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 2026-11-05T06:41:45Z in 2.597 seconds.

Showing 10 of 128399 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Selskabet til Arbeiderboligers Opførelse i Bergen AS
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0596
  2. name:
    Nordre Ring Arbeiderlag (Ring Arbeiderlag)
    id:
    ARK-427
  3. name:
    Solvang Arbeidersamfund (Vang søndre Arbeidersamfund)
    id:
    ARK-413
  4. name:
    Disenå Arbeiderlag (Disenå og omegn Arbeiderlag)
    id:
    ARK-442
  5. name:
    Hof Vestre Arbeiderlag (Hof Vestre Arbeiderforening)
    id:
    ARK-426
  6. name:
    Nord-Odal Vegarbeiderforening (Nord-Odal Veiarbeiderforening)
    id:
    ARK-445
  7. name:
    Moelv Arbeiderlags Kvinnegruppe (Moelv Arbeiderforenings Kvinnegruppe)
    id:
    ARK-59
  8. name:
    Løten Almennings Sagarbeiderforening (Løiten Almennings Sagarbeiderforening)
    id:
    ARK-604
  9. name:
    Platearbeidernes forening, Fredrikstad. Avdeling 13 av Norsk jern- og metallarbeiderforbund
    id:
    ARK-1928
  10. name:
    Vang skog- og landarbeiderforening, avdeling 63 i Norsk skog- og landarbeiderforbund
    id:
    ARK-436
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total:
128399
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    299c1941-032d-4c58-b7bb-2857d488ad7d
    name:
    Selskabet til Arbeiderboligers Opførelse i Bergen AS
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0596
    path:
    AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0596
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/299c1941-032d-4c58-b7bb-2857d488ad7d
  2. urn:
    1f48cd07-cd10-4876-bdc5-41e93a69d594
    name:
    Nordre Ring Arbeiderlag (Ring Arbeiderlag)
    id:
    ARK-427
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-427
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1f48cd07-cd10-4876-bdc5-41e93a69d594
  3. urn:
    137a19e8-f48b-4a7c-a1bf-f6a8db615c7b
    name:
    Solvang Arbeidersamfund (Vang søndre Arbeidersamfund)
    id:
    ARK-413
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-413
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/137a19e8-f48b-4a7c-a1bf-f6a8db615c7b
  4. urn:
    5f978083-99ea-418b-8322-00df93fbb27e
    name:
    Disenå Arbeiderlag (Disenå og omegn Arbeiderlag)
    id:
    ARK-442
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-442
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5f978083-99ea-418b-8322-00df93fbb27e
  5. urn:
    67d25619-4a02-48a9-9b73-4b82e4e5e49d
    name:
    Hof Vestre Arbeiderlag (Hof Vestre Arbeiderforening)
    id:
    ARK-426
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-426
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/67d25619-4a02-48a9-9b73-4b82e4e5e49d
  6. urn:
    c6f93a59-f1aa-4b37-ab01-5a690307bf70
    name:
    Nord-Odal Vegarbeiderforening (Nord-Odal Veiarbeiderforening)
    id:
    ARK-445
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-445
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c6f93a59-f1aa-4b37-ab01-5a690307bf70
  7. urn:
    f95574fc-f371-42d1-b4e2-4bb3db284e9d
    name:
    Moelv Arbeiderlags Kvinnegruppe (Moelv Arbeiderforenings Kvinnegruppe)
    id:
    ARK-59
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-59
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f95574fc-f371-42d1-b4e2-4bb3db284e9d
  8. urn:
    b0e35e62-d281-4a5c-9e97-c1f814d6475c
    name:
    Løten Almennings Sagarbeiderforening (Løiten Almennings Sagarbeiderforening)
    id:
    ARK-604
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-604
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b0e35e62-d281-4a5c-9e97-c1f814d6475c
  9. urn:
    98459ee2-35dc-43f1-8511-5ffc5bbea560
    name:
    Platearbeidernes forening, Fredrikstad. Avdeling 13 av Norsk jern- og metallarbeiderforbund
    id:
    ARK-1928
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1928
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/98459ee2-35dc-43f1-8511-5ffc5bbea560
  10. urn:
    272853a9-caa4-4cfb-aaa5-261e2da4c8f9
    name:
    Vang skog- og landarbeiderforening, avdeling 63 i Norsk skog- og landarbeiderforbund
    id:
    ARK-436
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-436
