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 2026-10-22T19:14:49Z in 1.362 seconds.

Showing 10 of 192027 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Kopi av annonse: "Motorsagen Jo-Bu - den norske trefellingssagen
    id:
    0008
  2. name:
    Norsk Moskus AS
    id:
    SATØ-P-1547
  3. name:
    Norsk Kompensasjonsselskap AS/Norkompens AS
    id:
    RA-PA-1289
  4. name:
    Norsk brandfunksjonærforbund
    id:
    ARK-2414
  5. name:
    Norsk koksverk AS koksutvalget
    id:
    L0001
  6. name:
    Fundia Norsk Jernverk AS
    id:
    0011
  7. name:
    Norsk Jernverk AS
    id:
    A-19-123
  8. name:
    Norsk Stål AS
    id:
    Ef
  9. name:
    Norsk elektriker- og kraftstasjonsforbund (NEKF), avd. 136 Fagernes
    id:
    ARK-620
  10. name:
    Norsk jernbaneforbund
    id:
    ARK-1660
Show all fields in HTML
total:
192027
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    7ee04a81-cc65-4975-bcc7-eb459cc74e1c
    name:
    Kopi av annonse: "Motorsagen Jo-Bu - den norske trefellingssagen
    id:
    0008
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1078/F/Fa/L0008/0006/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7ee04a81-cc65-4975-bcc7-eb459cc74e1c
  2. urn:
    a858974d-4617-47b4-996b-664df3508e36
    name:
    Norsk Moskus AS
    id:
    SATØ-P-1547
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1547
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a858974d-4617-47b4-996b-664df3508e36
  3. urn:
    97ea30ac-d8f7-4991-89c8-328583e8f6c4
    name:
    Norsk Kompensasjonsselskap AS/Norkompens AS
    id:
    RA-PA-1289
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1289
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/97ea30ac-d8f7-4991-89c8-328583e8f6c4
  4. urn:
    f8c1d285-a176-4afe-a4d6-4f8f77bd6ccf
    name:
    Norsk brandfunksjonærforbund
    id:
    ARK-2414
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2414
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f8c1d285-a176-4afe-a4d6-4f8f77bd6ccf
  5. urn:
    3d9e39e2-66f5-479a-8cab-9a3c24737af7
    name:
    Norsk koksverk AS koksutvalget
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0073/09/A/Ae/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3d9e39e2-66f5-479a-8cab-9a3c24737af7
  6. urn:
    abed9090-a22b-447c-8c69-e5e763faaab2
    name:
    Fundia Norsk Jernverk AS
    id:
    0011
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0145/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/abed9090-a22b-447c-8c69-e5e763faaab2
  7. urn:
    f319295a-2573-47e9-87df-0bd8f376270d
    name:
    Norsk Jernverk AS
    id:
    A-19-123
    path:
    AIN/A-19-123
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f319295a-2573-47e9-87df-0bd8f376270d
  8. urn:
    011aece1-903f-4330-902d-e528cc0bffe8
    name:
    Norsk Stål AS
    id:
    Ef
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1188/E/Ef
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/011aece1-903f-4330-902d-e528cc0bffe8
  9. urn:
    d2bd1ba6-409d-4e32-9d14-26fe206d91cf
    name:
    Norsk elektriker- og kraftstasjonsforbund (NEKF), avd. 136 Fagernes
    id:
    ARK-620
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-620
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2bd1ba6-409d-4e32-9d14-26fe206d91cf
  10. urn:
    38a9debf-0c0c-4106-9e6a-a9bf26352bb8
    name:
    Norsk jernbaneforbund
    id:
    ARK-1660
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1660
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38a9debf-0c0c-4106-9e6a-a9bf26352bb8
  11. urn:
    3d042000-0bdb-430e-adb7-7e1eef4f521e
    name:
    Norsk forening for barn og unges psykiske helse (N-BUP)
    id:
    SAT-PA-0719
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0719
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3d042000-0bdb-430e-adb7-7e1eef4f521e
  12. urn:
    c9bfb3d9-c353-4340-a2d2-564661b63a33
    name:
    Norsk kommuneforbunds samarbeidskomité for Buskerud
    id:
    ARK-1959
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1959
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c9bfb3d9-c353-4340-a2d2-564661b63a33
  13. urn:
    c7cdb0dd-b37d-45d9-9f69-5789e44904cb
    name:
    Samarbeidsorganisasjonen Norsk Politiforbund/Lensmannsetatens Landslag (SPL)
    id:
    RA-PA-2039
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-2039
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c7cdb0dd-b37d-45d9-9f69-5789e44904cb
  14. urn:
    f07bc5bb-d954-4c62-96b0-7c6b743634a4
    name:
    Norsk treindustriarbeiderforbund
    id:
    ARK-1813
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1813
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f07bc5bb-d954-4c62-96b0-7c6b743634a4
  15. urn:
    c236fae9-dabc-4708-8388-6cfdb0cda2fd
    name:
    Pa 0360 - Norsk post- og kommunikasjonsforbund Rogaland krets
    id:
    SAST-A-100557
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100557
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c236fae9-dabc-4708-8388-6cfdb0cda2fd
  16. urn:
    a3e4a985-90b6-4c6e-8251-4c1370ff60ed
    name:
    Trefelling
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AAMA/KA0900-910/D/Da/L0164/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a3e4a985-90b6-4c6e-8251-4c1370ff60ed
  17. urn:
    ba0355e7-9d8d-49e4-8897-ddb36642d4ca
    name:
    Trefelling i museet
    id:
    0007
    path:
    NF/Ark-1001/D/L0072/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Norsk folkemuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ba0355e7-9d8d-49e4-8897-ddb36642d4ca
  18. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000004083053
    name:
    Saker 6615, Trefelling
    id:
    L0106
    path:
    BBA/A-6503/D/Dg/L0106
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004083053
  19. urn:
    85539701-4132-40c7-9be5-73215856583a
    name:
    Friområde Kjedlen -trefelling
    id:
    0022
    path:
    IKAH/1256-501.2/D/Dc/L0022/0022
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/85539701-4132-40c7-9be5-73215856583a
  20. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000026585
    name:
    6200 Trær og trefelling - 17 bilder.
    id:
    0046
    path:
    BBA/A-0863/U/Ua/Uaa/L0059/0046
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000026585
  21. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000004083034
    name:
    <Diverse saker vedrørende trefelling>
    id:
    0015
    path:
    BBA/A-6503/D/Dg/L0105/0015
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004083034
  22. urn:
    af992713-ffff-4a14-a38e-189e03bf3292
    name:
    Norsk helse- og sosialforbund. Buskerud fylkeskrets
    id:
    ARK-3218
    path:
    AAB/ARK-3218
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af992713-ffff-4a14-a38e-189e03bf3292
  23. urn:
    8e167614-7803-4cb2-a9ab-d1815418e396
    name:
    Avdeling 3. Bedrifts ID: 712111 - Norsk Stål AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0007/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8e167614-7803-4cb2-a9ab-d1815418e396
  24. urn:
    74c4a549-c910-482e-a597-d188dad2b29b
    name:
    10.13/70.3 Motorsager for trefelling til Statens skogvesen
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1600/1/D/Da/L1709/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/74c4a549-c910-482e-a597-d188dad2b29b
  25. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003948696
    name:
    Bergen. Gnr. 166, bnr. 63. Brattlien 1 X. Trefelling. Fjerning av sikringsgjerde
    id:
    0014
    path:
    BBA/A-6503/D/Dd/L0015/0014
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003948696
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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