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 2026-11-13T00:54:18Z in 0.692 seconds.

Showing 10 of 1661137 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    L, Glass og glassmaleri
    id:
    L0036
  2. name:
    L, Glass og glassmaleri
    id:
    L0037
  3. name:
    Glass og keramisk industri - Overenkomster
    id:
    0002
  4. name:
    Nidaros Kantor- og Organistlag, Norsk kantorforbund
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0316
  5. name:
    L, Glass og glassmaleri
    id:
    L0038
  6. name:
    Risør Sveis og montasje AS
    id:
    0002
  7. name:
    Gjøvik Maskinering og Montasje AS
    id:
    0001
  8. name:
    L, Glass og glassmaleri
    id:
    L0033
  9. name:
    L, Glass og glassmaleri
    id:
    L0034
  10. name:
    L, Glass og glassmaleri
    id:
    L0035
Show all fields in HTML
total:
1661137
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    24fc61a4-dbd2-460f-818c-fe29359f7f51
    name:
    L, Glass og glassmaleri
    id:
    L0036
    path:
    NMFK/KIM-1001/H/Hc/Hcb/L0036
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/24fc61a4-dbd2-460f-818c-fe29359f7f51
  2. urn:
    ac9c2baf-dc1b-49c5-8a4b-a8cc4fd69c78
    name:
    L, Glass og glassmaleri
    id:
    L0037
    path:
    NMFK/KIM-1001/H/Hc/Hcb/L0037
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ac9c2baf-dc1b-49c5-8a4b-a8cc4fd69c78
  3. urn:
    8c513231-e441-4417-a5a7-ac9add95c529
    name:
    Glass og keramisk industri - Overenkomster
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1662/F/Fd/Fdb/L0003/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8c513231-e441-4417-a5a7-ac9add95c529
  4. urn:
    4b930ecd-4bd8-4cd4-9afb-a22609c6ffdf
    name:
    Nidaros Kantor- og Organistlag, Norsk kantorforbund
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0316
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0316
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4b930ecd-4bd8-4cd4-9afb-a22609c6ffdf
  5. urn:
    0fe3dcc1-a329-4321-9498-ef6aca09c96e
    name:
    L, Glass og glassmaleri
    id:
    L0038
    path:
    NMFK/KIM-1001/H/Hc/Hcb/L0038
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0fe3dcc1-a329-4321-9498-ef6aca09c96e
  6. urn:
    2a996c99-0ad3-440b-bd73-bded58654406
    name:
    Risør Sveis og montasje AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAMA/KA0900-121/D4/L0338/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a996c99-0ad3-440b-bd73-bded58654406
  7. urn:
    81e75e71-faf5-482b-9265-de87309b5a1f
    name:
    Gjøvik Maskinering og Montasje AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAH-INN-001/D/De/Dea/L0279/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/81e75e71-faf5-482b-9265-de87309b5a1f
  8. urn:
    7f62dde4-321d-4fd2-b388-2027ac7e5c4c
    name:
    L, Glass og glassmaleri
    id:
    L0033
    path:
    NMFK/KIM-1001/H/Hc/Hcb/L0033
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7f62dde4-321d-4fd2-b388-2027ac7e5c4c
  9. urn:
    ccc869dc-7de5-4618-b55e-4a51de4bfa1b
    name:
    L, Glass og glassmaleri
    id:
    L0034
    path:
    NMFK/KIM-1001/H/Hc/Hcb/L0034
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ccc869dc-7de5-4618-b55e-4a51de4bfa1b
  10. urn:
    c24b786b-8776-49de-8869-8e8fd025dd5d
    name:
    L, Glass og glassmaleri
    id:
    L0035
    path:
    NMFK/KIM-1001/H/Hc/Hcb/L0035
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c24b786b-8776-49de-8869-8e8fd025dd5d
  11. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000004065026
    name:
    <Tilbud glass og glassarbeider - Hole Glass AS>
    id:
    0004
    path:
    BBA/A-6503/D/Dg/L0067/0004
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004065026
  12. urn:
    8ada494e-8c71-4012-9213-3fefd1a1d9b1
    name:
    Norges glass- og stentøihandleres forbund
    id:
    AKT-0015
    path:
    MUVE/AKT-0015
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Museum Vest
