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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
`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&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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-15T19:09:31Z in 0.177 seconds.

Showing 10 of 262 results in compact format.

name:
Asbjørn Habberstad AS
id:
P-16190
name:
Habberstad, Klara Nome
id:
P-1410
name:
Konsulentrapporter og annet fra Asbjørn Habberstad AS
id:
F
name:
Asbjørn Habberstad AS. Foredrag ved 25-årsjubileet. Firmaets utvikling 1970 til 1992. Personen Asbjørn Habberstad til minne.
id:
L0007
name:
Habberstad
id:
0001
name:
Habberstad AS
id:
0002
name:
A. Habberstad AS
id:
0003
name:
Habberstad
id:
0006
name:
Habberstad A. - Hage J.
id:
L0214
name:
Habberstad - Harstad
id:
L0009

Show all fields in HTML

total:

262

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
08a2318f-d441-42f7-832e-38716297e51f
name:
Asbjørn Habberstad AS
id:
P-16190
path:
AV/P-16190
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
"Siv. Ingeniør Asbjørn Habberstad (1901-1970) grunnla rådgivningsselskapet AS Asbjørn Habberstad i 1940. Virksomheten dreide seg om effektivisering og ""tidsstudier"". Habberstad konsulentene ble raskt kjent for å reise rundt på industriarbeidsplasser med stoppeklokke for å kartlegge hvor mye tidsbe...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/08a2318f-d441-42f7-832e-38716297e51f
urn:
21c7bb5e-2bd9-44c8-90d7-210999944e34
name:
Habberstad, Klara Nome
id:
P-1410
path:
VID/P-1410
unit_type:
Person
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Misjonær på Madagaskar 1947-1969. Født i Øyslebø 13. november 1919 av foreldre. gårdbruker Ole Johnsen Nome (1868-1946) og Velina Oudal (1883-[?]). Artium 1942, misjonsskolen for kvinner 1945-46, språkstudium i Sveits 1946-47. Gift 1954 med Misjonsprest Sverre Habberstad.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/21c7bb5e-2bd9-44c8-90d7-210999944e34
urn:
02f495de-bc78-4a28-9916-de5f00a23a00
name:
Konsulentrapporter og annet fra Asbjørn Habberstad AS
id:
F
path:
AV/RA-PA-1483/F
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02f495de-bc78-4a28-9916-de5f00a23a00
urn:
150339a3-037f-4048-aa0f-c476f00f2e3a
name:
Asbjørn Habberstad AS. Foredrag ved 25-årsjubileet. Firmaets utvikling 1970 til 1992. Personen Asbjørn Habberstad til minne.
id:
L0007
path:
AV/RA-PA-1483/F/L0007
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/150339a3-037f-4048-aa0f-c476f00f2e3a
urn:
057c5c42-5b90-49e3-8f48-45e2d568d8d0
name:
Habberstad
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-1605/2/F/Fa/L0077/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/057c5c42-5b90-49e3-8f48-45e2d568d8d0
urn:
0f1c0314-bf37-4b66-9e9d-6248cf2f7248
name:
Habberstad AS
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-5931/D/Da/L0090/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f1c0314-bf37-4b66-9e9d-6248cf2f7248
urn:
47b25deb-2d0b-4454-9746-c0fbb8c0b340
name:
A. Habberstad AS
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAKO-P-1081/Y/Yj/L0011/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/47b25deb-2d0b-4454-9746-c0fbb8c0b340
urn:
601b9b02-0b62-4400-afc8-e5dd4d6fe4e2
name:
Habberstad
id:
0006
path:
TEMU/TGM-A-1074/K/Kg/L0001/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/601b9b02-0b62-4400-afc8-e5dd4d6fe4e2
urn:
02ca561c-53ca-4bf0-80e4-871b7a733910
name:
Habberstad A. - Hage J.
id:
L0214
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4453/P/Pa/L0214
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02ca561c-53ca-4bf0-80e4-871b7a733910
urn:
0684a5e5-4f67-4425-b976-d02998e00ced
name:
Habberstad - Harstad
id:
L0009
path:
AV/SAO-A-10227/1/G/Gc/Gcg/L0009
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0684a5e5-4f67-4425-b976-d02998e00ced
urn:
55a321e5-63e9-49f2-9afe-f214c6d2f0db
name:
Habberstad - Halsaa
id:
L0032
path:
AV/SAO-A-10227/1/G/Gc/Gch/L0032
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/55a321e5-63e9-49f2-9afe-f214c6d2f0db
urn:
b76d4ef3-2075-49f1-ab1c-ac0277416762
name:
Asbjørn Habberstad
id:
L0006
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0348/50/L0006
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b76d4ef3-2075-49f1-ab1c-ac0277416762
urn:
a4670ac9-9966-4159-9f9b-f4c3d230ab93
name:
Asbjørn Habberstad
id:
L0007
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0348/50/L0007
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a4670ac9-9966-4159-9f9b-f4c3d230ab93
urn:
02f2aef8-d0a5-4371-b47f-ee1063e383eb
name:
Asbjørn Habberstad
id:
L0008
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0348/50/L0008
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02f2aef8-d0a5-4371-b47f-ee1063e383eb
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000003058542
name:
Habberstad-innstillingen.
id:
L0013
path:
BBA/A-0501/E/Er/L0013
unit_type:
Stykke
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003058542
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000001030088
name:
Habberstad-rapporten
id:
L0008
path:
BBA/A-1759/E/Ea/Eaa/L0008
unit_type:
Stykke
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001030088
urn:
e7533139-5ad0-4dd2-a367-00434051d146
name:
Asbjørn Habberstad
id:
0005
path:
AAB/ARK-2246/E/L0003/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e7533139-5ad0-4dd2-a367-00434051d146
urn:
69eacc88-029c-4797-acf7-1a1573576ca5
name:
Asbj. Habberstad
id:
0002
path:
AIN/NA043/251/L0052/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/69eacc88-029c-4797-acf7-1a1573576ca5
urn:
cc6e90ec-faf2-4a00-9b65-17dd5b9d3575
name:
Asbjørn Habberstad
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-PA-1071/D/Db/L0006/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cc6e90ec-faf2-4a00-9b65-17dd5b9d3575
urn:
cf346546-d641-4e99-ae9f-148d6d67ab78
name:
Habberstad, Asbjørn
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-S-1574/E/L0367/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf346546-d641-4e99-ae9f-148d6d67ab78
urn:
eaa5edde-d7cd-4bfe-b509-431ac3dceff6
name:
Habberstad - Håland
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-1579/D/Dh/L0030/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eaa5edde-d7cd-4bfe-b509-431ac3dceff6
urn:
2d9b169a-e899-4687-a763-2391642ed74b
name:
Habberstad - Holst
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-1579/D/Dh/L0035/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2d9b169a-e899-4687-a763-2391642ed74b
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4dd92d12-0cfb-46e3-9c1a-3f6e4dbc2da4
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Organisasjonsprosjekt (Habberstad)
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-3901/D/Da/L0138/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4dd92d12-0cfb-46e3-9c1a-3f6e4dbc2da4
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name:
Organisasjonsprosjekt (Habberstad)
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-3901/D/Da/L0138/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2b33e531-e037-4436-9c8f-623b33268db5
urn:
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name:
Organisasjonsprosjekt (Habberstad)
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-3901/D/Da/L0139/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/266c1b97-a164-4cb2-8579-74740b20cff5

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