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 2026-10-28T20:23:57Z in 4.400 seconds.

Showing 10 of 59003 results in compact format.

name:
Selvstendig Demokratisk Kurdisk Kvinneforening
id:
A-6373
name:
Selvstendig Demokratisk Kurdisk Kvinneforening
id:
A-6373
name:
De gamle selvstendige kirker - Nyere selvstendige religiøse samfunn
id:
L0008
name:
541 - Selvstendige lokale avtaler, operatør/542 - Selvstendige lokale avtaler, forpleining/611 - Svein Lossius oppsigelse
id:
0004
name:
311 A/S Boligbygg i Fana Nygårdslia 6-14: Konvertert lån selvstendige borettslag. Deling av lån og garanti i forbindelse med overdragelse. Overføring til selvstendig borettslag. Garanti for lån
id:
0005
name:
Navion Konvensjonell Shipping Navion Shipping AS Styre informasjon 1999 - 2001: Ny administrerende direktør i Rasmussen Maritime Services AS, Navion Shipping AS selvstendig selskap uavhengig av Navion ASA, Styresammensetning Navion Shipping AS og Na
id:
0006
name:
Selvstendiggjørelse
id:
0001
name:
Selvstendiggjørelse
id:
0002
name:
Selvstendighetsutvalget
id:
0002
name:
Fullstendig journal
id:
Cc

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total:

