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 2026-10-23T19:47:55Z in 1.354 seconds.

Showing 10 of 67311 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Kontakt
    id:
    ARK-1625
  2. name:
    Bodø kommune.Idrettenskontaktutvalg
    id:
    K-18040.740.02
  3. name:
    Blikkenslagernes og taktekkernes forening
    id:
    ARK-2110
  4. name:
    Idrettens Kontaktutvalg i Øyestad
    id:
    PA-1699
  5. name:
    Idrettens kontaktutvalg i Flekkefjord
    id:
    SAK-FLK-050
  6. name:
    Pa 1374 - Kontaktheimen, Stavanger
    id:
    SAST-A-101491
  7. name:
    Bergen kommune. Utekontakten
    id:
    A-2559
  8. name:
    Kvinnherad kommune. Utekontakten
    id:
    1224-325
  9. name:
    Austevoll kommune. Kontaktutvalet
    id:
    1244-220
  10. name:
    Aukra kommune. Kontaktutvalet
    id:
    K-15470.511.03
Show all fields in HTML
total:
67311
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    75201ab8-9684-4498-8219-b063053a6606
    name:
    Kontakt
    id:
    ARK-1625
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1625
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/75201ab8-9684-4498-8219-b063053a6606
  2. urn:
    2e4515ea-de35-44fd-ad1a-16d17ca01bf7
    name:
    Bodø kommune.Idrettenskontaktutvalg
    id:
    K-18040.740.02
    path:
    AIN/K-18040.740.02
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2e4515ea-de35-44fd-ad1a-16d17ca01bf7
  3. urn:
    7d182614-1504-4623-a439-3c27909604fb
    name:
    Blikkenslagernes og taktekkernes forening
    id:
    ARK-2110
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2110
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d182614-1504-4623-a439-3c27909604fb
  4. urn:
    45ffa88a-32ad-4a95-8068-15d1ce7a9eb5
    name:
    Idrettens Kontaktutvalg i Øyestad
    id:
    PA-1699
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1699
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/45ffa88a-32ad-4a95-8068-15d1ce7a9eb5
  5. urn:
    8e9dd49c-30e4-42c7-9713-ba11729b0b59
    name:
    Idrettens kontaktutvalg i Flekkefjord
    id:
    SAK-FLK-050
    path:
    AV/SAK-FLK-050
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8e9dd49c-30e4-42c7-9713-ba11729b0b59
  6. urn:
    2c1f2360-23a9-4386-af5a-bce589e682d6
    name:
    Pa 1374 - Kontaktheimen, Stavanger
    id:
    SAST-A-101491
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101491
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c1f2360-23a9-4386-af5a-bce589e682d6
  7. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000152760
    name:
    Bergen kommune. Utekontakten
    id:
    A-2559
    path:
    BBA/A-2559
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000152760
  8. urn:
    190f5f2b-5cef-48f2-939a-4e03fb8c8fe2
    name:
    Kvinnherad kommune. Utekontakten
    id:
    1224-325
    path:
    IKAH/1224-325
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/190f5f2b-5cef-48f2-939a-4e03fb8c8fe2
  9. urn:
    da656da2-3817-4d2f-b50e-8c03f27ca2d3
    name:
    Austevoll kommune. Kontaktutvalet
    id:
    1244-220
    path:
    IKAH/1244-220
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/da656da2-3817-4d2f-b50e-8c03f27ca2d3
  10. urn:
    9880921d-a5a1-4997-8fea-39862865e151
    name:
    Aukra kommune. Kontaktutvalet
    id:
    K-15470.511.03
    path:
    IKAM/K-15470.511.03
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9880921d-a5a1-4997-8fea-39862865e151
  11. urn:
    13c6ada5-ed73-4a34-ba17-f17013ed68aa
    name:
    Idrettens Kontaktutvalg Aukra
    id:
    P-00559
    path:
    IKAM/P-00559
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/13c6ada5-ed73-4a34-ba17-f17013ed68aa
  12. urn:
    9ad9521f-d1e7-462d-8c42-484934cb4916
    name:
    Idrettens kontaktutvalg i Ørsta
    id:
    P-01172
    path:
    IKAM/P-01172
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ad9521f-d1e7-462d-8c42-484934cb4916
  13. urn:
    7f7b7856-e455-49cd-ba19-cc1f1c40247e
    name:
    Sola kommune - Utekontakten
    id:
    A-576
    path:
    IKAR/A-576
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7f7b7856-e455-49cd-ba19-cc1f1c40247e
  14. urn:
    f735a476-b9ea-4703-89ec-47bb92f916ea
    name:
    Verdal kommune, ungdomskontakten
    id:
    A-6777
    path:
    TIKA/A-6777
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f735a476-b9ea-4703-89ec-47bb92f916ea
  15. urn:
    61d9767d-8e3b-4ded-865a-3d23263adb01
    name:
    Idrettens kontaktutvalg i Tydal
    id:
    PA-2175
    path:
    TIKA/PA-2175
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/61d9767d-8e3b-4ded-865a-3d23263adb01
  16. urn:
    230534ed-9cfd-4c61-bccf-66e5f741ae6a
    name:
    Kontaktgruppa for sur nedbørforskning
    id:
    RA-S-3281
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3281
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/230534ed-9cfd-4c61-bccf-66e5f741ae6a
  17. urn:
    602c8656-cb6a-4d81-8f07-f6570c9ad753
    name:
    Kontaktutvalget for Hamar Park
    id:
    SAH-ARK-383
    path:
    AV/SAH-ARK-383
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/602c8656-cb6a-4d81-8f07-f6570c9ad753
  18. urn:
    111a2d85-5170-49ce-a591-4e1e83a9ae78
    name:
    Kobber, Blikkenslager og Taktekkernes Forening
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0450
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0450
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/111a2d85-5170-49ce-a591-4e1e83a9ae78
  19. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000004564
    name:
    Idrettens kontaktutvalg i Øvre Eiker
    id:
    A-1161
    path:
    BU/A-1161
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000004564
  20. urn:
    8a968975-0a96-4545-a9ea-48ff29fc2438
    name:
    Kontaktutvalet for idrettslaga på Askøy
    id:
    1247-Pa0051
    path:
    IKAH/1247-Pa0051
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8a968975-0a96-4545-a9ea-48ff29fc2438
  21. urn:
    5851e592-3a86-4427-b0bb-d7d63c87dc65
    name:
    Karmøy kommune - Idrettens kontaktutvalg
    id:
    A-1041
    path:
    IKAR/A-1041
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5851e592-3a86-4427-b0bb-d7d63c87dc65
  22. urn:
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    name:
    Lierne kommune II, idrettens kontaktutvalg
    id:
    A-4428
    path:
    TIKA/A-4428
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/85a8221a-7918-47f3-a429-9ae5f34c4d16
  23. urn:
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    name:
    Hitra kommune II, idrettens kontaktutvalg
    id:
    A-5883
    path:
    TIKA/A-5883
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/76acdee0-5a55-4d05-9fdb-12e4dd895b78
  24. urn:
    31f218d2-f65c-4b04-8527-68d39e74c769
    name:
    Kontaktutvalget for NKFs foreninger i Skedsmo
    id:
    ARK-3442
    path:
    AAB/ARK-3442
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/31f218d2-f65c-4b04-8527-68d39e74c769
  25. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000495435
    name:
    Kontaktkomiteen Bergen-Göteborg-Århus-Åbo
    id:
    A-0459
    path:
    BBA/A-0459
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000495435
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.