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.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
pageoptionalintegerPage number, 1-based (default 1).
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&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.

Type: string. Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
Type: integer. Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
Type: integer. Page number, 1-based (default 1).

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-19T12:49:19Z in 0.189 seconds.

Showing 10 of 56924 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Hordaland fylkeskommune. Bergen Maritime videregående skole
    id:
    264.1201.11
  2. name:
    Hatløy sanitetsforening
    id:
    P-00819
  3. name:
    Hatløy, Svein, sivilarkitekt MNAL og rektor
    id:
    A-6761
  4. name:
    Ulstein kommune. Hatløy og Vattøy skular i Ulstein skulekommune
    id:
    K-15160.520.06
  5. name:
    Sør-Trøndelag Fylkeskommune, Trondheim maritime videregående skole
    id:
    A-3185
  6. name:
    Vestfold fylkeskommune. Tønsberg maritime videregående skole
    id:
    A-1066
  7. name:
    Førde Maritime Industri AS, Bedriftsklubben - Førde Jern og Metall, av 165
    id:
    SFF-2007004
  8. name:
    Bergen maritime høgskole
    id:
    SAB-A-100270
  9. name:
    Agder maritime høgskole
    id:
    SAK-1131-0015
  10. name:
    Tønsberg maritime høgskole
    id:
    SAKO-A-1040
Show all fields in HTML
total:
56924
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    27fab3b9-6d62-4d6d-9088-f3e8295b18b3
    name:
    Hordaland fylkeskommune. Bergen Maritime videregående skole
    id:
    264.1201.11
    path:
    VLFK/264.1201.11
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/27fab3b9-6d62-4d6d-9088-f3e8295b18b3
  2. urn:
    abace771-311e-4485-9446-0e1cd42039e5
    name:
    Hatløy sanitetsforening
    id:
    P-00819
    path:
    IKAM/P-00819
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/abace771-311e-4485-9446-0e1cd42039e5
  3. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002778976
    name:
    Hatløy, Svein, sivilarkitekt MNAL og rektor
    id:
    A-6761
    path:
    BBA/A-6761
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002778976
  4. urn:
    75ddfb58-d60f-4209-b926-37fea07236f8
    name:
    Ulstein kommune. Hatløy og Vattøy skular i Ulstein skulekommune
    id:
    K-15160.520.06
    path:
    IKAM/K-15160.520.06
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/75ddfb58-d60f-4209-b926-37fea07236f8
  5. urn:
    d60d56fd-0e7f-42a5-88e1-e8a789b68bee
    name:
    Sør-Trøndelag Fylkeskommune, Trondheim maritime videregående skole
    id:
    A-3185
    path:
    TIKA/A-3185
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d60d56fd-0e7f-42a5-88e1-e8a789b68bee
  6. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000004608
    name:
    Vestfold fylkeskommune. Tønsberg maritime videregående skole
    id:
    A-1066
    path:
    VEMU/A-1066
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    2
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000004608
  7. urn:
    7a1e54eb-946c-42cf-b257-fa93b3bd337a
    name:
    Førde Maritime Industri AS, Bedriftsklubben - Førde Jern og Metall, av 165
    id:
    SFF-2007004
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2007004
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7a1e54eb-946c-42cf-b257-fa93b3bd337a
  8. urn:
    98b8cca2-a890-4e17-8d71-04a3be17ae85
    name:
    Bergen maritime høgskole
    id:
    SAB-A-100270
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100270
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/98b8cca2-a890-4e17-8d71-04a3be17ae85
  9. urn:
    04cfae00-ba74-4cf0-be94-dd6eb8c6acec
    name:
    Agder maritime høgskole
    id:
    SAK-1131-0015
    path:
    AV/SAK-1131-0015
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/04cfae00-ba74-4cf0-be94-dd6eb8c6acec
  10. urn:
    9fa9b4f0-2349-4816-9319-c25729c8d589
    name:
    Tønsberg maritime høgskole
    id:
    SAKO-A-1040
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1040
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9fa9b4f0-2349-4816-9319-c25729c8d589
  11. urn:
    5f0901bc-5cbf-40df-b6cb-a8e20c7eabad
    name:
    Haugesund Maritime Høgskole
    id:
    SAST-A-102397
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102397
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5f0901bc-5cbf-40df-b6cb-a8e20c7eabad
  12. urn:
    8c72737d-71fc-43bf-8c8b-c688966cd346
    name:
    Trondheim maritime høgskole
    id:
    SAT-A-4444
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-4444
