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 2026-10-21T09:50:55Z in 0.737 seconds.

Showing 10 of 278 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Zone Drontheim, IVc Gen.komm. IIIIII AK
    id:
    Dnb
  2. name:
    Militære bestallinger
    id:
    Dnb
  3. name:
    Journaler for utbetalte gassforskudd ved oppgjør.
    id:
    Rdnb
  4. name:
    Drammen sykehus
    id:
    Dnb
  5. name:
    Korrespondanse revisorene
    id:
    Dnb
  6. name:
    DnB Hamar
    id:
    SAH-ARK-368
  7. name:
    DNB Bank ASA
    id:
    AKT-1613
  8. name:
    Den norske Bank - DnB
    id:
    A-1370
  9. name:
    DNB Nor
    id:
    0008
  10. name:
    Den norske Bank - DnB
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0289
Show all fields in HTML
total:
278
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    c623e664-6cc6-4669-a20e-1fcac925f6c9
    name:
    Zone Drontheim, IVc Gen.komm. IIIIII AK
    id:
    Dnb
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-2197/D/Dnb
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c623e664-6cc6-4669-a20e-1fcac925f6c9
  2. urn:
    36aa060e-7e5f-4319-a84c-d8b54589af13
    name:
    Militære bestallinger
    id:
    Dnb
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1001/D/Dn/Dnb
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/36aa060e-7e5f-4319-a84c-d8b54589af13
  3. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001034054
    name:
    Journaler for utbetalte gassforskudd ved oppgjør.
    id:
    Rdnb
    path:
    BBA/A-1759/R/Rd/Rdn/Rdnb
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001034054
  4. urn:
    79ce584e-adff-4fcc-a4e7-101714387803
    name:
    Drammen sykehus
    id:
    Dnb
    path:
    DRMK/K-2075/D/Dn/Dnb
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Drammen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/79ce584e-adff-4fcc-a4e7-101714387803
  5. urn:
    7a712ee8-e605-4587-9568-3cce9e2c481a
    name:
    Korrespondanse revisorene
    id:
    Dnb
    path:
    OBA/A-20105/Dnb
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7a712ee8-e605-4587-9568-3cce9e2c481a
  6. urn:
    f9177020-d08f-49c6-9aaa-d6155eadcc20
    name:
    DnB Hamar
    id:
    SAH-ARK-368
    path:
    AV/SAH-ARK-368
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f9177020-d08f-49c6-9aaa-d6155eadcc20
  7. urn:
    884f6c77-f6d6-47c0-a652-0202eeb7dc56
    name:
    DNB Bank ASA
    id:
    AKT-1613
    path:
    AIN/AKT-1613
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    DNB overtok Nordlandsbanken i 2003. I 2014 ble NB fusjonert inn i DNB. Nordlandsbanken ble opprettet i Bodø i 1893.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/884f6c77-f6d6-47c0-a652-0202eeb7dc56
  8. urn:
    f84ac307-bdf3-4625-a74a-5ffac949c776
    name:
    Den norske Bank - DnB
    id:
    A-1370
    path:
    AV/A-1370
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    DnB NOR, ASA, Norges største finanskonsern med hovedkontor i Oslo. Konsernet ble dannet 4. desember 2003 etter en fusjon mellom finansgruppene DnB Holding ASA (Den norske Bank) og Gjensidige NOR ASA (Sparebanken Gjensidige NOR). Konsernsjef Rune Bjerke. Den norske Bank (DnB) som var Norges største...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f84ac307-bdf3-4625-a74a-5ffac949c776
  9. urn:
    6635be9c-99bd-4c5d-a150-9982fa2ac903
    name:
    DNB Nor
    id:
    0008
    path:
    SKA/A-0078/D/Da/L0007/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Skeivt arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6635be9c-99bd-4c5d-a150-9982fa2ac903
  10. urn:
    6b62bd5e-d2a9-42e3-91dd-5b79645e1753
    name:
    Den norske Bank - DnB
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0289
    path:
    AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0289
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6b62bd5e-d2a9-42e3-91dd-5b79645e1753
  11. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002924071
    name:
    DnB
    id:
    Rcb
    path:
