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 2026-11-15T09:19:11Z in 0.574 seconds.

Showing 10 of 166819 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Bedrifts-ID: 400867 - Unibuss AS
    id:
    0001
  2. name:
    Norsk Tur AS Kristiansand
    id:
    D/1293
  3. name:
    Norsk Tur AS
    id:
    P-15429
  4. name:
    Stranda kommune. Kulturutvalet/Kulturkontoret
    id:
    K-15250.460
  5. name:
    Sunndal kommune. Kulturutvalet/Kulturetaten
    id:
    K-15630.460
  6. name:
    Suldal kommune - Kulturstyret - Kulturkontoret
    id:
    A-565
  7. name:
    Tysvær kommune - Kulturstyret / Kulturkontoret
    id:
    K-100757
  8. name:
    Stordal kommune. Hovudutval for kultur/Kulturkontoret
    id:
    K-15260.460
  9. name:
    Averøy kommune. Hovedutvalg for kultur/Kulturkontoret
    id:
    K-15540.460
  10. name:
    Smøla kommune. Hovudutval for kultur/Kulturkontoret
    id:
    K-15730.460
Show all fields in HTML
total:
166819
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    50edbca7-50d0-4031-9fa6-360011aebace
    name:
    Bedrifts-ID: 400867 - Unibuss AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Dg/L0013/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/50edbca7-50d0-4031-9fa6-360011aebace
  2. urn:
    866c9119-40d4-4fe7-af29-6bca8ce45113
    name:
    Norsk Tur AS Kristiansand
    id:
    D/1293
    path:
    AV/D/1293
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Norsk Tur AS er et firma i Kristiansand som produserer og arrangerer turer for andre firmaer. Kundene er typisk banker som inviterer pensjonister eller gode kunder på tur, eller firmaer som inviterer ansatte eller kunder på tur/seminar. Norsk Tur AS har i dag (2005) 20 fast ansatte medarbeidere samt...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/866c9119-40d4-4fe7-af29-6bca8ce45113
  3. urn:
    dd764179-eb3e-4a17-a1cf-2915bb3b26ef
    name:
    Norsk Tur AS
    id:
    P-15429
    path:
    AV/P-15429
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Norsk Tur AS er et reiseselskap (privat aksjeselskap), etablert i Kristiansand i 1984, som arrangerer turer for grupper i alle størrelser over hele verden.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dd764179-eb3e-4a17-a1cf-2915bb3b26ef
  4. urn:
    a7ba93e6-19ad-464f-840b-c37d18c0f879
    name:
    Stranda kommune. Kulturutvalet/Kulturkontoret
    id:
    K-15250.460
    path:
    IKAM/K-15250.460
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a7ba93e6-19ad-464f-840b-c37d18c0f879
  5. urn:
    af88b95c-2a4e-4b9c-82ab-57dc3f9899e3
    name:
    Sunndal kommune. Kulturutvalet/Kulturetaten
    id:
    K-15630.460
    path:
    IKAM/K-15630.460
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af88b95c-2a4e-4b9c-82ab-57dc3f9899e3
  6. urn:
    a78218c8-0e0d-4c47-b3a5-6fca30eb917e
    name:
    Suldal kommune - Kulturstyret - Kulturkontoret
    id:
    A-565
    path:
    IKAR/A-565
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a78218c8-0e0d-4c47-b3a5-6fca30eb917e
  7. urn:
    76c4e106-6569-4e27-b594-6ec8c08982cd
    name:
    Tysvær kommune - Kulturstyret / Kulturkontoret
    id:
    K-100757
    path:
    IKAR/K-100757
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/76c4e106-6569-4e27-b594-6ec8c08982cd
  8. urn:
    b94444d2-00cb-49c6-bbc0-ec79bfd2fcc2
    name:
    Stordal kommune. Hovudutval for kultur/Kulturkontoret
    id:
    K-15260.460
    path:
    IKAM/K-15260.460
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b94444d2-00cb-49c6-bbc0-ec79bfd2fcc2
  9. urn:
    fdede99e-006f-4327-aa6b-a3b394eb878b
    name:
    Averøy kommune. Hovedutvalg for kultur/Kulturkontoret
    id:
    K-15540.460
    path:
    IKAM/K-15540.460
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fdede99e-006f-4327-aa6b-a3b394eb878b
  10. urn:
    b5b49d84-d533-4d0d-9790-bb978e6114eb
    name:
    Smøla kommune. Hovudutval for kultur/Kulturkontoret
    id:
    K-15730.460
    path:
    IKAM/K-15730.460
