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. 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. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-13T14:16:41Z in 0.164 seconds.

Showing 10 of 123231 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Simensbråten arbeiderungdomslag
    id:
    ARK-1441
  2. name:
    Norges fiskeredskapsimport
    id:
    SAB-A-100235
  3. name:
    Simonsvik Boligselskap AS
    id:
    A-4307
  4. name:
    Simann, Rachel og Simann, Brita
    id:
    PA-17
  5. name:
    Simrad A/S
    id:
    SAKO-P-186
  6. name:
    Kjøpmann J. Simensen
    id:
    FMA-10180
  7. name:
    Simonstad Ungdomslag
    id:
    DA-1106
  8. name:
    Simonstad landhandel
    id:
    PA-3182
  9. name:
    Simonstad Arbeiderlag
    id:
    PA-3183
  10. name:
    Simonsen, Samuel
    id:
    RA-PA-0753
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total:
123231
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    eab5118d-421e-4310-8689-08490f65a3e3
    name:
    Simensbråten arbeiderungdomslag
    id:
    ARK-1441
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1441
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eab5118d-421e-4310-8689-08490f65a3e3
  2. urn:
    9ab13e2b-b45b-4bc7-a222-f99f801a8561
    name:
    Norges fiskeredskapsimport
    id:
    SAB-A-100235
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100235
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ab13e2b-b45b-4bc7-a222-f99f801a8561
  3. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000101996
    name:
    Simonsvik Boligselskap AS
    id:
    A-4307
    path:
    BBA/A-4307
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000101996
  4. urn:
    59862f8d-4cc3-4f1d-bf8c-26488c1ab6ce
    name:
    Simann, Rachel og Simann, Brita
    id:
    PA-17
    path:
    HL/PA-17
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Senter for studier av Holocaust og livsynsminoriteter
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/59862f8d-4cc3-4f1d-bf8c-26488c1ab6ce
  5. urn:
    8e3b6cf5-0378-4171-86d7-d1a375818d54
    name:
    Simrad A/S
    id:
    SAKO-P-186
    path:
    AV/SAKO-P-186
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8e3b6cf5-0378-4171-86d7-d1a375818d54
  6. urn:
    2c803c4b-634d-4580-9d69-4b479e4fdd7b
    name:
    Kjøpmann J. Simensen
    id:
    FMA-10180
    path:
    OSTM/FMA-10180
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c803c4b-634d-4580-9d69-4b479e4fdd7b
  7. urn:
    ef714b95-037c-46ba-a8ee-13045d632744
    name:
    Simonstad Ungdomslag
    id:
    DA-1106
    path:
    AAMA/DA-1106
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef714b95-037c-46ba-a8ee-13045d632744
  8. urn:
    c6b77f82-9d44-4c8c-aa23-f1f95089ac9c
    name:
    Simonstad landhandel
    id:
    PA-3182
    path:
    AAMA/PA-3182
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c6b77f82-9d44-4c8c-aa23-f1f95089ac9c
  9. urn:
    222b47b4-86ba-41f8-a55c-c9aba024b397
    name:
    Simonstad Arbeiderlag
    id:
    PA-3183
    path:
    AAMA/PA-3183
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/222b47b4-86ba-41f8-a55c-c9aba024b397
  10. urn:
    6db984a3-f545-4dd9-9389-a5884ad86591
    name:
    Simonsen, Samuel
    id:
    RA-PA-0753
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0753
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6db984a3-f545-4dd9-9389-a5884ad86591
  11. urn:
    fbb599e1-dd69-4059-9aa8-58e22ac2634f
    name:
    Simonsen, Peter
    id:
    RA-PA-1298
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1298
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fbb599e1-dd69-4059-9aa8-58e22ac2634f
  12. urn:
    245ccacc-77e4-4eb1-b3bc-86f9edceee8f
    name:
    Simensen, Oskar
    id:
    RA-PA-1849
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1849
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/245ccacc-77e4-4eb1-b3bc-86f9edceee8f
  13. urn:
    0ded2379-209d-4297-8b5b-c55c18b20605
    name:
    Simonsen, Harald
    id:
    SATØ-P-1569
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1569
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0ded2379-209d-4297-8b5b-c55c18b20605
  14. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000005145
    name:
    Simostranda I.L
    id:
    A-1723
    path:
    BU/A-1723
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000005145
  15. urn:
    f7b6e6c3-778b-4fe6-99d4-43be47229dfb
    name:
    Oluf Simonsen
    id:
    JÆP168
    path:
    JAMU/JÆP168
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stiftinga Jærmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f7b6e6c3-778b-4fe6-99d4-43be47229dfb
  16. urn:
    0a0f5db8-1a7b-40ba-a333-aa8d5f8758d9
    name:
    Jørstad, Simen
    id:
    A-00047
    path:
    OAM/A-00047
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0a0f5db8-1a7b-40ba-a333-aa8d5f8758d9
  17. urn:
    adb38b62-54ab-4f1a-acc9-56dd4f62f031
    name:
    Fougner, Simen
    id:
    A-00407
    path:
    OAM/A-00407
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/adb38b62-54ab-4f1a-acc9-56dd4f62f031
  18. urn:
    706e759f-f296-472b-bb9d-cf053c4671de
    name:
    Simensbråtens kvinneforening
    id:
    A-10354
    path:
    OBA/A-10354
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/706e759f-f296-472b-bb9d-cf053c4671de
  19. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000021385
    name:
    Strande, Simon
    id:
    R.Ark.1105
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1105
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000021385
  20. urn:
    0087996f-dde8-46b4-a6ba-7e94e062b203
    name:
    Gerasimov-familien
    id:
    A-0144
    path:
    UBIT/A-0144
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0087996f-dde8-46b4-a6ba-7e94e062b203
  21. urn:
    d64a7b86-14d4-408b-853c-bac3ed1d235c
    name:
    Jarle Simensen
    id:
    A-0331
    path:
    UBIT/A-0331
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d64a7b86-14d4-408b-853c-bac3ed1d235c
  22. urn:
    f04a649f-b4f1-4b88-9a04-d825fed942cc
    name:
    Gunnar Simonsen
    id:
    FA-0051
    path:
    UBIT/FA-0051
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f04a649f-b4f1-4b88-9a04-d825fed942cc
  23. urn:
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    name:
    Simon Strøms privatarkiv
    id:
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    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0378
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0cb92d3a-1338-4c33-a014-f934327ed74e
  24. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000027098
    name:
    MA 044 Simonsen, Kjell
    id:
    A-2848.044
    path:
    BBA/A-2848.044
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000027098
  25. urn:
    0b4ddb5b-483c-4ca3-9a8a-b12ca15c71e2
    name:
    Simon Cocks erindringer
    id:
    A-1068
    path:
    OMUS/A-1068
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0b4ddb5b-483c-4ca3-9a8a-b12ca15c71e2
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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.