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 2026-10-14T21:07:01Z in 1.299 seconds.

Showing 10 of 7302 results in compact format.

name:
Storebrand International Insurance Company Ltd. A/S
id:
066
name:
CAFÉ INTERNATIONAL
id:
A-826036
name:
Amnesty International Norge
id:
RA-PA-2058
name:
Skål International Sørlandet
id:
SAK-D/1489
name:
Amnesty International, Kvinesdal
id:
SAK-KVK-013
name:
International Farvefabrik AS (IFA)
id:
A-4228
name:
International Shipping Federation
id:
A-1050
name:
Pa 1689 - Saga Petroleum International AS
id:
SAST-A-102291
name:
Pa 1734- Sandefjord International Club
id:
A-2599
name:
ISFiT (The International Student Festival in Trondheim)
id:
A-0410

Show all fields in HTML

total:

7302

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
ab7debaf-16ae-4fdd-ba4c-68105d272eb3
name:
Storebrand International Insurance Company Ltd. A/S
id:
066
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0873/066
unit_type:
ARKIVDEL
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ab7debaf-16ae-4fdd-ba4c-68105d272eb3
urn:
35dd96ed-8689-4ccd-a661-4568191447f0
name:
CAFÉ INTERNATIONAL
id:
A-826036
path:
AAT/A-826036
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv i Telemark
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/35dd96ed-8689-4ccd-a661-4568191447f0
urn:
d8370af5-110d-4a4b-81d3-fcc9ac54d2a9
name:
Amnesty International Norge
id:
RA-PA-2058
path:
AV/RA-PA-2058
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d8370af5-110d-4a4b-81d3-fcc9ac54d2a9
urn:
bc384a4f-9e3d-464c-bb4a-7aa6c7dec249
name:
Skål International Sørlandet
id:
SAK-D/1489
path:
AV/SAK-D/1489
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bc384a4f-9e3d-464c-bb4a-7aa6c7dec249
urn:
7f99b64f-273c-4881-8270-dcad3f1d6217
name:
Amnesty International, Kvinesdal
id:
SAK-KVK-013
path:
AV/SAK-KVK-013
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7f99b64f-273c-4881-8270-dcad3f1d6217
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000031438
name:
International Farvefabrik AS (IFA)
id:
A-4228
path:
BBA/A-4228
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000031438
urn:
c2e4eb26-5341-4c5f-b9e5-74084da56470
name:
International Shipping Federation
id:
A-1050
path:
NMM/A-1050
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Norsk Maritimt Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c2e4eb26-5341-4c5f-b9e5-74084da56470
urn:
79c94461-dfcb-4669-bc1d-283b21192a3b
name:
Pa 1689 - Saga Petroleum International AS
id:
SAST-A-102291
path:
AV/SAST-A-102291
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/79c94461-dfcb-4669-bc1d-283b21192a3b
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000115407
name:
Pa 1734- Sandefjord International Club
id:
A-2599
path:
VEMU/A-2599
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000115407
urn:
f716839f-975e-4df5-9166-9df94b2b7032
name:
ISFiT (The International Student Festival in Trondheim)
id:
A-0410
path:
UBIT/A-0410
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f716839f-975e-4df5-9166-9df94b2b7032
urn:
de1427ab-b473-4706-ae96-2a9f529f81ec
name:
Rehabilitation International Norge/RI Norge
id:
RA-PA-1904
path:
AV/RA-PA-1904
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/de1427ab-b473-4706-ae96-2a9f529f81ec
urn:
0b282b4a-f248-4665-8eae-b398abb252df
name:
Teledirektoratet, Norwegian Telecom International
id:
RA-S-3496
path:
AV/RA-S-3496
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0b282b4a-f248-4665-8eae-b398abb252df
urn:
990b848a-41d2-486f-abec-e9a1b92c53e9
name:
Amnesty International, Gruppe 146
id:
SAH-ARK-326
path:
AV/SAH-ARK-326
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/990b848a-41d2-486f-abec-e9a1b92c53e9
urn:
20c21b47-53dd-49a4-8f3f-ae2d27823b61
name:
Amnesty International, avdeling Stange
id:
SAH-ARK-404
path:
AV/SAH-ARK-404
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/20c21b47-53dd-49a4-8f3f-ae2d27823b61
urn:
349d08cb-724b-47a3-8339-77459db9885c
name:
Pa 0311 - Cafe International (Arbeiderbevegelsen)
id:
SAST-A-100473
path:
AV/SAST-A-100473
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/349d08cb-724b-47a3-8339-77459db9885c
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000002996883
name:
International Knarr Championship - Bergen
id:
A-6847
path:
BBA/A-6847
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002996883
urn:
46a8e3ba-0cd4-45d9-b9bc-8be0d56856b8
name:
International Bell Telephone Company
id:
TELE.A-1158
path:
NTM/TELE.A-1158
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Norsk Teknisk Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/46a8e3ba-0cd4-45d9-b9bc-8be0d56856b8
urn:
7a3ce3e1-caea-439c-959e-c0127cb41332
name:
International Electrical Commission (IEC)
id:
TELE.A-1161
path:
NTM/TELE.A-1161
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Norsk Teknisk Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7a3ce3e1-caea-439c-959e-c0127cb41332
urn:
91035a8a-e1e7-4a47-b7e2-25f1423aa7fb
name:
International Knarr Championship - Bergen
id:
A-6847
path:
SAF/A-6847
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
ArkiVest
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/91035a8a-e1e7-4a47-b7e2-25f1423aa7fb
urn:
b2dd8ffa-b88f-46ab-bdae-e0489e590d8e
name:
Florø lokalgruppe av Amnesty International
id:
SFF-2019142
path:
VLFK/SFF-2019142
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2dd8ffa-b88f-46ab-bdae-e0489e590d8e
urn:
e24962db-8da8-4e8d-a518-1d6d0acd9498
name:
International Bell Telephone Company - Christiania
id:
SAO-PAO-0093
path:
AV/SAO-PAO-0093
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e24962db-8da8-4e8d-a518-1d6d0acd9498
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000004190097
name:
Tenth International Leprosy Congress 1973
id:
A-8460
path:
BBA/A-8460
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004190097
urn:
e54008d3-992c-4b2d-baaa-e8b626bc86b7
name:
Womens International Strike for Peace, Norge
id:
RA-PA-1574
path:
AV/RA-PA-1574
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e54008d3-992c-4b2d-baaa-e8b626bc86b7
urn:
9ca4d985-308e-4b8b-b9fa-d1d8288bc247
name:
Pa 1067 - Y's Men International Region Norge
id:
SAST-A-101081
path:
AV/SAST-A-101081
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ca4d985-308e-4b8b-b9fa-d1d8288bc247
urn:
bbb58fe3-a3e9-4c12-9a07-4979964c2d65
name:
Junior Chamber International Drammen (JCI Drammen)
id:
A-1113
path:
DRMK/A-1113
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Drammen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bbb58fe3-a3e9-4c12-9a07-4979964c2d65

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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