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 2026-10-22T09:01:16Z in 2.998 seconds.

Showing 10 of 184208 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Arne Ellerhusen Holm
    id:
    A-0028
  2. name:
    Pa 1098 - Holmestrand transportsentral - Lastebileiernes maskinlag
    id:
    A-2313
  3. name:
    Pa 1759 - Gjersøe, Arne. Fyrbøter og maskinist
    id:
    A-3042
  4. name:
    Holm Proviantraad, Åfarnes
    id:
    R.Ark.1175
  5. name:
    Soknerådet i Holm, Åfarnes
    id:
    R.Ark.1497
  6. name:
    Busch Maskin og Montering Verkstedklubb
    id:
    BRMA-1023
  7. name:
    Arne Ellerhusen Holm
    id:
    AKT-120
  8. name:
    Arne Ellerhusen Holm
    id:
    AKT-120
  9. name:
    Solholmen barnehjem
    id:
    SAK-D/0954F
  10. name:
    Holmstad, Peder Arnesen
    id:
    T-A-00085
Show all fields in HTML
total:
184208
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    b294cc1e-c8e8-4791-bcd9-5cb3612aa897
    name:
    Arne Ellerhusen Holm
    id:
    A-0028
    path:
    UBIT/A-0028
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b294cc1e-c8e8-4791-bcd9-5cb3612aa897
  2. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000078669
    name:
    Pa 1098 - Holmestrand transportsentral - Lastebileiernes maskinlag
    id:
    A-2313
    path:
    VEMU/A-2313
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000078669
  3. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000172740
    name:
    Pa 1759 - Gjersøe, Arne. Fyrbøter og maskinist
    id:
    A-3042
    path:
    VEMU/A-3042
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000172740
  4. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000013626
    name:
    Holm Proviantraad, Åfarnes
    id:
    R.Ark.1175
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1175
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000013626
  5. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000019359
    name:
    Soknerådet i Holm, Åfarnes
    id:
    R.Ark.1497
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1497
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000019359
  6. urn:
    43f9cc28-2929-49fc-b276-cf3effee141f
    name:
    Busch Maskin og Montering Verkstedklubb
    id:
    BRMA-1023
    path:
    OSTM/BRMA-1023
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43f9cc28-2929-49fc-b276-cf3effee141f
  7. urn:
    no-NTNU_arkiv000000010250
    name:
    Arne Ellerhusen Holm
    id:
    AKT-120
    path:
    UBIT/AKT-120
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Arne Ellerhusen Holm (født i Bergen 11. juni 1911, død i Trondheim 31. januar 2009) var en norsk arkitekt, professor ved NTH, maler og grafiker. Holm vokste opp i Trondheim, og ble utdannet arkitekt ved NTH i 1937. Samtidig studerte han ved Statens kunstakademi 1934-35 og 1937-38. Han var professor...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-NTNU_arkiv000000010250
  8. urn:
    23d3458b-89a2-4559-ab0d-6f72d5f7172d
    name:
    Arne Ellerhusen Holm
    id:
    AKT-120
    path:
    UBIT/AKT-120
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Arne Ellerhusen Holm (født i Bergen 11. juni 1911, død i Trondheim 31. januar 2009) var en norsk arkitekt, professor ved NTH, maler og grafiker. Holm vokste opp i Trondheim, og ble utdannet arkitekt ved NTH i 1937. Samtidig studerte han ved Statens kunstakademi 1934-35 og 1937-38. Han var professor...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/23d3458b-89a2-4559-ab0d-6f72d5f7172d
  9. urn:
    812255ce-6d22-4e5c-81a7-efe2afedd6b7
    name:
    Solholmen barnehjem
    id:
    SAK-D/0954F
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/0954F
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/812255ce-6d22-4e5c-81a7-efe2afedd6b7
  10. urn:
    5810711f-ac3e-4ac4-a3d9-30cf912b44db
    name:
    Holmstad, Peder Arnesen
    id:
    T-A-00085
    path:
    OAMM/T-A-00085
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5810711f-ac3e-4ac4-a3d9-30cf912b44db
  11. urn:
    ca3974d3-70af-4194-956c-6c87a83928c5
    name:
    Fusa kommune. Holmefjord barnehage
    id:
    1241-242.6
    path:
    IKAH/1241-242.6
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ca3974d3-70af-4194-956c-6c87a83928c5
  12. urn:
    3908fd50-d2f0-4bd4-84e4-52ba2e78ef04
    name:
    Askvoll kommune. Holmedal barnehage
    id:
    K-10947
    path:
    VLFK/K-10947
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3908fd50-d2f0-4bd4-84e4-52ba2e78ef04
