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 2026-10-22T16:42:24Z in 1.177 seconds.

Showing 10 of 207135 results in compact format.

name:
Protokoll for læraren i Forberg og Erikstein skulekretser
id:
L0001
name:
45/79 Lahaugmoen invnr 35 - div arb - B & O Forberg AS
id:
0005
name:
Dagbok for Valen, Forberg og Bø skulekrinsar
id:
L0001
name:
Snåsa klokkergård, Forberg
id:
0005
name:
Forberg B. & 0. A/S Eidsvold Verk
id:
0010
name:
Ingeniørfirmaet Halvor Forberg AS
id:
0002
name:
973 Forberg, Halvor E. / Eiv. Forberg
id:
0005
name:
Forberg mixer, Forberg drying system, udatert
id:
0002
name:
Prospektering i Velfjord: Forbergskog 1996, Akselberg 1996/97, Aunbukta 1997, Hyllvatnet 1997
id:
4578
name:
K. Forberg
id:
0006

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total:

207135

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
b3a64b21-041a-40fc-96fe-7855263d94aa
name:
Protokoll for læraren i Forberg og Erikstein skulekretser
id:
L0001
path:
IKAK/0821231.14/H/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b3a64b21-041a-40fc-96fe-7855263d94aa
urn:
2858f44b-4acf-40fe-b188-55c8ee5bc279
name:
45/79 Lahaugmoen invnr 35 - div arb - B & O Forberg AS
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2010/1/F/Fd/L0063/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2858f44b-4acf-40fe-b188-55c8ee5bc279
urn:
6234f13f-5801-4644-a88a-f0e5f0902bd8
name:
Dagbok for Valen, Forberg og Bø skulekrinsar
id:
L0001
path:
IKAK/0821231.13/G/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6234f13f-5801-4644-a88a-f0e5f0902bd8
urn:
b3d4dc0d-4e44-4841-a433-2d1ba18655ae
name:
Snåsa klokkergård, Forberg
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-S-4711/Arkivdel 2/Q/Qf/L0013/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b3d4dc0d-4e44-4841-a433-2d1ba18655ae
urn:
0d01194f-3406-4253-8e3f-34ba00969e06
name:
Forberg B. & 0. A/S Eidsvold Verk
id:
0010
path:
AV/RA-S-2414/1/F/Fo/L0006/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0d01194f-3406-4253-8e3f-34ba00969e06
urn:
42e6e597-b46d-4032-82e5-c63abc30259f
name:
Ingeniørfirmaet Halvor Forberg AS
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAKO-A-1391/F/Fa/L0010/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/42e6e597-b46d-4032-82e5-c63abc30259f
urn:
cf5148ef-72d4-4b75-9f9d-14cbf466159d
name:
973 Forberg, Halvor E. / Eiv. Forberg
id:
0005
path:
AV/SAKO-P-1035/D/Da/L0167/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf5148ef-72d4-4b75-9f9d-14cbf466159d
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000159906
name:
Forberg mixer, Forberg drying system, udatert
id:
0002
path:
VEMU/A-2166/U/Ud/L0008/0002
unit_type:
Film
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000159906
urn:
47056976-fed1-4b55-91e4-f4b262e0122b
name:
Prospektering i Velfjord: Forbergskog 1996, Akselberg 1996/97, Aunbukta 1997, Hyllvatnet 1997
id:
4578
path:
AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0491/4578
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/47056976-fed1-4b55-91e4-f4b262e0122b
urn:
76a53a6c-05b4-4fb8-8650-d8e1969f1c2d
name:
K. Forberg
id:
0006
path:
AV/RA-S-2477/D/Dd/L0203/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/76a53a6c-05b4-4fb8-8650-d8e1969f1c2d
urn:
16630504-4d66-4a02-b8dd-540e5d7565f4
name:
Forberg
id:
0017
path:
AV/RA-S-6224/D/Db/Db08/0022/0017
unit_type:
FOTOSERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/16630504-4d66-4a02-b8dd-540e5d7565f4
urn:
93786aa8-e2bf-4b98-bed2-a5b24992d71a
name:
Forberg
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-6224/T/Tb/Tb08/Tb08a/0018/0004
unit_type:
TEGNINGSSERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93786aa8-e2bf-4b98-bed2-a5b24992d71a
urn:
9d694829-7b53-4ef6-b781-8f69863d52e4
name:
Forberg
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-6224/X/Xb/Xb08/Xb08a/0018/0004
unit_type:
TEGNINGSSERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9d694829-7b53-4ef6-b781-8f69863d52e4
urn:
19c6d654-5f1e-47a3-90a1-4ecd77c58116
name:
Forberg
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-6224/X/Xb/Xb17/Xb17a/0016/0001
unit_type:
TEGNINGSSERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/19c6d654-5f1e-47a3-90a1-4ecd77c58116
urn:
f09e6525-afca-43bb-a30a-62c0908d6d91
name:
Forberg skule
id:
0821231.14
path:
IKAK/0821231.14
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f09e6525-afca-43bb-a30a-62c0908d6d91
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000152630
name:
Forberg - Frøyland
id:
L0025
path:
BBA/A-0863/U/Ua/Uab/L0025
unit_type:
Stykke
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000152630
urn:
c00f774a-9431-4243-b47a-3be3fb556c0b
name:
Forberg skulekrins
id:
L0006
path:
IKAK/0821013/A/Aa/L0006
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c00f774a-9431-4243-b47a-3be3fb556c0b
urn:
e9dc17a5-b941-4773-bbfd-ff5de8eea3c7
name:
Forberg skulekrins
id:
L0006
path:
IKAK/0821013/A/Ab/L0006
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e9dc17a5-b941-4773-bbfd-ff5de8eea3c7
urn:
1f4d50cc-b339-4388-b511-c904886dcab7
name:
Gunnuld Forberg
id:
0001
path:
AAMA/KA0929-121b/E/E03/L0005/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1f4d50cc-b339-4388-b511-c904886dcab7
urn:
2376c5e3-62f3-4f87-9954-7ca2516741ac
name:
Forberg, Sverre
id:
0016
path:
ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1064/P/Pa/L0010/0016
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Anno museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2376c5e3-62f3-4f87-9954-7ca2516741ac
urn:
40eba188-c450-4f39-b294-c6a869bb046e
name:
Forberg, Torgeir
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3703/P/Pc/L0021/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/40eba188-c450-4f39-b294-c6a869bb046e
urn:
63ce3f3a-2f76-4cf6-8ebb-0093865bec2d
name:
Forberg, Torgeir
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3703/P/Pc/L0062/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/63ce3f3a-2f76-4cf6-8ebb-0093865bec2d
urn:
75fc5f87-063a-4717-9eb3-d9dad96c487c
name:
Halvor Forberg A/S
id:
0010
path:
AV/RA-S-1605/2/D/Db/Dbd/L0079/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/75fc5f87-063a-4717-9eb3-d9dad96c487c
urn:
f4f0644a-01a0-4d7e-ba3c-498227e90338
name:
Halvor Forberg A/S
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-S-1605/2/D/Db/Dbe/L0009/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f4f0644a-01a0-4d7e-ba3c-498227e90338
urn:
02a6cb90-ea3d-4e77-a0fe-97a8a53b3794
name:
Forberg, Halvor
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-S-1605/2/F/Fa/L0063/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02a6cb90-ea3d-4e77-a0fe-97a8a53b3794

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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