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.

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.
`page`	optional	integer	Page number, 1-based (default 1).
`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&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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-18T15:45:00Z in 1.228 seconds.

Showing 10 of 63584 results in compact format.

name:
Oslo kommunale skorsteinsfeieres forening
id:
ARK-2213
name:
Norsk arbeidsmandsforbund. Avdeling 262, Kristiania skorstensfeieres fagforening
id:
ARK-3346
name:
Bredtveit fengsel og forvaringsanstalt (Landsfengselet for kvinner)
id:
RA-S-3164
name:
AS Frolands Kvartsfelter (Gloserhei)
id:
PA-2081
name:
Lpnr. 2835 SFE Nett A/S. Diverse II. Lpnr. 2836 SFE Produksjon. Lpnr. 2873 Elektrorigg Ivarsflaten Tunnel Suldal
id:
L1176
name:
Tromsø distriktsfengsel/kretsfengsel
id:
SATØ-S-0267
name:
Vadsø kretsfengsel/distriktsfengsel
id:
SATØ-S-1505
name:
Herefossfestivalen
id:
PA-2166
name:
Botsfengslet
id:
RA-S-1539
name:
Ullersmo landsfengsel
id:
RA-S-5859

Show all fields in HTML

total:

63584

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
b161164a-b996-4f95-acb5-eb09a5bb5a8d
name:
Oslo kommunale skorsteinsfeieres forening
id:
ARK-2213
path:
AAB/ARK-2213
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b161164a-b996-4f95-acb5-eb09a5bb5a8d
urn:
c56657f8-a0e2-467d-9856-418b71bf4793
name:
Norsk arbeidsmandsforbund. Avdeling 262, Kristiania skorstensfeieres fagforening
id:
ARK-3346
path:
AAB/ARK-3346
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c56657f8-a0e2-467d-9856-418b71bf4793
urn:
056f5c5c-585d-428c-b846-3a89d5a4359b
name:
Bredtveit fengsel og forvaringsanstalt (Landsfengselet for kvinner)
id:
RA-S-3164
path:
AV/RA-S-3164
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/056f5c5c-585d-428c-b846-3a89d5a4359b
urn:
5bea4018-2f66-4924-a53c-c4583203bf0f
name:
AS Frolands Kvartsfelter (Gloserhei)
id:
PA-2081
path:
AAMA/PA-2081
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5bea4018-2f66-4924-a53c-c4583203bf0f
urn:
6eaef5fa-2ee5-497e-8f84-aff4381f0fa7
name:
Lpnr. 2835 SFE Nett A/S. Diverse II. Lpnr. 2836 SFE Produksjon. Lpnr. 2873 Elektrorigg Ivarsflaten Tunnel Suldal
id:
L1176
path:
AV/SAB-A-100005/F/Fa/L1176
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6eaef5fa-2ee5-497e-8f84-aff4381f0fa7
urn:
2ec19b2d-72b9-415b-99dd-f185e5c347ec
name:
Tromsø distriktsfengsel/kretsfengsel
id:
SATØ-S-0267
path:
AV/SATØ-S-0267
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ec19b2d-72b9-415b-99dd-f185e5c347ec
urn:
9aca3acf-e736-4ba1-8e06-cc55ba475324
name:
Vadsø kretsfengsel/distriktsfengsel
id:
SATØ-S-1505
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1505
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9aca3acf-e736-4ba1-8e06-cc55ba475324
urn:
c06117cf-ddb8-45c9-9741-cdf65cfa7eb8
name:
Herefossfestivalen
id:
PA-2166
path:
AAMA/PA-2166
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c06117cf-ddb8-45c9-9741-cdf65cfa7eb8
urn:
af7af527-bd27-4fd3-a169-ccbd733a93ed
name:
Botsfengslet
id:
RA-S-1539
path:
AV/RA-S-1539
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af7af527-bd27-4fd3-a169-ccbd733a93ed
urn:
c9a2009c-2b2c-48dd-a258-0f6a04c32982
name:
Ullersmo landsfengsel
id:
RA-S-5859
path:
AV/RA-S-5859
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c9a2009c-2b2c-48dd-a258-0f6a04c32982
