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 2026-11-02T14:01:55Z in 0.679 seconds.

Showing 8 of 8 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Nucleus
    id:
    L0001
  2. name:
    Nucleus
    id:
    L0002
  3. name:
    Gymnasiesamfunnet Nucleus
    id:
    0600251.621
  4. name:
    Elevavisen Nucleus
    id:
    Xa
  5. name:
    Leatherland, J.F. - Dodd, J.M. - Histology and fine structure of the Pre-Optic Nucleus and Hypothalamic tracts of the European EEL Anguilla Anguilla L.
    id:
    0060
  6. name:
    Jacques Courville: Connections of the red nucleus with the cerebellum and certain caudal brainstem structures. Forsvart 16.11. 1968. Kreert til dr.med. 29.11. 1968
    id:
    0002
  7. name:
    1940/50 - Oslo Sanitetsforenings sykehus - Operasjon for nucleushernier
    id:
    0004
  8. name:
    Diverse eldre bøker samla av Reinhold Ziegler
    id:
    L0003
Show all fields in HTML
total:
8
total_exact:
yes
returned:
8
page:
1
results:

8 results

  1. urn:
    94eb2244-6ab9-4c2e-87ce-9d6e4226c0a9
    name:
    Nucleus
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    IKAK/0600251.621/X/Xa/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/94eb2244-6ab9-4c2e-87ce-9d6e4226c0a9
  2. urn:
    50d0c3e4-d226-45b7-8ae5-e69a96e7145a
    name:
    Nucleus
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    IKAK/0600251.621/X/Xa/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/50d0c3e4-d226-45b7-8ae5-e69a96e7145a
  3. urn:
    c12c4a8c-6bdd-4961-ac70-48d1b0f8018b
    name:
    Gymnasiesamfunnet Nucleus
    id:
    0600251.621
    path:
    IKAK/0600251.621
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c12c4a8c-6bdd-4961-ac70-48d1b0f8018b
  4. urn:
    8b802437-d053-4e1c-b643-754fdbab672f
    name:
    Elevavisen Nucleus
    id:
    Xa
    path:
    IKAK/0600251.621/X/Xa
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8b802437-d053-4e1c-b643-754fdbab672f
  5. urn:
    7f21702b-4856-45e9-b88d-1e0b61795169
    name:
    Leatherland, J.F. - Dodd, J.M. - Histology and fine structure of the Pre-Optic Nucleus and Hypothalamic tracts of the European EEL Anguilla Anguilla L.
    id:
    0060
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100272/6/001/001a/L0042/0060
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7f21702b-4856-45e9-b88d-1e0b61795169
  6. urn:
    b8aab351-c3a1-4c44-b5e4-5f36707a0533
    name:
    Jacques Courville: Connections of the red nucleus with the cerebellum and certain caudal brainstem structures. Forsvart 16.11. 1968. Kreert til dr.med. 29.11. 1968
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2868/F/Fb/Fbb/L0107/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b8aab351-c3a1-4c44-b5e4-5f36707a0533
  7. urn:
    98b09e8e-2487-4d94-8b1e-46cf49bd3003
    name:
    1940/50 - Oslo Sanitetsforenings sykehus - Operasjon for nucleushernier
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-11489/D/Db/Dbb/L0003/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/98b09e8e-2487-4d94-8b1e-46cf49bd3003
  8. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000015608
    name:
    Diverse eldre bøker samla av Reinhold Ziegler
    id:
    L0003
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1258/F/L0003
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000015608
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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.

Source-specific next step

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.