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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
`offset`	optional	integer	Number 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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-15T00:30:01Z in 0.357 seconds.

Showing 10 of 64291 results in compact format.

name:
Dansk Scanning AS. Avtale om digitalisering av eigedomsarkiv
id:
0112
name:
Generaltollkammeret, Dansk-norsk/Norsk konsumpsjonskontor 1763-1791
id:
RA-EA-5446
name:
Bruun, Palle, dansk sjømann i Norge under andre verdenskrig
id:
A-8266
name:
Danske Kanselli 1572-1799
id:
RA-EA-3023
name:
Danske Kanselli før 1572
id:
RA-EA-3162
name:
Dansk Santalmisjon referater og korrespondanse
id:
0006
name:
Dansk santalmisjon - referater og korrespondanse
id:
0001
name:
Dansk santalmisjon - referater og korrespondanse
id:
0002
name:
Danskehjelpens suppestasjoner
id:
RA-PA-0394
name:
Danskehjelpen 1945
id:
A-1461

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total:

64291

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
356f2ebe-dc1e-426a-97d3-e221aff33e15
name:
Dansk Scanning AS. Avtale om digitalisering av eigedomsarkiv
id:
0112
path:
IKAH/1256-022/F/Fa/L0001/0112
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/356f2ebe-dc1e-426a-97d3-e221aff33e15
urn:
4e23f02f-a308-4d79-a106-ada2b7966fc0
name:
Generaltollkammeret, Dansk-norsk/Norsk konsumpsjonskontor 1763-1791
id:
RA-EA-5446
path:
AV/RA-EA-5446
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4e23f02f-a308-4d79-a106-ada2b7966fc0
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000004090571
name:
Bruun, Palle, dansk sjømann i Norge under andre verdenskrig
id:
A-8266
path:
BBA/A-8266
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004090571
urn:
b6008e56-ed50-49e4-9598-495ad9e342aa
name:
Danske Kanselli 1572-1799
id:
RA-EA-3023
path:
AV/RA-EA-3023
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b6008e56-ed50-49e4-9598-495ad9e342aa
urn:
a68eb02a-4e44-4bec-af3d-db8db58362c8
name:
Danske Kanselli før 1572
id:
RA-EA-3162
path:
AV/RA-EA-3162
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a68eb02a-4e44-4bec-af3d-db8db58362c8
urn:
800114a2-7a70-47d6-9c97-f17416a61f3a
name:
Dansk Santalmisjon referater og korrespondanse
id:
0006
path:
VID/MDA-A-1549/D/Db/L0230/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/800114a2-7a70-47d6-9c97-f17416a61f3a
urn:
240dc1c6-fc63-41de-a514-bf12c375c2e5
name:
Dansk santalmisjon - referater og korrespondanse
id:
0001
path:
VID/MDA-A-1549/D/Db/L0231/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/240dc1c6-fc63-41de-a514-bf12c375c2e5
urn:
e44692ef-2899-43df-8575-5d5fb248be5d
name:
Dansk santalmisjon - referater og korrespondanse
id:
0002
path:
VID/MDA-A-1549/D/Db/L0231/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e44692ef-2899-43df-8575-5d5fb248be5d
urn:
a1cc7355-8cfd-4efc-92a4-db2e46994efa
name:
Danskehjelpens suppestasjoner
id:
RA-PA-0394
path:
AV/RA-PA-0394
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a1cc7355-8cfd-4efc-92a4-db2e46994efa
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000027134
name:
Danskehjelpen 1945
id:
A-1461
path:
BBA/A-1461
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000027134
urn:
8d1fef43-4730-4e99-805f-bc47bdd7d310
name:
Inderøy gammeldansklubb
id:
PA-1408
path:
TIKA/PA-1408
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8d1fef43-4730-4e99-805f-bc47bdd7d310
urn:
015a8b28-3bcf-4a03-a0ae-bddc3ffb0b74
name:
Orkanger gammeldansklubb (Orkdal)
id:
PA-1451
path:
TIKA/PA-1451
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/015a8b28-3bcf-4a03-a0ae-bddc3ffb0b74
urn:
481eefe0-c6af-4dfa-9fc0-8a86ac0a0ee0
name:
