99aa-efe8695eac59
    name:
    Research and Information - Sience
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2369/F/L0013/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a13e942c-e502-475e-99aa-efe8695eac59
  10. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003772660
    name:
    Christian Michelsen Research
    id:
    A-7566
    path:
    BBA/A-7566
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    - Arkiveier er NORCE Norwegian Research Center AS, ArkiVest-medlem nr. 254. - CMR ble etablert i 1992 da den teknologiske forskningen ble skilt ut fra CMI. Ifølge årsmeldingen i 2010 drev CMR oppdragsvirksomhet innen sektorene olje og gass, fornybar energi, energiteknologi, romfart, fiskeri, miljø, ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003772660
  11. urn:
    57c41f11-d19c-4596-a1fc-26291edbf085
    name:
    Christian Michelsen Research
    id:
    A-7566
    path:
    SAF/A-7566
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    Virksomhet
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    - Arkiveier er NORCE Norwegian Research Center AS, ArkiVest-medlem nr. 254. - CMR ble etablert i 1992 da den teknologiske forskningen ble skilt ut fra CMI. Ifølge årsmeldingen i 2010 drev CMR oppdragsvirksomhet innen sektorene olje og gass, fornybar energi, energiteknologi, romfart, fiskeri, miljø, ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/57c41f11-d19c-4596-a1fc-26291edbf085
  12. urn:
    16788f5d-4ed6-45ab-ad24-28553caa7e44
    name:
    Norwegian Information Office
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-3974/F/Fa/L0002/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/16788f5d-4ed6-45ab-ad24-28553caa7e44
  13. urn:
    61a3b98c-86ba-428e-9a54-e19ec650eda4
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    Norwegian Information Office
    id:
    0019
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    AV/RA-S-2057/2/D/Db/L0014/0019
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/61a3b98c-86ba-428e-9a54-e19ec650eda4
  14. urn:
    f12d45a1-176f-4262-89e8-8e21c873f6bb
    name:
    Norwegian Information Bureau
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2131/D/Da/L0068/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f12d45a1-176f-4262-89e8-8e21c873f6bb
  15. urn:
    2d8e54d5-c231-4ba5-ba55-25771c3c3d29
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    id:
    0002
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    AV/RA-S-3549/2/D/Da/L0027/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2d8e54d5-c231-4ba5-ba55-25771c3c3d29
  16. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000127542
    name:
    Norwegian Information Service
    id:
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    BBA/A-4265/D/Da/L0033/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
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    Bergen byarkiv
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    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000127542
  17. urn:
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    BBA/A-4265/D/Da/L0043/0003
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    Bergen byarkiv
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    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000127881
  18. urn:
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    Bergen byarkiv
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  19. urn:
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  20. urn:
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  21. urn:
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  22. urn:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000129353
  23. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000130013
    name:
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    id:
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    path:
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    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000130013
  24. urn:
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    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000130501
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    unit_type:
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    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.