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; 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&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit} 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&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
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&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&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&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. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-14T03:25:29Z in 0.228 seconds.

Showing 10 of 93465 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    CexCon AS Norge filial, Sverige
    id:
    A-7619
  2. name:
    CexCon AS Norge filial, Sverige
    id:
    A-7619
  3. name:
    Ambulanse Midt-Norge
    id:
    SAT-A-1699
  4. name:
    Fusa sparebank filial
    id:
    1241-Pa0004
  5. name:
    Pa 1164 - Høle Sparebank, filial av Sandnes Sparebank
    id:
    SAST-A-101208
  6. name:
    Filialbygg AS
    id:
    A-4194
  7. name:
    Filialbygg AS
    id:
    A-4194
  8. name:
    Bodin kommune. Straumen Bibliotekfilial
    id:
    K-18431.465.01
  9. name:
    Pa 1766 - Hess Norge AS
    id:
    SAST-A-102451
  10. name:
    Innovasjon Norge, Hordaland
    id:
    SAB-A-100613
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total:
93465
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003792477
    name:
    CexCon AS Norge filial, Sverige
    id:
    A-7619
    path:
    BBA/A-7619
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003792477
  2. urn:
    e30f83c9-e530-4cfc-b6ee-cf031789a875
    name:
    CexCon AS Norge filial, Sverige
    id:
    A-7619
    path:
    SAF/A-7619
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e30f83c9-e530-4cfc-b6ee-cf031789a875
  3. urn:
    0cb58007-bfa7-4b6f-a1c3-620a618b6075
    name:
    Ambulanse Midt-Norge
    id:
    SAT-A-1699
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1699
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0cb58007-bfa7-4b6f-a1c3-620a618b6075
  4. urn:
    8258b945-0002-49eb-a7c3-2b60fce67493
    name:
    Fusa sparebank filial
    id:
    1241-Pa0004
    path:
    IKAH/1241-Pa0004
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8258b945-0002-49eb-a7c3-2b60fce67493
  5. urn:
    aa5d018f-cecf-4c2f-b5cd-e5bb1f14f0b8
    name:
    Pa 1164 - Høle Sparebank, filial av Sandnes Sparebank
    id:
    SAST-A-101208
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101208
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aa5d018f-cecf-4c2f-b5cd-e5bb1f14f0b8
  6. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000014974
    name:
    Filialbygg AS
    id:
    A-4194
    path:
    BBA/A-4194
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000014974
  7. urn:
    194ad9c3-13f9-4cde-a2be-5653c13ac8c8
    name:
    Filialbygg AS
    id:
    A-4194
    path:
    SAF/A-4194
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/194ad9c3-13f9-4cde-a2be-5653c13ac8c8
  8. urn:
    c6af275d-1e3c-4595-a237-6366a32b5ca5
    name:
    Bodin kommune. Straumen Bibliotekfilial
    id:
    K-18431.465.01
    path:
    AIN/K-18431.465.01
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c6af275d-1e3c-4595-a237-6366a32b5ca5
  9. urn:
    a0b06d1b-c503-44e1-aacc-117b962c118f
    name:
    Pa 1766 - Hess Norge AS
    id:
    SAST-A-102451
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102451
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0b06d1b-c503-44e1-aacc-117b962c118f
  10. urn:
    82cf61b2-12e6-437d-9f30-638beecd4b12
    name:
    Innovasjon Norge, Hordaland
    id:
    SAB-A-100613
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100613
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/82cf61b2-12e6-437d-9f30-638beecd4b12
  11. urn:
    71791a4c-94b6-4e9f-aec8-2e5b43f728db
    name:
    Eiet og Tamburodden vannandelslag
    id:
    PA-2092
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2092
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/71791a4c-94b6-4e9f-aec8-2e5b43f728db
  12. urn:
    f7e8edc5-6b06-4c55-a907-7ae42561bc4e
    name:
    Johannes Nilsens Krambu
    id:
    SFF-2000004
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2000004
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f7e8edc5-6b06-4c55-a907-7ae42561bc4e
  13. urn:
    f13e7375-e4a3-491e-a34d-1362b9d5ad87
