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 2026-11-12T06:03:49Z in 2.261 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58399 results in compact format.

name:
Flagstadelvens Damholdsforening
id:
SAH-ARK-339
name:
Flagstad vestre. Vedlagt - eget notat med arealopplysninger.
id:
L1126
name:
Svanheim, Stine/Flagstad, Ingeborg_Stedsnavn på Busterud og Flagstad i Vang
id:
0012
name:
Flagstadelva Distrikt 7
id:
0006
name:
Reguleringskart over Hamar: Furuberget gard - Lund - Hamar flyplass - Stav gard - Furnesvegen - Vienvegen - Flagstad bru - Flagstadelva - Åkersvika
id:
L0419
name:
199502474 Kontrakt Kirsten Flagstads vei trykkøkningsstasjon
id:
0007
name:
Flagstad
id:
L0003
name:
Flagstad
id:
L0391
name:
Fjen. - Flagstad
id:
L0127
name:
Flagstad selskapet
id:
0007

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total:

58399

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
4751bb98-6d2e-4789-9662-bdc8c3f00d45
name:
Flagstadelvens Damholdsforening
id:
SAH-ARK-339
path:
AV/SAH-ARK-339
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4751bb98-6d2e-4789-9662-bdc8c3f00d45
urn:
ebeff21d-967b-4fba-a257-682b3686960c
name:
Flagstad vestre. Vedlagt - eget notat med arealopplysninger.
id:
L1126
path:
AV/SAH-KART-001/F/Fa/L1126
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ebeff21d-967b-4fba-a257-682b3686960c
urn:
a362e505-3311-4d94-864e-f00b35395985
name:
Svanheim, Stine/Flagstad, Ingeborg_Stedsnavn på Busterud og Flagstad i Vang
id:
0012
path:
SPR/A-0003/I/L0011/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a362e505-3311-4d94-864e-f00b35395985
urn:
456db4cf-0502-43da-86e2-cd054af0fddd
name:
Flagstadelva Distrikt 7
id:
0006
path:
AFM/FLMA-1000/D6/L0036/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Museene i Akershus
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/456db4cf-0502-43da-86e2-cd054af0fddd
urn:
467d6c30-77d6-4f4a-b169-0bb239ed52f7
name:
Reguleringskart over Hamar: Furuberget gard - Lund - Hamar flyplass - Stav gard - Furnesvegen - Vienvegen - Flagstad bru - Flagstadelva - Åkersvika
id:
L0419
path:
AV/SAH-KART-001/F/Fa/L0419
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/467d6c30-77d6-4f4a-b169-0bb239ed52f7
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000003173824
name:
199502474 Kontrakt Kirsten Flagstads vei trykkøkningsstasjon
id:
0007
path:
BBA/A-6859/F/Fa/L0026/0007
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003173824
urn:
0fc1d000-b7aa-487a-a666-55efea04c1d9
name:
Flagstad
id:
L0003
path:
AAB/ARK-1671/H/Ha/L0003
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0fc1d000-b7aa-487a-a666-55efea04c1d9
urn:
6e44799a-a94b-4587-a02b-f9df125e9093
name:
Flagstad
id:
L0391
path:
AV/RA-S-1530/F/Fe/L0391
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6e44799a-a94b-4587-a02b-f9df125e9093
urn:
74ce221c-7452-4401-a6a4-2bdc921cf1c9
name:
Fjen. - Flagstad
id:
L0127
path:
AV/RA-PA-1008/G/Ga/L0127
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/74ce221c-7452-4401-a6a4-2bdc921cf1c9
urn:
6be0f4d4-4809-445b-85c1-f11decd6a2e0
name:
Flagstad selskapet
id:
0007
path:
AFK/0200052/E/Ea/L0011/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Akershus fylkeskommune
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6be0f4d4-4809-445b-85c1-f11decd6a2e0
urn:
03fb2ddf-9290-44f4-8ca2-10cd8d47f155
name:
Flagstad, Kirsten
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-1267/F/Fq/Fqa/L0011/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/03fb2ddf-9290-44f4-8ca2-10cd8d47f155
urn:
a241a9eb-60fb-4fc9-b003-78b8ac8cb074
name:
94/00398. Flagstad, T.
id:
0045
path:
AV/SAKO-A-1257/D/Db/L0006/0045
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a241a9eb-60fb-4fc9-b003-78b8ac8cb074
urn:
c891e6a8-c009-4f05-a1db-adf0d6d4463f
name:
Flagstad, Sissel
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fc/L0005/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c891e6a8-c009-4f05-a1db-adf0d6d4463f
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000125811
name:
Flagstad, Kirsten
id:
0007
path:
BBA/A-4265/D/Da/L0002/0007
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000125811
urn:
no-OFA_arkiv_000000110122
name:
Flagstad, Kirsten
id:
0012
path:
OFA/ARK/00721/Ua/L0009/0012
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000110122
urn:
e6ac211a-ee40-41d5-9ff5-f7a106240cce
name:
Flagstad, Kirsten
id:
0007
path:
SAF/A-4265/D/Da/L0002/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
ArkiVest
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e6ac211a-ee40-41d5-9ff5-f7a106240cce
urn:
7f361d50-588b-4710-8659-5699f2853cc1
name:
Flagstad, Kirsten
id:
0038
path:
AV/RA-PA-0226/U/L0001/0002/0038
unit_type:
FOTO
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7f361d50-588b-4710-8659-5699f2853cc1
urn:
704effe4-aca4-415f-a6ab-203514929f77
name:
Kirsten Flagstad-jubileet
id:
L0039
path:
AV/SAK-D/1284/G/L0039
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/704effe4-aca4-415f-a6ab-203514929f77
urn:
84cb55ec-0d6a-4397-b72e-dc2a4b21074e
name:
Støren - Harald Flagstad
id:
0012
path:
AAB/ARK-1659/E/L0070/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/84cb55ec-0d6a-4397-b72e-dc2a4b21074e
urn:
423ce443-63f7-4e67-ab5b-d938b123becc
name:
Støren - Flagstad & Co.'s Fabrikk
id:
0016
path:
AAB/ARK-1659/E/L0093/0016
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/423ce443-63f7-4e67-ab5b-d938b123becc
urn:
e80287e6-47a9-426c-a88c-7ce1d1031856
name:
239. Flagstad, Kirsten
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-1193/F/Fb/L0004/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e80287e6-47a9-426c-a88c-7ce1d1031856
urn:
9637c59e-ddff-4434-bce9-ab240c0e717b
name:
Martin Julius Flagstad
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-1711/2/D/Da/L0196/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9637c59e-ddff-4434-bce9-ab240c0e717b
urn:
3504355b-bb0f-48ad-99dd-7e131a886d0c
name:
'Gamle Flagstad Broen'
id:
0014
path:
AV/SAH-ARK-010/E/Ec/L0001/0001/0014
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3504355b-bb0f-48ad-99dd-7e131a886d0c
urn:
c1ad3ddc-83e2-489a-8cd9-c208134e7920
name:
Laboratorievirksomhet: Flagstad vegsentral
id:
0006
path:
AV/SAH-VEG-024/D/Da/L0121/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c1ad3ddc-83e2-489a-8cd9-c208134e7920
urn:
079c31b2-94e8-4111-972e-87ce0b8f1c96
name:
Ankesak - formann på lab - Flagstad
id:
0003
path:
AAB/ARK-1646/Da/L0338/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/079c31b2-94e8-4111-972e-87ce0b8f1c96

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