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 2026-11-13T11:36:07Z in 0.331 seconds.

Showing 10 of 60806 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Kokkeplassen sanatorium
    id:
    PA-3167
  2. name:
    Melkeplassen barnehage
    id:
    A-8436
  3. name:
    Vaksdal kommune. Leikeplassnemnda
    id:
    1251b-273.1
  4. name:
    Time kommune - Leikeplassnemnda
    id:
    K-100834
  5. name:
    Verdal kommune, lekeplassutvalg
    id:
    A-1067
  6. name:
    Orkanger kommune, lekeplassnemnd
    id:
    A-1569
  7. name:
    Stavanger kommune. Utvalget for dagheimer og lekeplasser
    id:
    A-0655
  8. name:
    199404137 Melkeplassen, opparbeidelse av kryssområde
    id:
    0009
  9. name:
    199501212 Kontrakt Melkeplassen Landskapsarbeider
    id:
    0011
  10. name:
    AS Maridalsveiens Boligselskap - lekeplass
    id:
    0003
Show all fields in HTML
total:
60806
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    9eb4118d-61a7-4051-bcc3-fb1ba6287a74
    name:
    Kokkeplassen sanatorium
    id:
    PA-3167
    path:
    AAMA/PA-3167
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9eb4118d-61a7-4051-bcc3-fb1ba6287a74
  2. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000004182270
    name:
    Melkeplassen barnehage
    id:
    A-8436
    path:
    BBA/A-8436
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004182270
  3. urn:
    9439c3f9-7ab6-4634-af0e-0a9a981183f7
    name:
    Vaksdal kommune. Leikeplassnemnda
    id:
    1251b-273.1
    path:
    IKAH/1251b-273.1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9439c3f9-7ab6-4634-af0e-0a9a981183f7
  4. urn:
    89cd02b8-2585-4748-a203-d09012955cae
    name:
    Time kommune - Leikeplassnemnda
    id:
    K-100834
    path:
    IKAR/K-100834
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/89cd02b8-2585-4748-a203-d09012955cae
  5. urn:
    06acff74-3c62-48cf-8901-b654a4af5715
    name:
    Verdal kommune, lekeplassutvalg
    id:
    A-1067
    path:
    TIKA/A-1067
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/06acff74-3c62-48cf-8901-b654a4af5715
  6. urn:
    d28ecbfc-802f-40c4-8cb2-0c727a41ce5f
    name:
    Orkanger kommune, lekeplassnemnd
    id:
    A-1569
    path:
    TIKA/A-1569
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d28ecbfc-802f-40c4-8cb2-0c727a41ce5f
  7. urn:
    e1dc205e-eb64-4faf-8066-f3ee3b685288
    name:
    Stavanger kommune. Utvalget for dagheimer og lekeplasser
    id:
    A-0655
    path:
    BYST/A-0655
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e1dc205e-eb64-4faf-8066-f3ee3b685288
  8. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003292808
    name:
    199404137 Melkeplassen, opparbeidelse av kryssområde
    id:
    0009
    path:
    BBA/A-6859/D/Db/Dbb/L0003/0009
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003292808
  9. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003173839
    name:
    199501212 Kontrakt Melkeplassen Landskapsarbeider
    id:
    0011
    path:
    BBA/A-6859/F/Fa/L0026/0011
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003173839
  10. urn:
    34d06b90-1f33-4831-97c1-f1d60351da46
    name:
    AS Maridalsveiens Boligselskap - lekeplass
    id:
    0003
    path:
    OBA/A-20051/Db/L0212/0003/0003
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/34d06b90-1f33-4831-97c1-f1d60351da46
  11. urn:
    0157a0dd-d54b-4eeb-b403-4428bb9e0e23
    name:
    Os servicesenter, leige av vaskeplass (AS Norske Esso)
    id:
    0028
    path:
    IKAH/1243-501/D/Dc/L0007/0028
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0157a0dd-d54b-4eeb-b403-4428bb9e0e23
  12. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003062020
    name:
    531 Stend Husmorlag om tomt til barnehage/lekeplass på gnr. 96 bnr. 59. Stend Husmorlag får disponere tomt til barnehage/lekeplass. Stend: Lekeplass. Stend: Oppføring av lekeplass. Lekeplassen på Stend: Oppføring av leskur
    id:
    0008
