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 2026-10-24T02:09:30Z in 0.565 seconds.

Showing 10 of 2214 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Statens industrisentraler, Barkkontoret
    id:
    RA-S-1639
  2. name:
    Bodø kommune.Parkkontoret
    id:
    K-18040.470.04
  3. name:
    Forsvaret, 1. parkkompani av AR1
    id:
    RA-RAFA-2901
  4. name:
    Voksenopplæring - Voksenundervisning (RKK)
    id:
    L0001
  5. name:
    Kirkens familierådgivningskontor i Tromsø
    id:
    SATØ-S-0097
  6. name:
    NAV Arbeidsrådgivning Troms
    id:
    SATØ-S-1640
  7. name:
    Bergen kommune. Gjeldsrådgivningstjenesten
    id:
    A-4493
  8. name:
    Sør-Trøndelag aetat, arbeidsrådgivning
    id:
    SAT-A-6546
  9. name:
    Rådgivningsgruppa juridisk og sosialfaglig veiledning - Grünerløkka/Sofienberg
    id:
    SAO-PAO-0159
  10. name:
    Rådgivningsgruppa i Trondheim
    id:
    SAT-PA-0775
Show all fields in HTML
total:
2214
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    ade8d5ca-d291-4a2c-81f1-a0ff3ab64435
    name:
    Statens industrisentraler, Barkkontoret
    id:
    RA-S-1639
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1639
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ade8d5ca-d291-4a2c-81f1-a0ff3ab64435
  2. urn:
    b451ad5e-2308-47ac-8908-a74e9a229888
    name:
    Bodø kommune.Parkkontoret
    id:
    K-18040.470.04
    path:
    AIN/K-18040.470.04
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b451ad5e-2308-47ac-8908-a74e9a229888
  3. urn:
    62db0ae3-bb54-4650-b128-31b69ae3d0ff
    name:
    Forsvaret, 1. parkkompani av AR1
    id:
    RA-RAFA-2901
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-2901
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/62db0ae3-bb54-4650-b128-31b69ae3d0ff
  4. urn:
    073e27c3-0080-4d36-bf23-a02255588771
    name:
    Voksenopplæring - Voksenundervisning (RKK)
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    IKAR/A-1039/D/Df/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/073e27c3-0080-4d36-bf23-a02255588771
  5. urn:
    84c03d9d-f95c-4591-9e12-ffcf34b295a8
    name:
    Kirkens familierådgivningskontor i Tromsø
    id:
    SATØ-S-0097
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-0097
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/84c03d9d-f95c-4591-9e12-ffcf34b295a8
  6. urn:
    c95d6446-5c65-4234-809b-ff8d388ea3f0
    name:
    NAV Arbeidsrådgivning Troms
    id:
    SATØ-S-1640
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1640
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c95d6446-5c65-4234-809b-ff8d388ea3f0
  7. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000026655
    name:
    Bergen kommune. Gjeldsrådgivningstjenesten
    id:
    A-4493
    path:
    BBA/A-4493
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000026655
  8. urn:
    8bf30f52-f8e2-4d62-91ff-aa36cfe2a22f
    name:
    Sør-Trøndelag aetat, arbeidsrådgivning
    id:
    SAT-A-6546
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6546
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8bf30f52-f8e2-4d62-91ff-aa36cfe2a22f
  9. urn:
    3b757def-e812-4440-ac82-c59b1c72cb4d
    name:
    Rådgivningsgruppa juridisk og sosialfaglig veiledning - Grünerløkka/Sofienberg
    id:
    SAO-PAO-0159
    path:
    AV/SAO-PAO-0159
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3b757def-e812-4440-ac82-c59b1c72cb4d
  10. urn:
    a0412b1b-15c3-4a87-866c-3544399f5b25
    name:
    Rådgivningsgruppa i Trondheim
    id:
    SAT-PA-0775
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0775
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0412b1b-15c3-4a87-866c-3544399f5b25
  11. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000544657
    name:
    Bergen kommune. Gjeldsrådgivningstjenesten
