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 2026-10-24T01:11:06Z in 1.897 seconds.

Showing 10 of 90868 results in compact format.

name:
Steinkjer kommune I, Steinkjer offentlige kjøttkontroll
id:
A-5220
name:
Ulstein distriktslege/helseråd
id:
SAT-A-6357
name:
Steinkjer kommune I. Det sivile luftvern - Steinkjer luftvernkrets
id:
A-5875
name:
Steindalsflata førskole for hørselshemmede/ Steindalsflata barnehage
id:
A-1207
name:
Arendals Møbelfabrik
id:
PA-1769
name:
Arendal Forsikringsselskab AS
id:
PA-2144
name:
Arendal Sparebank
id:
PA-2323
name:
Arendal hjelpefengsel
id:
SAK-1251-0001
name:
Arendal kommunale Elektrisitetsverk
id:
KA0906-910
name:
IOGT Losje Stein
id:
A-0242

Show all fields in HTML

total:

90868

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
936916e7-9826-46cd-8902-b97952892287
name:
Steinkjer kommune I, Steinkjer offentlige kjøttkontroll
id:
A-5220
path:
TIKA/A-5220
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/936916e7-9826-46cd-8902-b97952892287
urn:
0813b3f7-552b-4be9-a478-2881d0a9940b
name:
Ulstein distriktslege/helseråd
id:
SAT-A-6357
path:
AV/SAT-A-6357
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0813b3f7-552b-4be9-a478-2881d0a9940b
urn:
045fe6cd-cf01-4ea0-ae10-c4e31eaba856
name:
Steinkjer kommune I. Det sivile luftvern - Steinkjer luftvernkrets
id:
A-5875
path:
TIKA/A-5875
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/045fe6cd-cf01-4ea0-ae10-c4e31eaba856
urn:
a1af5852-51ab-469e-9b28-27672c5166f6
name:
Steindalsflata førskole for hørselshemmede/ Steindalsflata barnehage
id:
A-1207
path:
TRKO/A-1207
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Trondheim byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a1af5852-51ab-469e-9b28-27672c5166f6
urn:
4ad94035-df13-4750-b7a7-5981bd4ae203
name:
Arendals Møbelfabrik
id:
PA-1769
path:
AAMA/PA-1769
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4ad94035-df13-4750-b7a7-5981bd4ae203
urn:
4404d738-ad0b-4a01-80f6-fb0c9aea7393
name:
Arendal Forsikringsselskab AS
id:
PA-2144
path:
AAMA/PA-2144
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4404d738-ad0b-4a01-80f6-fb0c9aea7393
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
urn:
493f408e-898b-4c39-ad5f-ba439fe68239
name:
Arendal hjelpefengsel
id:
SAK-1251-0001
path:
AV/SAK-1251-0001
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/493f408e-898b-4c39-ad5f-ba439fe68239
urn:
f9d01a26-de59-4f4a-82e2-ad1ed21f7a18
name:
Arendal kommunale Elektrisitetsverk
id:
KA0906-910
path:
AAMA/KA0906-910
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f9d01a26-de59-4f4a-82e2-ad1ed21f7a18
urn:
da355994-1cc3-4456-a939-066cfb591c58
name:
IOGT Losje Stein
id:
A-0242
path:
UBIT/A-0242
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/da355994-1cc3-4456-a939-066cfb591c58
urn:
c57b5839-e880-4e25-a27e-cb9308fc4673
name:
Arendal og Oppland Turistforening
id:
PA-1640
path:
AAMA/PA-1640
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
2
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c57b5839-e880-4e25-a27e-cb9308fc4673
urn:
7f74ca5d-a1e7-44cf-9f7f-cbb032aa673d
name:
Arendal og omegn AUF
id:
PA-2597
path:
AAMA/PA-2597
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7f74ca5d-a1e7-44cf-9f7f-cbb032aa673d
urn:
d9acb6fa-8284-449e-b5a1-504fd977399c
name:
Ytre Rendalens Sygepleierforening
id:
SAH-ARK-026
path:
AV/SAH-ARK-026
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d9acb6fa-8284-449e-b5a1-504fd977399c
urn:
c2e7a40f-228f-41b3-aa8a-d7c4613923d7
name:
Arendals kristelige student og gymnasiastlag
id:
PA-2669
path:
AAMA/PA-2669
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c2e7a40f-228f-41b3-aa8a-d7c4613923d7
urn:
86ab6acb-5a0a-429f-9fea-a7f1e1d39525
name:
Steinkjer arbeiderparti
id:
SAT-AAT-0323
path:
AV/SAT-AAT-0323
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/86ab6acb-5a0a-429f-9fea-a7f1e1d39525
urn:
3a4755e3-c178-4e4f-9a3b-337161a6c689
name:
Ulstein distriktsveterinær
id:
SAT-A-0369
path:
AV/SAT-A-0369
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a4755e3-c178-4e4f-9a3b-337161a6c689
urn:
b96212c4-0cbf-4cb2-978c-d7c0eee67354
name:
Ulstein menighetsråd
id:
SAT-A-1651
path:
AV/SAT-A-1651
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b96212c4-0cbf-4cb2-978c-d7c0eee67354
urn:
2800fe33-8cab-44cb-8284-68fa2ac9b14c
name:
Forsvaret, Lufttjenesteinspektoratet
id:
RA-RAFA-5119
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-5119
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2800fe33-8cab-44cb-8284-68fa2ac9b14c
urn:
a3adc6c5-2f68-4a39-9624-d6d856119962
name:
Landsorganisasjonens distriktskontor Steinkjer
id:
SAT-AAT-0744
path:
AV/SAT-AAT-0744
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a3adc6c5-2f68-4a39-9624-d6d856119962
urn:
150dc1cd-4235-4662-bc8f-569e96519b22
name:
Det Blaa Baand, Ytre Rendalen
id:
NOMA-A-1049
path:
ANNO/NOMA-A-1049
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Anno museum
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/150dc1cd-4235-4662-bc8f-569e96519b22
urn:
02867169-c859-4215-99e8-53b7a1021a23
name:
Steinkjer kommune II, rehabilitering
id:
A-5454
path:
TIKA/A-5454
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02867169-c859-4215-99e8-53b7a1021a23
urn:
38c58155-23c2-4332-a81a-5ac4e60dacf0
name:
Stein Tveite - manuskript
id:
SAK-D/0397
path:
AV/SAK-D/0397
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38c58155-23c2-4332-a81a-5ac4e60dacf0
urn:
9e19f66b-17d7-4ee5-87c5-818e34390241
name:
Arendals Adrese Contoirs Efterretninger
id:
PA-2824
path:
AAMA/PA-2824
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9e19f66b-17d7-4ee5-87c5-818e34390241
urn:
609e460c-7c6a-4744-a9aa-bd3bd3b5d44d
name:
Johansen, Stein
id:
RA-PA-1899
path:
AV/RA-PA-1899
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/609e460c-7c6a-4744-a9aa-bd3bd3b5d44d
urn:
d828a7c6-38b9-4e67-814e-6b2538233b53
name:
Rokkan, Stein, profesor
id:
SAB-SAB/PA-0437
path:
AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0437
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d828a7c6-38b9-4e67-814e-6b2538233b53

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

Will you use the result in generated code?

Open the same result as JSON

Is data missing or incorrect? Send feedback about this result.

Continue exploring

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.

AI agent? Read the complete navigation and programming guide.