59003

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000847376
name:
Selvstendig Demokratisk Kurdisk Kvinneforening
id:
A-6373
path:
BBA/A-6373
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000847376
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000847375
name:
Selvstendig Demokratisk Kurdisk Kvinneforening
id:
A-6373
path:
BBA/A-6373
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Forening startet og drevet av Shilan Shorsh.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000847375
urn:
5a05a8c9-7461-46ef-8811-36cd9f394279
name:
De gamle selvstendige kirker - Nyere selvstendige religiøse samfunn
id:
L0008
path:
AV/SAT-A-1668/H/L0008
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a05a8c9-7461-46ef-8811-36cd9f394279
urn:
5ec1831a-8aea-44fc-a836-7b97ab85107d
name:
541 - Selvstendige lokale avtaler, operatør/542 - Selvstendige lokale avtaler, forpleining/611 - Svein Lossius oppsigelse
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAST-A-102461/01/E/Ec/L0046/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5ec1831a-8aea-44fc-a836-7b97ab85107d
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000003065665
name:
311 A/S Boligbygg i Fana Nygårdslia 6-14: Konvertert lån selvstendige borettslag. Deling av lån og garanti i forbindelse med overdragelse. Overføring til selvstendig borettslag. Garanti for lån
id:
0005
path:
BBA/A-0501/D/Db/L0084/0005
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003065665
urn:
ca14e4df-b093-401d-90c4-8653fd16c2fa
name:
Navion Konvensjonell Shipping Navion Shipping AS Styre informasjon 1999 - 2001: Ny administrerende direktør i Rasmussen Maritime Services AS, Navion Shipping AS selvstendig selskap uavhengig av Navion ASA, Styresammensetning Navion Shipping AS og Na
id:
0006
path:
AV/SAST-A-101991/D/Db/L0063/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ca14e4df-b093-401d-90c4-8653fd16c2fa
urn:
c7feb68a-478f-45e2-8a7e-9efb00b46975
name:
Selvstendiggjørelse
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-0374/I/IAf/L0029/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c7feb68a-478f-45e2-8a7e-9efb00b46975
urn:
9ffec979-fb2c-478f-9021-3ed2b903ac7a
name:
Selvstendiggjørelse
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-0374/I/IAf/L0029/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ffec979-fb2c-478f-9021-3ed2b903ac7a
urn:
0ebdd63f-50c0-4981-9a3a-2bfbf35bb633
name:
Selvstendighetsutvalget
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-0992/F/L0004/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0ebdd63f-50c0-4981-9a3a-2bfbf35bb633
urn:
a98d0a7e-2a55-470d-a1e2-0d615c3eaf3b
name:
Fullstendig journal
id:
Cc
path:
AFK/0200119_1/C/Cc
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Akershus fylkeskommune
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a98d0a7e-2a55-470d-a1e2-0d615c3eaf3b
urn:
a9cf54d3-ec62-43ea-9682-aeeeff61c1b8
name:
Selvstendige arkivskapere
id:
Y
path:
AV/RA-PA-0862/1/Y
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a9cf54d3-ec62-43ea-9682-aeeeff61c1b8
urn:
15966d89-f185-48e4-a9b7-390d6555e861
name:
Sjølvstendige arkivskaparar XX
id:
20
path:
AV/SAB-A-3601/1/20
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/15966d89-f185-48e4-a9b7-390d6555e861
urn:
377fa2bb-d836-4ede-8768-829154ff134d
name:
Regnskap, ufullstendig
id:
Raa
path:
IKAK/0718121/Raa
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/377fa2bb-d836-4ede-8768-829154ff134d
urn:
2301e702-42ef-4cc0-9767-70b20829cbc8
name:
Selvstendig næringsdrivende
id:
Gba
path:
TIKA/A-1342/G/Gb/Gba
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2301e702-42ef-4cc0-9767-70b20829cbc8
urn:
dbfb74c3-5717-4cf2-839a-2ff29e7f9b40
name:
Selvstendig næringsdrivende
id:
Gba
path:
TIKA/A-2606/G/Gb/Gba
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dbfb74c3-5717-4cf2-839a-2ff29e7f9b40
urn:
a2bcf542-0f83-4eed-a0fc-58cc48947041
name:
Selvstendige næringsdrivende
id:
Gba
path:
TIKA/A-2725/G/Gb/Gba
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a2bcf542-0f83-4eed-a0fc-58cc48947041
urn:
81cf0ae6-9fc7-40d3-95ac-2893f3e29226
name:
Postjournaler -fullstendige
id:
Cb
path:
TIKA/A-6251/C/Cb
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/81cf0ae6-9fc7-40d3-95ac-2893f3e29226
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824cd963-b3ca-46e9-b0d6-ca63ee0824e2
name:
Fullstendig journal
id:
L0001
path:
AFK/0200119_1/C/Cc/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Akershus fylkeskommune
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/824cd963-b3ca-46e9-b0d6-ca63ee0824e2
urn:
85ed9412-cd79-40e8-ae14-6101dfdb83b3
name:
Skattelister (ufullstendig)
id:
L0001
path:
AIN/K-18410.310/455/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
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norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/85ed9412-cd79-40e8-ae14-6101dfdb83b3
urn:
929650bb-d96e-496b-b31e-adbe3dbca0fe
name:
Fullstendige postlister
id:
L0001
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ARKSOR/1018SØ609/C/Ca/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
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Arkivsenter Sør
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/929650bb-d96e-496b-b31e-adbe3dbca0fe
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74f848c4-5763-4c8e-be1c-14f9e1f45e37
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Møtereferat ufullstendig
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L0001
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AV/RA-PA-0938/A/Aa/L0001
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/74f848c4-5763-4c8e-be1c-14f9e1f45e37
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5a4bb620-b779-4098-8487-27f0c5292893
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Skiftebrev ufullstendig nr 41
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L0054
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AV/SAK-1221-0003/H/Hc/L0054
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a4bb620-b779-4098-8487-27f0c5292893
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cad22837-85d0-4414-bd32-cf3eee87ef2e
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Tiendebok (ufullstendig)
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L0003
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AV/SAST-A-101842/01/X/L0003
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cad22837-85d0-4414-bd32-cf3eee87ef2e
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1c6bfda0-63dd-4756-845d-49eadb23d5bb
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Selvstendig næringsdrivende
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L0159
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1c6bfda0-63dd-4756-845d-49eadb23d5bb
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832fa7a0-c027-435a-a735-bbf4bad54525
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Kontobok - ufullstendig
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L0010
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1267/R/L0010
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/832fa7a0-c027-435a-a735-bbf4bad54525

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.

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