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 2026-10-15T06:14:16Z in 0.888 seconds.

Showing 10 of 601206 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Hemne kommune II, Sodin skole
    id:
    A-2795
  2. name:
    Roan kommune, Hofstaddalen skole
    id:
    A-6212
  3. name:
    Trondheim kommune. Kolstad skole
    id:
    A-1018
  4. name:
    Roan kommune, Sumstad skole
    id:
    A-6213
  5. name:
    Trondheim kommune. Kalvskinnet skole
    id:
    A-1890
  6. name:
    Roan kommune, Brandsfjord skole
    id:
    A-5315
  7. name:
    Brekken kommune, Feragen skole
    id:
    A-6311
  8. name:
    Onsøy kommune. Vikene skole (Vikane skole)
    id:
    O-1042
  9. name:
    Dillner og Støens videregående skole (Trondheim)
    id:
    PA-6121
  10. name:
    Selbu kommune, Mebond skole
    id:
    A-2207
Show all fields in HTML
total:
601206
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    d2be0291-e1b4-4658-9c24-5a13e63cfbe0
    name:
    Hemne kommune II, Sodin skole
    id:
    A-2795
    path:
    TIKA/A-2795
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2be0291-e1b4-4658-9c24-5a13e63cfbe0
  2. urn:
    5f2feab6-1dc9-495e-ba67-0ce7ec950248
    name:
    Roan kommune, Hofstaddalen skole
    id:
    A-6212
    path:
    TIKA/A-6212
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5f2feab6-1dc9-495e-ba67-0ce7ec950248
  3. urn:
    49606485-2280-4eaf-8e73-de1f9232a7d8
    name:
    Trondheim kommune. Kolstad skole
    id:
    A-1018
    path:
    TRKO/A-1018
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/49606485-2280-4eaf-8e73-de1f9232a7d8
  4. urn:
    974c6915-1387-4f4e-b826-0b506b851fa4
    name:
    Roan kommune, Sumstad skole
    id:
    A-6213
    path:
    TIKA/A-6213
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/974c6915-1387-4f4e-b826-0b506b851fa4
  5. urn:
    225617eb-0a04-4ebb-8576-472cac183acb
    name:
    Trondheim kommune. Kalvskinnet skole
    id:
    A-1890
    path:
    TRKO/A-1890
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/225617eb-0a04-4ebb-8576-472cac183acb
  6. urn:
    a7d90b10-5dd3-458a-a7c0-0cd7bedc6702
    name:
    Roan kommune, Brandsfjord skole
    id:
    A-5315
    path:
    TIKA/A-5315
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a7d90b10-5dd3-458a-a7c0-0cd7bedc6702
  7. urn:
    5b44f991-363b-466b-9bd0-51efbd2d31d9
    name:
    Brekken kommune, Feragen skole
    id:
    A-6311
    path:
    TIKA/A-6311
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b44f991-363b-466b-9bd0-51efbd2d31d9
  8. urn:
    c5e0956d-8298-4e57-8bf8-c0e22dc38dd8
    name:
    Onsøy kommune. Vikene skole (Vikane skole)
    id:
    O-1042
    path:
    FRKA/O-1042
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fredrikstad byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c5e0956d-8298-4e57-8bf8-c0e22dc38dd8
  9. urn:
    f00db6d7-2df1-4c00-8c82-b41837d45740
    name:
    Dillner og Støens videregående skole (Trondheim)
    id:
    PA-6121
    path:
    TIKA/PA-6121
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f00db6d7-2df1-4c00-8c82-b41837d45740
  10. urn:
    4f01d7e4-4234-4de8-b84e-45d5ac052fff
    name:
    Selbu kommune, Mebond skole
    id:
    A-2207
    path:
    TIKA/A-2207
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f01d7e4-4234-4de8-b84e-45d5ac052fff
  11. urn:
    69258992-3206-4981-b49e-8348cb946200
    name:
    Roan kommune, Roan skole
    id:
    A-6221
    path:
    TIKA/A-6221
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/69258992-3206-4981-b49e-8348cb946200
  12. urn:
    c9508be9-4d86-42c0-8540-16bf313ade55
