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 2026-10-19T13:52:38Z in 0.304 seconds.

Showing 10 of 1728 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Hans Risnes, landhandel og automobilforretning
    id:
    SAK-KVK-051
  2. name:
    Risnes postopneri
    id:
    SAB-A-100604
  3. name:
    Radøy kommune. Risnes skule
    id:
    1260b-231.07
  4. name:
    Hordabø kommune. Byggjenemnda for Risnes skulehus
    id:
    1260a-041
  5. name:
    Risnes postopneri
    id:
    A-2255
  6. name:
    Dagbok for Risnes og Nordanger krinsar
    id:
    L0018
  7. name:
    Skuleprotokoll for Risnes og Frøyset krinsar
    id:
    L0004
  8. name:
    Skuleprotokoll for Hosteland skule i Risnes og Frøyset krinsar
    id:
    L0005
  9. name:
    Skuleprotokoll for Risnes og Nordanger krinsar
    id:
    L0005
  10. name:
    Lafta stove med sval i stavbygg på Risnes, Husnes [oppmålingstegning av Hageberg, Gunnar Helge]
    id:
    0001
Show all fields in HTML
total:
1728
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    a142c0ac-68a1-4446-8e07-44c386ed46b9
    name:
    Hans Risnes, landhandel og automobilforretning
    id:
    SAK-KVK-051
    path:
    AV/SAK-KVK-051
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a142c0ac-68a1-4446-8e07-44c386ed46b9
  2. urn:
    8c1af5c9-d2eb-448a-9ae6-eeedff09ff34
    name:
    Risnes postopneri
    id:
    SAB-A-100604
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100604
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8c1af5c9-d2eb-448a-9ae6-eeedff09ff34
  3. urn:
    e514a364-24f2-49d8-b133-aa69339f588b
    name:
    Radøy kommune. Risnes skule
    id:
    1260b-231.07
    path:
    IKAH/1260b-231.07
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e514a364-24f2-49d8-b133-aa69339f588b
  4. urn:
    a105bfe8-510e-498b-b900-71ac9ac96f12
    name:
    Hordabø kommune. Byggjenemnda for Risnes skulehus
    id:
    1260a-041
    path:
    IKAH/1260a-041
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a105bfe8-510e-498b-b900-71ac9ac96f12
  5. urn:
    5a13023f-aba8-481c-be66-a1102c80a88c
    name:
    Risnes postopneri
    id:
    A-2255
    path:
    AV/A-2255
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Risnes vart poststad 1885. Fyrste styraren lensmann Arne E. Riisnæs, so sonen lensmann Erik A. Riisnes og sidan han døydde, fru Aslaug Riisnes og deretter Annie Riisnes.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a13023f-aba8-481c-be66-a1102c80a88c
  6. urn:
    35d72e6c-d8ee-439a-bae8-e4c21e3c78cc
    name:
    Dagbok for Risnes og Nordanger krinsar
    id:
    L0018
    path:
    IKAH/1261-231/G/Ga/L0018
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/35d72e6c-d8ee-439a-bae8-e4c21e3c78cc
  7. urn:
    8d00d837-f1c1-42e4-849f-7bc39a1211a9
    name:
    Skuleprotokoll for Risnes og Frøyset krinsar
    id:
    L0004
    path:
    IKAH/1266-231/F/Fa/L0004
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8d00d837-f1c1-42e4-849f-7bc39a1211a9
  8. urn:
    7f651cd4-a176-46a0-bdd5-50de92425a62
    name:
    Skuleprotokoll for Hosteland skule i Risnes og Frøyset krinsar
    id:
    L0005
    path:
    IKAH/1266-231/F/Fa/L0005
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7f651cd4-a176-46a0-bdd5-50de92425a62
  9. urn:
    c1bdc5f5-a08a-4bd9-a372-2e52b711dd88
    name:
    Skuleprotokoll for Risnes og Nordanger krinsar
    id:
    L0005
    path:
    IKAH/1261-231/F/Fa/L0005
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c1bdc5f5-a08a-4bd9-a372-2e52b711dd88
  10. urn:
    1aac9f01-1b20-4c22-adba-baf608c63700
    name:
    Lafta stove med sval i stavbygg på Risnes, Husnes [oppmålingstegning av Hageberg, Gunnar Helge]
    id:
    0001
    path:
    UBIT/A-0439/F/L0689/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1aac9f01-1b20-4c22-adba-baf608c63700
  11. urn:
    faffc83d-e3e1-4256-be54-adfd888ff424
    name:
    187 Meld av om utlendingsloven. Oversettelse
    id:
    0049
    path:
    AV/SAMI-PA-1034/G/Ga/L0002/0049
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/faffc83d-e3e1-4256-be54-adfd888ff424
