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 2026-11-13T16:41:08Z in 0.252 seconds.

Showing 10 of 64379 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    P. Meidell AS
    id:
    NSMA-ARK-1096
  2. name:
    Modellsnekkernes forening
    id:
    ARK-2273
  3. name:
    Pia Widell
    id:
    A-0373
  4. name:
    Meidell, L. Engevikhavn
    id:
    A-1186
  5. name:
    Kaptein Meidell
    id:
    SFF-2000205
  6. name:
    Pa 0014 - Meidell, Familien
    id:
    SAST-A-100118
  7. name:
    Modum modell sportslag
    id:
    A-1699
  8. name:
    Rusten, Anna (f. Meidell)
    id:
    SFF-2015177
  9. name:
    MA 035 Falch, Frank Meidell
    id:
    A-2848.035
  10. name:
    Kristiania skibs- og modellsnedkeres fagforening
    id:
    ARK-2272
Show all fields in HTML
total:
64379
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    dc1d2f58-6848-494d-8bee-8aa16940b040
    name:
    P. Meidell AS
    id:
    NSMA-ARK-1096
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1096
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc1d2f58-6848-494d-8bee-8aa16940b040
  2. urn:
    fcfd2f76-b20c-48d3-b0d9-1c47f0b7df0d
    name:
    Modellsnekkernes forening
    id:
    ARK-2273
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2273
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fcfd2f76-b20c-48d3-b0d9-1c47f0b7df0d
  3. urn:
    2aa7da0d-b36b-40fe-9feb-0a1710f4d116
    name:
    Pia Widell
    id:
    A-0373
    path:
    UBIT/A-0373
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2aa7da0d-b36b-40fe-9feb-0a1710f4d116
  4. urn:
    4c905f99-3be0-4eb3-b563-ad360aa15656
    name:
    Meidell, L. Engevikhavn
    id:
    A-1186
    path:
    VLFK/A-1186
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4c905f99-3be0-4eb3-b563-ad360aa15656
  5. urn:
    66a41a28-614e-4711-a652-726cd6bafa9d
    name:
    Kaptein Meidell
    id:
    SFF-2000205
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2000205
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/66a41a28-614e-4711-a652-726cd6bafa9d
  6. urn:
    ec1ce446-7bfb-4eb1-abae-f4740ccc304f
    name:
    Pa 0014 - Meidell, Familien
    id:
    SAST-A-100118
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100118
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ec1ce446-7bfb-4eb1-abae-f4740ccc304f
  7. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000005090
    name:
    Modum modell sportslag
    id:
    A-1699
    path:
    BU/A-1699
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000005090
  8. urn:
    b64272d3-7562-4fe8-84eb-2a14c63585bd
    name:
    Rusten, Anna (f. Meidell)
    id:
    SFF-2015177
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2015177
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b64272d3-7562-4fe8-84eb-2a14c63585bd
  9. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000027094
    name:
    MA 035 Falch, Frank Meidell
    id:
    A-2848.035
    path:
    BBA/A-2848.035
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000027094
  10. urn:
    a8cf9be3-b87d-40f2-a9c0-15ff45edadf5
    name:
    Kristiania skibs- og modellsnedkeres fagforening
    id:
    ARK-2272
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2272
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a8cf9be3-b87d-40f2-a9c0-15ff45edadf5
  11. urn:
    bc891dc2-6cc4-4d8e-952d-a458b4751537
    name:
    Trygve Larsen Modellverksted A/S, Oslo
    id:
    A-1160
    path:
    NMM/A-1160
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Norsk Maritimt Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bc891dc2-6cc4-4d8e-952d-a458b4751537
  12. urn:
    c219a943-60c5-4e33-9cec-8761e6be3060
    name:
    Fredrikstad og omegns skips- og modellsnekkeres fagforening
    id:
    ARK-1933
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1933
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c219a943-60c5-4e33-9cec-8761e6be3060
  13. urn:
    71874c31-4bb0-458f-8d4c-3cbac6449d2b
    name:
    Norges Tekniske Høgskole - NTH - Skipsmodelltanken
    id:
    SAT-A-4392
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-4392
