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 2026-10-22T16:34:50Z in 1.296 seconds.

Showing 10 of 44 results in compact format.

name:
Bergen kommune. BEHF Kommunaldirektørens stab
id:
A-7474
name:
EHF (European Humanist Federation)
id:
0003
name:
EHF, søknad om leige av Eid idrettshus med treningsbane
id:
0008
name:
062 EHF ( European Humanist Federation), 063 De enkelte land
id:
L0044
name:
061 IEHU (Internatinal Humanist and Ethical Union), 062 EHF ( European Humanist Federation)
id:
L0043
name:
Sehfeldt
id:
0010
name:
Mehfta, Abdol Hossein - Meyer, Ludvig
id:
L0371
name:
Prosjekt: MEHF mer effektiv hjelpemiddelforvaltning
id:
L0037
name:
Goltix
id:
0008
name:
Goltix
id:
0001

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total:

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000003571729
name:
Bergen kommune. BEHF Kommunaldirektørens stab
id:
A-7474
path:
BBA/A-7474
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003571729
urn:
f5e84f75-2778-4637-ac19-1b7a100f6e34
name:
EHF (European Humanist Federation)
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-1365/D/Dd/L0043/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f5e84f75-2778-4637-ac19-1b7a100f6e34
urn:
9d141b86-8306-4163-bc3d-359f0616b709
name:
EHF, søknad om leige av Eid idrettshus med treningsbane
id:
0008
path:
VLFK/K-10945/D/Da/L0043/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9d141b86-8306-4163-bc3d-359f0616b709
urn:
eb5d4539-a666-4e7f-b39a-b28afe707bf5
name:
062 EHF ( European Humanist Federation), 063 De enkelte land
id:
L0044
path:
AV/RA-PA-1365/D/Dd/L0044
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eb5d4539-a666-4e7f-b39a-b28afe707bf5
urn:
c4a92554-d075-4b36-b5ae-10fcc90df556
name:
061 IEHU (Internatinal Humanist and Ethical Union), 062 EHF ( European Humanist Federation)
id:
L0043
path:
AV/RA-PA-1365/D/Dd/L0043
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c4a92554-d075-4b36-b5ae-10fcc90df556
urn:
563746da-5030-49bb-abc7-0b8e30f495c7
name:
Sehfeldt
id:
0010
path:
AV/RA-EA-4025/G/L0119a/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/563746da-5030-49bb-abc7-0b8e30f495c7
urn:
3cbd6b54-9853-424f-a94f-fac4154effd7
name:
Mehfta, Abdol Hossein - Meyer, Ludvig
id:
L0371
path:
AV/RA-S-1561/C/Cf/L0371
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3cbd6b54-9853-424f-a94f-fac4154effd7
urn:
d40fd180-6018-4936-9866-9fb25ed0110e
name:
Prosjekt: MEHF mer effektiv hjelpemiddelforvaltning
id:
L0037
path:
AV/SAT-A-6433/D/Dc/L0037
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d40fd180-6018-4936-9866-9fb25ed0110e
urn:
19327788-b4ac-4724-a8a4-7ff32f91f93e
name:
Goltix
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-S-4157/2/E/Ea/L0097/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/19327788-b4ac-4724-a8a4-7ff32f91f93e
urn:
52a8b61d-4002-4938-b871-eaac0b122bdb
name:
Goltix
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-4157/2/E/Ea/L0098/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52a8b61d-4002-4938-b871-eaac0b122bdb
urn:
3f768c62-5826-4330-907a-14eb369519cb
name:
Goltix
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-4157/2/E/Ea/L0098/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3f768c62-5826-4330-907a-14eb369519cb
urn:
c6f0960e-a233-4df7-a569-3a856d7290c7
name:
Goltix
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-4157/2/E/Ea/L0098/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c6f0960e-a233-4df7-a569-3a856d7290c7
urn:
298ba5ed-3fcd-4862-af4f-8ed15190c185
name:
Goltix
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-4157/2/E/Ea/L0098/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/298ba5ed-3fcd-4862-af4f-8ed15190c185
urn:
3fadce5b-b44c-47ab-8260-05624cfd81bc
name:
Protix
id:
0007
path:
AV/SAST-A-102623/G/Gd/L0013/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3fadce5b-b44c-47ab-8260-05624cfd81bc
urn:
a1288b57-ac3c-4ff5-8ca2-76c824711005
name:
"STIXVAS ELA"
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-EA-4045/F/L0363/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a1288b57-ac3c-4ff5-8ca2-76c824711005
urn:
8f56874a-832e-455b-b25c-0a0207f7ba1c
name:
FV16: Multix
id:
0022
path:
AV/RA-S-4173/D/Db/L0024/0022
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8f56874a-832e-455b-b25c-0a0207f7ba1c
urn:
9ed8ea99-2f4b-4099-a4df-f6481ec250d1
name:
Avtale Royaltix AS
id:
0010
path:
BYST/A-0483/D/Da/L0002/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ed8ea99-2f4b-4099-a4df-f6481ec250d1
urn:
a928bf30-5334-41a1-a262-761576bb6767
name:
Stixrud, Christoffer
id:
0014
path:
NMFK/NG-1000/E/Ea/L0051/0014
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a928bf30-5334-41a1-a262-761576bb6767
urn:
84a2e81f-965a-4e5c-bd91-83b58aa1b955
name:
Stixrud, Johs.
id:
0007
path:
OBA/A-10396/F/Fa/L0013/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/84a2e81f-965a-4e5c-bd91-83b58aa1b955
urn:
ed15fbe3-2f9c-4a77-a06a-1ac4194ab800
name:
Stixrud 2 brev 1865
id:
0028
path:
AV/RA-PA-0345/D/L0001/0028
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ed15fbe3-2f9c-4a77-a06a-1ac4194ab800
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000165144
name:
Hentix, Cark - 1 bilde.
id:
0065
path:
BBA/A-0863/U/Ua/Uab/L0034/0065
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000165144
urn:
569887fd-f1dd-4af5-ad80-6bb95a0173a0
name:
Stixruds tegning av Dietrichson
id:
0004
path:
NMFK/NG-0002/A/L0009/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/569887fd-f1dd-4af5-ad80-6bb95a0173a0
urn:
5ac91e7f-9d62-4412-80fa-e9ea980fcb41
name:
Tixi-klubben, dagbok
id:
0004
path:
OBA/A-70300/D/L0001/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5ac91e7f-9d62-4412-80fa-e9ea980fcb41
urn:
1faf083b-e516-4914-9d14-128c50a709b3
name:
Tixi-klubben, notatbok
id:
0005
path:
OBA/A-70300/D/L0001/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1faf083b-e516-4914-9d14-128c50a709b3
urn:
769998d1-ffe6-4e14-9969-8ea37ddc2849
name:
Karma Kosmetix music
id:
0017
path:
AAMA/PA-3268/X/X01/L0001/0002/0017
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/769998d1-ffe6-4e14-9969-8ea37ddc2849

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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