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 2026-10-24T01:53:14Z in 2.277 seconds.

Showing 10 of 101547 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Tinghus: Oslo tinghus
    id:
    0002
  2. name:
    Tinghus: Oslo tinghus
    id:
    0001
  3. name:
    Tinghus: Oslo tinghus. 3 mapper
    id:
    0001
  4. name:
    Tinghus: Oslo tinghus. 3 mapper
    id:
    0001
  5. name:
    Prosjekt tinghus/rådhus
    id:
    L0002
  6. name:
    Oslo Tinghus
    id:
    L0067
  7. name:
    Oslo Tinghus
    id:
    L0068
  8. name:
    Oslo Tinghus
    id:
    L0069
  9. name:
    Oslo tinghus
    id:
    0008
  10. name:
    Oslo Tinghus
    id:
    0002
Show all fields in HTML
total:
101547
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    a96d1859-5d65-4297-96c1-754b501fcb13
    name:
    Tinghus: Oslo tinghus
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4250/D/L0178/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a96d1859-5d65-4297-96c1-754b501fcb13
  2. urn:
    0902b105-a89b-4203-8e42-19998a5de32c
    name:
    Tinghus: Oslo tinghus
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4250/D/L0181/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0902b105-a89b-4203-8e42-19998a5de32c
  3. urn:
    68194f1a-99d7-4cb2-93e5-98a59f60f254
    name:
    Tinghus: Oslo tinghus. 3 mapper
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4250/D/L0179/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/68194f1a-99d7-4cb2-93e5-98a59f60f254
  4. urn:
    830d4d55-b8bc-4619-810c-4f24c8585c3c
    name:
    Tinghus: Oslo tinghus. 3 mapper
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4250/D/L0180/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/830d4d55-b8bc-4619-810c-4f24c8585c3c
  5. urn:
    0b6bc1ee-2f4a-483c-beb6-40e2cff0dcf3
    name:
    Prosjekt tinghus/rådhus
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    TIKA/A-1598/E/Eg/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0b6bc1ee-2f4a-483c-beb6-40e2cff0dcf3
  6. urn:
    d50f3da3-4751-4e94-8d38-904b75bed21f
    name:
    Oslo Tinghus
    id:
    L0067
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1040/E/E08/L0067
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d50f3da3-4751-4e94-8d38-904b75bed21f
  7. urn:
    89b85d42-ceff-4cc0-9e76-5d3d4f7ca2ac
    name:
    Oslo Tinghus
    id:
    L0068
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1040/E/E08/L0068
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/89b85d42-ceff-4cc0-9e76-5d3d4f7ca2ac
  8. urn:
    0f34d4dc-9ad6-42e5-9389-fdfb36d34860
    name:
    Oslo Tinghus
    id:
    L0069
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1040/E/E08/L0069
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f34d4dc-9ad6-42e5-9389-fdfb36d34860
  9. urn:
    8e6dcbff-20a2-430e-93b9-ba9958d064d6
    name:
    Oslo tinghus
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1645/T/Te/L0003/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8e6dcbff-20a2-430e-93b9-ba9958d064d6
  10. urn:
    1ffed6fe-8363-48aa-b1f0-1791aa477cb8
    name:
    Oslo Tinghus
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1534/1/D/Da/L0125/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1ffed6fe-8363-48aa-b1f0-1791aa477cb8
  11. urn:
    ea7279ac-af9b-4305-82a8-5d41cbaa5651
    name:
    Oslo Rådhus og Oslo Nye Tinghus
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AIN/A-06-119/T/Tb/L0001/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ea7279ac-af9b-4305-82a8-5d41cbaa5651
  12. urn:
    no-NMA_arkiv_000000000099
    name:
    Oslo Rådhus og Oslo Nye Tinghus
    id:
    0001
    path:
    NMA/FA.A.-1001/T/Tb/L0001/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Stiftelsen Nordlandsmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-NMA_arkiv_000000000099
  13. urn:
    1bcd5585-2ac2-4e9b-8b74-e5877919d615
    name:
    Utvidelse tinghus i Oslo
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1005/D/Db/Dbg/Dbgc/L0002/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1bcd5585-2ac2-4e9b-8b74-e5877919d615
  14. urn:
    87ca86b5-b126-4dc2-a1e3-4e90a23d770c
    name:
    Oslo Tinghus, (navneendring 1935)
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1534/1/D/Da/L0124/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/87ca86b5-b126-4dc2-a1e3-4e90a23d770c
  15. urn:
    1b8b5404-42dc-448c-99e2-934057078a4f
    name:
    Oslo nye tinghus - Arkitektkonkurranse
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1534/1/D/Da/L0125/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b8b5404-42dc-448c-99e2-934057078a4f
  16. urn:
    117e5b04-19f5-49d1-b1e2-e338f168c595
    name:
    Oslo nye tinghus - Allment
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1534/1/D/Da/L0125/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/117e5b04-19f5-49d1-b1e2-e338f168c595
  17. urn:
    b3ff29cd-5fd9-44ec-8db8-a18d0fa7cf7b
    name:
    Oslo nye tinghus - Allment
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1534/1/D/Da/L0126/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b3ff29cd-5fd9-44ec-8db8-a18d0fa7cf7b
  18. urn:
    b737cd43-46b7-4e1a-837d-19ae73d29598
    name:
    Oslo nye tinghus - Elektro
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1534/1/D/Da/L0127/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b737cd43-46b7-4e1a-837d-19ae73d29598
  19. urn:
    70349629-835a-4ec8-b523-91cca6832c32
    name:
    Oslo tinghus (Justitsbygningen) - VVS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1534/1/D/Da/L0128/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/70349629-835a-4ec8-b523-91cca6832c32
  20. urn:
    5a749b37-190a-4b67-8912-d2a6c6d08dbe
    name:
    Oslo nye tinghus - VVS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1534/1/D/Da/L0128/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a749b37-190a-4b67-8912-d2a6c6d08dbe
  21. urn:
    2a3ce807-02ae-4c57-ae91-6635f08d9532
    name:
    Oslo nye tinghus - VVS
    id:
    0001
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    AV/RA-S-1534/1/D/Da/L0129/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a3ce807-02ae-4c57-ae91-6635f08d9532
  22. urn:
    f996f300-7c92-4fc3-b1bc-0097aed420a9
    name:
    Oslo nye tinghus - Tilfluktsrom
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1534/1/D/Da/L0129/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f996f300-7c92-4fc3-b1bc-0097aed420a9
  23. urn:
    4df26d3e-1624-4942-b03f-012363695ea3
    name:
    Oslo tinghus (9 mapper)
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1534/2/D/L0199/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4df26d3e-1624-4942-b03f-012363695ea3
  24. urn:
    eeca045e-4533-4fa3-8504-6d8364332dde
    name:
    Oslo tinghus (9 mapper)
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1534/2/D/L0200/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eeca045e-4533-4fa3-8504-6d8364332dde
  25. urn:
    617880d5-f6be-4d30-96fb-860c0505a487
    name:
    Oslo tinghus (10 mapper)
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1534/2/D/L0201/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/617880d5-f6be-4d30-96fb-860c0505a487
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.