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 2026-11-13T06:15:53Z in 0.223 seconds.

Showing 10 of 64387 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Grimsrud, Torill Holter
    id:
    H-A-00637
  2. name:
    Larsen, Leif
    id:
    TOPA-P-0006
  3. name:
    Grimsrud, Per
    id:
    A-2348
  4. name:
    Leif Grusrud. Grimsrud hjerteoperert??. NÅ nr. 27 1986
    id:
    13679
  5. name:
    Grimsrud, Bjørne
    id:
    AKT-768
  6. name:
    Lunder, Leif J. (f. 1906)
    id:
    R.Ark.1468
  7. name:
    Leif Stenslund, Kristiansand
    id:
    SAK-D/0528
  8. name:
    Johansen, Leif Kyrre
    id:
    SATØ-P-1621
  9. name:
    Gåserud Leif
    id:
    E-A-00487
  10. name:
    Leif Greger Nilsen
    id:
    A-05-138
Show all fields in HTML
total:
64387
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    a0494403-3a81-45c6-abad-c50e87968356
    name:
    Grimsrud, Torill Holter
    id:
    H-A-00637
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00637
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0494403-3a81-45c6-abad-c50e87968356
  2. 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
  3. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000007394
    name:
    Grimsrud, Per
    id:
    A-2348
    path:
    BU/A-2348
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000007394
  4. urn:
    e59eab4d-c0a1-45c8-887d-9a961f1ec900
    name:
    Leif Grusrud. Grimsrud hjerteoperert??. NÅ nr. 27 1986
    id:
    13679
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0797/U/Ud/L0172/13679
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e59eab4d-c0a1-45c8-887d-9a961f1ec900
  5. urn:
    0cbaa6a3-9e25-4fac-b597-f4161f052271
    name:
    Grimsrud, Bjørne
    id:
    AKT-768
    path:
    AAB/AKT-768
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Bjørne Grimsrud er administrerende direktør på Transportøkonomisk institutt. Grimsrud er cand.oecon fra Universitetet i Oslo, og har hatt ulike direktørstillinger i både Vegvesenet og i Statsbygg. Fra tidligere år kan han skilte med å ha vært vararepresentant for Akershus Arbeiderparti på Stortinget...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0cbaa6a3-9e25-4fac-b597-f4161f052271
  6. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000019004
    name:
    Lunder, Leif J. (f. 1906)
    id:
    R.Ark.1468
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1468
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000019004
  7. urn:
    2d7ed94a-196b-4d7c-8fff-bf278395e78e
    name:
    Leif Stenslund, Kristiansand
    id:
    SAK-D/0528
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/0528
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2d7ed94a-196b-4d7c-8fff-bf278395e78e
  8. urn:
    94c6de98-1be5-4186-be6c-52c4adb776cf
    name:
    Johansen, Leif Kyrre
    id:
    SATØ-P-1621
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1621
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/94c6de98-1be5-4186-be6c-52c4adb776cf
  9. urn:
    0a3e7f56-3672-4d06-9573-5d6bb48492ce
    name:
    Gåserud Leif
    id:
    E-A-00487
    path:
    OAMM/E-A-00487
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0a3e7f56-3672-4d06-9573-5d6bb48492ce
  10. urn:
    41134edd-27d7-4e4b-a292-84590de768ea
    name:
    Leif Greger Nilsen
    id:
    A-05-138
    path:
    AIN/A-05-138
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/41134edd-27d7-4e4b-a292-84590de768ea
  11. urn:
    bc070551-25eb-40f7-9eeb-ad4fcddbacaf
    name:
    Leif Schrøder Tellefsen, krigsseiler
    id:
    SAK-D/1602
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1602
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bc070551-25eb-40f7-9eeb-ad4fcddbacaf
  12. urn:
    4fa1a421-de3d-4bfd-86c1-ee2dcf7d5eb7
    name:
    Fjørtoft, Leif
    id:
    SFF-2002032
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2002032
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4fa1a421-de3d-4bfd-86c1-ee2dcf7d5eb7
  13. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000091421
    name:
    Vataker, Leif
    id:
    ARS-A-1230
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1230
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000091421
  14. urn:
    56571011-719f-40f8-9c4b-fd1cbaee2818
    name:
    Vetlesen, Leif
    id:
    ARK-2515
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2515
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/56571011-719f-40f8-9c4b-fd1cbaee2818
  15. urn:
    92d7b575-c839-4125-8c1c-1cf75ac259ac
    name:
    Baardsen, Leif - urmaker
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0038
    path:
    AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0038
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/92d7b575-c839-4125-8c1c-1cf75ac259ac
  16. urn:
    de4a9fd0-6cd6-43ed-8a11-992903017590
    name:
    Leif Hallenberg Nilsen (1920–2004)
    id:
    T-A-00427
    path:
    OAMM/T-A-00427
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/de4a9fd0-6cd6-43ed-8a11-992903017590
  17. urn:
    a578b294-3413-43b9-8101-b2666ab6830e
    name:
    Leif Ødegaards fotoarkiv
    id:
    PA-2717
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2717
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a578b294-3413-43b9-8101-b2666ab6830e
  18. urn:
    5660bbf0-8b61-498d-80a7-de3087cc8c12
    name:
    Grimsrud, Olav Olsen jr. NO-01410
    id:
    0010
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1024/D/L0029/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5660bbf0-8b61-498d-80a7-de3087cc8c12
  19. urn:
    d752d6d2-9d29-4ab6-9795-6fab2b11bebf
    name:
    Thorleif Sangnæs, Brumunda Fabrikker, AS Norsk Fruktmat og Stiftelsen Sangnæs
    id:
    T-A-00285
    path:
    OAMM/T-A-00285
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d752d6d2-9d29-4ab6-9795-6fab2b11bebf
  20. urn:
    e61e4c58-cfae-4f5f-a248-36350965aae4
    name:
    Stue på Grimsrud (under Ljan, Nordby) [oppmålingstegning]
    id:
    0935
    path:
    UBIT/A-0438/F/0935
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e61e4c58-cfae-4f5f-a248-36350965aae4
  21. urn:
    81d1ee53-9996-432c-85ee-121426ce2a46
    name:
    Svalesen, Leif
    id:
    PA-1544
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1544
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/81d1ee53-9996-432c-85ee-121426ce2a46
  22. urn:
    59f0ef14-596b-419c-be53-a2b286013abd
    name:
    Hovelsen, Leif
    id:
    RA-PA-1840
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1840
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/59f0ef14-596b-419c-be53-a2b286013abd
  23. urn:
    ac26d729-863c-4353-80fd-6ee1149d6828
    name:
    Gårdsnummer 69, Grimsrud, tilfang
    id:
    0001
    path:
    OAVF/A-00003/C/Cf/Cfg/L0005/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Valdresmusea AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ac26d729-863c-4353-80fd-6ee1149d6828
  24. urn:
    f19c4192-dbfb-4cb3-baae-1ce2815a6664
    name:
    Grimsrud
    id:
    0014
    path:
    AV/SAH-LOKSAM-001/G/Gb/L0001/0003/0014
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f19c4192-dbfb-4cb3-baae-1ce2815a6664
  25. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000139701
    name:
    Grung, Leif, arkitekt
    id:
    A-2123
    path:
    BBA/A-2123
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000139701
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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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