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 2026-11-13T05:53:47Z in 0.168 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58261 results in compact format.

name:
Donar AS. Kontrakt ny balkong Meland rådhus
id:
0018
name:
Organisasjons- og administrasjonsdokumenter KS Geranta - (M/S "Donar") og (M/V "Geranta")
id:
L0625
name:
A 6/0 Londonarrangement, november.
id:
0001
name:
Norges Bank, Londonarkivet
id:
RA-S-3946
name:
A 6/0 Londonarrangement, november, forts.
id:
0001
name:
A 6/0 Londonarrangement, november, forts.
id:
0001
name:
Svalbard Londonarkiv II og III
id:
0002
name:
Rikspolitisjefens etterforskningskontor i London ("Londonarkivet")
id:
Fbe
name:
Arkivoversikt over FOs Londonarkiv
id:
0003
name:
FOs Londonarkiv 1942-1945
id:
0003

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total:

58261

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
63f1a797-90b7-44af-a30c-fd8958acebf6
name:
Donar AS. Kontrakt ny balkong Meland rådhus
id:
0018
path:
IKAH/1256-022/F/Fa/L0002/0018
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/63f1a797-90b7-44af-a30c-fd8958acebf6
urn:
937d47ba-a39f-4925-9718-bc99e48b4dea
name:
Organisasjons- og administrasjonsdokumenter KS Geranta - (M/S "Donar") og (M/V "Geranta")
id:
L0625
path:
AV/SAK-D/1098/F/Fq/L0625
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/937d47ba-a39f-4925-9718-bc99e48b4dea
urn:
3ea32e18-2846-4f23-981c-4afb550745e4
name:
A 6/0 Londonarrangement, november.
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-0617/D/Db/L0174/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3ea32e18-2846-4f23-981c-4afb550745e4
urn:
af1ece23-e97c-4681-ba05-7fbfae04a6ed
name:
Norges Bank, Londonarkivet
id:
RA-S-3946
path:
AV/RA-S-3946
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af1ece23-e97c-4681-ba05-7fbfae04a6ed
urn:
6bbd5cf6-35de-41ce-8bed-7024e2aa4224
name:
A 6/0 Londonarrangement, november, forts.
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-0617/D/Db/L0175/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6bbd5cf6-35de-41ce-8bed-7024e2aa4224
urn:
de163fba-2804-4928-85d4-04e122190f7b
name:
A 6/0 Londonarrangement, november, forts.
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-0617/D/Db/L0176/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/de163fba-2804-4928-85d4-04e122190f7b
urn:
f9c3f37c-23e6-4edc-bf7f-5566e045fb2e
name:
Svalbard Londonarkiv II og III
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-1260/D/Dx/L0029/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f9c3f37c-23e6-4edc-bf7f-5566e045fb2e
urn:
6a30111f-c72b-43f0-93da-d8402524c080
name:
Rikspolitisjefens etterforskningskontor i London ("Londonarkivet")
id:
Fbe
path:
AV/RA-S-3138-01/F/Fb/Fbe
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6a30111f-c72b-43f0-93da-d8402524c080
urn:
040974da-092c-4ca2-bc28-17df2844bcb2
name:
Arkivoversikt over FOs Londonarkiv
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2017/D/L0023a/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/040974da-092c-4ca2-bc28-17df2844bcb2
urn:
29abe79a-9422-4a1c-b677-339d7b97033c
name:
FOs Londonarkiv 1942-1945
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2017/D/L0023b/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/29abe79a-9422-4a1c-b677-339d7b97033c
urn:
bef3c214-6c2d-4621-8f19-a40d32af6b89
name:
Svalbard Londonarkiv, selsk. bankkonto
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-1260/D/Dx/L0029/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bef3c214-6c2d-4621-8f19-a40d32af6b89
urn:
70b6c71c-26f7-4be6-aff0-350931f929a4
name:
Londonarkivet 1942, gjenerobringen av Norge, utvalg 1, 2 og 3
id:
L0015
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2035/D/Dg/L0015
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/70b6c71c-26f7-4be6-aff0-350931f929a4
