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 2026-10-22T11:50:21Z in 0.833 seconds.

Showing 10 of 74759 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    STORE NORSKE LEKSIKON
    id:
    0003
  2. name:
    Bidrag til Store norske leksikon
    id:
    0004
  3. name:
    Sak 00/248 Store norske leksikon-oppdatering
    id:
    0063
  4. name:
    Sak 99/256 Aschehoug og Gyldendals store norske leksikon
    id:
    0069
  5. name:
    Sak: 09/158 Store norske leksikon og den norske kunnskapsbasen vert gratis tilgjengeleg for alle
    id:
    0019
  6. name:
    Avlevering fra 2023 Store Norske: SNBO, SNG, SNGull og SNSG
    id:
    10
  7. name:
    Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani AS
    id:
    SATØ-P-1693
  8. name:
    Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani 1916
    id:
    0001
  9. name:
    Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani 1917-1920
    id:
    0002
  10. name:
    Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani 1920-1925
    id:
    0003
Show all fields in HTML
total:
74759
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    80439418-3bc8-4ffb-92c0-ea9abffe2f47
    name:
    STORE NORSKE LEKSIKON
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0613/D/Da/L0057/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/80439418-3bc8-4ffb-92c0-ea9abffe2f47
  2. urn:
    ee696950-8e7e-4776-835b-cf6124634426
    name:
    Bidrag til Store norske leksikon
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0613/D/Da/L0057/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee696950-8e7e-4776-835b-cf6124634426
  3. urn:
    c40c56eb-8ebf-4964-afc6-281969e3b1bd
    name:
    Sak 00/248 Store norske leksikon-oppdatering
    id:
    0063
    path:
    IKAH/1259b-021/D/De/L0003/0063
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c40c56eb-8ebf-4964-afc6-281969e3b1bd
  4. urn:
    b79ee9ec-d9a3-4c30-89a0-0d69a0f577d8
    name:
    Sak 99/256 Aschehoug og Gyldendals store norske leksikon
    id:
    0069
    path:
    IKAH/1259b-021/D/De/L0003/0069
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b79ee9ec-d9a3-4c30-89a0-0d69a0f577d8
  5. urn:
    9eb50951-6d9c-47d7-aab9-f32f75faa358
    name:
    Sak: 09/158 Store norske leksikon og den norske kunnskapsbasen vert gratis tilgjengeleg for alle
    id:
    0019
    path:
    IKAH/1259b-021.1/D/Db/L0111/0019
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9eb50951-6d9c-47d7-aab9-f32f75faa358
  6. urn:
    789d0c1f-6537-45a7-b0f0-8524c0a83a3b
    name:
    Avlevering fra 2023 Store Norske: SNBO, SNG, SNGull og SNSG
    id:
    10
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0073/10
    unit_type:
    ARKIVDEL
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/789d0c1f-6537-45a7-b0f0-8524c0a83a3b
  7. urn:
    c989176f-9ce1-4583-b1bd-3f82348dd909
    name:
    Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani AS
    id:
    SATØ-P-1693
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1693
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c989176f-9ce1-4583-b1bd-3f82348dd909
  8. urn:
    de9d04a4-bf8f-4c47-aa48-d7518529399c
    name:
    Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani 1916
    id:
    0001
    path:
    SVAM/A-1044/G/Ga/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Svalbard Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/de9d04a4-bf8f-4c47-aa48-d7518529399c
  9. urn:
    66baad93-8ee1-4a12-b963-c6b2d4f8b8f5
    name:
    Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani 1917-1920
    id:
    0002
    path:
    SVAM/A-1044/G/Ga/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Svalbard Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/66baad93-8ee1-4a12-b963-c6b2d4f8b8f5
  10. urn:
    09bedcef-340c-43d2-bc8b-86c4659b01b1
    name:
    Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani 1920-1925
    id:
    0003
    path:
    SVAM/A-1044/G/Ga/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Svalbard Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/09bedcef-340c-43d2-bc8b-86c4659b01b1
  11. urn:
    eab901f5-b14e-401c-8f1c-3c989d7321bc
    name:
    Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani 1940-1945
    id:
    0007
    path:
    SVAM/A-1044/G/Gb/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Svalbard Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eab901f5-b14e-401c-8f1c-3c989d7321bc
  12. urn:
    298b6245-57c9-47da-8b27-36965306dda9
    name:
    Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani AS
    id:
    F
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1693/F
