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 2026-10-20T22:08:58Z in 2.231 seconds.

Showing 10 of 105668 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Herstad, John
    id:
    P-16360
  2. name:
    Herstad-slekten
    id:
    0004
  3. name:
    Planhefte / tegningshefte: fylkesvei 880, parsell Vassbotn - Herstad
    id:
    L0015
  4. name:
    Kontrakt. Juridiske tjenester, Ambulansesaken. Advokatfirmaet Haavind Vislie AS
    id:
    0004
  5. name:
    Advokatfirmaet Greve, Greve, Greve & Lorentzen
    id:
    A-6599
  6. name:
    Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS, Suldal I kraftverk, Rettsak Bergen tingrett
    id:
    0001
  7. name:
    Meløy kommune. Herstad skolekrets
    id:
    K-18370.510.10
  8. name:
    Ankende parts (advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS) innledningsforedrag og prosedyre m.m. i Borgarting lagmannsrett
    id:
    0002
  9. name:
    (Sydvaranger ASA- Korrespondanse med vedlegg, advokatfirmaet Hauge & Co)
    id:
    0003
  10. name:
    Årsrapporter for Bulls Tankrederi AS (for årene 1984 og 1985), sendt fra advokatfirmaet Justin til BA-HR
    id:
    0003
Show all fields in HTML
total:
105668
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    d7347f53-81e4-400e-8a7d-85cc8aa4eaea
    name:
    Herstad, John
    id:
    P-16360
    path:
    AV/P-16360
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    "John Herstad er født i Bergen 10. juli 1936. Foreldrene var arbeider Johan Emil Herstad (1896-1967) og husmor Astrid Johannessen Lundberg (1906-1996). Gift med Kari Lange (f. Oslo 1942). Herstad ble ansatt som vitenskapelig assistent i historie ved Historisk institutt, Universitetet i Bergen (UiB),...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d7347f53-81e4-400e-8a7d-85cc8aa4eaea
  2. urn:
    95fc9c7c-e2a3-42e9-9637-7e0772a0643a
    name:
    Herstad-slekten
    id:
    0004
    path:
    TMF/A-1001/E/L0002/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    MF vitenskapelig høyskole
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95fc9c7c-e2a3-42e9-9637-7e0772a0643a
  3. urn:
    5e0a6fc6-66b4-49af-a686-b1dc6694db71
    name:
    Planhefte / tegningshefte: fylkesvei 880, parsell Vassbotn - Herstad
    id:
    L0015
    path:
    IKAK/0714541/2/T/Te2/L0015
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5e0a6fc6-66b4-49af-a686-b1dc6694db71
  4. urn:
    bc9e6f88-2e43-4fe8-85d7-12195a777214
    name:
    Kontrakt. Juridiske tjenester, Ambulansesaken. Advokatfirmaet Haavind Vislie AS
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fau/L0010/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bc9e6f88-2e43-4fe8-85d7-12195a777214
  5. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001017638
    name:
    Advokatfirmaet Greve, Greve, Greve & Lorentzen
    id:
    A-6599
    path:
    BBA/A-6599
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Fra wikipedia: "Advokatfirmaet Greve, Greve, Greve & Lorentzen (etablert 1928 i Bergen) var et advokatfirma som ble etablert av advokat Gunnar Greve sr. (1904–1990). Greve ble cand.jur. i 1925 og høyesterettsadvokat i 1936. I 1954 ble firmaet utvidet med hans to sønner, Jan Einar Greve (født 1933) ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001017638
  6. urn:
    bd64898b-ca6a-4c48-8ed1-3df8b3358ee2
    name:
    Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS, Suldal I kraftverk, Rettsak Bergen tingrett
    id:
    0001
    path:
    UBIT/A-0494/G/Ga/L0009/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd64898b-ca6a-4c48-8ed1-3df8b3358ee2
  7. urn:
    bd6b6a99-b154-4092-8127-ea5ff617b135
    name:
    Meløy kommune. Herstad skolekrets
    id:
    K-18370.510.10
    path:
    AIN/K-18370.510.10
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    9 barn i 1950751. Trebygning:Grunnflate 72 kvm 1etasje, 3 rom, kjeller på 61,56 kvm, innlagt vann ogvask. 1 klasserom 42m2, 1 sløydrom 30m2, 1 sløydrom på 15m2, 1 rom på 15m2. Huset fra 1933.Til kretsen hører bare grenda Herstad, gårdene Norhamn og Åmøyhamn betegnes som avsidsligene plasser og eleve...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd6b6a99-b154-4092-8127-ea5ff617b135
  8. urn:
    0d35c231-d52e-4f8e-8216-36153b94896a
    name:
    Ankende parts (advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS) innledningsforedrag og prosedyre m.m. i Borgarting lagmannsrett
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-2023/F/L0002/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0d35c231-d52e-4f8e-8216-36153b94896a
