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 2026-11-02T03:32:56Z in 2.128 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58249 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Styreprotokoll Sinus Bulk Shipping AS
    id:
    0002
  2. name:
    Årsregnskapsbok Sinus Bulk Shipping AS
    id:
    0003
  3. name:
    Sinus Bulk Shipping: Generalforsamling
    id:
    0001
  4. name:
    Gjestebøker Sinus
    id:
    Fab
  5. name:
    Sinus Gjestebok
    id:
    L0001
  6. name:
    Sinus Gjestebok
    id:
    L0002
  7. name:
    Sinus Gjestebok
    id:
    L0003
  8. name:
    Avisutklipp (Sinus)
    id:
    L0007
  9. name:
    SINUS (11588)
    id:
    0006
  10. name:
    Brownell, Robert L. - Mammalian Species. Phocoena sinus
    id:
    0089
Show all fields in HTML
total:
58249
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    name:
    Styreprotokoll Sinus Bulk Shipping AS
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    0002
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-00026/05/A/L0007/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3d45a984-c15d-45da-bbec-add966145c4b
  2. urn:
    4a5657fb-72ca-4597-bde3-9e6a9af82258
    name:
    Årsregnskapsbok Sinus Bulk Shipping AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-00026/05/A/L0007/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4a5657fb-72ca-4597-bde3-9e6a9af82258
  3. urn:
    7feb72db-376f-4b81-b921-c1536e70630c
    name:
    Sinus Bulk Shipping: Generalforsamling
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-00026/05/A/L0007/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7feb72db-376f-4b81-b921-c1536e70630c
  4. urn:
    dfd29222-fb58-4b08-8aa7-4f6d35871131
    name:
    Gjestebøker Sinus
    id:
    Fab
    path:
    AIN/A-16-138/F/Fa/Fab
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dfd29222-fb58-4b08-8aa7-4f6d35871131
  5. urn:
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    name:
    Sinus Gjestebok
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    AIN/A-16-138/F/Fa/Fab/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9de3fe26-ee2c-489f-83b8-685070aaa8a7
  6. urn:
    998da462-a3b5-4dfb-8306-28b14435a7ac
    name:
    Sinus Gjestebok
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    AIN/A-16-138/F/Fa/Fab/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/998da462-a3b5-4dfb-8306-28b14435a7ac
  7. urn:
    0909fe5b-5c46-4d3b-900c-b7843cee8aa5
    name:
    Sinus Gjestebok
    id:
    L0003
    path:
    AIN/A-16-138/F/Fa/Fab/L0003
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0909fe5b-5c46-4d3b-900c-b7843cee8aa5
  8. urn:
    44f99b10-3c05-4d8d-944b-5559f97aec85
    name:
    Avisutklipp (Sinus)
    id:
    L0007
    path:
    AIN/A-16-138/Z/L0007
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/44f99b10-3c05-4d8d-944b-5559f97aec85
  9. urn:
    0f6f91ce-c9c7-49d2-8625-e74233d8c718
    name:
    SINUS (11588)
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4998/F/Fb/L0134/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f6f91ce-c9c7-49d2-8625-e74233d8c718
  10. urn:
    166958c8-990e-46b9-bda4-5e3931653c18
    name:
    Brownell, Robert L. - Mammalian Species. Phocoena sinus
    id:
    0089
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100272/1/A/Ab/Abc/L0007/0089
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/166958c8-990e-46b9-bda4-5e3931653c18
  11. urn:
    5304cf60-2833-4442-9f22-64f16abb9cbf
    name:
    Åråsen-Kverndalen - Gjennomføring av uavhengig kontroll av støyberegninger og foreslåtte støytiltak k02014 Sinus - 95/00153
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4262/D/L0514/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5304cf60-2833-4442-9f22-64f16abb9cbf
  12. urn:
    bbcf6337-b92b-4bd8-8eb0-bf643c8ea8c6
    name:
    Langevatn
    id:
    0002
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Ga/L0008/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bbcf6337-b92b-4bd8-8eb0-bf643c8ea8c6
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    id:
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    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0037/0147
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2b1ee775-4929-4ac4-a03a-b23404c06c8c
  14. urn:
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a319de55-8fc0-4203-bc95-4df1dc00d334
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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    id:
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7acb9e62-270e-4080-bd58-a34b2b5ddd1a
  18. urn:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/84c5a1b3-6a55-499e-94b1-2660e293bd48
  19. urn:
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    link:
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  22. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
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  23. urn:
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    link:
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  25. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
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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.

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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.