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 2026-11-15T11:18:05Z in 1.000 seconds.

Showing 10 of 665507 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Ellev Abrahamsen Sommer (1857-1935)
    id:
    RMU-A-185
  2. name:
    Klubben ved Bernt Iversen & Søn A/S og A/S Norsk Nettingverk
    id:
    A-2821
  3. name:
    Klubben ved Bernt Iversen & Søn A/S og A/S Norsk Nettingverk
    id:
    A-2821
  4. name:
    Familien Prahl: Eyvin Prahl og foreldrene Thea (f. Holt) og Fredrik Prahl
    id:
    A-1014
  5. name:
    Fedraheimen
    id:
    NOMA-A-0061
  6. name:
    Johnsen, Abraham
    id:
    PA-1249
  7. name:
    Abrahamsen, Sverre
    id:
    PA-2178
  8. name:
    Abrahamsen, Finn
    id:
    PA-3161
  9. name:
    Abrahamsen, Anders
    id:
    PA-3161a
  10. name:
    Arne Abrahamsen
    id:
    SAK-D/1309
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total:
665507
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    4e0767a0-79fd-4c8b-81b8-3ea2e092f501
    name:
    Ellev Abrahamsen Sommer (1857-1935)
    id:
    RMU-A-185
    path:
    MIST/RMU-A-185
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Museene i Sør-Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4e0767a0-79fd-4c8b-81b8-3ea2e092f501
  2. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000569551
    name:
    Klubben ved Bernt Iversen & Søn A/S og A/S Norsk Nettingverk
    id:
    A-2821
    path:
    BBA/A-2821
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000569551
  3. urn:
    eb89dab9-8a09-45eb-b199-41ba0aac9f89
    name:
    Klubben ved Bernt Iversen & Søn A/S og A/S Norsk Nettingverk
    id:
    A-2821
    path:
    SAF/A-2821
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eb89dab9-8a09-45eb-b199-41ba0aac9f89
  4. urn:
    fb8e7a95-b5e8-4b42-8dfb-f332cba84c72
    name:
    Familien Prahl: Eyvin Prahl og foreldrene Thea (f. Holt) og Fredrik Prahl
    id:
    A-1014
    path:
    OMUS/A-1014
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo Museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb8e7a95-b5e8-4b42-8dfb-f332cba84c72
  5. urn:
    39a7fe7d-c9d3-4d5a-b867-787c53e32f6a
    name:
    Fedraheimen
    id:
    NOMA-A-0061
    path:
    ANNO/NOMA-A-0061
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/39a7fe7d-c9d3-4d5a-b867-787c53e32f6a
  6. urn:
    111dd101-6038-4e97-9fbc-2b81a82ad2f0
    name:
    Johnsen, Abraham
    id:
    PA-1249
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1249
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/111dd101-6038-4e97-9fbc-2b81a82ad2f0
  7. urn:
    5b2b62e7-52b4-4716-b69a-0bb9fd746295
    name:
    Abrahamsen, Sverre
    id:
    PA-2178
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2178
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b2b62e7-52b4-4716-b69a-0bb9fd746295
  8. urn:
    65ed558a-c755-44bd-89cf-43b98f3ca8f5
    name:
    Abrahamsen, Finn
    id:
    PA-3161
    path:
    AAMA/PA-3161
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/65ed558a-c755-44bd-89cf-43b98f3ca8f5
  9. urn:
    e4e50571-f5f5-4cb1-a6ba-df77a8478537
    name:
    Abrahamsen, Anders
    id:
    PA-3161a
    path:
    AAMA/PA-3161a
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e4e50571-f5f5-4cb1-a6ba-df77a8478537
  10. urn:
    0c0c1933-bc53-48f4-a872-4e393b93a2a4
    name:
    Arne Abrahamsen
    id:
    SAK-D/1309
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1309
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0c0c1933-bc53-48f4-a872-4e393b93a2a4
  11. urn:
    ec3394b2-c175-487e-b52d-c692dd34e1e9
    name:
    Rusten, Abraham
    id:
    SFF-2015176
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2015176
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ec3394b2-c175-487e-b52d-c692dd34e1e9
  12. urn:
    811c66cd-47c5-4abc-aeb9-fb1cbd559172
    name:
    Roald M. Abrahamsens maritime samling
    id:
    PA-2584
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2584
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/811c66cd-47c5-4abc-aeb9-fb1cbd559172
  13. urn:
    7c3016f2-b7e7-415c-9312-789923fb5782
    name:
    Finborud, Abraham Johannes
    id:
    ARK-2304
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2304
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7c3016f2-b7e7-415c-9312-789923fb5782
  14. urn:
    02067307-659e-4f88-8dba-f6c403580871
    name:
    Harbitz, Georg Prahl
    id:
    RA-PA-0024
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0024
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02067307-659e-4f88-8dba-f6c403580871
  15. urn:
    b20c07fb-ca07-4ca3-97ee-48f4b12c0981
    name:
    Rosenvinge, Abraham Bredahl
    id:
    RA-PA-0029
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0029
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b20c07fb-ca07-4ca3-97ee-48f4b12c0981
  16. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000120114
    name:
    Abraham O Tosches legat
    id:
    A-0306
    path:
    BBA/A-0306
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000120114
  17. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000120324
    name:
    Abraham Wessels legat
    id:
    A-1296
    path:
    BBA/A-1296
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000120324
  18. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000467782
    name:
    Abrahamsen, Johan, smed
    id:
    A-3641
    path:
    BBA/A-3641
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000467782
  19. urn:
    ae96f671-c884-47bb-a70e-2e220cfdcede
    name:
    Abraham Lerche Kloumann
    id:
    A-1009
    path:
    OMUS/A-1009
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo Museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ae96f671-c884-47bb-a70e-2e220cfdcede
  20. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000088848
    name:
    Bull, Abraham og Even
    id:
    LM-A-1006
    path:
    VEMU/LM-A-1006
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000088848
  21. urn:
    424c80b8-345e-4b67-9058-400777212709
    name:
    Utenriksstasjonene, Ambassaden i Praha, Tsjekkia
    id:
    RA-S-2677
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2677
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/424c80b8-345e-4b67-9058-400777212709
  22. urn:
    b8979ab2-5ca8-48a5-8674-bd53b2ceb53d
    name:
    Utenriksstasjonene, Visekonsulatet i Decorah, USA
    id:
    RA-S-4130
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4130
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b8979ab2-5ca8-48a5-8674-bd53b2ceb53d
  23. urn:
    0666402c-d098-4ca6-b803-e1f7dab32978
    name:
    Eltvedt, Morten Abraham
    id:
    PA-1922
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1922
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0666402c-d098-4ca6-b803-e1f7dab32978
  24. urn:
    f386b617-a553-41c3-be6a-763779fa8d3d
    name:
    Daniel Abrahamsen Kjøstvedt, Høvåg
    id:
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    path:
    AV/SAK-D/0931
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f386b617-a553-41c3-be6a-763779fa8d3d
  25. urn:
    fb49c09c-eaec-4240-b670-313207786d1f
    name:
    Rosenvinge, Abraham og hustrus legat
    id:
    SAT-LEG-0021
    path:
    AV/SAT-LEG-0021
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb49c09c-eaec-4240-b670-313207786d1f
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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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