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, 1-100 (default 25). 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, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-04T07:05:57Z in 4.164 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58315 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Telefunksjonærers Misjonsforbund
    id:
    MA-A-1237
  2. name:
    AEG.Telefunken Norge AS
    id:
    0001
  3. name:
    Norsk Telefunken radio AS
    id:
    0009
  4. name:
    §614-160 Typeutførelse AEG-Telefunken, Norge AS Elektroverken Gävle
    id:
    0006
  5. name:
    163/79 LFK Kjeller - el maskinanl - verksted og laboratorium - AEG-Telefunken Norge AS
    id:
    0001
  6. name:
    Pelefundamentering
    id:
    0002
  7. name:
    Maskin- og kjelefundamenter.
    id:
    L0022
  8. name:
    Radio Telefunken 20-17
    id:
    L0064
  9. name:
    Radio Telefunken 20-18
    id:
    L0065
  10. name:
    Radioapparat, Telefunken
    id:
    0052
Show all fields in HTML
total:
58315
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    name:
    Telefunksjonærers Misjonsforbund
    id:
    MA-A-1237
    path:
    VID/MA-A-1237
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bbb65484-64c3-437c-a190-2f3f5d7f056f
  2. urn:
    a0bda93a-baa1-4b84-a4bc-2c5587182ddc
    name:
    AEG.Telefunken Norge AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    OBA/A-10358/Da/L0030/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0bda93a-baa1-4b84-a4bc-2c5587182ddc
  3. urn:
    af645317-5de0-4e8d-9829-6f39c48dbde7
    name:
    Norsk Telefunken radio AS
    id:
    0009
    path:
    OBA/A-10125/D/L0004/0002/0009
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af645317-5de0-4e8d-9829-6f39c48dbde7
  4. urn:
    b6ce52d5-6ad5-4953-8670-e1cbd2da7ab3
    name:
    §614-160 Typeutførelse AEG-Telefunken, Norge AS Elektroverken Gävle
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/SAK-2511-0001/F/Fd/Fda/L0043/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b6ce52d5-6ad5-4953-8670-e1cbd2da7ab3
  5. urn:
    c9b28659-8e6d-4c9c-80f3-3b3cedc393c6
    name:
    163/79 LFK Kjeller - el maskinanl - verksted og laboratorium - AEG-Telefunken Norge AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-2010/1/F/Fd/L0087/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c9b28659-8e6d-4c9c-80f3-3b3cedc393c6
  6. urn:
    bcbc3364-6c06-41d7-8466-be3981779168
    name:
    Pelefundamentering
    id:
    0002
    path:
    OBA/A-20051/Db/L0355/0007/0002
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bcbc3364-6c06-41d7-8466-be3981779168
  7. urn:
    9d978f98-ef7c-402d-ba8e-c839f1a7d40d
    name:
    Maskin- og kjelefundamenter.
    id:
    L0022
    path:
    NMM/A-1001/T/Ta/Taa/L0022
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Norsk Maritimt Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9d978f98-ef7c-402d-ba8e-c839f1a7d40d
  8. urn:
    110c98d0-3000-4ff1-9375-b7c7ffe5355f
    name:
    Radio Telefunken 20-17
    id:
    L0064
    path:
    NTM/A-1042/F/Fr/L0064
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Norsk Teknisk Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/110c98d0-3000-4ff1-9375-b7c7ffe5355f
  9. urn:
    9cf0ebff-86d8-4d89-b9ad-90607643f41c
    name:
    Radio Telefunken 20-18
    id:
    L0065
    path:
    NTM/A-1042/F/Fr/L0065
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Norsk Teknisk Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9cf0ebff-86d8-4d89-b9ad-90607643f41c
  10. urn:
    19566605-80cf-4801-b48c-5f8fc35f5586
    name:
    Radioapparat, Telefunken
    id:
    0052
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0985/U/L0001/0052
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/19566605-80cf-4801-b48c-5f8fc35f5586
  11. urn:
    f8a28aed-be79-4162-93ee-11b1715f4ad6
    name:
    Norske Telefunken
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2113/Da/L0477/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f8a28aed-be79-4162-93ee-11b1715f4ad6
  12. urn:
    fa5a3dfa-36a4-49d5-a90b-523f68c01d50
    name:
    A/S Nerna (Telefunken)
    id:
    0006
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fa5a3dfa-36a4-49d5-a90b-523f68c01d50
  13. urn:
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    name:
    Telefunksjonærens Misjonsforbund
    id:
    0024
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    AV/RA-S-4491/E/Ed/L0002/0024
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/18380d4f-91e7-4cac-89a8-48e4244b64e9
  14. urn:
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    Norsk Telefunken
    id:
    0009
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    AV/SAK-LHS-001/D/Da/L0039/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/243b00e9-3f66-4b98-8b76-f5bdb0ae5766
  15. urn:
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    name:
    "AEG - telefunken."
    id:
    0001
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    BBA/A-3909/Q/Qg/Qge/L0002/0001
    unit_type:
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    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000734646
  16. urn:
    19574eaa-3fb7-48bd-b141-02dad2a0faef
    name:
    Maskin - og kjelefundament.
    id:
    0001
    path:
    NMM/A-1001/T/Ta/Taa/L0022/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Norsk Maritimt Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/19574eaa-3fb7-48bd-b141-02dad2a0faef
  17. urn:
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    name:
    Maskin- og kjelefundament.
    id:
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    path:
    NMM/A-1001/T/Ta/Taa/L0022/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Norsk Maritimt Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/97bf504d-f0a2-417e-a39c-75b3fee004d1
  18. urn:
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    Maskin- og kjelefundament.
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    Norsk Maritimt Museum
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  20. urn:
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    link:
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  21. urn:
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  22. urn:
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  23. urn:
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    unit_type:
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    link:
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  24. urn:
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    digitized_documents:
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  25. urn:
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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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