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b5b49d84-d533-4d0d-9790-bb978e6114eb
  11. urn:
    4b1511f7-042d-4f8c-9729-3cacb7a8c340
    name:
    Norsk kulturråd i Masi/Samisk litteraturutvalg
    id:
    SATØ-S-0163
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-0163
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4b1511f7-042d-4f8c-9729-3cacb7a8c340
  12. urn:
    f7f68512-312c-4ff0-9f94-d842f44cd732
    name:
    Stranda kommune. Hovudutvalet for oppvekst og kultur/Oppvekst og kulturkontoret
    id:
    K-15250.500
    path:
    IKAM/K-15250.500
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f7f68512-312c-4ff0-9f94-d842f44cd732
  13. urn:
    4600f168-ce8e-48b1-b56c-637789366927
    name:
    Nordland Naturvernforening/ Naturvernforbundet i Nordland
    id:
    A-03-1001
    path:
    AIN/A-03-1001
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4600f168-ce8e-48b1-b56c-637789366927
  14. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003145700
    name:
    Tur
    id:
    0066
    path:
    BBA/A-0743/U/Ua/Uab/L0002/0066
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003145700
  15. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003145699
    name:
    Tur
    id:
    0067
    path:
    BBA/A-0743/U/Ua/Uab/L0002/0067
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003145699
  16. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003145692
    name:
    Tur
    id:
    0076
    path:
    BBA/A-0743/U/Ua/Uab/L0002/0076
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003145692
  17. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003145678
    name:
    Tur
    id:
    0077
    path:
    BBA/A-0743/U/Ua/Uab/L0002/0077
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003145678
  18. urn:
    d8dff4e4-c63a-45bf-9463-ac8e366a2130
    name:
    Trondhjems turistforening
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    SAT-PA-0669
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0669
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d8dff4e4-c63a-45bf-9463-ac8e366a2130
  19. urn:
    a9974653-65d9-4299-89dc-f01ff8481354
    name:
    Lunner Naturvernforening
    id:
    H-A-00223
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00223
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a9974653-65d9-4299-89dc-f01ff8481354
  20. urn:
    5e43318e-b144-4af6-8d4c-a969ea024a23
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    Kvinnherad kommune. Kulturstyret
    id:
    1224-271
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    unit_type:
    ARKIV
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5e43318e-b144-4af6-8d4c-a969ea024a23
  21. urn:
    2088907a-b6aa-4b19-8561-69b6b181927e
    name:
    Meland kommune. Kulturstyret
    id:
    1256-271
    path:
    IKAH/1256-271
    unit_type:
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    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2088907a-b6aa-4b19-8561-69b6b181927e
  22. urn:
    4a6573f4-d3dd-458a-8626-68e3be1bee8b
    name:
    Time kommune - Kultur
    id:
    A-1145
    path:
    IKAR/A-1145
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4a6573f4-d3dd-458a-8626-68e3be1bee8b
  23. urn:
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    IKAR/K-100310
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/570815e1-9d71-4551-809f-8982319135e2
  24. urn:
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    id:
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    country:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  25. urn:
    840fa4b9-d802-47a2-974a-18c2bd0b6a7f
    name:
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    id:
    K-101804
    path:
    IKAR/K-101804
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/840fa4b9-d802-47a2-974a-18c2bd0b6a7f
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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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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.