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 2026-10-22T18:46:25Z in 0.825 seconds.

Showing 10 of 465267 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Sparebank 1 Svalbard
    id:
    A-1102
  2. name:
    Velfjord sparebank
    id:
    A-22-230
  3. name:
    Stegens Sparebank
    id:
    A-13-132
  4. name:
    Søndre Undal Sparebank
    id:
    SAK-D/1541
  5. name:
    Hægebostad og Eiken Sparebank
    id:
    SAK-D/1540
  6. name:
    Øyslebø og Laudals Sparebank
    id:
    SAK-D/1578
  7. name:
    Mo Sparebank
    id:
    A-22-226
  8. name:
    Åmli Sparebank
    id:
    PA-1998
  9. name:
    Vefsn Sparebank
    id:
    A-22-229
  10. name:
    Aalen sparebank
    id:
    SAT-PA-0385
Show all fields in HTML
total:
465267
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    446dd595-721f-4d8d-aebd-4f76baff0dd5
    name:
    Sparebank 1 Svalbard
    id:
    A-1102
    path:
    SVAM/A-1102
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Svalbard Museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/446dd595-721f-4d8d-aebd-4f76baff0dd5
  2. urn:
    e0f34cb7-b15e-4974-ac90-c08f6a316c83
    name:
    Velfjord sparebank
    id:
    A-22-230
    path:
    AIN/A-22-230
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e0f34cb7-b15e-4974-ac90-c08f6a316c83
  3. urn:
    bd13fc1e-9c51-4a3f-a624-e45531df9790
    name:
    Stegens Sparebank
    id:
    A-13-132
    path:
    AIN/A-13-132
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd13fc1e-9c51-4a3f-a624-e45531df9790
  4. urn:
    26c63232-8f06-4cdd-9479-2b767161e05c
    name:
    Søndre Undal Sparebank
    id:
    SAK-D/1541
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1541
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/26c63232-8f06-4cdd-9479-2b767161e05c
  5. urn:
    107661c4-e4e0-44c2-a8dd-9552eec02afe
    name:
    Hægebostad og Eiken Sparebank
    id:
    SAK-D/1540
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1540
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/107661c4-e4e0-44c2-a8dd-9552eec02afe
  6. urn:
    71efa214-53e5-4b98-9dc0-3a915d4d4b56
    name:
    Øyslebø og Laudals Sparebank
    id:
    SAK-D/1578
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1578
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/71efa214-53e5-4b98-9dc0-3a915d4d4b56
  7. urn:
    2e2ff11e-d724-46bf-9feb-fe7f24c2af49
    name:
    Mo Sparebank
    id:
    A-22-226
    path:
    AIN/A-22-226
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2e2ff11e-d724-46bf-9feb-fe7f24c2af49
  8. urn:
    6c782e0a-a363-47a9-b7ce-0bada2257182
    name:
    Åmli Sparebank
    id:
    PA-1998
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1998
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c782e0a-a363-47a9-b7ce-0bada2257182
  9. urn:
    a3993159-8a7c-41a0-87a7-91a45443087f
    name:
    Vefsn Sparebank
    id:
    A-22-229
    path:
    AIN/A-22-229
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a3993159-8a7c-41a0-87a7-91a45443087f
  10. urn:
    49c6be0b-0538-41ce-bc1a-a50608693098
    name:
    Aalen sparebank
    id:
    SAT-PA-0385
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0385
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/49c6be0b-0538-41ce-bc1a-a50608693098
  11. urn:
    43afe6a2-7ffd-40ac-8d66-fe021e86df5c
    name:
    Alstahaug Sparebank
    id:
    A-21-166
    path:
    AIN/A-21-166
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43afe6a2-7ffd-40ac-8d66-fe021e86df5c
  12. urn:
    efef8670-ed08-4851-8c93-ab48eac42033
    name:
    Totens Sparebank
    id:
    SAH-ARK-180
    path:
    AV/SAH-ARK-180
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/efef8670-ed08-4851-8c93-ab48eac42033
  13. urn:
    c79eb8b9-15ac-4fc5-8d15-a4dd1f97f515
    name:
    Vega sparebank
    id:
    A24-110
    path:
    AIN/A24-110
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c79eb8b9-15ac-4fc5-8d15-a4dd1f97f515
  14. urn:
    b24a8d15-8543-4256-9d71-65650870aa0b
    name:
    Arendal Sparebank
    id:
    PA-2323
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2323
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b24a8d15-8543-4256-9d71-65650870aa0b
  15. urn:
    aa5d018f-cecf-4c2f-b5cd-e5bb1f14f0b8
    name:
    Pa 1164 - Høle Sparebank, filial av Sandnes Sparebank
    id:
    SAST-A-101208
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101208
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aa5d018f-cecf-4c2f-b5cd-e5bb1f14f0b8
  16. urn:
    1a8f93fe-0327-4efa-b3db-ea19d45371a0
    name:
    Sparebank1) Ringerike Hadeland
    id:
    H-A-00640
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00640
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1a8f93fe-0327-4efa-b3db-ea19d45371a0
  17. urn:
    6f3d9150-b6be-4bf0-9503-cc1d9df8075f
    name:
    Sparebanken Sør, avdeling Bykle
    id:
    PA-2777
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2777
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6f3d9150-b6be-4bf0-9503-cc1d9df8075f
  18. urn:
    f977d46a-8cc1-46ea-8876-8a6c4ee5c72b
    name:
    Songdalen Sparebank
    id:
    SAK-D/1682
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1682
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f977d46a-8cc1-46ea-8876-8a6c4ee5c72b
  19. urn:
    16130f88-7846-43cd-834b-3dc8aee4fab9
    name:
    Bokn kommune - PA 015 Bokn sparebank
    id:
    A-255
    path:
    IKAR/A-255
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/16130f88-7846-43cd-834b-3dc8aee4fab9
  20. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000027012
    name:
    Alversund Sparebank
    id:
    A-4185
    path:
    BBA/A-4185
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000027012
  21. urn:
    e64911b3-3d66-4029-a798-76173b3c58b2
    name:
    Alversund Sparebank
    id:
    A-4185
    path:
    SAF/A-4185
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e64911b3-3d66-4029-a798-76173b3c58b2
  22. urn:
    664a22ca-3b6f-4747-bd82-1fe54b3dbef0
    name:
    Børsa sparebank
    id:
    SAT-PA-0373
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0373
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/664a22ca-3b6f-4747-bd82-1fe54b3dbef0
  23. urn:
    4707e94d-c88b-46d0-bbc9-56cf4edbb2de
    name:
    Pa 1215 - Hidra Sparebank
    id:
    SAST-A-101309
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101309
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4707e94d-c88b-46d0-bbc9-56cf4edbb2de
  24. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000016340
    name:
    Bergens Sparebank
    id:
    A-4195
    path:
    BBA/A-4195
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000016340
  25. urn:
    efbca41c-2600-4bc2-b76f-4872baa95279
    name:
    Bergens Sparebank
    id:
    A-4195
    path:
    SAF/A-4195
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/efbca41c-2600-4bc2-b76f-4872baa95279
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.

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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.