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 2026-11-14T16:13:47Z in 0.302 seconds.

Showing 10 of 5315 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    NHM 472. Sverre Tidemand Ruud
    id:
    NHM-472
  2. name:
    Pa 1597 - Ruud, Henry. Dødsbo
    id:
    A-2872
  3. name:
    Den norske sjømannsmisjon i utlandet / Syd-Georgia
    id:
    SAB-PA-0130
  4. name:
    Ruuds samlinger
    id:
    SAKO-P-183
  5. name:
    Bjørnnes, Georg
    id:
    SATØ-P-1568
  6. name:
    Gregertsen, Georg
    id:
    PA-1516
  7. name:
    O. Ruud, dreier
    id:
    E-A-00325
  8. name:
    Oslo: 52836 Willy Winnæs A/S (tidl. Georg J. Ruud og Co. A/S) (Gullvareverksted)
    id:
    0009
  9. name:
    Münster, Thomas Georg
    id:
    SAKO-P-1393
  10. name:
    Ruud, H.P. Pastor
    id:
    A-1076
Show all fields in HTML
total:
5315
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    3864b30c-11b6-496b-a7b6-0d217377ce07
    name:
    NHM 472. Sverre Tidemand Ruud
    id:
    NHM-472
    path:
    NHM/NHM-472
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3864b30c-11b6-496b-a7b6-0d217377ce07
  2. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000155992
    name:
    Pa 1597 - Ruud, Henry. Dødsbo
    id:
    A-2872
    path:
    VEMU/A-2872
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000155992
  3. urn:
    749675cb-43bb-4e92-8229-55e38eecd6fa
    name:
    Den norske sjømannsmisjon i utlandet / Syd-Georgia
    id:
    SAB-PA-0130
    path:
    AV/SAB-PA-0130
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/749675cb-43bb-4e92-8229-55e38eecd6fa
  4. urn:
    7d07be3f-9d5a-4e84-8e83-53746957856b
    name:
    Ruuds samlinger
    id:
    SAKO-P-183
    path:
    AV/SAKO-P-183
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d07be3f-9d5a-4e84-8e83-53746957856b
  5. urn:
    5f196961-1c78-4630-808e-1899275ff549
    name:
    Bjørnnes, Georg
    id:
    SATØ-P-1568
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1568
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5f196961-1c78-4630-808e-1899275ff549
  6. urn:
    48e13fd4-895f-4b54-b2d8-72b5103e215a
    name:
    Gregertsen, Georg
    id:
    PA-1516
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1516
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/48e13fd4-895f-4b54-b2d8-72b5103e215a
  7. urn:
    22c6e166-8f8f-44bc-9c96-99624ee7f7ff
    name:
    O. Ruud, dreier
    id:
    E-A-00325
    path:
    OAMM/E-A-00325
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/22c6e166-8f8f-44bc-9c96-99624ee7f7ff
  8. urn:
    072eda97-975b-42f1-9be2-2e1aaf76bf14
    name:
    Oslo: 52836 Willy Winnæs A/S (tidl. Georg J. Ruud og Co. A/S) (Gullvareverksted)
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4852/D/Dc/L0521/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/072eda97-975b-42f1-9be2-2e1aaf76bf14
  9. urn:
    077added-24d9-417d-a016-a7443ad82d15
    name:
    Münster, Thomas Georg
    id:
    SAKO-P-1393
    path:
    AV/SAKO-P-1393
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/077added-24d9-417d-a016-a7443ad82d15
  10. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000004134
    name:
    Ruud, H.P. Pastor
    id:
    A-1076
    path:
    BU/A-1076
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000004134
  11. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000005302
    name:
    Ruud, Henry M. Dødsbo
    id:
    A-1911
    path:
    BU/A-1911
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000005302
  12. urn:
    3333d0bf-d9c4-4ddd-83a2-91415bf385cd
    name:
    PA-0842, H. T. Ruud AS, musikkhandel
    id:
    A-1897
    path:
    BYST/A-1897
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3333d0bf-d9c4-4ddd-83a2-91415bf385cd
  13. urn:
    968ae368-01b8-4f3d-9d05-2a229e71bb8c
    name:
    Georg Davidsen
    id:
    SAK-D/0964B
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/0964B
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/968ae368-01b8-4f3d-9d05-2a229e71bb8c
