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 2026-10-18T01:54:25Z in 1.242 seconds.

Showing 10 of 98845 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Politiken's forlag
    id:
    SATØ-P-1698
  2. name:
    Tiden norsk forlag A/S
    id:
    ARK-2120
  3. name:
    Stabenfeldt Forlag AS
    id:
    AKT-0792
  4. name:
    Falken forlag
    id:
    ARK-2989
  5. name:
    Hallingdal forlag
    id:
    A-1983
  6. name:
    Marius Evjebergs forlag
    id:
    A24-261
  7. name:
    Gyldendal Norsk Forlag
    id:
    RA-DA-0034
  8. name:
    H. Wergelands Forlag & Trykkeri
    id:
    PM-A-1002
  9. name:
    Sogn og Fjordane Forlag A/S
    id:
    SFF-2001012
  10. name:
    H. J. Geelmuydens Enkes Officin og Forlag
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0413
Show all fields in HTML
total:
98845
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    08cc0c79-db36-42b0-aa51-b0f8b1055c08
    name:
    Politiken's forlag
    id:
    SATØ-P-1698
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1698
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/08cc0c79-db36-42b0-aa51-b0f8b1055c08
  2. urn:
    fc6d26c5-567c-41a2-bc5c-7e0e8dab0ff5
    name:
    Tiden norsk forlag A/S
    id:
    ARK-2120
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2120
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fc6d26c5-567c-41a2-bc5c-7e0e8dab0ff5
  3. urn:
    80440a1f-8f91-4521-91a7-40aea642dc47
    name:
    Stabenfeldt Forlag AS
    id:
    AKT-0792
    path:
    BYST/AKT-0792
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Stavanger, norsk forlag grunnlagt i 1920 av boktrykker Nils Stabenfeldt (1874–1940). Nils hadde startet Aktietrykkeriet i 1913. Egentlig var det sønnen Hugo som startet forlaget. Utga skjønnelitteratur, skolebøker og tegneserier m.m. Stabenfeldt ga ut sitt første seriehefte, Seriemagasinet, i 1951....
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/80440a1f-8f91-4521-91a7-40aea642dc47
  4. urn:
    a7f372db-2e14-4e60-b8e4-bd807bb47ef5
    name:
    Falken forlag
    id:
    ARK-2989
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2989
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a7f372db-2e14-4e60-b8e4-bd807bb47ef5
  5. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000003297
    name:
    Hallingdal forlag
    id:
    A-1983
    path:
    BU/A-1983
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000003297
  6. urn:
    615e744f-24f3-4683-a95d-78e1c13c7417
    name:
    Marius Evjebergs forlag
    id:
    A24-261
    path:
    AIN/A24-261
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/615e744f-24f3-4683-a95d-78e1c13c7417
  7. urn:
    a4f70484-71e7-4a13-8010-0dcf7e9823e0
    name:
    Gyldendal Norsk Forlag
    id:
    RA-DA-0034
    path:
    AV/RA-DA-0034
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a4f70484-71e7-4a13-8010-0dcf7e9823e0
  8. urn:
    4bf670c3-ac52-48c2-8c74-d40b16b02866
    name:
    H. Wergelands Forlag & Trykkeri
    id:
    PM-A-1002
    path:
    TEMU/PM-A-1002
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4bf670c3-ac52-48c2-8c74-d40b16b02866
  9. urn:
    0e136776-faf0-4f3f-9eee-cee9aacc3426
    name:
    Sogn og Fjordane Forlag A/S
    id:
    SFF-2001012
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2001012
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0e136776-faf0-4f3f-9eee-cee9aacc3426
  10. urn:
    61bbf1a4-1a09-47b2-a439-a60d2c3f3ea0
    name:
    H. J. Geelmuydens Enkes Officin og Forlag
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0413
    path:
    AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0413
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/61bbf1a4-1a09-47b2-a439-a60d2c3f3ea0
  11. urn:
    0f0dfc25-f8b9-47d9-8504-84af9a7980cb
    name:
    Dombås Turisthotell
    id:
    D-A-00230
    path:
    GDM/D-A-00230
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f0dfc25-f8b9-47d9-8504-84af9a7980cb
  12. urn:
    d871e3d1-47b3-4585-8572-4255da225ac0
    name:
    Hotell- og restaurantarbeiderforbundet
    id:
    ARK-1644
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1644
