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 2026-11-13T10:36:52Z in 0.549 seconds.

Showing 10 of 2282192 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Ing. Arnet. Ing. Walther
    id:
    L0002
  2. name:
    Ing. Larsen. Ing. Bjune
    id:
    L0003
  3. name:
    199401787 Planlegging av prosjektoppgaver ved KTU Vegseksjonen
    id:
    0010
  4. name:
    199501001 Miljø i sentrum Olav Kyrres gate 31, 33, 39 Varmekabelanlegg
    id:
    0011
  5. name:
    Tele- og Dataforbundet, Foreining Telenor Sogn og Fjordane
    id:
    SFF-99040
  6. name:
    Ar 4
    id:
    0008
  7. name:
    Fjellsdalen skole. Anbudsbok 0
    id:
    0001
  8. name:
    Parkeringsanlegget i strøket Stølen - Rothaugen
    id:
    0001
  9. name:
    Muralmenning. Tilfluktsrom/ parkeringsanlegg. Sentrumsparkering - Studiereise
    id:
    0002
  10. name:
    Muralmenning - Tilfluktsrom/ Parkeringsanlegg. Forprosjekt
    id:
    0006
Show all fields in HTML
total:
2282192
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    f4c896ef-6783-4b36-8d4d-8e05ddf9590b
    name:
    Ing. Arnet. Ing. Walther
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    NIA/A-1036/ELK001/G/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Norsk industriarbeidermuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f4c896ef-6783-4b36-8d4d-8e05ddf9590b
  2. urn:
    451415d7-8c56-4a3c-bacc-a62ecc2c0cb9
    name:
    Ing. Larsen. Ing. Bjune
    id:
    L0003
    path:
    NIA/A-1036/ELK001/G/L0003
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Norsk industriarbeidermuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/451415d7-8c56-4a3c-bacc-a62ecc2c0cb9
  3. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003292809
    name:
    199401787 Planlegging av prosjektoppgaver ved KTU Vegseksjonen
    id:
    0010
    path:
    BBA/A-6859/D/Db/Dbb/L0003/0010
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003292809
  4. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003292810
    name:
    199501001 Miljø i sentrum Olav Kyrres gate 31, 33, 39 Varmekabelanlegg
    id:
    0011
    path:
    BBA/A-6859/D/Db/Dbb/L0003/0011
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003292810
  5. urn:
    66b68285-28b7-454a-93d0-1f0e15a443c3
    name:
    Tele- og Dataforbundet, Foreining Telenor Sogn og Fjordane
    id:
    SFF-99040
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-99040
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Skipa på bakgrunn av ein samanslutning mellom Den Norske Teleorganisasjon (DNTO) Krets 33 S. og Fj. og Norges Teletjeneste Forbund (NTTF) Avdeling Førde Teleområde i 1989. Oppløyst i januar 1997, i samband med at Telenor gjekk over til ein konsernmodell, med ein oppsplitting i sjølvstendige AS-ar. A...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/66b68285-28b7-454a-93d0-1f0e15a443c3
  6. urn:
    nb-NLM_arkiv000000004833
    name:
    Ar 4
    id:
    0008
    path:
    NLM/As-1001/03/D/L0023/0008
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Norsk luftfartsmuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/nb-NLM_arkiv000000004833
  7. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002953267
    name:
    Fjellsdalen skole. Anbudsbok 0
    id:
    0001
    path:
    BBA/A-6503/F/Fb/Fbd/Fbdb/L0010/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002953267
  8. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000004029620
    name:
    Parkeringsanlegget i strøket Stølen - Rothaugen
    id:
    0001
    path:
    BBA/A-4615/Z/Ze/Zec/L0004/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004029620
  9. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000004029621
    name:
    Muralmenning. Tilfluktsrom/ parkeringsanlegg. Sentrumsparkering - Studiereise
    id:
    0002
    path:
    BBA/A-4615/Z/Ze/Zec/L0004/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004029621
  10. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000004029552
    name:
    Muralmenning - Tilfluktsrom/ Parkeringsanlegg. Forprosjekt
    id:
    0006
    path:
    BBA/A-4615/Z/Ze/Zec/L0003/0006
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004029552
  11. urn:
    be726b97-08ae-436b-87df-4fd3c4167bb5
    name:
    Ing. Søderbergs perm
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    NIA/A-1036/ELK001/G/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Norsk industriarbeidermuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/be726b97-08ae-436b-87df-4fd3c4167bb5
  12. urn:
    1b11ad11-2839-4b29-8957-d8de29278d11
    name:
    Elektromek. ing. F.Coats
    id:
    0013
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0034/0013
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b11ad11-2839-4b29-8957-d8de29278d11
  13. urn:
    6560dfe3-c24e-4132-8a51-e917204c076d
    name:
    Ing. L.E. Hovde
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0090/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6560dfe3-c24e-4132-8a51-e917204c076d
  14. urn:
    e26c3118-6a30-4ebf-951e-c396c518d33b
    name:
    Sveising. Argonsveising.
