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 2026-11-15T09:39:32Z in 0.231 seconds.

Showing 10 of 59297 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Statens Fiskarbank
    id:
    RA-S-4370
  2. name:
    Wiel, Barbara
    id:
    HHSP-1555
  3. name:
    Stabell, Barbara, f Krohg
    id:
    SAT-PA-0061
  4. name:
    Statens Fiskarbank, avdeling Bergen
    id:
    SAB-A-100612
  5. name:
    Statens Fiskarbank, avdeling Bodø
    id:
    RA-S-4371
  6. name:
    Statens Fiskarbank, avdeling Ålesund
    id:
    RA-S-4372
  7. name:
    Statens fiskarbank - avdeling Tromsø
    id:
    SATØ-S-0592
  8. name:
    MT Barbara Brøvig, fargefoto
    id:
    0004
  9. name:
    Avdeling 5. Bedrifts ID: 401710. Arba Inkludering AS
    id:
    0010
  10. name:
    Harbak as
    id:
    0002
Show all fields in HTML
total:
59297
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    456fcd81-a534-409c-b82f-aff13517cbbe
    name:
    Statens Fiskarbank
    id:
    RA-S-4370
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4370
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/456fcd81-a534-409c-b82f-aff13517cbbe
  2. urn:
    78cbd7ba-3a2e-438d-8c5a-96af7ffb621c
    name:
    Wiel, Barbara
    id:
    HHSP-1555
    path:
    OSTM/HHSP-1555
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/78cbd7ba-3a2e-438d-8c5a-96af7ffb621c
  3. urn:
    3d7f5c19-5ea3-4dcc-aa15-0623185e2db9
    name:
    Stabell, Barbara, f Krohg
    id:
    SAT-PA-0061
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0061
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3d7f5c19-5ea3-4dcc-aa15-0623185e2db9
  4. urn:
    e0628e82-f483-4eaf-a4d5-e830f51153b0
    name:
    Statens Fiskarbank, avdeling Bergen
    id:
    SAB-A-100612
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100612
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e0628e82-f483-4eaf-a4d5-e830f51153b0
  5. urn:
    b651b8e6-2fcd-4bb9-b8c3-005cf5dff840
    name:
    Statens Fiskarbank, avdeling Bodø
    id:
    RA-S-4371
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4371
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b651b8e6-2fcd-4bb9-b8c3-005cf5dff840
  6. urn:
    db124ce3-c091-46a9-8f02-dc1d730f1ca3
    name:
    Statens Fiskarbank, avdeling Ålesund
    id:
    RA-S-4372
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4372
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db124ce3-c091-46a9-8f02-dc1d730f1ca3
  7. urn:
    185be625-af75-4ea2-8834-a4451aab4b6d
    name:
    Statens fiskarbank - avdeling Tromsø
    id:
    SATØ-S-0592
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-0592
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/185be625-af75-4ea2-8834-a4451aab4b6d
  8. urn:
    c12a5508-592b-4c36-80da-39081e044de5
    name:
    MT Barbara Brøvig, fargefoto
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-5881/U/Ua/L0001/0004
    unit_type:
    FOTO
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c12a5508-592b-4c36-80da-39081e044de5
  9. urn:
    d74f4f75-8275-4c4e-927c-026d65ea29d9
    name:
    Avdeling 5. Bedrifts ID: 401710. Arba Inkludering AS
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0059/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d74f4f75-8275-4c4e-927c-026d65ea29d9
  10. urn:
    e1047441-d8fd-4aff-889f-b33fbf65fed9
    name:
    Harbak as
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4157/2/F/Fc/L0004/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e1047441-d8fd-4aff-889f-b33fbf65fed9
  11. urn:
    2be3c8d9-5250-44ac-b3f6-016959d854ca
    name:
    Aarbakken AS
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100615 /D/Dd/L0181/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2be3c8d9-5250-44ac-b3f6-016959d854ca
  12. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002909459
    name:
    Div. ARBA
    id:
    L0081
    path:
    BBA/A-2867/K/Ka/L0081
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002909459
  13. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002909474
    name:
    Sykefravær ARBA 98-00
    id:
    L0096
    path:
    BBA/A-2867/K/Ka/L0096
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002909474
  14. urn:
    1bf17c27-4867-44a2-8e2f-3b5ee1101a28
    name:
    982937272 - barbar AS
    id:
    0047
    path:
    IKAH/1221-021/A/Ac/L0059/0047
    unit_type:
    SAK
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1bf17c27-4867-44a2-8e2f-3b5ee1101a28
  15. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002909379
    name:
    Personalmapper ARBA Sluttet, A - Ar
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    BBA/A-2867/K/Ka/L0001
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002909379
  16. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002909387
    name:
    Personalmapper ARBA Sluttet, M - No
    id:
    L0009
    path:
    BBA/A-2867/K/Ka/L0009
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002909387
  17. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002909388
    name:
    Personalmapper ARBA Sluttet, No - Q
    id:
    L0010
    path:
    BBA/A-2867/K/Ka/L0010
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002909388
  18. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002909391
    name:
    Personalmapper ARBA Sluttet, Sæ - U
    id:
    L0013
    path:
    BBA/A-2867/K/Ka/L0013
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002909391
  19. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002909392
    name:
    Personalmapper ARBA Sluttet, V - Å
    id:
    L0014
    path:
    BBA/A-2867/K/Ka/L0014
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002909392
  20. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002909460
    name:
    Div. ARBA dok.
    id:
    L0082
    path:
    BBA/A-2867/K/Ka/L0082
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002909460
  21. urn:
    db4a8f80-8a4a-49fa-aa70-b52693d58a03
    name:
    Arba Minch yrkeskole
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AAMA/KA0900-550v/01/E/E1/L0009/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db4a8f80-8a4a-49fa-aa70-b52693d58a03
  22. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002909380
    name:
    Personalmapper ARBA Sluttet, B - Bov
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    BBA/A-2867/K/Ka/L0002
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002909380
  23. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002909381
    name:
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    id:
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    path:
    BBA/A-2867/K/Ka/L0003
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002909381
  24. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002909384
    name:
    Personalmapper ARBA Sluttet, Hav - I
    id:
    L0006
    path:
    BBA/A-2867/K/Ka/L0006
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002909384
  25. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002909385
    name:
    Personalmapper ARBA Sluttet, J - Knut
    id:
    L0007
    path:
    BBA/A-2867/K/Ka/L0007
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002909385
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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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