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Norges glass- og stentøihandleres forbund, nasjonalt forbund for norske forhandlarar av glass og stentøy. Truleg skipa på tidleg 1900-tal. Kjøpmannen Andreas Moe frå Trondheim formann frå 1915-1919. Ga ut tidsskriftet "Glassposten". Truleg namneendring til Forbundet for Glass og Porselen omkring 197...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8ada494e-8c71-4012-9213-3fefd1a1d9b1
  13. urn:
    0cbc3fed-9811-496f-a0b1-54c5145a7185
    name:
    Norges glass- og stentøihandleres forbund
    id:
    AKT-1385
    path:
    VLFK/AKT-1385
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Norges glass- og stentøihandleres forbund, nasjonalt forbund for norske forhandlare av glass og stentøy. Truleg skipa på tidleg 1900-tal. Kjøpmannen Andreas Moe frå Trondheim formann frå 1915-1919. Ga ut tidsskriftet «Glassposten». Truleg namneendring til Forbundet for Glass og Porselen ca. 1970-198...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0cbc3fed-9811-496f-a0b1-54c5145a7185
  14. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000704354
    name:
    Ua1, foto i glass og ramme.
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    BBA/A-3563/5836/U/L0001
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000704354
  15. urn:
    3d4f8444-1d5b-4285-bf76-4508dbf5e398
    name:
    Norsk Fabrikk-Montasje
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0046/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3d4f8444-1d5b-4285-bf76-4508dbf5e398
  16. urn:
    580c6b0d-461a-4939-86eb-3b34dfd736bb
    name:
    Seip, Didrik Arup_Trondhjem og Nidaros (to artiklar)
    id:
    0023
    path:
    SPR/A-0003/L/L0039/0023
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/580c6b0d-461a-4939-86eb-3b34dfd736bb
  17. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000004065028
    name:
    <Tilbud glass og glassarbeider - Fasade og Bygg Service AS>
    id:
    0005
    path:
    BBA/A-6503/D/Dg/L0067/0005
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004065028
  18. urn:
    569c7459-31d3-414a-9ad8-17ddddf19e12
    name:
    Bismo Montasje A/S
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0124/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/569c7459-31d3-414a-9ad8-17ddddf19e12
  19. urn:
    fd529868-de8d-4819-a75d-4b32dd67d6ec
    name:
    Solbos Montasje A/S
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0143/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fd529868-de8d-4819-a75d-4b32dd67d6ec
  20. urn:
    5dba5ebb-0f91-4680-b612-013e8c7b5795
    name:
    Sementindustrien og glass- og kjeramisk industri
    id:
    L0061
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1662/E/Ef/L0061
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5dba5ebb-0f91-4680-b612-013e8c7b5795
  21. urn:
    c045ea97-2b0c-4542-9ffe-9c466e10fb21
    name:
    Trondheim/Nidaros domkirke, bare et notat om navnet på kirken og avisutklipp
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1007/F/Fb/L0142/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c045ea97-2b0c-4542-9ffe-9c466e10fb21
  22. urn:
    07cec4a5-4b0b-476e-b985-dab69f97b98d
    name:
    Glass- og låsservice AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100614 /D/Da/L0208/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07cec4a5-4b0b-476e-b985-dab69f97b98d
  23. urn:
    47b66349-2a21-4804-bb71-8974e05c754b
    name:
    Glass- og keramisk industrigruppe
    id:
    L0005
    path:
    TEMU/TGM-A-1074/D/Dgb/L0005
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/47b66349-2a21-4804-bb71-8974e05c754b
  24. urn:
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    name:
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    path:
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    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0c97b76-5623-4bc4-8b04-56b1250131d4
  25. urn:
    eba81a8b-8485-4a1c-9c9a-48cbf6a6e609
    name:
    Bodø glass og ramme AS
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-4395/E/Ec/L0013/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eba81a8b-8485-4a1c-9c9a-48cbf6a6e609
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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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