urn:
9850c149-6bca-4eb6-bdc0-0a03f521affb
name:
Svalbard Londonarkiv I (evakuering fra Svalbard)
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-1260/D/Dx/L0029/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9850c149-6bca-4eb6-bdc0-0a03f521affb
urn:
ae38e18d-ec18-49d1-845a-1376701dc663
name:
Svalbard Londonarkiv - Orkenøyenes arkiv, Handelsdept.
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-1260/D/Dx/L0030/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ae38e18d-ec18-49d1-845a-1376701dc663
urn:
c440c327-21ae-4e0a-a379-b316be4fe518
name:
Svalbard Londonarkiv - Telegrammer vedr. Orkenøyene
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-1260/D/Dx/L0030/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c440c327-21ae-4e0a-a379-b316be4fe518
urn:
78d01b52-1a9e-4981-af91-d297603be3b4
name:
Svalbard Londonarkiv (bergverk- og grubespørsmål) - Steinimport i St.britannia
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-1260/D/Dx/L0029/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/78d01b52-1a9e-4981-af91-d297603be3b4
urn:
2d895861-4a13-4f83-93f3-1083af6ddd0d
name:
Svalbard Londonarkiv - Orkenøyenes arkiv, Store Norske Kullkompani
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-1260/D/Dx/L0030/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2d895861-4a13-4f83-93f3-1083af6ddd0d
urn:
5d506862-089e-4439-8c43-a8f361f413aa
name:
Svalbard Londonarkiv - Store Norske Spitsbergen Kullkompani, hemmelig
id:
0006
path:
AV/RA-S-1260/D/Dx/L0030/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5d506862-089e-4439-8c43-a8f361f413aa
urn:
87aba71c-7b2c-4c35-9b7e-57f2948ac17e
name:
Svalbard Londonarkiv - Store Norske Spitsbergen Kullkompani, hemmelig
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-1260/D/Dx/L0031/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/87aba71c-7b2c-4c35-9b7e-57f2948ac17e
urn:
d4cbc5d2-4cb4-45d5-95d9-ad4c5aefcf04
name:
Svalbard Londonarkiv - Orkenøyenes arkiv, Royal Norwegian Consulate og Registrasjonsdept.
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-1260/D/Dx/L0030/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d4cbc5d2-4cb4-45d5-95d9-ad4c5aefcf04
urn:
cbcd7c0e-8b25-4162-b9f6-8c7e627d9f4d
name:
Londonarkivet i NRK. Opptak vedr. Norge tatt i Sverige under krigen.
id:
0008
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AV/RA-PA-0970/F/L0001/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cbcd7c0e-8b25-4162-b9f6-8c7e627d9f4d
urn:
bb303b14-58cb-49eb-9129-08a0388b2c3f
name:
Sak 210.13/1 - Krigsarkivet/FOs Londonarkiv. Utlån til studenter tillatt av FD
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2017/D/L0047/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bb303b14-58cb-49eb-9129-08a0388b2c3f
urn:
419dd3f3-0160-4022-9379-38268712b005
name:
Svalbard Londonarkiv - Beretning m/ regnskap fra Store Norske Spitsbergen Kullkompani
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-S-1260/D/Dx/L0030/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/419dd3f3-0160-4022-9379-38268712b005
urn:
2ab0bd36-2350-4e34-a1a2-a1dc56d9a7c2
name:
Svalbard Londonarkiv - Orkenøyenes arkiv fra statens representant, generelt og innkomne skriv
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-S-1260/D/Dx/L0029/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ab0bd36-2350-4e34-a1a2-a1dc56d9a7c2
urn:
37130ec0-ad90-4a77-ac38-b2e40e5fab9e
name:
Svalbard Londonarkiv - Store Norske Spitsbergen Kullkompani, Kings Bay m.m. Bergm. Aasgaards arkiv
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-1260/D/Dx/L0031/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/37130ec0-ad90-4a77-ac38-b2e40e5fab9e

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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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