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 2026-10-31T17:39:39Z in 2.274 seconds.

Showing 10 of 135880 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Kviteseid kirkebøker
    id:
    SAKO-A-276
  2. name:
    PA-0628, Brynes Planteskoler AS
    id:
    A-1681
  3. name:
    Setesdalens Sommerhjem
    id:
    PA-3314
  4. name:
    Kviteseid sokneprestkontor
    id:
    SAKO-A-275
  5. name:
    Kviteseid likningskontor
    id:
    SAKO-A-1323
  6. name:
    Kviteseid trygdeheim
    id:
    0829442
  7. name:
    Trøitesanden Revgård (Stjørdal)
    id:
    PA-00447
  8. name:
    Karl Gunnar Götestam
    id:
    A-0482
  9. name:
    Setesdal interkommunalt politisk råd
    id:
    KA0940i-180
  10. name:
    Sandnes kommune - PA 029 Grude planteskole
    id:
    A-943
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total:
135880
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    6302d71d-3936-42b4-9f21-91bfce0731a7
    name:
    Kviteseid kirkebøker
    id:
    SAKO-A-276
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-276
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6302d71d-3936-42b4-9f21-91bfce0731a7
  2. urn:
    385abbcf-7700-4849-8c38-12a67219dab1
    name:
    PA-0628, Brynes Planteskoler AS
    id:
    A-1681
    path:
    BYST/A-1681
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/385abbcf-7700-4849-8c38-12a67219dab1
  3. urn:
    2ed3d145-1cc4-4cce-ab1a-b9d3f0cb03e8
    name:
    Setesdalens Sommerhjem
    id:
    PA-3314
    path:
    AAMA/PA-3314
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ed3d145-1cc4-4cce-ab1a-b9d3f0cb03e8
  4. urn:
    8ab86206-6dea-4007-b663-e27fc1b5c8e0
    name:
    Kviteseid sokneprestkontor
    id:
    SAKO-A-275
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-275
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8ab86206-6dea-4007-b663-e27fc1b5c8e0
  5. urn:
    2586886b-6e82-42ae-ae18-1474ebf14034
    name:
    Kviteseid likningskontor
    id:
    SAKO-A-1323
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1323
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2586886b-6e82-42ae-ae18-1474ebf14034
  6. urn:
    56de4b71-8043-4b73-b41e-d151dd4efca7
    name:
    Kviteseid trygdeheim
    id:
    0829442
    path:
    IKAK/0829442
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/56de4b71-8043-4b73-b41e-d151dd4efca7
  7. urn:
    11e93bc7-4619-400d-93ec-7ed768cff951
    name:
    Trøitesanden Revgård (Stjørdal)
    id:
    PA-00447
    path:
    TIKA/PA-00447
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/11e93bc7-4619-400d-93ec-7ed768cff951
  8. urn:
    0718ce72-af85-45fe-8d94-f5809dcd9f1e
    name:
    Karl Gunnar Götestam
    id:
    A-0482
    path:
    UBIT/A-0482
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0718ce72-af85-45fe-8d94-f5809dcd9f1e
  9. urn:
    f8d361c0-4b9e-46c8-8a27-9d1bf12e950c
    name:
    Setesdal interkommunalt politisk råd
    id:
    KA0940i-180
    path:
    AAMA/KA0940i-180
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f8d361c0-4b9e-46c8-8a27-9d1bf12e950c
  10. urn:
    547a9d75-5e7c-46a6-a2e2-90a8960c9a51
    name:
    Sandnes kommune - PA 029 Grude planteskole
    id:
    A-943
    path:
    IKAR/A-943
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/547a9d75-5e7c-46a6-a2e2-90a8960c9a51
  11. urn:
    bab94637-d8b2-4c35-a63d-c0dbdee408e7
    name:
    Aure kommune. Røystestyret i Straumsvik krins
    id:
    K-15690.112.08
    path:
    IKAM/K-15690.112.08
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bab94637-d8b2-4c35-a63d-c0dbdee408e7
  12. urn:
    77b9e55d-21e7-46ed-9ed7-c6117c222ee7
    name:
    Austevoll tomteselskap AS
    id:
    1244-pa0012
    path:
    IKAH/1244-pa0012
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/77b9e55d-21e7-46ed-9ed7-c6117c222ee7
  13. urn:
    05067400-e431-4c29-a64e-b4a75a8535c8
    name:
    Skien tomteselskap AS
    id:
    0806665-2
    path:
    IKAK/0806665-2
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/05067400-e431-4c29-a64e-b4a75a8535c8
  14. urn:
    0e4b63db-ad21-43dc-ba8a-a5932c8dacab
    name:
    Os tomteselskap AS
    id:
    1243-pa0001
    path:
    IKAH/1243-pa0001
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0e4b63db-ad21-43dc-ba8a-a5932c8dacab
  15. urn:
    5487f49f-7f8c-466b-9cba-e9349a75a32f
    name:
    Fana hjertesenter AS
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0462
    path:
    AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0462
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5487f49f-7f8c-466b-9cba-e9349a75a32f
  16. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000070870
    name:
    Bergen tomteselskap AS
    id:
    A-3102
    path:
    BBA/A-3102
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000070870
  17. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003071124
    name:
    Bergen Tomteselskap 2 AS
    id:
    A-7006
    path:
    BBA/A-7006
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003071124
  18. urn:
    c40b0274-5e6b-426e-a7a3-db98c41ad528
    name:
    Bømlo tomteselskap AS
    id:
    1219-Pa0015
    path:
    IKAH/1219-Pa0015
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c40b0274-5e6b-426e-a7a3-db98c41ad528
  19. urn:
    1c280971-db2f-49ec-be9c-f1dd98f0e82c
    name:
    Askøy tomteselskap AS
    id:
    1247-Pa0001
    path:
    IKAH/1247-Pa0001
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1c280971-db2f-49ec-be9c-f1dd98f0e82c
  20. urn:
    22deede0-453e-4c94-9f2c-ab8a9b5d8360
    name:
    Meland tomteselskap AS
    id:
    1256-pa0006
    path:
    IKAH/1256-pa0006
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/22deede0-453e-4c94-9f2c-ab8a9b5d8360
  21. urn:
    81e93ec7-aced-4a47-98c4-515d3c8c7515
    name:
    Sotra tomteselskap AS
    id:
    4626-pa0001
    path:
    IKAH/4626-pa0001
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/81e93ec7-aced-4a47-98c4-515d3c8c7515
  22. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000170719
    name:
    AS Kongsvinger Tomteselskap
    id:
    0402-Pa0008
    path:
    OFA/0402-Pa0008
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000170719
  23. urn:
    b213e2d1-af3d-4fa5-8812-237223e16612
    name:
    Stjørdal tomteselskap AS
    id:
    PA-00282
    path:
    TIKA/PA-00282
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b213e2d1-af3d-4fa5-8812-237223e16612
  24. urn:
    84395c7d-b06e-4fce-a50a-190d898b1ecf
    name:
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    id:
    A-1328
    path:
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    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/84395c7d-b06e-4fce-a50a-190d898b1ecf
  25. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000080764
    name:
    Pa 1131 - Imperator Hestesko AS
    id:
    A-2345
    path:
    VEMU/A-2345
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000080764
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.