    name:
    Hemne kommune II, Kirksæter skole
    id:
    A-2980
    path:
    TIKA/A-2980
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c9508be9-4d86-42c0-8540-16bf313ade55
  13. urn:
    366f4213-c9fd-474e-b89d-99e6008b1f80
    name:
    Langbakken videregående skole (Hemnes offentlige skole)
    id:
    SAT-A-5344
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-5344
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/366f4213-c9fd-474e-b89d-99e6008b1f80
  14. urn:
    0028b506-f4a2-43ca-9a89-f8319f7823a5
    name:
    Ørland kommune, Kråkvåg skole
    id:
    A-2179
    path:
    TIKA/A-2179
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0028b506-f4a2-43ca-9a89-f8319f7823a5
  15. urn:
    e64b89e7-9178-425e-86b6-3d132c597271
    name:
    Nordland fylkeskommune. Hamarøy videregående skole
    id:
    NFK-22-126
    path:
    AIN/NFK-22-126
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e64b89e7-9178-425e-86b6-3d132c597271
  16. urn:
    322f7834-f9a2-4ca1-b73b-afc22c5c9173
    name:
    Trondheim kommune. Bakklandet skole
    id:
    A-1802
    path:
    TRKO/A-1802
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/322f7834-f9a2-4ca1-b73b-afc22c5c9173
  17. urn:
    a4463e5f-bddd-453c-a5f1-a2899427f477
    name:
    Avaldsnes kommune - Kvalavåg og Sund skole, Sund skole og Kvalavåg skole
    id:
    K-101716
    path:
    IKAR/K-101716
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a4463e5f-bddd-453c-a5f1-a2899427f477
  18. urn:
    2968d4fa-397e-4878-8a6f-0d889501a323
    name:
    Selbu kommune, Øverbygda skole
    id:
    A-2206
    path:
    TIKA/A-2206
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2968d4fa-397e-4878-8a6f-0d889501a323
  19. urn:
    619917bc-070a-4459-a169-1e7462baad69
    name:
    Hemne kommune II, Holden skole
    id:
    A-2983
    path:
    TIKA/A-2983
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/619917bc-070a-4459-a169-1e7462baad69
  20. urn:
    0e486f7c-d548-4771-a50b-8b16d0899937
    name:
    Nord-Trøndelag Fylkeskommune, Guldbergaunet videregående skole
    id:
    A-6617
    path:
    TIKA/A-6617
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0e486f7c-d548-4771-a50b-8b16d0899937
  21. urn:
    86af932c-ecf8-4a83-9210-6bf264f81ff7
    name:
    Groruddalen gymnas (Bredtvet gymnas, tidligere Grorud høiere skole)
    id:
    A-40056
    path:
    OBA/A-40056
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/86af932c-ecf8-4a83-9210-6bf264f81ff7
  22. urn:
    f4728c5c-fce1-42fa-9c7d-48bdbfa76882
    name:
    Blindernveien skole
    id:
    A-40070
    path:
    OBA/A-40070
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f4728c5c-fce1-42fa-9c7d-48bdbfa76882
  23. urn:
    ddda9a3f-2410-42ce-bb4a-403da3a01168
    name:
    Nordland Fylkeskommune. Moheia videregående skole
    id:
    NFK-23-100
    path:
    AIN/NFK-23-100
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ddda9a3f-2410-42ce-bb4a-403da3a01168
  24. urn:
    2821c434-3af1-4d3a-ab7e-9fe8422fd0c1
    name:
    Hemne kommune I, Kjønsvik skolekrets
    id:
    A-2982
    path:
    TIKA/A-2982
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2821c434-3af1-4d3a-ab7e-9fe8422fd0c1
  25. urn:
    d5f9ada3-1ade-46bd-9f48-e3217bdc0af0
    name:
    Steigen kommune. Hustoft/Leines/Neslandets skole
    id:
    K-18480.510.10
    path:
    AIN/K-18480.510.10
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d5f9ada3-1ade-46bd-9f48-e3217bdc0af0
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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