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 2026-10-23T19:48:40Z in 1.094 seconds.

Showing 10 of 100 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    1950-tallet, Riksteatret
    id:
    0004
  2. name:
    1970-tallet, Riksteatret, 1970-72
    id:
    0001
  3. name:
    1960-tallet, Riksteatret, 1960/61 - 1963/64
    id:
    0001
  4. name:
    1960-tallet, Riksteatret, 1965 - 1966/67
    id:
    0002
  5. name:
    1960-tallet, Riksteatret, 1967/68 - 1969/70
    id:
    0003
  6. name:
    1970-tallet, Riksteatret, sesong 1972/73 - 1979
    id:
    0002
  7. name:
    1980-tallet, Chat Noir, Riksteatret
    id:
    0006
  8. name:
    1990-tallet, Riksteatret, diverse
    id:
    0006
  9. name:
    Riksteatret
    id:
    09
  10. name:
    Riksteatret
    id:
    0009
Show all fields in HTML
total:
100
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    52b89ac5-4d72-4965-88de-a26336f9d13a
    name:
    1950-tallet, Riksteatret
    id:
    0004
    path:
    OMUS/A-2006/Z/L0008/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52b89ac5-4d72-4965-88de-a26336f9d13a
  2. urn:
    4b96f977-0404-4677-b658-c2d561df233e
    name:
    1970-tallet, Riksteatret, 1970-72
    id:
    0001
    path:
    OMUS/A-2006/Z/L0018/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4b96f977-0404-4677-b658-c2d561df233e
  3. urn:
    a76f1902-37fc-4559-a528-2063abeeb3e3
    name:
    1960-tallet, Riksteatret, 1960/61 - 1963/64
    id:
    0001
    path:
    OMUS/A-2006/Z/L0015/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a76f1902-37fc-4559-a528-2063abeeb3e3
  4. urn:
    dfc87edc-71ca-45b5-8d8b-2f5080cb0c7d
    name:
    1960-tallet, Riksteatret, 1965 - 1966/67
    id:
    0002
    path:
    OMUS/A-2006/Z/L0015/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dfc87edc-71ca-45b5-8d8b-2f5080cb0c7d
  5. urn:
    cce716ff-c043-46ee-9efb-c1a4884dc24a
    name:
    1960-tallet, Riksteatret, 1967/68 - 1969/70
    id:
    0003
    path:
    OMUS/A-2006/Z/L0015/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cce716ff-c043-46ee-9efb-c1a4884dc24a
  6. urn:
    f830900e-69a4-4851-8997-f09d2c12cce2
    name:
    1970-tallet, Riksteatret, sesong 1972/73 - 1979
    id:
    0002
    path:
    OMUS/A-2006/Z/L0018/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f830900e-69a4-4851-8997-f09d2c12cce2
  7. urn:
    ee94c34d-a27d-460b-8de5-8ecc6ac2a8f2
    name:
    1980-tallet, Chat Noir, Riksteatret
    id:
    0006
    path:
    OMUS/A-2006/Z/L0019/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee94c34d-a27d-460b-8de5-8ecc6ac2a8f2
  8. urn:
    a8326af4-bf23-4ff0-8f2a-53fe5071e688
    name:
    1990-tallet, Riksteatret, diverse
    id:
    0006
    path:
    OMUS/A-2006/Z/L0021/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a8326af4-bf23-4ff0-8f2a-53fe5071e688
  9. urn:
    no-DANS_arkiv_000000002465
    name:
    Riksteatret
    id:
    09
    path:
    DI/DA-1/09
    unit_type:
    Arkivdel
    institution:
    Danseinformasjonen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-DANS_arkiv_000000002465
  10. urn:
    cf25c7a7-1b28-4bf0-ae55-b45e3719a289
    name:
    Riksteatret
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1542/C/L0009/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf25c7a7-1b28-4bf0-ae55-b45e3719a289
  11. urn:
    d3b499b3-969d-433c-aed9-26cc8f31d8ad
    name:
    Riksteatret
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AAMA/KA0929-121b/E/E02/L0009/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d3b499b3-969d-433c-aed9-26cc8f31d8ad
  12. urn:
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    name:
    Riksteatret
    id:
    0006
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    AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01b/L0145/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aec7bebb-ae99-4613-a639-87be683ec350
  13. urn:
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    MAPPE
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    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e5c60e6a-6268-437a-98f2-72fadba04d6f
  14. urn:
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    Riksteatret
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    path:
    AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01b/L0145/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/039f9fc4-dfd6-4c37-b46d-afbc41aae056
  15. urn:
    29e6eba0-58e0-41e4-a9fa-e579cae92ce2
    name:
    Riksteatret
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01b/L0145/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/29e6eba0-58e0-41e4-a9fa-e579cae92ce2
  16. urn:
    1f068459-682b-4b04-b48a-32021ef7248e
    name:
    Riksteatret - V
    id:
    11472-5
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0797/U/Ud/L0106/11472-5
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1f068459-682b-4b04-b48a-32021ef7248e
  17. urn:
    7ecd55ae-d66f-46a6-b024-243b18431318
    name:
    - Riksteatret
    id:
    0022
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1704/D/L0012/0022
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7ecd55ae-d66f-46a6-b024-243b18431318
  18. urn:
    ae5dce00-ecb2-4854-8a65-bb0c3c9f76be
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    Riksteatret
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    0007
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    AV/RA-S-2309/D/Da/L0230/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
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    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ae5dce00-ecb2-4854-8a65-bb0c3c9f76be
  19. urn:
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    AV/RA-S-2309/D/Da/L0231/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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  20. urn:
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    Riksteatret
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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    0
    link:
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  21. urn:
    b2951231-cf32-4bf1-b527-a15be85273a7
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2951231-cf32-4bf1-b527-a15be85273a7
  22. urn:
    2ce68696-60b0-460b-bc01-b4162ddcb3a2
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    0022
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ce68696-60b0-460b-bc01-b4162ddcb3a2
  23. urn:
    3f2cbd95-ee20-42fe-a562-89cbeab5e698
    name:
    Riksteatret
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    0018
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3f2cbd95-ee20-42fe-a562-89cbeab5e698
  24. urn:
    1dbe5a58-dfaf-4862-89a0-59e330fe2e3e
    name:
    Riksteatret
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    0003
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
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    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1dbe5a58-dfaf-4862-89a0-59e330fe2e3e
  25. urn:
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    name:
    Riksteatret
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    0013
    path:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4a9f6e00-89a1-4c77-806f-70caf6367832
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.

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.