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 2026-11-02T23:34:01Z in 0.762 seconds.

Showing 10 of 13 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Kirsebærfrø sådd på NMBU 1990
    id:
    0005
  2. name:
    Osp- og poppelfelter på NMBUs eiendommer
    id:
    0002
  3. name:
    Bjørkefelter på NMBUs eiendommer 1965-80
    id:
    0003
  4. name:
    Bjørkefelt på NMBUs eiendommer 1965-80
    id:
    0003
  5. name:
    Osp på NMBUs eiendommer 1944-1992
    id:
    0004
  6. name:
    Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet
    id:
    S-4F-16888
  7. name:
    Sandnes vet. lab. tjeneste
    id:
    0013
  8. name:
    Institutt for internasjonale miljø- og utviklingsstudier NORAGRIC
    id:
    S-4I-11235
  9. name:
    Vitenskapshistorie
    id:
    Ark-1001-44
  10. name:
    Meierihistorisk materialet
    id:
    Ark-1001-29
Show all fields in HTML
total:
13
total_exact:
yes
returned:
13
page:
1
results:

13 results

  1. urn:
    d1b040c9-f96a-4fc3-ae8c-7d9d24e2918a
    name:
    Kirsebærfrø sådd på NMBU 1990
    id:
    0005
    path:
    VIAS/Ark-1001-25/B/L0052/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Vitenparken Campus Ås
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d1b040c9-f96a-4fc3-ae8c-7d9d24e2918a
  2. urn:
    b0d35bc7-b9cd-4350-b832-f83dc0622974
    name:
    Osp- og poppelfelter på NMBUs eiendommer
    id:
    0002
    path:
    VIAS/Ark-1001-25/B/L0050/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Vitenparken Campus Ås
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b0d35bc7-b9cd-4350-b832-f83dc0622974
  3. urn:
    a6a2729f-5987-4188-a8e8-73fbf8aaf41a
    name:
    Bjørkefelter på NMBUs eiendommer 1965-80
    id:
    0003
    path:
    VIAS/Ark-1001-25/B/L0050/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Vitenparken Campus Ås
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a6a2729f-5987-4188-a8e8-73fbf8aaf41a
  4. urn:
    f5bdac6b-35e9-4699-994a-fd657ace9cd1
    name:
    Bjørkefelt på NMBUs eiendommer 1965-80
    id:
    0003
    path:
    VIAS/Ark-1001-25/B/L0052/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Vitenparken Campus Ås
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f5bdac6b-35e9-4699-994a-fd657ace9cd1
  5. urn:
    19422d92-8f2f-4fb1-870a-c4b1b165a18b
    name:
    Osp på NMBUs eiendommer 1944-1992
    id:
    0004
    path:
    VIAS/Ark-1001-25/B/L0052/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Vitenparken Campus Ås
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/19422d92-8f2f-4fb1-870a-c4b1b165a18b
  6. urn:
    f3e87972-05a1-463f-9d38-5aa0eb598ed8
    name:
    Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet
    id:
    S-4F-16888
    path:
    AV/S-4F-16888
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    1. januar 2014 skifter UMB navn til Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet (NMBU) i forbindelse med sammenslåing med Norges veterinærhøgskole. Det engelske navnet blir Norwegian University of Life Sciences. Prosessen med sammenslåing ble startet ved et stortingsvedtak i 2009. NMBU vil best...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f3e87972-05a1-463f-9d38-5aa0eb598ed8
  7. urn:
    508baf75-9921-487c-9f5e-6183f3e77701
    name:
    Sandnes vet. lab. tjeneste
    id:
    0013
    path:
    IKAR/A-1040/T/Ta/0013
    unit_type:
    TEGNINGSSERIE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/508baf75-9921-487c-9f5e-6183f3e77701
  8. urn:
    ceecf47c-ff1a-4b6c-a238-264c5bd2a439
    name:
    Institutt for internasjonale miljø- og utviklingsstudier NORAGRIC
    id:
    S-4I-11235
    path:
    AV/S-4I-11235
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Noragric ble etablert i 1986 som et senter ved Norges landbrukshøgskole (NLH). Den 1. februar 2005 gikk Noragric over til å bli Institutt for internasjonale miljø- og utviklingsstudier ved Universitetet for miljø- og biovitenskap (UMB), som fra 1. januar 2014 endret navn til Norges miljø-og bioviten...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ceecf47c-ff1a-4b6c-a238-264c5bd2a439
  9. urn:
    8db34f63-615e-4588-b2bd-68a95e89c232
    name:
    Vitenskapshistorie
    id:
    Ark-1001-44
    path:
    VIAS/Ark-1001-44
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Vitenparken Campus Ås
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8db34f63-615e-4588-b2bd-68a95e89c232
  10. urn:
    cb1b3b19-7537-4ff4-a887-d0fda88637c3
    name:
    Meierihistorisk materialet
    id:
    Ark-1001-29
    path:
    VIAS/Ark-1001-29
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Vitenparken Campus Ås
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cb1b3b19-7537-4ff4-a887-d0fda88637c3
  11. urn:
    a20d1b38-36e7-4dda-8a29-8d15e7bbcee8
    name:
    Feltforsøk plantedyrking
    id:
    Ark-1001-24
    path:
    VIAS/Ark-1001-24
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Vitenparken Campus Ås
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a20d1b38-36e7-4dda-8a29-8d15e7bbcee8
  12. urn:
    7e0d8d08-161d-487a-932e-63b4db1a3d01
    name:
    Husdyrbruk
    id:
    Ark-1001-36
    path:
    VIAS/Ark-1001-36
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Vitenparken Campus Ås
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7e0d8d08-161d-487a-932e-63b4db1a3d01
  13. urn:
    7f7cae51-7393-4f78-9856-7fcaf3ca2300
    name:
    Norsk landbrukspolitikk
    id:
    Ark-1001-32
    path:
    VIAS/Ark-1001-32
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Vitenparken Campus Ås
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7f7cae51-7393-4f78-9856-7fcaf3ca2300
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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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Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.