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, 1-100 (default 25). 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, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-03T09:11:48Z in 0.352 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58253 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Medusahode, sjødyr
    id:
    0037
  2. name:
    6065 Medusa
    id:
    0005
  3. name:
    6095 Medusa
    id:
    0015
  4. name:
    6279 Medusa A/S
    id:
    0005
  5. name:
    7255 Medusa
    id:
    0004
  6. name:
    8226 Medusa
    id:
    0006
  7. name:
    Avregningsbok Medusa og Nordlyset
    id:
    L0002
  8. name:
    Medusa Waterproofing Co. A/S, Sem
    id:
    0001
  9. name:
    8223 Medusa Waterproofing
    id:
    0003
  10. name:
    Kopibok for Bark Medusa
    id:
    L0001
Show all fields in HTML
total:
58253
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    0ca0ed61-2e8f-476f-9751-19a496cf442e
    name:
    Medusahode, sjødyr
    id:
    0037
    path:
    AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01a/L0073/0037
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0ca0ed61-2e8f-476f-9751-19a496cf442e
  2. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000125114
    name:
    6065 Medusa
    id:
    0005
    path:
    VEMU/A-2166/F/Fc/L0004/0005
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000125114
  3. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000125145
    name:
    6095 Medusa
    id:
    0015
    path:
    VEMU/A-2166/F/Fc/L0005/0015
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000125145
  4. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000126230
    name:
    6279 Medusa A/S
    id:
    0005
    path:
    VEMU/A-2166/F/Fc/L0021/0005
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000126230
  5. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000126700
    name:
    7255 Medusa
    id:
    0004
    path:
    VEMU/A-2166/F/Fc/L0062/0004
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000126700
  6. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000126950
    name:
    8226 Medusa
    id:
    0006
    path:
    VEMU/A-2166/F/Fc/L0098/0006
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000126950
  7. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000006294
    name:
    Avregningsbok Medusa og Nordlyset
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    BU/A-2194/R/L0002
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000006294
  8. urn:
    acd7051f-a504-49e7-bcb0-492b67ef7490
    name:
    Medusa Waterproofing Co. A/S, Sem
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1542/D/Da/L0061/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/acd7051f-a504-49e7-bcb0-492b67ef7490
  9. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000126947
    name:
    8223 Medusa Waterproofing
    id:
    0003
    path:
    VEMU/A-2166/F/Fc/L0098/0003
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000126947
  10. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000006268
    name:
    Kopibok for Bark Medusa
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    BU/A-2194/B/L0001
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000006268
  11. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000006295
    name:
    Regnskapsbok for Medusa, Macca og Nordlyset
    id:
    L0003
    path:
    BU/A-2194/R/L0003
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000006295
  12. urn:
    1b22554a-1223-4b6d-ac03-e61f94260718
    name:
    Broch, Hjalmar - Hydroiden und medusen.
    id:
    0069
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100272/6/001/001a/L0008/0069
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b22554a-1223-4b6d-ac03-e61f94260718
  13. urn:
    938b4955-754b-49e7-a622-3ec193b81845
    name:
    Sem: 31796 Medusa Waterproofing Co. (Fabrikasjon av vanntetningsmasse)
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4852/D/Dg/L1089/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/938b4955-754b-49e7-a622-3ec193b81845
  14. urn:
    8859d54c-1105-4fcf-b876-f324a77beef1
    name:
    Ibid. Grant proposal material. (Meduski) 1975
    id:
    0019
    path:
    UBIT/Tek-0005/M/L0001/0019
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8859d54c-1105-4fcf-b876-f324a77beef1
  15. urn:
    8a4c1d02-4057-4ea8-80c5-75e63764aff7
    name:
    Russell, F.S. - Trachymedusae. Families: Geryonidae, Ptychogastriidae, Halicreatidae
    id:
    0065
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100272/6/001/001a/L0060/0065
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8a4c1d02-4057-4ea8-80c5-75e63764aff7
  16. urn:
    084c9091-afcd-4205-a110-518f707be1ad
    name:
    ubb-ms-0642: Edward T. Browne: Medusae from Bergens Museum.
    id:
    Ms-0642
    path:
    MLIB/Ms-0642
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Manuskript- og librarsamlingen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/084c9091-afcd-4205-a110-518f707be1ad
  17. urn:
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    id:
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    AV/SAB-A-100272/3/001/001b/L0008/0064
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07877574-980a-422c-841a-0adacf1437d2
  18. urn:
    20329d14-5bda-4092-9c0f-e88cce83036d
    name:
    Tambs-Lyche, Hans - Gonionemus Vertens L. Agassiz (Limnomedusae) - a Zoogeographical Puzzle
    id:
    0045
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100272/6/001/001a/L0074/0045
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/20329d14-5bda-4092-9c0f-e88cce83036d
  19. urn:
    030d10a2-c605-406c-8ebc-6031b486390a
    name:
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    id:
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    AV/SAB-A-100272/3/001/001b/L0002/0002
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/030d10a2-c605-406c-8ebc-6031b486390a
  20. urn:
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    AV/SAB-A-100272/6/001/001a/L0029/0011
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fccace0f-67c3-4f17-a4b8-c730ff221aa3
  21. urn:
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4ed9d128-4849-4bdc-badd-3db2cb67fbce
  22. urn:
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  23. urn:
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  24. urn:
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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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