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 2026-10-24T16:26:19Z in 0.424 seconds.

Showing 10 of 54785 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Innvanderjente
    id:
    0024
  2. name:
    Nærøynas utvandererlegat
    id:
    Jga
  3. name:
    V92 Hervander F
    id:
    0011
  4. name:
    Utvandermuseet på Hamar
    id:
    0002
  5. name:
    Firma Martin Vanderås
    id:
    0004
  6. name:
    Innvandere - div. (3. del)
    id:
    0002
  7. name:
    Innvandere (div.) - boligforhold
    id:
    0003
  8. name:
    1650 Vanderlook, Kjerringøy
    id:
    0008
  9. name:
    Skipningsavtale. Avregningskontoret. Vanderbilt & Co
    id:
    0003
  10. name:
    Innvanderkvinner. Uttalelser, komitè-innstilling.
    id:
    0006
Show all fields in HTML
total:
54785
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    62f98e2d-eeb9-49c8-b22d-43f1b99f9c57
    name:
    Innvanderjente
    id:
    0024
    path:
    OBA/A-10003/U/Ub/L0001/0001/0024
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/62f98e2d-eeb9-49c8-b22d-43f1b99f9c57
  2. urn:
    dc694e33-ca97-46f8-ad61-72193bd64cc1
    name:
    Nærøynas utvandererlegat
    id:
    Jga
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-99937/J/Jg/Jga
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc694e33-ca97-46f8-ad61-72193bd64cc1
  3. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000651116
    name:
    V92 Hervander F
    id:
    0011
    path:
    BBA/A-1543/D/Db/L0030/0011
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000651116
  4. urn:
    65114ec2-1358-4df0-b5b9-8ad1360eed93
    name:
    Utvandermuseet på Hamar
    id:
    0002
    path:
    GDM/M-A-00185/I/L0005/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/65114ec2-1358-4df0-b5b9-8ad1360eed93
  5. urn:
    50832fb3-687f-439e-90c3-7b9e121ca3f8
    name:
    Firma Martin Vanderås
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1646/Dc/L0323/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/50832fb3-687f-439e-90c3-7b9e121ca3f8
  6. urn:
    aebf5ce2-9716-4e80-ba21-7e3e64b6cf03
    name:
    Innvandere - div. (3. del)
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAB/ARK-3007/U/Ud/L0008/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aebf5ce2-9716-4e80-ba21-7e3e64b6cf03
  7. urn:
    a16506ae-ad9f-4d19-b213-3713eabb326a
    name:
    Innvandere (div.) - boligforhold
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAB/ARK-3007/U/Ud/L0008/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a16506ae-ad9f-4d19-b213-3713eabb326a
  8. urn:
    686ef4c6-5f52-4a00-bdaf-7318686699c9
    name:
    1650 Vanderlook, Kjerringøy
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AIN/A-96-1010/500/L0108/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/686ef4c6-5f52-4a00-bdaf-7318686699c9
  9. urn:
    a9261266-bd82-48a6-a38b-a08f77a49d1d
    name:
    Skipningsavtale. Avregningskontoret. Vanderbilt & Co
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1441/D/L0116/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a9261266-bd82-48a6-a38b-a08f77a49d1d
  10. urn:
    3ce84d32-6e71-4fbf-877e-51f5b2f2df7c
    name:
    Innvanderkvinner. Uttalelser, komitè-innstilling.