urn:
b59206c4-d7d4-4b27-a4b9-caac748d6def
name:
Vossevangen distriktsfengsel
id:
SAB-A-100497
path:
AV/SAB-A-100497
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b59206c4-d7d4-4b27-a4b9-caac748d6def
urn:
00af6b09-a360-4c51-b544-16080932de5a
name:
Bergen kretsfengsel
id:
SAB-A-65001
path:
AV/SAB-A-65001
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/00af6b09-a360-4c51-b544-16080932de5a
urn:
f527c1b3-5e71-416a-b81c-51a16ecd9478
name:
Bergen losfelleskasse
id:
SAB-SAB/PA-0387
path:
AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0387
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f527c1b3-5e71-416a-b81c-51a16ecd9478
urn:
d81b1806-b1fc-4922-ade8-4419e2cb2c37
name:
Kristiansand kretsfengsel
id:
SAK-1251-0008
path:
AV/SAK-1251-0008
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d81b1806-b1fc-4922-ade8-4419e2cb2c37
urn:
3e861934-c1be-4f1e-a604-40cdedd18d14
name:
Botsfengslet i Christiania
id:
SAO-A-10692
path:
AV/SAO-A-10692
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3e861934-c1be-4f1e-a604-40cdedd18d14
urn:
a72eff0b-73dc-4650-8395-899da5420ead
name:
Akershus landsfengsel
id:
SAO-A-10693
path:
AV/SAO-A-10693
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a72eff0b-73dc-4650-8395-899da5420ead
urn:
d4f1a532-54c6-4520-8c53-d4ee16b796e8
name:
Botsfengslet prestearkiv
id:
SAO-A-11688
path:
AV/SAO-A-11688
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d4f1a532-54c6-4520-8c53-d4ee16b796e8
urn:
4b1f536e-ee64-4964-8963-03e6b7505782
name:
Trondhjems landsfengsel
id:
SAT-A-4620
path:
AV/SAT-A-4620
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4b1f536e-ee64-4964-8963-03e6b7505782
urn:
550c8015-8c89-4d22-8a63-c1e2d1be1e4d
name:
Trondheim kretsfengsel
id:
SAT-A-4624
path:
AV/SAT-A-4624
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/550c8015-8c89-4d22-8a63-c1e2d1be1e4d
urn:
e1d02378-d8d3-4600-a27d-fa4dc65149aa
name:
Bodø kretsfengsel
id:
SAT-A-4638
path:
AV/SAT-A-4638
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e1d02378-d8d3-4600-a27d-fa4dc65149aa
urn:
7c3aede6-4faa-4b6b-bcea-b7646470b730
name:
Ålesund kretsfengsel
id:
SAT-A-4644
path:
AV/SAT-A-4644
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7c3aede6-4faa-4b6b-bcea-b7646470b730
urn:
9639b99f-a841-4710-a4b2-905353e237bd
name:
Molde distriktsfengsel
id:
SAT-A-4648
path:
AV/SAT-A-4648
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9639b99f-a841-4710-a4b2-905353e237bd
urn:
6efd8a14-a446-4fc0-8967-c9575a5f8027
name:
Molde kretsfengsel
id:
SAT-A-4649
path:
AV/SAT-A-4649
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6efd8a14-a446-4fc0-8967-c9575a5f8027
urn:
no-BU_arkiv_000000003642
name:
Nes distriktsfengsel
id:
A-1306
path:
BU/A-1306
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Privatarkiv i Buskerud
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000003642
urn:
d5490800-fa4e-4cb8-b88c-ea62863da449
name:
Broen bo- og arbeidsfellesskap
id:
1211-Pa0004
path:
IKAH/1211-Pa0004
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d5490800-fa4e-4cb8-b88c-ea62863da449

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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How to use the search_archives lookup

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
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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