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 2026-10-17T23:25:38Z in 1.875 seconds.

Showing 10 of 117348 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Sørli kommune, skogråd
    id:
    A-4181
  2. name:
    Sørli kommune, skogutvalg
    id:
    A-4182
  3. name:
    Lierne kommune II, Sørli skole
    id:
    A-4136
  4. name:
    Sørli arbeiderlag
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0562
  5. name:
    Eidskog kommune (for Almer Sørli) - A/S Fjellskogen
    id:
    0020
  6. name:
    Levanger Skog- og Landarbeiderforening
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0621
  7. name:
    Sørli, Kolbjørn
    id:
    NSMA-ARK-1033
  8. name:
    Sørli kommune, Sørli nybrottsnemnd
    id:
    A-4418
  9. name:
    Nordli og Sørli kommune, skogoppsynsmann
    id:
    A-4184
  10. name:
    Sørli, Agnes f. Nykrem
    id:
    AS-6492
Show all fields in HTML
total:
117348
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    35086459-b1a6-48fd-8a28-00e32271fab0
    name:
    Sørli kommune, skogråd
    id:
    A-4181
    path:
    TIKA/A-4181
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/35086459-b1a6-48fd-8a28-00e32271fab0
  2. urn:
    fb77ddc9-d027-430a-b93a-e90b79bb6a43
    name:
    Sørli kommune, skogutvalg
    id:
    A-4182
    path:
    TIKA/A-4182
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb77ddc9-d027-430a-b93a-e90b79bb6a43
  3. urn:
    ee379d60-257d-489f-a4ca-3e7474f8a3ca
    name:
    Lierne kommune II, Sørli skole
    id:
    A-4136
    path:
    TIKA/A-4136
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee379d60-257d-489f-a4ca-3e7474f8a3ca
  4. urn:
    6b694796-97de-4e1d-9651-94f29a3dd465
    name:
    Sørli arbeiderlag
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0562
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0562
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6b694796-97de-4e1d-9651-94f29a3dd465
  5. urn:
    595b408a-b057-447b-8c1c-0cd91b364712
    name:
    Eidskog kommune (for Almer Sørli) - A/S Fjellskogen
    id:
    0020
    path:
    AV/SAH-FYH-002/E/Ea/L2493/0020
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/595b408a-b057-447b-8c1c-0cd91b364712
  6. urn:
    14523319-0d30-40e2-880d-2f2be28cd11a
    name:
    Levanger Skog- og Landarbeiderforening
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0621
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0621
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/14523319-0d30-40e2-880d-2f2be28cd11a
  7. urn:
    f60ec714-40d5-4488-8459-ee0cff25c942
    name:
    Sørli, Kolbjørn
    id:
    NSMA-ARK-1033
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1033
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f60ec714-40d5-4488-8459-ee0cff25c942
  8. urn:
    eeff6b56-dd56-41cf-a207-53b48ce0b9bf
    name:
    Sørli kommune, Sørli nybrottsnemnd
    id:
    A-4418
    path:
    TIKA/A-4418
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eeff6b56-dd56-41cf-a207-53b48ce0b9bf
  9. urn:
    2a7da973-c8fd-4ed8-9916-3f00692faea9
    name:
    Nordli og Sørli kommune, skogoppsynsmann
    id:
    A-4184
    path:
    TIKA/A-4184
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a7da973-c8fd-4ed8-9916-3f00692faea9
  10. urn:
    1d275e2c-a163-460a-b1e4-e8b227a5d59a
    name:
    Sørli, Agnes f. Nykrem
    id:
    AS-6492
    path:
    AV/AS-6492
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Gift med Arne Sørli (AS-6492).