    BBA/A-2081/4367/R/Rc/Rcb
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002924071
  12. urn:
    222178ec-02b7-485d-9c5f-052cea1dc38f
    name:
    DnB Hamar
    id:
    AS-368
    path:
    AV/AS-368
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    På 1850-tallet ble det store endringer i kredittstrukturen i Norge, og allerede i 1848 ble forretningsbanken Christiania Bank og Kredittkasse stiftet. Banken opprettet filial i Hamar i 1859, men det var stor misnøye med at pengestrømmen gikk ut av distriktet. I 1876 overdro Kreditkassen sin Hamarfil...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/222178ec-02b7-485d-9c5f-052cea1dc38f
  13. urn:
    51f2aeef-869a-49b2-9b85-929eab1b3bc3
    name:
    Autoriserte brukere i Riksutstillinger, hos DNB. Brukerveiledning DNB Telebank
    id:
    0001
    path:
    NMFK/RU-1001/D/Db/Dbb/L0002/0002/0001
    unit_type:
    SAK
    institution:
    Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/51f2aeef-869a-49b2-9b85-929eab1b3bc3
  14. urn:
    93dc9f6e-80b9-4d43-9977-f89cb56dc8c8
    name:
    DNB
    id:
    V-A-00369
    path:
    GDM/V-A-00369
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93dc9f6e-80b9-4d43-9977-f89cb56dc8c8
  15. urn:
    bb9b95f3-d0b1-4957-b6b7-417a4094fb92
    name:
    DNB
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAMA/KA0911-121/D/D03/L0021/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bb9b95f3-d0b1-4957-b6b7-417a4094fb92
  16. urn:
    5b6d5fa7-0806-4d37-bb51-c4558f4abc49
    name:
    DNB
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AIN/NFK-20-115/D/Da/L0016/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b6d5fa7-0806-4d37-bb51-c4558f4abc49
  17. urn:
    42f4f47e-2e83-47f3-bd89-a9ed590cd8c5
    name:
    DnB
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1071/D/Dc/L0004/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/42f4f47e-2e83-47f3-bd89-a9ed590cd8c5
  18. urn:
    62fa5af7-ac7c-4152-b5e2-21bd173160f3
    name:
    DnB
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/SAKO-P-170/I/Ib/L0004/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/62fa5af7-ac7c-4152-b5e2-21bd173160f3
  19. urn:
    4ad912fc-101a-4275-a840-143887e0f382
    name:
    DnB
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAKO-P-170/I/Ib/L0005/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4ad912fc-101a-4275-a840-143887e0f382
  20. urn:
    f4cfbdb0-0022-418d-9f50-f9aab9893890
    name:
    DnB
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/SAKO-P-170/I/Ib/L0008/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f4cfbdb0-0022-418d-9f50-f9aab9893890
  21. urn:
    3d8a6504-09a3-47c4-bed2-d05bafc6ff5d
    name:
    DNB
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102623/G/Gd/L0004/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3d8a6504-09a3-47c4-bed2-d05bafc6ff5d
  22. urn:
    68c76145-f8ce-4e22-bd31-f91c343a17a6
    name:
    DNB
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1691/F/L0001/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/68c76145-f8ce-4e22-bd31-f91c343a17a6
  23. urn:
    nb-NLM_arkiv000000003529
    name:
    DNB
    id:
    0005
    path:
    NLM/As-1001/12/A/L0024/0005
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Norsk luftfartsmuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/nb-NLM_arkiv000000003529
  24. urn:
    2418b944-e2d5-4dc5-831a-297bcc68a75d
    name:
    DNB-Cup
    id:
    L0003
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2335/3/F/F03/L0003
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2418b944-e2d5-4dc5-831a-297bcc68a75d
  25. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000197385
    name:
    DnB Kapitalforvaltning
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    BBA/A-4265/R/Re/L0001
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000197385
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.

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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.