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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
`page`	optional	integer	Page number, 1-based (default 1).
`offset`	optional	integer	Number 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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-24T06:33:06Z in 0.487 seconds.

Showing 10 of 107232 results in compact format.

name:
AS Sørlandets Aluminiumprodukter
id:
0005
name:
Rehabiliteringssenter
id:
Gdh
name:
Sørlandets Metallstøperi
id:
0004
name:
Sølvskottberget Rehabiliteringssenter
id:
SAH-ARK-452
name:
Selli Rehabiliteringssenter AS
id:
NHA-NHA-1014
name:
EIKEN KOMMUNE
id:
1034EI
name:
Eiken kirke [oppmålingstegning]
id:
4851
name:
Eiken kyrkje [oppmålingstegning]
id:
4852
name:
Sørlandets Barnehagelærerskole [oppmålingstegning]
id:
3883
name:
Pål Eiken
id:
D/1393B

Show all fields in HTML

total:

107232

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
0a7638ae-cedd-46d6-a1b6-e8e136311723
name:
AS Sørlandets Aluminiumprodukter
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0148/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0a7638ae-cedd-46d6-a1b6-e8e136311723
urn:
7ac37899-6782-4c0c-a924-f20956b3febd
name:
Rehabiliteringssenter
id:
Gdh
path:
IKAK/0709545/G/Gd/Gdh
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7ac37899-6782-4c0c-a924-f20956b3febd
urn:
a12d606b-5085-4689-b3ef-3fa652439d50
name:
Sørlandets Metallstøperi
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0052/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a12d606b-5085-4689-b3ef-3fa652439d50
urn:
81ff239c-d037-43a6-856e-470558920af3
name:
Sølvskottberget Rehabiliteringssenter
id:
SAH-ARK-452
path:
AV/SAH-ARK-452
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/81ff239c-d037-43a6-856e-470558920af3
urn:
4a7bf57e-2a4c-42e5-a295-97017a1e0c8a
name:
Selli Rehabiliteringssenter AS
id:
NHA-NHA-1014
path:
AV/NHA-NHA-1014
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4a7bf57e-2a4c-42e5-a295-97017a1e0c8a
urn:
96eba904-22d8-4f5d-9d2e-7ccb64a064b1
name:
EIKEN KOMMUNE
id:
1034EI
path:
ARKSOR/1034EI
unit_type:
Person
institution:
Arkivsenter Sør
digitized_documents:
0
history:
1837-1915 Eiken en del av Hægebostad kommune. 1916-1962 Eiken egen kommune. 1963 Eiken slått sammen med Hægebostad til Hægebostad kommune.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/96eba904-22d8-4f5d-9d2e-7ccb64a064b1
urn:
373fe234-c708-49f6-b013-a434225c0f82
name:
Eiken kirke [oppmålingstegning]
id:
4851
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/4851
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/373fe234-c708-49f6-b013-a434225c0f82
urn:
305f9bd5-5f3b-4805-8afe-31313556815f
name:
Eiken kyrkje [oppmålingstegning]
id:
4852
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/4852
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/305f9bd5-5f3b-4805-8afe-31313556815f
urn:
1c1b3918-8898-4a82-85b4-7aba981c431c
name:
Sørlandets Barnehagelærerskole [oppmålingstegning]
id:
3883
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/3883
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1c1b3918-8898-4a82-85b4-7aba981c431c
urn:
b483e769-b389-472c-9cff-ade0cce02f05
name:
Pål Eiken
id:
D/1393B
path:
AV/D/1393B
unit_type:
Person
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Da 2. verdenskrig kom til Norge var Pål Eiken ordfører i Eiken, men i 1941 sørget okkupasjonsmakten for å avsette han. Eiken ble en betrodd motstandsmann i Arne Laudals militærorganisasjon. Under opprullingen av denne i 1944 ble det tyske sikkerhetspolitiet kjent med at Eiken hadde hjulpet kommandos...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b483e769-b389-472c-9cff-ade0cce02f05
urn:
5a359f2e-e3c7-48a5-bcbf-40d1b99ff532
name:
Badstova på Eiken [oppmålingstegning]
id:
4858
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/4858
