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 2026-11-14T19:13:21Z in 0.249 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58395 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    KOS. Kosovan Nansen Dialogue - Dialogue on Returns project
    id:
    0005
  2. name:
    Dialogue groups - Dialogue Forum, Brussels Business Group. Cyprus Contact Forum
    id:
    L0002
  3. name:
    Dialogue between Africa`s future peacebuilders- The report from the ISFiT Dialogue Groups 2007
    id:
    0007
  4. name:
    BPA del 2
    id:
    L0095
  5. name:
    Konsesjon BPA
    id:
    L0009
  6. name:
    Konsesjon BPA
    id:
    L0010
  7. name:
    BPA-4 Høyttalerforsterker
    id:
    0009
  8. name:
    Kontrakt om levering av BPA
    id:
    0017
  9. name:
    BPA-ordninger (Brukerstyrt personlig assistanse)
    id:
    G
  10. name:
    Et fritt liv - en video om BPA del 1
    id:
    L0089
Show all fields in HTML
total:
58395
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    fdf07f7f-dee3-48b9-9175-ea82c3793d07
    name:
    KOS. Kosovan Nansen Dialogue - Dialogue on Returns project
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1641/D/Dd/L0399/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fdf07f7f-dee3-48b9-9175-ea82c3793d07
  2. urn:
    09368db9-4ff9-4aef-854d-09db708b4217
    name:
    Dialogue groups - Dialogue Forum, Brussels Business Group. Cyprus Contact Forum
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1955/F/Fb/Fbc/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/09368db9-4ff9-4aef-854d-09db708b4217
  3. urn:
    698d3560-2c9b-4b30-911a-bdecf75fea62
    name:
    Dialogue between Africa`s future peacebuilders- The report from the ISFiT Dialogue Groups 2007
    id:
    0007
    path:
    UBIT/A-0410/G/L0037/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/698d3560-2c9b-4b30-911a-bdecf75fea62
  4. urn:
    bd4c7416-40de-43e2-999c-1e4652645be7
    name:
    BPA del 2
    id:
    L0095
    path:
    AIN/A-22-231/U/Uc/L0095
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd4c7416-40de-43e2-999c-1e4652645be7
  5. urn:
    a823112c-8b06-4d93-936e-76282d2fee0e
    name:
    Konsesjon BPA
    id:
    L0009
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-1102/F/Fa/L0009
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a823112c-8b06-4d93-936e-76282d2fee0e
  6. urn:
    a2d942b8-63e1-4815-8d4b-afd8ae2033a0
    name:
    Konsesjon BPA
    id:
    L0010
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-1102/F/Fa/L0010
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a2d942b8-63e1-4815-8d4b-afd8ae2033a0
  7. urn:
    d8e47598-38a7-4f9a-8daa-e0d3ac82740c
    name:
    BPA-4 Høyttalerforsterker
    id:
    0009
    path:
    NTM/A-1052/E/Ea/L0001/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Norsk Teknisk Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d8e47598-38a7-4f9a-8daa-e0d3ac82740c
  8. urn:
    742b21db-74c2-43d8-a3d7-471666579ccd
    name:
    Kontrakt om levering av BPA
    id:
    0017
    path:
    ARKSOR/1018SØ126/E/Ea/L0012/0017
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkivsenter Sør
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/742b21db-74c2-43d8-a3d7-471666579ccd
  9. urn:
    f60530e8-ca5a-4b31-acab-011448a09219
    name:
    BPA-ordninger (Brukerstyrt personlig assistanse)
    id:
    G
    path:
    IKAK/0722414-1/G
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f60530e8-ca5a-4b31-acab-011448a09219
  10. urn:
    c1a43d50-fa73-4612-8521-c9fd3c034718
    name:
    Et fritt liv - en video om BPA del 1
    id:
    L0089
    path:
    AIN/A-22-231/U/Uc/L0089
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c1a43d50-fa73-4612-8521-c9fd3c034718
  11. urn:
    675be7ca-f33a-407f-961d-59c2f390a0a9
    name:
    Et fritt liv - en video om BPA del 2
    id:
    L0090
