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 2026-10-24T10:30:39Z in 0.479 seconds.

Showing 10 of 75615 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Norsk Skogmuseum (administrasjonsarkivet)
    id:
    NSMA-ARK-1067
  2. name:
    Norsk skogmuseums reklame- og brosjyresamling
    id:
    NSMA-ARK-1078
  3. name:
    Rjukan og Tinn museums arkiv
    id:
    A-1038
  4. name:
    Det Hanseatiske Museum og Schøtstuene
    id:
    A-0586
  5. name:
    09 Museets Venner, Telemark Museum
    id:
    TGM-A-1172
  6. name:
    Dokumentasjonsprosjekt tresliperier, celluloseanlegg og papirfabrikker
    id:
    NSMA-ARK-1028
  7. name:
    Anno Domini: Jesus Through the Centuries . The Provincial Museum of Alberta
    id:
    0012
  8. name:
    Frønningen
    id:
    NSMA-ARK-1008
  9. name:
    Anno Norsk skogmuseum
    id:
    NSMA-ARKS-1008
  10. name:
    Anno Norsk Skogsmuseum
    id:
    AKT-1901
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total:
75615
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    99c8b8e8-2d5d-4e5f-9473-2aedf13d90be
    name:
    Norsk Skogmuseum (administrasjonsarkivet)
    id:
    NSMA-ARK-1067
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1067
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/99c8b8e8-2d5d-4e5f-9473-2aedf13d90be
  2. urn:
    d60daeca-a4c4-4b58-a927-b7cabdbe9de9
    name:
    Norsk skogmuseums reklame- og brosjyresamling
    id:
    NSMA-ARK-1078
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1078
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d60daeca-a4c4-4b58-a927-b7cabdbe9de9
  3. urn:
    4e7d0f6b-3b05-4558-bd6a-da1ab9a58bcf
    name:
    Rjukan og Tinn museums arkiv
    id:
    A-1038
    path:
    NIA/A-1038
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Norsk industriarbeidermuseum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4e7d0f6b-3b05-4558-bd6a-da1ab9a58bcf
  4. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000424711
    name:
    Det Hanseatiske Museum og Schøtstuene
    id:
    A-0586
    path:
    BBA/A-0586
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000424711
  5. urn:
    334eb439-a8cc-4042-b70a-ca01c145e47f
    name:
    09 Museets Venner, Telemark Museum
    id:
    TGM-A-1172
    path:
    TEMU/TGM-A-1172
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/334eb439-a8cc-4042-b70a-ca01c145e47f
  6. urn:
    a3468973-9fbf-4c77-b66a-3456375fa97a
    name:
    Dokumentasjonsprosjekt tresliperier, celluloseanlegg og papirfabrikker
    id:
    NSMA-ARK-1028
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1028
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a3468973-9fbf-4c77-b66a-3456375fa97a
  7. urn:
    1bf8e457-5989-4bce-8f5a-38fc86f486af
    name:
    Anno Domini: Jesus Through the Centuries . The Provincial Museum of Alberta
    id:
    0012
    path:
    NMFK/NG-1001/Eba/L0021/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1bf8e457-5989-4bce-8f5a-38fc86f486af
  8. urn:
    b3b6a6ba-57f4-420f-a6f4-2b36ebf82710
    name:
    Frønningen
    id:
    NSMA-ARK-1008
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1008
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b3b6a6ba-57f4-420f-a6f4-2b36ebf82710
  9. urn:
    de4f2af6-48b6-4ff7-b38f-749da4927df2
    name:
    Anno Norsk skogmuseum
    id:
    NSMA-ARKS-1008
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARKS-1008
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Anno museum
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    1
    history:
    Museets historie er bl.a. beskrevet boka "Stier i skog" av Paul Tage Halberg.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/de4f2af6-48b6-4ff7-b38f-749da4927df2
  10. urn:
    8908cd4d-4d79-4c91-a593-c3a407c60aa7
    name:
    Anno Norsk Skogsmuseum
    id:
    AKT-1901
    path:
    SVAM/AKT-1901
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Svalbard Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Materiale etter Amund Nerby (1922-2005).
