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.

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

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

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-03T12:10:26Z in 1.319 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58356 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    NS Partiarkiv
    id:
    RA-PA-0760
  2. name:
    De tyske politiarkiver
    id:
    RA-RAFA-3904
  3. name:
    Kopiarkiv
    id:
    02
  4. name:
    Rederiarkiv
    id:
    01
  5. name:
    Rederiarkiv
    id:
    03
  6. name:
    Rederiarkiv
    id:
    04
  7. name:
    Kaiarkiv
    id:
    Ga
  8. name:
    Veiarkiv
    id:
    Hfa
  9. name:
    Kopiarkiv
    id:
    Db
  10. name:
    Industriarkiv
    id:
    G
Show all fields in HTML
total:
58356
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    696c7242-d7c8-46fa-8dcf-5561b5908998
    name:
    NS Partiarkiv
    id:
    RA-PA-0760
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0760
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/696c7242-d7c8-46fa-8dcf-5561b5908998
  2. urn:
    912b5d79-fa45-4a49-8186-6366093d765d
    name:
    De tyske politiarkiver
    id:
    RA-RAFA-3904
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-3904
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/912b5d79-fa45-4a49-8186-6366093d765d
  3. urn:
    f99550c8-9423-4115-8545-8a1db2c3728e
    name:
    Kopiarkiv
    id:
    02
    path:
    AAMA/DA-1208/02
    unit_type:
    ARKIVDEL
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f99550c8-9423-4115-8545-8a1db2c3728e
  4. urn:
    40065776-cdc6-406e-9db9-cb80de363ba4
    name:
    Rederiarkiv
    id:
    01
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1127a/A/01
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/40065776-cdc6-406e-9db9-cb80de363ba4
  5. urn:
    c8732861-b4fb-40cb-99e5-f4639b57256b
    name:
    Rederiarkiv
    id:
    03
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1127a/C/03
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c8732861-b4fb-40cb-99e5-f4639b57256b
  6. urn:
    7798f3a3-ebe6-4012-9ad0-695652da9b4c
    name:
    Rederiarkiv
    id:
    04
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1127a/D/04
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7798f3a3-ebe6-4012-9ad0-695652da9b4c
  7. urn:
    53b491e5-99dc-4341-b27c-0cf93d130f9a
    name:
    Kaiarkiv
    id:
    Ga
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1542/G/Ga
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/53b491e5-99dc-4341-b27c-0cf93d130f9a
  8. urn:
    01ffc779-4625-4c24-ae30-373d1a849b5e
    name:
    Veiarkiv
    id:
    Hfa
    path:
    AV/SAK-1271-0002/H/Hfa
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/01ffc779-4625-4c24-ae30-373d1a849b5e
  9. urn:
    92d6c436-6dcb-45b1-8839-ede3e5685d1d
    name:
    Kopiarkiv
    id:
    Db
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-11571/D/Db
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/92d6c436-6dcb-45b1-8839-ede3e5685d1d
  10. urn:
    01581887-6559-4991-8bde-9e5d9f301719
    name:
    Industriarkiv
    id:
    G
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1578/G
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/01581887-6559-4991-8bde-9e5d9f301719
  11. urn:
    a7211d2d-6aa4-4e04-b2f6-5d22ca31a153
    name:
    Veiarkiv
    id:
    Oa
    path:
    IKAR/K-100183/O/Oa
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a7211d2d-6aa4-4e04-b2f6-5d22ca31a153
  12. urn:
    279f13be-5676-4b8e-b47a-d3916e97b78e
    name:
    Veiarkiv
    id:
    H
    path:
    TIKA/A-6393/H
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/279f13be-5676-4b8e-b47a-d3916e97b78e
  13. urn:
    ffc1953d-2c7b-4c3e-9874-33af5d7e4cb8
    name:
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    id:
    L0036
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1329/F/L0036
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ffc1953d-2c7b-4c3e-9874-33af5d7e4cb8
  14. urn:
    1e7b86ba-67b2-4b53-823a-cf5502bb50e4
    name:
    Sakskopiarkiv
    id:
    L0037
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1329/F/L0037
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1e7b86ba-67b2-4b53-823a-cf5502bb50e4
  15. urn:
    51b8ea4e-bbba-43e3-b1ac-7bec2c6a518b
    name:
    Sakskopiarkiv
    id:
    L0038
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1329/F/L0038
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/51b8ea4e-bbba-43e3-b1ac-7bec2c6a518b
  16. urn:
    7b4b69fe-620d-480a-8745-46b307ed4a0f
    name:
    Sakskopiarkiv
    id:
    L0039
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1329/F/L0039
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7b4b69fe-620d-480a-8745-46b307ed4a0f
  17. urn:
    4751a4a8-4103-4c17-a07f-e158806b77ba
    name:
    Kopiarkiv
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2552/D/D05/L0024/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4751a4a8-4103-4c17-a07f-e158806b77ba
  18. urn:
    f407e114-2ac3-4c9d-92f0-37502d3f0168
    name:
    Patriarken
    id:
    0032
    path:
    AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01a/L0066/0032
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f407e114-2ac3-4c9d-92f0-37502d3f0168
  19. urn:
    3e1db9cc-37e5-46ce-bfc8-bada1a6e861e
    name:
    Patriarken
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    0012
    path:
    AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01b/L0088/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3e1db9cc-37e5-46ce-bfc8-bada1a6e861e
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    1cc6da1c-de29-4279-a081-97de4903c171
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    id:
    0008
    path:
    AIN/A-02-1019/251/L0009/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1cc6da1c-de29-4279-a081-97de4903c171
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    institution:
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    country:
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    link:
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  22. urn:
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    AIN/A-02-1019/251/L0012/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
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    link:
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  23. urn:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a1a915b9-842b-4011-bd60-7f90f7b62776
  24. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    0007
    path:
    AIN/A-02-1019/251/L0024/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e544cdd8-6ec9-40b0-89bb-af88aa849359
  25. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
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    path:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/154b8268-30ea-448f-98c3-9a3e35e54ecb
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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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