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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
`page`	optional	integer	Page number, 1-based (default 1).
`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&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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-22T07:07:51Z in 1.514 seconds.

Showing 10 of 62943 results in compact format.

name:
Det danske visekonsulat i Kristiansand
id:
SAK-D/0870
name:
Danske Kanselli, Grensearkivet
id:
RA-EA-4062
name:
Danske Kanselli 1800-1814
id:
RA-EA-3024
name:
Danske Kanselli 1572-1799
id:
RA-EA-3023
name:
Danske Kanselli før 1572
id:
RA-EA-3162
name:
Danske Kanselli, Skapsaker
id:
RA-EA-4061
name:
Utenriksdepartementet, Arkivsaker mottatt fra den danske ambassade i Kinshasa
id:
RA-S-6403
name:
Åmli Sparebank
id:
PA-1998
name:
Sørlandsbanken AS, avd. Farsund
id:
SAK-D/1652-A
name:
Ad bankene; utenlands. Oversikt over svenske; finske og danske bank- og finansforhold
id:
0005

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total:

62943

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
6c782e0a-a363-47a9-b7ce-0bada2257182
name:
Åmli Sparebank
id:
PA-1998
path:
AAMA/PA-1998
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c782e0a-a363-47a9-b7ce-0bada2257182
urn:
52bea4e2-ae0f-4ac5-a30d-71a6de27ebf6
name:
Sørlandsbanken AS, avd. Farsund
id:
SAK-D/1652-A
path:
AV/SAK-D/1652-A
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52bea4e2-ae0f-4ac5-a30d-71a6de27ebf6
urn:
d91ce1b4-b4ca-4e59-a300-37b4e3b31923
name:
Ad bankene; utenlands. Oversikt over svenske; finske og danske bank- og finansforhold
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-S-4063/D/L0009/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d91ce1b4-b4ca-4e59-a300-37b4e3b31923
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:
d14eb595-f2ee-4922-9a3b-04074d0bb94f
name:
Den Danske Bank
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAST-A-102024/4/D/Db/L0043/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d14eb595-f2ee-4922-9a3b-04074d0bb94f
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-BBA_arkiv000000145994
name:
Fiskernes Bank, avdeling Bergen
id:
A-5035
path:
BBA/A-5035
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000145994
urn:
51068748-0b6d-4595-83e7-7e073aadc843
name:
Danske Bank. Avtale om føring av låntakars konto i verdipapirregisteret
id:
0110
path:
IKAH/1256-022/F/Fa/L0001/0110
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/51068748-0b6d-4595-83e7-7e073aadc843
urn:
956874af-90ac-4f87-b46a-2547a68bf72f
name:
Danske Bank. Avtale om føring av låntakars konto i verdipapirregisteret
id:
0111
path:
IKAH/1256-022/F/Fa/L0001/0111
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/956874af-90ac-4f87-b46a-2547a68bf72f
urn:
6b62bd5e-d2a9-42e3-91dd-5b79645e1753
name:
Den norske Bank - DnB
id:
SAB-SAB/PA-0289
path:
AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0289
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6b62bd5e-d2a9-42e3-91dd-5b79645e1753
urn:
b3be3330-c151-4730-92c6-66c393ec9917
name:
Klæbu kommune. Hypotekbankens takstmann i Klæbu kommune
id:
A-1626
path:
TRKO/A-1626
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Trondheim byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b3be3330-c151-4730-92c6-66c393ec9917
urn:
e76f41a9-5f37-476d-8c9b-f7dd9e4b4ef0
name:
Forretningsbanken i Mosjøen
id:
A-22-228
path:
AIN/A-22-228
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e76f41a9-5f37-476d-8c9b-f7dd9e4b4ef0
urn:
3ffd9c1d-9086-4ea8-8dbc-91277be7d661
name:
Danske Kanselli 1572-1799
id:
EA-0F-12295
path:
AV/EA-0F-12295
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Danske Kanselli før 1770 Fra tidlig på 1500-tallet og fram til 1660 ble alle brev mellom sentralmyndighetene i Danmark og embetsmenn og enkeltpersoner i Norge ekspedert gjennom Danske Kanselli. Danske Kanselli - eller Kanselliet som det blir kalt fram til ca. 1650 - var kongens sekretariat og behand...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3ffd9c1d-9086-4ea8-8dbc-91277be7d661
urn:
b328215e-d631-4689-b199-f73a8acb06f5
name:
Danske Kanselli før 1572
id:
EA-0F-12456
path:
AV/EA-0F-12456
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Fra tidlig på 1500-tallet og fram til 1660 ble alle brev mellom sentralmyndighetene i Danmark og embetsmenn og enkeltpersoner i Norge ekspedert gjennom Danske Kanselli. Danske Kanselli - eller Kanselliet som det blir kalt fram til ca. 1650 - var kongens sekretariat og behandlet derfor de fleste sake...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b328215e-d631-4689-b199-f73a8acb06f5
urn:
91636f8f-1312-4eb1-a4f2-45db58d91a6c
name:
Danske Kanselli inntill 1814
id:
EA-0F-13827
path:
AV/EA-0F-13827
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Fra tidlig på 1500-tallet og fram til 1660 ble alle brev mellom sentralmyndighetene i Danmark og embetsmenn og enkeltpersoner i Norge ekspedert gjennom Danske Kanselli. Danske Kanselli - eller Kanselliet som det blir kalt fram til ca. 1650 - var kongens sekretariat og behandlet derfor de fleste sake...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/91636f8f-1312-4eb1-a4f2-45db58d91a6c
urn:
2e091249-e776-4385-b8ff-2aff41da1a03
name:
Pa 1502 - Fokus Bank Rogaland
id:
SAST-A-101905
path:
AV/SAST-A-101905
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2e091249-e776-4385-b8ff-2aff41da1a03

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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How to use the search_archives lookup

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
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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