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; 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&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit} 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&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
`offset`	optional	integer	Number 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&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&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&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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-03T20:40:32Z in 7.845 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58252 results in compact format.

name:
Borgund kommune. Emblem, Blindhejms og Rødseths folkeskule
id:
K-15311.520.05
name:
Avdeling 30, medlem 17352 - "Endringsoppsigelse". Bedrift 401000 JMS Rulloffset AS Oslo. Saksnummer: 21.06.2005-12672
id:
0009
name:
JMS Reklamefabrikken. Produksjon av CD-rom til DETOX
id:
0010
name:
Vestliner LJMS
id:
0002
name:
Sandal, Ingebrigt_Bræijmsmåle(ø)
id:
0040
name:
Trondhejmske infanteribrigade, Depotavdelingen
id:
1
name:
Trondhejms Infanteri Underbefalskole
id:
01
name:
Skibsliste Trondhejms Toldsted
id:
L0067
name:
Indlandingsjournal Trondhejms Toldsted I + II
id:
L0122
name:
Tilbygning av Trondhejms Toldsted
id:
0002

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total:

58252

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
1bd6aa6f-e7c4-49ae-80cc-6fe9d55e3448
name:
Borgund kommune. Emblem, Blindhejms og Rødseths folkeskule
id:
K-15311.520.05
path:
IKAM/K-15311.520.05
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Møre og Romsdal
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1bd6aa6f-e7c4-49ae-80cc-6fe9d55e3448
urn:
4214e53c-76e9-4319-9a29-346fde84d028
name:
Avdeling 30, medlem 17352 - "Endringsoppsigelse". Bedrift 401000 JMS Rulloffset AS Oslo. Saksnummer: 21.06.2005-12672
id:
0009
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/E/Eh/L0018/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4214e53c-76e9-4319-9a29-346fde84d028
urn:
7229e8cb-bb96-41e3-9aac-330db8ed0216
name:
JMS Reklamefabrikken. Produksjon av CD-rom til DETOX
id:
0010
path:
NMFK/RU-1001/D/Db/Dbe/L0001/0002/0010
unit_type:
SAK
institution:
Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7229e8cb-bb96-41e3-9aac-330db8ed0216
urn:
c18e6041-78a4-432e-8c9e-bb99cb6bed08
name:
Vestliner LJMS
id:
0002
path:
AV/SATØ-SATØ-317/Jg/L0001/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c18e6041-78a4-432e-8c9e-bb99cb6bed08
urn:
89aed119-ede5-400a-922b-21a74844cd0f
name:
Sandal, Ingebrigt_Bræijmsmåle(ø)
id:
0040
path:
SPR/A-0003/L/L0036/0040
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/89aed119-ede5-400a-922b-21a74844cd0f
urn:
fb017b63-c6c6-48d0-b9bb-2a76827178c0
name:
Trondhejmske infanteribrigade, Depotavdelingen
id:
1
path:
AV/SAT-A-5061/1
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb017b63-c6c6-48d0-b9bb-2a76827178c0
urn:
22c5436c-a0d3-43db-81b8-ec7cb9c52f54
name:
Trondhejms Infanteri Underbefalskole
id:
01
path:
AV/SAT-A-5117/01
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/22c5436c-a0d3-43db-81b8-ec7cb9c52f54
urn:
c505de88-772e-4653-9084-9190e61b85eb
name:
Skibsliste Trondhejms Toldsted
id:
L0067
path:
AV/SAT-A-2009/3/F/L0067
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c505de88-772e-4653-9084-9190e61b85eb
urn:
ebf86707-7f5a-44c2-b61a-ea7dab1b16bf
name:
Indlandingsjournal Trondhejms Toldsted I + II
id:
L0122
path:
AV/SAT-A-2009/3/F/L0122
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ebf86707-7f5a-44c2-b61a-ea7dab1b16bf
urn:
40a5c911-babf-4867-9497-4908c9231e44
name:
Tilbygning av Trondhejms Toldsted
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAT-A-2009/3/F/L0559/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/40a5c911-babf-4867-9497-4908c9231e44
urn:
f5b3f066-cf03-455b-b5ce-a87421a69537
name:
15194, NORMANNSUND (mappe 1/3-2/3), LJMS
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-4998/F/Ff/L0570/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f5b3f066-cf03-455b-b5ce-a87421a69537
urn:
45a4a857-8131-4acd-9baf-d109441547db
name:
15194, NORMANNSUND (mappe 3/3), LJMS
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-4998/F/Ff/L0571/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/45a4a857-8131-4acd-9baf-d109441547db
urn:
eb8492c8-9867-48a3-a60b-c2701b811bcb
name:
Diverse rekneskap for 1. Trondhejmske regiment.
id:
0005
path:
