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 2026-10-18T09:12:44Z in 1.181 seconds.

Showing 10 of 71098 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Kristiansand Dyrepark
    id:
    SAK-D/1360
  2. name:
    Oslo parkettleggerforening
    id:
    ARK-3457
  3. name:
    Skien parkutvalg
    id:
    0806514.1-1
  4. name:
    Justisdepartementet, Kirkeasylkommisjonen
    id:
    RA-S-4295
  5. name:
    Arendals Børneasyl
    id:
    PA-1759
  6. name:
    Dypvåg Barneasyl
    id:
    PA-2682
  7. name:
    Kristiansands barneasyl
    id:
    SAK-D/1095
  8. name:
    Bergen Barneasyl
    id:
    A-0707
  9. name:
    Pipervikens barneasyl
    id:
    A-40004
  10. name:
    Barneasyl - ukjent proveniens
    id:
    A-50233
Show all fields in HTML
total:
71098
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    2cce3edd-2f07-49d6-b7a0-4b89f597161c
    name:
    Kristiansand Dyrepark
    id:
    SAK-D/1360
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1360
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2cce3edd-2f07-49d6-b7a0-4b89f597161c
  2. urn:
    432db05c-fc0a-4147-9e5f-8ee6a8c40e81
    name:
    Oslo parkettleggerforening
    id:
    ARK-3457
    path:
    AAB/ARK-3457
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/432db05c-fc0a-4147-9e5f-8ee6a8c40e81
  3. urn:
    b3908570-1a6a-40f7-b045-f62260a87528
    name:
    Skien parkutvalg
    id:
    0806514.1-1
    path:
    IKAK/0806514.1-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b3908570-1a6a-40f7-b045-f62260a87528
  4. urn:
    8b9cf2df-b016-4c9f-b812-8e7614fa34a7
    name:
    Justisdepartementet, Kirkeasylkommisjonen
    id:
    RA-S-4295
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4295
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8b9cf2df-b016-4c9f-b812-8e7614fa34a7
  5. urn:
    411dfeab-98ed-4369-996f-708fdf652d30
    name:
    Arendals Børneasyl
    id:
    PA-1759
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1759
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/411dfeab-98ed-4369-996f-708fdf652d30
  6. urn:
    3281bdcf-0323-43e0-983f-211913176430
    name:
    Dypvåg Barneasyl
    id:
    PA-2682
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2682
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3281bdcf-0323-43e0-983f-211913176430
  7. urn:
    6f2ab837-ca6a-45ba-b2a6-3194fb80e781
    name:
    Kristiansands barneasyl
    id:
    SAK-D/1095
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1095
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6f2ab837-ca6a-45ba-b2a6-3194fb80e781
  8. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000125727
    name:
    Bergen Barneasyl
    id:
    A-0707
    path:
    BBA/A-0707
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000125727
  9. urn:
    647c5ab8-b0cc-43a6-97f3-a7099f0be503
    name:
    Pipervikens barneasyl
    id:
    A-40004
    path:
    OBA/A-40004
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/647c5ab8-b0cc-43a6-97f3-a7099f0be503
  10. urn:
    3fd95241-079e-480a-bb9b-d6256da41fe5
    name:
    Barneasyl - ukjent proveniens
    id:
    A-50233
    path:
    OBA/A-50233
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3fd95241-079e-480a-bb9b-d6256da41fe5
  11. urn:
    17e85cc3-945b-44de-94c0-dd199ffc2dc7
    name:
    Legatstyret for Alexander Møllers barneasyl
    id:
    DA-1350
    path:
    AAMA/DA-1350
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/17e85cc3-945b-44de-94c0-dd199ffc2dc7
  12. urn:
    9fa8c1d3-1587-44af-8473-64e66874facf
    name:
    Stange Park
    id:
    ARK-627
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-627
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9fa8c1d3-1587-44af-8473-64e66874facf
  13. urn:
    a0a571fe-a46b-4a73-9a31-f2eb44f84bdd
    name:
    Møllers Asyl
    id:
    DA-1078
    path:
    AAMA/DA-1078
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    2
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0a571fe-a46b-4a73-9a31-f2eb44f84bdd
  14. urn:
    7e402f43-9f32-4672-a71a-fc1bbc37bdca
    name:
    Regnskap og regnskapsbilag barneasyl og parkanlegg
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/0035/F/Fg/L0003/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7e402f43-9f32-4672-a71a-fc1bbc37bdca
  15. urn:
    067fe617-c032-41c5-987c-11be3321bb06
    name:
    Kontaktutvalget for Hamar Park
    id:
    AS-383
    path:
    AV/AS-383
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Kontaktutvalget for Hamar Park ble etablert i 1998 og formulerte sitt eget prosjekt. 'Nytt liv i parken'. Kontaktutvalget ble startet opp på frivillig grunnlag av Per Idar Morgen, som også var leder for utvalget fra 1998 til 2010. Fra starten fikk utvalget medlemmer fra samarbeidsutvalget for velfor...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/067fe617-c032-41c5-987c-11be3321bb06
  16. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003052554
    name:
    Hovedbygget m/ park.
    id:
    0003
    path:
    BBA/A-0368/U/L0001/0003
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003052554
  17. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000897167
    name:
    Hovedbygget m/ park.
    id:
    0004
    path:
    BBA/A-0368/U/L0001/0004
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000897167
  18. urn:
    191b29ea-e44a-46ca-86fe-89fb5d46aec3
    name:
    Heer: Heereskraftfahrpark/Armeekraftfahrpark
    id:
    RA-RAFA-5884
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-5884
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/191b29ea-e44a-46ca-86fe-89fb5d46aec3
  19. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000003668
    name:
    Park og palmer ved havet
    id:
    W-2972
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-2972
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000003668
  20. urn:
    cf24f9c8-7e91-40bc-a9eb-2256ad5ae272
    name:
    Sankten Parkeringshus AS
    id:
    P-00150
    path:
    IKAM/P-00150
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf24f9c8-7e91-40bc-a9eb-2256ad5ae272
  21. urn:
    5e58b192-c820-411a-99f4-9d30d61b898a
    name:
    Park- og idrettsvesenet
    id:
    A-20145
    path:
    OBA/A-20145
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5e58b192-c820-411a-99f4-9d30d61b898a
  22. urn:
    3561641a-aab6-433e-b071-741ebb236ac0
    name:
    Sandnes kommune - Parkutvalget/ parkstyret
    id:
    A-1077
    path:
    IKAR/A-1077
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3561641a-aab6-433e-b071-741ebb236ac0
  23. urn:
    a8f27df2-c3ab-4b52-8f90-0e8e8cd867e8
    name:
    PA-0594, Forus Næringspark AS
    id:
    A-1647
    path:
    BYST/A-1647
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a8f27df2-c3ab-4b52-8f90-0e8e8cd867e8
  24. urn:
    9815a1b0-10f9-4f17-8003-e40b497d555d
    name:
    Holland Park sykehus, London
    id:
    RA-S-4525
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4525
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9815a1b0-10f9-4f17-8003-e40b497d555d
  25. urn:
    602c8656-cb6a-4d81-8f07-f6570c9ad753
    name:
    Kontaktutvalget for Hamar Park
    id:
    SAH-ARK-383
    path:
    AV/SAH-ARK-383
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/602c8656-cb6a-4d81-8f07-f6570c9ad753
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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