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 2026-10-24T03:49:33Z in 0.417 seconds.

Showing 10 of 100861 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Norges fiskeredskapsimport
    id:
    SAB-A-100235
  2. name:
    Vitenskapsmuseets venner
    id:
    A-0479
  3. name:
    Sandnes kommune - Redskapsnemnda
    id:
    K-100402
  4. name:
    REFA (Fiskernes redskapsfabrikk) AS
    id:
    SATØ-P-0730
  5. name:
    APS-negativer til Cutty Shark (Nr. 6)
    id:
    0012
  6. name:
    Goltix
    id:
    0008
  7. name:
    Goltix
    id:
    0001
  8. name:
    Goltix
    id:
    0002
  9. name:
    Goltix
    id:
    0003
  10. name:
    Goltix
    id:
    0004
Show all fields in HTML
total:
100861
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    9ab13e2b-b45b-4bc7-a222-f99f801a8561
    name:
    Norges fiskeredskapsimport
    id:
    SAB-A-100235
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100235
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ab13e2b-b45b-4bc7-a222-f99f801a8561
  2. urn:
    732558b4-5b12-45d6-9686-89aa122472e3
    name:
    Vitenskapsmuseets venner
    id:
    A-0479
    path:
    UBIT/A-0479
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/732558b4-5b12-45d6-9686-89aa122472e3
  3. urn:
    1b604284-b9e3-4def-a663-9d188f8381af
    name:
    Sandnes kommune - Redskapsnemnda
    id:
    K-100402
    path:
    IKAR/K-100402
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b604284-b9e3-4def-a663-9d188f8381af
  4. urn:
    f9f979a1-74db-4876-8c63-079fb3aec785
    name:
    REFA (Fiskernes redskapsfabrikk) AS
    id:
    SATØ-P-0730
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0730
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f9f979a1-74db-4876-8c63-079fb3aec785
  5. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003810847
    name:
    APS-negativer til Cutty Shark (Nr. 6)
    id:
    0012
    path:
    BBA/A-3563/U/Ua/L0001/0012
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003810847
  6. urn:
    19327788-b4ac-4724-a8a4-7ff32f91f93e
    name:
    Goltix
    id:
    0008
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    AV/RA-S-4157/2/E/Ea/L0097/0008
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    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/19327788-b4ac-4724-a8a4-7ff32f91f93e
  7. urn:
    52a8b61d-4002-4938-b871-eaac0b122bdb
    name:
    Goltix
    id:
    0001
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    AV/RA-S-4157/2/E/Ea/L0098/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52a8b61d-4002-4938-b871-eaac0b122bdb
  8. urn:
    3f768c62-5826-4330-907a-14eb369519cb
    name:
    Goltix
    id:
    0002
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    AV/RA-S-4157/2/E/Ea/L0098/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3f768c62-5826-4330-907a-14eb369519cb
  9. urn:
    c6f0960e-a233-4df7-a569-3a856d7290c7
    name:
    Goltix
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    0003
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    AV/RA-S-4157/2/E/Ea/L0098/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c6f0960e-a233-4df7-a569-3a856d7290c7
  10. urn:
    298ba5ed-3fcd-4862-af4f-8ed15190c185
    name:
    Goltix
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4157/2/E/Ea/L0098/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/298ba5ed-3fcd-4862-af4f-8ed15190c185
  11. urn:
    3fadce5b-b44c-47ab-8260-05624cfd81bc
    name:
    Protix
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102623/G/Gd/L0013/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3fadce5b-b44c-47ab-8260-05624cfd81bc
  12. urn:
    a1288b57-ac3c-4ff5-8ca2-76c824711005
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    AV/RA-EA-4045/F/L0363/0008
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    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a1288b57-ac3c-4ff5-8ca2-76c824711005
  13. urn:
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    0022
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    AV/RA-S-4173/D/Db/L0024/0022
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8f56874a-832e-455b-b25c-0a0207f7ba1c
  14. urn:
    9ed8ea99-2f4b-4099-a4df-f6481ec250d1
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    id:
    0010
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    BYST/A-0483/D/Da/L0002/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ed8ea99-2f4b-4099-a4df-f6481ec250d1
  15. urn:
    a928bf30-5334-41a1-a262-761576bb6767
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    Stixrud, Christoffer
    id:
    0014
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    NMFK/NG-1000/E/Ea/L0051/0014
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a928bf30-5334-41a1-a262-761576bb6767
  16. urn:
    84a2e81f-965a-4e5c-bd91-83b58aa1b955
    name:
    Stixrud, Johs.
    id:
    0007
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    OBA/A-10396/F/Fa/L0013/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/84a2e81f-965a-4e5c-bd91-83b58aa1b955
  17. urn:
    ed15fbe3-2f9c-4a77-a06a-1ac4194ab800
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    Stixrud 2 brev 1865
    id:
    0028
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0345/D/L0001/0028
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ed15fbe3-2f9c-4a77-a06a-1ac4194ab800
  18. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000165144
    name:
    Hentix, Cark - 1 bilde.
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    0065
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    BBA/A-0863/U/Ua/Uab/L0034/0065
    unit_type:
    Mappe
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    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000165144
  19. urn:
    569887fd-f1dd-4af5-ad80-6bb95a0173a0
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    Stixruds tegning av Dietrichson
    id:
    0004
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    NMFK/NG-0002/A/L0009/0004
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    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
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    0
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    0004
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    OBA/A-70300/D/L0001/0004
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    Oslo byarkiv
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    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5ac91e7f-9d62-4412-80fa-e9ea980fcb41
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    1faf083b-e516-4914-9d14-128c50a709b3
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  22. urn:
    769998d1-ffe6-4e14-9969-8ea37ddc2849
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  23. urn:
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    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ce0e5744-e744-4859-930a-865127c6be8c
  24. urn:
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    name:
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    MAPPE
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    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/393fd6af-e622-4b07-9b9b-635282f3eb4f
  25. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000164138
    name:
    Tixotrop langtidsbeis med lysfilter
    id:
    0002
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    VEMU/A-2942/F/L0003/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000164138
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.