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 2026-10-23T22:05:50Z in 1.457 seconds.

Showing 10 of 105439 results in compact format.

name:
Navnekort menn - Djøseland - Gudbrandsen
id:
L0061
name:
Johan Gudbrandsen Gjestvang, innkjøp, aksjer, skattebok m.v.
id:
0003
name:
Gudbrandsen. Herr sakfører Gudbrandsens bolig
id:
0006
name:
Kopibok. Brødene Bergs legat og gård
id:
L0001
name:
Del 1 - Diverse, blant annet overenskomstforhold Brødene Aarsæther
id:
0005
name:
GUDBRANDSEN - GULBRANDSEN
id:
L0258
name:
Gudbrandsen, Gulbransen
id:
0004
name:
Kurt Gudbrandsen
id:
0020
name:
Gudbrandsen, Kurt
id:
0024
name:
Kurt Gudbrandsen
id:
0010

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total:

105439

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
03a6daa4-1c7c-40ef-9c7b-907cff1ed1ec
name:
Navnekort menn - Djøseland - Gudbrandsen
id:
L0061
path:
AV/SAST-A-101299/0002/O/L0061
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/03a6daa4-1c7c-40ef-9c7b-907cff1ed1ec
urn:
d57b192b-e737-4e6e-bdb2-9757015f58e6
name:
Johan Gudbrandsen Gjestvang, innkjøp, aksjer, skattebok m.v.
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAH-ARK-417/I/Ia/L0001/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d57b192b-e737-4e6e-bdb2-9757015f58e6
urn:
ffce4d82-d83b-490a-b45b-8912087652cd
name:
Gudbrandsen. Herr sakfører Gudbrandsens bolig
id:
0006
path:
AV/RA-S-6224/T/Tb/Tb01/Tb01e/0011/0006
unit_type:
TEGNINGSSERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ffce4d82-d83b-490a-b45b-8912087652cd
urn:
4de161b7-3643-4186-aa26-86f9df5937dd
name:
Kopibok. Brødene Bergs legat og gård
id:
L0001
path:
ARKIVO/A-2440/B/Ba/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Arkiv Øst IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4de161b7-3643-4186-aa26-86f9df5937dd
urn:
38f4fb20-321f-4b26-90a3-13223d25ec7e
name:
Del 1 - Diverse, blant annet overenskomstforhold Brødene Aarsæther
id:
0005
path:
AAB/ARK-1672/D/Dd/L0260/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38f4fb20-321f-4b26-90a3-13223d25ec7e
urn:
2a0c316b-c725-4418-8aab-474fc1c0b5ab
name:
GUDBRANDSEN - GULBRANDSEN
id:
L0258
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3703/P/Pc/L0258
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a0c316b-c725-4418-8aab-474fc1c0b5ab
urn:
6e998a7e-cfb7-423f-b594-9ae35b4fe6c7
name:
Gudbrandsen, Gulbransen
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-2208/E/Eb/L0226/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6e998a7e-cfb7-423f-b594-9ae35b4fe6c7
urn:
bf431962-3ed9-4726-b35f-da6cfe238c43
name:
Kurt Gudbrandsen
id:
0020
path:
BYST/A-1693/H/Ha/L0003/0020
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bf431962-3ed9-4726-b35f-da6cfe238c43
urn:
71e6ece9-a142-47ac-b3f8-7606a7d51882
name:
Gudbrandsen, Kurt
id:
0024
path:
BYST/A-1693/U/Ua/Uac/L0001/0024
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/71e6ece9-a142-47ac-b3f8-7606a7d51882
urn:
1e970c2a-2d12-4504-8da8-1a1d8936bb22
name:
Kurt Gudbrandsen
id:
0010
path:
BYST/A-1694/PA-0641-01/P/Pa/L0012/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1e970c2a-2d12-4504-8da8-1a1d8936bb22
urn:
9111fe37-097e-4fab-b825-92a4aaa7b661
name:
Menn: Gudbrandsen - Hvidevoll
id:
L0012
path:
AV/SAKO-A-147/E/Ea/L0012
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9111fe37-097e-4fab-b825-92a4aaa7b661
urn:
b1c54b07-fb3e-4cba-ad3d-2a82e8c76918
name:
Menn: Gudbrandsen - Gåssand
id:
L0015
path:
AV/SAO-A-10481/E/Ea/L0015
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b1c54b07-fb3e-4cba-ad3d-2a82e8c76918
urn:
bb15040c-b356-4664-a65d-e489c5617dba
name:
Gudbrandsen, Håkon Arne
id:
0015
