search_archives
Search Arkivportalen, the national archive catalogue: fonds, series and units held by Norwegian archive institutions (statsarkiv, byarkiv, private archives, ...).
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=0For 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=0Replace 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
Showing 10 of 26260 results in compact format.
- name:
- Lars Olav Johnsens samling
- id:
- DA-1145
- name:
- Johnsen, Olav
- id:
- MA-A-1011
- name:
- Skipsreder Mads Höegh Johnsen, Tvedestrand
- id:
- A-1016
- name:
- Olav B. Brusdal
- id:
- A-0473
- name:
- Johnsen, Hans Johan
- id:
- PA-1250
- name:
- Rogaland fylkeskommune - St. Olav videregående skole
- id:
- A-1240
- name:
- Olav Bjordalsvei bofellesskap
- id:
- A-3955
- name:
- Ruste, John J. (1866-1960)
- id:
- D-A-00048
- name:
- NHM 50. Dokumentsamling John S. Wilson
- id:
- NHM-50
- name:
- Moxnes, Olav
- id:
- SAT-PA-0810
Show all fields in HTML
- total:
- 26260
- total_exact:
- yes
- returned:
- 25
- page:
- 1
- results:
25 results
- urn:
- 59966ba4-b919-4fcc-bf39-121cfd7543ed
- name:
- Lars Olav Johnsens samling
- id:
- DA-1145
- path:
- AAMA/DA-1145
- unit_type:
- ARKIV
- institution:
- Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
- country:
- norge
- digitized_documents:
- 1
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/59966ba4-b919-4fcc-bf39-121cfd7543ed
- urn:
- 3552fb31-1432-4dfb-a1c5-f8a66d264e8a
- name:
- Johnsen, Olav
- id:
- MA-A-1011
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- VID/MA-A-1011
- unit_type:
- ARKIV
- institution:
- Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3552fb31-1432-4dfb-a1c5-f8a66d264e8a
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- 48d6ab4d-0854-4c94-8e1c-e4fcb3d39b3f
- name:
- Skipsreder Mads Höegh Johnsen, Tvedestrand
- id:
- A-1016
- path:
- NMM/A-1016
- unit_type:
- ARKIV
- institution:
- Norsk Maritimt Museum
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/48d6ab4d-0854-4c94-8e1c-e4fcb3d39b3f
- urn:
- 84b1f056-a1a8-442e-9749-02451987cace
- name:
- Olav B. Brusdal
- id:
- A-0473
- path:
- UBIT/A-0473
- unit_type:
- ARKIV
- institution:
- NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/84b1f056-a1a8-442e-9749-02451987cace
- urn:
- 7034ceda-2ddf-45b1-80bd-0251d1c63531
- name:
- Johnsen, Hans Johan
- id:
- PA-1250
- path:
- AAMA/PA-1250
- unit_type:
- ARKIV
- institution:
- Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
- country:
- norge
- digitized_documents:
- 1
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7034ceda-2ddf-45b1-80bd-0251d1c63531
- urn:
- e67174d0-f9d8-43e8-ae4c-886fcc3ad88b
- name:
- Rogaland fylkeskommune - St. Olav videregående skole
- id:
- A-1240
- path:
- IKAR/A-1240
- unit_type:
- ARKIV
- institution:
- Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
- country:
- norge
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e67174d0-f9d8-43e8-ae4c-886fcc3ad88b
- urn:
- no-BBA_arkiv000000193648
- name:
- Olav Bjordalsvei bofellesskap
- id:
- A-3955
- path:
- BBA/A-3955
- unit_type:
- Arkiv
- institution:
- Bergen byarkiv
- country:
- Norge
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000193648
- urn:
- 1dd63988-661e-4734-9cee-1cfde28a29ff
- name:
- Ruste, John J. (1866-1960)
- id:
- D-A-00048
- path:
- GDM/D-A-00048
- unit_type:
- ARKIV
- institution:
- Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
- country:
- norge
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1dd63988-661e-4734-9cee-1cfde28a29ff
- urn:
- 7486f45e-2e78-4ad3-b551-59222511ef88
- name:
- NHM 50. Dokumentsamling John S. Wilson
- id:
- NHM-50
- path:
- NHM/NHM-50
- unit_type:
- ARKIV
- institution:
- Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum
- country:
- norge
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7486f45e-2e78-4ad3-b551-59222511ef88
- urn:
- 9f584a9b-0451-4b05-a80a-9c934e8e2ab7
- name:
- Moxnes, Olav
- id:
- SAT-PA-0810
- path:
- AV/SAT-PA-0810
- unit_type:
- ARKIV
- institution:
- Nasjonalarkivet
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9f584a9b-0451-4b05-a80a-9c934e8e2ab7
- urn:
- 42eb638d-725f-4699-9e23-c6e506e72eca
- name:
- Gundersen, John.
