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 2026-11-14T14:16:29Z in 0.666 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58303 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Kontrakt. Rekrutteringsbistand. Mercuri Urval as
    id:
    0002
  2. name:
    Mercuri Urval
    id:
    0002
  3. name:
    Mercuri Urval
    id:
    0007
  4. name:
    Mercuri Urval
    id:
    0007
  5. name:
    Møteprotokoll for Dona Mercuri (Oslo Kvindelige Handelsstands Forenings Orden)
    id:
    0004
  6. name:
    Mercuri Institutt Norge. Mercuri International
    id:
    L0016
  7. name:
    Mercuri Sekretærinstitutt - Willis
    id:
    L0148
  8. name:
    Konverterte foretak, Mercuri-Messel
    id:
    L0368
  9. name:
    Ordensprotokoll for Mercuri Stjerne
    id:
    0003
  10. name:
    Mercuri International: målrettet ledelse
    id:
    0003
Show all fields in HTML
total:
58303
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    49d51757-2aa9-474c-bef2-be361c76cb38
    name:
    Kontrakt. Rekrutteringsbistand. Mercuri Urval as
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fas/L0015/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/49d51757-2aa9-474c-bef2-be361c76cb38
  2. urn:
    c9dfe356-4230-4d85-bc54-9ffc4ebe3b91
    name:
    Mercuri Urval
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0626/F/L0016/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c9dfe356-4230-4d85-bc54-9ffc4ebe3b91
  3. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000154347
    name:
    Mercuri Urval
    id:
    0007
    path:
    BBA/A-4265/D/Da/L0472/0007
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000154347
  4. urn:
    d939cc62-c876-4592-b0fe-7ab80f1ce3f3
    name:
    Mercuri Urval
    id:
    0007
    path:
    SAF/A-4265/D/Da/L0472/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d939cc62-c876-4592-b0fe-7ab80f1ce3f3
  5. urn:
    c6c9f421-9704-4660-9ac6-e045bab048e5
    name:
    Møteprotokoll for Dona Mercuri (Oslo Kvindelige Handelsstands Forenings Orden)
    id:
    0004
    path:
    KVMA/A-1002/A/L0001/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Kvinnemuseet, Anno Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c6c9f421-9704-4660-9ac6-e045bab048e5
  6. urn:
    d22c99c4-98a1-4038-bba9-d26a36e9da9b
    name:
    Mercuri Institutt Norge. Mercuri International
    id:
    L0016
    path:
    OBA/A-70324/F/Fa/Faa/L0016
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d22c99c4-98a1-4038-bba9-d26a36e9da9b
  7. urn:
    573b8352-f199-458a-b29c-2f2e17bc6661
    name:
    Mercuri Sekretærinstitutt - Willis
    id:
    L0148
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3633/D/Db/L0148
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/573b8352-f199-458a-b29c-2f2e17bc6661
  8. urn:
    7de5d468-70f4-4caf-86cd-d38190eaeb53
    name:
    Konverterte foretak, Mercuri-Messel
    id:
    L0368
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-10867/G/Gc/Gcc/L0368
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7de5d468-70f4-4caf-86cd-d38190eaeb53
  9. urn:
    9af3772a-76eb-4fdb-ba0a-948735fc7465
    name:
    Ordensprotokoll for Mercuri Stjerne
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2772/D/L0001/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9af3772a-76eb-4fdb-ba0a-948735fc7465
  10. urn:
    e4c64f27-31d4-4b58-a212-de76099e7d9b
    name:
    Mercuri International: målrettet ledelse
    id:
    0003
    path:
    OBA/A-70324/F/Fa/Faa/L0016/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e4c64f27-31d4-4b58-a212-de76099e7d9b
  11. urn:
    2a903bb4-3338-4212-940c-65a21718f140
    name:
    Mercuri Institutt Norge: kurs i lederutvikling
    id:
    0002
    path:
    OBA/A-70324/F/Fa/Faa/L0016/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a903bb4-3338-4212-940c-65a21718f140
  12. urn:
    3df6000e-ee9e-49ea-ac02-6671ff570758
    name:
    Mercuri Institutt Norge: konferanser, målstyrt salgsplanlegging
    id:
    0001
    path:
    OBA/A-70324/F/Fa/Faa/L0016/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3df6000e-ee9e-49ea-ac02-6671ff570758
  13. urn:
    9a0c056a-c167-4bce-9899-6449dbb5c054
    name:
    Ordenen Dona Mercuri: Forslag til lover og lover
    id:
    0008
    path:
    KVMA/A-1002/E/L0001/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Kvinnemuseet, Anno Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9a0c056a-c167-4bce-9899-6449dbb5c054
  14. urn:
    d64a6b51-bd89-4af7-8eee-42459590d446
    name:
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    id:
    0011
    path:
    KVMA/A-1002/E/L0001/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Kvinnemuseet, Anno Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d64a6b51-bd89-4af7-8eee-42459590d446
  15. urn:
    1c5aa982-feef-4fe4-af7b-e17ac318d8b9
    name:
    Ordenen Dona Mercuri: Papirer vedrørende ordenstildelinger og æresmedlemsskap i OKHF
    id:
    0010
    path:
    KVMA/A-1002/E/L0001/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Kvinnemuseet, Anno Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1c5aa982-feef-4fe4-af7b-e17ac318d8b9
  16. urn:
    cf48ad16-f41f-40b2-bbdb-89818e154ec2
    name:
    Protokoll for Dona Mercuri (Oslo Kvindelige Handelsstands Forenings Orden)
    id:
    0003
    path:
    KVMA/A-1002/A/L0001/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Kvinnemuseet, Anno Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf48ad16-f41f-40b2-bbdb-89818e154ec2
  17. urn:
    776110b3-10d2-4ea8-a151-dba5d658b448
    name:
    Ordenen Dona Mercuri: Ordenskapitlet/Ordenskollegiet, bok vedrørende deviser (ordenstildelinger)
    id:
    0012
    path:
    KVMA/A-1002/E/L0001/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Kvinnemuseet, Anno Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/776110b3-10d2-4ea8-a151-dba5d658b448
  18. urn:
    af4d5796-9d9b-4eac-b761-5a3d97386c8f
    name:
    Rekruttering av personale til NSB-GMB, konsulenttjeneste k00164 Mercuri Urival - 93/02039
    id:
    0002
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    AV/RA-S-4262/D/L0025/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af4d5796-9d9b-4eac-b761-5a3d97386c8f
  19. urn:
    45dc8fb0-668f-4de8-9bfa-2f0c21ea0881
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    id:
    0009
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    KVMA/A-1002/E/L0001/0009
    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Kvinnemuseet, Anno Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/45dc8fb0-668f-4de8-9bfa-2f0c21ea0881
  20. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003498823
    name:
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    H
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    BBA/A-2616/4527/H
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    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003498823
  21. urn:
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  22. urn:
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    unit_type:
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    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
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  23. urn:
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cfdbd839-3e9f-488c-b443-c963718590bd
  24. urn:
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    MAPPE
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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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