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 2026-10-23T14:30:50Z in 4.141 seconds.

Showing 10 of 4370 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    BIT Teatergarasjen
    id:
    A-6218
  2. name:
    BiT - Teatergarasjen
    id:
    0006
  3. name:
    BIT - Teatergarasjen
    id:
    0006
  4. name:
    "BIT Teatergarasjen Oktoberdans 2000"
    id:
    0059
  5. name:
    "BIT Teatergarasjen Oktoberdans 2000"
    id:
    0059
  6. name:
    "Robyn Orlin. BIT Teatergarasjen"
    id:
    0022
  7. name:
    "Robyn Orlin. BIT Teatergarasjen"
    id:
    0022
  8. name:
    Bergen Internasjonale Teater, BIT teatergarasjen
    id:
    0002
  9. name:
    Danseinformasjonen/BIT Teatergarasjen: Bærekraftig scenekunst
    id:
    0020
  10. name:
    Gnr. 165 bnr. 1037. Krigsskadetomten (Baneveien/Nøstet). Tomt til BiT Teatergarasjen
    id:
    0015
Show all fields in HTML
total:
4370
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000802470
    name:
    BIT Teatergarasjen
    id:
    A-6218
    path:
    BBA/A-6218
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    - Arkiveier er BIT Teatergarasjen, ArkiVest-medlem nr. 222. - "Bergen Internasjonale Teaterfestival (BIT) ble startet opp av studenter ved teatervitenskap i Bergen i 1983/84. I 1984 ble første festival, Teatertreff’84 arrangert, med en stor åpningsmaraton på Torgallmenningen, noe som ble gjentatt ve...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000802470
  2. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003444701
    name:
    BiT - Teatergarasjen
    id:
    0006
    path:
    BBA/A-3014/K/L0003/0006
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003444701
  3. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000004044834
    name:
    BIT - Teatergarasjen
    id:
    0006
    path:
    BBA/A-8074/D/Da/Dab/L0012/0006
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004044834
  4. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000894069
    name:
    "BIT Teatergarasjen Oktoberdans 2000"
    id:
    0059
    path:
    BBA/A-5151/X/Xb/L0001/0059
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000894069
  5. urn:
    d165000e-8929-4672-8b85-b4dc71e18075
    name:
    "BIT Teatergarasjen Oktoberdans 2000"
    id:
    0059
    path:
    SAF/A-5151/X/Xb/L0001/0059
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d165000e-8929-4672-8b85-b4dc71e18075
  6. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000123466
    name:
    "Robyn Orlin. BIT Teatergarasjen"
    id:
    0022
    path:
    BBA/A-4265/X/Xb/L0007/0003/0022
    unit_type:
    Dokument
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000123466
  7. urn:
    43c18ea0-e667-47b5-b74a-10b49dce838f
    name:
    "Robyn Orlin. BIT Teatergarasjen"
    id:
    0022
    path:
    SAF/A-4265/X/Xb/L0007/0003/0022
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43c18ea0-e667-47b5-b74a-10b49dce838f
  8. urn:
    no-DANS_arkiv_000000003284
    name:
    Bergen Internasjonale Teater, BIT teatergarasjen
    id:
    0002
    path:
    DI/DA-1/25/E/Ea/0007/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Danseinformasjonen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-DANS_arkiv_000000003284
  9. urn:
    no-DANS_arkiv_000000005151
    name:
    Danseinformasjonen/BIT Teatergarasjen: Bærekraftig scenekunst
    id:
    0020
    path:
    DI/DA-2/1003/U/Ub/0002/0020
    unit_type:
    Film
    institution:
    Danseinformasjonen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-DANS_arkiv_000000005151
  10. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000004063175
    name:
    Gnr. 165 bnr. 1037. Krigsskadetomten (Baneveien/Nøstet). Tomt til BiT Teatergarasjen
    id:
    0015
    path:
    BBA/A-6503/D/Dg/L0058/0015
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004063175
  11. urn:
    no-DANS_arkiv_000000004051