  12. urn:
    fee15da9-013c-4a17-92d7-551497636ad9
    name:
    Lafta stove med sval i stavbygg på Risnes, Husnes [oppmålingstegning av Hageberg, Gunnar Helge]
    id:
    5570
    path:
    UBIT/A-0438/F/5570
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fee15da9-013c-4a17-92d7-551497636ad9
  13. urn:
    2f4c4009-849e-41c4-9951-84bc92c25fd8
    name:
    Dagbok for Hella, Risnes og Haugland krinsar
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    IKAH/1260a-231/G/Ga/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2f4c4009-849e-41c4-9951-84bc92c25fd8
  14. urn:
    d59e1a3d-794b-4b9a-ac2f-6903625144b4
    name:
    Skuleprotokoll for Risnes, Hosteland og Haugsdal krinsar
    id:
    L0003
    path:
    IKAH/1266-231/F/Fa/L0003
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d59e1a3d-794b-4b9a-ac2f-6903625144b4
  15. urn:
    a64488a5-e10c-4640-882a-cedb75eb6ecb
    name:
    Pharm. Norv. II (1870) oversettelse fra latin til norsk
    id:
    0006
    path:
    NF/Ark-1041/D/L0039/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Norsk folkemuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a64488a5-e10c-4640-882a-cedb75eb6ecb
  16. urn:
    92af53ff-5922-46bf-8042-02d4c6ac8dfd
    name:
    Dagbok for Risnes - Frøyset skular
    id:
    L0003
    path:
    IKAH/1266-231/G/Ga/L0003
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/92af53ff-5922-46bf-8042-02d4c6ac8dfd
  17. urn:
    bd9db40f-d90f-4f6d-88db-83da9fde276e
    name:
    Lpnr. 719 Risneskalk a/s, Trengereid
    id:
    L0638
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100005/F/Fa/L0638
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd9db40f-d90f-4f6d-88db-83da9fde276e
  18. urn:
    99482962-0df0-4475-80d6-aec2b8e7ec0d
    name:
    Karakterprotokoll for Sognes, Risnes og Hellem
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    VLFK/K-14130.520.09/542/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/99482962-0df0-4475-80d6-aec2b8e7ec0d
  19. urn:
    8b85bd8a-5582-4600-a783-f45631ba3b11
    name:
    Branntakst - oversettelse
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AIN/A-18-154/E/L0001/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8b85bd8a-5582-4600-a783-f45631ba3b11
  20. urn:
    9c250283-9550-42e4-9da9-81f104e4411d
    name:
    Lpnr. 1325 Sund Kraftlag, Steinsland II. Lpnr. 1387 Hans Daae, Risnes i Masfjorden
    id:
    L0716
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100005/F/Fa/L0716
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9c250283-9550-42e4-9da9-81f104e4411d
  21. urn:
    67c9f519-6a5e-474a-97dd-bf910994e6be
    name:
    Skuleprotokoll for Risnes, Haugsdal og Hosteland krinsar
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    IKAH/1266-231/F/Fa/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/67c9f519-6a5e-474a-97dd-bf910994e6be
  22. urn:
    5796dc8f-e706-45e6-9245-b4f3183a8b6a
    name:
    Oversettelse av Oainnáhus, ved Hans J.Henriksen
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAMI-PA-1066/G/L0001/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5796dc8f-e706-45e6-9245-b4f3183a8b6a
  23. urn:
    d3b4496d-d114-448b-9b7d-697cff6cf819
    name:
    Skuleprotokoll for Risnes, Haugsdal og Tangedal krinsar
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    IKAH/1266-231/F/Fa/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d3b4496d-d114-448b-9b7d-697cff6cf819
  24. urn:
    7e59aecc-c2a6-473f-9ab5-6497fa79ba3a
    name:
    "Proto-Austronesian" (japansk oversettelse), et brev og norsk oversettelse av forord
    id:
    0006
    path:
    VID/MA-A-1025/Y/L0005/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7e59aecc-c2a6-473f-9ab5-6497fa79ba3a
  25. urn:
    dd96dcf9-45a1-4932-bdc2-16ee8f0995a1
    name:
    AS Risnestalk, Trengereid AS Risnes Kalkstensbrudd, Risnes
    id:
    0020
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1646/Db/L0134/0020
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dd96dcf9-45a1-4932-bdc2-16ee8f0995a1
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.