  9. urn:
    b19ebc94-9bbe-4a40-b7e5-09efcb64f29b
    name:
    (Sydvaranger ASA- Korrespondanse med vedlegg, advokatfirmaet Hauge & Co)
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1443/D/Da/L0095/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b19ebc94-9bbe-4a40-b7e5-09efcb64f29b
  10. urn:
    4f5d787b-90a1-4f35-8034-717abb05b424
    name:
    Årsrapporter for Bulls Tankrederi AS (for årene 1984 og 1985), sendt fra advokatfirmaet Justin til BA-HR
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1231/2-Jahre/H/Hh/Hha/L0015/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f5d787b-90a1-4f35-8034-717abb05b424
  11. urn:
    df3c2b13-ba67-4383-841b-bd386ee80449
    name:
    Kontrakt om oppdemming av Herstadkjernet
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAH-LOKSAM-001/J/Jb/L0001/0001/0003/0001
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/df3c2b13-ba67-4383-841b-bd386ee80449
  12. urn:
    258ae54e-591d-4f76-987f-871833317273
    name:
    (Sydvaranger ASA- Diverse dokumenter vedr. miljø, forurensning, SFT m.m., advokatfirmaet Hauge & Co)
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1443/D/Da/L0095/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/258ae54e-591d-4f76-987f-871833317273
  13. urn:
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    name:
    Advokatfirmaet Grette
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    path:
    AV/SAO-PAO-0289
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9c5abbff-e6a2-4279-b199-f8d715a43cb6
  14. urn:
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    Herstad, John
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    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1638
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5ad62945-64c0-4a8e-be97-97d1ab4d2633
  15. urn:
    b66d5199-9109-4586-9fe1-8a512bbc49af
    name:
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    id:
    0001
    path:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b66d5199-9109-4586-9fe1-8a512bbc49af
  16. urn:
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    Advokatfirmaet BAHR
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    AV/RA-S-3871/D/L0043/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b8440314-22a9-45ac-ae7f-4eb1c85792c9
  17. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001017643
    name:
    Advokatfirmaet Greve, Greve, Greve & Lorentzen
    id:
    A-6599
    path:
    BBA/A-6599
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001017643
  18. urn:
    9f6b9159-b006-4268-a650-b11fdb6f58a6
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    AIN/NA106/251/L0035
    unit_type:
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    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
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    digitized_documents:
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  19. urn:
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    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c1151ad7-f34e-4439-be4e-90b1ddfcf758
  20. urn:
    2a01d7e2-0a86-4c51-9e01-e82769b0c9f4
    name:
    Herstad
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    AAMA/PA-1435/F/L0226/0009
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    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  21. urn:
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    name:
    Herstad
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    0003
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1769/F/Fa/L0174/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f2de29e1-848d-485e-b98b-5b5380fdf2bd
  22. urn:
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    Advokatfirmaet: Nord-nordiske juristmøter
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  23. urn:
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    path:
    AIN/NA106/251/L0039
    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  24. urn:
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    link:
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  25. urn:
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    id:
    L0041
    path:
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    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f946699d-5b6f-4daf-9d0c-c25e286bb165
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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Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.