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 2026-11-01T08:36:37Z in 0.870 seconds.

Showing 10 of 428 results in compact format.

name:
MA 033 Fasting, Michael
id:
A-2848.033
name:
Bonsach, Benedicte f. Fasting
id:
SAT-PA-0195
name:
Arkitekt Georg Fredrik Fasting
id:
A-8338
name:
Fasting, Einar Grill, senior og junior
id:
SAH-ARK-401
name:
Fasting, Einar Grill, senior og junior
id:
AS-401
name:
Skaar, Fasting
id:
PA-2710
name:
Bonsach, Benedicte f. Fasting
id:
AS-3021
name:
Beskjeder fra Claus Fasting og Cecilia salig Thorup
id:
0001
name:
Brev fra Anders Gill Fasting og Ruth Fasting
id:
0005
name:
263 Skjøte til Daniel Holgersen fra Lyder Fasting, kapellan til Domkirken, på en muret kjeller som var arv fra Fastings svigermor, oberstinne von Krogh.
id:
0007

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total:

428

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000483443
name:
MA 033 Fasting, Michael
id:
A-2848.033
path:
BBA/A-2848.033
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000483443
urn:
b4eb5cb4-2aa3-4c3d-af13-af25fc531fcb
name:
Bonsach, Benedicte f. Fasting
id:
SAT-PA-0195
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0195
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b4eb5cb4-2aa3-4c3d-af13-af25fc531fcb
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000004129168
name:
Arkitekt Georg Fredrik Fasting
id:
A-8338
path:
BBA/A-8338
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004129168
urn:
0eba5ecb-7e1b-4467-8ac4-b7babc41b73f
name:
Fasting, Einar Grill, senior og junior
id:
SAH-ARK-401
path:
AV/SAH-ARK-401
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0eba5ecb-7e1b-4467-8ac4-b7babc41b73f
urn:
40d488a8-04ab-48db-9777-a4af3034013f
name:
Fasting, Einar Grill, senior og junior
id:
AS-401
path:
AV/AS-401
unit_type:
Person
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Einar Grill Fasting senior (1883-1958) var forretningsmann, fabrikkeier og NS-politiker i Hamar. I 1924 ble Hedmark Cementfabrik AS etablert. Fasting var en av gründerne og ble også direktør for fabrikken. Se arkivet til Hedmark Cementfabrik AS, privatarkiv nr. 402. I 1933 var Fasting senior med på ...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/40d488a8-04ab-48db-9777-a4af3034013f
urn:
d62254d0-b83e-47a1-beba-17071f4f25e6
name:
Skaar, Fasting
id:
PA-2710
path:
AAMA/PA-2710
unit_type:
Person
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Fasting Skaar var baker i Tvedestrand. Han var også medlem av Tvedestrand Historielag.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d62254d0-b83e-47a1-beba-17071f4f25e6
urn:
4ce65715-4ead-45ea-9091-5e41692c1249
name:
Bonsach, Benedicte f. Fasting
id:
AS-3021
path:
AV/AS-3021
unit_type:
Person
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Benedicte Severine Fasting var født i Førde ca. 1779 og døde i Trondheim 6. november 1844. Hun var yngste barn av major Søren Christian Fasting og hans annen kone Maren Grøn Lund. I 1801 bodde hun i huset hos sin søster Caroline Mathilde, som var gift med kjøpmann Nicolay Schmidt i Trondheim. Benedi...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4ce65715-4ead-45ea-9091-5e41692c1249
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000422903
name:
Beskjeder fra Claus Fasting og Cecilia salig Thorup
id:
0001
path:
BBA/A-1301/G/Gf/L0002/0001
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000422903
urn:
ece9791c-7e43-468b-9b24-4ee26d7905d5
name:
Brev fra Anders Gill Fasting og Ruth Fasting
id:
0005
path:
AV/SAK-D/1403/F/L0001/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ece9791c-7e43-468b-9b24-4ee26d7905d5
urn:
9c218ced-bb89-435e-a771-e2a17cef6745
name:
