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 2026-11-14T04:29:36Z in 0.191 seconds.

Showing 10 of 69634 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Epikriser
    id:
    L0119
  2. name:
    Døds- og fellesboer
    id:
    L0373
  3. name:
    403.4 Privatpraktiserende leger
    id:
    0001
  4. name:
    Le Maire, Lagertha Wilhelmine
    id:
    AKT-38
  5. name:
    Navnekort menn - Hi - Le
    id:
    L0009
  6. name:
    Navnekort - menn - alfabetisk sortert - Kn - Le
    id:
    L0025
  7. name:
    Klientmapper Kva-Le
    id:
    L0028
  8. name:
    Personalmapper KN - LE
    id:
    L0017
  9. name:
    Personalmapper LE - LI
    id:
    L0018
  10. name:
    Personalmapper. Le - Lo
    id:
    0002
Show all fields in HTML
total:
69634
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    a0a517cb-be0c-43e6-a71a-939bac766a27
    name:
    Epikriser
    id:
    L0119
    path:
    TIKA/PA-3155/F/Fb/L0119
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0a517cb-be0c-43e6-a71a-939bac766a27
  2. urn:
    e63908ed-14e1-4e72-9bf1-30c9c9d55abd
    name:
    Døds- og fellesboer
    id:
    L0373
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101408/002/G/Gh/Ghc/L0373
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e63908ed-14e1-4e72-9bf1-30c9c9d55abd
  3. urn:
    no-RAEL_arkiv_000000005935
    name:
    403.4 Privatpraktiserende leger
    id:
    0001
    path:
    RAEL/RMK6/D/L0060/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Rælingen kommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-RAEL_arkiv_000000005935
  4. urn:
    no-VAMU_arkiv_000000003534
    name:
    Le Maire, Lagertha Wilhelmine
    id:
    AKT-38
    path:
    VAMU/AKT-38
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Varanger museum IKS
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Lagertha Le Maire var født i Trysil i 1877 ved navn Lagertha Wilhelmine Støren. Hun var gift med Mads Le Maire, sogneprest i Sør-Varanger og ordfører i perioden 1911-1916.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VAMU_arkiv_000000003534
  5. urn:
    a5d9feb7-60a0-46e7-9199-4d8defa4bc67
    name:
    Navnekort menn - Hi - Le
    id:
    L0009
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101992/0002/O/L0009
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a5d9feb7-60a0-46e7-9199-4d8defa4bc67
  6. urn:
    472e6f17-df01-411d-bc4e-bab6c3debede
    name:
    Navnekort - menn - alfabetisk sortert - Kn - Le
    id:
    L0025
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102004/O/L0025
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/472e6f17-df01-411d-bc4e-bab6c3debede
  7. urn:
    1bd8edde-f22e-493e-9d2f-e09497858e61
    name:
    Klientmapper Kva-Le
    id:
    L0028
    path:
    IKAR/A-1252/G/L0028
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1bd8edde-f22e-493e-9d2f-e09497858e61
  8. urn:
    d2306769-b94e-4abc-a39e-04449ff9950a
    name:
    Personalmapper KN - LE
    id:
    L0017
    path:
    TIKA/A-1598/P/Pa/L0017
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2306769-b94e-4abc-a39e-04449ff9950a
  9. urn:
    ac89e73f-18f1-4ff0-b2ac-1cec96e92205
    name:
    Personalmapper LE - LI
    id:
    L0018
    path:
    TIKA/A-1598/P/Pa/L0018
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ac89e73f-18f1-4ff0-b2ac-1cec96e92205
  10. urn:
    6b5077f6-81a4-4a08-9879-75bcff86f7ac
    name:
    Personalmapper. Le - Lo
    id:
    0002
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-1234/P/Pa/L0007/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6b5077f6-81a4-4a08-9879-75bcff86f7ac
  11. urn:
    no-RAEL_arkiv_000000005940
    name:
    403.4 Privatpraktiserende leger
    id:
    0006
    path:
    RAEL/RMK6/D/L0060/0006
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Rælingen kommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-RAEL_arkiv_000000005940
  12. urn:
    no-VAMU_arkiv_000000003533
    name:
    Le Maire, Mads
    id:
    AKT-37
    path:
    VAMU/AKT-37
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Varanger museum IKS
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Mads Le Maire var født i Kristiania (Oslo) i 1870, og var sogneprest i Sør-Varanger. Han var ordfører i Sør-Varanger 1911-1916 der han representerte Fiskernes og Gårdbrukernes Liste (borgerlig, utgått av V). Han var og sogneprest i Hole i Buskerud i perioden 1918-1924. Mads var gift med Lagertha Wil...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VAMU_arkiv_000000003533
  13. urn:
    e1980434-6be3-4201-9288-5bf5dc8f7b52
    name:
