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 2026-10-24T02:05:34Z in 0.947 seconds.

Showing 10 of 191 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Møystad, Oliver
    id:
    RA-PA-0748
  2. name:
    Oliver Moen
    id:
    RMU-A-197
  3. name:
    Hoel, Oliver
    id:
    T-A-00423
  4. name:
    Navelsaker, Oliver
    id:
    SFF-2003005
  5. name:
    Snekkenes, Arthur Oliver
    id:
    MA-A-1026
  6. name:
    Riise, Ragnvald Oliver
    id:
    SFF-2010152
  7. name:
    Pa 0606 - Einarsen, Oliver
    id:
    SAST-A-100746
  8. name:
    Oliver Turøy
    id:
    0006
  9. name:
    Pa 0606 - Einarsen, Oliver, advokat
    id:
    A-100746
  10. name:
    Aasebø, Carsten Oliver
    id:
    ARK-248
Show all fields in HTML
total:
191
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    4cb095e8-c2c3-45e0-8ef3-04608cce346c
    name:
    Møystad, Oliver
    id:
    RA-PA-0748
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0748
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4cb095e8-c2c3-45e0-8ef3-04608cce346c
  2. urn:
    657c76c5-09f6-4334-8480-c9b702fe340f
    name:
    Oliver Moen
    id:
    RMU-A-197
    path:
    MIST/RMU-A-197
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Museene i Sør-Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/657c76c5-09f6-4334-8480-c9b702fe340f
  3. urn:
    4320715a-1448-4d9b-8230-a26869ac2520
    name:
    Hoel, Oliver
    id:
    T-A-00423
    path:
    OAMM/T-A-00423
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4320715a-1448-4d9b-8230-a26869ac2520
  4. urn:
    3dcdcd88-e591-483d-bf5b-f08a9556aa34
    name:
    Navelsaker, Oliver
    id:
    SFF-2003005
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2003005
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3dcdcd88-e591-483d-bf5b-f08a9556aa34
  5. urn:
    f641cd81-712b-429c-8b12-eaae004c847d
    name:
    Snekkenes, Arthur Oliver
    id:
    MA-A-1026
    path:
    VID/MA-A-1026
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f641cd81-712b-429c-8b12-eaae004c847d
  6. urn:
    bea65c33-fa57-404f-b528-6eef0a4ccc4a
    name:
    Riise, Ragnvald Oliver
    id:
    SFF-2010152
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2010152
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bea65c33-fa57-404f-b528-6eef0a4ccc4a
  7. urn:
    c1d6839c-a62a-4e15-8e10-c89580f58359
    name:
    Pa 0606 - Einarsen, Oliver
    id:
    SAST-A-100746
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100746
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c1d6839c-a62a-4e15-8e10-c89580f58359
  8. urn:
    1ca2133e-c171-4a66-9d61-0d7b9e091826
    name:
    Oliver Turøy
    id:
    0006
    path:
    VLFK/A-1055/U/Ua/L0010/0006
    unit_type:
    LYD
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1ca2133e-c171-4a66-9d61-0d7b9e091826
  9. urn:
    904ded3c-a809-4d0d-8090-5ddf2750ecc4
    name:
    Pa 0606 - Einarsen, Oliver, advokat
    id:
    A-100746
    path:
    AV/A-100746
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Oliver Einarsen var overrettssakfører.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/904ded3c-a809-4d0d-8090-5ddf2750ecc4
  10. urn:
    9cae54db-fb15-41f0-971b-1eef670ab903
    name:
    Aasebø, Carsten Oliver
    id:
    ARK-248
    path:
    AAB/ARK-248
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Aasebø, Carsten Oliver (09.04.1903-mars 1945) Aasebø var aktiv og sentral i NKP, partimedlem fra 1923, aktiv Vika AIK og STK, journalist i Arbeideren, arrestert 15.09.1941, sendt til Grini, videre til Sachsenhausen 03.04.42. Død i Bergen-Belsen 1945.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9cae54db-fb15-41f0-971b-1eef670ab903
  11. urn:
    3691d2f2-c319-4068-b35f-092c3d9ba28b
    name:
    Møystad, Oliver
    id:
    P-00748
    path:
    AV/P-00748
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Oliver Møystad (1892-1956) ingeniør og politiker. Han tok ingeniøreksamen ved høyskolen i Dresden i 1920. Han var fylkesfører for Nasjonal Samling i Hedmark i 1936. I 1940 ble Møystad utnevnt til regimentsfører i hirdregiment 2, og han ble senere også hirdsjef. Han ble konstituert som leder av Sikke...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3691d2f2-c319-4068-b35f-092c3d9ba28b
