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 2026-10-27T15:23:00Z in 1.645 seconds.

Showing 10 of 55248 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Active Networks A/S
    id:
    RA-PA-1316
  2. name:
    Oppsigelse L.H. - Nera Networks AS
    id:
    0004
  3. name:
    Avdeling 14. Bedrifts ID: 712823. Nera Networks AS
    id:
    0006
  4. name:
    Nera Networks AS (Nera AS) (Medlnr. 724)
    id:
    0007
  5. name:
    Nera Networks AS (Nera AS) (Medlnr. 724)
    id:
    0008
  6. name:
    Nera Networks AS (Nera AS) (Medlnr. 724)
    id:
    0007
  7. name:
    Nera Networks AS (Nera AS) (Medlnr. 724)
    id:
    0008
  8. name:
    Spørsmål vedrørende sluttvederlag, T.J. Nera networks AS, avdeling 14
    id:
    0003
  9. name:
    Vurdering av sluttpakke ved nedbemanninger 2007. Nera Networks AS
    id:
    0005
  10. name:
    Acive Networks A/S
    id:
    P-14323
Show all fields in HTML
total:
55248
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    name:
    Active Networks A/S
    id:
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    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1316
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0e6fd06a-426e-46b0-8629-f63ce16be862
  2. urn:
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    name:
    Oppsigelse L.H. - Nera Networks AS
    id:
    0004
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    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0079/0006/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/19b7c3f0-227e-494d-a503-b32757eb4b79
  3. urn:
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    name:
    Avdeling 14. Bedrifts ID: 712823. Nera Networks AS
    id:
    0006
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    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0079/0006
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  4. urn:
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    name:
    Nera Networks AS (Nera AS) (Medlnr. 724)
    id:
    0007
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    link:
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  5. urn:
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    name:
    Nera Networks AS (Nera AS) (Medlnr. 724)
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  6. urn:
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    Nera Networks AS (Nera AS) (Medlnr. 724)
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    link:
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  7. urn:
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    name:
    Nera Networks AS (Nera AS) (Medlnr. 724)
    id:
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    path:
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    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c77bcfbd-74a2-4122-9537-33786b59067f
  8. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0079/0006/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  9. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
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    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a87c0dfb-0513-4df2-9798-6c701b5f3fc3
  10. urn:
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    name:
    Acive Networks A/S
    id:
    P-14323
    path:
    AV/P-14323
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    country:
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    digitized_documents:
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    history:
    "Initiativet: I april 1989 nedsatte Utenrikstjenestens Ektefelleforening (UTEF) en prosjektgruppe som skulle utrede mulighetene for å skaffe ektefellene inntektsgivende arbeid under utetjeneste ved å utnytte deres særlige kompetanse. Forretningsideen: Utenlandsbaserte ektefeller skulle engasjeres so...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/809905af-b8da-4d71-a8ac-9496a73fa994
  11. urn:
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  12. urn:
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  13. urn:
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  14. urn:
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    d1c7f608-1863-4fe9-9197-2460b88566a1
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  21. urn:
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  22. urn:
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    link:
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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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Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.