263 Skjøte til Daniel Holgersen fra Lyder Fasting, kapellan til Domkirken, på en muret kjeller som var arv fra Fastings svigermor, oberstinne von Krogh.
id:
0007
path:
AV/SAB-A-100027/B/L0017/0007
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9c218ced-bb89-435e-a771-e2a17cef6745
urn:
c8f2e39d-1092-4d95-b36f-2ef9b109e85f
name:
Fasting
id:
0010
path:
AAMA/PA-1435/F/L0120/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c8f2e39d-1092-4d95-b36f-2ef9b109e85f
urn:
7ebbccd3-a871-4f99-8c4d-ceecd8c40c0d
name:
Fasting
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-EA-4025/G/L0038b/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7ebbccd3-a871-4f99-8c4d-ceecd8c40c0d
urn:
56a0084d-9d5f-4245-937b-3437190e7438
name:
Fasting
id:
0029
path:
AV/RA-EA-4046/I/L0011/0002/0001/0029
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/56a0084d-9d5f-4245-937b-3437190e7438
urn:
7d2e4036-1a05-4fbe-9ef6-c133f7eb2d39
name:
Fasting
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-EA-4046/I/L0012/0002/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d2e4036-1a05-4fbe-9ef6-c133f7eb2d39
urn:
f3e2bcb0-6800-4fb4-8b0d-4cdf082bfa7b
name:
Fasting, M.
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAB-A-36502/M/L0002/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f3e2bcb0-6800-4fb4-8b0d-4cdf082bfa7b
urn:
222ace1c-08a6-4552-88a4-2bd6216969dc
name:
Fasting - Hagvåg
id:
L0003
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2560/P/Pf/L0003
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/222ace1c-08a6-4552-88a4-2bd6216969dc
urn:
958140c3-8d26-423d-8900-ebb77a1ba13e
name:
Fasting - Finnstad
id:
L0056
path:
AV/SAK-D/1165/U/Ua/L0056
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/958140c3-8d26-423d-8900-ebb77a1ba13e
urn:
70540534-fc1b-4c3b-b7c1-1b39c7d712b5
name:
Korrespondanse, H. Fasting
id:
L0008
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0328/F/L0008
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/70540534-fc1b-4c3b-b7c1-1b39c7d712b5
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000544366
name:
Michael Fasting.
id:
L0001
path:
BBA/A-2848.033/Y/L0001
unit_type:
Stykke
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000544366
urn:
4331eb6b-65aa-4908-b749-bc6abdd9c665
name:
Kåre Fasting
id:
0021
path:
AV/RA-DA-0034/D/Dc/L0008/0021
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4331eb6b-65aa-4908-b749-bc6abdd9c665
urn:
0d5ced3c-23a8-4fe8-a5b6-5bda19bb898c
name:
Fasting, 9 stk.
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-EA-4046/F/Fb/L0015/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0d5ced3c-23a8-4fe8-a5b6-5bda19bb898c
urn:
7fd4bc4a-ebf6-43fe-a31a-9e7a9bfc7258
name:
Fasting - Jebe
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-EA-4046/I/L0012/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7fd4bc4a-ebf6-43fe-a31a-9e7a9bfc7258
urn:
99935c2b-6261-4014-839f-97d560265c95
name:
Fasting, I, Foldøgaard
id:
0668
path:
AV/RA-EA-4048/F/Fa/L0109/0668
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/99935c2b-6261-4014-839f-97d560265c95
urn:
71a5050b-7485-462a-97c9-0f0cc1334b52
name:
Fasting, Ada
id:
0669
path:
AV/RA-EA-4048/F/Fa/L0109/0669
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/71a5050b-7485-462a-97c9-0f0cc1334b52
urn:
99e101c1-3198-4118-a563-c4978728d141
name:
Fasting, Thomas
id:
0232
path:
AV/RA-EA-4060/A/L0008/0232
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/99e101c1-3198-4118-a563-c4978728d141

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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How to use the search_archives lookup

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
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