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 2026-11-15T18:37:03Z in 0.300 seconds.

Showing 10 of 59125 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Active Networks A/S
    id:
    RA-PA-1316
  2. name:
    Acive Networks A/S
    id:
    P-14323
  3. name:
    Gay Lesbian Network International
    id:
    0003
  4. name:
    "Ilha De Mocambique. A network project between the Municipality of Ilha De Mocambique and the heritage management office of the city of Bergen. Project document"
    id:
    0003
  5. name:
    Sak: 9611574 Northern Network AS - Eiendomsopplysninger
    id:
    0027
  6. name:
    EØS 009 - 2006 Levering av IKT utstyr og tjenester til kommunene Trondheim og Bergen
    id:
    0004
  7. name:
    Uenighet ved tolkning av avtale ved lønnsforhandlinger, Nera Network AS
    id:
    0002
  8. name:
    Prosjekter i Network Divison - Network of Volunteers (NET)
    id:
    L0598
  9. name:
    Deltakerkontrakt "Network of Excellence" og kontrakt med Primetalk AS/Tilsammans AS vedr. "Business Zone"
    id:
    0002
  10. name:
    EURESCOM Project EU P301. Frame Relay Network-to-Network...
    id:
    0001
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total:
59125
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    0e6fd06a-426e-46b0-8629-f63ce16be862
    name:
    Active Networks A/S
    id:
    RA-PA-1316
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1316
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0e6fd06a-426e-46b0-8629-f63ce16be862
  2. urn:
    809905af-b8da-4d71-a8ac-9496a73fa994
    name:
    Acive Networks A/S
    id:
    P-14323
    path:
    AV/P-14323
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    INT. ORGANISASJONER
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    "Initiativet: I april 1989 nedsatte Utenrikstjenestens Ektefelleforening (UTEF) en prosjektgruppe som skulle utrede mulighetene for å skaffe ektefellene inntektsgivende arbeid under utetjeneste ved å utnytte deres særlige kompetanse. Forretningsideen: Utenlandsbaserte ektefeller skulle engasjeres so...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/809905af-b8da-4d71-a8ac-9496a73fa994
  3. urn:
    faccd7a1-f330-4181-92c7-d1304725c308
    name:
    Gay Lesbian Network International
    id:
    0003
    path:
    SKA/A-0078/D/Da/L0014/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Skeivt arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/faccd7a1-f330-4181-92c7-d1304725c308
  4. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000685851
    name:
    "Ilha De Mocambique. A network project between the Municipality of Ilha De Mocambique and the heritage management office of the city of Bergen. Project document"
    id:
    0003
    path:
    BBA/A-5903/G/L0002/0003
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000685851
  5. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003922165
    name:
    Sak: 9611574 Northern Network AS - Eiendomsopplysninger
    id:
    0027
    path:
    BBA/A-0996/D/De/Dee/L0038/0027
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003922165
  6. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000259246
    name:
    EØS 009 - 2006 Levering av IKT utstyr og tjenester til kommunene Trondheim og Bergen
    id:
    0004
    path:
    BBA/A-5166/F/Fb/L0002/0004
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000259246
  7. urn:
    f6ebaac5-8260-421c-8f4e-c658452e6821
    name:
    Uenighet ved tolkning av avtale ved lønnsforhandlinger, Nera Network AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0079/0006/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f6ebaac5-8260-421c-8f4e-c658452e6821
  8. urn:
    d58c9f53-2104-4137-961d-c27ea27e9767
    name:
    Prosjekter i Network Divison - Network of Volunteers (NET)
    id:
    L0598
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1641/D/Dd/L0598
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d58c9f53-2104-4137-961d-c27ea27e9767
  9. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000035729
    name:
    Deltakerkontrakt "Network of Excellence" og kontrakt med Primetalk AS/Tilsammans AS vedr. "Business Zone"
    id:
    0002
    path:
    BBA/A-3838/F/L0001/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000035729
  10. urn:
    6fb650d5-6c45-44e7-835a-ab7be97942d1
    name:
    EURESCOM Project EU P301. Frame Relay Network-to-Network...
