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 2026-10-21T16:20:37Z in 0.762 seconds.

Showing 10 of 377 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Planboxbord F2 stk . Patentplanbox
    id:
    0005
  2. name:
    Høvel F3 12 F1A. F2 og F3A med 1/3 større antal. Extrarul for Planboxpres. Se forøvri at Tegn. for Planboxpres. Fuld størrelse Maal i Mm A/S Jajod. E.H.
    id:
    0003
  3. name:
    Planbøker
    id:
    Hc
  4. name:
    II. Planbehandling
    id:
    Dab
  5. name:
    Vaktplanbøker
    id:
    Fa
  6. name:
    Vaktplanbøker
    id:
    Fa
  7. name:
    Vaktplanbøker
    id:
    Fa
  8. name:
    Vaktplanbøker
    id:
    Fa
  9. name:
    Vaktplanbøker
    id:
    F
  10. name:
    Vaktplanbøker
    id:
    Fa
Show all fields in HTML
total:
377
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    7e48cdd4-8215-4642-97ae-1013af7d1b1f
    name:
    Planboxbord F2 stk . Patentplanbox
    id:
    0005
    path:
    OAM/A-00782/Ta/L0122/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7e48cdd4-8215-4642-97ae-1013af7d1b1f
  2. urn:
    69f70892-5faa-497f-a734-9557a21d9d34
    name:
    Høvel F3 12 F1A. F2 og F3A med 1/3 større antal. Extrarul for Planboxpres. Se forøvri at Tegn. for Planboxpres. Fuld størrelse Maal i Mm A/S Jajod. E.H.
    id:
    0003
    path:
    OAM/A-00782/Ta/L0004/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/69f70892-5faa-497f-a734-9557a21d9d34
  3. urn:
    bb843e28-6eaa-4556-85b5-c16797a0d158
    name:
    Planbøker
    id:
    Hc
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-456/H/Hc
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bb843e28-6eaa-4556-85b5-c16797a0d158
  4. urn:
    3e8ef4bd-2cb0-455e-a9e4-8553f49cc11c
    name:
    II. Planbehandling
    id:
    Dab
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-0861/D/Da/Dab
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3e8ef4bd-2cb0-455e-a9e4-8553f49cc11c
  5. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003701134
    name:
    Vaktplanbøker
    id:
    Fa
    path:
    BBA/A-3501/F/Fa
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003701134
  6. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003701248
    name:
    Vaktplanbøker
    id:
    Fa
    path:
    BBA/A-3502/F/Fa
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003701248
  7. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003701331
    name:
    Vaktplanbøker
    id:
    Fa
    path:
    BBA/A-3503/F/Fa
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003701331
  8. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003708430
    name:
    Vaktplanbøker
    id:
    Fa
    path:
    BBA/A-3537/F/Fa
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003708430
  9. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000867972
    name:
    Vaktplanbøker
    id:
    F
    path:
    BBA/A-3538/F
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000867972
  10. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000515513
    name:
    Vaktplanbøker
    id:
    Fa
    path:
    BBA/A-3540/F/Fa
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000515513
  11. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000508064
    name:
    Vaktplanbøker
    id:
    Fa
    path:
    BBA/A-3949/F/Fa
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000508064
  12. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003731275
    name:
    Vaktplanbøker
    id:
    Fa
    path:
    BBA/A-3953/F/Fa
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003731275
  13. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003313296
    name:
    Vaktplanbøker
    id:
    Fa
    path:
    BBA/A-3954/F/Fa
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003313296
  14. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003349604
    name:
    Vaktplanbøker
    id:
    Pd
    path:
    BBA/A-3955/P/Pd
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003349604
  15. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000694872
    name:
    Vaktplanbøker
    id:
    F
    path:
    BBA/A-3957/F
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000694872
  16. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003731504
    name:
    Vaktplanbøker
    id:
    Fa
    path:
    BBA/A-3959/F/Fa
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003731504
  17. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001020365
    name:
    Vaktplanbøker
    id:
    Ga
    path:
    BBA/A-5866/6605/G/Ga
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001020365
  18. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003160783
    name:
    Vaktplanbøker
    id:
    Pe
    path:
    BBA/A-5867/P/Pe
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003160783
  19. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003426068
    name:
    Vaktplanbøker
    id:
    Fa
    path:
    BBA/A-7295/F/Fa
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003426068
  20. urn:
    f57b2009-6e99-48b9-85d2-ee55465f5f0a
    name:
    Timeplanbok
    id:
    Gb
    path:
    IKAH/1228-231.05/G/Gb
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f57b2009-6e99-48b9-85d2-ee55465f5f0a
  21. urn:
    483b082f-e194-4e61-a6f1-dc16606e1926
    name:
    Planbøker
    id:
    Ka
    path:
    TIKA/A-3287/K/Ka
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/483b082f-e194-4e61-a6f1-dc16606e1926
  22. urn:
    07bf3954-5bcc-4640-9aec-a237f304baf6
    name:
    Planbok
    id:
    H
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    TIKA/A-5881/H
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07bf3954-5bcc-4640-9aec-a237f304baf6
  23. urn:
    e137ed35-8db5-4889-856e-05f328277af5
    name:
    Planbøker
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-456/H/Hc/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e137ed35-8db5-4889-856e-05f328277af5
  24. urn:
    7e3abc8e-feec-474a-a405-7902c494a5b7
    name:
    Planbøker
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-456/H/Hc/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7e3abc8e-feec-474a-a405-7902c494a5b7
  25. urn:
    c070a95e-2640-4f0c-aed7-f7641973db5d
    name:
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    id:
    L0051
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-0861/D/Da/Dab/L0051
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c070a95e-2640-4f0c-aed7-f7641973db5d
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

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