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 2026-11-13T14:57:04Z in 0.209 seconds.

Showing 10 of 30 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Geomatikk
    id:
    0003
  2. name:
    Timebankavtale - Geomatikk as
    id:
    0005
  3. name:
    Bravida Geomatikk AS
    id:
    0001
  4. name:
    Saksarkiv (skannet geomatikk IKT)
    id:
    Dn
  5. name:
    Anbudsforespørsel, Skanning av pasientjournal - Bravida Geomatikk AS
    id:
    0001
  6. name:
    Tilbud, skanning av pasientjournal - Bravida Geomatikk AS
    id:
    0002
  7. name:
    Kontrakt, skanning av pasientjournal - Bravida Geomatikk AS
    id:
    0003
  8. name:
    Personalmapper INKA, overført til Geomatikk, etternavn A-G
    id:
    L0028
  9. name:
    Personalmapper INKA, overført til Geomatikk, etternavn H-J
    id:
    L0029
  10. name:
    Personalmapper INKA, overført til Geomatikk, etternavn K-N
    id:
    L0030
Show all fields in HTML
total:
30
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    name:
    Geomatikk
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9600da18-9eb5-4ec7-83bf-472b3b517299
  2. urn:
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    name:
    Timebankavtale - Geomatikk as
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    0005
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    AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0029/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/960fd4b3-e6a8-4d0d-a27c-ddbf29f4aeda
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    90ce3bca-3292-4546-9f53-f224b597a57b
    name:
    Bravida Geomatikk AS
    id:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/90ce3bca-3292-4546-9f53-f224b597a57b
  4. urn:
    28fa2822-7f5f-4802-b24e-3877dfc64996
    name:
    Saksarkiv (skannet geomatikk IKT)
    id:
    Dn
    path:
    ARKSOR/1001KN732/D/Dn
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Arkivsenter Sør
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28fa2822-7f5f-4802-b24e-3877dfc64996
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    name:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff5183a6-f04c-4e85-a855-f50f0d553d00
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/17fc6e8f-f8ad-4683-a8c9-cc599b7ca1d2
  7. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fab/L0001/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/13a60189-1e47-4642-9c13-40a48a299615
  8. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    L0028
    path:
    AV/SAK-1841-0002/P/Pb/L0028
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/05860b64-c196-4e1d-9f60-b041ff69bcf0
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    name:
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    id:
    L0029
    path:
    AV/SAK-1841-0002/P/Pb/L0029
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/09cf77e4-9f02-4b79-bfa3-e46b805cc15c
  10. urn:
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    name:
    Personalmapper INKA, overført til Geomatikk, etternavn K-N
    id:
    L0030
    path:
    AV/SAK-1841-0002/P/Pb/L0030
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3f0d75c7-dfae-48e7-afbe-94e9993ad7ac
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    AV/SAK-1841-0002/P/Pb/L0031
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
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    digitized_documents:
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  12. urn:
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    unit_type:
    STYKKE
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    digitized_documents:
    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2d9781f-2cb4-4b1b-b5e6-99866ac12003
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    unit_type:
    Stykke
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    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000065544
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    id:
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    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fac/L0009/0003
    unit_type:
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    AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0031/0008
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    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
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    F
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    AIN/K-18660.701/F
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    digitized_documents:
    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/422e62b8-3a8f-45bf-8f2f-32b13954a14a
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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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