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 2026-10-31T03:40:17Z in 2.935 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58260 results in compact format.

name:
Ramboldtutvalget
id:
0001
name:
Ramboldtutvalget
id:
0001
name:
Humboldtfjella
id:
0028
name:
Humboldt-vals
id:
0001
name:
Dagenboldt, 1 stk.
id:
0008
name:
Kapp Humboldt
id:
0063
name:
Kapp Humboldt
id:
0007
name:
Allis-Chalmers, Humboldt
id:
0006
name:
Forskning, "Humboldt - Stiftung"
id:
0003
name:
Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung
id:
0020

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total:

58260

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
55a2e491-499f-40ae-9725-1cce6e2e23fb
name:
Ramboldtutvalget
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-1684/1/D/L0104/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/55a2e491-499f-40ae-9725-1cce6e2e23fb
urn:
f2a15e11-0c8f-481b-8afd-ff1a3323a082
name:
Ramboldtutvalget
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-1684/1/D/L0105/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f2a15e11-0c8f-481b-8afd-ff1a3323a082
urn:
b50c58a8-959c-42b1-8b68-a42840208ce6
name:
Humboldtfjella
id:
0028
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1484/2/T/L0038/0028
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b50c58a8-959c-42b1-8b68-a42840208ce6
urn:
502d3a24-5160-4925-8f01-9d79d478f3b0
name:
Humboldt-vals
id:
0001
path:
AAMA/PA-2063/D07/L0094/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/502d3a24-5160-4925-8f01-9d79d478f3b0
urn:
a0b15d61-5950-4ac1-8442-c839469e8276
name:
Dagenboldt, 1 stk.
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-EA-4046/F/Fb/L0012/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0b15d61-5950-4ac1-8442-c839469e8276
urn:
b33b7484-2c6d-4966-893f-ea2369283cf4
name:
Kapp Humboldt
id:
0063
path:
AV/RA-PA-1377/U/L0001/0001/0063
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b33b7484-2c6d-4966-893f-ea2369283cf4
urn:
97724f0a-0d24-4424-9a7e-3248959c35fe
name:
Kapp Humboldt
id:
0007
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1484/2/T/L0034/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/97724f0a-0d24-4424-9a7e-3248959c35fe
urn:
5628809c-9555-4260-9077-947b49cb4846
name:
Allis-Chalmers, Humboldt
id:
0006
path:
AV/SAST-A-102613/Ee/L0019/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5628809c-9555-4260-9077-947b49cb4846
urn:
56e5c93a-f7c2-4f45-ae70-fe142b79b4d5
name:
Forskning, "Humboldt - Stiftung"
id:
0003
path:
TMF/A-1002/E/L0009/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
MF vitenskapelig høyskole
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/56e5c93a-f7c2-4f45-ae70-fe142b79b4d5
urn:
1731b118-e30e-4c8d-a242-94f34638a81c
name:
Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung
id:
0020
path:
AV/RA-S-3022/D/Da/L0106/0020
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1731b118-e30e-4c8d-a242-94f34638a81c
urn:
51622ee1-5886-4323-8479-5843182745bb
name:
Bygg nummer 665 Humboldt
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-00017/01/G/Gc/L0068/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/51622ee1-5886-4323-8479-5843182745bb
urn:
9ff17897-08c2-4fac-afa1-04097f24ef43
name:
Bygg nummer 665 Humboldt
id:
0001
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AV/SAST-A-00017/01/G/Gc/L0069/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ff17897-08c2-4fac-afa1-04097f24ef43
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38ea9540-285d-496c-9761-46d0322e84ba
name:
Bygg nummer 665 Humboldt
id:
0002
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AV/SAST-A-00017/01/G/Gf/L0002/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38ea9540-285d-496c-9761-46d0322e84ba
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605374c3-15c0-44e9-8989-3ccd61ba7170
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Striboldt, Fernda til Sørfonden, Amund
id:
L0101
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AV/SAKO-A-714/4/H/Ha/L0101
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/605374c3-15c0-44e9-8989-3ccd61ba7170
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caed69c5-ae45-49f6-917c-e3583bc6c9cc
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Humboldt, anbud på flotasjonsanlegg, kart, m.m.
id:
L0390
path:
MIST/RMU-A-071/Dc/L0390
unit_type:
STYKKE
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Museene i Sør-Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/caed69c5-ae45-49f6-917c-e3583bc6c9cc
urn:
1cdebada-b03c-42ec-8c4d-30b667428a9b
name:
Kjellbotn stasjon ved Kapp Humboldt
id:
0052
path:
AV/RA-PA-1377/U/L0001/0001/0052
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1cdebada-b03c-42ec-8c4d-30b667428a9b
urn:
3b85f52d-51bd-4d56-a0f4-67965fd5337b
name:
Humboldt state university - HBO - studentutveksling
id:
0027
path:
AV/SAT-A-6884/FELT-02/D/Da/L0077/0027
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3b85f52d-51bd-4d56-a0f4-67965fd5337b
urn:
107c1393-d3d0-48ba-b0df-87b29bd78eed
name:
Berigt over Skuterud Coboldt Grubers Arbeidere
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-0157/H/He/L0445/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/107c1393-d3d0-48ba-b0df-87b29bd78eed
urn:
6115d15c-49ff-489a-a7a8-6daf231ead68
name:
Berigt over Skuterud Coboldt Grubers Arbeidere
id:
0001
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AV/RA-PA-0157/H/He/L0446/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6115d15c-49ff-489a-a7a8-6daf231ead68
urn:
a7ae828d-7cbb-4e2d-a62a-6fc59930ef41
name:
6. Humboldt og Norman om "Rostning" og reservedeler til "Vaskeriet"
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-PA-0676/D/Db/L0006/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a7ae828d-7cbb-4e2d-a62a-6fc59930ef41
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c6a02fd1-6028-40af-b9fe-254c1deb858b
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Bygg nummer 665 TT Humboldt, rederiet Petromar
id:
0002
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AV/SAST-A-00017/01/G/Ge/L0008/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c6a02fd1-6028-40af-b9fe-254c1deb858b
urn:
ae907a31-2758-4292-939b-433d8a289164
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Biong, Bismark, Biørn, Bjørndalen, Bjørnson, Blehr, Blich, Blichfeldt, Blix, Blixencrone, Bloch, Blom, Blomme, Blaa, Blaauw, Boalth, Bochvalt, Bodtker, Boetius, Bogø, Boldeus, Boldt, Bolt, Bombowsky, Bomhof, Bommen, Bonsach, Borch, Borchmand, Borchsenius
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0021
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AV/RA-PA-0149/F/Fd/L0031/0021
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ae907a31-2758-4292-939b-433d8a289164
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dc1f589b-8c90-404d-ab9a-2d70260670de
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Humboldt-Deutzmotoren A-G. Brosjyrer om gullvasking. Inneholder fotografier og tegninger
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0004
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AV/SATØ-P-0446/2/Z/L0010Z/0004
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc1f589b-8c90-404d-ab9a-2d70260670de
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Boldt-Christmas, E. Stockholm
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F-52
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AV/F-52
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bb0000c1-119d-4623-b053-a6acacf90836
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9ce2da8d-1c8a-49dc-9139-dbcc87dd5a7c
name:
Norske skip som angivelig ikke har overboldt kontrollreglene (I-II)
id:
0003
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AV/RA-S-1724/1/D/Da/L0282/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ce2da8d-1c8a-49dc-9139-dbcc87dd5a7c

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
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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