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.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
pageoptionalintegerPage number, 1-based (default 1).
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&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.

Type: string. Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
Type: integer. Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
Type: integer. Page number, 1-based (default 1).

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-15T22:12:04Z in 1.006 seconds.

Showing 10 of 165589 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    VOPA AS
    id:
    A-1123
  2. name:
    VOPA IDRETTSLAG
    id:
    A-1125
  3. name:
    Areopagos
    id:
    RA-PA-0374
  4. name:
    Europabevegelsen
    id:
    RA-PA-0992
  5. name:
    Europahjelpen
    id:
    RA-S-3697
  6. name:
    Europautredningen
    id:
    RA-S-6803
  7. name:
    Kultur- og folkeopplysningsdepartementet, Propagandaavdelingen
    id:
    RA-S-6011
  8. name:
    Pa 1687 - Europabevegelsen i Vestfold
    id:
    A-2970
  9. name:
    Europabevegelsen i Norge - Hamarregionen
    id:
    ARK-682
  10. name:
    Pa 491 - Norsk boksamlingslags propagandautvalg
    id:
    A-1565
Show all fields in HTML
total:
165589
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    a40cf1a6-721b-48d8-9614-731456fe66a7
    name:
    VOPA AS
    id:
    A-1123
    path:
    DRMK/A-1123
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Drammen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a40cf1a6-721b-48d8-9614-731456fe66a7
  2. urn:
    a2d25ec8-be20-4846-9cf5-8d3ab02e2a9c
    name:
    VOPA IDRETTSLAG
    id:
    A-1125
    path:
    DRMK/A-1125
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Drammen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a2d25ec8-be20-4846-9cf5-8d3ab02e2a9c
  3. urn:
    6e3fda09-0c7f-40db-9955-d60545323ff9
    name:
    Areopagos
    id:
    RA-PA-0374
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0374
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6e3fda09-0c7f-40db-9955-d60545323ff9
  4. urn:
    3c640f72-9fe2-48f2-a332-a6fa5ffa5f41
    name:
    Europabevegelsen
    id:
    RA-PA-0992
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0992
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3c640f72-9fe2-48f2-a332-a6fa5ffa5f41
  5. urn:
    b10b7057-b24c-4944-b835-c9a9e8df4ff5
    name:
    Europahjelpen
    id:
    RA-S-3697
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3697
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b10b7057-b24c-4944-b835-c9a9e8df4ff5
  6. urn:
    a48a6fbd-fa5f-4e6d-a671-3d671a80c716
    name:
    Europautredningen
    id:
    RA-S-6803
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6803
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a48a6fbd-fa5f-4e6d-a671-3d671a80c716
  7. urn:
    2a545052-241a-4000-854b-c9b8c7f8ba9f
    name:
    Kultur- og folkeopplysningsdepartementet, Propagandaavdelingen
    id:
    RA-S-6011
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6011
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a545052-241a-4000-854b-c9b8c7f8ba9f
  8. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000164686
    name:
    Pa 1687 - Europabevegelsen i Vestfold
    id:
    A-2970
    path:
    VEMU/A-2970
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000164686
  9. urn:
    42f6fc54-301d-4466-8013-3df7ce37b620
    name:
    Europabevegelsen i Norge - Hamarregionen
    id:
    ARK-682
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-682
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/42f6fc54-301d-4466-8013-3df7ce37b620
  10. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000025632
    name:
    Pa 491 - Norsk boksamlingslags propagandautvalg
    id:
    A-1565
    path:
    VEMU/A-1565
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000025632
  11. urn:
    8ef49ffb-1eaf-4992-b4a8-849e97c9218f
    name:
    AUFs europakomite. Ungdomsfront mot EF
    id:
    ARK-2642
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2642
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8ef49ffb-1eaf-4992-b4a8-849e97c9218f
  12. urn:
    c144e430-9672-4fe7-aa63-96635c8e276d
    name:
    Forsvaret, Militært person- og organisasjonsarkiv, Premierløytnant Arne Kopaas
