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 2026-10-24T14:40:25Z in 1.684 seconds.

Showing 10 of 163054 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Prosjekt, referat, samarbeid. Informasjonssystemer, IT/IKT
    id:
    L0005
  2. name:
    Alfabetisk personarkiv Sve-Sys
    id:
    L0304
  3. name:
    Alfabetisk personarkiv Sys-Syv
    id:
    L0305
  4. name:
    Bergen kommune. IKT-drift
    id:
    A-4368
  5. name:
    Trøndelag og Møre tolldistrikt
    id:
    SAT-A-1551
  6. name:
    Sikkerhetssystemer A/S
    id:
    069
  7. name:
    BIBSYS
    id:
    SAT-A-6869
  8. name:
    Justisdepartementet, Syseutvalget
    id:
    RA-S-6471
  9. name:
    System Renovasjon A/S
    id:
    RA-PA-2136
  10. name:
    Postens systemservice
    id:
    RA-S-5931
Show all fields in HTML
total:
163054
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    2eb3438a-5ca4-4319-b960-8c52de8ac292
    name:
    Prosjekt, referat, samarbeid. Informasjonssystemer, IT/IKT
    id:
    L0005
    path:
    AFK/0200095_1/D/Db/L0005
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2eb3438a-5ca4-4319-b960-8c52de8ac292
  2. urn:
    797511a1-7169-45b1-8880-b5e536e05b06
    name:
    Alfabetisk personarkiv Sve-Sys
    id:
    L0304
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1560/U/Uc/Ucc/L0304
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/797511a1-7169-45b1-8880-b5e536e05b06
  3. urn:
    fba3ac09-7c5f-4322-8d6c-cd23cbac64e5
    name:
    Alfabetisk personarkiv Sys-Syv
    id:
    L0305
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1560/U/Uc/Ucc/L0305
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fba3ac09-7c5f-4322-8d6c-cd23cbac64e5
  4. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000680806
    name:
    Bergen kommune. IKT-drift
    id:
    A-4368
    path:
    BBA/A-4368
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Arvtaker etter A-0422 Dataavdelingen som senere ble IT-seksjonen. Denne ble splittet i IKT Strategi og IKT-Drift. Strukturen undergikk endel endringer på 2000-tallet og ender med at IKT-drift blir skilt ut som egen bedrift.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000680806
  5. urn:
    6fabab35-e888-4bf2-a2f3-13c1767a779f
    name:
    Trøndelag og Møre tolldistrikt
    id:
    SAT-A-1551
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1551
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6fabab35-e888-4bf2-a2f3-13c1767a779f
  6. urn:
    511090dc-0e08-4c2d-9b3a-6c5e877be474
    name:
    Sikkerhetssystemer A/S
    id:
    069
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0873/069
    unit_type:
    ARKIVDEL
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/511090dc-0e08-4c2d-9b3a-6c5e877be474
  7. urn:
    8e9cd69d-10c8-4283-9064-6984a9b8d950
    name:
    BIBSYS
    id:
    SAT-A-6869
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6869
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8e9cd69d-10c8-4283-9064-6984a9b8d950
  8. urn:
    c4340eb0-b315-42a8-8879-4616fed57e7b
    name:
    Justisdepartementet, Syseutvalget
    id:
    RA-S-6471
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6471
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c4340eb0-b315-42a8-8879-4616fed57e7b
  9. urn:
    3060c8c4-9250-468e-a8a4-da9c8c6af0c2
    name:
    System Renovasjon A/S
    id:
    RA-PA-2136
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-2136
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3060c8c4-9250-468e-a8a4-da9c8c6af0c2
  10. urn:
    42597734-cb1c-4dd4-8ca1-f17d308c7a92
    name:
    Postens systemservice
    id:
    RA-S-5931
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5931
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/42597734-cb1c-4dd4-8ca1-f17d308c7a92
  11. urn:
    d1b67af7-a0f7-48b5-a14f-e037513fa8f9
    name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Systemavdelingen
    id:
    RA-S-6611
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6611
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d1b67af7-a0f7-48b5-a14f-e037513fa8f9
  12. urn:
    d0eec01b-2e61-474d-b769-3650170bc147
    name:
    Sysselmannen på Svalbard
    id:
    SATØ-S-0076
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-0076
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d0eec01b-2e61-474d-b769-3650170bc147
  13. urn:
    59805fef-4aef-4cc4-b8cc-cc2fa140bde4
    name:
    Sysselmannen på Svalbard
    id:
    SATØ-S-1472
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1472
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/59805fef-4aef-4cc4-b8cc-cc2fa140bde4
  14. urn:
    942ca948-4e0b-4662-a5c6-70fddb86de9e
    name:
    Sysselmannen på Svalbard
    id:
    SATØ-S-1475
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1475
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/942ca948-4e0b-4662-a5c6-70fddb86de9e
  15. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000130247
    name:
    Sundts Systuer A/S
    id:
    A-0132.4
    path:
    BBA/A-0132.4
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000130247
  16. urn:
    d278145b-f2f5-4b54-912b-b748be896130
    name:
    Systrand Skytterlag
    id:
    P-00656
    path:
    IKAM/P-00656
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d278145b-f2f5-4b54-912b-b748be896130
  17. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv_000000009208
    name:
    Syse (Grøtegarden)
    id:
    A-1045
    path:
    ULHA/A-1045
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv_000000009208
  18. urn:
    02841acd-2a03-434c-a2d0-e5594cbba075
    name:
    Systrond husmorlag
    id:
    SFF-2013138
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2013138
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02841acd-2a03-434c-a2d0-e5594cbba075
  19. urn:
    6962ad51-5912-4d7c-9549-1afa6b955a09
    name:
    Systrond Sogelag
    id:
    SFF-2015142
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2015142
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6962ad51-5912-4d7c-9549-1afa6b955a09
  20. urn:
    dd62ec01-7fbe-4fc8-ae82-f3c544498c53
    name:
    Systrond Feavlslag
    id:
    SFF-93144
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-93144
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dd62ec01-7fbe-4fc8-ae82-f3c544498c53
  21. 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
  22. urn:
    529edcf5-31d9-4c8a-b9f8-f1823a6b7c3d
    name:
    Bjørnør distriktsveterinær
    id:
    SAT-A-1648
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1648
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/529edcf5-31d9-4c8a-b9f8-f1823a6b7c3d
  23. urn:
    5543a83b-cfc3-4123-97f1-f7ec79aaab6f
    name:
    Bø distriktslege/helseråd
    id:
    SAT-A-1674
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1674
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5543a83b-cfc3-4123-97f1-f7ec79aaab6f
  24. urn:
    d4ded25c-1e22-4bf4-b940-ba5b29998ed1
    name:
    Postsparebanken, Plan/Systemavdelingen
    id:
    RA-S-4367
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4367
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d4ded25c-1e22-4bf4-b940-ba5b29998ed1
  25. urn:
    fb38fdde-8237-4de9-aeba-2d69cbf40e53
    name:
    Statlig spesialpedagogisk støttesystem
    id:
    RA-S-5167
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5167
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb38fdde-8237-4de9-aeba-2d69cbf40e53
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.