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 2026-11-02T15:11:45Z in 4.166 seconds.

Showing 10 of 61574 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    A/S Norma Projektilfabrik
    id:
    SATØ-P-1694
  2. name:
    A/S Norma projektilfabrik
    id:
    P-1694
  3. name:
    A/S Norma, Nittedal
    id:
    0005
  4. name:
    A/S Norma Projektilfabrik
    id:
    F
  5. name:
    A/S Norma Projektilfabrik
    id:
    Fa
  6. name:
    Norman & Co
    id:
    RA-PA-0016
  7. name:
    Norman, Mads Victor
    id:
    PA-1402
  8. name:
    Normann, familien
    id:
    SAT-PA-0265
  9. name:
    Normann, Arne
    id:
    A-00616
  10. name:
    Anderssen, Norman
    id:
    A-0059
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total:
61574
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    6477841d-fd7c-4840-9d89-4c32beae3e8f
    name:
    A/S Norma Projektilfabrik
    id:
    SATØ-P-1694
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1694
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6477841d-fd7c-4840-9d89-4c32beae3e8f
  2. urn:
    3f172a88-504e-4ba9-86d1-3fc0c2161203
    name:
    A/S Norma projektilfabrik
    id:
    P-1694
    path:
    AV/P-1694
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Norma Projektilfabrik er en svensk produsent av ammunisjon. Selskapet ble stiftet i 1902 av de norske brødrene Lars, Ivar og Johan Enger (L.A.Enger & Co) fra Nordre Land. Brødrene hadde startet Norma Projektilfabrik AS i Oslo i 1895 i leide lokaler på 35 kvadratmeter. Den svenske Skytterbevegelsen ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3f172a88-504e-4ba9-86d1-3fc0c2161203
  3. urn:
    818ab7f5-f1a6-47d3-9db9-3d729690cb16
    name:
    A/S Norma, Nittedal
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0130/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/818ab7f5-f1a6-47d3-9db9-3d729690cb16
  4. urn:
    fe424c94-c143-4850-8988-6355fa021ce1
    name:
    A/S Norma Projektilfabrik
    id:
    F
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1694/F
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fe424c94-c143-4850-8988-6355fa021ce1
  5. urn:
    17e9db43-3c8d-43dd-8fad-c861e4ea371d
    name:
    A/S Norma Projektilfabrik
    id:
    Fa
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1694/F/Fa
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/17e9db43-3c8d-43dd-8fad-c861e4ea371d
  6. urn:
    fedaf496-b96c-416d-b945-f0dcef3072a4
    name:
    Norman & Co
    id:
    RA-PA-0016
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0016
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fedaf496-b96c-416d-b945-f0dcef3072a4
  7. urn:
    29757fe8-ef5d-43b1-824d-400048493141
    name:
    Norman, Mads Victor
    id:
    PA-1402
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1402
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/29757fe8-ef5d-43b1-824d-400048493141
  8. urn:
    300d6f71-50e0-4b0e-be3b-899e2f8a5b82
    name:
    Normann, familien
    id:
    SAT-PA-0265
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0265
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/300d6f71-50e0-4b0e-be3b-899e2f8a5b82
  9. urn:
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    name:
    Normann, Arne
    id:
    A-00616
    path:
    OAM/A-00616
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/27202057-86c7-4f79-b396-91aa659379d5
  10. urn:
    4169426c-d845-4428-9bdf-387e627ea663
    name:
    Anderssen, Norman
    id:
    A-0059
    path:
    SKA/A-0059
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Skeivt arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4169426c-d845-4428-9bdf-387e627ea663
  11. urn:
    c3353fe9-de98-4587-aafa-f39d4848c5a7
    name:
    Kirke- og undervisningsdepartementet, Normalplankomitéen av 1967
    id:
    RA-S-5477
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5477
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c3353fe9-de98-4587-aafa-f39d4848c5a7
  12. urn:
    3b171a4f-6d31-406a-86d9-a67f50cebdc9
    name:
    Stiftelse Adelsteen Normann
    id:
    A-15-101
    path:
    AIN/A-15-101
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3b171a4f-6d31-406a-86d9-a67f50cebdc9
  13. urn:
    90880797-b2f5-4662-b3bf-90aa407a4c67
    name:
    Torgersen, Rolf Normann
    id:
    RA-PA-1605
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1605
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/90880797-b2f5-4662-b3bf-90aa407a4c67
  14. urn:
    8bb22299-e191-489d-b4bb-f802f1269c3c
    name:
    Norman, Ann-Karin
    id:
    A-00539
    path:
    OAM/A-00539
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8bb22299-e191-489d-b4bb-f802f1269c3c
  15. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000014687
    name:
    Normann, Andreas (f. 1911)
    id:
    R.Ark.1234
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1234
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000014687
  16. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000000001
    name:
    Carl Gustav Normann
    id:
    A-1041
    path:
    ULHA/A-1041
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000000001
  17. urn:
    7305d9ab-ab9c-451f-b4d7-a769053520ae
    name:
    Wohlberg, Ella Normann
    id:
    MA-A-1230
    path:
    VID/MA-A-1230
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7305d9ab-ab9c-451f-b4d7-a769053520ae
  18. urn:
    ef3b40a6-2f88-485b-93f8-245cd12acd9f
    name:
    Berge, Erling Normann
    id:
    SFF-2017149
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2017149
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef3b40a6-2f88-485b-93f8-245cd12acd9f
  19. urn:
    9b46d9ef-1ba0-42aa-9321-5a4862937570
    name:
    Forsvaret, Verkstedkompaniet (NORMAINTCOY/UNIFIL)
    id:
    RA-RAFA-3581
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-3581
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9b46d9ef-1ba0-42aa-9321-5a4862937570
  20. urn:
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    name:
    Lege Norman Drangsholt, Kristiansand
    id:
    SAK-D/1225
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1225
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/99d9d513-600a-4de0-876d-95b90dd30677
  21. urn:
    ba187906-82d8-4e3e-b2c0-e729ec1b43b5
    name:
    Normann, Fridtjov (Kompani Linge)
    id:
    SAKO-P-1341
    path:
    AV/SAKO-P-1341
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ba187906-82d8-4e3e-b2c0-e729ec1b43b5
  22. urn:
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    name:
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    path:
    FMFB/FMFB-PA-1129
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Finnmark fylkesbibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    2
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e0c1734d-2cf9-4627-929a-eb45535adf82
  23. urn:
    065a43af-8363-473f-ac42-21b45d7d61d6
    name:
    Follesøe, Ella-Marie Normann
    id:
    MA-A-1298
    path:
    VID/MA-A-1298
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/065a43af-8363-473f-ac42-21b45d7d61d6
  24. urn:
    3b725c99-81b4-410d-b3bf-772b391f48fe
    name:
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    id:
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    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101756
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3b725c99-81b4-410d-b3bf-772b391f48fe
  25. urn:
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    name:
    Liv Helene Willumsens privatarkiv om Regine Normann
    id:
    SATØ-P-0774
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0774
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d306a3bb-567a-407c-90d1-ebf53987f417
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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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