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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
`offset`	optional	integer	Number 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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-13T10:33:25Z in 0.317 seconds.

Showing 10 of 2634 results in compact format.

name:
Lothe, Mathias August
id:
SAT-PA-0071
name:
Pa 1491 - Stavanger Havnesilo a.s.
id:
SAST-A-101886
name:
Pa 1490 - Nordkronen Kjemisk Teknisk Fabrikk a.s.
id:
SAST-A-101885
name:
Lothe, Jens
id:
RA-PA-1960
name:
Lothe, Magnhild
id:
MA-A-1257
name:
Lothe, Anders
id:
SFF-2000009
name:
Pa 0613 - Lothe skipshandel, Sjur
id:
SAST-A-100753
name:
Brødrene Lothe A/S
id:
0007
name:
Pa 1459 - Flørli a.s.
id:
SAST-A-101766
name:
Lothe, Jens
id:
P-16970

Show all fields in HTML

total:

2634

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
20f980a3-4834-4630-b379-590f8612aa33
name:
Lothe, Mathias August
id:
SAT-PA-0071
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0071
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/20f980a3-4834-4630-b379-590f8612aa33
urn:
05d09aae-4c01-4b2c-9740-e23e13ee44f4
name:
Pa 1491 - Stavanger Havnesilo a.s.
id:
SAST-A-101886
path:
AV/SAST-A-101886
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/05d09aae-4c01-4b2c-9740-e23e13ee44f4
urn:
a8383dff-c759-4d3d-95da-997ed750e188
name:
Pa 1490 - Nordkronen Kjemisk Teknisk Fabrikk a.s.
id:
SAST-A-101885
path:
AV/SAST-A-101885
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a8383dff-c759-4d3d-95da-997ed750e188
urn:
8561151d-9f7e-45a7-b5f8-8539fed45bcc
name:
Lothe, Jens
id:
RA-PA-1960
path:
AV/RA-PA-1960
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8561151d-9f7e-45a7-b5f8-8539fed45bcc
urn:
15fd3431-7a4a-4b00-8774-5839410fdb30
name:
Lothe, Magnhild
id:
MA-A-1257
path:
VID/MA-A-1257
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/15fd3431-7a4a-4b00-8774-5839410fdb30
urn:
b01142e8-f878-4421-8227-1bdfe7e67c9f
name:
Lothe, Anders
id:
SFF-2000009
path:
VLFK/SFF-2000009
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b01142e8-f878-4421-8227-1bdfe7e67c9f
urn:
9ce2b7a8-d06b-4212-aaa9-9d71143c7e6e
name:
Pa 0613 - Lothe skipshandel, Sjur
id:
SAST-A-100753
path:
AV/SAST-A-100753
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ce2b7a8-d06b-4212-aaa9-9d71143c7e6e
urn:
a12a1b58-8e35-4e4f-8140-59314bd88951
name:
Brødrene Lothe A/S
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0061/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a12a1b58-8e35-4e4f-8140-59314bd88951
urn:
60acfc6b-3019-4662-b974-e584f3f3b2a3
name:
Pa 1459 - Flørli a.s.
id:
SAST-A-101766
path:
AV/SAST-A-101766
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/60acfc6b-3019-4662-b974-e584f3f3b2a3
urn:
e21ba1a7-5580-49ea-8dc7-dd10d34e7230
name:
Lothe, Jens
id:
P-16970
path:
AV/P-16970
unit_type:
Person
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Jens Lothe, født i Oslo i 1931, var en norsk fysiker. Han ble cand.real. ved Universitetet i Oslo i 1968 og dr.philos. samme sted i 1968. Lothe var stipendiat ved University of Bristol 1957-58 og gjesteprofessor i USA i tre år, ved Carnegie Insitute of Technology i Pittsburgh 1960-62 og Ohio State U...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e21ba1a7-5580-49ea-8dc7-dd10d34e7230
urn:
ff24e3e1-210a-43ad-9058-71e83a9903d5
