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 2026-11-14T17:33:28Z in 0.552 seconds.

Showing 10 of 76502 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Lido AS og Pronto AS
    id:
    A-3335
  2. name:
    Vock ventilasjon
    id:
    0001
  3. name:
    Oppvarming, ventilasjon, luftbevegelse
    id:
    0016
  4. name:
    Opplæring, elevforhold, ventilasjon
    id:
    L0003
  5. name:
    Lid Jernindustri
    id:
    0006
  6. name:
    Nordland husflidslag
    id:
    NA064
  7. name:
    Norges Husflidslag
    id:
    RA-PA-0976
  8. name:
    Birkelid skole
    id:
    SAK-1122-0001
  9. name:
    Øystre Slidre prestekontor
    id:
    SAH-PREST-138
  10. name:
    Møre og Romsdal Krigsinvalideforening
    id:
    P-00072
Show all fields in HTML
total:
76502
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000532865
    name:
    Lido AS og Pronto AS
    id:
    A-3335
    path:
    BBA/A-3335
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000532865
  2. urn:
    4a26314d-06b3-4ac1-b575-3b778c302cca
    name:
    Vock ventilasjon
    id:
    0001
    path:
    VID/MDA-A-1525/I/Id/Idp/L0045/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4a26314d-06b3-4ac1-b575-3b778c302cca
  3. urn:
    83b9f161-6fe0-4428-9f50-603bab4e088c
    name:
    Oppvarming, ventilasjon, luftbevegelse
    id:
    0016
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1390/D/Da/L0027/0016
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/83b9f161-6fe0-4428-9f50-603bab4e088c
  4. urn:
    c423b845-04fd-402c-8b8d-e716d11479f4
    name:
    Opplæring, elevforhold, ventilasjon
    id:
    L0003
    path:
    IKAR/K-100297/D/Da/L0003
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c423b845-04fd-402c-8b8d-e716d11479f4
  5. urn:
    d0ad0c7a-a381-4bf9-860f-088f51253c63
    name:
    Lid Jernindustri
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0098/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d0ad0c7a-a381-4bf9-860f-088f51253c63
  6. urn:
    8d65e3d8-84ce-4c51-b8fb-7ce84e6d12d3
    name:
    Nordland husflidslag
    id:
    NA064
    path:
    AIN/NA064
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8d65e3d8-84ce-4c51-b8fb-7ce84e6d12d3
  7. urn:
    9e0a0723-cdb3-4583-ae1e-0918270791c3
    name:
    Norges Husflidslag
    id:
    RA-PA-0976
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0976
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9e0a0723-cdb3-4583-ae1e-0918270791c3
  8. urn:
    a70c35c1-c509-4f9a-b01e-e914b0245846
    name:
    Birkelid skole
    id:
    SAK-1122-0001
    path:
    AV/SAK-1122-0001
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a70c35c1-c509-4f9a-b01e-e914b0245846
  9. urn:
    f93019c3-46dc-4394-8ae3-d65eeaf35562
    name:
    Øystre Slidre prestekontor
    id:
    SAH-PREST-138
    path:
    AV/SAH-PREST-138
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f93019c3-46dc-4394-8ae3-d65eeaf35562
  10. urn:
    31c6dcf9-cac4-4cad-b37f-80e37c64eb7e
    name:
    Møre og Romsdal Krigsinvalideforening
    id:
    P-00072
    path:
    IKAM/P-00072
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/31c6dcf9-cac4-4cad-b37f-80e37c64eb7e
  11. urn:
    0e342878-4fce-477f-944e-b36952db3e66
    name:
    Ventilasjon i kjemibygget
    id:
    0005
    path:
    IKAK/0800541.2/1/G/Ga/Gad/L0003/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0e342878-4fce-477f-944e-b36952db3e66
  12. urn:
    367af43c-a26d-4a71-af7e-9460b8e5fc74
    name:
    Lege Hallvard Lid, Eydehavn
    id:
    SAK-D/1244
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1244
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/367af43c-a26d-4a71-af7e-9460b8e5fc74
