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 2026-11-13T03:16:14Z in 0.423 seconds.

Showing 10 of 132418 results in compact format.

name:
Arnfrid Hagen
id:
H-A-00604
name:
Frisach, Hans
id:
RA-PA-1818
name:
Askøy Frivilligsentral
id:
1247-pa0011
name:
Onsøy kommune. Friluftsnemnda
id:
O-1013
name:
Grindums Frivillige Fattigpleie
id:
SAK-AUK-005
name:
Fritz Heinrich Frølich
id:
A-1028
name:
Pa 1852 - Varhaug frivillige menighetspleie
id:
SAST-A-00024
name:
Aust-Agder Friidrettskrets
id:
PA-2615
name:
Fri sommerlørdager
id:
0002
name:
Den evangelisk-lutherske frikirke, Øvrebø menighet
id:
SAK-1292-0022

Show all fields in HTML

total:

132418

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
b466aaec-a187-4b1c-a921-f7a7598dc097
name:
Arnfrid Hagen
id:
H-A-00604
path:
OARM/H-A-00604
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Randsfjordmuseet AS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b466aaec-a187-4b1c-a921-f7a7598dc097
urn:
9ff3004e-7eb9-4035-bcdc-79ac941c859c
name:
Frisach, Hans
id:
RA-PA-1818
path:
AV/RA-PA-1818
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ff3004e-7eb9-4035-bcdc-79ac941c859c
urn:
71369679-ad38-4303-8f8f-c1184fc279df
name:
Askøy Frivilligsentral
id:
1247-pa0011
path:
IKAH/1247-pa0011
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/71369679-ad38-4303-8f8f-c1184fc279df
urn:
51cee5e3-0ac6-41e8-8148-c019e4af7fcd
name:
Onsøy kommune. Friluftsnemnda
id:
O-1013
path:
FRKA/O-1013
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Fredrikstad byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/51cee5e3-0ac6-41e8-8148-c019e4af7fcd
urn:
b0e840e9-3d7d-4d05-8311-222ac7025c3b
name:
Grindums Frivillige Fattigpleie
id:
SAK-AUK-005
path:
AV/SAK-AUK-005
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b0e840e9-3d7d-4d05-8311-222ac7025c3b
urn:
1f8e22f4-64f9-4e9b-a917-edad691192e1
name:
Fritz Heinrich Frølich
id:
A-1028
path:
OMUS/A-1028
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Oslo Museum
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1f8e22f4-64f9-4e9b-a917-edad691192e1
urn:
1aa2df79-b3f0-418f-a336-4ecfa64793e5
name:
Pa 1852 - Varhaug frivillige menighetspleie
id:
SAST-A-00024
path:
AV/SAST-A-00024
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1aa2df79-b3f0-418f-a336-4ecfa64793e5
urn:
4f0625cd-fc1e-4ef3-bb39-8a38efedcf74
name:
Aust-Agder Friidrettskrets
id:
PA-2615
path:
AAMA/PA-2615
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
3
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f0625cd-fc1e-4ef3-bb39-8a38efedcf74
urn:
331224ed-c915-4cac-a95f-30b835570e80
name:
Fri sommerlørdager
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/D/Da/Daa/L0010/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/331224ed-c915-4cac-a95f-30b835570e80
urn:
29f0cff6-f4f1-4013-9b23-bf898bc19d1a
name:
Den evangelisk-lutherske frikirke, Øvrebø menighet
id:
SAK-1292-0022
path:
AV/SAK-1292-0022
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/29f0cff6-f4f1-4013-9b23-bf898bc19d1a
urn:
382155e7-7fe1-4615-b261-2592bc1534ff
name:
Folldal Høyreforening / Folldal Høyre og Frisinnede Venstre
id:
NOMA-FGA-0214
path:
ANNO/NOMA-FGA-0214
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Anno museum
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/382155e7-7fe1-4615-b261-2592bc1534ff