    path:
    AIN/A-22-231/U/Uc/L0090
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/675be7ca-f33a-407f-961d-59c2f390a0a9
  12. urn:
    e64bfa51-62a4-43e0-81e9-fe441e1096d7
    name:
    Et fritt liv - BPA døveversjon del 1
    id:
    L0091
    path:
    AIN/A-22-231/U/Uc/L0091
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e64bfa51-62a4-43e0-81e9-fe441e1096d7
  13. urn:
    6b4b14b2-ff83-47fa-859c-90b1362fe8ec
    name:
    Et fritt liv - BPA døveversjon del 2
    id:
    L0092
    path:
    AIN/A-22-231/U/Uc/L0092
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6b4b14b2-ff83-47fa-859c-90b1362fe8ec
  14. urn:
    59a06acc-982a-496c-9638-3fae4a14bd72
    name:
    Et fritt liv - en video om BPA dub
    id:
    L0093
    path:
    AIN/A-22-231/U/Uc/L0093
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/59a06acc-982a-496c-9638-3fae4a14bd72
  15. urn:
    5b21a338-7d77-4cec-bcdf-edab43567e1d
    name:
    BPA Elektro: Korrespondanse - Møtereferater - Avtaler
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2802/D/L0003/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b21a338-7d77-4cec-bcdf-edab43567e1d
  16. urn:
    628596fb-0696-41be-96d6-f1b14e208ca9
    name:
    Enkeltsaker. Brukerstyrt Personlig Assistent, BPA
    id:
    0022
    path:
    AAMA/KA0901-619/D03/L0011/0022
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/628596fb-0696-41be-96d6-f1b14e208ca9
  17. urn:
    298a59e2-6ac8-416a-a011-848453780f5e
    name:
    B
    id:
    0003
    path:
    OAM/A-01077/DI/L0005/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/298a59e2-6ac8-416a-a011-848453780f5e
  18. urn:
    ff076c58-6d06-4c0d-8e05-cf1f83b97ca6
    name:
    Informasjon om ny lovpålagt teneste: Brukarstyrt personleg assistanse (BPA).
    id:
    0034
    path:
    IKAH/1263-021/A/Af/L0010/0034
    unit_type:
    SAK
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff076c58-6d06-4c0d-8e05-cf1f83b97ca6
  19. urn:
    fc35cc77-9073-415e-b922-f11f95f48ea6
    name:
    Informasjon om ny lovpålagt teneste: Brukarstyrt personleg assistanse (BPA).
    id:
    0145
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    IKAH/1263-021/A/Ag/L0008/0145
    unit_type:
    SAK
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fc35cc77-9073-415e-b922-f11f95f48ea6
  20. urn:
    614d9416-fdb7-4b30-9732-d1999e326263
    name:
    Sak 98/16 Bemanning i BPA - behov for auka resuursar
    id:
    0683
    path:
    IKAH/1260b-021/A/Aa/L0015/0001/0683
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/614d9416-fdb7-4b30-9732-d1999e326263
  21. urn:
    8f8c31bb-7ed0-436e-91a8-e98d6738209a
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    Skjøter, avtaler, kontrakter mm - Konsesjon BPA sak/12/1074 i ESA
    id:
    L0010
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-1709/D/Da/L0010
    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  22. urn:
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    id:
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    path:
    ARKIVO/A-1709/D/Da/L0011
    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6863a471-ceef-4702-b2b0-37871fb668e0
  23. urn:
    62c13df2-0a9f-4ca1-a381-c8dbe9e8dab1
    name:
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    id:
    0008
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    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  24. urn:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  25. urn:
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    name:
    BPA Bygg AB, Norrköping, SAAB-SCANIA, Linköping, Hus 197 - tilbygg, tilbud
    id:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000159129
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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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