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1d275e2c-a163-460a-b1e4-e8b227a5d59a
  11. urn:
    4532aac7-468c-4564-8fee-e669ac5dda30
    name:
    Sørli kommune, priskontrollnemnd
    id:
    A-4419
    path:
    TIKA/A-4419
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4532aac7-468c-4564-8fee-e669ac5dda30
  12. urn:
    2d1a4dcd-6cc1-4bdc-8d81-604326b04a0c
    name:
    Elverum skog- og landarbeiderforening, avdeling 17 i Norsk skog- og landarbeiderforbund
    id:
    ARK-291
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-291
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2d1a4dcd-6cc1-4bdc-8d81-604326b04a0c
  13. urn:
    272853a9-caa4-4cfb-aaa5-261e2da4c8f9
    name:
    Vang skog- og landarbeiderforening, avdeling 63 i Norsk skog- og landarbeiderforbund
    id:
    ARK-436
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-436
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/272853a9-caa4-4cfb-aaa5-261e2da4c8f9
  14. urn:
    ef6cdf79-8f27-4091-85c1-e46b5c37d98e
    name:
    Meldalsskogen AS
    id:
    OI-A-6012
    path:
    MIST/OI-A-6012
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Museene i Sør-Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef6cdf79-8f27-4091-85c1-e46b5c37d98e
  15. urn:
    da115548-3885-44e4-a626-326f29639c07
    name:
    Sørli, Kolbjørn
    id:
    NSMA-ARKS-1033
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARKS-1033
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Anno museum
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Kolbjørn Sørli (f. 5/3 1898-1983) fra Vestmarka i Eidskog i Hedmark utvandret til Russland i mellomkrigsårene. Han var en blant mange nordmenn som utvandret dit på skogsarbeid i mellomkrigsårene. Sørli lærte seg russisk og ble etter hvert tolk for nordmenne i Russland. Som ung mann var Kolbjørn S...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/da115548-3885-44e4-a626-326f29639c07
  16. urn:
    abf44bea-60b0-406d-8148-af8bf7b91e57
    name:
    Sørli tollstasjon
    id:
    SAT-A-4590
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-4590
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/abf44bea-60b0-406d-8148-af8bf7b91e57
  17. urn:
    a5874a56-ef90-4056-93d0-4318217fb292
    name:
    Sørli trygdekontor
    id:
    SAT-A-4864
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-4864
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a5874a56-ef90-4056-93d0-4318217fb292
  18. urn:
    a73e6cc7-86db-4ee9-a2ee-a1a11b94f348
    name:
    Sørli forliksråd
    id:
    SAT-A-5763
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-5763
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a73e6cc7-86db-4ee9-a2ee-a1a11b94f348
  19. urn:
    cb7484cd-f488-467b-811d-fa8a00b47e7c
    name:
    Sørli sparebank
    id:
    SAT-PA-0412
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0412
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cb7484cd-f488-467b-811d-fa8a00b47e7c
  20. urn:
    566af83e-e180-4b9f-bc54-bdc88f22e011
    name:
    Sørli, Agnes og Arne
    id:
    SAT-PA-0676
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0676
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/566af83e-e180-4b9f-bc54-bdc88f22e011
  21. urn:
    7cb6c604-7b33-4459-a6c6-b2352d099658
    name:
    Sørli Fløtningsforening (Lierne)
    id:
    PA-1259
    path:
    TIKA/PA-1259
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7cb6c604-7b33-4459-a6c6-b2352d099658
  22. urn:
    06ded8d2-274b-48fd-b91c-94a7a690ca6f
    name:
    Sørli tre A/S (Lierne)
    id:
    PA-1293
    path:
    TIKA/PA-1293
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/06ded8d2-274b-48fd-b91c-94a7a690ca6f
  23. urn:
    45f9374c-7c34-4bd8-ad7d-173f8955ee08
    name:
    Sørli Telefonselskap (Lierne)
    id:
    PA-1303
    path:
    TIKA/PA-1303
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/45f9374c-7c34-4bd8-ad7d-173f8955ee08
  24. urn:
    901ef3a0-e2f4-4ef0-82d8-70577121992d
    name:
    Nord-Østerdal skog og landarbeiderforening
    id:
    NOMA-A-1081
    path:
    ANNO/NOMA-A-1081
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/901ef3a0-e2f4-4ef0-82d8-70577121992d
  25. urn:
    75e83507-6b46-4015-8f9a-fb26fbde6736
    name:
    Sørli kommune, sentraladministrasjon
    id:
    A-1675
    path:
    TIKA/A-1675
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/75e83507-6b46-4015-8f9a-fb26fbde6736
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.