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 2026-10-24T18:48:38Z in 0.709 seconds.

Showing 10 of 14 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Forlis "Geco Saphire"
    id:
    0008
  2. name:
    48/90 "EAL Saphire", Echo Shipping
    id:
    0003
  3. name:
    Regulering av intracellulær elektrolyttkonsentrasjon i skjelettmuskulatur
    id:
    0005
  4. name:
    Regulering av intracellulær Na-konsentrasjon i purkinje-fibre
    id:
    0006
  5. name:
    100: Sommerkampanje Pepsi Duracell bonuskort.
    id:
    0005
  6. name:
    Regulering av intracellulære elektrolytter i skjelettmuskulaturen. Søknader/rapporter
    id:
    0009
  7. name:
    Regulering av intracellulære elektrolytter i skjelettmuskulaturen. Søknader/rapporter
    id:
    0010
  8. name:
    101: Haiker bonuskort Duracell Pepsi Ultron
    id:
    0006
  9. name:
    111: Nya bensinspots Duracell Pepsi bonuskort.
    id:
    0003
  10. name:
    Lange, Rolf - Isosmotic intracellular regulation and euryhalinity in marine bivalves
    id:
    0021
Show all fields in HTML
total:
14
total_exact:
yes
returned:
14
page:
1
results:

14 results

  1. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000235619
    name:
    Forlis "Geco Saphire"
    id:
    0008
    path:
    BBA/A-5095/G/L0003/0008
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000235619
  2. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001006273
    name:
    48/90 "EAL Saphire", Echo Shipping
    id:
    0003
    path:
    BBA/A-3674/6190/D/Dc/L2188/0003
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001006273
  3. urn:
    7d567823-75b0-4724-ad01-3c3568634e68
    name:
    Regulering av intracellulær elektrolyttkonsentrasjon i skjelettmuskulatur
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6311/D/De/L0009/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d567823-75b0-4724-ad01-3c3568634e68
  4. urn:
    165646fa-e398-418a-b010-f9ff077ced42
    name:
    Regulering av intracellulær Na-konsentrasjon i purkinje-fibre
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6311/D/De/L0009/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/165646fa-e398-418a-b010-f9ff077ced42
  5. urn:
    0ac676f6-9fef-48c7-93fd-fd6a39308e03
    name:
    100: Sommerkampanje Pepsi Duracell bonuskort.
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100448/U/Ub/L0015/0005
    unit_type:
    FILM
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0ac676f6-9fef-48c7-93fd-fd6a39308e03
  6. urn:
    e0784dc7-b855-4a88-8264-e7e0f3750f6b
    name:
    Regulering av intracellulære elektrolytter i skjelettmuskulaturen. Søknader/rapporter
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6311/D/Df/L0004/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e0784dc7-b855-4a88-8264-e7e0f3750f6b
  7. urn:
    99982e14-7ef6-47b2-97df-e84f8ae804c5
    name:
    Regulering av intracellulære elektrolytter i skjelettmuskulaturen. Søknader/rapporter
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6311/D/Df/L0004/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/99982e14-7ef6-47b2-97df-e84f8ae804c5
  8. urn:
    0c4bb073-8ad2-423e-be77-1281ac2bf302
    name:
    101: Haiker bonuskort Duracell Pepsi Ultron
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100448/U/Ub/L0015/0006
    unit_type:
    FILM
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0c4bb073-8ad2-423e-be77-1281ac2bf302
  9. urn:
    2bbe284e-988f-4305-9908-3c4d31fe6c05
    name:
    111: Nya bensinspots Duracell Pepsi bonuskort.
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100448/U/Ub/L0017/0003
    unit_type:
    FILM
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2bbe284e-988f-4305-9908-3c4d31fe6c05
  10. urn:
    51fece2d-29c2-46d3-b08b-ae23914f5f66
    name:
    Lange, Rolf - Isosmotic intracellular regulation and euryhalinity in marine bivalves
    id:
    0021
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100272/6/001/001a/L0042/0021
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/51fece2d-29c2-46d3-b08b-ae23914f5f66
  11. urn:
    c588353d-b81b-434f-8d5a-1f3b5d94c039
    name:
    Mansour-Bek, J. J. - Extracelluular Proteolyric and Lipolytic Enzymes of Some Lamellibranchs
    id:
    0061
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100272/6/001/001a/L0046/0061
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c588353d-b81b-434f-8d5a-1f3b5d94c039
  12. urn:
    c49a5cb1-e3fc-4008-8ebf-578c50d5aba2
    name:
    Rolf Lange: Isosmotic intracellular regulation in marineanimals. Forsvart 20.04. 1968. Kreert til dr.philos. 03.05. 1968
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2868/F/Fb/Fbb/L0107/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c49a5cb1-e3fc-4008-8ebf-578c50d5aba2
  13. urn:
    a613845c-7f31-4c3f-9573-8caee9aa4756
    name:
    Nimura, Shichiroku - Studies on the physiology of ciliary movement. II. Intracellular oxidation-reduction potential limiting the cillary movement
    id:
    0028
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100272/6/001/001a/L0051/0028
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a613845c-7f31-4c3f-9573-8caee9aa4756
  14. urn:
    e4c4f914-6c40-4bb3-b79f-33e0f0f7bdf2
    name:
    Narve S. Moe: Studies on the Extracellular Deposits of the Normal Placenta. Forsvart 04.04. 1970. Kreert til dr.med. 10.04. 1970
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2868/F/Fb/Fbb/L0129/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e4c4f914-6c40-4bb3-b79f-33e0f0f7bdf2
limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
no
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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.