    Den norske sjømannsmisjon i utlandet/Franske havner (Le Havre - Rouen - Paris - Marseille)
    id:
    A-491
    path:
    AV/A-491
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    FRANKRIKE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Sjømannskirken kom til Le Havre ved Seinens munning i Normandie allerede i 1872. Som en av Europas største havner var Le Havre et viktig anløpssted for norske skip, og byen fungerte som innskipningshavn for Paris i tiden før Seinen ble oppmudret. Sjømannskirken hadde virksomhet her fram til 1992.Til...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e1980434-6be3-4201-9288-5bf5dc8f7b52
  14. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001027304
    name:
    AS 77-72. Strømplaner, klemmelister
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    BBA/A-1759/H/Hb/Hbr/L0002
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001027304
  15. urn:
    c48294d3-3747-4561-91da-b0df85a15a24
    name:
    Bakkegaten pasientjournaler K - Le
    id:
    L0035
    path:
    VID/MDA-A-1525/H/Hd/Hdf/L0035
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c48294d3-3747-4561-91da-b0df85a15a24
  16. urn:
    e33a5ee8-a159-40bf-95fa-e7790cec64c6
    name:
    Mo Industripark AS
    id:
    AKT-2015
    path:
    AIN/AKT-2015
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Mo Industripark er en av Norges største industriparker.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e33a5ee8-a159-40bf-95fa-e7790cec64c6
  17. urn:
    920ab40f-8510-4698-bf05-d6670955cec9
    name:
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    id:
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    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0380/3182
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/920ab40f-8510-4698-bf05-d6670955cec9
  18. urn:
    b385537d-9aec-468f-b0d0-76d2ec14a22b
    name:
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    id:
    7062
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0627/7062
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b385537d-9aec-468f-b0d0-76d2ec14a22b
  19. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000718577
    name:
    4795 Le-skur v/bussholdeplasser innen byens grenser.
    id:
    0015
    path:
    BBA/A-0967/Df/L0189/0015
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000718577
  20. urn:
    3477e235-7de5-4f5a-a314-7b10daff8a80
    name:
    Minirulleblad for militære mannskaper i Hæren, Jo - Le
    id:
    L0004
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-1935/P/Pb/L0004
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3477e235-7de5-4f5a-a314-7b10daff8a80
  21. urn:
    364a6d33-edd4-4abc-8d49-0b776b12434b
    name:
    Hovedregisterkort - utflyttede kvinner - Nik, D - Nil, Le
    id:
    L0086
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100160/K/Kb/Kba/L0086
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/364a6d33-edd4-4abc-8d49-0b776b12434b
  22. urn:
    a75cea9b-ee36-43fb-ab59-68c3906f38a0
    name:
    Hovedregisterkort - omskrevne kort, kvinner og menn - Lars, Le - Lea, P
    id:
    L0024
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100160/K/Kb/Kbf/L0024
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a75cea9b-ee36-43fb-ab59-68c3906f38a0
  23. urn:
    4527d79b-a3ea-4511-8096-86e39410a1d3
    name:
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    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
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    Mo Idrætsforening ble stiftet 5. mai 1904 i Losjelokalet på Mo. I 1920 skiftet foreningen navn til Mo Idrætslag; senere ble navnet modernisert til Mo Idrettslag. Fra 1. januar 1988 ble idrettslaget en ren fotballklubb. Klubben ligger i Mo i Rana. (Wikipedia)
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4527d79b-a3ea-4511-8096-86e39410a1d3
  24. urn:
    0918a29b-511f-4b6e-84d8-83a4dcdd1368
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    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0918a29b-511f-4b6e-84d8-83a4dcdd1368
  25. urn:
    42d6b44e-6301-4dc0-9749-4db22f00f654
    name:
    Kortregister. Le-nr. 1300 - 2099.
    id:
    L0040
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-2182/C/L0040
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/42d6b44e-6301-4dc0-9749-4db22f00f654
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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.

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  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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