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 2026-10-16T17:29:22Z in 0.293 seconds.

Showing 10 of 912074 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Norske bok- og papiransattes forening
    id:
    ARK-2124
  2. name:
    Bokn kommune - Bokn skole
    id:
    A-174
  3. name:
    Bokn kommune - Austre Bokn skole
    id:
    A-167
  4. name:
    Trondhjems bokbinderforening
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0741
  5. name:
    Ølen kommune - Skoleboksamlingene
    id:
    K-101068
  6. name:
    PA-0420, Stavangerbokens Venner
    id:
    A-1471
  7. name:
    Tromsø Stiftstidende bok og akcidenstrykkeri
    id:
    SATØ-P-1697
  8. name:
    Åfjord kommune II, Åfjord folkeboksamling
    id:
    A-00090
  9. name:
    Klæbu kommune. Klæbu bygdeboknemnd
    id:
    A-1634
  10. name:
    Onsøy kommune. Åle skoleboksamling
    id:
    O-1094
Show all fields in HTML
total:
912074
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    3bb5ee5b-0eea-442d-80b9-46dee1f5c92b
    name:
    Norske bok- og papiransattes forening
    id:
    ARK-2124
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2124
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3bb5ee5b-0eea-442d-80b9-46dee1f5c92b
  2. urn:
    8fb73fc2-c5aa-42a4-8ecb-6771bb2b051c
    name:
    Bokn kommune - Bokn skole
    id:
    A-174
    path:
    IKAR/A-174
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8fb73fc2-c5aa-42a4-8ecb-6771bb2b051c
  3. urn:
    a4ffd67d-6084-4e89-b5bd-bb4e24306ee1
    name:
    Bokn kommune - Austre Bokn skole
    id:
    A-167
    path:
    IKAR/A-167
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a4ffd67d-6084-4e89-b5bd-bb4e24306ee1
  4. urn:
    ccf642cb-bab5-4e2d-b7a2-e6320c1cfad7
    name:
    Trondhjems bokbinderforening
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0741
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0741
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ccf642cb-bab5-4e2d-b7a2-e6320c1cfad7
  5. urn:
    43cb2642-50ed-4f0b-8ac2-a401fa5b75a8
    name:
    Ølen kommune - Skoleboksamlingene
    id:
    K-101068
    path:
    IKAR/K-101068
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43cb2642-50ed-4f0b-8ac2-a401fa5b75a8
  6. urn:
    b540510d-4b4c-4c62-a214-d266111c6bb6
    name:
    PA-0420, Stavangerbokens Venner
    id:
    A-1471
    path:
    BYST/A-1471
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b540510d-4b4c-4c62-a214-d266111c6bb6
  7. urn:
    a387e0f0-ef46-46da-ad60-eda26eba81d4
    name:
    Tromsø Stiftstidende bok og akcidenstrykkeri
    id:
    SATØ-P-1697
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1697
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a387e0f0-ef46-46da-ad60-eda26eba81d4
  8. urn:
    262c78af-4b10-4771-8db2-00d100471684
    name:
    Åfjord kommune II, Åfjord folkeboksamling
    id:
    A-00090
    path:
    TIKA/A-00090
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/262c78af-4b10-4771-8db2-00d100471684
  9. urn:
    a508f551-fae9-45a4-aaa0-38a8cd6a571d
    name:
    Klæbu kommune. Klæbu bygdeboknemnd
    id:
    A-1634
    path:
    TRKO/A-1634
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a508f551-fae9-45a4-aaa0-38a8cd6a571d
  10. urn:
    4589c678-314f-4e96-9d49-d3af222db6eb
    name:
    Onsøy kommune. Åle skoleboksamling
    id:
    O-1094
    path:
    FRKA/O-1094
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fredrikstad byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4589c678-314f-4e96-9d49-d3af222db6eb
  11. urn:
    3070bd00-7cbf-45e0-8cbc-f9cfcac0efb7
    name:
    Hitra kommune II, Knarrlagsund skoleboksamling
    id:
    A-6593
    path:
    TIKA/A-6593
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3070bd00-7cbf-45e0-8cbc-f9cfcac0efb7
  12. urn:
    d1ecad3e-9786-4ee5-9d13-4e42b2799ca0
    name:
    Bodin kommune. Hellevik skoleboksamling
    id:
    K-18431.511.11
    path:
    AIN/K-18431.511.11
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d1ecad3e-9786-4ee5-9d13-4e42b2799ca0
  13. urn:
    a762ae9c-8015-49b4-b027-4445a7aff7e0
    name:
    Vestre Toten Folkeboksamling, Aas avdeling (Bøverbru)
    id:
    T-A-00884
    path:
    OAMM/T-A-00884
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a762ae9c-8015-49b4-b027-4445a7aff7e0
  14. urn:
    27ef2e42-6471-42f4-afef-a36ae08c49db
    name:
    Tekla Høegh Bok- og Papirhandel
    id:
    P-0699
    path:
    AV/P-0699
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Bok- og papirhandel i Tromsø.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/27ef2e42-6471-42f4-afef-a36ae08c49db
  15. urn:
    26182e3b-fd91-4c20-a6b3-9bd9818a48a1
    name:
    Gulliksens eftf., bok og papirhandel
    id:
    PA-2108
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2108
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Gulliksens Eftf. var en bok- og papirhandel i Grimstad som ble etablert i 1916. Petter Tellefsen overtok forretningen i 1939. Forretningen ble avviklet i 1957.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/26182e3b-fd91-4c20-a6b3-9bd9818a48a1
  16. urn:
    012c50a4-e6c8-489c-8b0d-4ea337adada0
    name:
    Bokn kommune - Hognaland skole
    id:
    A-176
    path:
    IKAR/A-176
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/012c50a4-e6c8-489c-8b0d-4ea337adada0
  17. urn:
    197d39fe-5b85-434f-96be-3ba487b6f385
    name:
    Norske bok- og papiransattes forening
    id:
    ARK-2124
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2124
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Stiftet i 1886 som Norsk boghandler-medhjælper forening. Hadde som mål å organisere de ansatte i bokhandelen. Foreningen skiftet 1985 navn til Norske bok- og papiransattes forbund. Forbundet ble innlemet som forening i Handel og Kontor i Norge i 1987 og oppløst i 1993. Kilde: SNL
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/197d39fe-5b85-434f-96be-3ba487b6f385
  18. urn:
    5197ad71-165e-4bc7-9926-87d74e955f90
    name:
    VB damprofil Vrængen
    id:
    0014
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4669/2/F/Fa/L0001/0014
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5197ad71-165e-4bc7-9926-87d74e955f90
  19. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002753096
    name:
    Bergens Bokbindermestres Forening
    id:
    A-6709
    path:
    BBA/A-6709
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002753096
  20. urn:
    ba2a4fba-fc6b-4626-895b-700b28ccbb38
    name:
    Arbeidernes bok- og papirhandel A/S
    id:
    ARK-2121
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2121
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Arbeidernes bok- og papirhandel A/S ble offisielt stiftet i 1931. Selve forretningen hadde eksistert siden 1907, men det var først nå at den ble et aksjeselskap. Oslo bokbinderforening, som overtok forretningen i 1925, var største aksjonær i 1931. Forretningen var under krigen senter for illegalt a...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ba2a4fba-fc6b-4626-895b-700b28ccbb38
  21. urn:
    73757937-00cb-484e-8718-6fdc6e3e0464
    name:
    Posisjoner, bok
    id:
    L0102
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1545/F/Fa/L0102
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/73757937-00cb-484e-8718-6fdc6e3e0464
  22. urn:
    6c4509a4-1caa-43fe-b597-412f4b256c59
    name:
    Diverse varpebåter- og motorbåter i alle distriktene
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AFM/FLMA-1000/D3/L0019/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Museene i Akershus
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c4509a4-1caa-43fe-b597-412f4b256c59
  23. urn:
    3860b0b1-7ed2-49d5-9da6-dafa46de72b2
    name:
    Orkdal kommune III, bibliotek
    id:
    A-2835
    path:
    TIKA/A-2835
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3860b0b1-7ed2-49d5-9da6-dafa46de72b2
  24. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000370445
    name:
    Klostergarasjen - parkeringsteknisk utstyr. Bok 0. Generelle opplysninger og bestemmelser.
    id:
    0002
    path:
    BBA/A-5069/E/Eb/Ebb/Ebba/L0020/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000370445
  25. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000370450
    name:
    Klostergarasjen - parkeringsteknisk utstyr. Bok 0. Generelle opplysninger og bestemmelser.
    id:
    0004
    path:
    BBA/A-5069/E/Eb/Ebb/Ebba/L0020/0004
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000370450
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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