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, 1-100 (default 25). 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, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-02T15:33:23Z in 1.043 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58252 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    RIT avd. BUPA
    id:
    0005
  2. name:
    28.52 BUPA - Haukåsen
    id:
    0003
  3. name:
    890407 Bupa Utredningsavdelingen
    id:
    0001
  4. name:
    Tilsetting av lærere RIT - BUPA
    id:
    0001
  5. name:
    Lønn og pensjon. Trygder. Generelt. BUPA
    id:
    0005
  6. name:
    Samarbeidsgruppen Trondsletten/BUPA/voksen-habilitering
    id:
    0012
  7. name:
    155A Sør-Trøndelag Fylke BUPA Haukåsen
    id:
    L0021
  8. name:
    155B Sør-Trøndelag Fylke BUPA Haukåsen
    id:
    L0022
  9. name:
    Pensjoner, trygder generelt. Her: BUPA - Supplerende forsikringsordning for utsendte personale
    id:
    0052
  10. name:
    Statlig tilsyn med helsetjenesten - Fylkessykehuset i Haugesund. Barn og ungdomspsykiatriske avdeling (BUPA)
    id:
    0009
Show all fields in HTML
total:
58252
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    904d9808-c1cb-4c44-98a6-9c3e162a35ea
    name:
    RIT avd. BUPA
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-0496/1/D/De/L0036/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/904d9808-c1cb-4c44-98a6-9c3e162a35ea
  2. urn:
    a071ad51-21af-4b28-8890-a9834d7e495e
    name:
    28.52 BUPA - Haukåsen
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-5093/03/L0427/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a071ad51-21af-4b28-8890-a9834d7e495e
  3. urn:
    49b10665-d8f9-47cb-bcf1-9c67e95044ad
    name:
    890407 Bupa Utredningsavdelingen
    id:
    0001
    path:
    IKAK/0703432.2-2/Eb/L0028/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/49b10665-d8f9-47cb-bcf1-9c67e95044ad
  4. urn:
    28adb083-4177-451f-9515-e2521cc2b089
    name:
    Tilsetting av lærere RIT - BUPA
    id:
    0001
    path:
    TRKO/A-1039/G/L0042/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28adb083-4177-451f-9515-e2521cc2b089
  5. urn:
    6836c042-b7cd-49ee-a651-78ba1592076f
    name:
    Lønn og pensjon. Trygder. Generelt. BUPA
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3679/D/Dx/Dxb/L0004/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6836c042-b7cd-49ee-a651-78ba1592076f
  6. urn:
    5cbfd3f0-3e66-4f01-83f5-ba8c6885d528
    name:
    Samarbeidsgruppen Trondsletten/BUPA/voksen-habilitering
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-5332/2/D/Db/L0012/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5cbfd3f0-3e66-4f01-83f5-ba8c6885d528
  7. urn:
    1ce7e46c-9fa4-45a6-aec0-dfc3ab26569e
    name:
    155A Sør-Trøndelag Fylke BUPA Haukåsen
    id:
    L0021
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0698/F/L0021
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1ce7e46c-9fa4-45a6-aec0-dfc3ab26569e
  8. urn:
    2eba87b1-ecbc-4274-aa3d-0fce7943a90c
    name:
    155B Sør-Trøndelag Fylke BUPA Haukåsen
    id:
    L0022
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0698/F/L0022
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2eba87b1-ecbc-4274-aa3d-0fce7943a90c
  9. urn:
    b36b5ebc-efe8-48ae-8ceb-e2fd2df02cfe
    name:
    Pensjoner, trygder generelt. Her: BUPA - Supplerende forsikringsordning for utsendte personale
    id:
    0052
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3679/D/Dc/0052
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b36b5ebc-efe8-48ae-8ceb-e2fd2df02cfe
  10. urn:
    1aa8860d-aa04-4e2b-94f4-1d4633817035
    name:
    Statlig tilsyn med helsetjenesten - Fylkessykehuset i Haugesund. Barn og ungdomspsykiatriske avdeling (BUPA)
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101392/D/Dc/L0151/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1aa8860d-aa04-4e2b-94f4-1d4633817035
  11. urn:
    3182f46d-ed39-4492-b46a-50bf549fe9f1
    name:
    Kontroll, tilsyn, tvangstiltak - Andre kontrollordninger og meldinger - meldinger til fylkeslegen - skademeldinger - sykehuslovens §18a - IK2448, psyk Tønsberg, Granly, BUPA og Tønsberg DPS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1085/D/Dc/L0130/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3182f46d-ed39-4492-b46a-50bf549fe9f1
  12. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000025827
    name:
    Elevjournaler for elever født 1982
    id:
    L0011
    path:
    VEMU/A-1311/F/Fa/Faa/L0011
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000025827
  13. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000025826
    name:
    Elevjournaler for elever født 1982
    id:
    L0012
    path:
    VEMU/A-1311/F/Fa/Faa/L0012
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000025826
  14. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000025829
    name:
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    id:
    L0005
    path:
    VEMU/A-1311/F/Fa/Faa/L0005
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000025829
  15. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000025828
    name:
    Elevjournaler for elever født 1979
    id:
    L0006
    path:
    VEMU/A-1311/F/Fa/Faa/L0006
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000025828
  16. urn:
    d960cdd1-f17f-4a46-950b-65a785d0d660
    name:
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    id:
    0001
    path:
    AIN/NFK-23-113/D/Da/L0126/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d960cdd1-f17f-4a46-950b-65a785d0d660
  17. urn:
    b2694440-c38b-44ac-8da0-16f387c5bf8d
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    id:
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    unit_type:
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2694440-c38b-44ac-8da0-16f387c5bf8d
  18. urn:
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    AIN/A-19-180/F/Fa/L0003/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28820749-a8f4-4460-a946-585c89cfe081
  20. urn:
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    Utklippsbok Pyrox AS
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    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000164394
  21. urn:
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  22. urn:
    fea031aa-5102-48ff-b146-b7a435c3ce24
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    id:
    0007
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/E/Eh/L0005/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fea031aa-5102-48ff-b146-b7a435c3ce24
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    name:
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    id:
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4db12553-b9d5-4731-bd0b-532ef93efccf
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    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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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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