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 2026-10-24T04:08:57Z in 0.320 seconds.

Showing 10 of 55453 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    "Paris MSS HB-": Transkripsjoner m.m.
    id:
    0005
  2. name:
    Bygg nr. 91 - bygg nr. 99
    id:
    L0021
  3. name:
    Bygg nr. 101 - bygg nr. 103
    id:
    L0024
  4. name:
    Bygg nr. 87 - bygg nr. 89
    id:
    L0019
  5. name:
    Bygg nr. 87 - bygg nr. 89
    id:
    L0020
  6. name:
    Hvalbåter- skipsreparasjoner (rull)
    id:
    L0068
  7. name:
    Villmann, Nebb, Grib II (rull)
    id:
    L0021
  8. name:
    Vilmann, Nebb, Grub II
    id:
    L0022
  9. name:
    Bygg nr. 73 - bygg nr. 74
    id:
    L0016
  10. name:
    Bygg nr. 126 bygg nr. 127
    id:
    L0032
Show all fields in HTML
total:
55453
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    575f4210-38bb-4008-8543-914fae893927
    name:
    "Paris MSS HB-": Transkripsjoner m.m.
    id:
    0005
    path:
    VID/MA-A-1021/D/L0051/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/575f4210-38bb-4008-8543-914fae893927
  2. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000116170
    name:
    Bygg nr. 91 - bygg nr. 99
    id:
    L0021
    path:
    VEMU/A-1920/T/Tb/Tba/L0021
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000116170
  3. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000116173
    name:
    Bygg nr. 101 - bygg nr. 103
    id:
    L0024
    path:
    VEMU/A-1920/T/Tb/Tba/L0024
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000116173
  4. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000116168
    name:
    Bygg nr. 87 - bygg nr. 89
    id:
    L0019
    path:
    VEMU/A-1920/T/Tb/Tba/L0019
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000116168
  5. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000116169
    name:
    Bygg nr. 87 - bygg nr. 89
    id:
    L0020
    path:
    VEMU/A-1920/T/Tb/Tba/L0020
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000116169
  6. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000085497
    name:
    Hvalbåter- skipsreparasjoner (rull)
    id:
    L0068
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1318/T/Tb/Tbb/L0068
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000085497
  7. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000078936
    name:
    Villmann, Nebb, Grib II (rull)
    id:
    L0021
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1318/T/Tb/Tbc/L0021
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000078936
  8. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000078937
    name:
    Vilmann, Nebb, Grub II
    id:
    L0022
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1318/T/Tb/Tbc/L0022
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000078937
  9. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000116165
    name:
    Bygg nr. 73 - bygg nr. 74
    id:
    L0016
    path:
    VEMU/A-1920/T/Tb/Tba/L0016
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000116165
  10. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000116203
    name:
    Bygg nr. 126 bygg nr. 127
    id:
    L0032
    path:
    VEMU/A-1920/T/Tb/Tba/L0032
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000116203
  11. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000077950
    name:
    Bygg nr. 99, 100, 101 (søsterskip)
    id:
    L0053
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1318/T/Tb/Tba/L0053
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000077950
  12. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000168380
    name:
    Fakturaunderlag
    id:
    L0106
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1318/R/Rf/Rfc/L0106
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000168380
  13. urn:
    39183e62-a527-4554-a67b-f34f715e8287
    name:
    HB av Damprofil ovenfor Vrængen
    id:
    0013
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4669/2/F/Fa/L0001/0013
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/39183e62-a527-4554-a67b-f34f715e8287
  14. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000116192
    name:
    Bygg nr. 111 - bygg nr. 117
    id:
    L0027
    path:
    VEMU/A-1920/T/Tb/Tba/L0027
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000116192
  15. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000116166
    name:
    Bygg nr. 77 - bygg nr. 81
    id:
    L0017
    path:
    VEMU/A-1920/T/Tb/Tba/L0017
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000116166
  16. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000084888
    name:
    Bygg nr. 143, 145, og 148 (rull)
    id:
    L0085
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1318/T/Tb/Tba/L0085
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000084888
  17. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000084889
    name:
    Bygg nr. 143, 145, og 148 (rull)
    id:
    L0086
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1318/T/Tb/Tba/L0086
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000084889
  18. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000168354
    name:
    Fakturaunderlag
    id:
    L0088
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1318/R/Rf/Rfc/L0088
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000168354
  19. urn:
    7b50c267-c7ff-4541-af12-6ae22bf5a3b9
    name:
    Kopibok
    id:
    L0109
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3175/B/Bb/L0109
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7b50c267-c7ff-4541-af12-6ae22bf5a3b9
  20. urn:
    8adb2bf4-fbe6-4649-88b7-119e4fbcc7cd
    name:
    Kopibok
    id:
    L0115
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3175/B/Bb/L0115
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8adb2bf4-fbe6-4649-88b7-119e4fbcc7cd
  21. urn:
    bbd3d16f-f603-4f99-a55e-23c6d3e0d504
    name:
    Elevmapper
    id:
    L0011
    path:
    TIKA/A-2865/H/Ha/Haa/L0011
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bbd3d16f-f603-4f99-a55e-23c6d3e0d504
  22. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000116193
    name:
    Bygg nr. 118
    id:
    L0028
    path:
    VEMU/A-1920/T/Tb/Tba/L0028
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000116193
  23. urn:
    5bfe3916-0988-4eb1-8dde-0c95e541717f
    name:
    Skifter og konkurser
    id:
    Hb
    path:
    AV/SAK-1221-0210/H/Hb
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5bfe3916-0988-4eb1-8dde-0c95e541717f
  24. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000084887
    name:
    Bygg nr. 143 og 148
    id:
    L0084
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1318/T/Tb/Tba/L0084
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000084887
  25. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000081164
    name:
    Skipsreparasjoner - diverse skip (rull)
    id:
    L0039
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1318/T/Tb/Tbb/L0039
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000081164
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.

Source-specific next step

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.