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 2026-10-23T19:50:18Z in 1.320 seconds.

Showing 10 of 76549 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Ytre Namdal AOF
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0459
  2. name:
    LO - Ytre Namdal
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0675
  3. name:
    Arbeidskontoret i Ytre Namdal
    id:
    SAT-A-5330
  4. name:
    Ytre Namdal prosti
    id:
    SAT-A-6532
  5. name:
    Ytre Namdal Kommuneforening
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0646
  6. name:
    Ytre Namdalen amtsdyrlege
    id:
    SAT-A-6307
  7. name:
    Ytre Namdal Faglige Samorganisasjon
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0645
  8. name:
    Handel og Kontor Ytre Namdal
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0649
  9. name:
    Ytre Namdal AOF
    id:
    AS-2710
  10. name:
    Utdannelsesinstitusjoner, Ytre Namdal videregående skole
    id:
    0001
Show all fields in HTML
total:
76549
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    c06bb0b1-066a-478f-92c6-9c565062b226
    name:
    Ytre Namdal AOF
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0459
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0459
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c06bb0b1-066a-478f-92c6-9c565062b226
  2. urn:
    e8b7b3fc-8d57-42e0-85b3-4c0ce050b020
    name:
    LO - Ytre Namdal
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0675
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0675
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e8b7b3fc-8d57-42e0-85b3-4c0ce050b020
  3. urn:
    d2afb2f7-46b2-4c8a-ab4c-48f200b834bd
    name:
    Arbeidskontoret i Ytre Namdal
    id:
    SAT-A-5330
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-5330
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2afb2f7-46b2-4c8a-ab4c-48f200b834bd
  4. urn:
    ba584093-c32a-4c33-abca-98b3baf4e70f
    name:
    Ytre Namdal prosti
    id:
    SAT-A-6532
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6532
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ba584093-c32a-4c33-abca-98b3baf4e70f
  5. urn:
    fc718c2b-882a-401f-94c1-590b48500267
    name:
    Ytre Namdal Kommuneforening
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0646
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0646
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fc718c2b-882a-401f-94c1-590b48500267
  6. urn:
    cb0a5435-1468-4e0f-a748-e002b7c9d9f5
    name:
    Ytre Namdalen amtsdyrlege
    id:
    SAT-A-6307
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6307
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cb0a5435-1468-4e0f-a748-e002b7c9d9f5
  7. urn:
    44316a89-056f-4bca-8e75-d1f9da8ae548
    name:
    Ytre Namdal Faglige Samorganisasjon
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0645
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0645
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/44316a89-056f-4bca-8e75-d1f9da8ae548
  8. urn:
    eef28568-3737-4eb9-bc8a-13f66a25b657
    name:
    Handel og Kontor Ytre Namdal
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0649
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0649
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eef28568-3737-4eb9-bc8a-13f66a25b657
  9. urn:
    fba9a76b-5eac-4273-96a3-d65f7dd8146b
    name:
    Ytre Namdal AOF
    id:
    AS-2710
    path:
    AV/AS-2710
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Ytre Namdal AOF virket i Nord-Trøndelag.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fba9a76b-5eac-4273-96a3-d65f7dd8146b
  10. urn:
    635f36dd-e971-4c85-b3dd-eb9831a22f8c
    name:
    Utdannelsesinstitusjoner, Ytre Namdal videregående skole
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0895/D/Da/L0041/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/635f36dd-e971-4c85-b3dd-eb9831a22f8c
  11. urn:
    b26bf372-b483-49de-a6a0-17230d2436f6
    name:
    Namdal prosti
    id:
    SAT-A-6531
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6531
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b26bf372-b483-49de-a6a0-17230d2436f6
  12. urn:
    f1fbf81d-0b21-4bec-a0ca-c5a8618928aa
    name:
    Namdal arbeiderparti
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0142
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0142
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f1fbf81d-0b21-4bec-a0ca-c5a8618928aa
  13. urn:
    c997efe9-dedc-4f30-95f4-3aaf79760f3a
    name:
    Namdal revering
    id:
    PA-00439
    path:
    TIKA/PA-00439
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c997efe9-dedc-4f30-95f4-3aaf79760f3a
  14. urn:
    cab7d069-3e8d-43a5-bf78-a189fb20f7a5
    name:
    Namdal AOF
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0539
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0539
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cab7d069-3e8d-43a5-bf78-a189fb20f7a5
  15. urn:
    e01415e0-9e5c-4829-a1a4-7a9167213fd0
    name:
    Alstahaug kommune. PPT Ytre Helgeland
    id:
    K-18200.550
    path:
    AIN/K-18200.550
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e01415e0-9e5c-4829-a1a4-7a9167213fd0
  16. urn:
    3052fc0f-3285-4c17-a0ed-2a1ec6a6ed75
    name:
    Vekst i Grenland IKS
    id:
    0806667.2-2
    path:
    IKAK/0806667.2-2
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3052fc0f-3285-4c17-a0ed-2a1ec6a6ed75
  17. urn:
    47e236f4-f93f-460f-bb5c-eaa6abcf8c90
    name:
    Sunnfjord og Ytre Sogn kjøtt- og næringsmiddelkontroll
    id:
    K-10762
    path:
    VLFK/K-10762
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/47e236f4-f93f-460f-bb5c-eaa6abcf8c90
  18. urn:
    5e62398c-3aeb-4e88-8dfa-0b71351bddf1
    name:
    Indre Namdal AUF
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0458
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0458
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5e62398c-3aeb-4e88-8dfa-0b71351bddf1
  19. urn:
    7076d166-d4c4-4990-866d-38d5f755366f
    name:
    Namdal distriktsorganisasjon av AUF
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0469
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0469
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7076d166-d4c4-4990-866d-38d5f755366f
  20. urn:
    09b3135f-9e02-48aa-93ea-5a963ccc8427
    name:
    Ytre Sandsvær kommunale realskole
    id:
    0629253
    path:
    IKAK/0629253
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/09b3135f-9e02-48aa-93ea-5a963ccc8427
  21. urn:
    28209a7e-e6c0-43f9-a410-3944b9dc50d0
    name:
    Namdalseid trygdekontor
    id:
    SAT-A-4863
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-4863
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28209a7e-e6c0-43f9-a410-3944b9dc50d0
  22. urn:
    ab19d921-dfb7-42fc-aebf-3c2ec1af90ce
    name:
    Namdalseid kommune, eiendom
    id:
    A-6662
    path:
    TIKA/A-6662
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ab19d921-dfb7-42fc-aebf-3c2ec1af90ce
  23. urn:
    f7f68512-312c-4ff0-9f94-d842f44cd732
    name:
    Stranda kommune. Hovudutvalet for oppvekst og kultur/Oppvekst og kulturkontoret
    id:
    K-15250.500
    path:
    IKAM/K-15250.500
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f7f68512-312c-4ff0-9f94-d842f44cd732
  24. urn:
    8ed69b1c-9e00-4aea-96bf-60a9ef6a6fc8
    name:
    Ytre Sogn tingrett
    id:
    SAB-A-2601
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-2601
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8ed69b1c-9e00-4aea-96bf-60a9ef6a6fc8
  25. urn:
    d9acb6fa-8284-449e-b5a1-504fd977399c
    name:
    Ytre Rendalens Sygepleierforening
    id:
    SAH-ARK-026
    path:
    AV/SAH-ARK-026
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d9acb6fa-8284-449e-b5a1-504fd977399c
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.