    name:
    Ina Christel Johannessen/zero visibility corp.: "except that I would like to be rid of it", BIT Teatergarasjen
    id:
    0002
    path:
    DI/DA-1/36/U/Ub/0002/0002
    unit_type:
    Film
    institution:
    Danseinformasjonen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-DANS_arkiv_000000004051
  12. urn:
    no-DANS_arkiv_000000005236
    name:
    Alan Lucien Øyen/Winter Guests: "excerpts of citation without context". Videodokumentasjon fra BIT Teatergarasjen + work in progress Oktoberdans 04
    id:
    0004
    path:
    DI/DA-2/1004/U/Ub/0003/0004
    unit_type:
    Film
    institution:
    Danseinformasjonen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-DANS_arkiv_000000005236
  13. urn:
    998819db-5490-432c-9a3c-3e734131ea33
    name:
    BiT- hilsen
    id:
    0001
    path:
    VID/A-352/X/Xa/L0001/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/998819db-5490-432c-9a3c-3e734131ea33
  14. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000160692
    name:
    Pa 1644 - Thesbiteateret
    id:
    A-2928
    path:
    VEMU/A-2928
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000160692
  15. urn:
    7b6a9c71-54f5-4de2-b156-49a88506dece
    name:
    Kleeberg, Bitten
    id:
    MA-A-1307
    path:
    VID/MA-A-1307
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7b6a9c71-54f5-4de2-b156-49a88506dece
  16. urn:
    75e0878e-21a9-41c3-85eb-66839caa758f
    name:
    Bitterstad og omegn pensjonistforening
    id:
    A-06-191
    path:
    AIN/A-06-191
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/75e0878e-21a9-41c3-85eb-66839caa758f
  17. urn:
    6cdd25bc-9517-4676-8ef3-04788b301829
    name:
    Sewell, Bitte og Tom
    id:
    A-08-149
    path:
    AIN/A-08-149
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6cdd25bc-9517-4676-8ef3-04788b301829
  18. urn:
    02067307-659e-4f88-8dba-f6c403580871
    name:
    Harbitz, Georg Prahl
    id:
    RA-PA-0024
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0024
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02067307-659e-4f88-8dba-f6c403580871
  19. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000003571
    name:
    Harbitz, Georg. Oberst
    id:
    A-1519
    path:
    BU/A-1519
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000003571
  20. urn:
    52d706ed-72cc-4028-b0dc-975e8bb4337b
    name:
    IOGT Barnelosje Bittekonvall
    id:
    A-0220
    path:
    UBIT/A-0220
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52d706ed-72cc-4028-b0dc-975e8bb4337b
  21. urn:
    aa7a8d95-7f27-41b2-889a-9070daf219bb
    name:
    Klinikk for protetikk og bittfunksjon
    id:
    RA-S-5958
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5958
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aa7a8d95-7f27-41b2-889a-9070daf219bb
  22. urn:
    9aca34dd-aa00-468f-a9a9-503c05509871
    name:
    PA-0101, Øvregaard, John Harbitz, kaptein
    id:
    A-1153
    path:
    BYST/A-1153
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9aca34dd-aa00-468f-a9a9-503c05509871
  23. urn:
    0a93e602-ba7a-4cf2-82f8-3fd15f45e687
    name:
    Den norske delegasjon til HABITAT-konferansen i Vancouver
    id:
    RA-S-6253
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6253
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0a93e602-ba7a-4cf2-82f8-3fd15f45e687
  24. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000151822
    name:
    Teatergarasjen
    id:
    0001
    path:
    BBA/A-4265/D/Da/L0326/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000151822
  25. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000156744
    name:
    Teatergarasjen
    id:
    0013
    path:
    BBA/A-4265/D/Da/L0436/0013
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000156744
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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