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 2026-11-11T11:57:49Z in 2.080 seconds.

Showing 10 of 19 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Munchmuseet
    id:
    0015
  2. name:
    Munchmuseet Oslo
    id:
    0009
  3. name:
    Munchmuseet, Munchhytta
    id:
    0004
  4. name:
    Diverse forhold Munchmuseet
    id:
    0006
  5. name:
    Registreringsbevis fra Munchmuseet
    id:
    0010
  6. name:
    Skiftplaner - Vaktmestre kunstsamlingene/Munchmuseet
    id:
    0005
  7. name:
    Munchmuseet - forslag til nytt museum
    id:
    L0088
  8. name:
    Munchmuseet - forslag til nytt museumsbygg
    id:
    L0089
  9. name:
    Munchmuseet - forslag til nytt museumsbygg
    id:
    L0090
  10. name:
    Munchmuseet - forslag til nytt museumsbygg
    id:
    L0091
Show all fields in HTML
total:
19
total_exact:
yes
returned:
19
page:
1
results:

19 results

  1. urn:
    4de1023b-f7ab-48d0-9f5d-a5af34824711
    name:
    Munchmuseet
    id:
    0015
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2065/E02/L0020/0015
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4de1023b-f7ab-48d0-9f5d-a5af34824711
  2. urn:
    63f5244c-358f-496c-85cb-b03eea834c4c
    name:
    Munchmuseet Oslo
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1005/D/Db/Dbg/Dbgc/L0015/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/63f5244c-358f-496c-85cb-b03eea834c4c
  3. urn:
    248430dc-f6af-4007-98d1-cf571914a8f5
    name:
    Munchmuseet, Munchhytta
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6013/D/L0006/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/248430dc-f6af-4007-98d1-cf571914a8f5
  4. urn:
    185fc70c-3ead-4207-b584-ab417d173114
    name:
    Diverse forhold Munchmuseet
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2881/D/Dc/L0008/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/185fc70c-3ead-4207-b584-ab417d173114
  5. urn:
    e62510f7-df3f-4949-871d-03230d4002f7
    name:
    Registreringsbevis fra Munchmuseet
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0226/F/L0004/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e62510f7-df3f-4949-871d-03230d4002f7
  6. urn:
    b92659a4-451d-468d-a03e-25f5fba26a0f
    name:
    Skiftplaner - Vaktmestre kunstsamlingene/Munchmuseet
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2881/D/Dc/L0008/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b92659a4-451d-468d-a03e-25f5fba26a0f
  7. urn:
    b4bada8d-48f0-4b05-b392-f7e78f70e643
    name:
    Munchmuseet - forslag til nytt museum
    id:
    L0088
    path:
    OBA/A-10040/Ta/L0088
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b4bada8d-48f0-4b05-b392-f7e78f70e643
  8. urn:
    93540e94-fda1-4395-8734-4af44306e9c2
    name:
    Munchmuseet - forslag til nytt museumsbygg
    id:
    L0089
    path:
    OBA/A-10040/Ta/L0089
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93540e94-fda1-4395-8734-4af44306e9c2
  9. urn:
    59170322-780d-44ff-9a40-1a12ffb3462f
    name:
    Munchmuseet - forslag til nytt museumsbygg
    id:
    L0090
    path:
    OBA/A-10040/Ta/L0090
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/59170322-780d-44ff-9a40-1a12ffb3462f
  10. urn:
    b20c6977-4430-4abb-b892-dcf83e11749d
    name:
    Munchmuseet - forslag til nytt museumsbygg
    id:
    L0091
    path:
    OBA/A-10040/Ta/L0091
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b20c6977-4430-4abb-b892-dcf83e11749d
  11. urn:
    8ff7a11c-d21e-4f21-bc6f-e2b2f49ecb26
    name:
    Brandt, fru Rut (Willy), Munchmuseet. NÅ nr. 51, 19??
    id:
    6870
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0797/U/Ud/L0057/6870
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8ff7a11c-d21e-4f21-bc6f-e2b2f49ecb26
  12. urn:
    dfc7a7b1-3a13-41ac-be50-9aa6d0b952a6
    name:
    Konkurranseforslag med motto: "Bro, Munchmuseet"
    id:
    0001
    path:
    OBA/A-10040/Ta/L0089/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dfc7a7b1-3a13-41ac-be50-9aa6d0b952a6
  13. urn:
    c6e1cbf1-3bfa-4e23-ba96-f7882bc5dac2
    name:
    Edvard Munch: Tegninger- skisser- studier. Munchmuseet 1973
    id:
    0004
    path:
    NMFK/NG-1000/E/Eb/L0007/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c6e1cbf1-3bfa-4e23-ba96-f7882bc5dac2
  14. urn:
    d038a99d-ff1f-4dd3-8393-4ef15bc4f8cb
    name:
    Arbeidstid/turnus - Oslo kommune - Kunstsamlingene (Munchmuseet med flere)
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2881/D/Dc/L0008/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d038a99d-ff1f-4dd3-8393-4ef15bc4f8cb
  15. urn:
    b6292fe3-5efb-49f8-8b54-e058292ef683
    name:
    Edvard Munch: "Edvard Munch og den tsjekkiske kunst". Munchmuseet.
    id:
    0002
    path:
    NMFK/NG-1000/E/Eb/L0007/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b6292fe3-5efb-49f8-8b54-e058292ef683
  16. urn:
    no-DANS_arkiv_000000003180
    name:
    Høvik Ballett: Forestilling Munchmuseet. 1) Cirkus Reverie. 2) Little kings. 3) Enda en midtsommer
    id:
    0002
    path:
    DI/DA-1/23/U/Ub/0002
    unit_type:
    Film
    institution:
    Danseinformasjonen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-DANS_arkiv_000000003180
  17. urn:
    00d65c83-5591-44fb-ab76-26806a7ff343
    name:
    327 - Rådhuset, Rådhushallen til festmøte - Munchmuseet innbydelser og takkekort til middag, gjestelister
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0250/F/Fg/Fgh/L0450/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/00d65c83-5591-44fb-ab76-26806a7ff343
  18. urn:
    21000c1b-503c-491e-b54f-85075378765d
    name:
    Utstilling "Höjdpunkter i norsk konst" i Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
    id:
    0002
    path:
    NMFK/NG-1000/E/Eb/L0059/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/21000c1b-503c-491e-b54f-85075378765d
  19. urn:
    1ccaa9ab-86e6-4ac8-ac23-a7fdad9e921e
    name:
    Dahl, Inge Andreas
    id:
    P-16848
    path:
    AV/P-16848
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Inge Andreas Dahl (1928-2008), utdannet arkitekt ved NTH 1953. Under studiene arbeidet han hos MNAL Herman Krag. Dahl ble ansatt hos arkitekt MNAL Erling Viksjø i 1953 og var der frem til 1965. Som medansvarlig arkitekt nøt han stor tillit hos Viksjø, og hadde ansvaret for prosjektering, anbud og fe...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1ccaa9ab-86e6-4ac8-ac23-a7fdad9e921e
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