name:
Lothe, Magnhild
id:
P-01257
path:
VID/P-01257
unit_type:
Person
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Magnhild Lothe er barnebarn av tidligere generalsekretær i NMS Magne Valen Sendstad.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff24e3e1-210a-43ad-9058-71e83a9903d5
urn:
fe5e1608-ae23-43c5-97fe-8e2d073f17aa
name:
345 Dokumenter vedrørende gården Lothe i Gloppen skibrede
id:
0005
path:
AV/SAB-A-100027/B/L0028/0005
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fe5e1608-ae23-43c5-97fe-8e2d073f17aa
urn:
3460ab4d-f9bf-468b-9b99-a04469b5816c
name:
Lothe, Johan Olai
id:
0007
path:
NF/Ark-1041/D/L0030/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Norsk folkemuseum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3460ab4d-f9bf-468b-9b99-a04469b5816c
urn:
9e25a8c7-a455-4e5b-82c0-f706720014af
name:
Eikmaskin A.S
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0009/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9e25a8c7-a455-4e5b-82c0-f706720014af
urn:
41bd425a-1715-49d5-b1c0-9ef24a73daa7
name:
Autodisplay A.S
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0134/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/41bd425a-1715-49d5-b1c0-9ef24a73daa7
urn:
1803fc76-057f-46a3-b100-54bed5ec26db
name:
Pa 1560 - Tranberg a.s.
id:
SAST-A-102011
path:
AV/SAST-A-102011
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1803fc76-057f-46a3-b100-54bed5ec26db
urn:
dc8507fb-61bd-404e-bbe0-2801946d214e
name:
Pa 1614 - a.s. Erko
id:
SAST-A-102175
path:
AV/SAST-A-102175
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc8507fb-61bd-404e-bbe0-2801946d214e
urn:
1d000506-b562-4277-8d49-a8b14d854590
name:
Pa 1713 - Titania a.s.
id:
SAST-A-102613
path:
AV/SAST-A-102613
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1d000506-b562-4277-8d49-a8b14d854590
urn:
11c94f83-bc28-4927-9f41-c60ca5367eed
name:
Pa 0675 - Industrikonsulent a.s.
id:
SAST-A-101616
path:
AV/SAST-A-101616
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/11c94f83-bc28-4927-9f41-c60ca5367eed
urn:
696b3617-7d73-47e2-a616-52cdf06471e6
name:
Pa 1327 - Nordkronen a.s.
id:
SAST-A-101644
path:
AV/SAST-A-101644
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/696b3617-7d73-47e2-a616-52cdf06471e6
urn:
6fa7cfac-a7f1-4094-8fbb-2ec8765fc678
name:
Pa 1455 - Jægers a.s.
id:
SAST-A-101762
path:
AV/SAST-A-101762
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6fa7cfac-a7f1-4094-8fbb-2ec8765fc678
urn:
5102f88f-f128-4f8a-ba0f-533683f7d369
name:
Pa 1501 - St. Olavsgården a.s.
id:
SAST-A-101904
path:
AV/SAST-A-101904
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5102f88f-f128-4f8a-ba0f-533683f7d369
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000004021813
name:
Math. M. Angelvik A.S
id:
A-8038
path:
BBA/A-8038
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004021813
urn:
6e9c3e14-b618-4b6e-9731-f2c550419f37
name:
Pa 1582 - Jæren Privatbank a.s.
id:
SAST-A-102086
path:
AV/SAST-A-102086
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6e9c3e14-b618-4b6e-9731-f2c550419f37
urn:
8943425f-1bf4-425a-921f-56ba9dd2ff82
name:
Pa 1643 - Øglænd i Askim A.s
id:
SAST-A-102225
path:
AV/SAST-A-102225
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8943425f-1bf4-425a-921f-56ba9dd2ff82

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