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4079/P/Pa/L0094/0015
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bb15040c-b356-4664-a65d-e489c5617dba
urn:
52fa2a59-1e3a-450f-9061-2bba7e31f6bb
name:
slaktermester C. Gudbrandsen-
id:
0017
path:
TEMU/TGM-A-1029/D/Da/Dab/L0025/0017
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52fa2a59-1e3a-450f-9061-2bba7e31f6bb
urn:
d9552b0a-f1a1-42a6-bbcc-ec1fd16f15ad
name:
GREBSTAD - GUDBRANDSEN - Årsklasse 1952
id:
L0028
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4147/P/Pf/L0028
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d9552b0a-f1a1-42a6-bbcc-ec1fd16f15ad
urn:
e07a9754-02a5-4585-8d56-fcea4f646b0a
name:
Gudbrandsen C. Firma - Skien
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-2991/F/Fa/L0066/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e07a9754-02a5-4585-8d56-fcea4f646b0a
urn:
cfe17782-46b1-43bd-b34d-7547c29f02eb
name:
Ole Gudbrandsen Finsand. Vergemål.
id:
0081
path:
AV/RA-S-4129/D/Da/L0036/0081
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cfe17782-46b1-43bd-b34d-7547c29f02eb
urn:
9713d9ed-fa10-4596-9a1a-327c0267f9be
name:
Underentreprenører. Stryken & Gudbrandsen: Fliser
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-4224/2/D/L0097/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9713d9ed-fa10-4596-9a1a-327c0267f9be
urn:
cc7acbcf-1356-4d0e-a279-148b25efaaaf
name:
Underentreprenører. Stryken & Gudbrandsen: Fliser
id:
0016
path:
AV/RA-S-4224/2/D/L0108/0016
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cc7acbcf-1356-4d0e-a279-148b25efaaaf
urn:
734133c1-2db3-44f3-93f9-f1a65b8594b4
name:
Follo fhs (6401), Adolfsen - Gudbrandsen
id:
L0484
path:
AFK/0200001/R/Ra/L0484
unit_type:
STYKKE
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Akershus fylkeskommune
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/734133c1-2db3-44f3-93f9-f1a65b8594b4
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c7852487-8faa-47f2-9e33-4f16d7fb431a
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Navnekort A-Gudbrandsen, serie 1
id:
L0001
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AV/SAK-1341-0053/N/L0001
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c7852487-8faa-47f2-9e33-4f16d7fb431a
urn:
91953859-867d-4331-b370-84c00eb2a506
name:
Tyveri av Våpen - Steinar Gudbrandsen
id:
0016
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3325/D/Db/L0184/0016
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/91953859-867d-4331-b370-84c00eb2a506
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daa93ac3-f690-4456-8e33-e2b89f5d2651
name:
Forskjellig overtall etter Frydenlund-Gudbrandsen
id:
0001
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AV/RA-S-2207/D/Dc/L0170/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/daa93ac3-f690-4456-8e33-e2b89f5d2651
urn:
7ecc669b-ecf5-4b3f-8ab5-31f874468cdd
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Oslo: 24387 Georg Gudbrandsen (Systue)
id:
0015
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AV/RA-S-4852/D/Dc/L0383/0015
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7ecc669b-ecf5-4b3f-8ab5-31f874468cdd
urn:
c87b5a48-bc3f-4881-bed4-b65023724534
name:
Modum: 90578 Leif Gudbrandsen (Transportarbeid)
id:
0026
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AV/RA-S-4852/D/Df/L0918/0026
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c87b5a48-bc3f-4881-bed4-b65023724534

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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Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.

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