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 2026-11-13T06:55:02Z in 0.312 seconds.

Showing 10 of 1086 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Aas, Oddvar
    id:
    ARK-3252
  2. name:
    Aas, Oddvar
    id:
    RA-PA-0970
  3. name:
    Aas, Oddvar
    id:
    RA-S-6213
  4. name:
    Svendsen, Oddvar
    id:
    SATØ-P-0660
  5. name:
    Oddvar Grønli
    id:
    A-0127
  6. name:
    Oddvin Reisæter
    id:
    A-1008
  7. name:
    Mestad, Oddvar
    id:
    MA-A-1283
  8. name:
    Hjetland, Oddvar
    id:
    SFF-2002002
  9. name:
    Pa 835 - Styrmo, Oddvar
    id:
    A-1963
  10. name:
    Oddvar Stegegjerdet notesamling
    id:
    SFFm-20182
Show all fields in HTML
total:
1086
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    5e20185a-dea9-48a9-a67c-40e81955fd71
    name:
    Aas, Oddvar
    id:
    ARK-3252
    path:
    AAB/ARK-3252
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5e20185a-dea9-48a9-a67c-40e81955fd71
  2. urn:
    352b7903-1901-4527-83c4-dac38d10e999
    name:
    Aas, Oddvar
    id:
    RA-PA-0970
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0970
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/352b7903-1901-4527-83c4-dac38d10e999
  3. urn:
    f6c68338-123a-4fc3-bea0-e44596c91abb
    name:
    Aas, Oddvar
    id:
    RA-S-6213
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6213
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f6c68338-123a-4fc3-bea0-e44596c91abb
  4. urn:
    16186e89-2d39-4657-8561-d88e1a027616
    name:
    Svendsen, Oddvar
    id:
    SATØ-P-0660
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0660
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/16186e89-2d39-4657-8561-d88e1a027616
  5. urn:
    3a301239-eb6f-4019-83db-b31ac1870f62
    name:
    Oddvar Grønli
    id:
    A-0127
    path:
    UBIT/A-0127
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a301239-eb6f-4019-83db-b31ac1870f62
  6. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000008721
    name:
    Oddvin Reisæter
    id:
    A-1008
    path:
    ULHA/A-1008
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000008721
  7. urn:
    2606795e-038b-40a4-9709-30606d1666c5
    name:
    Mestad, Oddvar
    id:
    MA-A-1283
    path:
    VID/MA-A-1283
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2606795e-038b-40a4-9709-30606d1666c5
  8. urn:
    5524e033-3112-482c-b95f-669ff73734a7
    name:
    Hjetland, Oddvar
    id:
    SFF-2002002
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2002002
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5524e033-3112-482c-b95f-669ff73734a7
  9. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000007713
    name:
    Pa 835 - Styrmo, Oddvar
    id:
    A-1963
    path:
    VEMU/A-1963
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000007713
  10. urn:
    a729e420-f46f-4df8-81e1-9e9dd65e80a2
    name:
    Oddvar Stegegjerdet notesamling
    id:
    SFFm-20182
    path:
    VLFK/SFFm-20182
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a729e420-f46f-4df8-81e1-9e9dd65e80a2
  11. urn:
    6f5a642c-bbd1-4070-8bba-0c685f9a9237
    name:
    Jørgensen, Carl Oddvar
    id:
    RA-PA-1779
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1779
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6f5a642c-bbd1-4070-8bba-0c685f9a9237
  12. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000021690
    name:
    Eik, Sofie Oddveig
    id:
    R.Ark.1684
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1684
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000021690
  13. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000168296
    name:
    Wittek, Oddvar. Fotograf
    id:
    FA-1064
    path:
    VEMU/FA-1064
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000168296
  14. urn:
    b7d5b5b0-f4cd-4d7c-8fc0-2a72ac409209
    name:
    Kristensen, Oddveig Irene
    id:
    MA-A-1460
    path:
    VID/MA-A-1460
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b7d5b5b0-f4cd-4d7c-8fc0-2a72ac409209
  15. urn:
    c21faeec-0b39-4d2c-b253-01d634b9dff2
    name:
    Grøvlen, Oddvar Peter
    id:
    SFF-2010161
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2010161
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c21faeec-0b39-4d2c-b253-01d634b9dff2
  16. urn:
    516d6890-7643-400d-aaa1-5d4c386f468a
    name:
    NHM 579. Manuskriptsamling. Oddvar Høidal
    id:
    NHM-579
    path:
    NHM/NHM-579
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/516d6890-7643-400d-aaa1-5d4c386f468a
  17. urn:
    12262d1f-1800-4746-8303-a4a277da8dac
    name:
    NHM 465. Sigurd Oddvar Hopland
    id:
    NHM-465
    path:
    NHM/NHM-465
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/12262d1f-1800-4746-8303-a4a277da8dac
  18. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001005737
    name:
    1740 "Oddvar II", Rederi AB Oddvar
    id:
    0034
    path:
    BBA/A-3674/6190/D/Db/L0007/0034
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001005737
  19. urn:
    82ae1e3b-34eb-488c-8d88-5d0ef7565ed7
    name:
    DDV- dokumentasjon drifts- og vedlikeholdsinstruks. Røranlegg til vannrenner, basseng, fontene og vann til kai.
    id:
    0006
    path:
    IKAK/0713541-1/H/Hd/Hda/L0016/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/82ae1e3b-34eb-488c-8d88-5d0ef7565ed7
  20. urn:
    c6918ead-7bbc-4caa-ac53-638efa9f5b34
    name:
    Oppdrag nr. 1058: Oddvar Støle, Tilbygg enebolig, Jaktoddveien 8
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1220/F/Fb/L0348/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c6918ead-7bbc-4caa-ac53-638efa9f5b34
  21. urn:
    afb6a451-d6a1-4afb-9e6f-91c8644aead6
    name:
    Statsråd Oddvar Berrefjord, Statsrådene Oddvar Berrefjord og Bjørn Skaug
    id:
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    AV/RA-S-6489/G/L0033
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    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/afb6a451-d6a1-4afb-9e6f-91c8644aead6
  22. urn:
    3492f18b-35ef-4104-b0ab-c848ef92f2b3
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    id:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3492f18b-35ef-4104-b0ab-c848ef92f2b3
  23. urn:
    4c1a198b-7304-47a5-8425-c1d69f8e6ccc
    name:
    Hopp i Holmenkollen, ballong med NÅ. Johan Sætre, hopper. Prytz, Carl Fr., hopper. Innauer?, Toni, hopper. Anita Wold. Ballongferd. Kongenfamilien. Oddvar Brå langrenn. Magne Myrmo langrenn, Formo. Oddvar? Jensen, skitrener. NÅ nr. 11, 1975
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4c1a198b-7304-47a5-8425-c1d69f8e6ccc
  24. urn:
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    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    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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