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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
`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&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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-11T23:11:36Z in 0.291 seconds.

Showing 10 of 110631 results in compact format.

name:
Norges Statsbaner Region Sør (NSB)
id:
SAKO-A-863
name:
Norges statsbaner, diverse materiale skapt av ulike NSB-organ
id:
RA-S-6537
name:
Norges Statsbaner (NSB), Statsbanenes verksteder, Oslo
id:
RA-S-7127
name:
Norges Statsbaner Drammen distrikt (NSB)
id:
SAKO-A-30
name:
Norges Statsbaner 2. trafikkdistrikt (NSB)
id:
SAKO-A-864
name:
Norges statsbaner, Bergensbanens forkortelse - Prosjekt: Ringeriksbanen
id:
RA-S-6635
name:
Norges Statsbaner Lågendalsrutene (NSB)
id:
SAKO-A-1154
name:
Distriktsforstanderen - Hamar distrikt (NSB)
id:
SAH-NSB-056
name:
NSB Bedriftshelsetjenesten Kristiansand
id:
SAK-1821-0007
name:
Tønsberg kirkebøker
id:
SAKO-A-330

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total:

110631

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
5edec511-6345-4fd5-93d3-2182c6f54575
name:
Norges Statsbaner Region Sør (NSB)
id:
SAKO-A-863
path:
AV/SAKO-A-863
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5edec511-6345-4fd5-93d3-2182c6f54575
urn:
1d9d41e7-6489-4d7b-984a-59ab6e52ec32
name:
Norges statsbaner, diverse materiale skapt av ulike NSB-organ
id:
RA-S-6537
path:
AV/RA-S-6537
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1d9d41e7-6489-4d7b-984a-59ab6e52ec32
urn:
3a02219a-c5c6-42ae-bff7-12894367bd94
name:
Norges Statsbaner (NSB), Statsbanenes verksteder, Oslo
id:
RA-S-7127
path:
AV/RA-S-7127
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a02219a-c5c6-42ae-bff7-12894367bd94
urn:
9c01ead5-c5b2-4738-abd4-ed7a39920ef3
name:
Norges Statsbaner Drammen distrikt (NSB)
id:
SAKO-A-30
path:
AV/SAKO-A-30
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9c01ead5-c5b2-4738-abd4-ed7a39920ef3
urn:
9eb61f0c-ff62-43bf-bd01-2e65f1f72b96
name:
Norges Statsbaner 2. trafikkdistrikt (NSB)
id:
SAKO-A-864
path:
AV/SAKO-A-864
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9eb61f0c-ff62-43bf-bd01-2e65f1f72b96
urn:
d1f4be60-a3e5-48fa-862f-fd2a2217dbd1
name:
Norges statsbaner, Bergensbanens forkortelse - Prosjekt: Ringeriksbanen
id:
RA-S-6635
path:
AV/RA-S-6635
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d1f4be60-a3e5-48fa-862f-fd2a2217dbd1
urn:
461c4165-af50-4ed9-b9a1-de80a6c9f42c
name:
Norges Statsbaner Lågendalsrutene (NSB)
id:
SAKO-A-1154
path:
AV/SAKO-A-1154
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/461c4165-af50-4ed9-b9a1-de80a6c9f42c
urn:
52d945cf-fb09-4901-b93c-290d61ef4a6a
name:
Distriktsforstanderen - Hamar distrikt (NSB)
id:
SAH-NSB-056
path:
AV/SAH-NSB-056
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52d945cf-fb09-4901-b93c-290d61ef4a6a
urn:
2439a2fa-a9e6-465d-8c82-adf2464a0c56
name:
NSB Bedriftshelsetjenesten Kristiansand
id:
SAK-1821-0007
path:
AV/SAK-1821-0007
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2439a2fa-a9e6-465d-8c82-adf2464a0c56
urn:
f14dccf9-0666-49a4-8544-05c73d31b6a7
name:
Tønsberg kirkebøker
id:
SAKO-A-330
path:
AV/SAKO-A-330
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f14dccf9-0666-49a4-8544-05c73d31b6a7
urn:
eab5118d-421e-4310-8689-08490f65a3e3
name:
Simensbråten arbeiderungdomslag
id:
ARK-1441
path:
AAB/ARK-1441
