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; 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&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit} 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&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. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
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&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&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&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. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-02T10:09:27Z in 4.240 seconds.

Showing 10 of 77208 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Sagene og Ila arbeiderungdomslag
    id:
    ARK-1439
  2. name:
    Fagforbundet, Sagene fagforening
    id:
    ARK-3001
  3. name:
    Sagene arbeidersamfund
    id:
    ARK-1123
  4. name:
    NSD - Norsk senter for dataforskning
    id:
    SAB-A-100600
  5. name:
    Sagene sangforening
    id:
    SAO-PAO-0160
  6. name:
    Tele- og dataforbundet, forening Buskerud
    id:
    ARK-3331
  7. name:
    Sagene lærerhøgskole
    id:
    SAO-A-10305d
  8. name:
    Sagene kvinnelag
    id:
    ARK-2643
  9. name:
    Sagene prestearkiv
    id:
    SAO-A-10685
  10. name:
    Sagene menighetsråd
    id:
    SAO-A-10731
Show all fields in HTML
total:
77208
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    d20c45ce-403a-4a71-b055-e21806b42bdf
    name:
    Sagene og Ila arbeiderungdomslag
    id:
    ARK-1439
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1439
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d20c45ce-403a-4a71-b055-e21806b42bdf
  2. urn:
    415bebd2-83e4-4dc5-a0a3-55094214230a
    name:
    Fagforbundet, Sagene fagforening
    id:
    ARK-3001
    path:
    AAB/ARK-3001
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/415bebd2-83e4-4dc5-a0a3-55094214230a
  3. urn:
    cb50045b-1fa2-4b47-89b3-362e052ca0d7
    name:
    Sagene arbeidersamfund
    id:
    ARK-1123
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1123
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cb50045b-1fa2-4b47-89b3-362e052ca0d7
  4. urn:
    42ddbc07-a5c3-44c2-b0d2-8a0ab860565e
    name:
    NSD - Norsk senter for dataforskning
    id:
    SAB-A-100600
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100600
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/42ddbc07-a5c3-44c2-b0d2-8a0ab860565e
  5. urn:
    a17eed3c-d975-4f00-a226-c5e7e4d62773
    name:
    Sagene sangforening
    id:
    SAO-PAO-0160
    path:
    AV/SAO-PAO-0160
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a17eed3c-d975-4f00-a226-c5e7e4d62773
  6. urn:
    db362f14-2518-4e08-a397-94283743929b
    name:
    Tele- og dataforbundet, forening Buskerud
    id:
    ARK-3331
    path:
    AAB/ARK-3331
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db362f14-2518-4e08-a397-94283743929b
  7. urn:
    b2f8ab6c-3568-4f5a-a020-0ca008abbe26
    name:
    Sagene lærerhøgskole
    id:
    SAO-A-10305d
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-10305d
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2f8ab6c-3568-4f5a-a020-0ca008abbe26
  8. urn:
    de209cc1-4c43-4363-94d3-4cf38fbf1baf
    name:
    Sagene kvinnelag
    id:
    ARK-2643
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2643
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/de209cc1-4c43-4363-94d3-4cf38fbf1baf
  9. urn:
    cb4e8ecc-9df0-4ced-97fa-afd62d969af1
    name:
    Sagene prestearkiv
    id:
    SAO-A-10685
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-10685
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cb4e8ecc-9df0-4ced-97fa-afd62d969af1
  10. urn:
    6402f374-fe9f-4fc1-be2e-7d28260697f8
    name:
    Sagene menighetsråd
    id:
    SAO-A-10731
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-10731
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6402f374-fe9f-4fc1-be2e-7d28260697f8
  11. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000003183
    name:
    Sagene hornmusikkforening
    id:
    A-1556
    path:
    BU/A-1556
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000003183
  12. urn:
    ff055e15-448e-42bf-94ff-b57e7b350025
    name:
    Sagene Samfunnshus AL
    id:
    A-10449
    path:
    OBA/A-10449
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff055e15-448e-42bf-94ff-b57e7b350025
  13. urn:
    65d3fd7e-0a11-48c3-a257-e9398beee207
    name:
    Sagene prestekontor Kirkebøker
    id:
    SAO-A-10796
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-10796
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/65d3fd7e-0a11-48c3-a257-e9398beee207
  14. urn:
    32065d0c-2c4c-4215-95f0-962c82cfe3c3
    name:
    Sagene arbeiderungdomslag "Jernviljen"
    id:
    ARK-2982
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2982
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/32065d0c-2c4c-4215-95f0-962c82cfe3c3
  15. urn:
    07e2cb3d-e823-45f2-9a78-aefe3f6af8b3
    name:
    Sagene menighets lønningsfond
    id:
    SAO-A-10797
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-10797
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07e2cb3d-e823-45f2-9a78-aefe3f6af8b3
  16. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000003195
    name:
    Tofte og Sagene arbeiderkvinnelag
    id:
    A-1568
    path:
    BU/A-1568
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000003195
  17. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000003144
    name:
    Tofte og Sagene blandakor
    id:
    A-1569
    path:
    BU/A-1569
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000003144
  18. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000003146
    name:
    Tofte og Sagene mannskor
    id:
    A-1571
    path:
    BU/A-1571
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000003146
  19. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000003147
    name:
    Tofte og Sagene Pensjonistforening
    id:
    A-1572
    path:
    BU/A-1572
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000003147
  20. urn:
    a49ef8ca-ce33-4c57-9c48-19977777374f
    name:
    Sagene Østre Aktiebakeri
    id:
    A-10082
    path:
    OBA/A-10082
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a49ef8ca-ce33-4c57-9c48-19977777374f
  21. urn:
    93500358-539f-4429-9e49-d1f67fe86b30
    name:
    Bjølsen/Sagene SV (Sosialistisk venstreparti)
    id:
    ARK-1157
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1157
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93500358-539f-4429-9e49-d1f67fe86b30
  22. urn:
    6a170804-aa59-484b-b965-81297f05dee3
    name:
    Oslo politikammer, Sagene politistasjon
    id:
    SAO-A-11067
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-11067
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6a170804-aa59-484b-b965-81297f05dee3
  23. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000003145
    name:
    Tofte og Sagene kooperative kvinneforening
    id:
    A-1570
    path:
    BU/A-1570
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000003145
  24. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000003148
    name:
    Tofte og Sagene sosialistiske kvinnelag
    id:
    A-1573
    path:
    BU/A-1573
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000003148
  25. urn:
    2ecc187e-d514-42e6-9a1a-87608968e051
    name:
    Komiteen for Sagene folkebad
    id:
    A-10427
    path:
    OBA/A-10427
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ecc187e-d514-42e6-9a1a-87608968e051
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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.