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 2026-11-02T05:15:04Z in 1.131 seconds.

Showing 10 of 59629 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens solidaritetsfond
    id:
    ARK-1729
  2. name:
    Solidaritet og Sosialdemokratene
    id:
    SATØ-P-0545
  3. name:
    Solidaritetet Longyearbyen
    id:
    A-1045
  4. name:
    Fykse, Elida
    id:
    PA-2873
  5. name:
    Solidaritetskomiteen for Chile
    id:
    ARK-2912
  6. name:
    Solidaritet Norge-Eritrea
    id:
    ARK-3521
  7. name:
    Solidaritetskomiteen for kurderne
    id:
    RA-PA-1554
  8. name:
    Kvinnesolidaritet 8.mars i Bergen
    id:
    A-3589
  9. name:
    Einskap - Solidaritet i Førde
    id:
    SFF-2012111
  10. name:
    Solidaritet, anti-imperialistisk tidsskrift
    id:
    ARK-2928
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total:
59629
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    dc66d082-3403-4688-bebb-419231211ad5
    name:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens solidaritetsfond
    id:
    ARK-1729
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1729
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc66d082-3403-4688-bebb-419231211ad5
  2. urn:
    65189792-b8f6-4470-9f34-ef2c16bde877
    name:
    Solidaritet og Sosialdemokratene
    id:
    SATØ-P-0545
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0545
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/65189792-b8f6-4470-9f34-ef2c16bde877
  3. urn:
    0d548d75-f795-4dec-9622-d69a8d019190
    name:
    Solidaritetet Longyearbyen
    id:
    A-1045
    path:
    SVAM/A-1045
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Svalbard Museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0d548d75-f795-4dec-9622-d69a8d019190
  4. urn:
    86f1c270-a8de-43c9-b6b6-2c4af8801acf
    name:
    Fykse, Elida
    id:
    PA-2873
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2873
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/86f1c270-a8de-43c9-b6b6-2c4af8801acf
  5. urn:
    f41654b2-e83c-4124-aef5-b34986ae7bcb
    name:
    Solidaritetskomiteen for Chile
    id:
    ARK-2912
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2912
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f41654b2-e83c-4124-aef5-b34986ae7bcb
  6. urn:
    737ba694-a3cb-4b5e-8b41-b7f049605965
    name:
    Solidaritet Norge-Eritrea
    id:
    ARK-3521
    path:
    AAB/ARK-3521
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/737ba694-a3cb-4b5e-8b41-b7f049605965
  7. urn:
    a9e67c0a-f5a9-4c09-a73b-3869a82d7c0b
    name:
    Solidaritetskomiteen for kurderne
    id:
    RA-PA-1554
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1554
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a9e67c0a-f5a9-4c09-a73b-3869a82d7c0b
  8. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000499824
    name:
    Kvinnesolidaritet 8.mars i Bergen
    id:
    A-3589
    path:
    BBA/A-3589
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000499824
  9. urn:
    1b6fc1c3-223d-412e-824b-a395a3053885
    name:
    Einskap - Solidaritet i Førde
    id:
    SFF-2012111
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2012111
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b6fc1c3-223d-412e-824b-a395a3053885
  10. urn:
    8a5bbeb1-50f8-4e98-a9bd-29cae7abb0c3
    name:
    Solidaritet, anti-imperialistisk tidsskrift
    id:
    ARK-2928
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2928
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8a5bbeb1-50f8-4e98-a9bd-29cae7abb0c3
  11. urn:
    37ea7b99-d507-44f2-8dca-fbffa1556650
    name:
    Solidaritetsfond for menighetene i Trondheimsprostiene
    id:
    SAT-PA-0772
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0772
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/37ea7b99-d507-44f2-8dca-fbffa1556650
  12. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000569544
    name:
    Trykkeriklubben Solidaritet i avisen Arbeidet
    id:
    A-2136
    path:
    BBA/A-2136
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000569544
  13. urn:
    4e09a483-e164-4737-a41c-0e1544888800
    name:
    Gjesdal kommune - Kodlidalen barnehage
    id:
    A-1357
    path:
    IKAR/A-1357
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4e09a483-e164-4737-a41c-0e1544888800
  14. urn:
    1dc69ea6-193b-426f-8ee2-76be410c9857
    name:
    Trykkeriklubben Solidaritet i avisen Arbeidet
    id:
    A-2136
    path:
    SAF/A-2136
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1dc69ea6-193b-426f-8ee2-76be410c9857
  15. urn:
    d5681e9a-c428-4dba-a3d9-b73796bdd4fc
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    Oppdal kommune, Storlidalen skolekrets
    id:
    A-2357
    path:
    TIKA/A-2357
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d5681e9a-c428-4dba-a3d9-b73796bdd4fc
  16. urn:
    30f13bcb-399d-4241-a509-21538ac60b05
    name:
    Studieforbundet for norske freds- og solidaritetsorganisasjoner
    id:
    RA-PA-1592
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1592
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/30f13bcb-399d-4241-a509-21538ac60b05
  17. urn:
    083d49dd-c0c4-4091-b310-6c0633a5ebc8
    name:
    Den norske solidaritetskomiteen for Vietnam (Solkom)
    id:
    ARK-2840
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2840
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/083d49dd-c0c4-4091-b310-6c0633a5ebc8
  18. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000123854
    name:
    Bestyrelsen for Johan Jakob Busch og hustru Anna Alida Meyers legat m.fl.
    id:
    A-0773
    path:
    BBA/A-0773
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000123854
  19. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000120113
    name:
    Johan Jacob Busch og hustru Anna Alida Meyers legat for fattige og sengeliggende i Bergen
    id:
    A-0304
    path:
    BBA/A-0304
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000120113
  20. urn:
    90cf080f-2631-4c18-ba71-3128d4196478
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    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/90cf080f-2631-4c18-ba71-3128d4196478
  21. urn:
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    link:
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  22. urn:
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    Alida AS skipsaksjeselskapet, Kristiansand S
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  23. urn:
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    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3b4df425-6552-471d-9677-61bc750dc6be
  24. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000163268
    name:
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    id:
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    unit_type:
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    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
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  25. urn:
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    name:
    Lida og Tore Maske, Orcheta, Spania
    id:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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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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