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 2026-10-15T22:12:24Z in 0.863 seconds.

Showing 10 of 20271 results in compact format.

name:
Bygdøy/Frogner SV
id:
ARK-1325
name:
Frogner prestekontor Kirkebøker
id:
SAO-A-10886
name:
Frogner arbeiderlag
id:
ARK-3424
name:
Frogner småbruksskole
id:
SAKO-A-1369
name:
Frogner prestearkiv
id:
SAO-A-10845
name:
Frogner Ungdomslag
id:
A-1604
name:
Frogner arbeidsskole
id:
A-2346
name:
Kirkebøker II: Frogner sokn
id:
Fb
name:
Klokkerbøker II: Frogner sokn
id:
Gb
name:
Fødselsregistre II: Frogner sokn
id:
Jb

Show all fields in HTML

total:

20271

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
b66fa0a2-6995-4ff7-a2b3-bfd8dc3295eb
name:
Bygdøy/Frogner SV
id:
ARK-1325
path:
AAB/ARK-1325
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b66fa0a2-6995-4ff7-a2b3-bfd8dc3295eb
urn:
f9f7cbeb-db51-424a-b636-589fa4510088
name:
Frogner prestekontor Kirkebøker
id:
SAO-A-10886
path:
AV/SAO-A-10886
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f9f7cbeb-db51-424a-b636-589fa4510088
urn:
86e6ea2f-f71a-4fd1-ab21-96d7732bc59a
name:
Frogner arbeiderlag
id:
ARK-3424
path:
AAB/ARK-3424
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/86e6ea2f-f71a-4fd1-ab21-96d7732bc59a
urn:
c6c27d5d-2483-4a60-bbb9-9d1a53b23b22
name:
Frogner småbruksskole
id:
SAKO-A-1369
path:
AV/SAKO-A-1369
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c6c27d5d-2483-4a60-bbb9-9d1a53b23b22
urn:
f5cb0200-1bb1-498a-92f5-fad6ccd10e4c
name:
Frogner prestearkiv
id:
SAO-A-10845
path:
AV/SAO-A-10845
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f5cb0200-1bb1-498a-92f5-fad6ccd10e4c
urn:
no-BU_arkiv_000000003955
name:
Frogner Ungdomslag
id:
A-1604
path:
BU/A-1604
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Privatarkiv i Buskerud
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000003955
urn:
no-BU_arkiv_000000007390
name:
Frogner arbeidsskole
id:
A-2346
path:
BU/A-2346
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Privatarkiv i Buskerud
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000007390
urn:
d8b641d2-334a-4ea3-8658-16144a726135
name:
Kirkebøker II: Frogner sokn
id:
Fb
path:
AV/SAO-A-10303/F/Fb
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d8b641d2-334a-4ea3-8658-16144a726135
urn:
9ecbb87f-5888-4895-ba57-febffad3f6c1
name:
Klokkerbøker II: Frogner sokn
id:
Gb
path:
AV/SAO-A-10303/G/Gb
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ecbb87f-5888-4895-ba57-febffad3f6c1
urn:
017190db-df5b-4770-ac1f-276a96723e32
name:
Fødselsregistre II: Frogner sokn
id:
Jb
path:
AV/SAO-A-10303/J/Jb
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/017190db-df5b-4770-ac1f-276a96723e32
urn:
069bc884-6ab4-4020-b40c-0370cab37375
name:
Bygdøy-Frogner arbeiderparti
id:
ARK-1053
path:
AAB/ARK-1053
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/069bc884-6ab4-4020-b40c-0370cab37375
urn:
f18a6d21-0897-45af-b9e2-f0a8e63154a2
name:
Frogner menighetsråd (Akershus)
id:
SAO-A-10303c
path:
AV/SAO-A-10303c
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f18a6d21-0897-45af-b9e2-f0a8e63154a2
urn:
c5e507ef-f3f0-4638-a6ae-011e92700a25
name:
Frogner menighetsråd (Oslo)
id:
SAO-A-10851
path:
AV/SAO-A-10851
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c5e507ef-f3f0-4638-a6ae-011e92700a25
urn:
b3ddad15-241f-4bed-9681-f95abc273618
name:
Frogner, Johan Theodor
id:
HHSP-1311
path:
OSTM/HHSP-1311
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Østfoldmuseene
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b3ddad15-241f-4bed-9681-f95abc273618
urn:
e6bd1ca0-f53e-4509-9387-23cc7326980e
name:
Frogner skole (tidl. Gjertsen skole)
id:
A-40058
path:
OBA/A-40058
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e6bd1ca0-f53e-4509-9387-23cc7326980e
urn:
0ca53d08-84c0-4de8-8098-0371589c8a2a
name:
Kirkebok for Frogner sokn
id:
L0001
path:
AV/SAO-A-10303/F/Fb/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0ca53d08-84c0-4de8-8098-0371589c8a2a
urn:
db05e3ab-4461-426e-be18-c7d197de10bb
name:
Kirkebok for Frogner sokn
id:
L0002
path:
AV/SAO-A-10303/F/Fb/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db05e3ab-4461-426e-be18-c7d197de10bb
urn:
cc2133d7-c265-409f-b7aa-eb9f7925e646
name:
Fødselsregister for Frogner sokn
id:
L0001
path:
AV/SAO-A-10303/J/Jb/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cc2133d7-c265-409f-b7aa-eb9f7925e646
urn:
07c11d6b-653a-4e4a-9454-dc4caeb0e8b3
name:
Filadelfia - Kjelstad, Frogner og Lier
id:
SAKO-P-950
path:
AV/SAKO-P-950
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07c11d6b-653a-4e4a-9454-dc4caeb0e8b3
urn:
8ed29906-97ed-4d11-8d42-6ddc5b1615fd
name:
Oslo politikammer, Frogner politistasjon
id:
SAO-A-11414
path:
AV/SAO-A-11414
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8ed29906-97ed-4d11-8d42-6ddc5b1615fd
urn:
7fe4b523-450d-48a1-97d0-f62837332557
name:
Vernearbeid, topografisk/Frogner-Frølichbyen
id:
L0012
path:
OBA/A-70333/K/L0012
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7fe4b523-450d-48a1-97d0-f62837332557
urn:
78c610ca-7e79-4e72-9f18-70cbfc33b249
name:
Frogner kirkeruin [oppmålingstegning]
id:
1043
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/1043
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/78c610ca-7e79-4e72-9f18-70cbfc33b249
urn:
0bef9a45-a6e0-400e-9ab8-27f21157085a
name:
Frogner kirkeruin [oppmålingstegning]
id:
1044
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/1044
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0bef9a45-a6e0-400e-9ab8-27f21157085a
urn:
6ea9a7ec-9006-4bb9-aa4b-07604cc255bd
name:
Lille Frogner [oppmålingstegning]
id:
0270
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/0270
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6ea9a7ec-9006-4bb9-aa4b-07604cc255bd
urn:
3c1f8ca0-804d-4178-a4ac-e6bf245eb1e3
name:
Bygdøy-Frogner arbeiderparti
id:
AKT-714
path:
AAB/AKT-714
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Bygdøy-Frogner arbeiderparti ble opprettet som et arbeiderpartilag for bydel Bygdøy-Frogner i Oslo (fra 1988). Selv om det kom en bydelsreform til i 2004 (bydel Frogner ble skapt), beholdt bydelslaget sitt gamle navn.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3c1f8ca0-804d-4178-a4ac-e6bf245eb1e3

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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.

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