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4173/D/Da/L0188/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6fb650d5-6c45-44e7-835a-ab7be97942d1
  11. urn:
    fe0b8baa-0471-49ac-b85f-7d0a7f9481ad
    name:
    Prosjekter i Network Division - Regional Officers (NET), - Network of Volunteers (NET)
    id:
    L0573
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1641/D/Dd/L0573
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fe0b8baa-0471-49ac-b85f-7d0a7f9481ad
  12. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000259249
    name:
    EØS 009 - 2006 Levering av IKT utstyr og tjenester til kommunene Trondheim og Bergen
    id:
    0005
    path:
    BBA/A-5166/F/Fb/L0002/0005
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000259249
  13. urn:
    4cf0a3f5-06bb-4e9f-8153-d8aa64830368
    name:
    Kristen Nygaard og Ole-Johan Dahl. Preliminary presentation of the SIMULA language (as of May 18th 1963) and some examples of network descriptions. 1963.
    id:
    0110
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1398/F/Fz/L0008/0110
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4cf0a3f5-06bb-4e9f-8153-d8aa64830368
  14. urn:
    7d3212a7-4d17-4373-aa85-368b0c0ba740
    name:
    Network
    id:
    0011
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1396/A/L0035/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d3212a7-4d17-4373-aa85-368b0c0ba740
  15. urn:
    a0e2b203-8dde-40d0-95fb-ff76437eba2b
    name:
    Network
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1675/F/L0186/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0e2b203-8dde-40d0-95fb-ff76437eba2b
  16. urn:
    20217bd9-159d-4447-aab9-5e040089131b
    name:
    Millennium TV Network
    id:
    0026
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1452/D/Dd/L0006/0026
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/20217bd9-159d-4447-aab9-5e040089131b
  17. urn:
    8711ee11-80b6-4f70-9e07-5f12582c5b6d
    name:
    Network: General
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/E/L2479/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8711ee11-80b6-4f70-9e07-5f12582c5b6d
  18. urn:
    321db6a9-48e1-4f7b-893e-c2fb928ae77c
    name:
    DOMUS Network
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-2113/F/Fd/L0003/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/321db6a9-48e1-4f7b-893e-c2fb928ae77c
  19. urn:
    c975259c-a953-4ff0-9ecf-362dd4310a28
    name:
    Eurogiro Network
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4215/D/L0369/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c975259c-a953-4ff0-9ecf-362dd4310a28
  20. urn:
    c113d63d-72ad-4cfc-93d8-58757f332997
    name:
    ESF Network
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4333/D/L0070/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c113d63d-72ad-4cfc-93d8-58757f332997
  21. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000035758
    name:
    "Network of Excellence"
    id:
    0001
    path:
    BBA/A-3838/G/L0002/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000035758
  22. urn:
    8b208f97-8690-483e-9a99-d99e3bc9962a
    name:
    The diplomatic network
    id:
    Fka
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1955/F/Fk/Fka
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8b208f97-8690-483e-9a99-d99e3bc9962a
  23. urn:
    7c29e70c-7f98-4fc1-adb0-79ee17691f7f
    name:
    97NRDTP1 - Research Network
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2591/D/Da/L0355/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7c29e70c-7f98-4fc1-adb0-79ee17691f7f
  24. urn:
    86304909-8c8f-46ee-9ee3-8d1e5b7bc3c8
    name:
    The managers network
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    path:
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/86304909-8c8f-46ee-9ee3-8d1e5b7bc3c8
  25. urn:
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    name:
    Taiga Resere Network
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0641/2/E/Ei/L0018/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a49758e-d03a-4fa3-86a0-5f6bf02c8786
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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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