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 2026-10-27T14:44:00Z in 0.417 seconds.

Showing 10 of 55215 results in compact format.

name:
Scan Employ
id:
0001
name:
Scan Employ
id:
0004
name:
Norse-Employ
id:
0004
name:
Hovedbok Scan Employ
id:
L0006
name:
Rubrikkprotokoll Scan Employ
id:
L0007
name:
Hourly Employ Benefits
id:
0003
name:
Norwegians employed as UNESCO Consultants
id:
0006
name:
Norwegians employed as UNESCO Field Experts
id:
0005
name:
256: Employers/Employees' Organisations
id:
0001
name:
256: Employers/Employees' Organisations
id:
0002

Show all fields in HTML

total:

55215

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

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name:
Scan Employ
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-0925/E/L0004/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c39dc11b-8b30-482d-a73b-b250e5023da6
urn:
e48761c3-6667-45a6-8311-6d2189eb3e64
name:
Scan Employ
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-PA-0925/R/L0005/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e48761c3-6667-45a6-8311-6d2189eb3e64
urn:
3519ac97-8df0-40f7-8536-2f844c0872f3
name:
Norse-Employ
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-2119/Fa/Faa/L0020/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3519ac97-8df0-40f7-8536-2f844c0872f3
urn:
6c1ecf91-7687-4cda-8544-48a67dfdd018
name:
Hovedbok Scan Employ
id:
L0006
path:
AV/RA-PA-0925/R/L0006
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c1ecf91-7687-4cda-8544-48a67dfdd018
urn:
02c76f0a-e842-4db9-a133-5b0df2f345bf
name:
Rubrikkprotokoll Scan Employ
id:
L0007
path:
AV/RA-PA-0925/R/L0007
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02c76f0a-e842-4db9-a133-5b0df2f345bf
urn:
0bf47d77-4bc1-4e5a-ac11-f656392d5271
name:
Hourly Employ Benefits
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-1728/Y/L0711/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0bf47d77-4bc1-4e5a-ac11-f656392d5271
urn:
fb9a0948-8a13-4795-b459-725c6b3fd751
name:
Norwegians employed as UNESCO Consultants
id:
0006
path:
AV/RA-S-1730/D/Db/L0010/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb9a0948-8a13-4795-b459-725c6b3fd751
urn:
26d9d414-b9f0-4954-819f-582eaeacfe5c
name:
Norwegians employed as UNESCO Field Experts
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-S-1730/D/Db/L0010/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/26d9d414-b9f0-4954-819f-582eaeacfe5c
urn:
3c7382e7-7924-4470-a17e-a5e34fb1af8d
name:
256: Employers/Employees' Organisations
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dba/Dbab/L0042/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3c7382e7-7924-4470-a17e-a5e34fb1af8d
urn:
b2632f5d-bc17-4b61-89d5-da83b940f2a6
name:
256: Employers/Employees' Organisations
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dba/Dbab/L0042/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2632f5d-bc17-4b61-89d5-da83b940f2a6
urn:
8d33fc59-7020-476f-925e-1002c96359a2
name:
256: Employers/Employees' Organisations
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dba/Dbab/L0042/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8d33fc59-7020-476f-925e-1002c96359a2
urn:
08310a45-797f-4400-8cf1-ca3eeb846b22
name:
256: Employers/Employees' Organisations
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dba/Dbab/L0042/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/08310a45-797f-4400-8cf1-ca3eeb846b22
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name:
256: Employers/Employees' Organisations
id:
0001
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AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dba/Dbab/L0043/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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name:
256: Employers/Employees' Organisations
id:
0002
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AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dba/Dbab/L0043/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fdc6e63f-7728-4896-8059-a04770bbcd8d
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name:
256: Employers/Employees' Organisations
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dba/Dbab/L0043/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0eea30f-8af7-47ab-9e27-e42f7ad87206
urn:
31aad4b1-7043-4c1e-93eb-747c2324ae13
name:
256: Employers/Employees' Organisations
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dba/Dbab/L0044/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/31aad4b1-7043-4c1e-93eb-747c2324ae13
urn:
bdf77166-7b68-48ce-a949-550eb4a4ce18
name:
256: Employers/Employees' Organisations
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dba/Dbab/L0044/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bdf77166-7b68-48ce-a949-550eb4a4ce18
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668140e0-d45b-4275-90b0-57cd5f578aeb
name:
256: Employers/Employees' Organisations
id:
0001
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AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dba/Dbab/L0045/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/668140e0-d45b-4275-90b0-57cd5f578aeb
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163a0a99-aec9-48ed-9be7-0674f97e466f
name:
256: Employers/Employees' Organisations
id:
0002
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AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dba/Dbab/L0045/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/163a0a99-aec9-48ed-9be7-0674f97e466f
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name:
256: Employers/Employees' Organisations
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dba/Dbab/L0045/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/25905946-69f6-4710-b04d-9da29ffdcda8
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name:
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0002
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AV/SAT-A-1589/F/Fb/L0008/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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0002
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AV/RA-RAFA-5824/F/L0001/0002
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MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/962ff3de-d4d6-48e4-8425-d34532e2bcaa
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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0004
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AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dm/L0545/0004
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dm/L0545/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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

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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