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 2026-11-14T18:45:31Z in 0.315 seconds.

Showing 10 of 493 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Frevar regnskap
    id:
    0003
  2. name:
    FK-huset
    id:
    L0001
  3. name:
    FK-huset
    id:
    L0002
  4. name:
    Planlegging / utredning av norskfinansierte tiltak. Generelt. FK-strategi
    id:
    0007
  5. name:
    FK-prosjekter. D - M
    id:
    0002
  6. name:
    Plantevernmidler
    id:
    L0082
  7. name:
    Plantevernmidler
    id:
    L0083
  8. name:
    Fôrkvoter, felleskvoter. Månedsrapporter
    id:
    0002
  9. name:
    Fôrkvoter. Månedsrapporter
    id:
    0002
  10. name:
    Fôrkvoter, felleskvoter. Månedsrapporter
    id:
    0004
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total:
493
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    name:
    Frevar regnskap
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    0003
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    IKAR/A-1169/H/Ha/L0001/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9b8a34e7-a114-4d70-ba41-192910954d7e
  2. urn:
    7d7c7c5e-d573-4899-876a-3e51ae9606e8
    name:
    FK-huset
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-7161/E/Ec/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d7c7c5e-d573-4899-876a-3e51ae9606e8
  3. urn:
    a36b8008-3b43-45aa-bf87-080fe8e18208
    name:
    FK-huset
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-7161/E/Ec/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a36b8008-3b43-45aa-bf87-080fe8e18208
  4. urn:
    795b65e3-53a5-4a4c-9f5d-bd26f560e99a
    name:
    Planlegging / utredning av norskfinansierte tiltak. Generelt. FK-strategi
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AV/RA-S-7161/D/Dd/L0007/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/795b65e3-53a5-4a4c-9f5d-bd26f560e99a
  5. urn:
    21ed4b6f-8288-4713-a008-761bbeefc4f9
    name:
    FK-prosjekter. D - M
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-7161/D/De/L0015/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/21ed4b6f-8288-4713-a008-761bbeefc4f9
  6. urn:
    bbfdc29f-47e9-4fa0-b476-14d23e4d0d29
    name:
    Plantevernmidler
    id:
    L0082
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4157/2/E/Ea/L0082
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bbfdc29f-47e9-4fa0-b476-14d23e4d0d29
  7. urn:
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    name:
    Plantevernmidler
    id:
    L0083
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4157/2/E/Ea/L0083
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ad720ff-1900-42cd-b2f7-194e8bb6b6b3
  8. urn:
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    name:
    Fôrkvoter, felleskvoter. Månedsrapporter
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100530/H/Ha/L0016/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/41e3459d-761e-4c41-a6f3-194fc7947c35
  9. urn:
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    id:
    0002
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a74feb8-2689-45c2-9b80-50d2f758a53f
  10. urn:
    3a96deb9-523b-4cdf-96b0-5a25f5252707
    name:
    Fôrkvoter, felleskvoter. Månedsrapporter
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100530/H/Ha/L0015/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a96deb9-523b-4cdf-96b0-5a25f5252707
  11. urn:
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    name:
    Fôrkvoter, felleskvoter. Månedsrapporter
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    0001
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    AV/SAB-A-100530/H/Ha/L0016/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/249740cd-a0b2-499f-82b6-7c45ba8dc5d7
  12. urn:
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    AV/SAB-A-100530/H/Ha/L0017/0001
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    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/73241fa8-3956-4b30-989a-96313e73ce80
  13. urn:
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    Fôrkvoter. Månedsrapporter
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    0003
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    AV/SAB-A-100530/H/Ha/L0017/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a8ab8e47-8238-42d1-adc8-94b40ca1fc68
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    Fôrkvoter. Månedsrapporter
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    AV/SAB-A-100530/H/Ha/L0018/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/33469b06-785d-4fe1-946e-7dccc495d792
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    Fôrkvoter. Månedsrapporter
    id:
    0002
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    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ea31c5ff-fdc2-4dfb-b48b-0c504f1e4630
  16. urn:
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    name:
    Fôrkvoter. Månedsrapporter
    id:
    0003
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    AV/SAB-A-100530/H/Ha/L0020/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f2683020-69e0-44c2-b2cc-fd43c93be948
  17. urn:
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    Plantevernmidler
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    L0081
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    AV/RA-S-4157/2/E/Ea/L0081
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    STYKKE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/582ac12e-c5da-4977-821d-c393c7d7a8bb
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    Plantevernmidler
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    AV/RA-S-4157/2/E/Ea/L0084
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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    norge
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  21. urn:
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    id:
    0003
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  22. urn:
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    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  23. urn:
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    link:
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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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Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.