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; 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&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit} 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&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
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&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&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&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. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-12T05:15:15Z in 3.861 seconds.

Showing 10 of 926211 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Kulturdokumentasjonsprosjektet, Kautokeino
    id:
    SAMI-PA-1016
  2. name:
    Hvalfangere i krig (dokumentasjonsprosjekt)
    id:
    ARS-A-1327
  3. name:
    Forsvaret, P6037 uavhengige miner, Prosjektdok SEK/VSD
    id:
    RA-RAFA-5877
  4. name:
    Pa 0317 - Stavanger Støberi & Dok A/S
    id:
    A-100517
  5. name:
    Lido AS og Pronto AS
    id:
    A-3335
  6. name:
    Bedrifter, Pre-Pro
    id:
    0001
  7. name:
    Hadeland og omegn produsentlag BA
    id:
    H-A-00685
  8. name:
    Klasseprotokoll 3a-3d
    id:
    L0041
  9. name:
    Komn. dok. / Stort. m. og prop.
    id:
    0004
  10. name:
    Klasseprotokoll - 2a-3d
    id:
    L0039
Show all fields in HTML
total:
926211
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    1a70b033-a3ea-420d-a0a9-55a6b4ae364f
    name:
    Kulturdokumentasjonsprosjektet, Kautokeino
    id:
    SAMI-PA-1016
    path:
    AV/SAMI-PA-1016
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1a70b033-a3ea-420d-a0a9-55a6b4ae364f
  2. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000118402
    name:
    Hvalfangere i krig (dokumentasjonsprosjekt)
    id:
    ARS-A-1327
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1327
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000118402
  3. urn:
    3bff7087-0810-4f45-88c1-d05b11c96dae
    name:
    Forsvaret, P6037 uavhengige miner, Prosjektdok SEK/VSD
    id:
    RA-RAFA-5877
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-5877
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3bff7087-0810-4f45-88c1-d05b11c96dae
  4. urn:
    38112695-ae16-46fe-ae5f-5ead38fb945c
    name:
    Pa 0317 - Stavanger Støberi & Dok A/S
    id:
    A-100517
    path:
    AV/A-100517
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Stavanger Støberi & Dok (stifteti 1871) var fra 1890-årene til etter 1.verdenskrig Stavangers største arbeidsplass med opptil 500 mann i arbeid. Verftet bygde i alt 91 dampskip i jern og stål.I 1870-årene ble det bygd to tørrdokker for skipsreparasjoner i Spilderhaugvigå. Nattruteskipene "Sandnæs" o...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38112695-ae16-46fe-ae5f-5ead38fb945c
  5. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000532865
    name:
    Lido AS og Pronto AS
    id:
    A-3335
    path:
    BBA/A-3335
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000532865
  6. urn:
    bb4b6864-beeb-4229-ba37-cfef8186bed0
    name:
    Bedrifter, Pre-Pro
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2477/D/Da/L0114/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bb4b6864-beeb-4229-ba37-cfef8186bed0
  7. urn:
    d8f82f5e-65f7-441b-ab49-92042d159c25
    name:
    Hadeland og omegn produsentlag BA
    id:
    H-A-00685
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00685
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d8f82f5e-65f7-441b-ab49-92042d159c25
  8. urn:
    cf1e5112-75cc-40ae-8d94-283dbc7531ff
    name:
    Klasseprotokoll 3a-3d
    id:
    L0041
    path:
    AIN/NFK-20-201/F/Fc/L0041
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf1e5112-75cc-40ae-8d94-283dbc7531ff
  9. urn:
    035bad47-d91a-4c9c-8637-f68adc94e38e
    name:
    Komn. dok. / Stort. m. og prop.