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a359f2e-e3c7-48a5-bcbf-40d1b99ff532
urn:
a13021de-b857-47b7-83ad-b273a3a85517
name:
Eiken Helselag
id:
HÆK-004
path:
AV/HÆK-004
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Eiken helselag ble stiftet 21.04.1919.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a13021de-b857-47b7-83ad-b273a3a85517
urn:
a41cc4e3-7d65-4e23-aec8-ae45079452d7
name:
Bur på Eiken [oppmålingstegning]
id:
4857
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/4857
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a41cc4e3-7d65-4e23-aec8-ae45079452d7
urn:
5645f62b-de13-4549-96be-27100f30feca
name:
Sætehus på Øvre Eiken [oppmålingstegning]
id:
4859
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/4859
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5645f62b-de13-4549-96be-27100f30feca
urn:
ae0b761a-e0d9-4d5a-acfb-f4b82b976139
name:
Eiken Mek. Verksted AS, Eiken (Medlnr. 1517)
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0256/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ae0b761a-e0d9-4d5a-acfb-f4b82b976139
urn:
758cc99c-162a-4945-baea-02e262a8e5b1
name:
Eiken Mek. Verksted AS, Eiken (Medlnr. 1517)
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0256/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/758cc99c-162a-4945-baea-02e262a8e5b1
urn:
8fde0a5f-23b9-4a68-9dc6-b9b5db514cf4
name:
Eiken Mek. Verksted AS, Eiken (Medlnr. 1517)
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0108/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8fde0a5f-23b9-4a68-9dc6-b9b5db514cf4
urn:
9c4fb402-ed14-4a04-bfaa-1ab1f4e16768
name:
Eiken Mek. Verksted AS, Eiken (Medlnr. 1517)
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0108/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9c4fb402-ed14-4a04-bfaa-1ab1f4e16768
urn:
3ada9d2c-133a-4cce-907f-768f2f98882a
name:
Flor og løda på Eiken (Skjækholte) [oppmålingstegning]
id:
4860
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/4860
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3ada9d2c-133a-4cce-907f-768f2f98882a
urn:
b32997ab-8d58-460b-b454-62fd033a7651
name:
Kvinners frivillige beredskap, Eiken
id:
HÆK-002
path:
AV/HÆK-002
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Kvinners frivillige Beredskaps fylkeskomite i Vest-Agder (KFB) ble konstituert 15. mars 1959. KFB nasjonalt ble stiftet 9. april 1951 på kronprinsesse Märthas initiativ. Formålet var samordning av kvinners mulige bidrag for å styrke landets beredskap. I styremøtet for Eiken helselag 17.04,1961 ble ...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b32997ab-8d58-460b-b454-62fd033a7651
urn:
00eb3564-ff49-4a68-af3c-4d6805951a3e
name:
Sørlandets maritime AS
id:
0001
path:
AAMA/KA0900-121/D4/L0877/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/00eb3564-ff49-4a68-af3c-4d6805951a3e
urn:
5af41ac7-1083-4ec2-ac92-1c1f805ceebb
name:
Sørlandets Maritime AS
id:
0011
path:
AAMA/KA0900-121/D5/L0300/0011
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5af41ac7-1083-4ec2-ac92-1c1f805ceebb
urn:
8bb848e1-db05-4401-bece-230b3d9df99f
name:
Sørlandets teknologisenter AS
id:
0002
path:
AAMA/KA0900-820c/D/D01/L0026/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8bb848e1-db05-4401-bece-230b3d9df99f
urn:
9c446135-1558-42d5-b593-0349327d1e29
name:
Sørlandets Teknologisenter As
id:
0018
path:
AAMA/KA0904-120_06/D/D05/L0004/0018
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9c446135-1558-42d5-b593-0349327d1e29
urn:
7932ef73-fd7b-47d7-88f5-f45d56edaec4
name:
Sørlandets Teknologisenter AS - inkubatorstøtte
id:
0006
path:
AAMA/KA0900-121/D5/L0094/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7932ef73-fd7b-47d7-88f5-f45d56edaec4

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
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.

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