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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 2026-11-02T21:02:19Z in 7.087 seconds.

Showing 10 of 1264 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Vegard, Grunde Nilsen
    id:
    PA-2357
  2. name:
    Sletten, Vegard
    id:
    RA-PA-0313
  3. name:
    Bjerck, Vegard
    id:
    D-A-00144
  4. name:
    Vegard Vangen, Liv Larson, Tor-Kristian Dammen, Tomy Berg, Anne Solvår Berg
    id:
    0006
  5. name:
    Høyoppløselige bilder - Vegard Moen
    id:
    0024
  6. name:
    Pa 1228 - Dammen, Arvid
    id:
    A-2449
  7. name:
    Dammen, Arvid
    id:
    Akt-2449
  8. name:
    Dalsøyra Revegard
    id:
    SFF-2000029
  9. name:
    Påldtun Revegard
    id:
    SFF-92100
  10. name:
    Time kommune - Sivdammen legesenter
    id:
    A-97
Show all fields in HTML
total:
1264
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    7b4b6e0d-c4bd-42dd-b2f3-870927c0e390
    name:
    Vegard, Grunde Nilsen
    id:
    PA-2357
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2357
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7b4b6e0d-c4bd-42dd-b2f3-870927c0e390
  2. urn:
    219c9e5e-7d4a-4a93-a064-cafb856dbec5
    name:
    Sletten, Vegard
    id:
    RA-PA-0313
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0313
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/219c9e5e-7d4a-4a93-a064-cafb856dbec5
  3. urn:
    627141d1-10da-4888-a971-7641d9e43801
    name:
    Bjerck, Vegard
    id:
    D-A-00144
    path:
    GDM/D-A-00144
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/627141d1-10da-4888-a971-7641d9e43801
  4. urn:
    7a15c5d3-5fe0-44d3-9398-b170a450a4cf
    name:
    Vegard Vangen, Liv Larson, Tor-Kristian Dammen, Tomy Berg, Anne Solvår Berg
    id:
    0006
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-34/E/L0002/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7a15c5d3-5fe0-44d3-9398-b170a450a4cf
  5. urn:
    d095d10d-3f84-4955-9d2f-0b992617ac6b
    name:
    Høyoppløselige bilder - Vegard Moen
    id:
    0024
    path:
    AIN/NFK-12-104/U/Uc/L0001/0024
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d095d10d-3f84-4955-9d2f-0b992617ac6b
  6. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000095270
    name:
    Pa 1228 - Dammen, Arvid
    id:
    A-2449
    path:
    VEMU/A-2449
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000095270
  7. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000095271
    name:
    Dammen, Arvid
    id:
    Akt-2449
    path:
    VEMU/Akt-2449
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Arvid Dammen har skrevet flere lokalhistoriske framstillinger og jubileumberetninger, fortrinnsvis fra Stokke.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000095271
  8. urn:
    d5ef5496-3a53-4ac1-a338-05cf676294e3
    name:
    Dalsøyra Revegard
    id:
    SFF-2000029
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2000029
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d5ef5496-3a53-4ac1-a338-05cf676294e3
  9. urn:
    bc9cd4d4-bf27-41fa-a90e-a05ac0da323d
    name:
    Påldtun Revegard
    id:
    SFF-92100
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-92100
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bc9cd4d4-bf27-41fa-a90e-a05ac0da323d
  10. urn:
    798ef7e2-811b-476e-b9c7-597154d0de46
    name:
    Time kommune - Sivdammen legesenter
    id:
    A-97
    path:
    IKAR/A-97
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/798ef7e2-811b-476e-b9c7-597154d0de46
  11. urn:
    01c491ff-163b-480c-9b5b-981bd3c01be4
    name:
    Møsvannsreguleringen; Vedlikeholdsarbeider på dammen
    id:
    L0017
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Ds/L0017
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/01c491ff-163b-480c-9b5b-981bd3c01be4
  12. urn:
    a425ada5-23b3-4af2-aa6a-9eb4fa06351f
    name:
    Kåfjord. Dammen nedre Hølevatn
    id:
    0077
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4669/2/U/Ud/L0001/0077
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a425ada5-23b3-4af2-aa6a-9eb4fa06351f
  13. urn:
    f94fe90e-ead1-499e-a681-d74d22a8a040
    name:
    Marthe Luker - Sør-Odal kommune (for Anton Dammen)
    id:
    0032
    path:
    AV/SAH-FYH-002/E/Ea/L2492/0032
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f94fe90e-ead1-499e-a681-d74d22a8a040
  14. urn:
    bd93e2ec-805f-4bfc-987a-ebf93548fed4
    name:
    Vegard, Grunde Nilsen
    id:
    PA-2370a
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2370a
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Grunde Nielsen Vegard var en norsk kjøpmann, konsul og stortingsmann. Han var sønn av gårdbruker Nils Gundersen (1840-1886) og Anne Grundesdatter Espeland (1839-1930) Han ble født på Vegårshei på gården Grasåsen 01.02.1868. Han var storebror til den kjente profesoren Lars Vegard. Både Grunde og La...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd93e2ec-805f-4bfc-987a-ebf93548fed4
  15. urn:
    186816f9-82b4-4cea-959a-c853c50e5699
    name:
    Bjerck, Vegard
    id:
    D-AS-00144
    path:
    GDM/D-AS-00144
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Vegard var de siste årene på videregående skole frilans for Gudbrandsdølen/Lillehammer tilskuer, og skrev en rekke mindre reportasjer fra Dovre og Lesja.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/186816f9-82b4-4cea-959a-c853c50e5699
  16. urn:
    dc3be4fd-e6b5-4e49-970f-ee16e42f948d
    name:
    Storstrømmen. Den nye dammen sett ovenfra (forfra) inne i fangdammen.