urn:
2c2459ad-9a4a-485f-92c2-403eae3f178e
name:
Kriminalomsorg i frihet i Aust-Agder, Avd. Arendal
id:
SAK-1251-0006
path:
AV/SAK-1251-0006
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c2459ad-9a4a-485f-92c2-403eae3f178e
urn:
b516cda5-df20-4ec8-8369-3fe1bb4c7448
name:
Kriminalomsorg i frihet i Vest-Agder, Avd. Kristiansand
id:
SAK-1251-0007
path:
AV/SAK-1251-0007
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b516cda5-df20-4ec8-8369-3fe1bb4c7448
urn:
6b41efc4-cebd-4ce1-80da-d8d07067e497
name:
Kriminalomsorg i frihet i Aust-Agder, Avd. Grimstad
id:
SAK-1251-0021
path:
AV/SAK-1251-0021
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6b41efc4-cebd-4ce1-80da-d8d07067e497
urn:
0d94bc4e-af70-41c4-bdf3-c119fc80db6e
name:
Kriminalomsorg i frihet i Vest-Agder, Avd. Mandal
id:
SAK-1251-0022
path:
AV/SAK-1251-0022
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0d94bc4e-af70-41c4-bdf3-c119fc80db6e
urn:
c8b23a1b-49fc-4948-b16f-d9e0cd7cfe2c
name:
Ørland kommune, sektorstyret for kirke, kultur og fritid
id:
A-5671
path:
TIKA/A-5671
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c8b23a1b-49fc-4948-b16f-d9e0cd7cfe2c
urn:
a0bb2094-8194-4600-b22d-31fe28a1e58e
name:
Fri hver lørdag
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/D/Da/Daa/L0010/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0bb2094-8194-4600-b22d-31fe28a1e58e
urn:
081f7eb2-875f-493a-a6d6-98b1a1cfd602
name:
Flagg: "Transgender" - Fri
id:
0006
path:
SKA/A-0152/G/L0004/0006
unit_type:
GJENSTAND
institution:
Skeivt arkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/081f7eb2-875f-493a-a6d6-98b1a1cfd602
urn:
99f57f8a-7681-46da-8da2-5cfd4d1640cf
name:
Stavanger kommune. Sykehusforpleiningskomiteen
id:
A-0487
path:
BYST/A-0487
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/99f57f8a-7681-46da-8da2-5cfd4d1640cf
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000122280
name:
Avisen Fri lanse
id:
0007
path:
VEMU/A-2168/F/Fa/L0005/0007
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000122280
urn:
d7de2e42-f6d3-428c-b6c3-250a875b312c
name:
Fri Fagbevegelse
id:
0010
path:
AV/SAT-A-1852/PL/L0437/0010
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d7de2e42-f6d3-428c-b6c3-250a875b312c
urn:
7c49fb23-b81a-4aa0-8a84-525c3223f936
name:
Fri 1/2 time pr dag o.l
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/D/Da/Daa/L0009/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7c49fb23-b81a-4aa0-8a84-525c3223f936
urn:
dcbf9790-4ff9-4efb-a997-f862bbeace2b
name:
LLH (1993 - 2016) / FRI (2016 - )
id:
G
path:
SKA/A-0147/G
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Skeivt arkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dcbf9790-4ff9-4efb-a997-f862bbeace2b
urn:
bbf1c5bf-1f3e-4705-9350-1e5bc5fdfc88
name:
Fri-idrettsgruppa
id:
Hb
path:
SVAM/A-1035/H/Hb
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Svalbard Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bbf1c5bf-1f3e-4705-9350-1e5bc5fdfc88
urn:
d35d2091-8d22-4541-87eb-79c91db6d647
name:
Fri "Mix" - JBR film
id:
0001
path:
AAB/ARK-1664/U/Ud/Ude/0001
unit_type:
FILM
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d35d2091-8d22-4541-87eb-79c91db6d647

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