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 2026-10-22T09:50:12Z in 2.227 seconds.

Showing 10 of 61335 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Norsk institutt for skog og landskap (NISL)
    id:
    SAB-A-100596
  2. name:
    Norsk institutt for skog og landskap
    id:
    S-4F-16227
  3. name:
    Norsk institutt for skog og landskap
    id:
    RA-S-6949
  4. name:
    Landskappleiken i Sogndal
    id:
    SFF-2011130
  5. name:
    Heyerdahl, Hanni, landskapsarkitekt
    id:
    A-4468
  6. name:
    Guttormsen, Karin, Landskapsarkitekt MNLA
    id:
    PA-2733
  7. name:
    Kvam, Kari, landskapsarkitekt MNLA
    id:
    A-4467
  8. name:
    Norske Landskapsarkitekters Forbund, avd. Bergen
    id:
    A-3126
  9. name:
    Trysil: 33738 Ingolv Skaaret (tidl. Gj. Skaaret) (Sagbruk)
    id:
    0028
  10. name:
    Kinsarvik. Landskap, bebyggelse, kyrkje. Bru og vegar. Landskap
    id:
    W-0336
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total:
61335
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    2c43bebb-c467-4592-9037-c7d82446b6b2
    name:
    Norsk institutt for skog og landskap (NISL)
    id:
    SAB-A-100596
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100596
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c43bebb-c467-4592-9037-c7d82446b6b2
  2. urn:
    8266d19e-cb92-4779-bfd6-987c91ec50c0
    name:
    Norsk institutt for skog og landskap
    id:
    S-4F-16227
    path:
    AV/S-4F-16227
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Skog og landskap (Norsk institutt for skog og landskap) er et nasjonalt institutt for kunnskap om arealressurser. Instituttet formidler kunnskap til myndigheter, næringsliv og allmennhet for å sikre bærekraftig forvaltning og verdiskapning knyttet til arealressursene. Skog og landskap er organiser...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8266d19e-cb92-4779-bfd6-987c91ec50c0
  3. urn:
    06105c0f-bce9-4407-9d96-ef663d73b325
    name:
    Norsk institutt for skog og landskap
    id:
    RA-S-6949
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6949
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/06105c0f-bce9-4407-9d96-ef663d73b325
  4. urn:
    402b0bd2-54f8-4799-90e9-bd8c20fe899a
    name:
    Landskappleiken i Sogndal
    id:
    SFF-2011130
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2011130
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/402b0bd2-54f8-4799-90e9-bd8c20fe899a
  5. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000019660
    name:
    Heyerdahl, Hanni, landskapsarkitekt
    id:
    A-4468
    path:
    BBA/A-4468
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000019660
  6. urn:
    6243d141-93fd-407e-81c8-80c490f0df0f
    name:
    Guttormsen, Karin, Landskapsarkitekt MNLA
    id:
    PA-2733
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2733
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6243d141-93fd-407e-81c8-80c490f0df0f
  7. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000019659
    name:
    Kvam, Kari, landskapsarkitekt MNLA
    id:
    A-4467
    path:
    BBA/A-4467
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000019659
  8. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000142589
    name:
    Norske Landskapsarkitekters Forbund, avd. Bergen
    id:
    A-3126
    path:
    BBA/A-3126
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000142589
  9. urn:
    245eca8b-bc0b-45db-a41a-85ab5f2bbbe7
    name:
    Trysil: 33738 Ingolv Skaaret (tidl. Gj. Skaaret) (Sagbruk)
    id:
    0028
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4852/D/Dd/L0679/0028
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/245eca8b-bc0b-45db-a41a-85ab5f2bbbe7
  10. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000002954
    name:
    Kinsarvik. Landskap, bebyggelse, kyrkje. Bru og vegar. Landskap
    id:
    W-0336
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-0336
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000002954
  11. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010931
    name:
    Landskap.
    id:
    W-2568
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-2568
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010931
  12. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000001852
    name:
    Landskap.
    id:
    UR-077
    path:
    ULHA/A-1033/U/L0001/UR-077
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000001852
  13. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000002746
    name:
    Fjellvatn med landskap
    id:
    W-2917
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-2917
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000002746
  14. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000019356
    name:
    Landskap frå Vambheim
    id:
    0045
    path:
    ULHA/A-1010/U/L0001/0045
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000019356
  15. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010348
    name:
    Landskap,snølandskap frå Vallavik.
    id:
    W-2690
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-2690
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010348
  16. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000003344
    name:
    Køylanaust. Landskap.
    id:
    R.075
    path:
    ULHA/A-1008/U/L0001/0001/R.075
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000003344
  17. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000002031
    name:
    Landskap Hardangervidda
    id:
    W-0238
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-0238
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000002031
  18. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000000008
    name:
    Seglbåt. Landskap.
    id:
    W-0536
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-0536
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000000008
  19. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000000124
    name:
    Landskap, Hardangerfjorden.
    id:
    W-0547
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-0547
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000000124
  20. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000009713
    name:
    Gardsbruk, landskap
    id:
    W-1175
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-1175
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000009713
  21. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000009822
    name:
    Toskaskjær. Landskap.
    id:
    W-1529
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-1529
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000009822
  22. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010729
    name:
    Fiskebåtar. Landskap.
    id:
    W-2086
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-2086
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010729
  23. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010921
    name:
    Kariteigen. Landskap.
    id:
    W-2259
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-2259
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010921
  24. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000011054
    name:
    Hjeltneslandet. Landskap.
    id:
    W-2276
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-2276
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000011054
  25. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010923
    name:
    Simadalen. Landskap.
    id:
    W-2331
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-2331
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010923
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.

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.