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; page: integer, optional, default 1; 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&page=1&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit}, {page} 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&page=1&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, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
`page`	optional	integer	Page number, 1-based (default 1).
`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&page=1&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&page=1&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&page=1&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 2026-10-22T19:58:03Z in 2.504 seconds.

Showing 10 of 108258 results in compact format.

name:
Storebrand Finans Danmark
id:
087
name:
Custos Finans Danmark A/S
id:
089
name:
Tage M. Sørensen, Danmark
id:
SAK-D/0787
name:
Pa 1434 - Exxon Chemical Danmark A/S
id:
SAST-A-102600
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, Konsulatet i Vejle, Danmark
id:
RA-S-2499
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, Visekonsulatet i Lemvig, Danmark
id:
RA-S-3080
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, Visekonsulatet i Rønne, Danmark
id:
RA-S-3188
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, Konsulatet i Nakskov, Danmark
id:
RA-S-6778
name:
Pa 1691 - Saga Petroleum Danmark AS
id:
SAST-A-102293
name:
Arkivsendingene fra Danmark 1937
id:
RA-EA-4038

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total:

108258

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
87b04b03-dd8f-494c-9df2-a0ba63b4a2e1
name:
Storebrand Finans Danmark
id:
087
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0873/087
unit_type:
ARKIVDEL
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/87b04b03-dd8f-494c-9df2-a0ba63b4a2e1
urn:
c81b4e43-b367-440d-ba6d-81d9d110dff4
name:
Custos Finans Danmark A/S
id:
089
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0873/089
unit_type:
ARKIVDEL
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c81b4e43-b367-440d-ba6d-81d9d110dff4
urn:
f1a2a7f7-ca30-47a3-9151-6258e1e4e5fa
name:
Tage M. Sørensen, Danmark
id:
SAK-D/0787
path:
AV/SAK-D/0787
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
danmark
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f1a2a7f7-ca30-47a3-9151-6258e1e4e5fa
urn:
e76d3446-ac98-47aa-b678-460cc363caf1
name:
Pa 1434 - Exxon Chemical Danmark A/S
id:
SAST-A-102600
path:
AV/SAST-A-102600
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e76d3446-ac98-47aa-b678-460cc363caf1
urn:
fb4aa112-786d-40d8-93dc-77a9c01ac866
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, Konsulatet i Vejle, Danmark
id:
RA-S-2499
path:
AV/RA-S-2499
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb4aa112-786d-40d8-93dc-77a9c01ac866
urn:
a2874d6f-5b7e-4204-bb64-304a12ce982e
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, Visekonsulatet i Lemvig, Danmark
id:
RA-S-3080
path:
AV/RA-S-3080
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a2874d6f-5b7e-4204-bb64-304a12ce982e
urn:
efe40659-405a-47a7-9787-04634deb7d43
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, Visekonsulatet i Rønne, Danmark
id:
RA-S-3188
path:
AV/RA-S-3188
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/efe40659-405a-47a7-9787-04634deb7d43
urn:
61f54da8-b4eb-4460-8388-d3defaa71582
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, Konsulatet i Nakskov, Danmark
id:
RA-S-6778
path:
AV/RA-S-6778
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/61f54da8-b4eb-4460-8388-d3defaa71582
urn:
824f40ea-6430-4657-a718-0c01c5bae299
name:
Pa 1691 - Saga Petroleum Danmark AS
id:
SAST-A-102293
path:
AV/SAST-A-102293
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/824f40ea-6430-4657-a718-0c01c5bae299
urn:
65805350-6b13-4b00-998f-65deacaddc90
name:
Arkivsendingene fra Danmark 1937
id:
RA-EA-4038
path:
AV/RA-EA-4038
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/65805350-6b13-4b00-998f-65deacaddc90
urn:
e5e2206e-3188-4568-86a8-f2ff088bcc49
name:
Handelsdelegasjonen til Danmark, 1935
id:
RA-S-6398
path:
AV/RA-S-6398
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e5e2206e-3188-4568-86a8-f2ff088bcc49
urn:
10370aca-cf08-4baa-a74e-85c3da9ac468
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, (Vise)konsulatet i Fredrikshavn, Danmark
id:
RA-S-4241
path:
AV/RA-S-4241
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/10370aca-cf08-4baa-a74e-85c3da9ac468
urn:
e7e74747-7cec-4a87-b276-c11a979c220f
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, Diverse konsulater, Danmark (Esbjerg, Svendborg og Sønderborg)
id:
RA-S-5852
path:
AV/RA-S-5852
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e7e74747-7cec-4a87-b276-c11a979c220f
urn:
no-ulha_Arkiv_000000014560
name:
Frimerke frå Danmark
id:
0025
path:
ULHA/A-1035/Y/L0003/0002/0025
institution:
Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000014560
urn:
9ab13e2b-b45b-4bc7-a222-f99f801a8561
name:
Norges fiskeredskapsimport
id:
SAB-A-100235
path:
AV/SAB-A-100235
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ab13e2b-b45b-4bc7-a222-f99f801a8561
urn:
732558b4-5b12-45d6-9686-89aa122472e3
name:
Vitenskapsmuseets venner
id:
A-0479
path:
UBIT/A-0479
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/732558b4-5b12-45d6-9686-89aa122472e3
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000478953
name:
Danmarksplass sosialkontor
id:
A-3513
path:
BBA/A-3513
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000478953
urn:
1b604284-b9e3-4def-a663-9d188f8381af
name:
Sandnes kommune - Redskapsnemnda
id:
K-100402
path:
IKAR/K-100402
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b604284-b9e3-4def-a663-9d188f8381af
urn:
f9f979a1-74db-4876-8c63-079fb3aec785
name:
REFA (Fiskernes redskapsfabrikk) AS
id:
SATØ-P-0730
path:
AV/SATØ-P-0730
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f9f979a1-74db-4876-8c63-079fb3aec785
urn:
3ef9828f-bcf3-4e85-bbfa-dd2b42563d99
name:
Danmark cup
id:
0006
path:
AIN/A-20-173/F/Fa/L0003/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3ef9828f-bcf3-4e85-bbfa-dd2b42563d99
urn:
ae7e5962-21ae-4354-a754-25e9e6974d19
name:
Steder. Danmark
id:
L0192
path:
AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01b/L0192
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ae7e5962-21ae-4354-a754-25e9e6974d19
urn:
f313dc9c-a72c-4aa2-95a1-bdb05528ff56
name:
Avisutklipp om Danmark
id:
0001
path:
OAVF/A-00014/A/L0027/0001/0001
unit_type:
DOKUMENTSERIE
institution:
Valdresmusea AS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f313dc9c-a72c-4aa2-95a1-bdb05528ff56
urn:
a414f038-cd12-476a-a1e4-34f54b054ea7
name:
Grønland/Danmark 8.40
id:
L0039
path:
AV/SAMI-PA-1090/F/Fa/L0039
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a414f038-cd12-476a-a1e4-34f54b054ea7
urn:
4806deb3-ea75-45fe-9461-71cdb6a6f236
name:
Prospektkort fra Danmark
id:
0002
path:
OAVF/A-00014/A/L0030/0003/0002
unit_type:
DOKUMENTSERIE
institution:
Valdresmusea AS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4806deb3-ea75-45fe-9461-71cdb6a6f236
urn:
ed15ac99-db67-45e9-ac31-aebd836c4bd7
name:
Snoghøj høyskole, Danmark
id:
01-0
path:
OAM/A-00978/Ub/L0001/01-0
unit_type:
FOTO
institution:
Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
country:
danmark
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ed15ac99-db67-45e9-ac31-aebd836c4bd7

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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