    id:
    0045
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4669/2/U/Uc/L0001/0004/0045
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc3be4fd-e6b5-4e49-970f-ee16e42f948d
  17. urn:
    333429ba-ec29-4218-8e69-84a6dbf008ad
    name:
    Dammen ved Killingstryken sett fra slusen.
    id:
    0092
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4669/2/U/Ub/Uba/L0001/0092
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/333429ba-ec29-4218-8e69-84a6dbf008ad
  18. urn:
    97f618d2-50e6-498e-a459-6c7180e3839b
    name:
    Storstrømmen. Den nye dammen sett ovenfra.
    id:
    0044
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4669/2/U/Uc/L0001/0004/0044
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/97f618d2-50e6-498e-a459-6c7180e3839b
  19. urn:
    2e2a4895-1368-45c5-b96a-2f013aa59327
    name:
    Storstrømmen. Den nye dammen sett ovenfra.
    id:
    0046
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4669/2/U/Uc/L0001/0004/0046
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2e2a4895-1368-45c5-b96a-2f013aa59327
  20. urn:
    2d784526-a7c9-45da-acee-abbea9e28cde
    name:
    Drangsvann. Venstre løp. Den gamle dammen.
    id:
    0053
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4669/2/U/Uc/L0001/0004/0053
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2d784526-a7c9-45da-acee-abbea9e28cde
  21. urn:
    d1c851b2-67cf-4ef8-a5be-a6486f6505ec
    name:
    Stjørdalselv. Fjergen dam, Meraker. Arbeider på dammen. Arbeidere. Elv. Tømmer. Bygningsmaterialer til dammen. (3 stk., mont. i rapport, nr 1-3)Skannet: nr. 3
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6242/F/Fa/L0459/0001
    unit_type:
    FOTO
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d1c851b2-67cf-4ef8-a5be-a6486f6505ec
  22. urn:
    77334426-bd11-4105-b17f-ab8995d1d2cb
    name:
    Provisorisk stengning av dammen. Dam. Kran som lyfter trekasser. Elv. Mann som står på dammen. (3 stk. mont., nr 1-3)Skannet: nr. 2-3
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6242/F/Fa/L0049/0001
    unit_type:
    FOTO
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/77334426-bd11-4105-b17f-ab8995d1d2cb
  23. urn:
    885ef439-11ab-437f-bd24-b6b7daaa8b9a
    name:
    Sletten, Vegard
    id:
    P-00313
    path:
    AV/P-00313
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Vegard Sletten (1907-1984), norsk pressemann. Han var journalist i Stavanger Aftenblad 1929-1941, ansatt i Verdens Gang i 1945 hvor han var politisk sjefredaktør 1967-1977. Han var formann i Noregs Ungdomslag 1947-1955 og hadde ulike tillitsverv i pressens organisasjoner. Han har utgitt bl.a. Presse...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/885ef439-11ab-437f-bd24-b6b7daaa8b9a
  24. urn:
    219cbba7-d440-472f-9991-4d081ed134d2
    name:
    Midtkammerstue fra Dammen, Åsnes [oppmålingstegning av Borch-Johnsen, J.]
    id:
    L0095
    path:
    UBIT/A-0439/F/L0095
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/219cbba7-d440-472f-9991-4d081ed134d2
  25. urn:
    55bf5306-5e10-4542-bd7f-27c3244759d1
    name:
    Storstrømmen sluse. Øvre fangdam rives. Dammen fylles med vann.
    id:
    0051
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4669/2/U/Ub/Uba/L0002/0051
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/55bf5306-5e10-4542-bd7f-27c3244759d1
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