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. 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. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-13T03:30:56Z in 0.344 seconds.

Showing 10 of 92733 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Busch Maskin og Montering Verkstedklubb
    id:
    BRMA-1023
  2. name:
    Maskinførerskolen for landbruk
    id:
    NFK-07-101
  3. name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Maskinavdelingen
    id:
    RA-S-5523
  4. name:
    Seim Meieri
    id:
    A-7514
  5. name:
    Seim Meieri
    id:
    A-7514
  6. name:
    Seim, Harald
    id:
    SFF-2016137
  7. name:
    Seim, Erling
    id:
    SFF-2019127
  8. name:
    Seim, Kjartan, arkitekt
    id:
    A-4550
  9. name:
    Granvin herad. Seim skuleboksamling
    id:
    1234-264.4
  10. name:
    Alversund kommune. Seim soknekasse
    id:
    1257-121.5
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total:
92733
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    43f9cc28-2929-49fc-b276-cf3effee141f
    name:
    Busch Maskin og Montering Verkstedklubb
    id:
    BRMA-1023
    path:
    OSTM/BRMA-1023
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43f9cc28-2929-49fc-b276-cf3effee141f
  2. urn:
    0f96d71b-ea04-4370-8305-fe07e90d628c
    name:
    Maskinførerskolen for landbruk
    id:
    NFK-07-101
    path:
    AIN/NFK-07-101
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f96d71b-ea04-4370-8305-fe07e90d628c
  3. urn:
    6bbac295-80b8-4905-9e23-88b6b86efd23
    name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Maskinavdelingen
    id:
    RA-S-5523
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5523
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6bbac295-80b8-4905-9e23-88b6b86efd23
  4. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003738946
    name:
    Seim Meieri
    id:
    A-7514
    path:
    BBA/A-7514
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003738946
  5. urn:
    a387ea8e-95d8-44dc-9d06-cf72c2d2e66f
    name:
    Seim Meieri
    id:
    A-7514
    path:
    SAF/A-7514
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a387ea8e-95d8-44dc-9d06-cf72c2d2e66f
  6. urn:
    93447660-d875-4bb4-966e-ec17c931d5f6
    name:
    Seim, Harald
    id:
    SFF-2016137
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2016137
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93447660-d875-4bb4-966e-ec17c931d5f6
  7. urn:
    aab4b719-7801-4d25-8190-4ac5e8147c5a
    name:
    Seim, Erling
    id:
    SFF-2019127
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2019127
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aab4b719-7801-4d25-8190-4ac5e8147c5a
  8. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000085359
    name:
    Seim, Kjartan, arkitekt
    id:
    A-4550
    path:
    BBA/A-4550
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000085359
  9. urn:
    ef8d44aa-e8d5-43fe-89be-32604ece9d03
    name:
    Granvin herad. Seim skuleboksamling
    id:
    1234-264.4
    path:
    IKAH/1234-264.4
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef8d44aa-e8d5-43fe-89be-32604ece9d03
  10. urn:
    a5f98da1-d5fd-45b1-8257-d5076aa2e96a
    name:
    Alversund kommune. Seim soknekasse
    id:
    1257-121.5
    path:
    IKAH/1257-121.5
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a5f98da1-d5fd-45b1-8257-d5076aa2e96a
  11. urn:
    73614b3c-f004-43a4-90d4-71c8e211b25a
    name:
    Lindås kommune. Seim skule
    id:
    1263-231.16
    path:
    IKAH/1263-231.16
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/73614b3c-f004-43a4-90d4-71c8e211b25a
  12. urn:
    28e3be59-7447-46d2-9679-24e4dd2bc750
    name:
    Lindås kommune. Heimetenesta Alversund/Seim
    id:
    1263-416.02
    path:
    IKAH/1263-416.02
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28e3be59-7447-46d2-9679-24e4dd2bc750
  13. urn:
    38c9419f-c0ac-47e9-9a6e-dbc672481fad
    name:
    Norges Tekniske Høyskole - NTH - Institutt for marint maskineri
    id:
    SAT-A-5428
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-5428
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38c9419f-c0ac-47e9-9a6e-dbc672481fad
  14. urn:
    4bfba436-3465-4c36-b103-6b211e27e890
    name:
    Hovedregisterkort - omskrevne kort, kvinner og menn - Salv, A - Seim
    id:
    L0051
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100160/K/Kb/Kbf/L0051
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4bfba436-3465-4c36-b103-6b211e27e890
  15. urn:
    7ee3b2c6-9d7e-4808-be0d-f4db12ebaf98
    name:
    Dagbok for Seim skule
    id:
    L0018
    path:
    IKAH/1234-231/G/Ga/L0018
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7ee3b2c6-9d7e-4808-be0d-f4db12ebaf98
  16. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003738950
    name:
    Seimsfoss Meieri
    id:
    A-7516
    path:
    BBA/A-7516
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003738950
  17. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003738953
    name:
    Seimstrand Meieri
    id:
    A-7517
    path:
    BBA/A-7517
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003738953
  18. urn:
    8eda070f-a0ec-4514-95ee-066335a3b172
    name:
    Seimsfoss Meieri
    id:
    A-7516
    path:
    SAF/A-7516
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8eda070f-a0ec-4514-95ee-066335a3b172
  19. urn:
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    name:
    Seimstrand Meieri
    id:
    A-7517
    path:
    SAF/A-7517
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f180e0d8-bfbb-4824-bd62-b9b3a6850ed2
  20. urn:
    0b73c1fb-16b1-40cd-be58-5717b63bf351
    name:
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    id:
    0001
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    IKAH/1263-501/F/Fa/L0034/0001
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    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0b73c1fb-16b1-40cd-be58-5717b63bf351
  21. urn:
    1a8837e9-4b58-4b9d-86e1-89e07f2e1468
    name:
    Pa 0666 - Kleiberg og Kalseim i Nærstrand (gnr. 54 og 55), Gårdene
    id:
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    AV/SAST-A-100794
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  22. urn:
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    country:
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    digitized_documents:
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  23. urn:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  24. urn:
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a037919-8be8-4bc4-b82f-263f7fd9d047
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    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
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    country:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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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.