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eab5118d-421e-4310-8689-08490f65a3e3
urn:
94a5ad6c-276d-44c2-be1f-c8733b6792cb
name:
Tønsberg sokneprestkontor
id:
SAKO-A-329
path:
AV/SAKO-A-329
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/94a5ad6c-276d-44c2-be1f-c8733b6792cb
urn:
fbbc3357-dd0b-4128-ae0e-6d3e50c56d4d
name:
Tønsberg forsorgskontor
id:
0705311.1-1
path:
IKAK/0705311.1-1
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fbbc3357-dd0b-4128-ae0e-6d3e50c56d4d
urn:
cb176cea-63b3-4222-81f1-07a819ba839d
name:
Tønsberg byingeniør
id:
0705541-1
path:
IKAK/0705541-1
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cb176cea-63b3-4222-81f1-07a819ba839d
urn:
71ca0ac2-c6f7-4b4b-a780-66a3aaf1ad18
name:
Tønsberg kommunikasjonsnemnd
id:
0705711-1
path:
IKAK/0705711-1
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/71ca0ac2-c6f7-4b4b-a780-66a3aaf1ad18
urn:
9066e837-5410-4885-9f73-dd207e8702f6
name:
Tønsberg likningskontor
id:
SAKO-A-1144
path:
AV/SAKO-A-1144
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9066e837-5410-4885-9f73-dd207e8702f6
urn:
b13da29c-0db9-4f92-89c8-5c855142ee02
name:
Tønsberg beverterutvalg
id:
0705318-1
path:
IKAK/0705318-1
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b13da29c-0db9-4f92-89c8-5c855142ee02
urn:
8e319133-b296-4a32-877e-888d990301f5
name:
Norges Statsbaner Bibliotek (NSB)
id:
SAKO-A-355
path:
AV/SAKO-A-355
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8e319133-b296-4a32-877e-888d990301f5
urn:
a4b00b64-b9cb-4246-9456-b4f75ffbe224
name:
Jernbaneskolen - Hamar (NSB)
id:
SAH-NSB-044
path:
AV/SAH-NSB-044
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a4b00b64-b9cb-4246-9456-b4f75ffbe224
urn:
78f876d4-935d-4c9b-9b62-f333bc081b52
name:
Maskiningeniøren (NSB)
id:
SAH-NSB-038
path:
AV/SAH-NSB-038
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/78f876d4-935d-4c9b-9b62-f333bc081b52
urn:
cf396bf8-7721-445d-b987-3513a4b5b54c
name:
Norges Statsbaner (NSB)
id:
AS-1255
path:
AV/AS-1255
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
NSB 2. trafikkdistrikts arkiv går tilbake til 1863. Distriktets første jernbane, Randsfjordbanen, ble åpnet i 1868. Deretter fulgte Hokksund-Kongsberg i 1871 og Kristiania-Drammen og Vikersund-Krøderen i 1872. Grevskapsbanen, Drammen-Larvik, ble åpnet i 1881. Carl Emil Krefting ble i 1868 ansatt som...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf396bf8-7721-445d-b987-3513a4b5b54c
urn:
32d80e51-7714-4b79-a1d9-e88eab6de227
name:
NSB-Bane 40.2 24 fotografier av maskiner og arbeid med anlegget av undergrunnsbanen
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-1619/1/T/Tc/Tc29/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/32d80e51-7714-4b79-a1d9-e88eab6de227
urn:
e9fa74b3-c589-4aab-8599-f3ddb1397251
name:
NSB-Bane 20.14a Tønsberg stasjon - BD 20/87
id:
0053
path:
AV/RA-S-1619/1/T/Tc/Tc11/0053
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e9fa74b3-c589-4aab-8599-f3ddb1397251
urn:
7b948e07-f8df-45c4-b2aa-03221067b0e4
name:
NSB Verkstedet Hamar
id:
SAH-NSB-037
path:
AV/SAH-NSB-037
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7b948e07-f8df-45c4-b2aa-03221067b0e4
urn:
a94b969f-fe5e-45ac-a04d-67d2290354c4
name:
NSB-Bane 38.1 Garli stasjon (Hauka stasjonsbygning). Perspektivskisse.
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-1619/1/T/Tc/Tc27/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a94b969f-fe5e-45ac-a04d-67d2290354c4

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