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 2026-10-19T12:58:29Z in 0.456 seconds.

Showing 10 of 93320 results in compact format.

name:
Dampskibsaktieselskapet transport
id:
A-21-142
name:
Statfjord Transport AS
id:
A-102055
name:
Norges statsbaner, Biltransport
id:
RA-S-6636
name:
Vadsø fisker- og transportarbeiderforening
id:
FMFB-PA-1072
name:
Norsk transportarbeiderforbunds stedlige styre, Oslo
id:
ARK-1849
name:
Rikstrygdeverket, Stønadsavdeling III, HRA/Stab
id:
RA-S-6584
name:
Thrane, Marcus
id:
ARK-1389
name:
Thrana, Finn
id:
RA-PA-1354
name:
Thrane-bevegelsen
id:
SAK-ARB/213
name:
Thranitterbevegelsen i Trøndelag
id:
SAT-AAT-0310

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total:

93320

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
cd9b6524-45f7-4817-bc17-6be619a3b428
name:
Dampskibsaktieselskapet transport
id:
A-21-142
path:
AIN/A-21-142
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cd9b6524-45f7-4817-bc17-6be619a3b428
urn:
00b92e84-9204-4a0a-8175-296ff3300f82
name:
Statfjord Transport AS
id:
A-102055
path:
AV/A-102055
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Statfjord Transport AS ble stiftet den 9. august 1978. Selskapets formål var å delta i transport av råolje med tankskip fra Statfjordfeltet i Nordsjøen gjennom deltagelse som komplementar i kommandittselskapet K/S Statfjord Transport a.s & Co.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/00b92e84-9204-4a0a-8175-296ff3300f82
urn:
5077bd62-edf8-4885-924b-7614579b96c2
name:
Norges statsbaner, Biltransport
id:
RA-S-6636
path:
AV/RA-S-6636
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5077bd62-edf8-4885-924b-7614579b96c2
urn:
b9a007b7-3a53-4839-b7c8-5dfa09fa44b4
name:
Vadsø fisker- og transportarbeiderforening
id:
FMFB-PA-1072
path:
FMFB/FMFB-PA-1072
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Finnmark fylkesbibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b9a007b7-3a53-4839-b7c8-5dfa09fa44b4
urn:
851189f6-97ef-4ee9-90ee-e443d3b9685a
name:
Norsk transportarbeiderforbunds stedlige styre, Oslo
id:
ARK-1849
path:
AAB/ARK-1849
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/851189f6-97ef-4ee9-90ee-e443d3b9685a
urn:
2cbb6d82-4744-4695-acc5-f910285e2991
name:
Rikstrygdeverket, Stønadsavdeling III, HRA/Stab
id:
RA-S-6584
path:
AV/RA-S-6584
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2cbb6d82-4744-4695-acc5-f910285e2991
urn:
1afe5613-ce9b-4d7f-972f-4b528a62a81c
name:
Thrane, Marcus
id:
ARK-1389
path:
AAB/ARK-1389
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1afe5613-ce9b-4d7f-972f-4b528a62a81c
urn:
bd40f2b7-c2bb-4304-a0c3-73f4c6e78e53
name:
Thrana, Finn
id:
RA-PA-1354
path:
AV/RA-PA-1354
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd40f2b7-c2bb-4304-a0c3-73f4c6e78e53
urn:
77b54cd5-429a-4f15-a39e-97da65f6c62c
name:
Thrane-bevegelsen
id:
SAK-ARB/213
path:
AV/SAK-ARB/213
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/77b54cd5-429a-4f15-a39e-97da65f6c62c
urn:
43615cc8-9d3a-42b0-b786-8698fcb9e17e
name:
Thranitterbevegelsen i Trøndelag
id:
SAT-AAT-0310
path:
AV/SAT-AAT-0310
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43615cc8-9d3a-42b0-b786-8698fcb9e17e
urn:
989ab70f-98f6-41a3-8e15-95715d761140
name:
Sæthrang, Ivar
id:
HHSP-1520
path:
OSTM/HHSP-1520
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Østfoldmuseene
