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 2026-11-05T07:23:59Z in 1.101 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58247 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    MS Elida Pilot (ex Romik Traider) - LHDP - 120 - Trosvik verksted AS
    id:
    L0029
  2. name:
    AIdersgrense/Avskjed
    id:
    0005
  3. name:
    AIdersgrense/Avskjed
    id:
    0018
  4. name:
    AM-16 Raider61 4/10, Bodø
    id:
    0009
  5. name:
    Sammenslutningen. Beklædningsarbaidernes forbund
    id:
    0005
  6. name:
    Bildetekst: "Raider i Alten"
    id:
    0067
  7. name:
    Arctic Raider - Ukjent
    id:
    0031
  8. name:
    71/90 "Petrobulk Raider", Petrobulk Carriers A/S
    id:
    0001
  9. name:
    63/91 "Petrobulk Raider", Petrobulk Carriers A/S
    id:
    0003
  10. name:
    Hafiz, A.T M. Rafigul - Haider, Habib
    id:
    L0188
Show all fields in HTML
total:
58247
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    427ee002-78be-4786-9b81-57d02cdc44ca
    name:
    MS Elida Pilot (ex Romik Traider) - LHDP - 120 - Trosvik verksted AS
    id:
    L0029
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-4445/F/L0029
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/427ee002-78be-4786-9b81-57d02cdc44ca
  2. urn:
    be16506f-1d1f-4636-a247-500f90319674
    name:
    AIdersgrense/Avskjed
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-5110/D/Da/L0027/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/be16506f-1d1f-4636-a247-500f90319674
  3. urn:
    324e8736-1a7d-4a8e-ab8b-955ea41a0bc8
    name:
    AIdersgrense/Avskjed
    id:
    0018
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-5264/D/De/L0022/0018
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/324e8736-1a7d-4a8e-ab8b-955ea41a0bc8
  4. urn:
    bd53c660-b3cc-4803-b5ad-33ae8f4bce12
    name:
    AM-16 Raider61 4/10, Bodø
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3582/Da/L0150/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd53c660-b3cc-4803-b5ad-33ae8f4bce12
  5. urn:
    b2fc173f-8c94-4f61-89ff-0f33f0f79d22
    name:
    Sammenslutningen. Beklædningsarbaidernes forbund
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1809/D/L0049/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2fc173f-8c94-4f61-89ff-0f33f0f79d22
  6. urn:
    324d7376-71e0-4a45-b90e-850c8f5340b9
    name:
    Bildetekst: "Raider i Alten"
    id:
    0067
    path:
    AV/SAMI-PA-1262/U/Ua/L0001/0067
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/324d7376-71e0-4a45-b90e-850c8f5340b9
  7. urn:
    df305c3c-2036-4aa1-8fa4-db7256410652
    name:
    Arctic Raider - Ukjent
    id:
    0031
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-0245/Gg/L0116/0031
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/df305c3c-2036-4aa1-8fa4-db7256410652
  8. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001006296
    name:
    71/90 "Petrobulk Raider", Petrobulk Carriers A/S
    id:
    0001
    path:
    BBA/A-3674/6190/D/Dc/L2191/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001006296
  9. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001007177
    name:
    63/91 "Petrobulk Raider", Petrobulk Carriers A/S
    id:
    0003
    path:
    BBA/A-3674/6190/D/Dc/L2366/0003
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001007177
  10. urn:
    0d07d952-213c-4202-aa9b-cbd13e8b8856
    name:
    Hafiz, A.T M. Rafigul - Haider, Habib
    id:
    L0188
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1561/C/Cf/L0188
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0d07d952-213c-4202-aa9b-cbd13e8b8856
  11. urn:
    e9dcb959-e9ca-4981-a7d2-dc2030dab3ee
    name:
    Haider, Haroon - Halal, Salim Toufic
    id:
    L0189
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1561/C/Cf/L0189
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e9dcb959-e9ca-4981-a7d2-dc2030dab3ee
  12. urn:
    7263e36f-8bef-41d7-a603-d1aed9e23111
    name:
    Quart99 - CD'n kontrakter, raidere, backline
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1243/-1/F/L0035/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7263e36f-8bef-41d7-a603-d1aed9e23111
  13. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001006478
    name:
    240/90 "Petrobulk Raider", Petrobulk Carriers A/S
    id:
    0001
    path:
    BBA/A-3674/6190/D/Dc/L2228/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001006478
  14. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001006999
    name:
    787/90 "Petrobulk Raider", Petrobulk Carriers A/S
    id:
    0002
    path:
    BBA/A-3674/6190/D/Dc/L2338/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001006999
  15. urn:
    10285013-6e70-4201-b5fa-2ed2e0dc6b89
    name:
    Andragener (søkeraider) om avansement fra kapteiner 1916-25
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-1789/1/D/Da/L0079/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/10285013-6e70-4201-b5fa-2ed2e0dc6b89
  16. urn:
    fea2f464-623f-4f3b-b3e0-ccc547d9820d
    name:
    Sak: 04/632 Ambulerande skjenkeløyve – Pale Raiders
    id:
    0035
    path:
    IKAH/1259b-021/D/Df/L0040/0035
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fea2f464-623f-4f3b-b3e0-ccc547d9820d
  17. urn:
    1a32dce2-e2f4-4c8e-bc75-7e824e407e60
    name:
    Engelbert Haider Bester bei den deutschennorwegischen Schiwettlaüfen. in der Nähe von Oslo ...
    id:
    0034
    path:
    AV/RA-EA-4060/D/L0011/0034
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1a32dce2-e2f4-4c8e-bc75-7e824e407e60
  18. urn:
    no-SARK_arkiv_000000000842
    name:
    Beretning: Asbjørn Worseth, kapringen av M/S Ringwood og om fangenskap i tysk raider, i Bordeux, Marlag und Milag og hjemkost Norge 1941
    id:
    0004
    path:
    SARK/KS-0001/H/Ha/L0004/0004
    unit_type:
    Mappe
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    ARKIVET freds- og menneskerettighetssenter
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-SARK_arkiv_000000000842
  19. urn:
    d960cdd1-f17f-4a46-950b-65a785d0d660
    name:
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    id:
    0001
    path:
    AIN/NFK-23-113/D/Da/L0126/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d960cdd1-f17f-4a46-950b-65a785d0d660
  20. urn:
    b2694440-c38b-44ac-8da0-16f387c5bf8d
    name:
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    id:
    E
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    AV/RA-PA-1488/E
    unit_type:
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2694440-c38b-44ac-8da0-16f387c5bf8d
  21. urn:
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    unit_type:
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6343c273-4af5-4064-9743-6928d4ae0380
  22. urn:
    28820749-a8f4-4460-a946-585c89cfe081
    name:
    Aksjonæravtale Haakon Koch - Otto Koch AS.
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AIN/A-19-180/F/Fa/L0003/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28820749-a8f4-4460-a946-585c89cfe081
  23. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000164394
    name:
    Utklippsbok Pyrox AS
    id:
    L0007
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    VEMU/A-2939/Z/Ze/L0007
    unit_type:
    Stykke
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    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000164394
  24. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000110797
    name:
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    id:
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000110797
  25. urn:
    fea031aa-5102-48ff-b146-b7a435c3ce24
    name:
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    id:
    0007
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/E/Eh/L0005/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fea031aa-5102-48ff-b146-b7a435c3ce24
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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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