AV/SAT-A-1870/Hbd/L0293/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eb8492c8-9867-48a3-a60b-c2701b811bcb
urn:
d3531145-eda5-4010-94d7-85d4d33c9fc4
name:
VESTFISK (LJMS). Dødsfall om bord, v/Træna, 30082006
id:
0022
path:
AV/SAT-A-4467/D/L0002/0022
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d3531145-eda5-4010-94d7-85d4d33c9fc4
urn:
41e4b800-3d07-4c69-8d35-81541b784c00
name:
Kart over byen Trondhjem, Trondhejms amt
id:
0015
path:
AV/RA-S-1604/2/U/Ua/L0047/0015
unit_type:
FOTOSERIE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/41e4b800-3d07-4c69-8d35-81541b784c00
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52fd04bf-f0c5-4c31-b8a8-c3e567f073f0
name:
Havnedir-N 1220 "Uthaug, Søndre Trondhejms Amt".
id:
0020
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AV/RA-S-1604/2/T/Tf/Tf13/0020
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KART
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52fd04bf-f0c5-4c31-b8a8-c3e567f073f0
urn:
b5c57eaa-2454-462c-86a5-a7a9dcd4143b
name:
Regnskap, billag og økonomiske forhold for Trondhejms Musicforening
id:
L0001
path:
MIST/RMT-A-1010/R/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
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Museene i Sør-Trøndelag
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b5c57eaa-2454-462c-86a5-a7a9dcd4143b
urn:
4a55645f-6f17-4337-9b64-146128e73373
name:
Tegninger av motorer, ledninger, skrog m.m. Trondhejms Mekaniske Verksted
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-5074/D/Db/L0006/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4a55645f-6f17-4337-9b64-146128e73373
urn:
eba19255-a035-451b-ba0e-ca11cb09811d
name:
GS 178 "Ranumsletten. Exerceerplads for Overhaldske Compagn af Indherredske Corps, Thjms Brig".
id:
0028
path:
AV/RA-EA-5930/T/T027/T027d/0028
unit_type:
KART
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eba19255-a035-451b-ba0e-ca11cb09811d
urn:
8c22cefd-c2e0-40d4-b501-de6c153871e2
name:
VaV M55-53 "Kart over Berghejmsvandet med nærmeste omgivelser i Bredhejm, Nordre Bergenhus".
id:
1437
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AV/RA-S-6242/T/Ta/Ta54/1437
unit_type:
KART
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8c22cefd-c2e0-40d4-b501-de6c153871e2
urn:
092a0d46-0775-4477-8273-ed96f27c5877
name:
Trondheim - Pay & Brinck Maskinfirma; Siemens Norge A/S; A/S Trondhjems Jernindustri; A/S Trondhejms Nagle- og Spigerfabrik; Bjarne Wisth A/S
id:
0019
path:
AAB/ARK-1659/E/L0224/0019
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/092a0d46-0775-4477-8273-ed96f27c5877
urn:
c0f19444-cfc3-4a63-afae-a092cb295786
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Trondheim - "Intra" VVS industrier A/S; Leüthens Frøhandel A/S; Norsk Staaltaugfabrikk; Trolla Bruk A/S; Trondhejms Mekaniske Verksted
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0002
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AAB/ARK-1659/E/L0434/0002
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MAPPE
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Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0f19444-cfc3-4a63-afae-a092cb295786
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name:
Sakliste. Midt i protokollen finnes "fortegnelse over sager behandlede inden Trondhejms haandverksret". Bakerst: Sakliste for farsskap- og bidragssaker, 1920-1923
id:
0003
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AV/SAT-A-4553/A/L0005/0003
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4e64bf88-dacc-4743-9df5-3a3ced14cf0f
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name:
Borgund kommune. Emblem, Blindhejms og Rødseths folkeskule
id:
K-15311.520.05
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IKAM/K-15311.520.05
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Virksomhet
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IKA Møre og Romsdal
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NORGE
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0
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MAPPE
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Arkiv i Nordland
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0
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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.

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Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
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