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 2026-10-20T11:25:43Z in 2.924 seconds.

Showing 10 of 222253 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Vevelstad kommune. Helseråd
    id:
    K-18160.640
  2. name:
    Vevelstad kommune.Ymse skolekretser
    id:
    K-18160.510.01
  3. name:
    Vevelstad kommune. Kommunekasse
    id:
    K-18160.340
  4. name:
    Vevelstad kommune.Vevelstad skole
    id:
    K-18160.510.04
  5. name:
    Vevelstad kommune.Vevelstad Framhaldsskole
    id:
    K-18160.510.05
  6. name:
    Vevelstad kommune.Tilsynsnemnd Vevelstad skole
    id:
    K-18160.530.02
  7. name:
    Vevelstad kommune
    id:
    K-18160
  8. name:
    Vevelstad kommune
    id:
    K-18160.U1
  9. name:
    Vevelstad kommune
    id:
    K-18160.U2
  10. name:
    Vevelstad kommune
    id:
    K-18160.U3
Show all fields in HTML
total:
222253
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    name:
    Vevelstad kommune. Helseråd
    id:
    K-18160.640
    path:
    AIN/K-18160.640
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9b2f3867-8e7f-41ea-9b2a-f9a313be3196
  2. urn:
    3bccb683-12b7-445e-8fef-5f9df1f2edb5
    name:
    Vevelstad kommune.Ymse skolekretser
    id:
    K-18160.510.01
    path:
    AIN/K-18160.510.01
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3bccb683-12b7-445e-8fef-5f9df1f2edb5
  3. urn:
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    name:
    Vevelstad kommune. Kommunekasse
    id:
    K-18160.340
    path:
    AIN/K-18160.340
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4cccc7b9-bbb5-4cbf-af54-a1c96c1e50e7
  4. urn:
    aae6048c-6f80-4c65-a0e0-546f8e4b33f7
    name:
    Vevelstad kommune.Vevelstad skole
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    K-18160.510.04
    path:
    AIN/K-18160.510.04
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aae6048c-6f80-4c65-a0e0-546f8e4b33f7
  5. urn:
    10df5708-af6f-47bb-8c1d-15fb8891bcd0
    name:
    Vevelstad kommune.Vevelstad Framhaldsskole
    id:
    K-18160.510.05
    path:
    AIN/K-18160.510.05
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/10df5708-af6f-47bb-8c1d-15fb8891bcd0
  6. urn:
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    name:
    Vevelstad kommune.Tilsynsnemnd Vevelstad skole
    id:
    K-18160.530.02
    path:
    AIN/K-18160.530.02
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9011a72d-653d-4a00-ab2a-39588a2ceae7
  7. urn:
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    name:
    Vevelstad kommune
    id:
    K-18160
    path:
    AIN/K-18160
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/981784b5-7157-4716-96cc-57265278c7d0
  8. urn:
    ce5dd88d-84e7-4c15-945a-78481ffcd08f
    name:
    Vevelstad kommune
    id:
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    path:
    AIN/K-18160.U1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
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    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ce5dd88d-84e7-4c15-945a-78481ffcd08f
  9. urn:
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    name:
    Vevelstad kommune
    id:
    K-18160.U2
    path:
    AIN/K-18160.U2
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eea458c9-99fa-44ad-9d50-f16369b81ad1
  10. urn:
    4d41dad7-d72a-44f4-a802-83cd6bb972c2
    name:
    Vevelstad kommune
    id:
    K-18160.U3
    path:
    AIN/K-18160.U3
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4d41dad7-d72a-44f4-a802-83cd6bb972c2
  11. urn:
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    Vevelstad kommune. Valgstyret
    id:
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    path:
    AIN/K-18160.110
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4b82c446-69c6-4738-a6a9-591c9a566942
  12. urn:
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    id:
    K-18160.113
    path:
    AIN/K-18160.113
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/988f7f26-94a4-4774-bc6f-142a80dbf0a4
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    path:
    AIN/K-18160.150
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/32970e2f-f67c-42fc-89c4-3df80b966f84
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    AIN/K-18160.610
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    AIN/K-18160.741
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    Arkiv i Nordland
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    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/42bf341a-6ca0-47d2-9f27-14faeed9a91f
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    path:
    AIN/K-18160.161
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/21b7796d-f10a-499e-9265-34bf1e7d7615
  17. urn:
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    AIN/K-18160.510
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    AIN/K-18160.610.01
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    AIN/K-18160.627
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    unit_type:
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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.