Pa 0449 - Danskehjelpen (Haugesund)
id:
SAST-A-100644
path:
AV/SAST-A-100644
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/481eefe0-c6af-4dfa-9fc0-8a86ac0a0ee0
urn:
cc804a29-5a8b-4f4e-9d0f-e5d550ced44e
name:
Pa 1436 - Danskehjelpen, Stavanger
id:
SAST-XA-101739
path:
AV/SAST-XA-101739
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cc804a29-5a8b-4f4e-9d0f-e5d550ced44e
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000177407
name:
Pa 1813 - Sandefjord Internasjonale Folkedansklubb
id:
A-3096
path:
VEMU/A-3096
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000177407
urn:
a7e701de-03ca-4267-82b9-062353c5e5c1
name:
Danske Kanselli, Skapsaker
id:
RA-EA-4061
path:
AV/RA-EA-4061
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a7e701de-03ca-4267-82b9-062353c5e5c1
urn:
a03491a8-d989-431b-8933-b3227cee153c
name:
Danske Kanselli, Grensearkivet
id:
RA-EA-4062
path:
AV/RA-EA-4062
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a03491a8-d989-431b-8933-b3227cee153c
urn:
d066e5d1-08d4-43e2-accb-23a79ed7d9d9
name:
Det danske visekonsulat i Kristiansand
id:
SAK-D/0870
path:
AV/SAK-D/0870
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d066e5d1-08d4-43e2-accb-23a79ed7d9d9
urn:
057b9261-9c58-4d1f-88a6-4360ee8d8756
name:
Generaltollkammeret, Dansk-norsk/Norsk konsumpsjonskontor
id:
EA-0F-15597
path:
AV/EA-0F-15597
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Historikken er skrevet av kunstig intelligens og kan inneholde feil. Generaltollkammeret, dansk-norsk/norsk konsumpsjonskontor var en del av Generaltollkammerets interne kontororganisasjon for behandling av konsumpsjonssaker. Konsumpsjonssakene ble samlet i et felles dansk/norsk konsumpsjonskontor i...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/057b9261-9c58-4d1f-88a6-4360ee8d8756
urn:
e99ea924-4d37-4191-8a02-a6a678f8671b
name:
Danske Kanselli 1800-1814
id:
RA-EA-3024
path:
AV/RA-EA-3024
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e99ea924-4d37-4191-8a02-a6a678f8671b
urn:
1be067ca-49e3-4feb-b28c-2f2e0a707ab0
name:
Utenriksdepartementet, Arkivsaker mottatt fra den danske ambassade i Kinshasa
id:
RA-S-6403
path:
AV/RA-S-6403
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1be067ca-49e3-4feb-b28c-2f2e0a707ab0
urn:
b5987885-c4c1-4003-84a7-7ec14b06ec6d
name:
Budsjetter-Regnskapssaker-Kalkulasjoner-Statistikk: Dansk-Norsk Kvælstoffabrik I/S Finansiering (SK), Dansk-Norsk Kvælstoffabrik I/S Kontofortegnelser
id:
L0108
path:
AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Db/L0108
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b5987885-c4c1-4003-84a7-7ec14b06ec6d
urn:
9d715994-7660-479d-bad9-e5b5c927a1c3
name:
Delingsarkiv ordna etter gards- og bruksnummer 1970-2009
id:
Eba
path:
IKAM/K-15470.703/E/Eb/Eba
unit_type:
SERIE
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IKA Møre og Romsdal
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9d715994-7660-479d-bad9-e5b5c927a1c3
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f4e04223-33f5-4b04-9feb-e63b238c4cda
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Målebrev ordna etter gards- og bruksnummer 1950-2008
id:
Eca
path:
IKAM/K-15470.703/E/Ec/Eca
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
IKA Møre og Romsdal
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f4e04223-33f5-4b04-9feb-e63b238c4cda
urn:
05cef896-3744-4fad-a39c-62c7ce19fd74
name:
Oppmålingsarkiv ordna etter gards- og bruksnummer 1928-2015
id:
Eda
path:
IKAM/K-15470.703/E/Ed/Eda
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
IKA Møre og Romsdal
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/05cef896-3744-4fad-a39c-62c7ce19fd74

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