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 2026-10-15T19:19:39Z in 0.892 seconds.

Showing 10 of 163570 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    SNJ - Elektro/Automasjon
    id:
    0011
  2. name:
    Driftskontrollsystem Rogaland industri-automasjon
    id:
    0002
  3. name:
    Ny vannforsyning Gilja - Dirdal - Entreprise E5 styring og overvåking
    id:
    0037
  4. name:
    Ny vannforsyning Gilja - Dirdal - E4 Elkraft
    id:
    0038
  5. name:
    SNJ - Elektroentreprise frekvensomformere pumpestasjon
    id:
    0039
  6. name:
    Nye pumper Forus - Elektroentreprise
    id:
    0042
  7. name:
    Jærledning - trykkøkningsstasjoner Tronsholen - E4 elektro
    id:
    0058
  8. name:
    Avløpspumpestasjon Vågen, Sandnes - E401 elkraft
    id:
    0061
  9. name:
    Oltedal renseanlegg - elektroentreprise
    id:
    0064
  10. name:
    SNJ - elektroentreprise ny ventilasjonsavtale H4VI
    id:
    0078
Show all fields in HTML
total:
163570
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
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    name:
    SNJ - Elektro/Automasjon
    id:
    0011
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0002/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d5a659ae-8c53-4997-869c-8d8408f305c5
  2. urn:
    75912248-1f39-4597-a9ca-4c3f1cc16d6c
    name:
    Driftskontrollsystem Rogaland industri-automasjon
    id:
    0002
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/J/Jb/L0020/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/75912248-1f39-4597-a9ca-4c3f1cc16d6c
  3. urn:
    81f4e416-08a8-4bad-88e5-20a6375afaf3
    name:
    Ny vannforsyning Gilja - Dirdal - Entreprise E5 styring og overvåking
    id:
    0037
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0007/0037
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/81f4e416-08a8-4bad-88e5-20a6375afaf3
  4. urn:
    5c93bfc6-fbe6-4b25-afe7-5e9f5773db35
    name:
    Ny vannforsyning Gilja - Dirdal - E4 Elkraft
    id:
    0038
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0007/0038
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5c93bfc6-fbe6-4b25-afe7-5e9f5773db35
  5. urn:
    309088eb-38b7-4750-812c-db5fca170626
    name:
    SNJ - Elektroentreprise frekvensomformere pumpestasjon
    id:
    0039
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0007/0039
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/309088eb-38b7-4750-812c-db5fca170626
  6. urn:
    3acee31a-a106-4504-983d-532b78064268
    name:
    Nye pumper Forus - Elektroentreprise
    id:
    0042
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0008/0042
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3acee31a-a106-4504-983d-532b78064268
  7. urn:
    fe15e481-288f-433f-a8e2-3c09e187e186
    name:
    Jærledning - trykkøkningsstasjoner Tronsholen - E4 elektro
    id:
    0058
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0011/0058
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fe15e481-288f-433f-a8e2-3c09e187e186
  8. urn:
    d1536709-2080-4c55-866d-bcd2a36c4102
    name:
    Avløpspumpestasjon Vågen, Sandnes - E401 elkraft
    id:
    0061
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0013/0061
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d1536709-2080-4c55-866d-bcd2a36c4102
  9. urn:
    d546ac27-ca65-4dc5-a4ef-9633efe22243
    name:
    Oltedal renseanlegg - elektroentreprise
    id:
    0064
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0013/0064
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d546ac27-ca65-4dc5-a4ef-9633efe22243
  10. urn:
    ee9e11d3-d2ce-4a9c-bdfa-13516bafeb5d
    name:
    SNJ - elektroentreprise ny ventilasjonsavtale H4VI
    id:
    0078
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0018/0078
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee9e11d3-d2ce-4a9c-bdfa-13516bafeb5d
  11. urn:
    8dab2ece-c1f8-4d43-b681-33596d0e7d57
    name:
    SNJ - elektroentreprise slammottak
    id:
    0086
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0020/0086
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8dab2ece-c1f8-4d43-b681-33596d0e7d57
  12. urn:
    e29e4798-6d06-40de-86a5-3dbbcc345ede
    name:
    SNJ - rammeavtale styring, regulering og overvåking
    id:
    0089
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0020/0089
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e29e4798-6d06-40de-86a5-3dbbcc345ede
  13. urn:
    7f3ab4d1-ba4a-41e8-b3ab-840cfb6fee85
    name:
    SNJ - elektroentreprise nytt kjøleanlegg
    id:
    0091
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0021/0091
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7f3ab4d1-ba4a-41e8-b3ab-840cfb6fee85
  14. urn:
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    SNJ - elektroentreprise E1 kjelanlegg
    id:
    0092
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0021/0092
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ad496a86-cb3e-4393-9a56-379e4ad3d158
  15. urn:
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    id:
    0093
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0021/0093
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/44c4b831-55ec-4b94-a9d8-9eced8cf9db8
  16. urn:
    bf21934d-921c-4401-88a6-3067a82cdd19
    name:
    SNJ - utvidelse tørkebygg - elektroentreprise
    id:
    0098
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0021/0098
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bf21934d-921c-4401-88a6-3067a82cdd19
  17. urn:
    362cbd82-7d41-4209-ab92-3e7b36fde989
    name:
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    id:
    0133
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0031/0133
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/362cbd82-7d41-4209-ab92-3e7b36fde989
  18. urn:
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    id:
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e8c7c5e0-08b0-489b-8ef2-55b90a507c98
  19. urn:
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    id:
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
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    link:
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  20. urn:
    43e9cd35-f0a4-423c-ad9a-d24bd4fa0007
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    id:
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    unit_type:
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    link:
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  21. urn:
    08fd9bba-966e-45d4-bc52-b888f4b65d1c
    name:
    SNJ - Utskifting av hovedtavle H3 - MANGLET VED ORDNING I 2025
    id:
    0208
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0056/0208
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  22. urn:
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    id:
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    institution:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0540462-b440-4944-a9d2-f26b27009556
  23. urn:
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  24. urn:
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    name:
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  25. urn:
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    id:
    0062
    path:
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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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.