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 2026-11-15T23:38:22Z in 0.357 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58581 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Kaffehuset Friele, Bergen
    id:
    0033
  2. name:
    Midtunhaugen 6 - Kaffehuset Friele
    id:
    0003
  3. name:
    Friele, B. & Sønner A/S
    id:
    A-1104
  4. name:
    Veiinspektør Friele
    id:
    A-0103
  5. name:
    Friele, B. & Sønner A/S
    id:
    A-1104
  6. name:
    Friele, Karen-Christine
    id:
    A-0001
  7. name:
    Friele, Herman, kjøpmann (1916-2002)
    id:
    A-7072
  8. name:
    Karen-Christine Friele
    id:
    AKT-0001
  9. name:
    Konsul Joachim Frieles legat til Tegneskolen for håndverkerstanden i Bergen
    id:
    A-0204
  10. name:
    Friele, Herman, kjøpmann (1916-2002)
    id:
    A-7072
Show all fields in HTML
total:
58581
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    e3077697-9683-41c2-800a-b4cd434786c1
    name:
    Kaffehuset Friele, Bergen
    id:
    0033
    path:
    AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01b/L0101/0033
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e3077697-9683-41c2-800a-b4cd434786c1
  2. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000004082910
    name:
    Midtunhaugen 6 - Kaffehuset Friele
    id:
    0003
    path:
    BBA/A-3909/J/Jk/L0168/0003
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004082910
  3. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000811228
    name:
    Friele, B. & Sønner A/S
    id:
    A-1104
    path:
    BBA/A-1104
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Grunnlagt 1799 da skipskaptein Herman Friele (I) (1763–1843) kjøpte sin første kaffelast i Brasil, og seilte den hjem til Bergen. Etter mange år til sjøs som skipper på briggen “Venskab af Bergen” gikk Friele i land for godt og satset på handelsvirksomhet. Han kjøpte Steinkjellergaten 8/1,0 der han ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000811228
  4. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000561735
    name:
    Veiinspektør Friele
    id:
    A-0103
    path:
    BBA/A-0103
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000561735
  5. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000561755
    name:
    Friele, B. & Sønner A/S
    id:
    A-1104
    path:
    BBA/A-1104
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000561755
  6. urn:
    e6554cf7-28a9-42a2-8886-9f1d6c11d747
    name:
    Friele, Karen-Christine
    id:
    A-0001
    path:
    SKA/A-0001
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Skeivt arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    9
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e6554cf7-28a9-42a2-8886-9f1d6c11d747
  7. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003122084
    name:
    Friele, Herman, kjøpmann (1916-2002)
    id:
    A-7072
    path:
    BBA/A-7072
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003122084
  8. urn:
    74b243bd-a2cf-4deb-bf0c-4b9acfc6138b
    name:
    Karen-Christine Friele
    id:
    AKT-0001
    path:
    SKA/AKT-0001
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Skeivt arkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Karen-Christine (Kim) Friele (f. Wilhelmsen 27. mai 1935) er en norsk aktivist. Hun har siden tidlig på 1960-tallet vært en sentral skikkelse i den norske homokampen. Friele er født og oppvokst i tidligere Fana kommune utenfor Bergen, og flyttet til Oslo i 1958. Der jobbet hun som sekretær ved Oppl...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/74b243bd-a2cf-4deb-bf0c-4b9acfc6138b
  9. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000032077
    name:
    Konsul Joachim Frieles legat til Tegneskolen for håndverkerstanden i Bergen
    id:
    A-0204
    path:
    BBA/A-0204
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000032077
  10. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003122082
    name:
    Friele, Herman, kjøpmann (1916-2002)
    id:
    A-7072
    path:
    BBA/A-7072
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Far til Herman Friele, kjøpmann og tidl. ordfører i Bergen kommune.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003122082
  11. urn:
    6d5c552c-81e0-4f84-8762-d537d2db281b
    name:
    Kim Friele
    id:
    0009
    path:
    SKA/A-0070/F/L0004/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Skeivt arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6d5c552c-81e0-4f84-8762-d537d2db281b
  12. urn:
    9d858e3c-8796-42a5-822b-e03584562400
    name:
    Friele/Æresgjest
    id:
    0003
    path:
    SKA/A-0003/W/Wa/L0001/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Skeivt arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9d858e3c-8796-42a5-822b-e03584562400
  13. urn:
    3252cb91-2cd8-4c71-9ff3-203925c80b1e
    name:
    Kim Friele
    id:
    0002
    path:
    SKA/A-0003/N/L0003/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Skeivt arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3252cb91-2cd8-4c71-9ff3-203925c80b1e
  14. urn:
    cd712fe1-dbe8-4300-89c3-7f7b1cc3e32d
    name:
    Karen-Christine Friele
    id:
    0007
    path:
    SKA/A-0016/F/L0001/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Skeivt arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cd712fe1-dbe8-4300-89c3-7f7b1cc3e32d
  15. urn:
    317ee4db-2285-4cee-a4f8-35fc5a92f7ce
    name:
    Tvister A/S Kaffehuset, Skien
    id:
    0020
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1644/D/Da/L0065/0020
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/317ee4db-2285-4cee-a4f8-35fc5a92f7ce
  16. urn:
    e258645d-30e4-41dd-8fd8-2cff9c4dacaf
    name:
    Innledning: obduksjonsrapporter fra området mellom hovedhuset og kaffehuset
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6746/U/0012/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e258645d-30e4-41dd-8fd8-2cff9c4dacaf
  17. urn:
    71b8f6b3-a574-4f4b-b149-128d6f5c9ee2
    name:
    ubb-ms-0673: [Dokument angående fugle-fauna i Bergen 1867-72 av Herman Friele]
    id:
    Ms-0673
    path:
    MLIB/Ms-0673
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Manuskript- og librarsamlingen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/71b8f6b3-a574-4f4b-b149-128d6f5c9ee2
  18. urn:
    82ec4fea-43ec-4247-9858-97a0c22b4d57
    name:
    ubb-ms-0675: [41 brev til Herman Friele, 1874-1887]
    id:
    Ms-0675
    path:
    MLIB/Ms-0675
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Manuskript- og librarsamlingen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/82ec4fea-43ec-4247-9858-97a0c22b4d57
  19. urn:
    6ca03dc1-bd69-4f72-84b5-a762f6c06edd
    name:
    ubb-ms-0680: [To dokument av Herman Friele angående mollusker og østerspoller]
    id:
    Ms-0680
    path:
    MLIB/Ms-0680
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Manuskript- og librarsamlingen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6ca03dc1-bd69-4f72-84b5-a762f6c06edd
  20. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000733156
    name:
    Friele AS, Sandbrekketoppen 30
    id:
    0015
    path:
    BBA/A-3909/M/Ma/Maa/L0010/0015
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000733156
  21. urn:
    08c2150b-48cf-4fd5-9218-aeb9281a4ba1
    name:
    ubb-ms-1480: Friele, Joachim, 1793-1881. To brev til overlege D. C. Danielssen. (1815-1894).
    id:
    Ms-1480
    path:
    MLIB/Ms-1480
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Manuskript- og librarsamlingen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/08c2150b-48cf-4fd5-9218-aeb9281a4ba1
  22. urn:
    b4001ed6-ddff-4827-bfc6-b863630f86eb
    name:
    Karen-Christine Friele, kjent som Kim Friele
    id:
    10208
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0797/U/Ud/L0087/10208
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b4001ed6-ddff-4827-bfc6-b863630f86eb
  23. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000050660
    name:
    721. Dr. Johan Mohr Friele Og Hustru Hildur Friele, Født Johannessens Legat
    id:
    0010
    path:
    BBA/A-2987/4508/E/Ea/L0034/0010
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000050660
  24. urn:
    3a0c7add-b553-4c96-9fb5-173a97216619
    name:
    Friele
    id:
    0014
    path:
    AV/RA-EA-4025/G/L0041b/0014
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a0c7add-b553-4c96-9fb5-173a97216619
  25. urn:
    24a99eae-50a0-46fc-be0d-76dfac78c995
    name:
    Friele
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/RA-EA-4046/I/L0011/0001/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/24a99eae-50a0-46fc-be0d-76dfac78c995
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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.

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