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 2026-10-15T20:37:52Z in 1.090 seconds.

Showing 10 of 2019 results in compact format.

name:
Det nederlandske visekonsulat i Drammen
id:
A-1003
name:
Grit, James, Maastricht, Nederland
id:
A-1864
name:
Nederlandske visekonsulat
id:
SAT-PA-0313
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, Visekonsulatet i Harlingen, Nederland
id:
RA-S-4654
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, Visekonsulatet i Den Helder, Nederland
id:
RA-S-4436
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, Visekonsulatet i Vlieland/Terschelling, Nederland
id:
RA-S-4652
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, Visekonsulatet i Vlissingen/Middelburg, Nederland
id:
RA-S-4653
name:
Avtale om aksjekjøp i Polak & Van Berg BV, Nederland
id:
0012
name:
Nederlandse Club Oslo
id:
A-10494
name:
Nederlandske Visekonsulat i Halden
id:
HHSP-1040

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total:

2019

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
86468dc7-da36-47b4-ab7a-31c2d907b077
name:
Det nederlandske visekonsulat i Drammen
id:
A-1003
path:
DRMK/A-1003
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Drammen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/86468dc7-da36-47b4-ab7a-31c2d907b077
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000001020231
name:
Grit, James, Maastricht, Nederland
id:
A-1864
path:
BBA/A-1864
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001020231
urn:
0c0dec74-9fd0-493d-8710-7e67666e662a
name:
Nederlandske visekonsulat
id:
SAT-PA-0313
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0313
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0c0dec74-9fd0-493d-8710-7e67666e662a
urn:
0db58829-8faf-4cb6-b620-fe3f426989f5
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, Visekonsulatet i Harlingen, Nederland
id:
RA-S-4654
path:
AV/RA-S-4654
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0db58829-8faf-4cb6-b620-fe3f426989f5
urn:
80c1cfed-8a84-4486-92d3-7a46ab72c9a3
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, Visekonsulatet i Den Helder, Nederland
id:
RA-S-4436
path:
AV/RA-S-4436
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/80c1cfed-8a84-4486-92d3-7a46ab72c9a3
urn:
411a0405-d3fc-49b3-b8d3-33b4b130c6ac
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, Visekonsulatet i Vlieland/Terschelling, Nederland
id:
RA-S-4652
path:
AV/RA-S-4652
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/411a0405-d3fc-49b3-b8d3-33b4b130c6ac
urn:
f4cc7557-6a5f-41c3-b8a9-353f44057fbb
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, Visekonsulatet i Vlissingen/Middelburg, Nederland
id:
RA-S-4653
path:
AV/RA-S-4653
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f4cc7557-6a5f-41c3-b8a9-353f44057fbb
urn:
440356d3-fc3f-4c4d-868a-0a06e783ee09
name:
Avtale om aksjekjøp i Polak & Van Berg BV, Nederland
id:
0012
path:
ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1064/Q/Qe/L0001/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Anno museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/440356d3-fc3f-4c4d-868a-0a06e783ee09
urn:
39f5c7c0-1af6-494c-a166-3dc9b1989197
name:
Nederlandse Club Oslo
id:
A-10494
path:
OBA/A-10494
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/39f5c7c0-1af6-494c-a166-3dc9b1989197
urn:
1d13a071-3384-441a-8f6a-e9702cf499df
name:
Nederlandske Visekonsulat i Halden
id:
HHSP-1040
path:
OSTM/HHSP-1040
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Østfoldmuseene
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1d13a071-3384-441a-8f6a-e9702cf499df
urn:
ef6ce191-c7ee-4bcf-bd72-6c08a294d39e
name:
Nijmegenmarsjen Nederland
id:
0001
path:
AIN/A-12-118/U/Ua/L0011/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef6ce191-c7ee-4bcf-bd72-6c08a294d39e
urn:
96fc9a50-86d3-479f-8dac-81cd255da99f
name:
Nederland Flom
id:
L1017
path:
AV/RA-PA-0250/D/Df/L1017
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/96fc9a50-86d3-479f-8dac-81cd255da99f
