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, 1-100 (default 25). 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, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-02T20:24:01Z in 7.980 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58631 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Another Country
    id:
    0002
  2. name:
    Flatbrødfabrikken Ideal
    id:
    SAH-ARK-203
  3. name:
    Ideal Mekaniske Verksted
    id:
    FMA-10140
  4. name:
    Another Way
    id:
    0001
  5. name:
    Another Way
    id:
    0006
  6. name:
    "Orkney. Tales from another world"
    id:
    0027
  7. name:
    "Orkney. Tales from another world"
    id:
    0027
  8. name:
    Ocean Ranger accident another Kielland catastrophe
    id:
    0002
  9. name:
    Bresée Dansekompani. "Another shade of lamp". Scenehuset
    id:
    0004
  10. name:
    UNITED NATIONS, Another One Hundred And One on the UN
    id:
    0015
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total:
58631
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    name:
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    0002
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    MAPPE
    institution:
    Skeivt arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7176735d-3780-4273-ab52-fcd855be11ad
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    AV/SAH-ARK-203
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    ARKIV
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3eadccec-f98f-4633-a641-20b8f5fe2a24
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    name:
    Ideal Mekaniske Verksted
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    FMA-10140
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    OSTM/FMA-10140
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    name:
    Another Way
    id:
    0001
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    AV/RA-PA-2058/E/Eg/L0001/0001
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    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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    link:
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    Another Way
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    0006
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    AV/RA-PA-2058/U/Ua/L0002/0006
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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    0
    link:
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  6. urn:
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    name:
    "Orkney. Tales from another world"
    id:
    0027
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    BBA/A-3844/Y/L0007/0027
    unit_type:
    Mappe
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    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
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    name:
    "Orkney. Tales from another world"
    id:
    0027
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    SAF/A-3844/Y/L0007/0027
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ae60fec5-c6bd-46f6-9e0a-88f2fbbbae80
  8. urn:
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    name:
    Ocean Ranger accident another Kielland catastrophe
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102024/1/U/Ub/L0019/0002
    unit_type:
    FILM
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2bf52a08-01a2-4ae5-b6eb-15efbf7908f0
  9. urn:
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    name:
    Bresée Dansekompani. "Another shade of lamp". Scenehuset
    id:
    0004
    path:
    DI/DA-1/38/U/Ub/0004
    unit_type:
    Film
    institution:
    Danseinformasjonen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-DANS_arkiv_000000004078
  10. urn:
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    UNITED NATIONS, Another One Hundred And One on the UN
    id:
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    OAM/A-00619/F/L0013/0015
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    MAPPE
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    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b6cf75b1-0e3c-4933-82dc-3f075341b662
  11. urn:
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    0008
    path:
    NTM/A-1005/D/L0012/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Norsk Teknisk Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/692f9fe0-efcb-4eec-bcef-37bf25f637b4
  12. urn:
    8f0395ef-91ce-4c44-b97f-78a761d55fd0
    name:
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    id:
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    AV/SAB-A-100272/3/001/001b/L0019/0043
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  14. urn:
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    id:
    0002
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-DANS_arkiv_000000005509
  15. urn:
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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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