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 2026-10-17T14:09:38Z in 4.039 seconds.

Showing 10 of 92719 results in compact format.

name:
Christiania Garantiforenings midlertidige Laaneindretning
id:
SAO-PAO-0337
name:
Det norske Garantiselskab
id:
PA-2769
name:
Hydro Rjukan Merkantile Forenings arkiv
id:
A-1155
name:
Rieber & Søn AS (tidligere Atlantisk Vest)
id:
A-6705
name:
Pa 914 - Tønsberg antikvariat AS
id:
A-2067
name:
Solidaritet, anti-imperialistisk tidsskrift
id:
ARK-2928
name:
Elkem-Spigerverket A/S, Oslo. Diverse mapper. 010.1 Anti trust
id:
L0002
name:
Anti- submarine Warfare Technical Center, ASWTC. SACLANT
id:
0008
name:
Riksantikvaren
id:
RA-S-6224
name:
Antivisittforeningen
id:
SAO-PAO-0015

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total:

92719

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
f89c6e69-e915-4e73-9e69-4688671f2f45
name:
Christiania Garantiforenings midlertidige Laaneindretning
id:
SAO-PAO-0337
path:
AV/SAO-PAO-0337
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f89c6e69-e915-4e73-9e69-4688671f2f45
urn:
57927b13-ee9d-4905-842a-ddbdb763315b
name:
Det norske Garantiselskab
id:
PA-2769
path:
AAMA/PA-2769
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/57927b13-ee9d-4905-842a-ddbdb763315b
urn:
565df123-bfcb-4727-a850-c20afffd736c
name:
Hydro Rjukan Merkantile Forenings arkiv
id:
A-1155
path:
NIA/A-1155
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Norsk industriarbeidermuseum
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/565df123-bfcb-4727-a850-c20afffd736c
urn:
6a860101-361b-4478-93d1-d5451e2ff80e
name:
Rieber & Søn AS (tidligere Atlantisk Vest)
id:
A-6705
path:
SAF/A-6705
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
ArkiVest
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6a860101-361b-4478-93d1-d5451e2ff80e
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000018735
name:
Pa 914 - Tønsberg antikvariat AS
id:
A-2067
path:
VEMU/A-2067
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000018735
urn:
8a5bbeb1-50f8-4e98-a9bd-29cae7abb0c3
name:
Solidaritet, anti-imperialistisk tidsskrift
id:
ARK-2928
path:
AAB/ARK-2928
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8a5bbeb1-50f8-4e98-a9bd-29cae7abb0c3
urn:
5f56df53-2a50-4d42-a98f-7b70c7b31b16
name:
Elkem-Spigerverket A/S, Oslo. Diverse mapper. 010.1 Anti trust
id:
L0002
path:
NIA/A-1036/ELK001/I/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Norsk industriarbeidermuseum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5f56df53-2a50-4d42-a98f-7b70c7b31b16
urn:
93c2ae65-8543-4ec0-8584-b0f6bedb6889
name:
Anti- submarine Warfare Technical Center, ASWTC. SACLANT
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2355/2/D/L0184/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93c2ae65-8543-4ec0-8584-b0f6bedb6889
urn:
85a07d29-e9cf-498f-b94d-c0a91564481c
name:
Riksantikvaren
id:
RA-S-6224
path:
AV/RA-S-6224
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/85a07d29-e9cf-498f-b94d-c0a91564481c
urn:
5badcb2e-409a-483e-af1d-a93cd9f8fe53
name:
Antivisittforeningen
id:
SAO-PAO-0015
path:
AV/SAO-PAO-0015
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5badcb2e-409a-483e-af1d-a93cd9f8fe53
urn:
fbf35883-78b7-42cc-8670-5b596fa56468
name:
Constantin
id:
HHSP-1572
path:
OSTM/HHSP-1572
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Østfoldmuseene
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fbf35883-78b7-42cc-8670-5b596fa56468
urn:
3a29d912-13d1-45d5-8847-f5a1c476c645
name:
Handelsdepartementet, Antidumpingutvalget
id:
RA-S-6304
path:
AV/RA-S-6304
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a29d912-13d1-45d5-8847-f5a1c476c645
urn:
3451c6c0-b61f-472e-b3bc-f1b7bd5deed1
name:
Branting, Hjalmar
id:
ARK-1044
path:
AAB/ARK-1044
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3451c6c0-b61f-472e-b3bc-f1b7bd5deed1
urn:
db44e714-29c4-4f75-bdc7-3d4a20ec3725
name:
Forsikringsaktieselskapet Avanti
id:
RA-PA-1121
path:
AV/RA-PA-1121
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db44e714-29c4-4f75-bdc7-3d4a20ec3725
urn:
3597a0d3-bd79-424d-bd74-f36e43dc8586
name:
Riksantikvarens Vestlandsatelier
id:
SAB-A-100359
path:
AV/SAB-A-100359
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3597a0d3-bd79-424d-bd74-f36e43dc8586
urn:
2a882cdd-53fb-41c0-bf4e-7c7033803b24
name:
Drammens Garantiforening
id:
A-1071
path:
DRMK/A-1071
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Drammen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a882cdd-53fb-41c0-bf4e-7c7033803b24
urn:
8ce3c5b5-bac1-4987-8e2f-23b758da6b52
name:
Antirasistisk Senter
id:
A-70393
path:
OBA/A-70393
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8ce3c5b5-bac1-4987-8e2f-23b758da6b52
urn:
e83873e6-a663-448b-be56-5f2ee43bda83
name:
Fredrikshalds Garantiforening
id:
HHSP-1291
path:
OSTM/HHSP-1291
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Østfoldmuseene
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e83873e6-a663-448b-be56-5f2ee43bda83
urn:
1d8805fa-5950-4604-92d4-5a4735908abd
name:
Forsvaret, Statens kantiner
id:
RA-RAFA-2015
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2015
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1d8805fa-5950-4604-92d4-5a4735908abd
urn:
b8aaf671-6f56-4de2-83be-a483148b8dae
name:
Arendals Merkantile Forening
id:
PA-1768
path:
AAMA/PA-1768
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b8aaf671-6f56-4de2-83be-a483148b8dae
urn:
3f7855bf-70c6-47e5-8671-ece2a3a500d3
name:
Arendal merkantile forum
id:
PA-1775
path:
AAMA/PA-1775
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3f7855bf-70c6-47e5-8671-ece2a3a500d3
urn:
3c3b0f41-e8b4-4e34-9578-1527a25c24e2
name:
Garantiinstituttet for eksportkreditt
id:
RA-S-1603
path:
AV/RA-S-1603
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3c3b0f41-e8b4-4e34-9578-1527a25c24e2
urn:
38e7370f-a243-4c58-8b5b-43e2218948b2
name:
Garantikassen for fiskere
id:
RA-S-6041
path:
AV/RA-S-6041
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38e7370f-a243-4c58-8b5b-43e2218948b2
urn:
c0769678-b813-43b2-8010-e9ef021a7736
name:
Katastrofeutvalgets antikvariske komité
id:
SAB-A-100361
path:
AV/SAB-A-100361
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0769678-b813-43b2-8010-e9ef021a7736
urn:
c027784e-9e46-4550-99cf-27326bd3f489
name:
Pa 0645 - Stavanger Garantiforening
id:
SAST-A-100775
path:
AV/SAST-A-100775
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c027784e-9e46-4550-99cf-27326bd3f489

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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