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-10991/D/Db/L0018/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/035bad47-d91a-4c9c-8637-f68adc94e38e
  10. urn:
    ef398182-3b35-4904-98d1-daa79f610445
    name:
    Klasseprotokoll - 2a-3d
    id:
    L0039
    path:
    AIN/NFK-20-201/F/Fc/L0039
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef398182-3b35-4904-98d1-daa79f610445
  11. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003758592
    name:
    Anbudsdokumenter og forprosjekt
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    BBA/A-6503/F/Fb/Fbc/Fbcl/L0001
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003758592
  12. urn:
    ad07a8be-907d-4bb5-93cd-69a90d9120b1
    name:
    Pa 0317 - Stavanger Støberi & Dok A/S
    id:
    SAST-A-100517
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100517
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ad07a8be-907d-4bb5-93cd-69a90d9120b1
  13. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003160632
    name:
    Prosjekt nr. 833, anbudsdokumenter, tegninger og prosjektbeskrivelser
    id:
    L0007
    path:
    BBA/A-6503/F/Fb/Fbh/Fbhg/L0007
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003160632
  14. urn:
    04c4cd47-b583-4751-8eff-8341ac1f9bdc
    name:
    MOPIC - dokumentasjon - An implementation of MOPIC (Progressive Image Compression Algorithm)
    id:
    0005
    path:
    UBIT/Tek-0029/H/Hb/L0004/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/04c4cd47-b583-4751-8eff-8341ac1f9bdc
  15. urn:
    c49831ec-7778-4481-9a70-340881176839
    name:
    Balladeprosjektet, Dokumentasjonsprosjektet UiO ved Åge Skjelsborg
    id:
    BH-AKT-2055
    path:
    TEMU/BH-AKT-2055
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c49831ec-7778-4481-9a70-340881176839
  16. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003792333
    name:
    Saker 1632, Nattland skole, oppveksttun, prosjektdokumentasjon
    id:
    L0013
    path:
    BBA/A-6503/F/Fb/Fbg/Fbgj/L0013
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003792333
  17. urn:
    39c87995-fba6-47d8-a838-9f9ae7ea30bc
    name:
    Samtidsdokumentasjonsprosjekt
    id:
    AKT-1018
    path:
    AFM/AKT-1018
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Museene i Akershus
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Prosjektet er et av mange prosjekter knyttet til Grunnlovsjubileet i 2014. Akershusmuseet tok initativ til å samle inn barnetaler holdt på 17. mai 2014. I tilegg kom det inn noen få taler holdt av voksne.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/39c87995-fba6-47d8-a838-9f9ae7ea30bc
  18. urn:
    d4779cf9-1a2b-47de-a740-e6fd3483eb57
    name:
    Kulturdokumentasjonsprosjektet
    id:
    AS-1016
    path:
    AV/AS-1016
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    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d4779cf9-1a2b-47de-a740-e6fd3483eb57
  19. urn:
    377a1892-8ec2-497d-b3c8-333ba39206d1
    name:
    Konto pro diverse
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    L0004
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    TEMU/TGM-A-1022/R/Rg/L0004
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/377a1892-8ec2-497d-b3c8-333ba39206d1
  20. urn:
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    TEMU/TGM-A-1022/R/Rg/L0005
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    Telemark Museum
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d0703f67-c984-4cc0-b42b-ed9add60d667
  21. urn:
    6aec4a60-fbe3-4545-89af-1918368d9403
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    Hamarøy kommune. Provianteringsråd
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    K-18490.901
    path:
    AIN/K-18490.901
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6aec4a60-fbe3-4545-89af-1918368d9403
  22. urn:
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    Ryfylke prosti
    id:
    SAST-A-102332
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102332
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b3548c3a-7505-4211-9aaf-b21abb463edd
  23. urn:
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    Søre Ryfylke prosti
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    path:
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    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28ce6d3b-d8e5-492d-8f75-6fa41448a2f4
  24. urn:
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    unit_type:
    ARKIV
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/310830c3-771f-4350-bd53-389c152705d9
  25. urn:
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    id:
    SAT-PA-0613
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0613
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9f85310a-96c4-44f8-9722-80e26a6f1760
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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.

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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.