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 2026-10-16T20:15:35Z in 1.019 seconds.

Showing 10 of 6003 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Kongsberg Sølvverk 1
    id:
    Dsb
  2. name:
    Brev fra Moss fogderi
    id:
    Dsb
  3. name:
    Blandet innhold
    id:
    Dsb
  4. name:
    De Sammensluttede Bilruter (DSB), Farsund
    id:
    D/1696
  5. name:
    DSB - generelt. Jnr. 004072/93, mappe 1:2
    id:
    0001
  6. name:
    DSB - generelt. Jnr. 004072/93, mappe 2:2
    id:
    0002
  7. name:
    Korrespondanse DSB
    id:
    L0006
  8. name:
    Korrespondanse DSB
    id:
    L0003
  9. name:
    Korrespondanse DSB
    id:
    L0008
  10. name:
    Saksarkiv ordnet etter arkivnøkkel, direktoratatet for sivilt beredskap (DSB) datert 1994
    id:
    Db
Show all fields in HTML
total:
6003
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    0cb690b5-b61a-4b83-8e04-13b801165d46
    name:
    Kongsberg Sølvverk 1
    id:
    Dsb
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1260/D/Ds/Dsb
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0cb690b5-b61a-4b83-8e04-13b801165d46
  2. urn:
    90393f90-12a7-4cf4-85f7-d2b32a654e1a
    name:
    Brev fra Moss fogderi
    id:
    Dsb
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-10059/D/Ds/Dsb
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/90393f90-12a7-4cf4-85f7-d2b32a654e1a
  3. urn:
    560e8e3c-2fdf-450d-9498-ed74479b4f7f
    name:
    Blandet innhold
    id:
    Dsb
    path:
    DRMK/K-2075/D/Ds/Dsb
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Drammen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/560e8e3c-2fdf-450d-9498-ed74479b4f7f
  4. urn:
    1115db84-6e2b-4f9d-810c-397712aeb174
    name:
    De Sammensluttede Bilruter (DSB), Farsund
    id:
    D/1696
    path:
    AV/D/1696
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Buss-selskapet DSB ble opprettet i 1939 ved en sammenslåing av selskapene Qvales Bilruter, Lista Bilselskap, Fredrik Gitlestads Bilruter og Lyngdal Bilselskap. Selskapet hadde ruteplan på strekningen Lista-Farsund-Lyngdal-Snartemo-Eiken. I 1952 ble DSB utvidet med ytterligere tre lokalruter - Austad...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1115db84-6e2b-4f9d-810c-397712aeb174
  5. urn:
    b0cee994-0e17-4d1c-a9a0-9a9b63accb75
    name:
    DSB - generelt. Jnr. 004072/93, mappe 1:2
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-SDJ-6490/1/E/Ej/L0004/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b0cee994-0e17-4d1c-a9a0-9a9b63accb75
  6. urn:
    31e6629e-235a-4e70-8771-6d3c2e6318af
    name:
    DSB - generelt. Jnr. 004072/93, mappe 2:2
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-SDJ-6490/1/E/Ej/L0004/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/31e6629e-235a-4e70-8771-6d3c2e6318af
  7. urn:
    a9033a1b-d3d8-4516-b393-cc3f653c3ea6
    name:
    Korrespondanse DSB
    id:
    L0006
    path:
    TIKA/A-2757/E/Ea/L0006
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a9033a1b-d3d8-4516-b393-cc3f653c3ea6
  8. urn:
    63b1a8bc-d37e-4a5c-b708-50656f37f96c
    name:
    Korrespondanse DSB
    id:
    L0003
    path:
    TIKA/A-2757/E/Ea/L0003
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/63b1a8bc-d37e-4a5c-b708-50656f37f96c
  9. urn:
    b8991dc6-2849-4dd9-bfcf-34ffaa7fe8c8
    name:
    Korrespondanse DSB
    id:
    L0008
    path:
    TIKA/A-2757/E/Ea/L0008
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b8991dc6-2849-4dd9-bfcf-34ffaa7fe8c8
  10. urn:
    34a49623-615f-4a02-b4f4-a3f67b74815d
    name:
    Saksarkiv ordnet etter arkivnøkkel, direktoratatet for sivilt beredskap (DSB) datert 1994
    id:
    Db
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-0500/6/D/Db
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/34a49623-615f-4a02-b4f4-a3f67b74815d
  11. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000001775
    name:
    Fire familiemedlemmer. Flora.
    id:
    Byr117
    path:
    ULHA/A-1016/U/L0002/Byr117
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000001775
  12. urn:
    71c3bbd0-e816-457f-b9e7-68db344be70d
    name:
    Tommeliten - Production History Statistics - Daily Telexes (3); Tommeliten - Production History Statistics - Monthly Production and Injection Reports (1)
    id:
    L0144
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101226/F/Fa/L0144
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/71c3bbd0-e816-457f-b9e7-68db344be70d
  13. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000000950
    name:
    Kvinne m/fire born.
    id:
    W-1225
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-1225
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000000950
  14. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000009789
    name:
    Fire sysken ved frukttre.
    id:
    W-1360
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-1360
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000009789
  15. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000002570
    name:
    Fire born. Syskena Hauge.
    id:
    H-072
    path:
    ULHA/A-1040/U/L0001/0001/H-072
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000002570
  16. urn:
    42626dd9-dae1-4134-ae19-890f0ef6db06
    name:
    RISE Fire Research AS
    id:
    AKT-1765
    path:
    TRKO/AKT-1765
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Firmaet tok kontakt med Byarkivet for å overføre filmen "Mot brann" fra 1953. RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Division Safety and Transport - Fire Research Norway, mob: 984 10 325 tlf: 464 18 000 adr: Postboks 4767 Sluppen, 7465 Trondheim
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/42626dd9-dae1-4134-ae19-890f0ef6db06
  17. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003145758
    name:
    Fire menn på en båt
    id:
    0014
    path:
    BBA/A-0743/U/Ua/Uaa/L0009/0014
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003145758
  18. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000009173
    name:
    Fire sysken Wallevik i hage.
    id:
    W-1007
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-1007
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000009173
  19. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000009236
    name:
    Fire systrer Hallanger i frukthage
    id:
    W-1013
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-1013
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000009236
  20. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010208
    name:
    Fire unge kvinner i stoveinteriør.
    id:
    W-2421
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-2421
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010208
  21. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000001598
    name:
    Fire unge menn i dress.
    id:
    Byr041
    path:
    ULHA/A-1016/U/L0002/Byr041
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000001598
  22. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000000197
    name:
    Fire menn ved byggning, snøforhold.
    id:
    0028
    path:
    ULHA/A-1034/U/L0001/0028
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000000197
  23. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000008647
    name:
    Fire færøyværingar i nasjonalbunad
    id:
    W-0795
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-0795
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    færøyene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000008647
  24. urn:
    d15c5956-3602-4d24-9bdc-06f204db20d5
    name:
    Fire branntakster - kopier
    id:
    0001
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00218/Q/L0001/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d15c5956-3602-4d24-9bdc-06f204db20d5
  25. urn:
    a3bf5ed0-3bb3-4fb3-8d47-bd2999ab609a
    name:
    Kopibøker som er ført tilbake fra DSB
    id:
    Bk
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1402/Bk
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a3bf5ed0-3bb3-4fb3-8d47-bd2999ab609a
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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