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; 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&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit} 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&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
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&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&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&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. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-13T17:55:34Z in 0.226 seconds.

Showing 10 of 59365 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Knudsen, Christian Holtermann
    id:
    ARK-1216
  2. name:
    Westermann, Carl Alexander
    id:
    SAO-PAO-0200
  3. name:
    Langevatn VBA; Entreprise M6: Filtermateriale
    id:
    1
  4. name:
    Langevatn vannbehandlingsanlegg - Utvidelse - E67 biofiltermasse
    id:
    0203
  5. name:
    Tilbud 606866002 fra firma som ikke ble valgt. (Racal Norge. Terma Elektronikk AS. Krupp Atlas)
    id:
    0012
  6. name:
    Holtermanns veg - krysset Holtermanns veg / Bratsbergvegen. Holtermanns veg 47 og 49. Holtermanns veg - Elgeseter gate 57
    id:
    0005
  7. name:
    195/79 Nordre Huseby Oslo - ny befalsforlegning - VVS - Royal Intermarket AS
    id:
    0003
  8. name:
    Mod. 1 til kontrakt SFK 17-A0802
    id:
    0007
  9. name:
    Holtermanns veg - forkjørsrett. Holtermanns veg 1 - parkering - innkjøring.
    id:
    0021
  10. name:
    Tekniske etater administrasjonsbygg - Holtermanns veg 1. Makeskifte Solborgvegen 6 - Holtermanns veg 5
    id:
    0008
Show all fields in HTML
total:
59365
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    58e4949c-83fa-40d9-a789-4222da190770
    name:
    Knudsen, Christian Holtermann
    id:
    ARK-1216
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1216
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/58e4949c-83fa-40d9-a789-4222da190770
  2. urn:
    b9bc1577-d85b-4b7f-8279-0a594d692125
    name:
    Westermann, Carl Alexander
    id:
    SAO-PAO-0200
    path:
    AV/SAO-PAO-0200
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b9bc1577-d85b-4b7f-8279-0a594d692125
  3. urn:
    b6f833cd-9fab-4f14-bce7-ba0b3231e72c
    name:
    Langevatn VBA; Entreprise M6: Filtermateriale
    id:
    1
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gb/L0019/1
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b6f833cd-9fab-4f14-bce7-ba0b3231e72c
  4. urn:
    2ec284be-ba2c-4620-9e47-6e7d2b19180c
    name:
    Langevatn vannbehandlingsanlegg - Utvidelse - E67 biofiltermasse
    id:
    0203
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0055/0203
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ec284be-ba2c-4620-9e47-6e7d2b19180c
  5. urn:
    2d9249cc-0a51-4a88-9396-fe93846213fa
    name:
    Tilbud 606866002 fra firma som ikke ble valgt. (Racal Norge. Terma Elektronikk AS. Krupp Atlas)
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-6014/Fc/L0002/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2d9249cc-0a51-4a88-9396-fe93846213fa
  6. urn:
    fd92fd5b-c19e-4cba-909e-63c6245920ba
    name:
    Holtermanns veg - krysset Holtermanns veg / Bratsbergvegen. Holtermanns veg 47 og 49. Holtermanns veg - Elgeseter gate 57
    id:
    0005
    path:
    TRKO/A-1739/D/Da/L0029/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fd92fd5b-c19e-4cba-909e-63c6245920ba
  7. urn:
    27ebec48-a437-4390-b24d-42ef441652b4
    name:
    195/79 Nordre Huseby Oslo - ny befalsforlegning - VVS - Royal Intermarket AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-2010/1/F/Fd/L0095/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/27ebec48-a437-4390-b24d-42ef441652b4
  8. urn:
    e9f836fa-f067-4bc1-8d57-246fe8883877
    name:
    Mod. 1 til kontrakt SFK 17-A0802
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-3378/F/Fa/L0011/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e9f836fa-f067-4bc1-8d57-246fe8883877
  9. urn:
    61517437-d02c-4f52-9262-c25628e456fc
    name:
    Holtermanns veg - forkjørsrett. Holtermanns veg 1 - parkering - innkjøring.
    id:
    0021
    path:
    TRKO/A-1739/D/Dc/L0036/0021
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/61517437-d02c-4f52-9262-c25628e456fc
  10. urn:
    caf846a4-f064-4089-8e67-68968e4da641
    name:
    Tekniske etater administrasjonsbygg - Holtermanns veg 1. Makeskifte Solborgvegen 6 - Holtermanns veg 5
    id:
    0008
    path:
    TRKO/A-1739/D/Da/L0001/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/caf846a4-f064-4089-8e67-68968e4da641
  11. urn:
    f8e45be7-66b2-4330-8b1c-0e44cc95ccdd
    name:
    Konsesjonen for Mobil Oil A/S, Norge, Valsletten 2, Holtermanns veg 56 og Holtermanns veg - veggrunn 18
    id:
    0003
    path:
    TRKO/A-1739/D/Dc/L0028c/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f8e45be7-66b2-4330-8b1c-0e44cc95ccdd
  12. urn:
    1083ca2d-4288-4a52-8156-8e065f9b3b7c
    name:
    Holtermanns veg - NTHs eiendommer. Tempe og Valene småkirke - fotgjengerovergang. Parallellvei til Holtermanns veg (Industrigate)
    id:
    0006
    path:
    TRKO/A-1739/D/Da/L0029/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1083ca2d-4288-4a52-8156-8e065f9b3b7c
  13. urn:
    12f5d1a5-73ee-4d17-b5df-50edc28af65c
    name:
    Standard-kontrakt angående leie av orkestermateriela til musikkdramatiske verk og dets benyttelse. Standard-kontrakt vedrørende leie av orkestermateriale og dets benyttelse
    id:
    0003
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    AV/RA-S-4895/D/Da/L0072/0003
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    MAPPE
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/12f5d1a5-73ee-4d17-b5df-50edc28af65c
  14. urn:
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    name:
    50 Brev fra sjøløitnant Cort Holterman Valeur til overformynderiet i Nordhordland med anmodning om å få tilsendt hans arv etter Cort Holterman til Frekhaug.
    id:
    0017
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100027/B/L0006/0017
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/44f52c58-8888-42e8-9ef4-0a982b16de3a
  15. urn:
    98b854e8-1261-466d-8635-11ada4da9323
    name:
    Personregistermateriale
    id:
    F
    path:
    VLFK/FK-1017/F
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/98b854e8-1261-466d-8635-11ada4da9323
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    digitized_documents:
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/84be5a6d-7676-403b-a000-8b7ed2f966d6
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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.