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 2026-10-18T15:07:52Z in 0.720 seconds.

Showing 10 of 59484 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Woie, Maren
    id:
    DA-1004
  2. name:
    Knutsen, Maren S.
    id:
    A-1822
  3. name:
    Maren Andersen
    id:
    P-00701
  4. name:
    Safety
    id:
    L0002
  5. name:
    Vácklav Mareks arkiv
    id:
    SAMI-PA-1096
  6. name:
    Overdomaren i Hordaland jordskiftedøme (II)
    id:
    SAB-A-5801
  7. name:
    Sørum, Maren Andrine
    id:
    ARS-A-1252
  8. name:
    Overdommaren i Sogn og Fjordane jordskiftedøme
    id:
    SAB-A-5701
  9. name:
    Pa 0602 - Pedersens legater, Maren S.
    id:
    SAST-A-100743
  10. name:
    Sandnes kommune - Lurahammaren ungdomsskole
    id:
    A-981
Show all fields in HTML
total:
59484
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    c0d98082-d371-48cc-8d9e-355fa5e55d90
    name:
    Woie, Maren
    id:
    DA-1004
    path:
    AAMA/DA-1004
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0d98082-d371-48cc-8d9e-355fa5e55d90
  2. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000005239
    name:
    Knutsen, Maren S.
    id:
    A-1822
    path:
    BU/A-1822
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000005239
  3. urn:
    ee511352-b061-4282-9f37-26083b9740ed
    name:
    Maren Andersen
    id:
    P-00701
    path:
    IKAM/P-00701
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee511352-b061-4282-9f37-26083b9740ed
  4. urn:
    0a76e954-adf4-4d7c-a8d0-1845b360c2c7
    name:
    Safety
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102405/17/D/Da/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0a76e954-adf4-4d7c-a8d0-1845b360c2c7
  5. urn:
    c0585a15-6600-400b-a715-df3664fc8410
    name:
    Vácklav Mareks arkiv
    id:
    SAMI-PA-1096
    path:
    AV/SAMI-PA-1096
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0585a15-6600-400b-a715-df3664fc8410
  6. urn:
    607e3c50-6f5f-4404-b24f-1ca9f5ab0386
    name:
    Overdomaren i Hordaland jordskiftedøme (II)
    id:
    SAB-A-5801
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-5801
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/607e3c50-6f5f-4404-b24f-1ca9f5ab0386
  7. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000091465
    name:
    Sørum, Maren Andrine
    id:
    ARS-A-1252
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1252
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000091465
  8. urn:
    d8eae0e5-f3f9-43ff-8a45-edd4a1df34f9
    name:
    Overdommaren i Sogn og Fjordane jordskiftedøme
    id:
    SAB-A-5701
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-5701
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d8eae0e5-f3f9-43ff-8a45-edd4a1df34f9
  9. urn:
    627c3dda-39df-4706-a95f-f4c92a1b03d9
    name:
    Pa 0602 - Pedersens legater, Maren S.
    id:
    SAST-A-100743
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100743
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/627c3dda-39df-4706-a95f-f4c92a1b03d9
  10. urn:
    ad80c662-75c6-4a32-b61f-6d6a6003a264
    name:
    Sandnes kommune - Lurahammaren ungdomsskole
    id:
    A-981
    path:
    IKAR/A-981
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ad80c662-75c6-4a32-b61f-6d6a6003a264
  11. urn:
    297d7223-0b3d-4a48-b7cc-3284b79fe155
    name:
    Brockenhuus, Maren Maria von
    id:
    HHSP-1248
    path:
    OSTM/HHSP-1248
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/297d7223-0b3d-4a48-b7cc-3284b79fe155
  12. urn:
    fb7b7278-7efb-4f0e-9fbb-53267587d234
    name:
    Peder Nikolai Marentius Pedersen
    id:
    A-1029
    path:
    SVAM/A-1029
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Svalbard Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb7b7278-7efb-4f0e-9fbb-53267587d234
  13. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000078611
    name:
    Hytten, Oskar Emil og Maren. Skomaker
    id:
    VFA-A-1025
    path:
    VEMU/VFA-A-1025
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000078611
  14. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000168333
    name:
    Enkefru Maren Ruus født Bøes legat
    id:
    A-4720
    path:
    BBA/A-4720
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000168333
  15. urn:
    9cfccc19-3a7b-4d06-8a19-d4668c8a11d1
    name:
    Maren Pedersens og kjøbmann Jens Pedersens legat
    id:
    A-0115
    path:
    BYST/A-0115
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9cfccc19-3a7b-4d06-8a19-d4668c8a11d1
  16. urn:
    2d53e4f5-3a12-4078-a2db-6ab0399662f3
    name:
    Safety delegate, arbeidsfil Inger K. Barstad (1)
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101251/S/L0001/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2d53e4f5-3a12-4078-a2db-6ab0399662f3
  17. urn:
    7d303051-084f-4362-918c-4aaab7bad0c5
    name:
    Det Søndenfjelds-Norske Dampskipselskap Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) manuals
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100448/01/E/Ea/L0079/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d303051-084f-4362-918c-4aaab7bad0c5
  18. urn:
    ebba9031-e85d-406a-8e5e-cd94a4f08f07
    name:
    Pa 0338 - Grudes etterkommere, Stamtre over Ingebret og Maren
    id:
    SAST-A-100538
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100538
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ebba9031-e85d-406a-8e5e-cd94a4f08f07
  19. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003810280
    name:
    Olavus von Ely og søster Maren Halvorsens Legat
    id:
    A-7702
    path:
    BBA/A-7702
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003810280
  20. urn:
    112e23df-e9d7-4434-8511-92c31d60e262
    name:
    06: Contingency Planning/ Safety/ Security
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dba/Dbab/L0007/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/112e23df-e9d7-4434-8511-92c31d60e262
  21. urn:
    beab4f93-53b7-4da4-88b9-f8e5b6757f18
    name:
    QA/Safety
    id:
    O
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101251/O
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/beab4f93-53b7-4da4-88b9-f8e5b6757f18
  22. urn:
    4c1e5d19-9489-40ef-bdd4-2530ac7c643f
    name:
    SCSSV (Surface controlled subsurface safety valves), phase 3, reliability study, arbeidsfil Jean Lescoeur (1)
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101251/G/L0029/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4c1e5d19-9489-40ef-bdd4-2530ac7c643f
  23. urn:
    753b9e6c-58a4-4e0c-9b49-441cc0ddae39
    name:
    SCSSV (Surface controlled subsurface safety valves), phase 3, reliability study, arbeidsfil Jean Lescoeur (2)
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101251/G/L0030/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/753b9e6c-58a4-4e0c-9b49-441cc0ddae39
  24. urn:
    6177e9a2-ce52-4f68-8507-b2bca45e1273
    name:
    H 465: Safety and working environment
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102405/11/D/Db/L0003/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6177e9a2-ce52-4f68-8507-b2bca45e1273
  25. urn:
    52fed555-df90-4051-9fd0-d8187e59db87
    name:
    Ukjent - Specification SP-LE-002 Fireproofing, Philosophy, Materials & Application, Ukjent - SP-LF-001 Thermal and Acoustic Insulation for Ductwork, Ukjent - SP-MF-001 Compressed Air Adsorbent Type Dryer, Ukjent - SP-MK-001 Safety Equipment, Ukjent -
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102024/02/D/Da/L0444/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52fed555-df90-4051-9fd0-d8187e59db87
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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