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, 1-100 (default 25). 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 2026-11-02T07:41:23Z in 3.269 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58411 results in compact format.

name:
Det norske Lutherske Kinamisjonsforbund - Sunnhordland
id:
SAB-SAB/PA-0603
name:
Røed Kinamisjonsforening
id:
PA-3135
name:
Feda Kinamisjonsforening
id:
SAK-KVK-080
name:
Skogheim, Kinamissionslaget
id:
E-A-00006
name:
NLM Mandal (Kinamisjonen)
id:
SAK-MAK-003
name:
Pa 0870 - Sandnes Kinamisjon
id:
SAST-A-101741
name:
Pa 0888 - Ogna Kinamisjon (lokalforening)
id:
SAST-XA-100988
name:
INAM-INPS. Visekonsulens hushjelp
id:
0001
name:
INAM-INPS. Generalkonsulens hushjelp
id:
0002
name:
Trygdekassen (INAM). Lokalt ansatte personale
id:
0003

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total:

58411

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
541629cb-a394-4c7a-9849-02bd50e8c518
name:
Det norske Lutherske Kinamisjonsforbund - Sunnhordland
id:
SAB-SAB/PA-0603
path:
AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0603
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/541629cb-a394-4c7a-9849-02bd50e8c518
urn:
0b5410b5-36aa-43a7-993a-5e211aae5d7c
name:
Røed Kinamisjonsforening
id:
PA-3135
path:
AAMA/PA-3135
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0b5410b5-36aa-43a7-993a-5e211aae5d7c
urn:
6bb73881-0caf-43d6-bf56-d9cc032c680b
name:
Feda Kinamisjonsforening
id:
SAK-KVK-080
path:
AV/SAK-KVK-080
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6bb73881-0caf-43d6-bf56-d9cc032c680b
urn:
92ae1194-cbfb-4442-a93e-e78061e58f68
name:
Skogheim, Kinamissionslaget
id:
E-A-00006
path:
OAMM/E-A-00006
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/92ae1194-cbfb-4442-a93e-e78061e58f68
urn:
8eeefc87-a38c-4f85-ad19-91f47ca73064
name:
NLM Mandal (Kinamisjonen)
id:
SAK-MAK-003
path:
AV/SAK-MAK-003
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8eeefc87-a38c-4f85-ad19-91f47ca73064
urn:
2840302f-f499-4226-aa65-b90b4105013b
name:
Pa 0870 - Sandnes Kinamisjon
id:
SAST-A-101741
path:
AV/SAST-A-101741
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2840302f-f499-4226-aa65-b90b4105013b
urn:
fbdb2542-49da-4387-9f6d-b0ac150d6429
name:
Pa 0888 - Ogna Kinamisjon (lokalforening)
id:
SAST-XA-100988
path:
AV/SAST-XA-100988
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fbdb2542-49da-4387-9f6d-b0ac150d6429
urn:
8e7506a7-bfad-408f-a2ea-2be790c2f749
name:
INAM-INPS. Visekonsulens hushjelp
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-2644/D/Dc/L0009/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8e7506a7-bfad-408f-a2ea-2be790c2f749
urn:
7539ebfd-8bcd-4ea3-8674-5750591942da
name:
INAM-INPS. Generalkonsulens hushjelp
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-2644/D/Dc/L0009/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7539ebfd-8bcd-4ea3-8674-5750591942da
urn:
f084d8a2-5351-4291-bff3-441335e5ecaf
name:
Trygdekassen (INAM). Lokalt ansatte personale
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-2644/D/Dc/L0009/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f084d8a2-5351-4291-bff3-441335e5ecaf
urn:
fe087fc7-2f4d-41d4-9669-d82d3fa14d0e
name:
Trygdekassen (INAM). Lokalt ansatte personale
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-2644/D/Dc/L0009/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fe087fc7-2f4d-41d4-9669-d82d3fa14d0e
urn:
a98f531b-6f16-42dd-a10c-b8725a82fe4f
name:
Trygdekassen (INAM). Lokalt ansatte personale
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-S-2644/D/Dc/L0009/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a98f531b-6f16-42dd-a10c-b8725a82fe4f
urn:
3101a96c-6813-400e-bf8e-afc30f5436ce
name:
Etablererstipend gitt av SND - ESTIP. Nettverkskreditt. Latinamerika Senter AS
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAB-A-100614 /D/Da/L0357/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3101a96c-6813-400e-bf8e-afc30f5436ce
urn:
61c5c556-2c0f-4aca-931e-f426ab082b56
name:
372 - Utstillinger, prosjektet Ibsen-museet, film - kontrakt med Borgen Production/Erling Borgen og Dinamo Story AS
id:
0008
path:
NF/Ark-1001/Ea/L0044/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Norsk folkemuseum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/61c5c556-2c0f-4aca-931e-f426ab082b56
urn:
5e9b2f2e-4e28-4f7c-9394-28ce32b187f5
name:
Latinamerika
id:
0015
path:
AAB/ARK-1110/D/L0268/0015
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5e9b2f2e-4e28-4f7c-9394-28ce32b187f5
urn:
5bc7ec3b-5e33-4ec9-ae36-41827740276a
name:
Latinamerika
id:
0011
path:
AAB/ARK-1110/D/L0291/0011
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5bc7ec3b-5e33-4ec9-ae36-41827740276a
urn:
76b661a7-7b58-4205-acfb-dd00cf0251e6
name:
Latinamerika
id:
0006
path:
AAB/ARK-1110/D/L0295/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/76b661a7-7b58-4205-acfb-dd00cf0251e6
urn:
6b1dd7b6-2756-4268-8309-12f1b5eb0279
name:
Surinam
id:
0015
path:
AV/RA-PA-0250/D/Df/L1349/0015
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6b1dd7b6-2756-4268-8309-12f1b5eb0279
urn:
2c51bb87-cda1-45b4-9187-41e6a1321b0e
name:
Morfinampuller
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-5354/D/L0008/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c51bb87-cda1-45b4-9187-41e6a1321b0e
urn:
8a808dc0-4335-4756-8a58-3907a0b94ec7
name:
Kinamisjonen
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-1007/D/Dc/L0241/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8a808dc0-4335-4756-8a58-3907a0b94ec7
urn:
945f6f43-57ae-49b6-aab4-a4b6f5a307ab
name:
Kinamisjonen
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-S-1007/D/Dd/L0202/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/945f6f43-57ae-49b6-aab4-a4b6f5a307ab
urn:
517e09f3-eb58-4916-9179-90463ebae81d
name:
Surinam
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-3545/F/Fd/L0026/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/517e09f3-eb58-4916-9179-90463ebae81d
urn:
25072436-7cbe-4826-81bd-51e5da7164e7
name:
M/S Finamix
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-S-5362/D/Dc/L0012/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/25072436-7cbe-4826-81bd-51e5da7164e7
urn:
ff87b81d-1482-41a9-af50-e6a960f688ce
name:
Finamyra
id:
008
path:
IKAH/1247-503/G/Ga/L0044/008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff87b81d-1482-41a9-af50-e6a960f688ce
urn:
no-MUMI_arkiv_000000003867
name:
Steinamoblinken
id:
0015
path:
MUMI/A-1001/D/Da/L0053g/0015
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Museet Midt IKS - Norsk sagbruksmuseum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-MUMI_arkiv_000000003867

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