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/272853a9-caa4-4cfb-aaa5-261e2da4c8f9
  11. urn:
    de57e461-2cbf-460b-b4a1-2de231bb2f0e
    name:
    Bogstad og omegn skog- og landarbeiderforening
    id:
    ARK-1899
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1899
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/de57e461-2cbf-460b-b4a1-2de231bb2f0e
  12. urn:
    1713371e-058e-41e8-8c6a-f6d09a391b96
    name:
    Eidskog, Vinger og Odalens Arbeiderparti (Eidskog, Vinger og Odalens krets av Det norske Arbeiderparti)
    id:
    ARK-440
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-440
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1713371e-058e-41e8-8c6a-f6d09a391b96
  13. urn:
    22b4b473-d7b0-42f5-8ca4-41fbafe8699b
    name:
    Torp Arbeiderkvinnelag
    id:
    BRMA-1053
    path:
    OSTM/BRMA-1053
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/22b4b473-d7b0-42f5-8ca4-41fbafe8699b
  14. urn:
    64ec930b-9633-48b0-9b28-626e80336e53
    name:
    Lillehammer Træarbeideres (Trearbeideres) Fagforening
    id:
    A-00105
    path:
    OAM/A-00105
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/64ec930b-9633-48b0-9b28-626e80336e53
  15. urn:
    0f7bb032-3df2-44a3-86e7-8d3616e43f7a
    name:
    Margarinarbeidernes Forening avd 28 av Norsk Nærings- og Nytelsesmiddelarbeiderforbund
    id:
    A-6720
    path:
    SAF/A-6720
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f7bb032-3df2-44a3-86e7-8d3616e43f7a
  16. urn:
    fb54cf9f-700f-4fdc-9232-6c0277cfcf8e
    name:
    Hamang papirarbeiderforening
    id:
    ARK-1897
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1897
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb54cf9f-700f-4fdc-9232-6c0277cfcf8e
  17. urn:
    3772ac46-9b3e-47b4-815a-21d5910a00f1
    name:
    Sarpsborg Bygningsarbeiderforening
    id:
    BRMA-1022
    path:
    OSTM/BRMA-1022
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3772ac46-9b3e-47b4-815a-21d5910a00f1
  18. urn:
    eba93dd0-d961-4029-b440-f464beae4a0e
    name:
    Årstad Arbeidersamfunn av DNA
    id:
    A-2873
    path:
    SAF/A-2873
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eba93dd0-d961-4029-b440-f464beae4a0e
  19. urn:
    1701295c-12f5-4ec5-9064-f9321527d7fd
    name:
    Bygningsindustriarbeidernes Seksjon Glåmdal
    id:
    ARK-525
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-525
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1701295c-12f5-4ec5-9064-f9321527d7fd
  20. urn:
    be393442-d369-4105-991a-9928f936a4f0
    name:
    Dalen arbeiderforenings arkiv
    id:
    AAT-805017
    path:
    AAT/AAT-805017
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv i Telemark
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/be393442-d369-4105-991a-9928f936a4f0
  21. urn:
    9647d0d2-3a2a-49ff-9090-84a03afa9cde
    name:
    Torsnes Arbeiderlags Kvinnegruppe
    id:
    BRMA-1057
    path:
    OSTM/BRMA-1057
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9647d0d2-3a2a-49ff-9090-84a03afa9cde
  22. urn:
    4a0fe949-1215-4c2f-9135-f876bb91fa2d
    name:
    Drammens Borgerlige Arbeiderforening
    id:
    A-1073
    path:
    DRMK/A-1073
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Drammen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4a0fe949-1215-4c2f-9135-f876bb91fa2d
  23. urn:
    ee2bd5bc-8a84-4e7a-b890-e428eb7f0376
    name:
    Selbak og Kjølberg avd. av Borge Arbeiderparti
    id:
    BRMA-1056
    path:
    OSTM/BRMA-1056
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee2bd5bc-8a84-4e7a-b890-e428eb7f0376
  24. urn:
    6bc756e8-82ad-403f-8420-53ee16704130
    name:
    Sørumsand arbeiderlag
    id:
    ARK-1045
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1045
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6bc756e8-82ad-403f-8420-53ee16704130
  25. urn:
    71f320fc-e6f8-4576-96cf-3a0bcffb51cb
    name:
    Abildsø arbeiderforening
    id:
    ARK-1071
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1071
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/71f320fc-e6f8-4576-96cf-3a0bcffb51cb
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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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