    path:
    BBA/A-0501/D/Dc/L0077/0008
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003062020
  13. urn:
    3325e224-8368-431c-9d8a-84ba661462bd
    name:
    Tilbod på rammeavtale leikeapparat og leikeplassutstyr. Tilbod frå Lekolar AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    IKAH/1259b-501/E/Eb/L0074/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3325e224-8368-431c-9d8a-84ba661462bd
  14. urn:
    babe262f-7ab0-48d5-bb7a-4625cf49f733
    name:
    Tilbod på rammeavtale leikeapparat og leikeplassutstyr. Tilbod frå Kompan Norge AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    IKAH/1259b-501/E/Eb/L0074/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/babe262f-7ab0-48d5-bb7a-4625cf49f733
  15. urn:
    29f2d0d1-6769-42b3-b0ab-264808b151d8
    name:
    Tilbod på rammeavtale leikeapparat og leikeplassutstyr. Tilbod frå Tress C Monsen AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    IKAH/1259b-501/E/Eb/L0074/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/29f2d0d1-6769-42b3-b0ab-264808b151d8
  16. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001763123
    name:
    532 Leikeplass i Londalen. Grunn til leikeplass på Magne Askeland sin eigedom. Gjerde rundt leikeplassen.
    id:
    0013
    path:
    BBA/A-0057/D/Db/L0074/0013
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001763123
  17. urn:
    dfbad1a1-7766-432f-acb8-fc3b9420d298
    name:
    Lekeplasser/ Sjekkliste for lekeplasser
    id:
    L0008
    path:
    IKAR/K-101254/N/Na/L0008
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dfbad1a1-7766-432f-acb8-fc3b9420d298
  18. urn:
    e364f401-6364-41cb-9946-d0244c2bb13b
    name:
    Øvrebygda skule - leikeplan - leikeplass
    id:
    0003
    path:
    IKAH/1222-201/D/Da/L0004/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e364f401-6364-41cb-9946-d0244c2bb13b
  19. urn:
    dec0fa96-7ffc-41b1-b526-1bd840e7879a
    name:
    Parkar, grøntanlegg og leikeplassar. Leikeplassar
    id:
    0012
    path:
    IKAH/1228-512/D/Dc/Dcb/L0003/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dec0fa96-7ffc-41b1-b526-1bd840e7879a
  20. urn:
    67620f07-c20e-4c9b-891e-327ff8678fd0
    name:
    Skulehus og leikeplassar. Nordanger skule og leikeplass
    id:
    0008
    path:
    IKAH/1260a-021/D/Db/L0003/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/67620f07-c20e-4c9b-891e-327ff8678fd0
  21. urn:
    13a02172-148f-417f-9e17-b665c812a06c
    name:
    Skulehus og leikeplassar. Leikeplass v/ Hella skule
    id:
    0010
    path:
    IKAH/1260a-021/D/Db/L0003/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/13a02172-148f-417f-9e17-b665c812a06c
  22. urn:
    b2751fdf-ba7b-4b9b-bd95-934eabcb9cd1
    name:
    Sjekkliste for lekeplasser/ Lekeplassapparater for barnehager
    id:
    L0009
    path:
    IKAR/K-101254/N/Na/L0009
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2751fdf-ba7b-4b9b-bd95-934eabcb9cd1
  23. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002766668
    name:
    Landåsveien 32x lekeplass - Øvre Sollien 21 lekeplass
    id:
    0002
    path:
    BBA/A-1176/K/Kb/L0001/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002766668
  24. urn:
    8533034d-58ea-40a0-bdec-40704c30d787
    name:
    Skulehus og leikeplassar. Utviding av leikeplassen v/ Haugland skule
    id:
    0005
    path:
    IKAH/1260a-021/D/Db/L0003/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8533034d-58ea-40a0-bdec-40704c30d787
  25. urn:
    bad8f595-5335-4559-82ed-7287efd91bf6
    name:
    (D.K.V. Lager: Melkeplassen I. Erweitertes Krankenrevier Lager Melkeplassen)
    id:
    0013
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-2197/D/Dmb/L0169/0013
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bad8f595-5335-4559-82ed-7287efd91bf6
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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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