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 2026-10-14T21:04:25Z in 0.372 seconds.

Showing 10 of 24 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Norsk måldyrkingslag og ordbøkene.
    id:
    0014
  2. name:
    Omdal, Helge (1976) Ryfylke-ord. Samling av ord som er heimfesta til Ryfylke i ordbøkene til Ivar Aasen og Hans Ross
    id:
    0005
  3. name:
    Språksamlingane. Norsk Ordbok.
    id:
    AKT-1001
  4. name:
    Oo (Ryfylke-ord)_Rogaland fylke_ M-0117_Forsand
    id:
    0015
  5. name:
    Oo (Ryfylke-ord)_Rogaland fylke_ M-0120_Gjestal, Gjesdal
    id:
    0003
  6. name:
    Arnoldus Hille
    id:
    SAK-D/1235
  7. name:
    Oo Ryfylke-ord)_Rogaland fylke_ M-0228_Åkra, Karmøy
    id:
    0007
  8. name:
    Oo_Aust-Agder fylke_ M-0033_Høvåg, Lillesand
    id:
    0039
  9. name:
    Oo_Aust-Agder fylke_ M-0033_Høvåg, Lillesand
    id:
    0024
  10. name:
    Oo_Aust-Agder fylke_ M-0034_Høvåg, Lillesand
    id:
    0025
Show all fields in HTML
total:
24
total_exact:
yes
returned:
24
page:
1
results:

24 results

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    17632cef-dd64-4d6d-82c2-0947aa19a692
    name:
    Norsk måldyrkingslag og ordbøkene.
    id:
    0014
    path:
    TMF/A-1001/Z/L0026/0014
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    MF vitenskapelig høyskole
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/17632cef-dd64-4d6d-82c2-0947aa19a692
  2. urn:
    c172f162-356a-49fd-b6e8-c3b4464ade52
    name:
    Omdal, Helge (1976) Ryfylke-ord. Samling av ord som er heimfesta til Ryfylke i ordbøkene til Ivar Aasen og Hans Ross
    id:
    0005
    path:
    SPR/A-1002/Z/L0001/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c172f162-356a-49fd-b6e8-c3b4464ade52
  3. urn:
    7915254e-faf7-4fc4-b293-c4a3329c1415
    name:
    Språksamlingane. Norsk Ordbok.
    id:
    AKT-1001
    path:
    SPR/AKT-1001
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Norsk Ordbok er ei ordbok over det nynorske skriftspråket og dei norske dialektane som vart utarbeidd ved Universitetet i Oslo 1939–2016. Ordboka vart utgitt i trykt form av Det Norske Samlaget, finansiert av Kulturdepartementet og Universitetet i Oslo. Ordboka inneheld over 300 000 ordartiklar. Ho ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7915254e-faf7-4fc4-b293-c4a3329c1415
  4. urn:
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    name:
    Oo (Ryfylke-ord)_Rogaland fylke_ M-0117_Forsand
    id:
    0015
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    SPR/A-1001/M/L0039/0015
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    digitized_documents:
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ce194805-4bb0-4c99-891a-56b42abd29af
  5. urn:
    7105adab-c152-4785-9a69-49af8ee5e14b
    name:
    Oo (Ryfylke-ord)_Rogaland fylke_ M-0120_Gjestal, Gjesdal
    id:
    0003
    path:
    SPR/A-1001/M/L0040/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    digitized_documents:
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  6. urn:
    4228319d-1d10-4af4-9056-80eeee5999de
    name:
    Arnoldus Hille
    id:
    SAK-D/1235
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1235
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4228319d-1d10-4af4-9056-80eeee5999de
  7. urn:
    95fc936a-dafc-46f2-9939-468bde2caf22
    name:
    Oo Ryfylke-ord)_Rogaland fylke_ M-0228_Åkra, Karmøy
    id:
    0007
    path:
    SPR/A-1001/M/L0042/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95fc936a-dafc-46f2-9939-468bde2caf22
  8. urn:
    854273ea-583f-4681-8672-183446aa5b65
    name:
    Oo_Aust-Agder fylke_ M-0033_Høvåg, Lillesand
    id:
    0039
    path:
    SPR/A-1001/M/L0001/0039
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/854273ea-583f-4681-8672-183446aa5b65
  9. urn:
    bbeb8562-7d2e-4629-ba37-f033e85e931e
    name:
    Oo_Aust-Agder fylke_ M-0033_Høvåg, Lillesand
    id:
    0024
    path:
    SPR/A-1001/M/L0002/0024
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bbeb8562-7d2e-4629-ba37-f033e85e931e
  10. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    0025
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/398ed518-439b-4b65-83f5-59836fd72757
  11. urn:
    0b014f4e-07e0-4cdb-8ed5-c8f434a4de5b
    name:
    Ymse trykksaker
    id:
    L0003
    path:
    SPR/A-1001/X/Xa/L0003
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0b014f4e-07e0-4cdb-8ed5-c8f434a4de5b
  12. urn:
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    name:
    Oo (Dalane-ord)_Rogaland fylke_ M-0158_Lund
    id:
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    SPR/A-1001/M/L0043/0002
    unit_type:
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    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    digitized_documents:
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/269e92c0-8a06-4253-b410-938bd7192a8a
  13. urn:
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    id:
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    SPR/A-1001/M/L0058/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/09fb2593-7e7e-4009-9ea2-5984beb87c93
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    institution:
    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/48671a91-a3d0-4db3-9e7a-78a1e011f328
  15. urn:
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    Oo (Dalane-ord)_Rogaland fylke_ M-0131_Helleland, Eigersund
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    SPR/A-1001/M/L0038/0009
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  20. urn:
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  21. urn:
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  22. urn:
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limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
no
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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.