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 2026-10-30T03:38:41Z in 4.572 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58247 results in compact format.

name:
Oahpponevvo- rahkadanplana joatkkaoahpahusa varas
id:
0003
name:
Oahppoveanno ráhkadanplána joatkkaoahpahusa varas
id:
0050
name:
Eriksen, Leif: Historja oahppogirji joatkkaskuvlla varas
id:
0011
name:
Arkivaraspirantstilling (søkere)
id:
0017
name:
Søknader, arkivaraspirantstilling
id:
0004
name:
Myymälän Varastoluettelo B nr. 14
id:
0001
name:
Tjåhkevarasj - Lilla Hjærtberget
id:
0004
name:
Arkivaraspirant ved aust-Agder-Arkivet
id:
0003
name:
Aust-Agder-Arkivet: Arkivaraspirant - vikariat
id:
0004
name:
A454: Nikolaus Sevä, Láddeváris (Lannavaras)
id:
0454

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total:

58247

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

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d1732aa7-ab89-4149-9a9e-f70119680509
name:
Oahpponevvo- rahkadanplana joatkkaoahpahusa varas
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAMI-OA-1002/D/Dh/L0064/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d1732aa7-ab89-4149-9a9e-f70119680509
urn:
9ba66d70-bc20-4350-9fc3-6be7e81bf43c
name:
Oahppoveanno ráhkadanplána joatkkaoahpahusa varas
id:
0050
path:
AV/SAMI-OA-1002/V/L0001/0050
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ba66d70-bc20-4350-9fc3-6be7e81bf43c
urn:
07099ac1-e591-45d6-8a0a-8d53a34fdb51
name:
Eriksen, Leif: Historja oahppogirji joatkkaskuvlla varas
id:
0011
path:
AV/SAMI-OA-1002/D/Dh/L0065/0011
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07099ac1-e591-45d6-8a0a-8d53a34fdb51
urn:
dc9c7bb8-a686-442c-aa87-c5ad12eacc2b
name:
Arkivaraspirantstilling (søkere)
id:
0017
path:
AAMA/PA-2552/D/D01/L0021/0017
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc9c7bb8-a686-442c-aa87-c5ad12eacc2b
urn:
897463f9-6caa-4cad-8783-f13ba7a242e8
name:
Søknader, arkivaraspirantstilling
id:
0004
path:
AAMA/PA-2552/D/D04/L0030/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/897463f9-6caa-4cad-8783-f13ba7a242e8
urn:
a9f8e37d-33cd-4916-b93a-435e96ae1875
name:
Myymälän Varastoluettelo B nr. 14
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2197/D/Do/L0230/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a9f8e37d-33cd-4916-b93a-435e96ae1875
urn:
c02f00d8-bf5f-4c67-b52c-1a3f1df43d49
name:
Tjåhkevarasj - Lilla Hjærtberget
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAMI-PA-1007/X/L0001/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c02f00d8-bf5f-4c67-b52c-1a3f1df43d49
urn:
9c78241b-8599-4835-9808-69a66fb4d337
name:
Arkivaraspirant ved aust-Agder-Arkivet
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-1577/D/Da/L0228e/0002/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9c78241b-8599-4835-9808-69a66fb4d337
urn:
74b2f9a5-6542-462e-8ed0-d54a347dec37
name:
Aust-Agder-Arkivet: Arkivaraspirant - vikariat
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-1577/D/Db/L0160g/0003/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/74b2f9a5-6542-462e-8ed0-d54a347dec37
urn:
0e16a12e-f632-48c7-ba2d-854367f6584a
name:
A454: Nikolaus Sevä, Láddeváris (Lannavaras)
id:
0454
path:
AV/SAMI-PA-1030/SI-Audio/G/L0003/0454
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0e16a12e-f632-48c7-ba2d-854367f6584a
urn:
63853e55-b63c-419c-a3f4-380101dcd06a
name:
A455: Nikolaus Sevä, Láddeváris (Lannavaras)
id:
0455
path:
AV/SAMI-PA-1030/SI-Audio/G/L0003/0455
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/63853e55-b63c-419c-a3f4-380101dcd06a
urn:
bd230511-e0f7-48ff-a996-d38215e3ebd6
name:
Instruks for kombinert gravarassistent / gartnarassistent
id:
0009
path:
IKAH/1235-021/D/Dj/L0070/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
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IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd230511-e0f7-48ff-a996-d38215e3ebd6
urn:
1bf45e18-8fbc-4800-a11d-2b22b1ae8b3a
name:
Hermansen, frk Dagny (Arkivarassistent, Bergen)
id:
0054
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VLFK/SFF-2013149/D/Dd/Dda/L0021/0054
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1bf45e18-8fbc-4800-a11d-2b22b1ae8b3a
urn:
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name:
