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 2026-10-27T04:26:26Z in 0.564 seconds.

Showing 10 of 55429 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Visma Enterprise økonomi og HRM
    id:
    0213
  2. name:
    Jondal kommune. Visma Enterprise
    id:
    1227-e002
  3. name:
    Ullensvang herad. Visma Enterprise
    id:
    1231b-e011
  4. name:
    Visma Enterprise, anskaffelser, avtaler videre
    id:
    0014
  5. name:
    Lofoten Tourist Enterprises
    id:
    A-06-128
  6. name:
    Enterprise Class Trawler
    id:
    0005
  7. name:
    Portwin; studietur; toalettanlegg; Visma - kontrakt og brukerhåndbok
    id:
    L0030
  8. name:
    SNJ - utvidelse - enterprise E2 automatiseringsanlegg
    id:
    0145
  9. name:
    Høydebasseng Håland - Enterprise K1 maskininstallasjon
    id:
    0239
  10. name:
    SNJ - Ny råtnetank - Enterprise B1 byggtekniske arbeider
    id:
    0241
Show all fields in HTML
total:
55429
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    fc17e00c-5d91-4ab0-b90c-198b6779fa1c
    name:
    Visma Enterprise økonomi og HRM
    id:
    0213
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0058/0213
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fc17e00c-5d91-4ab0-b90c-198b6779fa1c
  2. urn:
    97e4f02b-eff0-421d-9771-ccbc4609df06
    name:
    Jondal kommune. Visma Enterprise
    id:
    1227-e002
    path:
    IKAH/1227-e002
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/97e4f02b-eff0-421d-9771-ccbc4609df06
  3. urn:
    8f1da186-a8b5-428a-b24d-0b500092fe27
    name:
    Ullensvang herad. Visma Enterprise
    id:
    1231b-e011
    path:
    IKAH/1231b-e011
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8f1da186-a8b5-428a-b24d-0b500092fe27
  4. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000167006
    name:
    Visma Enterprise, anskaffelser, avtaler videre
    id:
    0014
    path:
    VEMU/A-1747/F/Fc/L0001/0014
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000167006
  5. urn:
    f9a91c52-c6c6-4f2b-9cdf-d7a15332e743
    name:
    Lofoten Tourist Enterprises
    id:
    A-06-128
    path:
    AIN/A-06-128
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f9a91c52-c6c6-4f2b-9cdf-d7a15332e743
  6. urn:
    6105cefa-827f-4f2b-8b36-75f2e24fac32
    name:
    Enterprise Class Trawler
    id:
    0005
    path:
    FRKA/P-1020/X/Xa/L0001/0001/0005
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Fredrikstad byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6105cefa-827f-4f2b-8b36-75f2e24fac32
  7. urn:
    d5312e03-cf9b-4c83-b0a3-513cd1b07989
    name:
    Portwin; studietur; toalettanlegg; Visma - kontrakt og brukerhåndbok
    id:
    L0030
    path:
    IKAR/K-100306/E/L0030
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d5312e03-cf9b-4c83-b0a3-513cd1b07989
  8. urn:
    7f0d93bd-4682-4e1d-a783-48690fd0093f
    name:
    SNJ - utvidelse - enterprise E2 automatiseringsanlegg
    id:
    0145
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0037/0145
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7f0d93bd-4682-4e1d-a783-48690fd0093f
  9. urn:
    9b61cc7f-9319-4742-ba30-d6d0202aa58d
    name:
    Høydebasseng Håland - Enterprise K1 maskininstallasjon
    id:
    0239
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0069/0239
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9b61cc7f-9319-4742-ba30-d6d0202aa58d
  10. urn:
    72880251-418b-49ae-9283-4cba38043848
    name:
    SNJ - Ny råtnetank - Enterprise B1 byggtekniske arbeider
    id:
    0241
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0070/0241
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/72880251-418b-49ae-9283-4cba38043848
  11. urn:
    2c02222a-f3d9-4e2d-b9a1-cb4f992de9cf
    name:
    Høydebasseng Håland - Enterprise E1 elektroinstallasjon
    id:
    0238
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0069/0238
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c02222a-f3d9-4e2d-b9a1-cb4f992de9cf
  12. urn:
    a434eb18-7cf8-4184-8b64-2cb585943c7e
    name:
    Askøy kommune. Barnevernet. Visma familia
    id:
    1247-e009
    path:
    IKAH/1247-e009
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a434eb18-7cf8-4184-8b64-2cb585943c7e
  13. urn:
    cbbc76be-eb60-4397-b7e7-9fba79ff9a44
    name:
    Barnehage, 2011-2021, Visma oppvekst barnehage
    id:
    Ga
    path:
    IKAK/081400-2.E/G/Ga
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cbbc76be-eb60-4397-b7e7-9fba79ff9a44
  14. urn:
    8ec8e608-f158-41ae-bbf9-c5ebb79e5fca
    name:
    Bjørnafjorden kommune. Barnevernet. Visma familia
    id:
    4624-e0001
    path:
    IKAH/4624-e0001
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8ec8e608-f158-41ae-bbf9-c5ebb79e5fca
  15. urn:
    dd13db44-bf87-4262-bfc7-338307e94040
    name:
    Helse og omsorg, 2009-2017, Visma Profil
    id:
    Ja
    path:
    IKAK/063100.E/J/Ja
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dd13db44-bf87-4262-bfc7-338307e94040
  16. urn:
    1bd43cf5-38d2-4a86-a65d-bb0d75946319
    name:
    Barnevern, "før 2013", Visma familia
    id:
    Ha
    path:
    IKAK/072200-1.E/H/Ha
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1bd43cf5-38d2-4a86-a65d-bb0d75946319
  17. urn:
    c676280a-8b2d-4e94-91ec-e7b142fa891a
    name:
    Barnevern, 2018-2024, Visma familia
    id:
    Hb
    path:
    IKAK/072200-2.E/H/Hb
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c676280a-8b2d-4e94-91ec-e7b142fa891a
  18. urn:
    cfd92b5b-f330-4608-97e7-a855a51b87e2
    name:
    Barnevern, 1998-2024, Visma Familia
    id:
    Ha
    path:
    IKAK/081400-2.E/H/Ha
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cfd92b5b-f330-4608-97e7-a855a51b87e2
  19. urn:
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    name:
    Barnevern, 2008-2017, Visma Familia
    id:
    Ha
    path:
    IKAK/081700.E/H/Ha
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/120a338f-ab55-4b81-a8f7-bb4986fc0152
  20. urn:
    90b95b69-68ec-4490-8b11-83c211189de5
    name:
    Barnevern, 2013-2018, Visma familia Nøtterøy og Tjøme
    id:
    Ha
    path:
    IKAK/072200-2.E/H/Ha
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/90b95b69-68ec-4490-8b11-83c211189de5
  21. urn:
    80a8fd39-20d8-44c0-b33a-ff3bfcd6b5ec
    name:
    Flyktninger, 2017-2025, Visma flyktning
    id:
    Ja
    path:
    IKAK/072200-2.E/J/Ja
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/80a8fd39-20d8-44c0-b33a-ff3bfcd6b5ec
  22. urn:
    79812e64-d3e8-4757-9de3-f72452104498
    name:
    Os kommune. Visma Profil
    id:
    1243-e006
    path:
    IKAH/1243-e006
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/79812e64-d3e8-4757-9de3-f72452104498
  23. urn:
    2d23f5f5-dcea-4e2b-a110-33cf1ad144a8
    name:
    Bømlo kommune. Unique (Visma) Humanus
    id:
    1219-e003
    path:
    IKAH/1219-e003
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
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  24. urn:
    350d217e-3b2b-4afb-b62e-caa3017fcb27
    name:
    Kvinnherad kommune. Unique (Visma) Humanus
    id:
    1224-e002
    path:
    IKAH/1224-e002
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  25. urn:
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    name:
    Askøy kommune. Unique (Visma) Humanus
    id:
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    path:
    IKAH/1247-e007
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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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.