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/71874c31-4bb0-458f-8d4c-3cbac6449d2b
  14. urn:
    f2f602f1-9c9c-494f-85ba-ba5359367e97
    name:
    Kvinnherad kommune. Ing. Bjarne Meidell, Rosendal
    id:
    1224-512
    path:
    IKAH/1224-512
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f2f602f1-9c9c-494f-85ba-ba5359367e97
  15. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000259218
    name:
    EØS 009 - 2006 IKT tjenester og utstyr til kommunene Trondheim og Bergen - kopi
    id:
    0004
    path:
    BBA/A-5166/F/Fb/L0001/0004
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000259218
  16. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000259219
    name:
    EØS 009 - 2006 Rammeavtale på levering av IKT tjenester og utstyr til kommunene Trondheim og Bergen - kopi
    id:
    0003
    path:
    BBA/A-5166/F/Fb/L0001/0003
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000259219
  17. urn:
    67c12fc4-4452-4b11-9f48-f915c4c89faf
    name:
    P. Meidell AS
    id:
    NSMA-ARKS-1123
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARKS-1123
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Famileforetaket P. Meidell AS ble grunnlagt i 1891 da Johan Peter Thams Meidell (1860-1934) og Ludvig M. Foss kjøpte J. A. Stampes Maskinforretning i Oslo (Kristiania). Johannes Andreas Stampe (J. A. Stampe) startet maskinforretningen på Vaterland i 1882. I 1891 solgte han virksomheten til Meidell ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/67c12fc4-4452-4b11-9f48-f915c4c89faf
  18. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000079522
    name:
    Økonomistyring; utvikling av budsjettmodell
    id:
    0003
    path:
    VEMU/A-2339/Y/L0001/0003
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000079522
  19. urn:
    3243ec87-43ab-4749-a81d-e25ae14d0f6b
    name:
    Meidell, Johan Peter
    id:
    NSMA-ARKS-1124
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARKS-1124
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Johan Peter Meidell (f. 1944) var daglig leder og eier av firmaet P. Meidell AS. Han drev firmaet fra 1970 til 2004, men fortsatte som eier fram til 2023. Firmaet P. Meidell ble stiftet i 1891.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3243ec87-43ab-4749-a81d-e25ae14d0f6b
  20. urn:
    3267db28-feff-435a-a8a3-e920c0a7479c
    name:
    Innkjøpsavtale Dell Computer AS 04/1115
    id:
    0036
    path:
    AAMA/KA0919-121/D/D02/L0002/0036
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3267db28-feff-435a-a8a3-e920c0a7479c
  21. urn:
    32a160b8-12ca-4ca4-a3b0-2681ad166c19
    name:
    032.171 Datamaskinutstyr Dell Computer AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3440/D/L0131/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/32a160b8-12ca-4ca4-a3b0-2681ad166c19
  22. urn:
    d835f37a-a90f-4807-811d-989ca1c32c0f
    name:
    Vedkontrakt Dingstad og Bodom; Garanti for lån til fremdrift av ved hugget av Meidell Nilsen
    id:
    0002
    path:
    OBA/A-20051/Db/L0192/0002/0002
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d835f37a-a90f-4807-811d-989ca1c32c0f
  23. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000132234
    name:
    Gjenstander (stempler, modeller, faner)
    id:
    W
    path:
    VEMU/A-2543/W
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000132234
  24. urn:
    c17642d3-2a9e-47f6-bd06-e2543b37f173
    name:
    H1-N/02/25 Italia-Norge. Comitato dell Esposizione - Fiera Internazionale Industria dello Sport, Genova. Info. om internasjonal sportsutstilling i Genova.
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2644/D/Db/L0113/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c17642d3-2a9e-47f6-bd06-e2543b37f173
  25. urn:
    cdfeee60-6bf1-4cb1-ba31-8e834a188b27
    name:
    Modelldata AS
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100614 /D/Da/L0261/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cdfeee60-6bf1-4cb1-ba31-8e834a188b27
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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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