  12. urn:
    156f209d-6f12-4892-a63d-fce7893bbd2e
    name:
    Tegninger fra Tacke
    id:
    0016
    path:
    NTM/A-1035/T/L0001/0016
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Norsk Teknisk Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/156f209d-6f12-4892-a63d-fce7893bbd2e
  13. urn:
    237b562d-2006-4f9a-9c2f-2df45be98138
    name:
    IB 1389 "Ritz af Stacket Porten ved Byeporten."
    id:
    0089
    path:
    AV/RA-EA-5930/T/T034/T034n/0089
    unit_type:
    KART
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/237b562d-2006-4f9a-9c2f-2df45be98138
  14. urn:
    4bb93810-b8fa-4bf5-a8a9-0c1d2ab1c5de
    name:
    Kol. Beskyttelse av estisk (?) adelsmann Oelgard von Stackelberg i Reval/Tallinn.
    id:
    0011
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3761/D/Db/L0078/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4bb93810-b8fa-4bf5-a8a9-0c1d2ab1c5de
  15. urn:
    75d390e5-6b80-421e-88b0-0270c0e4b81a
    name:
    Avsluttede akter vedr.magnesium: Magnesiaproduksjon HEFA MgO:dødbrent;Dorr F.L.Smidth, Polysius, Dorr - kontrakter "Fluid Solid", Oliver- og Lurgifilter, Mg-karbonat, Mg-klorid
    id:
    L0313
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Df/L0313
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/75d390e5-6b80-421e-88b0-0270c0e4b81a
  16. urn:
    9be221db-992f-469e-b399-c761080b519d
    name:
    Oliver
    id:
    L0009
    path:
    OARM/H-AS-00480/F/L0009
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9be221db-992f-469e-b399-c761080b519d
  17. urn:
    0f0c422e-6941-47f2-8aa5-ddf3497c0b42
    name:
    A/S Oliver
    id:
    0026
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1646/Dc/L0059/0026
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f0c422e-6941-47f2-8aa5-ddf3497c0b42
  18. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000027537
    name:
    Oliver
    id:
    0014
    path:
    VEMU/A-1859/F/L0001/0002/0014
    unit_type:
    Dokument
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000027537
  19. urn:
    9e26ec4f-6877-4baa-a6f9-d56b42daac70
    name:
    Oliver Twist
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    PAT/A-30005/K/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9e26ec4f-6877-4baa-a6f9-d56b42daac70
  20. urn:
    efd7316e-38dd-4778-9438-1d4823a50d67
    name:
    Arnzen, Oliver
    id:
    A-7725
    path:
    ANNO/NUMA-ARK-0001/E/Ea/A-7725
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Anno museum
    country:
    u s a
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/efd7316e-38dd-4778-9438-1d4823a50d67
  21. urn:
    c5f90cf7-0bc6-4c3e-b7b2-b6a50a6c388b
    name:
    Arnesen, Oliver
    id:
    A-7729
    path:
    ANNO/NUMA-ARK-0001/E/Ea/A-7729
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Anno museum
    country:
    u s a
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c5f90cf7-0bc6-4c3e-b7b2-b6a50a6c388b
  22. urn:
    5f3ebbb2-0235-4b8b-8a05-a663e4f450f3
    name:
    Arnzen, Oliver
    id:
    A-7730
    path:
    ANNO/NUMA-ARK-0001/E/Ea/A-7730
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Anno museum
    country:
    u s a
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5f3ebbb2-0235-4b8b-8a05-a663e4f450f3
  23. urn:
    87bad525-c7c4-4718-b57c-aa8da9b28da6
    name:
    Dorr-Oliver N. V.
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1190/E/Ea/L0602/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/87bad525-c7c4-4718-b57c-aa8da9b28da6
  24. urn:
    52bd8d1d-48d8-4956-9083-b85dfe38d0aa
    name:
    Nordnes, Oliver
    id:
    0018
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-4079/P/Pa/L0078/0018
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52bd8d1d-48d8-4956-9083-b85dfe38d0aa
  25. urn:
    b0fc808e-9778-4c90-b004-14beb8a24683
    name:
    Oliver Brothers
    id:
    0020
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2127/Fa/L0642/0020
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b0fc808e-9778-4c90-b004-14beb8a24683
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.

Source-specific next step

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.