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; page: integer, optional, default 1; 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&page=1&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit}, {page} 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&page=1&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
`page`	optional	integer	Page number, 1-based (default 1).
`offset`	optional	integer	Number 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&page=1&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&page=1&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&page=1&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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-23T23:02:24Z in 2.643 seconds.

Showing 10 of 97041 results in compact format.

name:
Norges Bank avdeling Trondheim
id:
SAT-A-4565
name:
Norges Bank, Statistisk avdeling
id:
RA-S-4063
name:
Norges Bank, Bankadministrasjonen i Kristiania
id:
SAO-A-10748
name:
Norges Bank, Bankplass 3 [oppmålingstegning]
id:
0312
name:
Norges Bank, avdelingen i Vardø
id:
SATØ-S-1402
name:
Norges Bank, Direksjonsarkivet I
id:
RA-S-3160
name:
Norges Bank, Direksjonsarkivet II
id:
RA-S-3161
name:
Norges Bank, Londonarkivet
id:
RA-S-3946
name:
Norges Bank, Representantskapet
id:
RA-S-3948
name:
O.E.P. 89 Kgl. prop. 13/3 ang. bankrepresentanternes forslag om forandringer i de for Norges bank gj. love
id:
0007

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total:

97041

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
9db2ad08-a195-40ec-8a84-cf59879f504e
name:
Norges Bank avdeling Trondheim
id:
SAT-A-4565
path:
AV/SAT-A-4565
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9db2ad08-a195-40ec-8a84-cf59879f504e
urn:
7ceb28c5-e503-44f6-98d1-d53215d01d1a
name:
Norges Bank, Statistisk avdeling
id:
RA-S-4063
path:
AV/RA-S-4063
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7ceb28c5-e503-44f6-98d1-d53215d01d1a
urn:
577fe7c1-b8dd-4e9c-838d-ec90b9afd29c
name:
Norges Bank, Bankadministrasjonen i Kristiania
id:
SAO-A-10748
path:
AV/SAO-A-10748
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/577fe7c1-b8dd-4e9c-838d-ec90b9afd29c
urn:
a82deddc-6dc7-4a87-9133-1d78c0ce723a
name:
Norges Bank, Bankplass 3 [oppmålingstegning]
id:
0312
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/0312
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a82deddc-6dc7-4a87-9133-1d78c0ce723a
urn:
e6e023e3-7659-48b2-9188-82a7cd8b7b42
name:
Norges Bank, avdelingen i Vardø
id:
SATØ-S-1402
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1402
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e6e023e3-7659-48b2-9188-82a7cd8b7b42
urn:
5ed2ab1d-fad7-41b8-8a06-98f9541fef04
name:
Norges Bank, Direksjonsarkivet I
id:
RA-S-3160
path:
AV/RA-S-3160
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5ed2ab1d-fad7-41b8-8a06-98f9541fef04
urn:
f94e0858-7ac5-4f8f-afa4-9b86977b7e74
name:
Norges Bank, Direksjonsarkivet II
id:
RA-S-3161
path:
AV/RA-S-3161
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f94e0858-7ac5-4f8f-afa4-9b86977b7e74
urn:
af1ece23-e97c-4681-ba05-7fbfae04a6ed
name:
Norges Bank, Londonarkivet
id:
RA-S-3946
path:
AV/RA-S-3946
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af1ece23-e97c-4681-ba05-7fbfae04a6ed
urn:
57c04e50-1c77-4b43-8338-f379b0ae38c7
name:
Norges Bank, Representantskapet
id:
RA-S-3948
path:
AV/RA-S-3948
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/57c04e50-1c77-4b43-8338-f379b0ae38c7
urn:
9672f252-ffe5-4f04-9654-3ef062619f6d
name:
O.E.P. 89 Kgl. prop. 13/3 ang. bankrepresentanternes forslag om forandringer i de for Norges bank gj. love
id:
0007
path:
STA/S-1824/D/Db/L0021/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Stortingsarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9672f252-ffe5-4f04-9654-3ef062619f6d
urn:
3f1df10e-3cca-4196-8eda-652f70a9e603
name:
Norges Bank, Seddelinnløsningen
id:
RA-S-3945
path:
AV/RA-S-3945
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3f1df10e-3cca-4196-8eda-652f70a9e603
urn:
9c3753eb-7064-4d04-89b4-67c5d03735d5
name:
Norges Bank [oppmålingstegning]
id:
5343
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/5343
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9c3753eb-7064-4d04-89b4-67c5d03735d5
urn:
7ef6233f-a1d8-44a9-831e-1d67ec06192e
name:
Norges Bank [oppmålingstegning]
id:
5344
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/5344
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7ef6233f-a1d8-44a9-831e-1d67ec06192e
urn:
96d5046a-a5cb-4b77-987b-dc23c18b589a
name:
Norges Bank, Clearing- og valutaarkivet
id:
RA-S-3944
path:
AV/RA-S-3944
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/96d5046a-a5cb-4b77-987b-dc23c18b589a
urn:
75552b61-6653-4030-bfe4-e56b8f245601
name:
Norges Bank, avdelingen i Hammerfest
id:
SATØ-S-1401
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1401
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/75552b61-6653-4030-bfe4-e56b8f245601
urn:
bed7627b-885f-4a51-9555-d1174b527295
name:
Norges Bank (Riksarkivet) [oppmålingstegning]
id:
0112
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/0112
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
2
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bed7627b-885f-4a51-9555-d1174b527295
urn:
dab6063a-57f2-4b04-909f-2ed78f0d9378
name:
Norges Bank [oppmålingstegning]
id:
0631
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/0631
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dab6063a-57f2-4b04-909f-2ed78f0d9378
urn:
50d69dd9-9e98-4443-939d-c5e44a8eaa26
name:
Norges Bank Bankadvokaten
id:
SAO-A-11032
path:
AV/SAO-A-11032
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/50d69dd9-9e98-4443-939d-c5e44a8eaa26
urn:
958d3e81-e292-49f4-8c3f-9d498b1f3c9b
name:
Norges Bank. Bankadministrasjonen i Skien
id:
SAKO-A-1214
path:
AV/SAKO-A-1214
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/958d3e81-e292-49f4-8c3f-9d498b1f3c9b
urn:
5fea9a40-6e8a-4cc1-85ec-29222594beb0
name:
Norges Bank, Revisjon og ettersyn
id:
RA-S-3941
path:
AV/RA-S-3941
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5fea9a40-6e8a-4cc1-85ec-29222594beb0
urn:
022b623b-c328-4c3f-87a4-4d1048cb70fd
name:
Norges Bank, Krigsarkivet
id:
RA-S-3940
path:
AV/RA-S-3940
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/022b623b-c328-4c3f-87a4-4d1048cb70fd
urn:
ead374e4-ae94-4ad2-ab60-358fbce301ce
name:
Norges Bank vedrørande
id:
L0001
path:
AV/SAT-A-1879/Fbg/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ead374e4-ae94-4ad2-ab60-358fbce301ce
urn:
5f41ece6-ae1d-481f-b715-3f8297d714e8
name:
Norges Bank [oppmålingstegning]
id:
5458
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/5458
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5f41ece6-ae1d-481f-b715-3f8297d714e8
urn:
8d696457-b9d3-4937-a144-674ee621b404
name:
Norges Bank, avdeling Fredrikstad
id:
SAO-A-11690
path:
AV/SAO-A-11690
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8d696457-b9d3-4937-a144-674ee621b404
urn:
1cba5bcd-4b40-4f52-acaa-ffe9c666816d
name:
Norges småbruk og bustadsbank
id:
US-1031
path:
AFM/US-1031
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Museene i Akershus
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1cba5bcd-4b40-4f52-acaa-ffe9c666816d

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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How to use the search_archives lookup

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