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 2026-11-01T06:07:54Z in 3.059 seconds.

Showing 10 of 70112 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Prima AS
    id:
    A-3336
  2. name:
    Pa 0714 - "Prima" af Egersund, Brigg
    id:
    SAST-A-100834
  3. name:
    Ørland kommune, helse- og omsorgsetaten
    id:
    A-6090
  4. name:
    Prima omsorg - Opphør av arbeidsforhold - Krav på fast ansettelse
    id:
    0024
  5. name:
    Larvikittprodusentenes Innkjøps- og Maskinlag A/L (Laprima A/L)
    id:
    RA-PA-2073
  6. name:
    Prima nota
    id:
    L0001
  7. name:
    Prima nota
    id:
    L0002
  8. name:
    Prima nota
    id:
    L0003
  9. name:
    Prima Nota- Glommen
    id:
    L0001
  10. name:
    Prima Nota- Glommen
    id:
    L0002
Show all fields in HTML
total:
70112
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000532863
    name:
    Prima AS
    id:
    A-3336
    path:
    BBA/A-3336
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000532863
  2. urn:
    ddbe58f1-2f13-4c8e-bd18-7a6ef2800836
    name:
    Pa 0714 - "Prima" af Egersund, Brigg
    id:
    SAST-A-100834
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100834
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ddbe58f1-2f13-4c8e-bd18-7a6ef2800836
  3. urn:
    cbce5a6f-7492-4a67-908f-968da5760e21
    name:
    Ørland kommune, helse- og omsorgsetaten
    id:
    A-6090
    path:
    TIKA/A-6090
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cbce5a6f-7492-4a67-908f-968da5760e21
  4. urn:
    816dfd51-fc97-4412-9ccd-8b60db987d80
    name:
    Prima omsorg - Opphør av arbeidsforhold - Krav på fast ansettelse
    id:
    0024
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2999/D/Dc/L0002/0024
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/816dfd51-fc97-4412-9ccd-8b60db987d80
  5. urn:
    34b9e4b2-b90e-4281-9ace-32ddbf50f32d
    name:
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    id:
    RA-PA-2073
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-2073
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/34b9e4b2-b90e-4281-9ace-32ddbf50f32d
  6. urn:
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    name:
    Prima nota
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    TEMU/TGM-A-1202/R/Rj/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5595a60a-873d-44f8-9f23-12e045b6b506
  7. urn:
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    name:
    Prima nota
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    TEMU/TGM-A-1202/R/Rj/L0002
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a54328c6-4614-4c62-b557-5457d080197f
  8. urn:
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    id:
    L0003
    path:
    TEMU/TGM-A-1202/R/Rj/L0003
    unit_type:
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    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d1d2234f-c25b-4247-b557-5dcd6fc05610
  9. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
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    path:
    TEMU/TGM-A-1202/R/Rh/Rhc/L0001
    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/90609497-b0d7-4d36-bd40-cbb9d6bcdb7f
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    id:
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    path:
    TEMU/TGM-A-1202/R/Rh/Rhc/L0002
    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1036b047-1c8a-42f1-bad1-8b2cc9497ec8
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    path:
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    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cb3dc6c1-3b62-4d6a-9a3a-d2e0f1da22bc
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5d8d286a-1b94-48cc-8e95-04e5d16af07a
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4d297a96-d373-4911-b325-33fa60e0462f
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  25. urn:
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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.