    name:
    Filial Harstad/Bankstrukturen i Nord-Norge 72
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AIN/A-00-1016/D/De/L0030/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f13e7375-e4a3-491e-a34d-1362b9d5ad87
  14. urn:
    ff3641c9-7196-4190-9748-2a75d5e74481
    name:
    Den norske sjømannsmisjon i utlandet / Hamburg (Tyskland)
    id:
    SAB-PA-0107
    path:
    AV/SAB-PA-0107
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    tyskland (brd)
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff3641c9-7196-4190-9748-2a75d5e74481
  15. urn:
    48c34721-3f8d-4b1a-9af5-a391cd552dc9
    name:
    Filialar og avdelingskontor
    id:
    L0007
    path:
    AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0148/1.E.g./L0007
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/48c34721-3f8d-4b1a-9af5-a391cd552dc9
  16. urn:
    65f14f22-78c0-4766-ba9c-e64f3e540947
    name:
    Omni Dyne Engineering Co Ltd. Opprettelse av filial i Norge
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1415/D/Da/L0046/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/65f14f22-78c0-4766-ba9c-e64f3e540947
  17. urn:
    0cfdaffd-68c3-4a1f-a501-153e41ae7aab
    name:
    Filialar og avdelingskontor
    id:
    L0008
    path:
    AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0148/1.E.g./L0008
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0cfdaffd-68c3-4a1f-a501-153e41ae7aab
  18. urn:
    da34721f-1dd3-480d-891f-4ab8e02c6124
    name:
    Diverse vedr. det tsjekkoslovakiske eksportinstitutt og en evt. filial i Norge ved F. Köppl. Vedlegg
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2677/D/Da/L0004/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/da34721f-1dd3-480d-891f-4ab8e02c6124
  19. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003792476
    name:
    CexCon AS Norge filial, Sverige
    id:
    A-7619
    path:
    BBA/A-7619
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    SVERIGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    - Arkiveier er NORCE Norwegian Research Center AS, ArkiVest-medlem nr. 254. - En del av GexCon AS, eid av CMR.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003792476
  20. urn:
    6da597e0-4481-48fa-b30d-47be711a739d
    name:
    CexCon AS Norge filial, Sverige
    id:
    A-7619
    path:
    SAF/A-7619
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    country:
    SVERIGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    - Arkiveier er NORCE Norwegian Research Center AS, ArkiVest-medlem nr. 254. - En del av GexCon AS, eid av CMR.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6da597e0-4481-48fa-b30d-47be711a739d
  21. urn:
    213ccc4f-e0e1-4347-bc3d-5876f2a8bf8c
    name:
    Brev fra Den norske creditbanks filial i Tønsberg
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AFM/US-1007/D/Da/L0001/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Museene i Akershus
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/213ccc4f-e0e1-4347-bc3d-5876f2a8bf8c
  22. urn:
    ce9cb22b-e4e6-47b8-9072-80073a807a7f
    name:
    Brev av 13.01.1896 til Direksjonen i filialen til Dredsner Bank fra P. Ludvigsen, Hamburg
    id:
    0021
    path:
    OSTM/MBIA-1006/D/Da/L0001/0001/0021
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ce9cb22b-e4e6-47b8-9072-80073a807a7f
  23. urn:
    995c0d1b-63ec-46cb-bbd6-e3b55cb90349
    name:
    Korrespondanse med Norddeutsche Bank in Hamburg, Filiale der Deutschen Bank und Disconto-Gesellschaft
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0383/D/Dd/L0002/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/995c0d1b-63ec-46cb-bbd6-e3b55cb90349
  24. urn:
    31049734-5896-464f-9a1b-855460bc68a4
    name:
    Fiskerikonsulenten i Vest-Norge
    id:
    SAB-A-100422
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100422
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/31049734-5896-464f-9a1b-855460bc68a4
  25. urn:
    10ee4407-28cb-499f-b3e4-9aae015c47b8
    name:
    Trøndelagens kredsforening for naturfredning i Norge
    id:
    A-0476
    path:
    UBIT/A-0476
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/10ee4407-28cb-499f-b3e4-9aae015c47b8
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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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