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/989ab70f-98f6-41a3-8e15-95715d761140
urn:
be73826c-3c2e-46c1-a1b0-9a22afb109e8
name:
Thrana, Else og Johannes
id:
MA-A-1147
path:
VID/MA-A-1147
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/be73826c-3c2e-46c1-a1b0-9a22afb109e8
urn:
f99ce4fd-797b-465c-8f75-6f6ae501e577
name:
Thranittere i Aust-Agder
id:
PA-1589
path:
AAMA/PA-1589
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f99ce4fd-797b-465c-8f75-6f6ae501e577
urn:
8bda3d45-359d-4e20-9d20-833c68326ea5
name:
Thrap, Daniel Smith
id:
RA-PA-0031
path:
AV/RA-PA-0031
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8bda3d45-359d-4e20-9d20-833c68326ea5
urn:
943ae415-e256-457a-940a-3c4054d5ff08
name:
Thrap, Niels Andreas
id:
RA-PA-0032
path:
AV/RA-PA-0032
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/943ae415-e256-457a-940a-3c4054d5ff08
urn:
f3e35306-8fe0-4d21-861b-8e8936bcdb3d
name:
Thrane, Marcus Møller
id:
RA-PA-0076
path:
AV/RA-PA-0076
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f3e35306-8fe0-4d21-861b-8e8936bcdb3d
urn:
91be39d3-7d49-4d0a-b749-0a55412734db
name:
Avholdslosjen "Markus Thrane"
id:
SAT-AAT-0080
path:
AV/SAT-AAT-0080
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/91be39d3-7d49-4d0a-b749-0a55412734db
urn:
no-BU_arkiv_000000005247
name:
Myhra, Rolf. Bergmester
id:
A-1830
path:
BU/A-1830
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Privatarkiv i Buskerud
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000005247
urn:
4fa0eed9-f913-4f72-b11a-542bb3390094
name:
Losje Markus Thrane Trondheim
id:
SAT-AAT-0440
path:
AV/SAT-AAT-0440
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4fa0eed9-f913-4f72-b11a-542bb3390094
urn:
aaeb1d1a-f8c4-49fe-a0ca-5cb31c918d2a
name:
Arbeiderungdomslaget (AUL) Markus Thrane
id:
SAT-AAT-0591
path:
AV/SAT-AAT-0591
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aaeb1d1a-f8c4-49fe-a0ca-5cb31c918d2a
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000530637
name:
Frøken Andrea Schrams legat
id:
A-5668
path:
BBA/A-5668
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000530637
urn:
6c3b5992-c68e-4efc-83ae-ef00cb5dd864
name:
HRAF avd. 61 Førde og omland
id:
SFF-2017124
path:
VLFK/SFF-2017124
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c3b5992-c68e-4efc-83ae-ef00cb5dd864
urn:
a6dbf81a-724d-4c7f-b5dd-c50a6b08ac46
name:
RJUKAN HOTELL- OG RESTAURANTARBEIDERFORENING AVD. 13 HRAF
id:
A-826003
path:
AAT/A-826003
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv i Telemark
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a6dbf81a-724d-4c7f-b5dd-c50a6b08ac46
urn:
cc6fd345-f9e7-43f8-84e2-95c4b11ec842
name:
NOTODDEN OG OMEGN HOTELL OG KAFÉARBEIDERFORENING AVD. 44 NHRAF
id:
A-807006
path:
AAT/A-807006
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv i Telemark
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cc6fd345-f9e7-43f8-84e2-95c4b11ec842
urn:
73b43a89-6cfd-4db3-b3ab-8d0845ec0bbf
name:
Elverum kafearbeiderforening, avdeling 47 i Hotell- og restaurantarbeiderforbundet (HRAF)
id:
ARK-312
path:
ANNO/ARK-312
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Anno museum
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/73b43a89-6cfd-4db3-b3ab-8d0845ec0bbf

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.

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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