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 2026-11-12T05:11:18Z in 1.364 seconds.

Showing 10 of 1662582 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Dommersnes og Larsen AS - ombygging Vinjar skole
    id:
    0001
  2. name:
    Byggfirma Dommersnes & Larsen AS - Tømmer
    id:
    0005
  3. name:
    A. Larsen landhandel og bakeri AS
    id:
    1263-Pa0022
  4. name:
    Dagsnoteringer for A. Larsen landhandel og bakeri AS
    id:
    L0001
  5. name:
    Larsen, Torill og Tore A., Asmaløy
    id:
    0017
  6. name:
    Olsen, Carl Johan og Larsen Roald, Prestelandet
    id:
    0007
  7. name:
    Joachim Larsen AS
    id:
    PA-1245b
  8. name:
    Formalingskonto (kvantum) mellom avdelingene Bjølsen Valsemølle AS, Peter Larsen & Co AS og Nedre Foss
    id:
    L0004
  9. name:
    Adolf Larsen og sønn. Bakeri og konditori
    id:
    Akt-2927
  10. name:
    Neighbour relations Frk. Aslaug Larsen og Einar Larsen "Fjordgløtt"
    id:
    0005
Show all fields in HTML
total:
1662582
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    db6d724a-ddb7-4aea-ab09-8775f81e9c7f
    name:
    Dommersnes og Larsen AS - ombygging Vinjar skole
    id:
    0001
    path:
    IKAR/K-100199/J/Ja/L0021/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db6d724a-ddb7-4aea-ab09-8775f81e9c7f
  2. urn:
    93c55af4-bab1-41f2-97e9-a13d36aaa660
    name:
    Byggfirma Dommersnes & Larsen AS - Tømmer
    id:
    0005
    path:
    IKAR/K-100199/J/Ja/L0013/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93c55af4-bab1-41f2-97e9-a13d36aaa660
  3. urn:
    fa556899-c8ff-4b37-82ca-d83421461153
    name:
    A. Larsen landhandel og bakeri AS
    id:
    1263-Pa0022
    path:
    IKAH/1263-Pa0022
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fa556899-c8ff-4b37-82ca-d83421461153
  4. urn:
    c7cfea81-b960-4040-a350-137166dbb8af
    name:
    Dagsnoteringer for A. Larsen landhandel og bakeri AS
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    IKAH/1263-Pa0022/F/Fa/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c7cfea81-b960-4040-a350-137166dbb8af
  5. urn:
    d9487643-79f6-472f-8bee-e15fc5aaad42
    name:
    Larsen, Torill og Tore A., Asmaløy
    id:
    0017
    path:
    FRKA/P-1044/T/Tb/L0026/0017
    unit_type:
    TEGNINGSSERIE
    institution:
    Fredrikstad byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d9487643-79f6-472f-8bee-e15fc5aaad42
  6. urn:
    7c1655f7-97e3-4cb6-9df7-e9f64f8db42c
    name:
    Olsen, Carl Johan og Larsen Roald, Prestelandet
    id:
    0007
    path:
    FRKA/P-1044/T/Tb/L0011/0007
    unit_type:
    TEGNINGSSERIE
    institution:
    Fredrikstad byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7c1655f7-97e3-4cb6-9df7-e9f64f8db42c
  7. urn:
    ddc3954c-161d-4e97-9053-bef210d7e1af
    name:
    Joachim Larsen AS
    id:
    PA-1245b
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1245b
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ddc3954c-161d-4e97-9053-bef210d7e1af
  8. urn:
    8519f814-ce3a-4c30-b5c9-d5bb3307c57a
    name:
    Formalingskonto (kvantum) mellom avdelingene Bjølsen Valsemølle AS, Peter Larsen & Co AS og Nedre Foss
    id:
    L0004
    path:
    OBA/A-10468/Ia/L0004
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8519f814-ce3a-4c30-b5c9-d5bb3307c57a
  9. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000160681
    name:
    Adolf Larsen og sønn. Bakeri og konditori
    id:
    Akt-2927
    path:
    VEMU/Akt-2927
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Adolf Larsen & Søns bakeri og konditori ble grunnlagt 01.11.1853 av Jens Christian Larsen. Det var Tønsbergs eldste forretning og eldste håndverksbedrift i privat eie. Bedriftens første lokale var i Øvre Langgata, men etter noen få er har flyttet til Farmannsveien. I 1887 ble firmaet overtatt av søn...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000160681
  10. urn:
    ce678ce6-8cf3-4d64-90b7-ca413d1cc15d
    name:
    Neighbour relations Frk. Aslaug Larsen og Einar Larsen "Fjordgløtt"
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101957/D/Da/L0004/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ce678ce6-8cf3-4d64-90b7-ca413d1cc15d
  11. urn:
    aa9f6f45-fc8c-4bae-b1b7-d46d8119e57f
    name:
    Aurland alders- og sjukeheim - teikningar (Larsen og Rossbach AS) - mappe 1 av 2
    id:
    0007
    path:
    VLFK/K-11079/D/Db/Dba/L0030/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aa9f6f45-fc8c-4bae-b1b7-d46d8119e57f
