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 2026-10-24T06:29:25Z in 0.353 seconds.

Showing 10 of 59216 results in compact format.

name:
Rammeavtale for tolketenester. Tilbod Amesto tolk AS
id:
0001
name:
Justisdepartementet, Domstolkommisjonen
id:
RA-S-3783
name:
Arendal Pistolklubb
id:
PA-2622
name:
Flosta Pistolklubb
id:
PA-2628
name:
Modum Pistolklubb
id:
A-1704
name:
Lillehammer pistolklubb
id:
A-00476
name:
Arendal pistolklubb (nye)
id:
PA-2623
name:
Utstillingen i Jamestown 1907
id:
0001
name:
"KGL. NORSK KONSULAT JAMESTOWN"
id:
0015
name:
Konkurranseforhold: Samarbeidspartnere, Jamestown Investments
id:
0010

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total:

59216

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
0fb8e23e-c1c9-411a-b7ea-32737f987498
name:
Rammeavtale for tolketenester. Tilbod Amesto tolk AS
id:
0001
path:
IKAH/1259b-501/E/Eb/L0077/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0fb8e23e-c1c9-411a-b7ea-32737f987498
urn:
9fa5c439-d1d1-4329-a337-ec52908869b7
name:
Justisdepartementet, Domstolkommisjonen
id:
RA-S-3783
path:
AV/RA-S-3783
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9fa5c439-d1d1-4329-a337-ec52908869b7
urn:
085e0820-a6ef-4ec0-a6bf-8cf8c9bd953c
name:
Arendal Pistolklubb
id:
PA-2622
path:
AAMA/PA-2622
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/085e0820-a6ef-4ec0-a6bf-8cf8c9bd953c
urn:
82d8d175-a785-4bd8-abb1-812e61322fd7
name:
Flosta Pistolklubb
id:
PA-2628
path:
AAMA/PA-2628
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/82d8d175-a785-4bd8-abb1-812e61322fd7
urn:
no-BU_arkiv_000000005122
name:
Modum Pistolklubb
id:
A-1704
path:
BU/A-1704
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Privatarkiv i Buskerud
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000005122
urn:
717794d0-47d2-4962-8341-b8a4fb21787a
name:
Lillehammer pistolklubb
id:
A-00476
path:
OAM/A-00476
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/717794d0-47d2-4962-8341-b8a4fb21787a
urn:
d273c65c-44f8-49c0-8445-db55492a6680
name:
Arendal pistolklubb (nye)
id:
PA-2623
path:
AAMA/PA-2623
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d273c65c-44f8-49c0-8445-db55492a6680
urn:
e6f93bf8-6438-4a05-bfd1-66a2b9fccbec
name:
Utstillingen i Jamestown 1907
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-1711/2/D/Da/L0236/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e6f93bf8-6438-4a05-bfd1-66a2b9fccbec
urn:
473ae202-b74e-4d99-966d-2c3c3b35e938
name:
"KGL. NORSK KONSULAT JAMESTOWN"
id:
0015
path:
AV/RA-EA-4047/W/Wb/L0003/0015
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/473ae202-b74e-4d99-966d-2c3c3b35e938
urn:
c305eec1-9a65-4f00-8f81-b8ff3341c711
name:
Konkurranseforhold: Samarbeidspartnere, Jamestown Investments
id:
0010
path:
AV/RA-PA-1728/Y/L0284/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c305eec1-9a65-4f00-8f81-b8ff3341c711
urn:
f3cac70b-e586-4934-854d-43da09e5d8d3
name:
Eidbo Melland, Jamestown, USA
id:
0048
path:
AAMA/PA-2065/D02/L0026/0001/0048
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f3cac70b-e586-4934-854d-43da09e5d8d3
urn:
3de43a29-2b13-4fd9-97b4-3f0bcf4d6df9
name:
2.23/13.104 Konsulatet i Jamestown, St Helena
id:
0010
path:
AV/RA-S-6230/1/D/L0003/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3de43a29-2b13-4fd9-97b4-3f0bcf4d6df9
urn:
17c7e47a-c453-45fa-9f22-a64e3cc61012
name:
Flyfototolkning i Bidjovagge
id:
2556
path:
AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0283/2556
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/17c7e47a-c453-45fa-9f22-a64e3cc61012
urn:
16212c8d-0469-4f93-b5f9-d8efbdb2c717
name:
Flyfototolkning i Bidjovagge.
id:
2613
path:
AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0290/2613
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/16212c8d-0469-4f93-b5f9-d8efbdb2c717
urn:
a669a8ea-a2c2-4c3c-b524-8343e42613ea
name:
Vurdering av malmpotensialey etter samtolkning av geodata i deler av Kautokeino grønnsteinsbeltet.
id:
2776
path:
AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0314/2776
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a669a8ea-a2c2-4c3c-b524-8343e42613ea
urn:
b0038894-b166-45a9-ba17-f9b7e4d3f1bb
name:
Skiftesmyr. Diamantboring - tolking 1992
id:
2402
path:
AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0270/2402
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b0038894-b166-45a9-ba17-f9b7e4d3f1bb
urn:
33040c27-fd33-4d86-854d-9df1c0486dbb
name:
Foreløpig tolkning Gjersvik
id:
7054
path:
AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0627/7054
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/33040c27-fd33-4d86-854d-9df1c0486dbb
urn:
09969e60-d81f-4704-bc21-17b4c4d2efeb
name:
Rammeavtale for tolketenester. Tilbod Tolkenett AS
id:
0002
path:
IKAH/1259b-501/E/Eb/L0077/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/09969e60-d81f-4704-bc21-17b4c4d2efeb
urn:
1ae7848c-a956-424e-8439-983ec457bc56
name:
Handskreven avis "Den unges tolk", seinere "Tolken"
id:
L0001
path:
AIN/A-97-1004/860/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1ae7848c-a956-424e-8439-983ec457bc56
urn:
a4b28cd6-686c-4bb6-92dc-e3a76b70f931
name:
Geofysik og geologisk tolkning av regionale og lokale strukturer innenfor kartbladet 2033-4 - Iesjåkka Karasjok kommune, Finnmark.
id:
2657
path:
AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0295/2657
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a4b28cd6-686c-4bb6-92dc-e3a76b70f931
urn:
9229423b-363b-4530-937d-d45847a839e1
name:
15. = "Tolk"
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-S-2979/F/Fo/L0177/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9229423b-363b-4530-937d-d45847a839e1
urn:
6c6014b2-e031-4cfc-bb57-397988948c0c
name:
Tolk
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAT-A-1564/1/Db/L0011/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c6014b2-e031-4cfc-bb57-397988948c0c
urn:
5238ae2c-ee0e-4f36-b76d-28b55475b85f
name:
Tolk
id:
0001
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1512/1/Fde/L0326/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5238ae2c-ee0e-4f36-b76d-28b55475b85f
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2110af5e-6928-4a40-beed-c423254e123e
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Sekretær - tolk
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0001
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AV/RA-S-2679/D/Db/L0008/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2110af5e-6928-4a40-beed-c423254e123e
urn:
cac5d110-2ff2-4ee5-8f13-93606e71785a
name:
Tolk kursbevis
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAT-A-1564/1/Db/L0011/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cac5d110-2ff2-4ee5-8f13-93606e71785a

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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.

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