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 2026-10-30T08:15:58Z in 6.084 seconds.

Showing 10 of 293230 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Pir II
    id:
    L0016
  2. name:
    Oslo grafiske kvinneklubb
    id:
    ARK-2657
  3. name:
    Pir II - Kai Ila
    id:
    L0009
  4. name:
    Oslo kommunistiske parti
    id:
    ARK-1146
  5. name:
    Oslo mandskor
    id:
    A-1038
  6. name:
    Hamang papirarbeiderforening
    id:
    ARK-1897
  7. name:
    Framfylkingen i Oslo
    id:
    ARK-2099
  8. name:
    Oslo byfogd Handelsregisteret
    id:
    SAO-A-10867
  9. name:
    Randsfjord papirfabrikk
    id:
    ARK-2108
  10. name:
    Nasjonal Samling (NS) Fylkesorganisasjon 2 Stor-Oslo, Hovedorganisasjonen
    id:
    RA-PA-0774
Show all fields in HTML
total:
293230
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    ef86c511-a263-45b1-81ae-53f8fd4a4d61
    name:
    Pir II
    id:
    L0016
    path:
    TRKO/A-1589/E/Eb/L0016
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef86c511-a263-45b1-81ae-53f8fd4a4d61
  2. 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
  3. urn:
    8d831445-c217-4477-9a41-2dce9c65bf59
    name:
    Pir II - Kai Ila
    id:
    L0009
    path:
    TRKO/A-1589/D/Df/L0009
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8d831445-c217-4477-9a41-2dce9c65bf59
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. urn:
    fb54cf9f-700f-4fdc-9232-6c0277cfcf8e
    name:
    Hamang papirarbeiderforening
    id:
    ARK-1897
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1897
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb54cf9f-700f-4fdc-9232-6c0277cfcf8e
  7. 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
  8. urn:
    93397893-c04f-434b-8e89-a68ffb74fdc4
    name:
    Oslo byfogd Handelsregisteret
    id:
    SAO-A-10867
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-10867
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93397893-c04f-434b-8e89-a68ffb74fdc4
  9. urn:
    936dc90c-8050-4b17-a52c-ecebc84692e4
    name:
    Randsfjord papirfabrikk
    id:
    ARK-2108
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2108
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/936dc90c-8050-4b17-a52c-ecebc84692e4
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. urn:
    30efe967-ba89-431f-88bf-f6735180f00f
    name:
    Pir II - Privatarbeid - Rapporter
    id:
    L0017
    path:
    TRKO/A-1589/E/Eb/L0017
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/30efe967-ba89-431f-88bf-f6735180f00f
  19. urn:
    8dc387ad-cd71-4144-bd69-e7e749121812
    name:
    Institutt for fredsforskning/Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
    id:
    RA-PA-1955
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1955
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    int. organisasjoner
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8dc387ad-cd71-4144-bd69-e7e749121812
  20. urn:
    02e24fd1-8b27-4eb6-ba72-1ca2723fe4e7
    name:
    Norges statsbaner, Hovedadministrasjonen, Plankontoret for Oslo S
    id:
    RA-S-5410
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5410
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02e24fd1-8b27-4eb6-ba72-1ca2723fe4e7
  21. urn:
    a1125eae-45ef-4dd1-ac6b-970aa80f0f91
    name:
    Oslo sosialistisk ungdom
    id:
    ARK-1506
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1506
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a1125eae-45ef-4dd1-ac6b-970aa80f0f91
  22. urn:
    c2cfa880-826f-4e81-9a35-72e260dadb08
    name:
    Oslo handel og kontor
    id:
    ARK-2171
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2171
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c2cfa880-826f-4e81-9a35-72e260dadb08
  23. urn:
    f4cd304e-e89a-4daf-856d-d404c7ea68bb
    name:
    Oslo margarinarbeiderforening
    id:
    ARK-2233
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2233
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f4cd304e-e89a-4daf-856d-d404c7ea68bb
  24. urn:
    5a1ebba3-8a2c-4f01-8b8c-8b04677db494
    name:
    Oslo grafiske trykkerklubb
    id:
    ARK-3511
    path:
    AAB/ARK-3511
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a1ebba3-8a2c-4f01-8b8c-8b04677db494
  25. urn:
    fd581966-9e67-40f4-8e28-2529a0512387
    name:
    Norsk sosionomforbund, avdeling Oslo
    id:
    ARK-3259
    path:
    AAB/ARK-3259
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fd581966-9e67-40f4-8e28-2529a0512387
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.