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 2026-10-31T00:19:28Z in 3.719 seconds.

Showing 10 of 83264 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Holmestrand oppmålingsavdeling
    id:
    0702543-2
  2. name:
    Oppmålingsvesenet
    id:
    A-20135
  3. name:
    Vestlandske Oppmålingskontor
    id:
    A-1853
  4. name:
    Toppmyra fordyrkarlag
    id:
    P-00937
  5. name:
    Norges geografiske oppmåling
    id:
    RA-S-3927
  6. name:
    Bergen Arkitektforenings oppmålingsarkiv
    id:
    A-0405
  7. name:
    Bergen kommune. Oppmålingsvesenet
    id:
    A-0983
  8. name:
    Årstad kommune. Oppmålingsvesenet
    id:
    A-0985
  9. name:
    Espeland bygningsdistrikt. Oppmålingsvesenet
    id:
    A-0988
  10. name:
    Fana kommune. Oppmålingsvesenet
    id:
    A-0990
Show all fields in HTML
total:
83264
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    f148a1a8-d2bd-40dd-8e68-cee23596b57f
    name:
    Holmestrand oppmålingsavdeling
    id:
    0702543-2
    path:
    IKAK/0702543-2
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f148a1a8-d2bd-40dd-8e68-cee23596b57f
  2. urn:
    cf7c53f3-8765-4ed9-8dbb-743d659a8f0f
    name:
    Oppmålingsvesenet
    id:
    A-20135
    path:
    OBA/A-20135
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf7c53f3-8765-4ed9-8dbb-743d659a8f0f
  3. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000061617
    name:
    Vestlandske Oppmålingskontor
    id:
    A-1853
    path:
    BBA/A-1853
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000061617
  4. urn:
    54bcfc48-d599-493c-8893-22244d7ced18
    name:
    Toppmyra fordyrkarlag
    id:
    P-00937
    path:
    IKAM/P-00937
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/54bcfc48-d599-493c-8893-22244d7ced18
  5. urn:
    614ec482-208c-4eca-98a6-366af6ac90d4
    name:
    Norges geografiske oppmåling
    id:
    RA-S-3927
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3927
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/614ec482-208c-4eca-98a6-366af6ac90d4
  6. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000061596
    name:
    Bergen Arkitektforenings oppmålingsarkiv
    id:
    A-0405
    path:
    BBA/A-0405
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000061596
  7. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000061597
    name:
    Bergen kommune. Oppmålingsvesenet
    id:
    A-0983
    path:
    BBA/A-0983
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000061597
  8. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000061599
    name:
    Årstad kommune. Oppmålingsvesenet
    id:
    A-0985
    path:
    BBA/A-0985
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000061599
  9. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000061602
    name:
    Espeland bygningsdistrikt. Oppmålingsvesenet
    id:
    A-0988
    path:
    BBA/A-0988
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000061602
  10. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000061604
    name:
    Fana kommune. Oppmålingsvesenet
    id:
    A-0990
    path:
    BBA/A-0990
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000061604
  11. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000061605
    name:
    Laksevåg bygningskommune. Oppmålingsvesenet
    id:
    A-0991
    path:
    BBA/A-0991
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000061605
  12. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000061606
    name:
    Laksevåg kommune. Oppmålingsvesenet
    id:
    A-0992
    path:
    BBA/A-0992
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000061606
  13. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000061607
    name:
    Salhus bygningskommune. Oppmålingsvesenet
    id:
    A-0993
    path:
    BBA/A-0993
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000061607
  14. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000061608
    name:
    Eidsvåg bygningskommune. Oppmålingsvesenet
    id:
    A-0994
    path:
    BBA/A-0994
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000061608
  15. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000061609
    name:
    Åsane kommune. Oppmålingsvesenet
    id:
    A-0995
    path:
    BBA/A-0995
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000061609
  16. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000061610
    name:
    Bergen kommune. Oppmålingsvesenet
    id:
    A-0996
    path:
    BBA/A-0996
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000061610
  17. urn:
    eeb14ce3-0bef-4b20-acd4-6b8081fa16ae
    name:
    Bømlo kommune. Oppmålingsavdelinga
    id:
    1219-506
    path:
    IKAH/1219-506
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eeb14ce3-0bef-4b20-acd4-6b8081fa16ae
  18. urn:
    2585f896-b594-45c4-be9f-5ce11ec715ba
    name:
    Kvam herad. Oppmålingsavdelinga
    id:
    1238-506
    path:
    IKAH/1238-506
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2585f896-b594-45c4-be9f-5ce11ec715ba
  19. urn:
    f0a008b2-d356-4b0c-8aeb-2d70dc270d54
    name:
    Askøy kommune. Oppmålingsavdelinga
    id:
    1247-506
    path:
    IKAH/1247-506
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f0a008b2-d356-4b0c-8aeb-2d70dc270d54
  20. urn:
    882e181e-95cb-464b-a29e-fd357dac109f
    name:
    Vakdsal kommune. Oppmålingsavdelinga
    id:
    1251b-506
    path:
    IKAH/1251b-506
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/882e181e-95cb-464b-a29e-fd357dac109f
  21. urn:
    cf70f117-bd74-4d69-8f0d-c4af2465054f
    name:
    Hosanger kommune. Oppmålingsavdelinga
    id:
    1253a-506
    path:
    IKAH/1253a-506
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf70f117-bd74-4d69-8f0d-c4af2465054f
  22. urn:
    f274178b-cef6-4917-b398-aef6cd38b986
    name:
    Osterøy kommune. Oppmålingsavdelinga
    id:
    1253b-506
    path:
    IKAH/1253b-506
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f274178b-cef6-4917-b398-aef6cd38b986
  23. urn:
    d38b30de-8a01-4ce3-abda-56b269e1bd6a
    name:
    Meland kommune. Oppmålingsavdelinga
    id:
    1256-506
    path:
    IKAH/1256-506
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d38b30de-8a01-4ce3-abda-56b269e1bd6a
  24. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    1259b-506
    path:
    IKAH/1259b-506
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b62e5b30-c278-4c0f-a268-56e60c8c672b
  25. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    1260b-506
    path:
    IKAH/1260b-506
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f59604f-f18f-4503-926b-e100a64b8df5
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.