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 2026-10-23T07:46:29Z in 0.853 seconds.

Showing 10 of 257284 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Vefsn kommune. Tilsynet for Vefsn gamlehjem
    id:
    K-18240.644.01
  2. name:
    Vefsn kommune. Sunnhetskommisjonen/ Helserådet
    id:
    K-18240.640
  3. name:
    Vefsn kommune. Stemmestyret for stemmekretsene
    id:
    K-18240.112
  4. name:
    Vefsn kommune. Vefsn fastskole
    id:
    K-18240.510.04
  5. name:
    Vefsn kommune. Vefsn framhaldsskole
    id:
    K-18240.510.51
  6. name:
    Vefsn kommune. Mellom-Vefsn skoledistrikt/skole
    id:
    K-18240.510.02
  7. name:
    Vefsn kommune. Vefsn skolekommune. 2. krets/skole
    id:
    K-18240.510.01
  8. name:
    Vefsn kommune. Vefsn og Bjørnådalens krets/skole
    id:
    K-18240.510.27
  9. name:
    Vefsn kommune. Alderstrygdnemnda
    id:
    K-18240.623
  10. name:
    Vefsn kommune. Fiskermanntalsnemnda
    id:
    K-18240.625
Show all fields in HTML
total:
257284
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
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    name:
    Vefsn kommune. Tilsynet for Vefsn gamlehjem
    id:
    K-18240.644.01
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.644.01
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f60b06d2-5123-420e-9a51-af10d02b123a
  2. urn:
    4ef5bfad-daf0-4d7a-9542-4da4284807b6
    name:
    Vefsn kommune. Sunnhetskommisjonen/ Helserådet
    id:
    K-18240.640
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.640
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4ef5bfad-daf0-4d7a-9542-4da4284807b6
  3. urn:
    f756f523-e9e7-48c1-ab26-602a0c84d0d1
    name:
    Vefsn kommune. Stemmestyret for stemmekretsene
    id:
    K-18240.112
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.112
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f756f523-e9e7-48c1-ab26-602a0c84d0d1
  4. urn:
    2c939ba7-426d-4a79-850b-52cc95c97b0f
    name:
    Vefsn kommune. Vefsn fastskole
    id:
    K-18240.510.04
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.510.04
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c939ba7-426d-4a79-850b-52cc95c97b0f
  5. urn:
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    name:
    Vefsn kommune. Vefsn framhaldsskole
    id:
    K-18240.510.51
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.510.51
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c3dd9d34-9a89-4bf0-937a-9576c02b3d89
  6. urn:
    e517e917-bb91-4697-8110-6863c8bd47e3
    name:
    Vefsn kommune. Mellom-Vefsn skoledistrikt/skole
    id:
    K-18240.510.02
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.510.02
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e517e917-bb91-4697-8110-6863c8bd47e3
  7. urn:
    3e34bb44-cc4b-4c71-bb0f-e1fc74103515
    name:
    Vefsn kommune. Vefsn skolekommune. 2. krets/skole
    id:
    K-18240.510.01
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.510.01
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3e34bb44-cc4b-4c71-bb0f-e1fc74103515
  8. urn:
    3f1a5270-d3ae-4f76-8a21-bd185470664f
    name:
    Vefsn kommune. Vefsn og Bjørnådalens krets/skole
    id:
    K-18240.510.27
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.510.27
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3f1a5270-d3ae-4f76-8a21-bd185470664f
  9. urn:
    f7841128-6a95-48c2-8c71-bc245b91cbb9
    name:
    Vefsn kommune. Alderstrygdnemnda
    id:
    K-18240.623
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.623
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f7841128-6a95-48c2-8c71-bc245b91cbb9
  10. urn:
    85504928-c076-4cef-8976-538d4d1371b1
    name:
    Vefsn kommune. Fiskermanntalsnemnda
    id:
    K-18240.625
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.625
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/85504928-c076-4cef-8976-538d4d1371b1
  11. urn:
    58f25a78-d386-4595-9b40-52658e478c23
    name:
    Vefsn kommune. Jordmora
    id:
    K-18240.643
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.643
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/58f25a78-d386-4595-9b40-52658e478c23
  12. urn:
    9c7b0e2c-2eb2-444a-b933-e612e5b47888
    name:
    Vefsn kommune. Kontroll-/Prisnemnda
    id:
    K-18240.930
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.930
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9c7b0e2c-2eb2-444a-b933-e612e5b47888
  13. urn:
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    Vefsn kommune. Vefsn sentralskole
    id:
    K-18240.510.05
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.510.05
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/66894913-73c7-4325-889f-aa0e7d343c67
  14. urn:
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    id:
    K-18240.511.02
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.511.02
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0f5648a-4be4-47ec-9a59-64be46e4c7ff
  15. urn:
    9c21e94a-b5d4-45c5-9d07-aea5232b141e
    name:
    Vefsn kommune. Manntallsnemnda
    id:
    K-18240.113
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.113
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9c21e94a-b5d4-45c5-9d07-aea5232b141e
  16. urn:
    b9aabff3-6af6-4eee-bf9c-9038dcaf56ee
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    Vefsn kommune. Verneskogkomiteen
    id:
    K-18240.153
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.153
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b9aabff3-6af6-4eee-bf9c-9038dcaf56ee
  17. urn:
    91355d0f-5d79-47ab-929b-28f5d3338739
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    Vefsn kommune. Herredskommisjonen
    id:
    K-18240.320
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.320
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/91355d0f-5d79-47ab-929b-28f5d3338739
  18. urn:
    77ada646-2fa5-4566-96d2-3beae04bab48
    name:
    Vefsn kommune. Kirketilsynet
    id:
    K-18240.420
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.420
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/77ada646-2fa5-4566-96d2-3beae04bab48
  19. urn:
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    Vefsn kommune. Idrettsutvalget
    id:
    K-18240.470
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.470
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1d2e3d9a-2ea4-4d52-9995-9f53f6e879ae
  20. urn:
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    K-18240.610.01
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.610.01
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/308a4a61-d1d3-42a2-8735-c46784fafc1f
  21. urn:
    9a1e5036-a013-4329-9f34-00713d8f3652
    name:
    Vefsn kommune. Vanførenemnda
    id:
    K-18240.642
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.642
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  22. urn:
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    Vefsn kommune. Reguleringsnemnda
    id:
    K-18240.702
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.702
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/712565a6-a9e4-414a-aa3b-c170d969d3d9
  23. urn:
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    Vefsn kommune. Brannstyret
    id:
    K-18240.704
    path:
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    unit_type:
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    Arkiv i Nordland
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    link:
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  24. urn:
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    Vefsn kommune. Skogutvalget
    id:
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    path:
    AIN/K-18240.744
    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  25. urn:
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    id:
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    path:
    AIN/K-18240.906
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
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    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.