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0798/1/D/Da/L0057/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3ce84d32-6e71-4fbf-877e-51f5b2f2df7c
  11. urn:
    446b54ef-7fe5-48f4-b3ac-cfaef5345092
    name:
    Kautsjukkresepter fra R. T. Vanderbilt Co. , Inc
    id:
    0014
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-2029/1/D/Db/L0002/0014
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/446b54ef-7fe5-48f4-b3ac-cfaef5345092
  12. urn:
    7440f379-408a-44f9-abc3-49e289b5ccb4
    name:
    Forskerutveksling: AnnThuvander - Veterinærinstituttet (D 148/90
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2477/D/De/L0195/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7440f379-408a-44f9-abc3-49e289b5ccb4
  13. urn:
    56ac2476-e5a4-4608-ade5-f0d75e684540
    name:
    Kurver for Vandernes Arealer
    id:
    0001
    path:
    OBA/A-10010/D/L0008/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/56ac2476-e5a4-4608-ade5-f0d75e684540
  14. urn:
    19593d82-c8a9-4e9f-bab9-ec1b5d93e6ea
    name:
    Brev fra Johan Levander
    id:
    0023
    path:
    VID/MA-A-1150/D/L0009/0023
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/19593d82-c8a9-4e9f-bab9-ec1b5d93e6ea
  15. urn:
    6ce8b5c6-77ed-4fd1-89d8-b81c3fca0630
    name:
    Hofvander, Leif Carl Helmer NO-00458
    id:
    0008
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1024/D/L0010/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6ce8b5c6-77ed-4fd1-89d8-b81c3fca0630
  16. urn:
    f71bf404-8baa-4df0-bef9-3d538d6da62c
    name:
    Skogn: Skogn flyhavn: Nikoline Vanderås
    id:
    0045
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-1225/D/Dd/L0445/0045
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f71bf404-8baa-4df0-bef9-3d538d6da62c
  17. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000782466
    name:
    Davander skole Askøy, Forslag. 2 blader.
    id:
    0001
    path:
    BBA/A-0406/T/Tk/L0009/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000782466
  18. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000151151
    name:
    Evander, Per Gunnar - forfatter - 1 bilde.
    id:
    0011
    path:
    BBA/A-0863/U/Ua/Uab/L0022/0011
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000151151
  19. urn:
    1486d538-484c-44b1-9759-4fd70cc9cd63
    name:
    Vektløfting. Roy Yvander. Sven Hubert. Per Bunarø. Steen, Reidar. NÅ nr. 11, 1973
    id:
    7272
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0797/U/Ud/L0061/7272
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1486d538-484c-44b1-9759-4fd70cc9cd63
  20. urn:
    a7475b23-5054-4ab5-8f92-915e73299c05
    name:
    R25-L /01/25 Italia. Sylvander & Co., Genova. Foresp. etter liste over advokater i Oslo.
    id:
    0057
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2644/D/Db/L0119/0057
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a7475b23-5054-4ab5-8f92-915e73299c05
  21. urn:
    493e2dba-b43f-4dc6-83e5-d1bf3035b7ad
    name:
    Levander, K.M. - Plankton Gesammelt in Den Jahren 1899-1910 An Den Künsten Finnlands
    id:
    0019
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100272/6/001/001a/L0043/0019
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/493e2dba-b43f-4dc6-83e5-d1bf3035b7ad
  22. urn:
    fce9b590-9632-4a92-83e9-ddfbabba2c00
    name:
    997, Faglige spörsmål vedr bruk av medikamenter i psykiatrien (med Sten Levander), Tirsdagsmöte
    id:
    0013
    path:
    UBIT/A-0482/G/Ga/L0015/0013
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fce9b590-9632-4a92-83e9-ddfbabba2c00
  23. urn:
    d3118b64-7780-454b-a8e9-c36666ab61a7
    name:
    Klawe, Witold L. - Nuevo Examen de atunes jovenes capturados frente a La Costa occidental de Mexico durante La Quinta expedicion George Vanderbilt (1941)
    id:
    0070
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100272/6/001/001a/L0039/0070
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d3118b64-7780-454b-a8e9-c36666ab61a7
  24. urn:
    99a38682-3c27-4c5d-a88b-58cdfcc940ac
    name:
    Toe?? Hold. amerikansk veddeløpshest til Fornebu med SAS Sky Freighter. Fra Alfred Vanderbilts stall. Flamingdale?? New York. NÅ nr. 2 1963
    id:
    3048
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0797/U/Ud/L0019/3048
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/99a38682-3c27-4c5d-a88b-58cdfcc940ac
  25. urn:
    2e9ff162-1c99-4006-88a5-cde292e118cd
    name:
    5898 (1) - Leie av leiligheter i Oslo og utleie til de ansatte F. Arnaud, Ricardo Darre, J. L. Bruggeman, S. Starkie, Nicolas Lenoir, Thibault Vanderbeke, Pierre le Guern, Parni Sobhani, arbeidsfil (1)
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101251/P/L0063/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2e9ff162-1c99-4006-88a5-cde292e118cd
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.