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 2026-10-24T10:48:44Z in 0.548 seconds.

Showing 10 of 15140 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    IOGT-losje Kyrkjespiret
    id:
    VLFApa-1015
  2. name:
    Sa 50 - Manuskriptsamling. Wasberg, Gunnar Christie
    id:
    A-2726
  3. name:
    Skiptvet lensmannskontor
    id:
    SAO-A-10080
  4. name:
    Skiptvet trygdekontor
    id:
    SAO-A-10100
  5. name:
    Skiptvet forliksråd
    id:
    SAO-A-10131
  6. name:
    Skiptvet prestearkiv
    id:
    SAO-A-10132
  7. name:
    Skiptvet folkeregister
    id:
    SAO-A-10494
  8. name:
    Skiptvet overformynderi
    id:
    SAO-A-11184
  9. name:
    Skiptvet menighetsråd
    id:
    SAO-A-11821
  10. name:
    Skiptvet likningskontor
    id:
    SAO-AX-11473
Show all fields in HTML
total:
15140
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    13a79446-ed43-4c0e-982f-1149d795f9b3
    name:
    IOGT-losje Kyrkjespiret
    id:
    VLFApa-1015
    path:
    VLFK/VLFApa-1015
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/13a79446-ed43-4c0e-982f-1149d795f9b3
  2. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000127046
    name:
    Sa 50 - Manuskriptsamling. Wasberg, Gunnar Christie
    id:
    A-2726
    path:
    VEMU/A-2726
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000127046
  3. urn:
    de485a00-52c4-424b-ac41-90c35ebd12b0
    name:
    Skiptvet lensmannskontor
    id:
    SAO-A-10080
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-10080
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/de485a00-52c4-424b-ac41-90c35ebd12b0
  4. urn:
    11037f81-bd03-4dfb-bed8-889638fe1892
    name:
    Skiptvet trygdekontor
    id:
    SAO-A-10100
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-10100
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/11037f81-bd03-4dfb-bed8-889638fe1892
  5. urn:
    edfadd70-9712-4d8b-a524-8b1d4eb7eb5b
    name:
    Skiptvet forliksråd
    id:
    SAO-A-10131
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-10131
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/edfadd70-9712-4d8b-a524-8b1d4eb7eb5b
  6. urn:
    9e7f8433-6a77-43b0-a7e8-68226e31fdef
    name:
    Skiptvet prestearkiv
    id:
    SAO-A-10132
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-10132
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9e7f8433-6a77-43b0-a7e8-68226e31fdef
  7. urn:
    2e6fe3ff-8b1e-41d1-954f-42783315eca1
    name:
    Skiptvet folkeregister
    id:
    SAO-A-10494
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-10494
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2e6fe3ff-8b1e-41d1-954f-42783315eca1
  8. urn:
    1d0037bd-cb78-460d-a6cf-b553d626bf02
    name:
    Skiptvet overformynderi
    id:
    SAO-A-11184
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-11184
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1d0037bd-cb78-460d-a6cf-b553d626bf02
  9. urn:
    22a8de5b-47ec-4cca-86ab-1a969a16ca82
    name:
    Skiptvet menighetsråd
    id:
    SAO-A-11821
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-11821
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/22a8de5b-47ec-4cca-86ab-1a969a16ca82
  10. urn:
    6128e783-2efa-4aa1-b6b2-97046f0d6d1b
    name:
    Skiptvet likningskontor
    id:
    SAO-AX-11473
    path:
    AV/SAO-AX-11473
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6128e783-2efa-4aa1-b6b2-97046f0d6d1b
  11. urn:
    827feb28-f976-4fc7-9ef2-268f9145f828
    name:
    Skiptvet kommune. Elektrisitetsverket
    id:
    A-1010
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-1010
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/827feb28-f976-4fc7-9ef2-268f9145f828
  12. urn:
    2806e34d-8379-43a4-a074-45f6c044966a
    name:
    Skiptvet kommune. Formannskapet
    id:
    A-1021
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-1021
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2806e34d-8379-43a4-a074-45f6c044966a
  13. urn:
    2bd51352-6c1f-445a-ba40-ba4dc4f633da
    name:
    Skiptvet kommune. Herredskassa
    id:
    A-1035
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-1035
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2bd51352-6c1f-445a-ba40-ba4dc4f633da
  14. urn:
    1803994c-9caf-4cbe-bab9-4d455ea32eaf
    name:
    Skiptvet kommune. Fattigstyret
    id:
    A-1039
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-1039
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1803994c-9caf-4cbe-bab9-4d455ea32eaf
  15. urn:
    204f1c2c-a40e-486e-8c7b-0fbdd77d70ed
    name:
    Skiptvet kommune. Valgstyret
    id:
    A-1040
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-1040
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/204f1c2c-a40e-486e-8c7b-0fbdd77d70ed
  16. urn:
    1d3db4a9-db66-4e31-93af-86f7dd1810f2
    name:
    Skiptvet kommune. Provianteringsrådet
    id:
    A-1042
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-1042
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1d3db4a9-db66-4e31-93af-86f7dd1810f2
  17. urn:
    a047eb32-d968-4a61-84c1-0c0518f0b0c7
    name:
    Skiptvet kommune. Forsyningsnemnda
    id:
    A-1043
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-1043
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a047eb32-d968-4a61-84c1-0c0518f0b0c7
  18. urn:
    79aaf215-627b-48fa-89dc-868cd80633d8
    name:
    Skiptvet kommune. Almuebiblioteket
    id:
    A-1045
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-1045
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/79aaf215-627b-48fa-89dc-868cd80633d8
  19. urn:
    90f7277c-89e1-4229-af5a-4c1a26a105fb
    name:
    Skiptvet kommune. Vedutvalget
    id:
    A-1046
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-1046
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/90f7277c-89e1-4229-af5a-4c1a26a105fb
  20. urn:
    4db6c687-c069-4a88-851e-87f7e4b47221
    name:
    Skiptvet kommune. Næringsnemnda
    id:
    A-1047
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-1047
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4db6c687-c069-4a88-851e-87f7e4b47221
  21. urn:
    500bfcfc-b58c-4ebd-a393-f87cc5a3abd1
    name:
    Skiptvet kommune. Jordstyret
    id:
    A-1048
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-1048
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/500bfcfc-b58c-4ebd-a393-f87cc5a3abd1
  22. urn:
    b6ae8ca2-def3-4dc0-a818-f05f5194d6e3
    name:
    Skiptvet kommune. Hovedkirken
    id:
    A-1050
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-1050
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b6ae8ca2-def3-4dc0-a818-f05f5194d6e3
  23. urn:
    3f31feeb-d4f9-4446-a1c9-e2302fbae4fa
    name:
    Skiptvet kommune. Tellingsstyret
    id:
    A-1051
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-1051
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3f31feeb-d4f9-4446-a1c9-e2302fbae4fa
  24. urn:
    860333d7-1d6d-4c3b-a6c3-9c4e82d625e4
    name:
    Skiptvet kommune. Kommunerevisjonen
    id:
    A-1052
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-1052
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/860333d7-1d6d-4c3b-a6c3-9c4e82d625e4
  25. urn:
    ac9abfa7-5de6-4f04-a499-373e85905ab6
    name:
    Skiptvet kommune. Herredskommisjonen
    id:
    A-1053
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-1053
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ac9abfa7-5de6-4f04-a499-373e85905ab6
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.