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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
`page`	optional	integer	Page number, 1-based (default 1).
`offset`	optional	integer	Number 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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-31T07:46:19Z in 4.312 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58494 results in compact format.

name:
The sami - four lands one people
id:
L0019
name:
Different European People Forum, 1996
id:
0005
name:
"Moving people"
id:
L0001
name:
7730 Korr., rundskriv etc. University People-to-People Program
id:
0011
name:
Rwanda. Indigenous People Asses. -Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee
id:
0003
name:
Kajellah, Judith Jailo: "Jesus' care for widows as an example of his concern for mariginalized people"
id:
0004
name:
Fotoalbum med også trykte hefter og avisutklipp - album merket "From the People of Chandigarh (India) to the People of Norway
id:
L0002
name:
Rapisarda, Daniela Lucia: "Theology of Inculturation and Liberation. In the People to People Peacemaking Process in Southern Sudan (1997-2002)".
id:
0002
name:
People
id:
0001
name:
People
id:
0001

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total:

58494

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
5bde4043-d70b-422d-a576-2cae153733f3
name:
The sami - four lands one people
id:
L0019
path:
AV/SAMI-PA-1030/SI-Dutkan/U/Ub/L0019
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5bde4043-d70b-422d-a576-2cae153733f3
urn:
a6b7267e-ce5b-4326-aaf7-cf162150cc1c
name:
Different European People Forum, 1996
id:
0005
path:
SKA/A-0001/G/L0002/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Skeivt arkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a6b7267e-ce5b-4326-aaf7-cf162150cc1c
urn:
706ea915-bfcf-4bca-8839-240bf78f2b5d
name:
"Moving people"
id:
L0001
path:
OBA/A-40202/U/Uk/Uk002/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/706ea915-bfcf-4bca-8839-240bf78f2b5d
urn:
59215bae-9108-4cf0-94ee-5f932d758ac8
name:
7730 Korr., rundskriv etc. University People-to-People Program
id:
0011
path:
AV/RA-PA-0794/Fd/Fdj/L0097/0011
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/59215bae-9108-4cf0-94ee-5f932d758ac8
urn:
c68d9419-599b-41e0-8778-1b2bdd461945
name:
Rwanda. Indigenous People Asses. -Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-1641/D/Dd/L0042/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c68d9419-599b-41e0-8778-1b2bdd461945
urn:
b8e93ecc-97b3-4c83-9c70-0804c5a59e8e
name:
Kajellah, Judith Jailo: "Jesus' care for widows as an example of his concern for mariginalized people"
id:
0004
path:
TMF/A-1006/G/Gc/L0012/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
MF vitenskapelig høyskole
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b8e93ecc-97b3-4c83-9c70-0804c5a59e8e
urn:
1caa058a-7a28-4937-94f7-8badcc41a6ab
name:
Fotoalbum med også trykte hefter og avisutklipp - album merket "From the People of Chandigarh (India) to the People of Norway
id:
L0002
path:
TRKO/PA-1204/U/Uc/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Trondheim byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1caa058a-7a28-4937-94f7-8badcc41a6ab
urn:
208370f7-033b-4756-b4de-d2167c8370c2
name:
Rapisarda, Daniela Lucia: "Theology of Inculturation and Liberation. In the People to People Peacemaking Process in Southern Sudan (1997-2002)".
id:
0002
path:
TMF/A-1006/G/Ge/L0036/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
MF vitenskapelig høyskole
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/208370f7-033b-4756-b4de-d2167c8370c2
urn:
bbb50840-c9cd-45a9-82e6-ced01af87f1f
name:
People
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-102024/1/U/Ua/L0026/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bbb50840-c9cd-45a9-82e6-ced01af87f1f
urn:
ff1695a5-2c0e-4e08-8d4e-0827310ed623
name:
People
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-102024/1/U/Ua/L0028/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff1695a5-2c0e-4e08-8d4e-0827310ed623
urn:
e0b5b6bc-79cc-4af5-a869-89181bf62df0
name:
Mobil people
id:
L0018
path:
AV/SAST-A-102024/1/U/Ua/L0018
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e0b5b6bc-79cc-4af5-a869-89181bf62df0
urn:
d76e30d3-44a9-4e8b-bc9c-eb74a8beb3dc
name:
Mobil people
id:
L0019
path:
AV/SAST-A-102024/1/U/Ua/L0019
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d76e30d3-44a9-4e8b-bc9c-eb74a8beb3dc
urn:
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name:
Mobil people
id:
L0020
path:
AV/SAST-A-102024/1/U/Ua/L0020
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fa9a1c51-0ec4-4fcb-9fee-f2b8a67906dc
urn:
05a418ee-6279-4764-a23a-eecfd9d66e3c
name:
Mobil people
id:
L0021
path:
AV/SAST-A-102024/1/U/Ua/L0021
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/05a418ee-6279-4764-a23a-eecfd9d66e3c
urn:
291cc694-dd57-412e-93ee-124dfafee77a
name:
Mobil people
id:
L0022
path:
AV/SAST-A-102024/1/U/Ua/L0022
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/291cc694-dd57-412e-93ee-124dfafee77a
urn:
2d8123dd-e32f-4fb7-a46d-2a741ab6b35e
name:
Mobil people
id:
L0023
path:
AV/SAST-A-102024/1/U/Ua/L0023
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2d8123dd-e32f-4fb7-a46d-2a741ab6b35e
urn:
fdea3fa8-6c24-43cb-9b83-40373679d92b
name:
Mobil people
id:
L0024
path:
AV/SAST-A-102024/1/U/Ua/L0024
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fdea3fa8-6c24-43cb-9b83-40373679d92b
urn:
a381f0cf-a60c-46ad-b02b-d921d5cd7c96
name:
Mobil People
id:
L0026
path:
AV/SAST-A-102024/1/U/Ua/L0026
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a381f0cf-a60c-46ad-b02b-d921d5cd7c96
urn:
a2887b6e-1aa8-4229-a9e0-9821149a6a34
name:
Mobil People
id:
L0027
path:
AV/SAST-A-102024/1/U/Ua/L0027
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a2887b6e-1aa8-4229-a9e0-9821149a6a34
urn:
e9162949-422e-48ab-8fc6-1dc864874e8c
name:
"Up with people".
id:
0038
path:
AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01a/L0123/0038
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e9162949-422e-48ab-8fc6-1dc864874e8c
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011db61e-6a0e-4a2b-a318-a3e244b7f97c
name:
Up With People
id:
0068
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AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01b/L0140/0068
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/011db61e-6a0e-4a2b-a318-a3e244b7f97c
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1b1b8e20-73e0-4b0b-ab3b-3a49be5a2754
name:
People International
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-0861/D/Da/L0011/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b1b8e20-73e0-4b0b-ab3b-3a49be5a2754
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name:
Up with People
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0003
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AV/RA-PA-1283/Db/L0070/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5f544553-7b87-4b9f-a69a-56357d1e0621
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ca88d4a3-5923-4025-bc33-403b0429d487
name:
The Sami People
id:
L0073
path:
AV/SAMI-PA-1047/Y/L0073
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ca88d4a3-5923-4025-bc33-403b0429d487
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7833118f-9fef-49c3-848b-4c08179e833e
name:
Offshore people strategy
id:
L0004
path:
AV/SAST-A-102450/G/Ga/L0004
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7833118f-9fef-49c3-848b-4c08179e833e

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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How to use the search_archives lookup

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
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