  14. urn:
    74b46756-1dd9-46e7-bdc6-20fb31b95ff2
    name:
    Georg Berge, Skjernøy
    id:
    SAK-D/0525
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/0525
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/74b46756-1dd9-46e7-bdc6-20fb31b95ff2
  15. urn:
    2db48335-b10e-4dff-b69f-05f45e35b421
    name:
    PA-0534, Monsen, Georg T., skipsreder
    id:
    A-1587
    path:
    BYST/A-1587
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2db48335-b10e-4dff-b69f-05f45e35b421
  16. urn:
    3aabcf1b-d6ba-49b0-b00e-434c5c04506c
    name:
    Ruud skog- og landarbeiderforening, avd. 113 i Norsk skog- og landarbeiderforbund
    id:
    ARK-337
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-337
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3aabcf1b-d6ba-49b0-b00e-434c5c04506c
  17. urn:
    a39b88b6-02ce-47ff-9e18-637e7c294bdf
    name:
    Advokat Georg Garshol
    id:
    P-00181
    path:
    IKAM/P-00181
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a39b88b6-02ce-47ff-9e18-637e7c294bdf
  18. urn:
    aadc9a42-bbf8-4be4-ab83-22788bcf17f1
    name:
    Trudel og Georg Bauer / Familiene Knepper og Bauer
    id:
    RA-PA-2012
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-2012
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aadc9a42-bbf8-4be4-ab83-22788bcf17f1
  19. urn:
    f06e4b3e-dbf5-4ddb-b9b0-f0cf014b2e5d
    name:
    Hille, Georg, biskop
    id:
    SAH-ARK-492
    path:
    AV/SAH-ARK-492
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f06e4b3e-dbf5-4ddb-b9b0-f0cf014b2e5d
  20. urn:
    6e66511b-3769-45a0-a47f-f0b48cde4a72
    name:
    Ruud, Hans Peter
    id:
    AS-1333_02
    path:
    AV/AS-1333_02
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Hans Peter Ruud ble født på Fiskum i Øvre Eiker 31. januar 1863. Ruud tok teologisk embetseksamen i 1895. Han var personellkapellan i Holt og Tvedestrand 1896-1902 og ved Domkirkens menighet i Stavanger 1906-1909. Fra 1909 til 1913 var han kallskapellan i Kongsberg og fra 1913 til 1933 kallskapellan...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6e66511b-3769-45a0-a47f-f0b48cde4a72
  21. urn:
    4a826520-7988-45f3-83da-1dee249b6285
    name:
    Gade, Fredrik Georg
    id:
    SAT-PA-0007
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0007
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4a826520-7988-45f3-83da-1dee249b6285
  22. urn:
    387059ee-7221-40bd-91fd-a67681ba53c0
    name:
    H. T. Ruud A/S, musikk- og radioforretning
    id:
    AKT-02049
    path:
    BYST/AKT-02049
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    H. T. Ruud A/S startet i 1926 musikk- og radioforretning i Stavanger. Etter hvert ok sønnen E. O. Ruud over. Foruten salg av musikkinstrumenter en detail og en gros og radioapparater hadde firmaet verksted for reparasjon av instrumenter og radio. Forretningen lå på Torget.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/387059ee-7221-40bd-91fd-a67681ba53c0
  23. urn:
    ea2f7816-daa1-4a2c-9287-d55098aa73f6
    name:
    Sverre Tidemand Ruud
    id:
    0386
    path:
    NHM/0386
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Ruud var stabsleder for Nasjonal Samlings Ungdomsforbund (NSUF) de to siste okkupasjonsårene.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ea2f7816-daa1-4a2c-9287-d55098aa73f6
  24. urn:
    5584a508-a194-4020-b4d5-8c883e93aa61
    name:
    Krogh, Georg Frederik von
    id:
    SAT-PA-0194
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0194
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5584a508-a194-4020-b4d5-8c883e93aa61
  25. urn:
    b44e5e6f-ec3f-49d3-a92d-8ca975665ee1
    name:
    Brev fra Henry Ruud
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1662/U/Ud/L0003/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b44e5e6f-ec3f-49d3-a92d-8ca975665ee1
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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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