    id:
    0002
    path:
    NIA/A-1108/D02/L0462/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Norsk industriarbeidermuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e26c3118-6a30-4ebf-951e-c396c518d33b
  15. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000004030088
    name:
    Parkeringsanlegg under festplassen - Forprosjekt
    id:
    0001
    path:
    BBA/A-4615/Z/Ze/Zec/L0005/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004030088
  16. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003270543
    name:
    199714930 Breistein vannledning del 2 Prosjektering og rådgivning ny vannkum V8 Ervikneset
    id:
    0002
    path:
    BBA/A-6859/F/Fa/L0028/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003270543
  17. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003129513
    name:
    Prosjekt nr. 556, 2010-16 og 2030, anbudstegninger
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    BBA/A-6503/F/Fc/Fcf/Fcfb/L0002
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003129513
  18. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003129402
    name:
    Prosjekt nr. 556, 2001-16, 2030, 201012 og 702431, anbudstegninger
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    BBA/A-6503/F/Fc/Fcf/Fcfb/L0001
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003129402
  19. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003576260
    name:
    Saker 1635, ombygging, byggetrinn 2, tilbudsbeskrivelse, generalentreprise, prisforespørsel
    id:
    L0014
    path:
    BBA/A-6503/F/Fd/Fdb/Fdbf/L0014
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003576260
  20. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003174113
    name:
    199504845 Saksbehandling - plangodkjenning m.m.
    id:
    0017
    path:
    BBA/A-6859/F/Fa/L0027/0017
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003174113
  21. urn:
    0a41b25b-cb7c-4b29-a36b-35dfc251a734
    name:
    Ing. Sig. Falck-Jørgensen
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0035/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0a41b25b-cb7c-4b29-a36b-35dfc251a734
  22. urn:
    f028d781-323e-4836-9999-d14d6b3b020c
    name:
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    id:
    L0001
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-1188/F/Fc/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f028d781-323e-4836-9999-d14d6b3b020c
  23. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003270550
    name:
    199611728 Fana-Skjold fortettingsområde Prosjektering og rådgivning forlengelse Harald Skjolds vei pel 400-730 Bekkelukking, omlegging VA-ledninger
    id:
    0006
    path:
    BBA/A-6859/F/Fa/L0028/0006
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003270550
  24. urn:
    988469fb-5a27-447a-9ff1-411d7df33627
    name:
    DIREKTIVER. RUNDSKRIV. KUNNGJØRINGER. STABSORDRE
    id:
    0001
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    AV/RA-RAFA-4641/D/Da/L0696/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/988469fb-5a27-447a-9ff1-411d7df33627
  25. urn:
    76993af3-b96b-4890-b165-735e74fbcd2f
    name:
    Brinchmann L. Ing. Mek. Verksted
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0056/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/76993af3-b96b-4890-b165-735e74fbcd2f
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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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