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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
`page`	optional	integer	Page number, 1-based (default 1).
`offset`	optional	integer	Number 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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-31T18:12:30Z in 2.564 seconds.

Showing 10 of 429 results in compact format.

name:
PULS - Fagbevegelsens miljøprosjekt i Groruddalen
id:
ARK-2648
name:
Sosial puls - tilstandsrapport for levekår og sosiale forhold i Norge
id:
0002
name:
1) Puls 2) Impuls
id:
0005
name:
PULS - Fagbevegelsens miljøprosjekt i Groruddalen
id:
ARK-2648
name:
Puls.
id:
0029
name:
"puls"
id:
0045
name:
"Puls"
id:
0011
name:
Puls
id:
0002
name:
"puls"
id:
0045
name:
"Puls"
id:
0011

Show all fields in HTML

total:

429

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
61ea3685-224a-4339-a303-a1f579c739cd
name:
PULS - Fagbevegelsens miljøprosjekt i Groruddalen
id:
ARK-2648
path:
AAB/ARK-2648
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/61ea3685-224a-4339-a303-a1f579c739cd
urn:
23c82350-a5a3-4314-9dbe-594caaf162cd
name:
Sosial puls - tilstandsrapport for levekår og sosiale forhold i Norge
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-0250/D/Dg/L1587/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/23c82350-a5a3-4314-9dbe-594caaf162cd
urn:
bb96df1b-93c3-49d4-884f-4f61f86a57b8
name:
1) Puls 2) Impuls
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-PA-0280/D/Db/L0555/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bb96df1b-93c3-49d4-884f-4f61f86a57b8
urn:
bee002b1-ad41-44b7-adce-8f642f4bbb6a
name:
PULS - Fagbevegelsens miljøprosjekt i Groruddalen
id:
ARK-2648
path:
AAB/ARK-2648
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bee002b1-ad41-44b7-adce-8f642f4bbb6a
urn:
7d602ec9-5abf-4f51-8dd8-fa70d45f34c9
name:
Puls.
id:
0029
path:
AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01a/L0122/0029
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d602ec9-5abf-4f51-8dd8-fa70d45f34c9
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000895072
name:
"puls"
id:
0045
path:
BBA/A-5151/X/Xc/Xca/L0001/0045
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000895072
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000002911923
name:
"Puls"
id:
0011
path:
BBA/A-5151/X/Xc/Xcc/L0001/0011
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002911923
urn:
67e0c28a-1d25-45e4-a3ce-c8918ba2db6c
name:
Puls
id:
0002
path:
OBA/A-70282/F/Fa/L0021/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/67e0c28a-1d25-45e4-a3ce-c8918ba2db6c
urn:
373baea0-c9b8-44b0-84ac-b6f33865f38f
name:
"puls"
id:
0045
path:
SAF/A-5151/X/Xc/Xca/L0001/0045
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
ArkiVest
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/373baea0-c9b8-44b0-84ac-b6f33865f38f
urn:
0203de25-0cbe-4622-b753-b2f879ab2e7e
name:
"Puls"
id:
0011
path:
SAF/A-5151/X/Xc/Xcc/L0001/0011
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
ArkiVest
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0203de25-0cbe-4622-b753-b2f879ab2e7e
urn:
490a10bd-66b6-438b-8dbd-eb45d30ea75a
name:
Puls. A - B. Søknadsrunde I
id:
L0026
path:
AV/RA-PA-1452/F/Fb/L0026
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/490a10bd-66b6-438b-8dbd-eb45d30ea75a
urn:
470abc4d-6163-451e-9d10-2f6d586208c8
name:
Puls. D - H. Søknadsrunde I
id:
L0027
path:
AV/RA-PA-1452/F/Fb/L0027
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/470abc4d-6163-451e-9d10-2f6d586208c8
urn:
6a414961-4feb-4923-b668-d1ff125df1ee
name:
Puls. H - I. Søknadsrunde I
id:
L0028
path:
AV/RA-PA-1452/F/Fb/L0028
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6a414961-4feb-4923-b668-d1ff125df1ee
urn:
2ea8062c-a1da-45cb-bda2-2e1616423078
name:
Puls. M - T. Søknadsrunde I
id:
L0029
path:
AV/RA-PA-1452/F/Fb/L0029
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ea8062c-a1da-45cb-bda2-2e1616423078
urn:
84c32bb4-6582-4ad8-a9fc-d635037362a2
name:
Puls. A - B. Søknadsrunde II
id:
L0031
path:
AV/RA-PA-1452/F/Fb/L0031
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/84c32bb4-6582-4ad8-a9fc-d635037362a2
urn:
b59e96c2-0e49-42ae-b09b-fe9da8bf00bd
name:
Puls. B. Søknadsrunde II
id:
L0032
path:
AV/RA-PA-1452/F/Fb/L0032
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b59e96c2-0e49-42ae-b09b-fe9da8bf00bd
urn:
5aca9bb2-6e9b-4eea-a773-adeb44d32b3f
name:
Puls. C - E. Søknadsrunde II
id:
L0033
path:
AV/RA-PA-1452/F/Fb/L0033
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5aca9bb2-6e9b-4eea-a773-adeb44d32b3f
urn:
beeaac56-f813-4910-8831-75e8bb133765
name:
Puls. E - F. Søknadsrunde II
id:
L0034
path:
AV/RA-PA-1452/F/Fb/L0034
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/beeaac56-f813-4910-8831-75e8bb133765
urn:
ab12685e-1a1b-427b-9286-6efdd0f794e7
name:
Puls. G - I. Søknadsrunde II
id:
L0035
path:
AV/RA-PA-1452/F/Fb/L0035
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ab12685e-1a1b-427b-9286-6efdd0f794e7
urn:
ff3cc24e-bf61-484b-b8d9-a436575e639b
name:
Puls. J - L. Søknadsrunde II
id:
L0036
path:
AV/RA-PA-1452/F/Fb/L0036
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff3cc24e-bf61-484b-b8d9-a436575e639b
urn:
f8dcb634-b1b1-4784-b9cf-82ea4bb5db63
name:
Puls. M. Søknadsrunde II
id:
L0037
path:
AV/RA-PA-1452/F/Fb/L0037
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f8dcb634-b1b1-4784-b9cf-82ea4bb5db63
urn:
bc4bc24d-a733-4c61-b215-786f05e37b9b
name:
Puls. N - P. Søknadsrunde II
id:
L0038
path:
AV/RA-PA-1452/F/Fb/L0038
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bc4bc24d-a733-4c61-b215-786f05e37b9b
urn:
0d682b85-5d88-403f-9361-8c018a2e2bc8
name:
Puls. P - S. Søknadsrunde II
id:
L0039
path:
AV/RA-PA-1452/F/Fb/L0039
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0d682b85-5d88-403f-9361-8c018a2e2bc8
urn:
b980ffac-d565-4a3b-a1f9-b39c54b4e01b
name:
Puls. S - T. Søknadsrunde II
id:
L0040
path:
AV/RA-PA-1452/F/Fb/L0040
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b980ffac-d565-4a3b-a1f9-b39c54b4e01b
urn:
c560a150-38d6-41a8-adf0-ba1b87d149ba
name:
Puls. T - U. Søknadsrunde II
id:
L0041
path:
AV/RA-PA-1452/F/Fb/L0041
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c560a150-38d6-41a8-adf0-ba1b87d149ba

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

Will you use the result in generated code?

Open the same result as JSON

Is data missing or incorrect? Send feedback about this result.

Continue exploring

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

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
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.

AI agent? Read the complete navigation and programming guide.