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; 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&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit} 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&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
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&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&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&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. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-13T16:40:04Z in 0.390 seconds.

Showing 10 of 159659 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Oslo grafiske kvinneklubb
    id:
    ARK-2657
  2. name:
    Altahøringen Oslo. Audiokassetter.
    id:
    Ua
  3. name:
    Oslo kommunistiske parti
    id:
    ARK-1146
  4. name:
    Oslo mandskor
    id:
    A-1038
  5. name:
    Framfylkingen i Oslo
    id:
    ARK-2099
  6. name:
    Audiovisuelt produksjonsfond
    id:
    RA-S-6140
  7. name:
    Audiovisuelt Arkiv
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0449
  8. name:
    Norsk audiopedagogisk forening
    id:
    RA-PA-1169
  9. name:
    Norsk Audiopedagogisk Forening
    id:
    SAT-PA-0701
  10. name:
    Syns- og audiopedagogtjenesten i Troms
    id:
    SATØ-S-1502
Show all fields in HTML
total:
159659
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    5fff8e32-cdd2-430f-b8b0-e5b35bff058c
    name:
    Oslo grafiske kvinneklubb
    id:
    ARK-2657
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2657
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5fff8e32-cdd2-430f-b8b0-e5b35bff058c
  2. urn:
    40ef0e10-8b0e-4e5a-bf3d-609bda1c2d54
    name:
    Altahøringen Oslo. Audiokassetter.
    id:
    Ua
    path:
    AV/SAMI-PA-1147/U/Ua
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/40ef0e10-8b0e-4e5a-bf3d-609bda1c2d54
  3. urn:
    1a8bab8c-a1b7-440f-b926-3bca8383c75d
    name:
    Oslo kommunistiske parti
    id:
    ARK-1146
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1146
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1a8bab8c-a1b7-440f-b926-3bca8383c75d
  4. urn:
    504dc695-cba0-48f2-ba58-db4ead4e86e5
    name:
    Oslo mandskor
    id:
    A-1038
    path:
    OMUS/A-1038
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo Museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/504dc695-cba0-48f2-ba58-db4ead4e86e5
  5. urn:
    94fbcdab-1e8c-4f9b-9226-afef2531345c
    name:
    Framfylkingen i Oslo
    id:
    ARK-2099
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2099
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/94fbcdab-1e8c-4f9b-9226-afef2531345c
  6. urn:
    f4dd92ea-fd5a-4dc0-8f6a-948a313a6631
    name:
    Audiovisuelt produksjonsfond
    id:
    RA-S-6140
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6140
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f4dd92ea-fd5a-4dc0-8f6a-948a313a6631
  7. urn:
    02488c1a-822c-4523-94bd-37ae1dfe557c
    name:
    Audiovisuelt Arkiv
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0449
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0449
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02488c1a-822c-4523-94bd-37ae1dfe557c
  8. urn:
    7e1297f8-53de-4b00-bc56-aebbdda3dd87
    name:
    Norsk audiopedagogisk forening
    id:
    RA-PA-1169
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1169
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7e1297f8-53de-4b00-bc56-aebbdda3dd87
  9. urn:
    8490c1e2-d59a-4c16-90ce-2c1f144421f7
    name:
    Norsk Audiopedagogisk Forening
    id:
    SAT-PA-0701
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0701
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8490c1e2-d59a-4c16-90ce-2c1f144421f7
  10. urn:
    b2ebd3af-45e4-4749-9275-4794d2fd8d2f
    name:
    Syns- og audiopedagogtjenesten i Troms
    id:
    SATØ-S-1502
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1502
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2ebd3af-45e4-4749-9275-4794d2fd8d2f
  11. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000391375
    name:
    Syns- og audiopedagogisk teneste i Hordaland
    id:
    A-5413
    path:
    BBA/A-5413
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000391375
  12. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000085101
    name:
    Vestfold fylkeskommune. Syns- og audiopedagogtjenesten
    id:
    A-2374
    path:
    VEMU/A-2374
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000085101
  13. urn:
    0b8aa973-6f28-4947-a50e-e1ccf7ae85ff
    name:
    Nasjonal Samling (NS) Fylkesorganisasjon 2 Stor-Oslo, Hovedorganisasjonen
    id:
    RA-PA-0774
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0774
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0b8aa973-6f28-4947-a50e-e1ccf7ae85ff
  14. urn:
    8d75dbce-f5f9-47e3-b26f-c974181606d8
    name:
    Leieboerforeningen i Oslo
    id:
    A-10451
    path:
    OBA/A-10451
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8d75dbce-f5f9-47e3-b26f-c974181606d8
  15. urn:
    4c2e6a92-0482-42d3-af5f-633f7eecd079
    name:
    Oslo og Akershus distrikt av Norsk kommunistisk ungdomsforbund (NKU)
    id:
    ARK-1412
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1412
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4c2e6a92-0482-42d3-af5f-633f7eecd079
  16. urn:
    d52edf2b-f8eb-463c-b05b-a9d259aba241
    name:
    Oslo servitørforening (tidl. Oslo kelnerforening)
    id:
    ARK-2264
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2264
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d52edf2b-f8eb-463c-b05b-a9d259aba241
  17. urn:
    8b46d1dd-c732-4b13-876d-92f2a67f71ed
    name:
    Blå Kors Oslo
    id:
    A-70008
    path:
    OBA/A-70008
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8b46d1dd-c732-4b13-876d-92f2a67f71ed
  18. urn:
    e825b6f9-fb52-4332-a4f7-bc4306472cbb
    name:
    Audio Light A/S - Oslo
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2991/F/Fa/L0011/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e825b6f9-fb52-4332-a4f7-bc4306472cbb
  19. urn:
    258ac92c-50f9-42b9-8422-5e329faa1e4b
    name:
    Tveitan Audio Visuell - Oslo
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2991/F/Fa/L0191/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/258ac92c-50f9-42b9-8422-5e329faa1e4b
  20. urn:
    820f9af1-187e-4135-a2b7-5e69358cb5e9
    name:
    Oslo SVs bystyregruppe
    id:
    ARK-1156
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1156
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/820f9af1-187e-4135-a2b7-5e69358cb5e9
  21. urn:
    879f525e-5b65-4025-9ec0-a2f2d55baf2b
    name:
    Oslo og Akershus distrikt av Norges kommunistiske parti
    id:
    ARK-1154
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1154
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/879f525e-5b65-4025-9ec0-a2f2d55baf2b
  22. urn:
    e95d26db-ef04-41bf-9d0f-b86617fe2a7d
    name:
    Oslo Taxi AS
    id:
    A-10444
    path:
    OBA/A-10444
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e95d26db-ef04-41bf-9d0f-b86617fe2a7d
  23. urn:
    0214aba2-4d67-44a2-91fe-c532f8ae047c
    name:
    529 Audio-visuelt utstyr ved Reklameskolen på Oslo Børs
    id:
    0011
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1623/D/Df/L0420/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0214aba2-4d67-44a2-91fe-c532f8ae047c
  24. urn:
    7f31ec43-7116-48f7-9b76-ce5451e8533e
    name:
    700.1/28695-1. Oslo/Marienlyst-Bygning 007. PBR4. Audio prinsippskjema
    id:
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    path:
    NTM/A-1052/T/Ta/L0002/0117
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Norsk Teknisk Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7f31ec43-7116-48f7-9b76-ce5451e8533e
  25. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    0118
    path:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Norsk Teknisk Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b4b9dedf-c84a-48a5-a4ef-d689e6731f51
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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.