- id:
- PA-2513
- path:
- AAMA/PA-2513
- unit_type:
- ARKIV
- institution:
- Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
- country:
- norge
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/42eb638d-725f-4699-9e23-c6e506e72eca
- urn:
- dc1015ca-8088-4a27-b73d-acf3d054e251
- name:
- Olav Grimdalen sitt arkiv
- id:
- A-1157
- path:
- VTM/A-1157
- unit_type:
- ARKIV
- institution:
- Vest-Telemark Museum
- country:
- norge
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc1015ca-8088-4a27-b73d-acf3d054e251
- urn:
- no-ROMS_arkiv000000020656
- name:
- Dahle, Olav (f. 1908)
- id:
- R.Ark.1599
- path:
- ROMS/R.Ark.1599
- unit_type:
- Arkiv
- institution:
- Romsdalsmuseet
- country:
- Norge
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000020656
- urn:
- 85b48359-bf47-4f12-859e-68fd7101e6ef
- name:
- NHM 530. Fotosamling. Olav Børge Elkjær
- id:
- NHM-530
- path:
- NHM/NHM-530
- unit_type:
- ARKIV
- institution:
- Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/85b48359-bf47-4f12-859e-68fd7101e6ef
- urn:
- ea3d3045-f85f-4ae2-849d-997111d4b584
- name:
- Lyngroth, Olav
- id:
- DA-1011
- path:
- AAMA/DA-1011
- unit_type:
- ARKIV
- institution:
- Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
- country:
- norge
- digitized_documents:
- 2
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ea3d3045-f85f-4ae2-849d-997111d4b584
- urn:
- no-ROMS_arkiv000000019630
- name:
- Oterholm, Olav (f. 1896)
- id:
- R.Ark.1519
- path:
- ROMS/R.Ark.1519
- unit_type:
- Arkiv
- institution:
- Romsdalsmuseet
- country:
- Norge
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000019630
- urn:
- 9101f5e1-c48f-497f-ae61-897881aa99ce
- name:
- John Bergh - anetavle
- id:
- SAK-D/0347
- path:
- AV/SAK-D/0347
- unit_type:
- ARKIV
- institution:
- Nasjonalarkivet
- country:
- norge
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9101f5e1-c48f-497f-ae61-897881aa99ce
- urn:
- a93c7390-9bbd-4d1f-9fd2-14a1b3af03e6
- name:
- John Møll - undervisningsforslag
- id:
- SAK-D/0994
- path:
- AV/SAK-D/0994
- unit_type:
- ARKIV
- institution:
- Nasjonalarkivet
- country:
- norge
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a93c7390-9bbd-4d1f-9fd2-14a1b3af03e6
- urn:
- 5f4c50d6-3f46-4d66-b396-6df47eb2cad0
- name:
- John Haarr
- id:
- SAK-D/0572
- path:
- AV/SAK-D/0572
- unit_type:
- ARKIV
- institution:
- Nasjonalarkivet
- country:
- norge
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5f4c50d6-3f46-4d66-b396-6df47eb2cad0
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- 02c94402-59a8-4de6-8e7b-e6c932bdac1a
- name:
- Karlsen, Olav
- id:
- NSMA-ARK-1041
- path:
- ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1041
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- ARKIV
- institution:
- Anno museum
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02c94402-59a8-4de6-8e7b-e6c932bdac1a
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- 9511c30e-05af-4f04-bbc2-bbfcf24b0edd
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- John Aunmo
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- RMU-A-220
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- MIST/RMU-A-220
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- ARKIV
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- Museene i Sør-Trøndelag
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9511c30e-05af-4f04-bbc2-bbfcf24b0edd
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- 0e382b2b-6c0b-432c-a059-2a02223e0a24
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- John Birkeland, Sør-Audnedal
- id:
- SAK-D/0707
- path:
- AV/SAK-D/0707
- unit_type:
- ARKIV
- institution:
- Nasjonalarkivet
- country:
- norge
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0e382b2b-6c0b-432c-a059-2a02223e0a24
- urn:
- ec65f0d8-7d96-40ae-8280-2fdc8909cb6e
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- Lauvland, John
- id:
- DA-1333
- path:
- AAMA/DA-1333
- unit_type:
- ARKIV
- institution:
- Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
- country:
- norge
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ec65f0d8-7d96-40ae-8280-2fdc8909cb6e
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- 590ff0a1-9a72-4e9f-80df-5268f1d1efb8
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- Pa 0227 - Sunnanå, Olav
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- SAST-A-100350
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- AV/SAST-A-100350
- unit_type:
- ARKIV
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- Nasjonalarkivet
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/590ff0a1-9a72-4e9f-80df-5268f1d1efb8
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- no-BBA_arkiv000000600739
- name:
- Dreyer, Olav Jacob
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- A-5801
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- BBA/A-5801
- unit_type:
- Arkiv
- institution:
- Bergen byarkiv
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000600739
- 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
- 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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