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8c72737d-71fc-43bf-8c8b-c688966cd346
  13. urn:
    49b71f7f-dca5-4d0f-869c-23c2423bc2b6
    name:
    Tromsø Maritime Høgskole
    id:
    SATØ-S-1429
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1429
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/49b71f7f-dca5-4d0f-869c-23c2423bc2b6
  14. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000620393
    name:
    De maritime organisasjoner i Bergen
    id:
    A-5864
    path:
    BBA/A-5864
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000620393
  15. urn:
    aa3ee162-8386-4210-a6e0-b7db8aa97175
    name:
    United Maritime Authority
    id:
    A-1132
    path:
    NMM/A-1132
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Norsk Maritimt Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aa3ee162-8386-4210-a6e0-b7db8aa97175
  16. urn:
    261751ef-21e0-4c9c-89b2-bee7ec9be739
    name:
    Avdeling 3. Bedrifts ID: 713028. Kongsberg Maritime Avdeling Bekkajordet Horten
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0007/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/261751ef-21e0-4c9c-89b2-bee7ec9be739
  17. urn:
    d5f3f3de-a26f-4c19-9dfd-2fba8417eded
    name:
    Norges maritime elev- og studentforbund
    id:
    RA-PA-0894
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0894
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d5f3f3de-a26f-4c19-9dfd-2fba8417eded
  18. urn:
    4a1a0c27-9390-48aa-a846-f388261aa60f
    name:
    Forsvaret, Maritime Air Operation Center
    id:
    RA-RAFA-4698
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-4698
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4a1a0c27-9390-48aa-a846-f388261aa60f
  19. urn:
    b6b43d00-7bf3-403f-b79c-4879235a8ba6
    name:
    Østfold fylkeskommune. Fredrikstad Sjømannsskole/Fredrikstad Navigasjonsskole/Østfold Maritime Skole
    id:
    A-3538
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-3538
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b6b43d00-7bf3-403f-b79c-4879235a8ba6
  20. urn:
    51a045e2-9124-496c-8723-e132b38710ae
    name:
    Rogaland fylkeskommune - Haugesund maritime videregående skole
    id:
    A-1300
    path:
    IKAR/A-1300
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/51a045e2-9124-496c-8723-e132b38710ae
  21. urn:
    4dc61cbe-2c71-4c10-a09d-bd5133a9f359
    name:
    Klasse C: Tekniske, maritime kulturminne.
    id:
    L0006
    path:
    IKAH/1260b-021.1/D/Da/L0006
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4dc61cbe-2c71-4c10-a09d-bd5133a9f359
  22. urn:
    90fd6cf9-a14d-415c-ab20-e03736208431
    name:
    Tromsø maritime høgskole
    id:
    S-1429
    path:
    AV/S-1429
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Høsten 1981 ble det igangsatt 2-årig høgskoleutdaning ved Tromsø maritime skole. Tromsø maritime høgskole var på den tiden en avdeling ved Tromsø maritime skole. I 1987 fikk Tromsø maritime høgskole egen rektor. Høgskolen var først fylkeskommunal, men ble overtatt av staten fra 1.1.1988. Fra 1.8.199...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/90fd6cf9-a14d-415c-ab20-e03736208431
  23. urn:
    9c06d1fc-19bd-4f54-aa18-01d8ac78f729
    name:
    Maritime Service A/S
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0062/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9c06d1fc-19bd-4f54-aa18-01d8ac78f729
  24. urn:
    786b7094-b19b-48ec-8e43-ca7b152524f1
    name:
    Agder maritime høgskole
    id:
    1131-0015
    path:
    AV/1131-0015
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Agder maritime høgskole ble opprettet 1.8.1983 som fylkeskommunal høgskole. Tidligere lå utdanningen under Arendal maritime tekniske skole, Sjømannsskolen. Fra 1983 ble den høyere utdanningen ved Sjømannsskolen skilt ut som egen høgskole. Skolen ble statlig fra 1.1.1988. Agder maritime høgskole ble ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/786b7094-b19b-48ec-8e43-ca7b152524f1
  25. urn:
    0a0a23f3-baaa-4091-8bdb-8c35211b1f8b
    name:
    Østfold Maritime skole
    id:
    IKA-AKT-1179
    path:
    ARKIVO/IKA-AKT-1179
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Fredrikstad Sjømannsskole etablert 1865 - Fredrisktad Navigasjonsskole 1937 (skifter navn) - Østfold Maritime skole 1978 (skifter navn, alt. navn Fredrikstad Maritime skole) - Glemmen videregående skole 1989 - siste sjøfartslinje nedlagt 2004
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0a0a23f3-baaa-4091-8bdb-8c35211b1f8b
limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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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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