  13. urn:
    f852c955-ffe8-4f03-ab1f-f9c29f6bb6b2
    name:
    Innsamlingskomiteen - "Minnesmerke til Bjarne Skogsholm"
    id:
    FMFB-PA-1053
    path:
    FMFB/FMFB-PA-1053
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Finnmark fylkesbibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f852c955-ffe8-4f03-ab1f-f9c29f6bb6b2
  14. urn:
    0f96d71b-ea04-4370-8305-fe07e90d628c
    name:
    Maskinførerskolen for landbruk
    id:
    NFK-07-101
    path:
    AIN/NFK-07-101
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f96d71b-ea04-4370-8305-fe07e90d628c
  15. urn:
    6bbac295-80b8-4905-9e23-88b6b86efd23
    name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Maskinavdelingen
    id:
    RA-S-5523
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5523
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6bbac295-80b8-4905-9e23-88b6b86efd23
  16. urn:
    38c9419f-c0ac-47e9-9a6e-dbc672481fad
    name:
    Norges Tekniske Høyskole - NTH - Institutt for marint maskineri
    id:
    SAT-A-5428
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-5428
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38c9419f-c0ac-47e9-9a6e-dbc672481fad
  17. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000018085
    name:
    Olafsen-Holm, Jørgen (f. 1882)
    id:
    R.Ark.1359
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1359
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000018085
  18. urn:
    45dfd5b7-bf33-4d3e-8e08-4c4cc09c8b88
    name:
    Holmestrand kirkebøker
    id:
    SAKO-A-346
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-346
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/45dfd5b7-bf33-4d3e-8e08-4c4cc09c8b88
  19. urn:
    ef82548f-63c9-4cae-a9c9-632de030c551
    name:
    P.O. Holmen, dagligvare
    id:
    A-1130
    path:
    DRMK/A-1130
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Drammen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef82548f-63c9-4cae-a9c9-632de030c551
  20. urn:
    1d01a4ea-5128-41de-bd00-876ad5762777
    name:
    En forsamling, deriblant oppdretterne Jon Grytdal, Odd Arne Myromslien, May Siri Grytdal, Stig Storholm og Knut Haugland, studerer en kammemaskin.
    id:
    012
    path:
    TIKA/PA-11404/U/Ua/L0006/012
    unit_type:
    FOTO
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1d01a4ea-5128-41de-bd00-876ad5762777
  21. urn:
    cb202043-a13e-45cd-b197-85830292a3c6
    name:
    Holmen Brenneri og Norske Potetindustrier
    id:
    E-A-00109
    path:
    OAMM/E-A-00109
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cb202043-a13e-45cd-b197-85830292a3c6
  22. urn:
    cd739672-789f-48a7-8f41-53b165643e9c
    name:
    Arne Abbed i Holm og Eirik Thoressön påå Lade tilmelde Kong Haakon (...)_D24
    id:
    0034
    path:
    SPR/A-0004/K/Ka/0034
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cd739672-789f-48a7-8f41-53b165643e9c
  23. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000172741
    name:
    Gjersøe, Arne. Fyrbøter og maskinist
    id:
    Akt-3042
    path:
    VEMU/Akt-3042
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Arne Gjersøe ble født i Tønsberg i 1935. Han var sønn av maskinist Hans Johan Gjersøe og hustru Marta Marie Gjersøe, født Flaatten. De hadde bl.a. bopel på Gårdbo i Slagen utenfor Tønsberg. Han reiste tidlig på hvalfangst, og deltok på en rekke ekspedisjoner på 1950- og 1960-tallet. Arne Gjersøe dø...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000172741
  24. urn:
    1e3274ea-6b26-4e21-90df-d9f50c8b5eb7
    name:
    Holm, Karl
    id:
    PA-1199
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1199
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1e3274ea-6b26-4e21-90df-d9f50c8b5eb7
  25. urn:
    d261db8d-3f4b-47a6-bfc7-f31feda8fadf
    name:
    En forsamling, deriblant oppdretterne Jon Grytdal, Odd Arne Myromslien, May Siri Grytdal, Stig Storholm og Knut Haugland, studerer en kammemaskin. Steinar Davidsen fra Norges Pelsdyralslag.
    id:
    011
    path:
    TIKA/PA-11404/U/Ua/L0006/011
    unit_type:
    FOTO
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d261db8d-3f4b-47a6-bfc7-f31feda8fadf
limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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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

  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.

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