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, 1-100 (default 25). 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, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-03T08:46:35Z in 1.807 seconds.

Showing 10 of 8827 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Larsen, Leif
    id:
    TOPA-P-0006
  2. name:
    Knockespock rekonvalesenthjem, Kennethmont
    id:
    RA-S-4524
  3. name:
    Mudringer og utfyllinger: Gnr. 33 bnr. 519, Fjell kommune. Kenneth J. G. Larsen
    id:
    0005
  4. name:
    PA-0159, Larsen, Finn
    id:
    A-1211
  5. name:
    Larsen, Erik
    id:
    MA-A-1148
  6. name:
    Larsen, Kristian (f. 1904, boktrykker)
    id:
    R.Ark.1237
  7. name:
    Kenneth Brophy
    id:
    AKT-0272
  8. name:
    Sandnes kommune - PA 001 Martin Larsen
    id:
    K-102415
  9. name:
    Kenneth Elvebakk
    id:
    AKT-0045
  10. name:
    Larsen, Harald
    id:
    SATØ-P-1669
Show all fields in HTML
total:
8827
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    b776da39-aef5-411b-9a96-cc4e9f12e309
    name:
    Larsen, Leif
    id:
    TOPA-P-0006
    path:
    TOPA/TOPA-P-0006
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Troms
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b776da39-aef5-411b-9a96-cc4e9f12e309
  2. urn:
    827f9415-fbe0-4a9f-bfb0-2d904aefc505
    name:
    Knockespock rekonvalesenthjem, Kennethmont
    id:
    RA-S-4524
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4524
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/827f9415-fbe0-4a9f-bfb0-2d904aefc505
  3. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003462092
    name:
    Mudringer og utfyllinger: Gnr. 33 bnr. 519, Fjell kommune. Kenneth J. G. Larsen
    id:
    0005
    path:
    BBA/A-3563/7168/7874/D/Db/L0051/0005
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003462092
  4. urn:
    d4cc8e76-f0d7-4dc1-8d77-64247e3d1970
    name:
    PA-0159, Larsen, Finn
    id:
    A-1211
    path:
    BYST/A-1211
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d4cc8e76-f0d7-4dc1-8d77-64247e3d1970
  5. urn:
    5744a023-e233-4015-835b-82a5dcfa79cc
    name:
    Larsen, Erik
    id:
    MA-A-1148
    path:
    VID/MA-A-1148
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5744a023-e233-4015-835b-82a5dcfa79cc
  6. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000014734
    name:
    Larsen, Kristian (f. 1904, boktrykker)
    id:
    R.Ark.1237
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1237
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000014734
  7. urn:
    47499026-c964-4052-a5c1-a5afaad96faf
    name:
    Kenneth Brophy
    id:
    AKT-0272
    path:
    SKA/AKT-0272
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Skeivt arkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Kenneth Brophy (1946) har vært en sentral figur i homomiljøet i Bergen siden 1970, da han var med på å stifte Bergensavdelingen av DNF-48. Som sjømann hadde han besøkt en rekke havnebyer og funnet fram til homofile miljøer og møtesteder verden over, og han ønsket noe tilsvarende i Bergen. Kafe Arnol...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/47499026-c964-4052-a5c1-a5afaad96faf
  8. urn:
    110d1363-e1f9-49a0-8470-c7559c71f875
    name:
    Sandnes kommune - PA 001 Martin Larsen
    id:
    K-102415
    path:
    IKAR/K-102415
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/110d1363-e1f9-49a0-8470-c7559c71f875
  9. urn:
    5dfa378d-2d6f-4dbb-a554-07eda05ecc92
    name:
    Kenneth Elvebakk
    id:
    AKT-0045
    path:
    SKA/AKT-0045
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Skeivt arkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Kenneth Elvebakk er norsk filmregissør, og står blant annet bak filmen Den hemmelige klubben (2003) om pionerene i den norske homobevegelsen.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5dfa378d-2d6f-4dbb-a554-07eda05ecc92
  10. urn:
    94636f61-bfa5-4aa7-b2f1-13ab86ad4f9d
    name:
    Larsen, Harald
    id:
    SATØ-P-1669
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1669
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/94636f61-bfa5-4aa7-b2f1-13ab86ad4f9d
  11. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000023518