  12. urn:
    a2a180ad-a8bc-41d4-a28f-94aaa9f18709
    name:
    Aurland alders- og sjukeheim - teikningar (Larsen og Rossbach AS) - mappe 2 av 2
    id:
    0001a
    path:
    VLFK/K-11079/D/Db/Dba/L0031/0001a
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a2a180ad-a8bc-41d4-a28f-94aaa9f18709
  13. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000532865
    name:
    Lido AS og Pronto AS
    id:
    A-3335
    path:
    BBA/A-3335
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000532865
  14. urn:
    d49bd875-231b-4d1f-84b3-8306c7955969
    name:
    Hovedregisterkort - utflyttede menn - Larsen, John - Larsen, T
    id:
    L0053
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100160/K/Kb/Kbb/L0053
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d49bd875-231b-4d1f-84b3-8306c7955969
  15. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000110797
    name:
    Årsberetninger AS Ørnen og AS Nor
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1048/X/L0001
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000110797
  16. urn:
    cfe9477e-5208-4478-aa9f-e6c86485c67f
    name:
    A. Larsen landhandel og bakeri AS
    id:
    1263-Pa0022
    path:
    IKAH/1263-Pa0022
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cfe9477e-5208-4478-aa9f-e6c86485c67f
  17. urn:
    6d922beb-8e23-42b7-9bd4-f81b4611e453
    name:
    Larsen & Larsen AS
    id:
    0048
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0022/0048
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6d922beb-8e23-42b7-9bd4-f81b4611e453
  18. urn:
    6e6c5373-6457-4981-b7a2-f0d88462212f
    name:
    Brev og postkort til Astrid Larsen
    id:
    0002
    path:
    TEMU/TGM-A-1047/Za/L0001/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6e6c5373-6457-4981-b7a2-f0d88462212f
  19. urn:
    3b7b23c4-0e5f-41c9-b4d2-6c9c14e38dd9
    name:
    Brev fra diverse, Larsen
    id:
    0020
    path:
    VID/MA-A-1150/D/L0009/0020
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3b7b23c4-0e5f-41c9-b4d2-6c9c14e38dd9
  20. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000207327
    name:
    Larsen, Alf Hiljar, Arne, Arthur, Asbjørn og Asle - 5 bilder.
    id:
    0019
    path:
    BBA/A-0863/U/Ua/Uab/L0043/0019
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000207327
  21. urn:
    fbdba36a-9221-4da3-acd4-5aaa3f73c041
    name:
    Larsen, As. - Larsen, Ed.
    id:
    L0093
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1008/G/Gd/L0093
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fbdba36a-9221-4da3-acd4-5aaa3f73c041
  22. urn:
    e2f41b9d-1701-45d0-8a1b-7d4eb6da4b30
    name:
    Utsagn av Andreas Larsen om Feiar Larsen
    id:
    0010
    path:
    OAVF/A-00014/A/L0004/0002/0010
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENTSERIE
    institution:
    Valdresmusea AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e2f41b9d-1701-45d0-8a1b-7d4eb6da4b30
  23. urn:
    0ae1725d-e2b2-4a0f-ab33-6dd111cc43d7
    name:
    Larsen, Asbjørn
    id:
    ARK-1225
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1225
    unit_type:
    Person
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    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Asbjørn Larsen, født 1909 i Oslo, død 1986. Journalist. Sekretær i Handel og kontor fra 1936, etter krigen redaktør av HKs fagblad. Medarbeider i Arbeiderbladet 1946. Radioreporter i NRK. Han jobbet også et par år i Fjernsynet før han vendte tilbake til radioen.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0ae1725d-e2b2-4a0f-ab33-6dd111cc43d7
  24. urn:
    c376b1dd-f52a-4149-b021-47a0d0023276
    name:
    1/83 Rygge hovedflystasjon - restaurering av flyplassbelysning og styresystem - elektrotekn. og bygn. messige arb - Werner-Larsen AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-2010/1/F/Fd/L0185/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c376b1dd-f52a-4149-b021-47a0d0023276
  25. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000225131
    name:
    Målebøker T. Hjorth nr. 1-4 og S. Larsen 3 stk.
    id:
    L0007
    path:
    BBA/A-0983/H/Hg/Hgb/L0007
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000225131
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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.

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  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.

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