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. 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. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-13T16:49:30Z in 0.346 seconds.

Showing 10 of 70536 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Norsk mediehistorisk forening
    id:
    RA-PA-2033
  2. name:
    Dentalsøstrenes forening
    id:
    ARK-2138
  3. name:
    Studentalltinget i Trondheim
    id:
    SAT-PA-0678
  4. name:
    Norsk Dental Depot
    id:
    0006
  5. name:
    International Dental Journal 1954/55-62/63
    id:
    0001
  6. name:
    Dentalartikler og utstyr 1975/76-76/77
    id:
    0004
  7. name:
    Cavum Oris 1945/46-47/48
    id:
    0002
  8. name:
    Gjøvik Historiske Samlinger Driftsarkiv
    id:
    E-A-00584
  9. name:
    Linder, Doris
    id:
    ARK-2496
  10. name:
    Pressehistorisk klippsamling
    id:
    RA-PA-1983
Show all fields in HTML
total:
70536
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    e38351d7-53e2-402c-9c18-bc10f40cd7e2
    name:
    Norsk mediehistorisk forening
    id:
    RA-PA-2033
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-2033
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e38351d7-53e2-402c-9c18-bc10f40cd7e2
  2. urn:
    0d64a640-7346-421f-bb52-7f78ae92fe18
    name:
    Dentalsøstrenes forening
    id:
    ARK-2138
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2138
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0d64a640-7346-421f-bb52-7f78ae92fe18
  3. urn:
    6078ab3b-af92-4e78-a563-70e19a891708
    name:
    Studentalltinget i Trondheim
    id:
    SAT-PA-0678
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0678
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6078ab3b-af92-4e78-a563-70e19a891708
  4. urn:
    4ffdb638-a3be-47c7-b2e3-3c78c896bb45
    name:
    Norsk Dental Depot
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0862/1/E/L0074/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4ffdb638-a3be-47c7-b2e3-3c78c896bb45
  5. urn:
    57ff9344-0798-414c-a671-c3bc87154836
    name:
    International Dental Journal 1954/55-62/63
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0862/1/E/L0053/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/57ff9344-0798-414c-a671-c3bc87154836
  6. urn:
    c7ccf0a3-8f04-4421-972a-b2282b15ea1a
    name:
    Dentalartikler og utstyr 1975/76-76/77
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0862/1/D/L0018/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c7ccf0a3-8f04-4421-972a-b2282b15ea1a
  7. urn:
    6e61e7c5-1cbf-47e4-bc74-6e145308b0da
    name:
    Cavum Oris 1945/46-47/48
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0862/1/D/L0017/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6e61e7c5-1cbf-47e4-bc74-6e145308b0da
  8. urn:
    52cf142f-bd7b-42b7-9616-cff955493e8f
    name:
    Gjøvik Historiske Samlinger Driftsarkiv
    id:
    E-A-00584
    path:
    OAMM/E-A-00584
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52cf142f-bd7b-42b7-9616-cff955493e8f
  9. urn:
    d061c12b-6ed2-47fe-a5e1-d5a4e164542a
    name:
    Linder, Doris
    id:
    ARK-2496
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2496
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d061c12b-6ed2-47fe-a5e1-d5a4e164542a
  10. urn:
    e2b2d153-4459-4237-8302-e68b9e5f5a71
    name:
    Pressehistorisk klippsamling
    id:
    RA-PA-1983
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1983
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e2b2d153-4459-4237-8302-e68b9e5f5a71
  11. urn:
    b45f097d-fbce-4f4d-bd5a-ce46e289ff02
    name:
    Ringsaker Montessoriskole SA
    id:
    SAH-ARK-484
    path:
    AV/SAH-ARK-484
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b45f097d-fbce-4f4d-bd5a-ce46e289ff02
  12. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000547335
    name:
    daVinci Montessoriskole
    id:
    A-5693
    path:
    BBA/A-5693
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000547335
  13. urn:
    180592af-efcc-4420-9a8a-24b55b0bd249
    name:
    Kunsthistorisk Forening
    id:
    NG-0002
    path:
    NMFK/NG-0002
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/180592af-efcc-4420-9a8a-24b55b0bd249
  14. urn:
    5b8e882b-3423-4456-b039-2fbb59e87313
    name:
    Flatanger Montessoriskole
    id:
    PA-5207
    path:
    TIKA/PA-5207
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b8e882b-3423-4456-b039-2fbb59e87313
  15. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000096143
    name:
    Krigshistorisk samling
    id:
    LM-A-1022
    path:
    VEMU/LM-A-1022
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000096143
  16. urn:
    8c1158cb-0226-428b-a6ab-4dadeb4734a9
    name:
    Arkiv etter fartøyet MS "Storis"
    id:
    SATØ-P-1535
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1535
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8c1158cb-0226-428b-a6ab-4dadeb4734a9
  17. urn:
    74be6ed1-3dd7-4cd3-bd2f-9ca42d2584e0
    name:
    Forsvaret, Motorisert oppklaringseskadron
    id:
    RA-RAFA-3938
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-3938
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/74be6ed1-3dd7-4cd3-bd2f-9ca42d2584e0
  18. urn:
    c030ebea-4a04-4923-9cc9-103f8e78924d
    name:
    Den historiske komité
    id:
    ARK-2352
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2352
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c030ebea-4a04-4923-9cc9-103f8e78924d
  19. urn:
    fe5bc11f-b940-4b32-b3b0-10ec72bc00d5
    name:
    Norsk Slektshistorisk Forening
    id:
    RA-DA-0015
    path:
    AV/RA-DA-0015
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fe5bc11f-b940-4b32-b3b0-10ec72bc00d5
  20. urn:
    8f999468-844c-4c72-94ac-e2fcd13a2df1
    name:
    De Norske Skolehistoriske Samlinger
    id:
    RA-PA-1661
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1661
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8f999468-844c-4c72-94ac-e2fcd13a2df1
  21. urn:
    64e889f4-7114-4cc0-a0ff-589f96c86ac0
    name:
    Agder Motorhistoriske Klubb
    id:
    SAK-D/0939
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/0939
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/64e889f4-7114-4cc0-a0ff-589f96c86ac0
  22. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000079242
    name:
    Bergen Brannhistoriske Stiftelse
    id:
    A-3914
    path:
    BBA/A-3914
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000079242
  23. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000863894
    name:
    Børsautoriserte revisorer i Bergen
    id:
    A-6452
    path:
    BBA/A-6452
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000863894
  24. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000004945
    name:
    Hol lokalhistoriske registrering
    id:
    A-1462
    path:
    BU/A-1462
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000004945
  25. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000007264
    name:
    Fragmenter av krigshistorisk art
    id:
    A-2283
    path:
    BU/A-2283
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000007264
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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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