    name:
    Fåne, Kenneth Staurset
    id:
    AKT-1704
    path:
    ROMS/AKT-1704
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Kenneth Staurset Fåne har vært ansatt ved Romsdalsmuseet som konservator fra mai 2018. Har tidligere også jobbet med Romsdalsarkivet på prosjektbasis.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000023518
  12. urn:
    096c82ce-b261-4619-9487-6026e4f0ae5d
    name:
    Frank Larsens arkiv
    id:
    A-1086
    path:
    NIA/A-1086
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Norsk industriarbeidermuseum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/096c82ce-b261-4619-9487-6026e4f0ae5d
  13. urn:
    3e81be03-1c3a-405c-9eab-36a9858dab8c
    name:
    Gulbrand Larsen Ohren & Co landhandel
    id:
    H-AS-00457
    path:
    OARM/H-AS-00457
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3e81be03-1c3a-405c-9eab-36a9858dab8c
  14. urn:
    c8829f85-da7d-4165-a0d8-4f11a9364216
    name:
    Larsen, Carl
    id:
    PA-1296
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1296
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c8829f85-da7d-4165-a0d8-4f11a9364216
  15. urn:
    fb9f4ac3-82ac-48d6-a4c3-aa819c4ee5ed
    name:
    Skipsbygger H.P. Larsen, Kristiansand
    id:
    SAK-D/0554
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/0554
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb9f4ac3-82ac-48d6-a4c3-aa819c4ee5ed
  16. urn:
    236bf9dc-5173-48c8-839b-8d7f0db10d8e
    name:
    Petter Larsen Lastad, Søgne
    id:
    SAK-D/0522
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/0522
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/236bf9dc-5173-48c8-839b-8d7f0db10d8e
  17. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000060247
    name:
    Larsen, Carl Anton. Hvalfanger
    id:
    ARS-A-1088
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1088
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    2
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000060247
  18. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000071380
    name:
    Th. Larsen
    id:
    FA-1000
    path:
    VEMU/FA-1000
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    2
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000071380
  19. urn:
    74119dfb-10ad-4ffe-ad20-500961e295e5
    name:
    Larsen, Petter
    id:
    ARK-1227
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1227
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/74119dfb-10ad-4ffe-ad20-500961e295e5
  20. urn:
    0bee518e-6625-4818-93bf-dc8342757534
    name:
    Larsen, Anna Magni
    id:
    MA-A-1252
    path:
    VID/MA-A-1252
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0bee518e-6625-4818-93bf-dc8342757534
  21. urn:
    1fb48ddf-b245-464d-8708-8811806c28ef
    name:
    Styrmann L. Larsen
    id:
    FMA-10098
    path:
    OSTM/FMA-10098
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1fb48ddf-b245-464d-8708-8811806c28ef
  22. urn:
    36033002-1f26-4435-be2a-1999d70aaafd
    name:
    Larsen, Arne Sandøen
    id:
    PA-1295
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1295
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/36033002-1f26-4435-be2a-1999d70aaafd
  23. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000647261
    name:
    Magnus Larsen og hustru Rebekka Larsens legat
    id:
    A-5923
    path:
    BBA/A-5923
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000647261
  24. urn:
    b2bad9f8-dac3-42b9-ae5f-e6efe3313cd5
    name:
    C. P. Larsen, Gjørtlerfirma
    id:
    Ark-1044
    path:
    NF/Ark-1044
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Norsk folkemuseum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2bad9f8-dac3-42b9-ae5f-e6efe3313cd5
  25. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000014007
    name:
    Landhandler Wenaas i Bud, Ole Larsen Wenaas (f. 1853) og sønnen Sverre Wenaas (f. 1899)
    id:
    R.Ark.1218
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1218
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000014007
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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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