Aust-Agder-Arkivet: Arkivaraspirant (vit. ass.) - vikariat
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-1577/D/Db/L0160g/0003/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/afe0c969-b780-4ca2-a7ee-d5a9b9135689
urn:
c3acbd63-590c-4169-bc52-a0f171f17fe1
name:
370 - Benemann, Carl, stiftsarkivarassistent og vaktmester f 1836 d 1916
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAB-A-100027/B/L0032/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c3acbd63-590c-4169-bc52-a0f171f17fe1
urn:
57c76ad8-252c-4641-bb83-7a8c6000fed9
name:
GA 235 "Plan des environs de la colonne no 347 ou de Vuomavaras".
id:
0035
path:
AV/RA-EA-5930/T/T023/T023e/0035
unit_type:
KART
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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russland
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/57c76ad8-252c-4641-bb83-7a8c6000fed9
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ad3212d7-a2be-44c4-b592-ad44725c6df5
name:
GA 249 "Plan des environs de la colonne no 354 ou de Rajavaras".
id:
0049
path:
AV/RA-EA-5930/T/T023/T023e/0049
unit_type:
KART
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Nasjonalarkivet
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russland
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ad3212d7-a2be-44c4-b592-ad44725c6df5
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b7235854-4b76-4716-9575-2d758d416608
name:
"Diverse Handlinger, Memorialer etc. som ansedts böra förvaras"
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-0040/F/Fd/L0031/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b7235854-4b76-4716-9575-2d758d416608
urn:
6a3203de-372b-4ced-8566-d597a4bcd231
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Utlysinger og tilsettinger i Aust-Agder-Arkivet, arkivar, arkivaraspirant og kontorfullmektig
id:
0003
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AV/RA-S-1577/D/Db/L0160g/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6a3203de-372b-4ced-8566-d597a4bcd231
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f57dd4fd-021a-4bd7-9a31-ec0eed605e55
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Salbmagirje
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0001
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AV/SAMI-PA-1150/F/L0004/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f57dd4fd-021a-4bd7-9a31-ec0eed605e55
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Salbmagirje
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AV/SAMI-PA-1150/F/L0004/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/504e0c75-9891-4841-9a04-f546aa53741f
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name:
Salbmagirje
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0003
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AV/SAMI-PA-1150/F/L0004/0003
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c1c4df27-b188-4403-95fd-19a619189aea
urn:
d960cdd1-f17f-4a46-950b-65a785d0d660
name:
Bodø - Nymo Maskin AS - Norsk sikteduk AS - Norsk Haukultur AS - Nord Norges Salgslag AS - Norlandsbryggeriet AS - Nordland Betongindustri AS - Max Mat AS - Margarinfabrikken Norge - Løvolds industri AS - Landego Fiske - K.S Helligværfisk - Fiskekroken AS
id:
0001
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AIN/NFK-23-113/D/Da/L0126/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Arkiv i Nordland
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0
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Avlevert fra Takeda AS 2017 (flere aktører)
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E
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AV/RA-PA-1488/E
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SERIE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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name:
Avlevert fra Takeda AS 2017 (flere aktører)
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AV/RA-PA-1488/E/Ea
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SERIE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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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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