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/298b6245-57c9-47da-8b27-36965306dda9
  13. urn:
    445a3fd7-b4c8-48c9-b733-43e42e681df4
    name:
    Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani AS
    id:
    Fa
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1693/F/Fa
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/445a3fd7-b4c8-48c9-b733-43e42e681df4
  14. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000698693
    name:
    Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani AS
    id:
    A-5397
    path:
    BBA/A-5397
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Utdrag fra hjemmeside: "Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani AS (SNSK) ble stiftet i november 1916. Selskapet overtok da kullgruvedriften i Longyearbyen etter det amerikanske selskapet Arctic Coal Company. Siden har Store Norske drevet kullgruver på Svalbard kontinuerlig med unntak av et opphold unde...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000698693
  15. urn:
    1b9fc579-c548-4095-adca-1c288107752a
    name:
    Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani 1916
    id:
    0001
    path:
    SVAM/A-1044/G/Gb/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Svalbard Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b9fc579-c548-4095-adca-1c288107752a
  16. urn:
    3f6e38c9-b05a-44a1-a2fd-2bc594fc6fd1
    name:
    Gyldendals store leksikon
    id:
    L0467
    path:
    AV/RA-DA-0034/T/L0467
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3f6e38c9-b05a-44a1-a2fd-2bc594fc6fd1
  17. urn:
    3c2c9bca-33b8-4c3b-91a7-dfed6bd64f2e
    name:
    Gyldendals store leksikon
    id:
    L1003
    path:
    AV/RA-DA-0034/T/L1003
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3c2c9bca-33b8-4c3b-91a7-dfed6bd64f2e
  18. urn:
    fe3f0152-3d01-4068-b40f-7fce5f0d965f
    name:
    Fotostatkopi Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani 1925-1940
    id:
    0001
    path:
    SVAM/A-1044/G/Gc/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Svalbard Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fe3f0152-3d01-4068-b40f-7fce5f0d965f
  19. urn:
    fd8ca8d4-fcd5-4dd2-bb17-ecb57ce7c3a7
    name:
    Fotostatkopi Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani 1940-1945
    id:
    0002
    path:
    SVAM/A-1044/G/Gc/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Svalbard Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fd8ca8d4-fcd5-4dd2-bb17-ecb57ce7c3a7
  20. urn:
    bfb66c7b-480f-49be-9434-fd080d33d007
    name:
    Kopi Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani 1925-1940
    id:
    0003
    path:
    SVAM/A-1044/G/Gc/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Svalbard Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bfb66c7b-480f-49be-9434-fd080d33d007
  21. urn:
    c5ecd192-82f8-4a5e-973b-ddd908f2aaf4
    name:
    Kopi Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani 1940-1945
    id:
    0004
    path:
    SVAM/A-1044/G/Gc/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Svalbard Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c5ecd192-82f8-4a5e-973b-ddd908f2aaf4
  22. urn:
    51364be8-5773-4814-bf5e-96a6934fbe38
    name:
    Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani 1925-1940
    id:
    0006
    path:
    SVAM/A-1044/G/Gb/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Svalbard Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/51364be8-5773-4814-bf5e-96a6934fbe38
  23. urn:
    730e9f0a-f9a4-4a79-9dc7-a03e74d16976
    name:
    Gyldendals store leksikon (6 fotomontasjer)
    id:
    L0993
    path:
    AV/RA-DA-0034/T/L0993
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/730e9f0a-f9a4-4a79-9dc7-a03e74d16976
  24. urn:
    79508cf5-8d53-4899-979e-c09482864090
    name:
    Den Norske Store Landsloge-Granskningskomitéen
    id:
    P-00623
    path:
    AV/P-00623
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Den Norske Store Landsloge (Den Norske Frimurerorden) opprettet etter krigen en granskningskomite for å vurdere medlemmenes nasjonale holdning under okkupasjonen.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/79508cf5-8d53-4899-979e-c09482864090
  25. urn:
    6a003d44-5134-4c8d-be2d-d6fb537cd6e1
    name:
    Store Norske Gulls feltarbeid sommeren 2008 og 2009
    id:
    4988
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0521/4988
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6a003d44-5134-4c8d-be2d-d6fb537cd6e1
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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