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d871e3d1-47b3-4585-8572-4255da225ac0
  13. urn:
    ecddfb42-fae9-46b4-9e0a-6d2814bc6a9c
    name:
    Heimstellkonsulenten i Finnmark
    id:
    SATØ-S-1524
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1524
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ecddfb42-fae9-46b4-9e0a-6d2814bc6a9c
  14. urn:
    515959d2-09be-4aeb-8da6-7fc3e2bded84
    name:
    Aukra kommune. Forbruker- og heimstellnemnda
    id:
    K-15470.762
    path:
    IKAM/K-15470.762
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/515959d2-09be-4aeb-8da6-7fc3e2bded84
  15. urn:
    3c842548-6b20-4d8e-97f8-16436f31f3ea
    name:
    Eigersund kommune - Forbruker- og heimstellnemnda
    id:
    A-530
    path:
    IKAR/A-530
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3c842548-6b20-4d8e-97f8-16436f31f3ea
  16. urn:
    45645e25-0471-43c1-a976-14d7f8411658
    name:
    Tell Forlag
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1810/1/D/De/L0005/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/45645e25-0471-43c1-a976-14d7f8411658
  17. urn:
    no-DANS_arkiv_000000002492
    name:
    Tell forlag/lærebok
    id:
    0005
    path:
    DI/DA-1/10/E/Ea/0002/0005
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Danseinformasjonen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-DANS_arkiv_000000002492
  18. urn:
    ceda3446-e391-4bf5-bb1f-3106c54f1ec0
    name:
    Credo Forlag A/S
    id:
    Ae
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1895/A/Ae
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ceda3446-e391-4bf5-bb1f-3106c54f1ec0
  19. urn:
    ad849af6-43af-4619-b18f-20b1ca27d38f
    name:
    Kunnskapsforlaget
    id:
    RA-DA-0044
    path:
    AV/RA-DA-0044
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ad849af6-43af-4619-b18f-20b1ca27d38f
  20. urn:
    7b45f501-8cef-44db-8b04-9a17567881a7
    name:
    Vestlandsforlaget
    id:
    VLFApa-1126
    path:
    VLFK/VLFApa-1126
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7b45f501-8cef-44db-8b04-9a17567881a7
  21. urn:
    9b1c1c2c-8ea6-483c-9a2d-a8f8259c597a
    name:
    Emil Moestue A/S, Almanakkforlaget
    id:
    RA-PA-1603
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1603
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9b1c1c2c-8ea6-483c-9a2d-a8f8259c597a
  22. urn:
    02de5b7a-9e6e-46bb-91aa-6808b824086b
    name:
    Hovedregisterkort - utflyttede kvinner - Søren, U - Tell
    id:
    L0120
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100160/K/Kb/Kba/L0120
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02de5b7a-9e6e-46bb-91aa-6808b824086b
  23. urn:
    95b979f8-213e-4f00-9031-f7c5a3ef3269
    name:
    Lunde forlag
    id:
    A-Lunde
    path:
    NLMA/A-Lunde
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    NLM-arkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95b979f8-213e-4f00-9031-f7c5a3ef3269
  24. urn:
    80ff9753-2491-4813-ae4b-5d0c2765d225
    name:
    Nr. 32 Norsk Reiselivsråd, NORTRA, FN, Kartell for servicenæringen, Narvesen AS Norsk Spisevogenservice, Tiden Norsk Forlag, Tjenerforbundet i Danmark, Andre internasjonale forbindelser ILO
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1644/D/Db/L0278/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/80ff9753-2491-4813-ae4b-5d0c2765d225
  25. urn:
    db337d2f-069f-490a-a7c4-9a8abc224475
    name:
    Tiden norsk forlag A/S
    id:
    ARK-2120
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2120
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Forlaget ble grunnlagt i 1933. Overtok i 1936 Fram forlag. Ble eid av Landsorganisasjonen og Det norske arbeiderparti. Utgitt skjønnlitteratur, faglitteratur og barnebøker. Forlagssjef fra 1933 til 1971 var Kolbjørn Fjeld. Fra 1971 til 1988 ledet Trygve Johansen forlaget. I 1991 overtok Gyldendal No...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db337d2f-069f-490a-a7c4-9a8abc224475
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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