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 2026-10-17T16:57:36Z in 1.413 seconds.

Showing 10 of 62472 results in compact format.

name:
Gáldu - Kompetansesenteret for urfolks rettigheter.
id:
SAMI-OA-1004
name:
Informasjon, kompetanse og studievirksomhet
id:
L0028
name:
Informasjon, kompetanse og studievirksomhet
id:
L0340
name:
420 - Kompetanse - generelt
id:
0006
name:
429 - Kompetanse - annet
id:
0008
name:
Sandfallet kompetansesenter/Nordnorsk kompetansesenter/Statped Nord
id:
SATØ-S-1001
name:
Nordnorsk kompetansesenter - Sandfallet statlige spesialpedagogiske kompetansesenter
id:
SATØ-S-1485
name:
Kompetanse ansatte
id:
0013
name:
Tambartun kompetansesenter
id:
SAT-A-4453
name:
Forhandlinger, avtaler og overenskomster + Informasjon, kompetanse og studievirksomhet
id:
L0058

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total:

62472

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

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name:
Gáldu - Kompetansesenteret for urfolks rettigheter.
id:
SAMI-OA-1004
path:
AV/SAMI-OA-1004
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4d8b8daf-660b-430b-b5ea-1ccaadf43755
urn:
3e0641ea-0329-41af-80d7-8ad3b5b91d87
name:
Informasjon, kompetanse og studievirksomhet
id:
L0028
path:
AAB/ARK-2798/D/L0028
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3e0641ea-0329-41af-80d7-8ad3b5b91d87
urn:
4dfa8760-dd33-41ad-b5d8-407c47050736
name:
Informasjon, kompetanse og studievirksomhet
id:
L0340
path:
AAB/ARK-2798/D/L0340
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4dfa8760-dd33-41ad-b5d8-407c47050736
urn:
3270c451-5018-4ae1-b7d7-36e48160a85f
name:
420 - Kompetanse - generelt
id:
0006
path:
AAB/ARK-2798/D/L0058/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3270c451-5018-4ae1-b7d7-36e48160a85f
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a02daeb8-17e0-492a-ad5c-7d5b15a4eb35
name:
429 - Kompetanse - annet
id:
0008
path:
AAB/ARK-2798/D/L0058/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a02daeb8-17e0-492a-ad5c-7d5b15a4eb35
urn:
9228c160-bbfd-4ed0-a383-ddb44ceea598
name:
Sandfallet kompetansesenter/Nordnorsk kompetansesenter/Statped Nord
id:
SATØ-S-1001
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1001
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9228c160-bbfd-4ed0-a383-ddb44ceea598
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6e3f386c-9b12-4df4-a67a-77da32e3ab06
name:
Nordnorsk kompetansesenter - Sandfallet statlige spesialpedagogiske kompetansesenter
id:
SATØ-S-1485
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1485
unit_type:
ARKIV
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6e3f386c-9b12-4df4-a67a-77da32e3ab06
urn:
c3f2e258-2a5c-47f6-aa70-02552711f4ab
name:
Kompetanse ansatte
id:
0013
path:
VID/MDA-A-5024/V/Va/0008/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c3f2e258-2a5c-47f6-aa70-02552711f4ab
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73e3cc1d-f3e7-405e-8f1c-9e92ef18de3a
name:
Tambartun kompetansesenter
id:
SAT-A-4453
path:
AV/SAT-A-4453
unit_type:
ARKIV
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/73e3cc1d-f3e7-405e-8f1c-9e92ef18de3a
urn:
1b416ed9-0605-40e2-a3a6-415e664d5c7c
name:
Forhandlinger, avtaler og overenskomster + Informasjon, kompetanse og studievirksomhet
id:
L0058
path:
AAB/ARK-2798/D/L0058
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b416ed9-0605-40e2-a3a6-415e664d5c7c
urn:
0af42693-8b33-4df6-a58d-9e63892e8699
name:
Tannhelsekompetansesenteret
id:
RA-S-5962
path:
AV/RA-S-5962
unit_type:
ARKIV
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0af42693-8b33-4df6-a58d-9e63892e8699
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56d3187b-d52b-460d-8524-bbc5a5a68509
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Den linjedelte ungdomsskole og dens kompetanse
id:
0017
path:
AV/SAMI-PA-1038/G/L0007/0017
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/56d3187b-d52b-460d-8524-bbc5a5a68509
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Sørlandet kompetansesenter
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SAK-1123-0001
path:
AV/SAK-1123-0001
unit_type:
ARKIV
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ea7f34af-5045-4aa9-804e-18b53aecd7f4
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bea3c51c-6608-44bf-a372-f62ef41f1c90
name:
Lillegården kompetansesenter
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SAKO-A-1288
path:
AV/SAKO-A-1288
unit_type:
ARKIV
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bea3c51c-6608-44bf-a372-f62ef41f1c90
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a0aa296f-ebbe-49b0-b706-7fe2ba817639
name:
Huseby kompetansesenter
id:
SAO-A-10293a
path:
AV/SAO-A-10293a
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0aa296f-ebbe-49b0-b706-7fe2ba817639
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b666feb5-e72d-4923-8475-1337bc77e43b
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Møller kompetansesenter
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SAT-A-1522
path:
AV/SAT-A-1522
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b666feb5-e72d-4923-8475-1337bc77e43b
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93e25758-0148-46de-9008-59b899367b9d
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Trøndelag kompetansesenter
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SAT-A-5332
path:
AV/SAT-A-5332
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93e25758-0148-46de-9008-59b899367b9d
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3a4635c0-593f-4810-9cd7-d357cbaafd41
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Fiskerinæringens Kompetansesenter
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SATØ-P-0490
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AV/SATØ-P-0490
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a4635c0-593f-4810-9cd7-d357cbaafd41
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df592648-72ae-4e99-b5c8-05ecdbafa8d3
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Forsvaret, Kompetansesenter forvaltning
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RA-RAFA-4419
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AV/RA-RAFA-4419
unit_type:
ARKIV
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/df592648-72ae-4e99-b5c8-05ecdbafa8d3
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dcf22e1a-9b42-4a1e-9473-b10f79652bfe
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Informasjon, kompetanse og studievirksomhet
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L0061
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AAB/ARK-2798/D/L0061
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STYKKE
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Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dcf22e1a-9b42-4a1e-9473-b10f79652bfe
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Informasjon, kompetanse og studievirksomhet
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AAB/ARK-2798/D/L0127
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STYKKE
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Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/074c58f3-dc41-4e51-8e06-5c1ca4816507
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Kompetansesenter for likestilling
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RA-S-4090
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AV/RA-S-4090
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ARKIV
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/334cca86-fbb4-44e9-b78e-a36292879132
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Rikstrygdeverket, Personalavdelingen, Kompetanseområdet
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RA-S-6603
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AV/RA-S-6603
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ARKIV
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Fiskerinæringens Felles Kompetansestyre
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SAT-PA-0900
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AV/SAT-PA-0900
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ARKIV
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5570ca6d-7336-4025-94bd-292b088a3d58
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6b2128a1-2397-4f0b-a747-5145f6a1e10f
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Fagforbundet - Kompetansesentret Trondheim
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SAT-AAT-0747
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AV/SAT-AAT-0747
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6b2128a1-2397-4f0b-a747-5145f6a1e10f

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.

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.

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