    id:
    RA-RAFA-5034
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-5034
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c144e430-9672-4fe7-aa63-96635c8e276d
  13. urn:
    b2a2eabb-df9a-4877-8710-00f22f7b5d65
    name:
    Norsk forening for komponister og tekstforfattere (NOPA)
    id:
    RA-PA-2155
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-2155
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2a2eabb-df9a-4877-8710-00f22f7b5d65
  14. urn:
    020525db-503b-4968-a35b-b00999642f34
    name:
    Selskabet for Folkeoplysningens fremme, Avdeling Kopanger
    id:
    SFF-2000203
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2000203
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/020525db-503b-4968-a35b-b00999642f34
  15. urn:
    506389bb-ef83-460d-b4bf-a7c3f7d279d0
    name:
    Utenriksdepartementet, Den norske delegasjonen i Europarådets konsultative forsamling
    id:
    RA-S-6174
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6174
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/506389bb-ef83-460d-b4bf-a7c3f7d279d0
  16. urn:
    9edb2158-f80d-4b5f-8c45-2f1f3deb5b4a
    name:
    Den norske sjømannsmisjon i utlandet / Studentpresten for norske studenter i Europa
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0376
    path:
    AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0376
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9edb2158-f80d-4b5f-8c45-2f1f3deb5b4a
  17. urn:
    18f6d699-882c-47d6-8904-aae5c6ad9b53
    name:
    Europarådet. Commitee of the Experts on the Under Water Cultural Heritage
    id:
    A-1054
    path:
    NMM/A-1054
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Norsk Maritimt Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/18f6d699-882c-47d6-8904-aae5c6ad9b53
  18. urn:
    21d967a7-29db-43ea-871f-51ccf5972402
    name:
    Bokn kommune - Kommunestyre og formannskap
    id:
    A-115
    path:
    IKAR/A-115
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/21d967a7-29db-43ea-871f-51ccf5972402
  19. urn:
    6185f71f-f0d8-4284-9141-a955167c3e38
    name:
    Stamnes Kommune. Formannskapet
    id:
    K-18211.150
    path:
    AIN/K-18211.150
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6185f71f-f0d8-4284-9141-a955167c3e38
  20. urn:
    1e5cb7f0-a13b-4c8f-97ba-6faa045624be
    name:
    Skaun kommune I, overformynderi
    id:
    A-4343
    path:
    TIKA/A-4343
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1e5cb7f0-a13b-4c8f-97ba-6faa045624be
  21. urn:
    6c6267e7-1988-4951-9b8f-145f9e47dd92
    name:
    Bjugn kommune I/II, overformynderi
    id:
    A-4565
    path:
    TIKA/A-4565
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c6267e7-1988-4951-9b8f-145f9e47dd92
  22. urn:
    6b45e05a-6b4f-4da5-883e-2e473dc24007
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    id:
    A-1068
    path:
    NIA/A-1068
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Norsk industriarbeidermuseum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6b45e05a-6b4f-4da5-883e-2e473dc24007
  23. urn:
    f4bf91d4-8f77-4edb-aac2-4abbaed66a07
    name:
    455.7014.38 - Operations performance analysis "OPA"
    id:
    0004
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    AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dbc/Dbcb/L0297/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f4bf91d4-8f77-4edb-aac2-4abbaed66a07
  24. urn:
    e2ab9334-74f7-4a16-9e1a-92dac005933f
    name:
    Organisasjoner, institusjoner og departementer. Norsk Form, Europan Norge
    id:
    L0014
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1005/D/Dc/Dci/L0014
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e2ab9334-74f7-4a16-9e1a-92dac005933f
  25. urn:
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    id:
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    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0250/D/Dk/L1938
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f17fd46e-47a2-4544-9211-8c8c0632708e
limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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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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