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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
`page`	optional	integer	Page number, 1-based (default 1).
`offset`	optional	integer	Number 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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-23T06:28:00Z in 0.640 seconds.

Showing 10 of 402 results in compact format.

name:
ST10= Statoil. ST13= Statoil. ST14= Statoil
id:
L1191
name:
ST15= Statoil. ST16= Statoil. ST17= Statoil
id:
L1192
name:
Klientmapper St1
id:
L0289
name:
Pasientjournaler Sl - St1
id:
L0036
name:
Elevmapper S - St1, f. år 1992
id:
L0161
name:
Elevmapper Si - St1, f. år 1993
id:
L0181
name:
ST10-P10.05.01-01 Produksjonssystemer: Seaflo, kap. 1 - 4.3 ST10-P10.05.01-01 Produksjonssystemer: Seaflo, kap. 1 - 4.3 ST10-P10.05.01-01 Produksjonssystemer: Seaflo, kap. 1 - 4.3 ST10-P10.05.01-01 Produksjonssystemer: Seaflo, kap. 1 - 4.3
id:
0004
name:
Korrespondanse og saksdokumenter St1-To2
id:
L0002
name:
ST11= Statoil. ST12= Statoil
id:
L1188
name:
ST10-A850160 - ST10-A850498
id:
0003

Show all fields in HTML

total:

402

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
e018644e-6f90-4b3a-b7e5-bbd64c8429aa
name:
ST10= Statoil. ST13= Statoil. ST14= Statoil
id:
L1191
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dd/L1191
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e018644e-6f90-4b3a-b7e5-bbd64c8429aa
urn:
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name:
ST15= Statoil. ST16= Statoil. ST17= Statoil
id:
L1192
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dd/L1192
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/47baec1f-f05d-4493-9e2d-5935326e9787
urn:
941a7fea-4de5-416b-868e-81f66bd6e712
name:
Klientmapper St1
id:
L0289
path:
TIKA/A-3564/F/Fe/L0289
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/941a7fea-4de5-416b-868e-81f66bd6e712
urn:
5d57ccf5-96b9-4bed-ba8d-d877b13b96b6
name:
Pasientjournaler Sl - St1
id:
L0036
path:
TIKA/PA-1153/F/Fa/L0036
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5d57ccf5-96b9-4bed-ba8d-d877b13b96b6
urn:
3680089c-6475-4120-945b-b301de10bfeb
name:
Elevmapper S - St1, f. år 1992
id:
L0161
path:
TIKA/A-3445/F/Fa/L0161
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3680089c-6475-4120-945b-b301de10bfeb
urn:
f696a526-005a-4812-9deb-6ed73f5269e5
name:
Elevmapper Si - St1, f. år 1993
id:
L0181
path:
TIKA/A-3445/F/Fa/L0181
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f696a526-005a-4812-9deb-6ed73f5269e5
urn:
3b9adafc-e37a-4c1b-9d82-3a2081241d33
name:
ST10-P10.05.01-01 Produksjonssystemer: Seaflo, kap. 1 - 4.3 ST10-P10.05.01-01 Produksjonssystemer: Seaflo, kap. 1 - 4.3 ST10-P10.05.01-01 Produksjonssystemer: Seaflo, kap. 1 - 4.3 ST10-P10.05.01-01 Produksjonssystemer: Seaflo, kap. 1 - 4.3
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dc/L0865/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3b9adafc-e37a-4c1b-9d82-3a2081241d33
urn:
23d3b351-fb52-4a7b-8dbd-61b3db8327a3
name:
Korrespondanse og saksdokumenter St1-To2
id:
L0002
path:
AV/SAH-MILT-181/E/Eb/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/23d3b351-fb52-4a7b-8dbd-61b3db8327a3
urn:
06da11b8-acb5-40b8-a6c7-a17076e956d1
name:
ST11= Statoil. ST12= Statoil
id:
L1188
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dd/L1188
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/06da11b8-acb5-40b8-a6c7-a17076e956d1
urn:
4d17cb6a-09e8-4986-a835-8ee1bcf52bba
name:
ST10-A850160 - ST10-A850498
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dd/L1178/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4d17cb6a-09e8-4986-a835-8ee1bcf52bba
urn:
a02bef1f-ce2f-4571-8308-3a6cf2913547
name:
ST10-A890383 - ST10-I850091
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dd/L1179/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a02bef1f-ce2f-4571-8308-3a6cf2913547
urn:
70501c13-0c33-43e1-b4eb-f604d0fd3c11
name:
ST10-I850667 - ST10-I851181
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dd/L1179/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/70501c13-0c33-43e1-b4eb-f604d0fd3c11
urn:
1dacd7b3-cd6b-455a-ad06-24e16a02af84
name:
ST10-K861121 - ST10-R861504
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dd/L1183/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1dacd7b3-cd6b-455a-ad06-24e16a02af84
urn:
56a0c93d-73eb-4ba9-9bf5-203d2e31b622
name:
ST10-S860190 - ST10-T841148
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dd/L1184/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/56a0c93d-73eb-4ba9-9bf5-203d2e31b622
urn:
37def644-9996-4b0f-84c1-663f4de7e048
name:
ST10-U840421 - ST10-U851684
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dd/L1185/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/37def644-9996-4b0f-84c1-663f4de7e048
urn:
1a97d91c-ad32-4da3-a68b-360219d25434
name:
ST10-U870025 - ST10-U870039
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dd/L1186/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1a97d91c-ad32-4da3-a68b-360219d25434
urn:
ae87ea5c-b7d4-4a7d-9462-b6a7055b54a2
name:
ST11-A840713 - ST11-U871813
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dd/L1188/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ae87ea5c-b7d4-4a7d-9462-b6a7055b54a2
urn:
02694369-9258-423f-ac19-138e6ba3b41b
name:
ST12-A840105 - ST12-A890231
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dd/L1188/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02694369-9258-423f-ac19-138e6ba3b41b
urn:
0b881389-ef17-48c9-aefc-90d78d4e51f9
name:
ST12-U870038 - ST12-U870342
id:
0003
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AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dd/L1189/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0b881389-ef17-48c9-aefc-90d78d4e51f9
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name:
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id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dd/L1191/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/601949e9-4dbf-40cc-9533-31d3a714a3a6
urn:
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name:
ST14-A840232 - ST14-A880486
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dd/L1191/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/11e2b575-cda6-40d8-bd8c-829bf803d4a8
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name:
ST15-A840230 - ST15-A880489
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dd/L1192/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/36020f9d-a4cf-4f29-8cb2-9a4019528cdd
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name:
ST16-A840712 - ST16-U840622
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dd/L1192/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7775178a-18d5-41a8-812f-8efc8c01b75f
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name:
ST17-A840104 - ST17-A890351
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dd/L1192/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e5f9cbc9-36ca-4c43-86d6-60b58574c3af
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name:
ST18-A840103 - ST18-S871057
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dd/L1193/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a9912285-3445-4335-acdc-9886798d0196

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
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.

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