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 2026-10-21T03:39:35Z in 0.447 seconds.

Showing 10 of 113338 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Bergen havn
    id:
    0003
  2. name:
    Bergen havn
    id:
    0004
  3. name:
    Bergen havnebetjenters forening
    id:
    A-0493
  4. name:
    Kart, Bergen havn
    id:
    0019
  5. name:
    Kart, Bergen havn
    id:
    0008
  6. name:
    Kart, Bergen havn
    id:
    0002
  7. name:
    Kart, Bergen havn
    id:
    0018
  8. name:
    Bergen havn (1 rull)
    id:
    0005
  9. name:
    Flyfoto av Bergen havn
    id:
    0031
  10. name:
    Bergen kommune. Havneingeniøren
    id:
    A-0743
Show all fields in HTML
total:
113338
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003138832
    name:
    Bergen havn
    id:
    0003
    path:
    BBA/A-0742/U/Uc/L0002/0003
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003138832
  2. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003145631
    name:
    Bergen havn
    id:
    0004
    path:
    BBA/A-0743/U/Ub/L0001/0004
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003145631
  3. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000534821
    name:
    Bergen havnebetjenters forening
    id:
    A-0493
    path:
    BBA/A-0493
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000534821
  4. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003145532
    name:
    Kart, Bergen havn
    id:
    0019
    path:
    BBA/A-0743/U/Ub/L0004/0019
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003145532
  5. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003145585
    name:
    Kart, Bergen havn
    id:
    0008
    path:
    BBA/A-0743/U/Ub/L0006/0008
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003145585
  6. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003145613
    name:
    Kart, Bergen havn
    id:
    0002
    path:
    BBA/A-0743/U/Ub/L0007/0002
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003145613
  7. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003145623
    name:
    Kart, Bergen havn
    id:
    0018
    path:
    BBA/A-0743/U/Ub/L0008/0018
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003145623
  8. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003138807
    name:
    Bergen havn (1 rull)
    id:
    0005
    path:
    BBA/A-0742/U/Ua/L0001/0005
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003138807
  9. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000562758
    name:
    Flyfoto av Bergen havn
    id:
    0031
    path:
    BBA/A-0743/U/Ub/L0001/0031
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000562758
  10. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000011230
    name:
    Bergen kommune. Havneingeniøren
    id:
    A-0743
    path:
    BBA/A-0743
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000011230
  11. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003145761
    name:
    Utsikt over Bergen havn
    id:
    0011
    path:
    BBA/A-0743/U/Ua/Uaa/L0009/0011
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003145761
  12. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003145760
    name:
    Utsikt over Bergen havn
    id:
    0012
    path:
    BBA/A-0743/U/Ua/Uaa/L0009/0012
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003145760
  13. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003145673
    name:
    Div. fra Bergen havn
    id:
    0003
    path:
    BBA/A-0743/U/Ua/Uab/L0001/0003
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003145673
  14. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003145608
    name:
    Kart, lagerhusplan Bergen havn
    id:
    0008
    path:
    BBA/A-0743/U/Ub/L0007/0008
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003145608
  15. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000005966
    name:
    Bergen kommune. Havnekontor/havnefogd
    id:
    A-0742
    path:
    BBA/A-0742
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000005966
  16. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000562754
    name:
    Flyfoto av Bergen havn (2 stk.)
    id:
    0002
    path:
    BBA/A-0742/U/Uc/L0004/0002
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000562754
  17. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003138823
    name:
    Skipet "Coronia" ankommer Bergen havn (9 stk.)
    id:
    0012
    path:
    BBA/A-0742/U/Uc/L0003/0012
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003138823
  18. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003145549
    name:
    Arbeidsnotat, arbeidsplan for Bergen havn 1918-1926
    id:
    0001
    path:
    BBA/A-0743/U/Ub/L0004/0001
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003145549
  19. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000584693
    name:
    Album, foto fra Bergen havn
    id:
    L0011
    path:
    BBA/A-0742/U/Ub/L0011
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000584693
  20. urn:
    f3d4cd3e-9802-4938-a314-b47d42de2556
    name:
    Forsvaret, Bergen opplagshavn
    id:
    RA-RAFA-3877
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-3877
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f3d4cd3e-9802-4938-a314-b47d42de2556
  21. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000473661
    name:
    Bergen kommunale frihavnkomite
    id:
    A-0713
    path:
    BBA/A-0713
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000473661
  22. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000525488
    name:
    Bergen kommune. Havnekassen
    id:
    A-0741
    path:
    BBA/A-0741
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000525488
  23. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000419952
    name:
    Bergen Havnebetjenters Forening
    id:
    A-1743
    path:
    BBA/A-1743
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000419952
  24. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000421475
    name:
    Bergen og Omland Havnevesen
    id:
    A-3563
    path:
    BBA/A-3563
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000421475
  25. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000483249
    name:
    Bergen Havnevesens Pensjonistforening
    id:
    A-3570
    path:
    BBA/A-3570
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000483249
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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