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.

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.
`page`	optional	integer	Page number, 1-based (default 1).
`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&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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-16T17:24:42Z in 1.519 seconds.

Showing 10 of 145364 results in compact format.

name:
Ketil Jensen
id:
A-18-136
name:
Arkitektkontoret Kjell Jensen AS
id:
PA-2390
name:
Albert Olai Jensen
id:
A-18-162
name:
Pa 1766 - Hess Norge AS
id:
SAST-A-102451
name:
Pa 1477 - Jensen, Olav. Hvalfanger
id:
A-2743
name:
Arkitektkontoret Kjell Jensen AS
id:
PA-2417
name:
Pa 0187 - Jensen, Ole Johannes, koppeinnpodningsattest
id:
SAST-A-100297
name:
Herman Jensen
id:
PA-1243
name:
August Jensen, Kristiansand
id:
SAK-D/0714
name:
Kayus August Jensen, Kleven
id:
SAK-D/0897

Show all fields in HTML

total:

145364

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

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
urn:
e1b89417-6b85-4659-a061-a23719e939c0
name:
Arkitektkontoret Kjell Jensen AS
id:
PA-2390
path:
AAMA/PA-2390
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e1b89417-6b85-4659-a061-a23719e939c0
urn:
f1e0c640-b1b2-4b11-ad82-bcfb68f4eff1
name:
Albert Olai Jensen
id:
A-18-162
path:
AIN/A-18-162
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f1e0c640-b1b2-4b11-ad82-bcfb68f4eff1
urn:
a0b06d1b-c503-44e1-aacc-117b962c118f
name:
Pa 1766 - Hess Norge AS
id:
SAST-A-102451
path:
AV/SAST-A-102451
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0b06d1b-c503-44e1-aacc-117b962c118f
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000131536
name:
Pa 1477 - Jensen, Olav. Hvalfanger
id:
A-2743
path:
VEMU/A-2743
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000131536
urn:
3134eee9-1b32-4887-b52a-bf3e0d71ba7f
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
urn:
e72b33a6-c2d1-4604-a5eb-406bcf373655
name:
Pa 0187 - Jensen, Ole Johannes, koppeinnpodningsattest
id:
SAST-A-100297
path:
AV/SAST-A-100297
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e72b33a6-c2d1-4604-a5eb-406bcf373655
urn:
21c2e2f2-1b05-4b5c-9135-ee9c2f5097e2
name:
Herman Jensen
id:
PA-1243
path:
AAMA/PA-1243
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/21c2e2f2-1b05-4b5c-9135-ee9c2f5097e2
urn:
a592d4a1-207b-4c16-85e2-487173a01ed9
name:
August Jensen, Kristiansand
id:
SAK-D/0714
path:
AV/SAK-D/0714
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a592d4a1-207b-4c16-85e2-487173a01ed9
urn:
6e7738d8-80b2-46f6-bbda-e94e47b38f54
name:
Kayus August Jensen, Kleven
id:
SAK-D/0897
path:
AV/SAK-D/0897
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6e7738d8-80b2-46f6-bbda-e94e47b38f54
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
urn:
8775e39e-0223-4a57-9df1-95267453f39b
name:
Jensen, Fritz
id:
A-10374
path:
OBA/A-10374
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8775e39e-0223-4a57-9df1-95267453f39b
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000004087819
name:
Knut Jensens fotosamling om fjordabåter i Bergen
id:
A-8248
path:
BBA/A-8248
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004087819
urn:
ecc5725f-73eb-49b2-9eb3-8e1df34649e5
name:
Olaf Jensen Oftenæs
id:
SAK-D/1017
path:
AV/SAK-D/1017
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ecc5725f-73eb-49b2-9eb3-8e1df34649e5
urn:
c0330ff9-90d7-457a-853f-38f2c104b91d
name:
Jensen, Finn
id:
A-0143
path:
SKA/A-0143
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Skeivt arkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0330ff9-90d7-457a-853f-38f2c104b91d
urn:
db0365c1-dce0-4409-ab6a-2748eb93691a
name:
Dahl, Jørgen Andreas Jensen
id:
SAT-PA-0193
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0193
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db0365c1-dce0-4409-ab6a-2748eb93691a
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
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
urn:
ab9de7ee-ca52-4a8f-b5a1-467c5da9d743
name:
Jensen, Dines
id:
ARK-1204
path:
AAB/ARK-1204
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ab9de7ee-ca52-4a8f-b5a1-467c5da9d743
urn:
1fd91749-8ef6-4268-b189-faf4f344987d
name:
Jensen, Lars
id:
ARK-1205
path:
AAB/ARK-1205
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1fd91749-8ef6-4268-b189-faf4f344987d
urn:
5218f0f9-6772-40ac-81e8-e7fc361c31a7
name:
Sofie Jensen
id:
SAK-D/0514
path:
AV/SAK-D/0514
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5218f0f9-6772-40ac-81e8-e7fc361c31a7
urn:
c5d148af-9bd8-4579-9fac-c0b733fbc789
name:
Jensen, Margrethe
id:
SAO-PAO-0327
path:
AV/SAO-PAO-0327
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c5d148af-9bd8-4579-9fac-c0b733fbc789
urn:
ca405caa-8b04-4e76-87ce-1f9d395793c7
name:
Jensen, Hans
id:
HHSP-1434
path:
OSTM/HHSP-1434
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Østfoldmuseene
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ca405caa-8b04-4e76-87ce-1f9d395793c7
urn:
f33b7151-9abc-4ae9-a841-1afbf49cd004
name:
Jensen, Ingebjørg
id:
A-0026
path:
SKA/A-0026
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Skeivt arkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f33b7151-9abc-4ae9-a841-1afbf49cd004
urn:
b5b4fc3a-6fa6-4fc1-97e2-d810f2417c55
name:
Arne Jensen
id:
Tek-0032
path:
UBIT/Tek-0032
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b5b4fc3a-6fa6-4fc1-97e2-d810f2417c55

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
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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