  13. urn:
    17f82be4-94f5-4577-b86d-c77311bcd3c8
    name:
    Lid d.y., Knut N. - gardbruker
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0017
    path:
    AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0017
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/17f82be4-94f5-4577-b86d-c77311bcd3c8
  14. urn:
    1add3573-ae9f-4caf-ac58-bba08223eb90
    name:
    Dagbok for Lid skule
    id:
    L0004
    path:
    IKAH/1242-231/G/Ga/L0004
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1add3573-ae9f-4caf-ac58-bba08223eb90
  15. urn:
    049bbf3c-2526-4c4e-af72-b3f8c2a866dd
    name:
    Stugu (rom) på nedre Lid [oppmålingstegning]
    id:
    1846
    path:
    UBIT/A-0438/F/1846
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/049bbf3c-2526-4c4e-af72-b3f8c2a866dd
  16. urn:
    f779691c-d4f8-4e4f-9930-4d650d79f421
    name:
    Ventilasjon laboratoriebygg - sikkerhetssenter
    id:
    0003
    path:
    IKAK/0800541.2/1/G/Ga/Gad/L0004/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f779691c-d4f8-4e4f-9930-4d650d79f421
  17. urn:
    311c430a-5c5a-4bf4-85ab-9463d1a246aa
    name:
    Øvre Lid i Kvitli (Li i Kvitl'ne) [oppmålingstegning]
    id:
    5906
    path:
    UBIT/A-0438/F/5906
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/311c430a-5c5a-4bf4-85ab-9463d1a246aa
  18. urn:
    a39bf8b7-c78c-40ff-bf0f-0c8999111d20
    name:
    Skuleprotokoll for Lid skule
    id:
    L0006
    path:
    IKAH/1242-231/F/Fa/L0006
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a39bf8b7-c78c-40ff-bf0f-0c8999111d20
  19. urn:
    b57966e3-4a65-40e3-9fdb-90d504ead49b
    name:
    "Stuebygning paa gaarden Lid i Sandsvær" [oppmålingstegning]
    id:
    1845
    path:
    UBIT/A-0438/F/1845
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b57966e3-4a65-40e3-9fdb-90d504ead49b
  20. urn:
    a9087d17-3f30-4df4-8e4d-8e62f6622c69
    name:
    Anlegg: Elektrisk, Sanitær, varme og fyring; Heis; Ventilasjon
    id:
    L0004
    path:
    IKAK/0722545.2-1/F/L0004
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a9087d17-3f30-4df4-8e4d-8e62f6622c69
  21. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000841575
    name:
    Flaktveitområdet - utbygging av Lid felt
    id:
    L0206
    path:
    BBA/A-1629/Ea/L0206
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000841575
  22. urn:
    f02d27d3-3b99-4e78-a91a-7fb81742298f
    name:
    Grødaland renseanlegg - utvidelse - V2 ventilasjon
    id:
    0110
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0024/0110
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f02d27d3-3b99-4e78-a91a-7fb81742298f
  23. urn:
    759947ba-be73-432f-8ebf-6865b170b6a0
    name:
    Dagbok for Eilerås og Lid skulekrinsar
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    IKAH/1216-231/G/Ga/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/759947ba-be73-432f-8ebf-6865b170b6a0
  24. urn:
    a01e7002-18bc-48e9-adb6-a604dc8f08b6
    name:
    Dagbok for Bere og Lid skular
    id:
    L0004
    path:
    IKAH/1235-231/G/Gg/L0004
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a01e7002-18bc-48e9-adb6-a604dc8f08b6
  25. urn:
    6f30f1c9-c3ac-4cfc-9879-d67e35f4e970
    name:
    5. Utstyrsunderlag: Kraner, heiser, ventilasjon, vann og avløp, valseslipemaskin
    id:
    0002
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1064/E/Ed/Edb/L0007/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6f30f1c9-c3ac-4cfc-9879-d67e35f4e970
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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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