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 2026-10-18T21:39:31Z in 0.722 seconds.

Showing 10 of 54805 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    TV2 - Interaktiv
    id:
    0008
  2. name:
    Interaktiv video
    id:
    0006
  3. name:
    Informasjon om Interaktiv video
    id:
    0003
  4. name:
    Interaktiv video med Teledata
    id:
    0007
  5. name:
    En ny og interaktiv webbasert tjeneste for golfinstuksjon
    id:
    0009
  6. name:
    SAK: 90/52 NORDEN '90 INTERAKTIV VIDEO - UREGISTRERT
    id:
    0006
  7. name:
    Forespørsel fra Vidar Vassvik - Interaktiv sjokkselger
    id:
    0004
  8. name:
    KLP Forsikring. Avtale om bruk av KLP Interaktiv
    id:
    0046
  9. name:
    Sak: 04/530 Avtale om bruk av KLP INTERAKTIV
    id:
    0024
  10. name:
    Kildekode
    id:
    F
Show all fields in HTML
total:
54805
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003020200
    name:
    TV2 - Interaktiv
    id:
    0008
    path:
    BBA/A-3054/O/L0001/0008
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003020200
  2. urn:
    902b3359-420a-4f23-8562-925b2532d0d4
    name:
    Interaktiv video
    id:
    0006
    path:
    NTM/TELE.A-1020/E/0006/0006
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENTSERIE
    institution:
    Norsk Teknisk Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/902b3359-420a-4f23-8562-925b2532d0d4
  3. urn:
    902d4bc7-543c-4970-9738-94706cec4f39
    name:
    Informasjon om Interaktiv video
    id:
    0003
    path:
    NTM/TELE.A-1020/E/0005/0003
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENTSERIE
    institution:
    Norsk Teknisk Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/902d4bc7-543c-4970-9738-94706cec4f39
  4. urn:
    3087a25c-d847-47e8-bf19-8a6b99fb4ac9
    name:
    Interaktiv video med Teledata
    id:
    0007
    path:
    NTM/TELE.A-1020/E/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Norsk Teknisk Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3087a25c-d847-47e8-bf19-8a6b99fb4ac9
  5. urn:
    4f1c4837-5541-47f3-8fb3-8088f5edaae3
    name:
    En ny og interaktiv webbasert tjeneste for golfinstuksjon
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1589/F/Fb/L0067/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f1c4837-5541-47f3-8fb3-8088f5edaae3
  6. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000127763
    name:
    SAK: 90/52 NORDEN '90 INTERAKTIV VIDEO - UREGISTRERT
    id:
    0006
    path:
    OFA/ARK/00007/D/Da/L0221/0006
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000127763
  7. urn:
    886e6d97-a33a-468c-9790-388f0049268b
    name:
    Forespørsel fra Vidar Vassvik - Interaktiv sjokkselger
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0941/Y/Yd/L0011/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/886e6d97-a33a-468c-9790-388f0049268b
  8. urn:
    808afe68-d7a7-4879-8c85-ad2ad997acb4
    name:
    KLP Forsikring. Avtale om bruk av KLP Interaktiv
    id:
    0046
    path:
    IKAH/1256-022/F/Fa/L0004/0046
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/808afe68-d7a7-4879-8c85-ad2ad997acb4
  9. urn:
    457ebe9e-77a2-4dc4-a3b7-1d17d69047e3
    name:
    Sak: 04/530 Avtale om bruk av KLP INTERAKTIV
    id:
    0024
    path:
    IKAH/1259b-021/D/Df/L0002/0024
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/457ebe9e-77a2-4dc4-a3b7-1d17d69047e3
  10. urn:
    7b907e19-4e85-4a73-8f22-d37ac97ed6c4
    name:
    Kildekode
    id:
    F
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0719/4/F
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7b907e19-4e85-4a73-8f22-d37ac97ed6c4
  11. urn:
    1299e28d-68c0-4553-b412-6eb22e12a189
    name:
    HMS Interaktiv HMS-Opplæring for verksteds industrien
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/D/Db/L0148/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1299e28d-68c0-4553-b412-6eb22e12a189
  12. urn:
    4de6da8a-2e56-46dd-8a73-0fc765c775cf
    name:
    Innstilling om anskaffelse av utstyr for interaktiv grafisk databehandling
    id:
    0003
    path:
    UBIT/A-0473/F/L0010/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4de6da8a-2e56-46dd-8a73-0fc765c775cf
  13. urn:
    c9fb8267-d1ac-4104-a65d-c1d47c6d9d1f
    name:
    Kildekode og diverse
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0719/4/F/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c9fb8267-d1ac-4104-a65d-c1d47c6d9d1f
  14. urn:
    d528f1fa-0850-4116-8de4-abf9abbd1540
    name:
    KLP - adm av AFP for 65 år . Avtale om bruk av KLP interaktiv
    id:
    0007
    path:
    TRKO/A-1632/I/L0024/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d528f1fa-0850-4116-8de4-abf9abbd1540
  15. urn:
    cadc1045-b888-482b-88fd-98f060e3a862
    name:
    Betalings-TV. Teknikk, dekoder
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4162/H/L0003/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cadc1045-b888-482b-88fd-98f060e3a862
  16. urn:
    b91662e8-8d9d-4bcf-9435-996d8aef9bd4
    name:
    Utvikling av 2 Mbit/s bildekodek
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4173/D/Da/L0427/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b91662e8-8d9d-4bcf-9435-996d8aef9bd4
  17. urn:
    56afebb2-a5bf-4c34-9370-51052c1e14e1
    name:
    Realisering av en Viterbi-dekoder
    id:
    0011
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4173/D/Da/L0443/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/56afebb2-a5bf-4c34-9370-51052c1e14e1
  18. urn:
    e5914c79-3f3c-4734-b933-2d63065f1b79
    name:
    DAHABU-rapporter- I - Kildekoder
    id:
    0004
    path:
    UBIT/Tek-0029/H/Ha/Hab/L0001/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e5914c79-3f3c-4734-b933-2d63065f1b79
  19. urn:
    b0e6a8a0-db5f-499b-8b3e-aab40063095e
    name:
    Områdeinndeling for opplæring av kundekodenummer
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1284/D/Dd/L0002/0007/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b0e6a8a0-db5f-499b-8b3e-aab40063095e
  20. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000262910
    name:
    NOR 021 - 2008 Dekodere til tv-apparater
    id:
    0005
    path:
    BBA/A-5166/F/Fb/L0017/0005
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000262910
  21. urn:
    21686ccb-c403-4b8d-b8a8-d4722a248446
    name:
    TV-mottaker m/teletekstdekoder 3900T 3524. Bang & Olufsen
    id:
    0004
    path:
    NTM/A-1052/E/Eb/L0013/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Norsk Teknisk Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/21686ccb-c403-4b8d-b8a8-d4722a248446
  22. urn:
    f2edc5c9-cc0f-44d8-8ff0-086ad2d0f8c0
    name:
    Øystein Haugen og Knut Skifjeld. Class Graphics. SIMULA’s forlengede arm mot interaktiv datagrafikk. 1983. 6 s.
    id:
    0035
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1398/F/Fz/L0003/0035
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f2edc5c9-cc0f-44d8-8ff0-086ad2d0f8c0
  23. urn:
    98c61c74-377f-45f9-992b-d543f582e68b
    name:
    371 - Utstilling "Sofies verden" - CD-rom. Kildekode til applikasjonen. Laget av Stein Langørgen.
    id:
    0004
    path:
    NF/Ark-1001/F/L0001/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Norsk folkemuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/98c61c74-377f-45f9-992b-d543f582e68b
  24. urn:
    e394e73b-8aef-4c73-a794-0a9d863ad10f
    name:
    Vinteraktiviteter
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    TEMU/TGM-A-1136/D/Dd/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e394e73b-8aef-4c73-a794-0a9d863ad10f
  25. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000152892
    name:
    Vinteraktiviteter
    id:
    L0005
    path:
    VEMU/A-1032/U/Ua/L0005
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000152892
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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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.