    id:
    A-4493
    path:
    BBA/A-4493
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    En kommunal tjeneste for økonomisk rådgivning. For personer med betalings- og gjeldsproblemer.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000544657
  12. urn:
    2b2c6145-3293-4c34-9ddd-e31f65a5f902
    name:
    Rådgivning, skolestart, vurdering
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAMA/KA0900-550w/D/D02/L0013/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2b2c6145-3293-4c34-9ddd-e31f65a5f902
  13. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003173651
    name:
    Kontrakt Prosjektering og rådgivning Hovedaktivitet 1
    id:
    0005
    path:
    BBA/A-6859/F/Fa/L0017/0005
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003173651
  14. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003173654
    name:
    Kontrakt Prosjektering og rådgivning Tilstandsregistrering av bebyggelse
    id:
    0006
    path:
    BBA/A-6859/F/Fa/L0017/0006
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003173654
  15. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003173643
    name:
    Kontrakt Prosjektering og rådgivning Hovedaktivitet 3 og 4
    id:
    0004
    path:
    BBA/A-6859/F/Fa/L0017/0004
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003173643
  16. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003173635
    name:
    Kontrakt Prosjektering og rådgivning Hovedaktivitet 5, VVS-tekniskk
    id:
    0003
    path:
    BBA/A-6859/F/Fa/L0017/0003
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003173635
  17. urn:
    e1c28e3e-4477-4d15-bcc9-7a8a5d04fd98
    name:
    RKK
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.524.02/A/Aa/L0001/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e1c28e3e-4477-4d15-bcc9-7a8a5d04fd98
  18. urn:
    a4335a74-6bf2-41a8-bb15-93cb8b659d1b
    name:
    43 - RKK
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AIN/K-18590.510.02/D/Da/L0003/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a4335a74-6bf2-41a8-bb15-93cb8b659d1b
  19. urn:
    29212c76-6637-4bc5-ab22-f88c2c19bc90
    name:
    RKK
    id:
    0025
    path:
    AIN/NFK-20-115/D/Da/L0002/0025
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/29212c76-6637-4bc5-ab22-f88c2c19bc90
  20. urn:
    9edc41e3-9a0e-4b78-85a8-4d808b0e7551
    name:
    RKK 1
    id:
    0007
    path:
    IKAR/A-1293/D/Da/L0021/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9edc41e3-9a0e-4b78-85a8-4d808b0e7551
  21. urn:
    6357e30e-93d6-42f1-9af2-c09007825bec
    name:
    RKK 2
    id:
    0008
    path:
    IKAR/A-1293/D/Da/L0021/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6357e30e-93d6-42f1-9af2-c09007825bec
  22. urn:
    afa99195-564d-470a-ac8f-48e57b72f556
    name:
    RKK 3
    id:
    0009
    path:
    IKAR/A-1293/D/Da/L0021/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/afa99195-564d-470a-ac8f-48e57b72f556
  23. urn:
    e369a6c2-cffb-4175-8dd2-7d5d2210ac59
    name:
    RKK 4
    id:
    0010
    path:
    IKAR/A-1293/D/Da/L0021/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e369a6c2-cffb-4175-8dd2-7d5d2210ac59
  24. urn:
    5b8c6499-46e5-4ad7-8a6a-1df17b2f2342
    name:
    RKK 5
    id:
    0011
    path:
    IKAR/A-1293/D/Da/L0021/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b8c6499-46e5-4ad7-8a6a-1df17b2f2342
  25. urn:
    76b470d4-119c-45e4-8914-279c5497a078
    name:
    Reserve RKK
    id:
    0012
    path:
    IKAR/A-1293/D/Da/L0021/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/76b470d4-119c-45e4-8914-279c5497a078
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.

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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.