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 2026-10-15T14:44:57Z in 0.716 seconds.

Showing 10 of 110696 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Arkitektkontoret Kjell Jensen AS
    id:
    PA-2417
  2. name:
    Jensens Rederier AS
    id:
    PA-1032
  3. name:
    Arkitektkontoret Kjell Jensen AS
    id:
    PA-2390
  4. name:
    Jørgen Jacobsen Fleina i Gildeskål, Asmund Jckobsen Tysfjord, Halvdan Jakobsen Rødøy, Øyvind Jensen Brattfjord i Steigen, Kåre Jensen Storjord i Steigen, Rikard Jensen Nordværnes i Rødøy
    id:
    0002
  5. name:
    Astrid Bretteville-Jensen (22.07.1896 - 1990) Sigurd Bretteville-Jensen (10.08.1869 - 1951) Johan Ole Herman Bretteville-Jensen (11.07.1898 - 25.05.1979) Azora Jeanette Jensen født Bretteville (13.04.1845 - 1916) m.fl.
    id:
    0069
  6. name:
    Kontrakt A-06 og A-07: Malar- og golvbeleggsarbeid, Lønning & Nilsen malerfirma AS
    id:
    0006
  7. name:
    125. Malerfirma Johs. Solberg & Sønn, Oslo og Asker.
    id:
    0044
  8. name:
    Ketil Jensen
    id:
    A-18-136
  9. name:
    Jensens Rederier AS
    id:
    PA-1032
  10. name:
    Jens Emil Jensen (06.04.1814 - 10.10.1875) Andrea Hermine Nicoline Jensen f. Riegsels (05.07.1810 - 30.09.1895) Andrea Sophie Benedicte Bugge f. Jensen (05.11.1851 - ) Elise Caroline Bugge f. Jensen (02.09.1849 - 1924) m.fl.
    id:
    0253
Show all fields in HTML
total:
110696
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
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    name:
    Arkitektkontoret Kjell Jensen AS
    id:
    PA-2417
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2417
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Arkitektkontoret Kjell Jensen AS har videreført arktektfirmaet Ugland & Thorne. Kjell Jensen ble pensjonist sommeren 2012, og hans medarbeidere har dannet et nytt firma, Alpha Arkitekter, med samme foretaksnummer som Kjell Jensen A/S
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3134eee9-1b32-4887-b52a-bf3e0d71ba7f
  2. urn:
    c65da875-5583-47cb-9b94-dbd2f83c7da7
    name:
    Jensens Rederier AS
    id:
    PA-1032
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1032
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Jørgen Peter Jensen (1883-1961) opprettet sitt første selskap i 1928 da AS Mytilus ble etablert med en Anglo-Saxon-tanker. Senere kom to tilsvarende skip, døpt "Gundine" og "Marit". I 1935 kom MT "Petter". I 1938 overtok Jensen Arendals Mek Verksted i Kolbjørnsvik. I 1946 ble AS Ranella overtatt fra...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c65da875-5583-47cb-9b94-dbd2f83c7da7
  3. urn:
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    name:
    Arkitektkontoret Kjell Jensen AS
    id:
    PA-2390
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2390
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
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    country:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
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  4. urn:
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    name:
    Jørgen Jacobsen Fleina i Gildeskål, Asmund Jckobsen Tysfjord, Halvdan Jakobsen Rødøy, Øyvind Jensen Brattfjord i Steigen, Kåre Jensen Storjord i Steigen, Rikard Jensen Nordværnes i Rødøy
    id:
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    digitized_documents:
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  5. urn:
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    name:
    Astrid Bretteville-Jensen (22.07.1896 - 1990) Sigurd Bretteville-Jensen (10.08.1869 - 1951) Johan Ole Herman Bretteville-Jensen (11.07.1898 - 25.05.1979) Azora Jeanette Jensen født Bretteville (13.04.1845 - 1916) m.fl.
    id:
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    unit_type:
    FOTO
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9e08667b-c4fd-4f0a-8f01-5a89d6229ccb
  6. urn:
    c2a6fe65-85f4-4534-9fd6-f1aae973059d
    name:
    Kontrakt A-06 og A-07: Malar- og golvbeleggsarbeid, Lønning & Nilsen malerfirma AS
    id:
    0006
    path:
    IKAH/1259b-501/E/Ea/L0008/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c2a6fe65-85f4-4534-9fd6-f1aae973059d
  7. urn:
    2a562529-e9bb-40fe-9222-c9dbb5e4e02d
    name:
    125. Malerfirma Johs. Solberg & Sønn, Oslo og Asker.
    id:
    0044
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0635/D/Da/L0099/0044
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a562529-e9bb-40fe-9222-c9dbb5e4e02d
  8. urn:
    7ddbbf3e-3140-4cf2-8939-8862b9048e0a
    name:
    Ketil Jensen
    id:
    A-18-136
    path:
    AIN/A-18-136
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7ddbbf3e-3140-4cf2-8939-8862b9048e0a
  9. urn:
    c47c6aa6-0760-43e7-b35b-31b59ef3f6ad
    name:
    Jensens Rederier AS
    id:
    PA-1032
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1032
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c47c6aa6-0760-43e7-b35b-31b59ef3f6ad
  10. urn:
    a67d9b2c-3489-4c56-a0a3-ed33b714a205
    name:
    Jens Emil Jensen (06.04.1814 - 10.10.1875) Andrea Hermine Nicoline Jensen f. Riegsels (05.07.1810 - 30.09.1895) Andrea Sophie Benedicte Bugge f. Jensen (05.11.1851 - ) Elise Caroline Bugge f. Jensen (02.09.1849 - 1924) m.fl.
    id:
    0253
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2418/U/U01/L0014/0253
    unit_type:
    FOTO
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a67d9b2c-3489-4c56-a0a3-ed33b714a205
  11. urn:
    fe13fcd3-8d1c-4106-bc5b-2249f3bdb249
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    Registreringsdokumenter - R97670-98112, S-Z, AS-JC30016
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    L0029
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    AV/SAB-A-5201/3/G/L0029
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    STYKKE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fe13fcd3-8d1c-4106-bc5b-2249f3bdb249
  12. urn:
    ab7c4cbc-cc02-4190-abce-4348936ab4d5
    name:
    57/88 Akershus festning - malingsarbeider i bygn 39 - Malerfirmaet Facos Interiør AS
    id:
    0002
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    AV/RA-RAFA-2010/1/F/Fd/L0285/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    digitized_documents:
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  13. urn:
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    Adelsten Jensen AS
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    AV/SAT-A-4395/E/Ed/L0001/0009
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8cc5cc78-e213-4fc2-a3bc-bc49512feee6
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    link:
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  16. urn:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/56ac35ca-1471-475f-9a46-7d3ca844672d
  18. urn:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0e2a356c-3f28-4346-ac92-6b7a8e32d40a
  19. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    0002
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    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/04fbb45c-3508-4b0d-8d93-70e4feb29ea1
  20. urn:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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    name:
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    path:
    AV/SAT-A-4395/E/Ed/L0008/0018
    unit_type:
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    institution:
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    link:
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    country:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
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  24. urn:
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    link:
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  25. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
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    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
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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.