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8908cd4d-4d79-4c91-a593-c3a407c60aa7
  11. urn:
    95b24fc3-dafc-4eb2-b5fb-49ac76e991d1
    name:
    Norsk Farmasihistorisk Museum
    id:
    Ark-1041
    path:
    NF/Ark-1041
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Norsk folkemuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95b24fc3-dafc-4eb2-b5fb-49ac76e991d1
  12. urn:
    6313a641-8596-403b-87c1-b316e5685553
    name:
    Filmarkiv (konverterte filmer fra 16-millimeter og VHS)
    id:
    NSMA-ARK-1055
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1055
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6313a641-8596-403b-87c1-b316e5685553
  13. urn:
    9f76d9d0-9157-497b-8457-393c2794f528
    name:
    Snillfjord kommune, vannområdeutvalget
    id:
    A-6471
    path:
    TIKA/A-6471
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9f76d9d0-9157-497b-8457-393c2794f528
  14. urn:
    3dedcafa-acaf-4d5e-8709-e8a2dd5e4fe7
    name:
    Eknæs, Åsmund
    id:
    NSMA-ARK-1051
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1051
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3dedcafa-acaf-4d5e-8709-e8a2dd5e4fe7
  15. urn:
    fedd3b3d-7042-413e-bad4-67415a0dd0b6
    name:
    Hanno, Andreas Friederich Wilhelm v.
    id:
    SAT-PA-0009
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0009
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fedd3b3d-7042-413e-bad4-67415a0dd0b6
  16. urn:
    aa7d4940-5f62-4205-91d0-6ebfc8c40824
    name:
    Hanno, Wilhelm von
    id:
    RA-PA-0073
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0073
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aa7d4940-5f62-4205-91d0-6ebfc8c40824
  17. urn:
    d60c7cd2-763a-4ebe-88d3-886b55c0617c
    name:
    Det relevante museet: målingssystem for læringsutbytte ved museer
    id:
    NSMA-ARK-1068
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1068
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d60c7cd2-763a-4ebe-88d3-886b55c0617c
  18. urn:
    d2947520-f6bb-4413-9be6-eba1efc4219f
    name:
    Smith, Richard Ford og Smith, Charles Lassow: dagboksavskrifter
    id:
    NSMA-ARK-1059
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1059
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2947520-f6bb-4413-9be6-eba1efc4219f
  19. urn:
    cdce7745-5425-4c4a-883f-39e831ecfb57
    name:
    Elevarbeid. Oppmåling av bur fra Telemark (anno 1756) på Norsk Folkemuseum
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-10583/10/F/Fd/L0005/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cdce7745-5425-4c4a-883f-39e831ecfb57
  20. urn:
    d4997c31-0555-485e-a506-3fb26414e463
    name:
    Universitetet i Oslo, Naturhistorisk museum, Botanisk hage
    id:
    RA-S-5954
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5954
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d4997c31-0555-485e-a506-3fb26414e463
  21. urn:
    cfce9e8b-7e5f-460f-98ff-d4714701eb90
    name:
    212.1 - Museumsmedarbeider/museumstømrerstilling. Annonse, søkerliste
    id:
    0014
    path:
    NF/Ark-1001/Ea/L0025/0014
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Norsk folkemuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cfce9e8b-7e5f-460f-98ff-d4714701eb90
  22. urn:
    e39f27f6-59f2-4f3b-adc5-fd8b5af2b139
    name:
    Bergens Museum
    id:
    SAB-A-17301
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-17301
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e39f27f6-59f2-4f3b-adc5-fd8b5af2b139
  23. urn:
    56128b37-e0c5-485d-b86f-c56d82db1e55
    name:
    Tromsø Museum
    id:
    SATØ-S-0162
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-0162
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/56128b37-e0c5-485d-b86f-c56d82db1e55
  24. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000003626
    name:
    Hardangervidda Museum
    id:
    A-1290
    path:
    BU/A-1290
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000003626
  25. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000004906
    name:
    Dagali museum
    id:
    A-1423
    path:
    BU/A-1423
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000004906
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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