urn:
6c8e83c8-4bb0-461a-ad31-1cbb63299a17
name:
Kurs, Studietur i Nederland
id:
L0001
path:
TRKO/A-1014/M/Mb/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Trondheim byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c8e83c8-4bb0-461a-ad31-1cbb63299a17
urn:
19c664d1-8de7-4038-9f3c-93e748ae7f20
name:
Informasjonshefter om jordbruk i Nederland
id:
0002
path:
AAMA/KA0900-550j/02/E/E02/L0006/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/19c664d1-8de7-4038-9f3c-93e748ae7f20
urn:
b440a9c3-2022-4528-82b0-3c06c044ab74
name:
De Nederlandse krijgsman
id:
0006
path:
AIN/A-17-112/x/xa/L0003/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b440a9c3-2022-4528-82b0-3c06c044ab74
urn:
d8f196f5-855e-491d-8f9b-be1bf3870afb
name:
Steder. Nederland. Italia. Irland. Jugoslavia. Luxemburg. Malta. Monaco. Polen. Portugal
id:
L0195
path:
AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01b/L0195
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d8f196f5-855e-491d-8f9b-be1bf3870afb
urn:
fd12bc99-99c8-48b4-87ba-750608a495f8
name:
Det nederlandske konsulatet i Drammen
id:
AKT-1003
path:
DRMK/AKT-1003
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Drammen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Det nederlandske konsulat i Drammen ble opprettet i 1809, først og fremst for å ivareta Nederlands handelsinteresser. På første halvdel av 1800-tallet var Nederland det viktigste eksportmarkedet for Drammen, og det var først og fremst tømmer som dominerte eksporten. Konsulatet har vært i funksjon h...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fd12bc99-99c8-48b4-87ba-750608a495f8
urn:
682de8cf-8fca-4030-9672-7b4e1ac94ba8
name:
Rentenaar, Rob_Hofstede, huisstede en heemstede in de Nederlandse toponymie
id:
0021
path:
SPR/A-0003/L/L0064/0021
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/682de8cf-8fca-4030-9672-7b4e1ac94ba8
urn:
8e440c4e-a68b-4ebc-9f50-4dd2f62ce46e
name:
Statoil Nederland bv. - Budsjett 1986
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dn/L0001/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8e440c4e-a68b-4ebc-9f50-4dd2f62ce46e
urn:
fc6597eb-4af3-4f6f-84c4-d546063365ba
name:
Kontakt med Hoogovens Groep BV (Nederland)
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-PA-1188/E/Eb/Ebg/L0002/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fc6597eb-4af3-4f6f-84c4-d546063365ba
urn:
387d5f6d-de64-483f-a632-92281bf8a91a
name:
Lummus Nederland BV. c/o Saga Petroleum A/S & Co., Stathelle
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-1542/D/Dd/L0068/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/387d5f6d-de64-483f-a632-92281bf8a91a
urn:
61dfb2ac-b68b-4ee5-8252-202845683e41
name:
Lagring av lettmetaller; Magnesiumkloridlut, omlastingsanlegg i Bremen; Tankanlegg for plastprodukter, Generelt; Klor generelt; Do. i Norge; Do. i Nederland. BILDER
id:
L0096
path:
AV/RA-PA-1728/D/De/L0096
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/61dfb2ac-b68b-4ee5-8252-202845683e41
urn:
331bdf93-ae50-4c96-8efe-5edcbc2852c8
name:
Statoil Nederland bv. - Budsjetter, månedsrapporter, styresaker med mer
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dn/L0001/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/331bdf93-ae50-4c96-8efe-5edcbc2852c8
urn:
77392750-93ba-44ed-8c1f-e431047cf04d
name:
Nederland. Nederlands forsvarsbudsjett 1937.
id:
0010
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3258/Y09/L0137/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/77392750-93ba-44ed-8c1f-e431047cf04d
urn:
976db62d-edd9-4e40-94dd-d1ccdaae834f
name:
Nederland. Nøytralitetserklæring. Krenking av Nederlands nøytralitet.
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3258/Y09/L0137/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/976db62d-edd9-4e40-94dd-d1ccdaae834f

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.

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