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 2026-11-03T02:05:40Z in 2.799 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58916 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Glomdal Samvirkelag
    id:
    ARK-234
  2. name:
    Margit Omdal
    id:
    A-1247
  3. name:
    Pa 0556 - Omdal, Andreas
    id:
    SAST-A-100716
  4. name:
    Marcus & Ewald Omdal lærvarefabrik
    id:
    A-2190
  5. name:
    Sokndal kommune - Omdal skole
    id:
    K-101155
  6. name:
    Omdal, Odd Vidar. Fotograf
    id:
    FA-1052
  7. name:
    PA-0182, Stavanger Kommunes Gamaldanslag - Komdansen
    id:
    A-1234
  8. name:
    Pa 0667 - Amerikabrev fra Omdal i Heskestad
    id:
    SAST-A-100795
  9. name:
    Omdahl AS
    id:
    0002
  10. name:
    Strategiplan, omdanning til AS
    id:
    0001
Show all fields in HTML
total:
58916
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    7f652623-4f2f-4224-b22d-b7ac36a07203
    name:
    Glomdal Samvirkelag
    id:
    ARK-234
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-234
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7f652623-4f2f-4224-b22d-b7ac36a07203
  2. urn:
    5ffaef3a-dee3-457a-b813-fb39654554ca
    name:
    Margit Omdal
    id:
    A-1247
    path:
    VTM/A-1247
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Vest-Telemark Museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5ffaef3a-dee3-457a-b813-fb39654554ca
  3. urn:
    85e41615-75a3-430d-871f-adbab502db26
    name:
    Pa 0556 - Omdal, Andreas
    id:
    SAST-A-100716
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100716
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/85e41615-75a3-430d-871f-adbab502db26
  4. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000005407
    name:
    Marcus & Ewald Omdal lærvarefabrik
    id:
    A-2190
    path:
    BU/A-2190
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000005407
  5. urn:
    3bb3bafc-bae4-46c8-aad6-729eb794c912
    name:
    Sokndal kommune - Omdal skole
    id:
    K-101155
    path:
    IKAR/K-101155
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3bb3bafc-bae4-46c8-aad6-729eb794c912
  6. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000168284
    name:
    Omdal, Odd Vidar. Fotograf
    id:
    FA-1052
    path:
    VEMU/FA-1052
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000168284
  7. urn:
    10b8e9fc-62de-4111-9ba0-ad39f7c33b58
    name:
    PA-0182, Stavanger Kommunes Gamaldanslag - Komdansen
    id:
    A-1234
    path:
    BYST/A-1234
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/10b8e9fc-62de-4111-9ba0-ad39f7c33b58
  8. urn:
    6d12418b-976b-4dbe-98ea-38a8070754bb
    name:
    Pa 0667 - Amerikabrev fra Omdal i Heskestad
    id:
    SAST-A-100795
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100795
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6d12418b-976b-4dbe-98ea-38a8070754bb
  9. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000065595
    name:
    Omdahl AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    VEMU/A-2197/E/Ea/Eaa/L0026/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000065595
  10. urn:
    53b790bd-32f6-4173-91e8-64e34b5c5535
    name:
    Strategiplan, omdanning til AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    IKAR/A-1215/E/Ef/L0002/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/53b790bd-32f6-4173-91e8-64e34b5c5535
  11. urn:
    24a9bb69-d108-40c9-a084-b0aee39269a1
    name:
    Omdanning til AS. Den politiske prosessen
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3871/M/L0006/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/24a9bb69-d108-40c9-a084-b0aee39269a1
  12. urn:
    a5b4fc12-fcd7-478a-be19-46a676e512de
    name:
    Sak 68. Marcus & Ewald Omdahl AS. Medlemsforhold. Diverse
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0886/2/D/Da/L0065/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a5b4fc12-fcd7-478a-be19-46a676e512de
  13. urn:
    5fe278e5-e9a5-423e-9fbc-ae046ecd17a7
    name:
    Omdanning til AS og fusjon til Lyse energi
    id:
    0003
    path:
    IKAR/A-1215/E/Ef/L0002/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5fe278e5-e9a5-423e-9fbc-ae046ecd17a7
  14. urn:
    fa29db26-bbf3-4533-adcb-bb85c954294a
    name:
    Omdanning av BiR DA til BiR AS/BiR konsern
    id:
    0105
    path:
    IKAH/1245-021/A/Ac/Acb/L0020/0003/0105
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fa29db26-bbf3-4533-adcb-bb85c954294a
  15. urn:
    fc605b3a-cd68-4f2c-bb3f-2fa64497444a
    name:
    Kontrakt. Romdatabase for nye Molde Sykehus. Nosyko AS
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fau/L0010/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fc605b3a-cd68-4f2c-bb3f-2fa64497444a
  16. urn:
    5c55ba54-1301-4559-8118-28986c284612
    name:
    Overføring av eiendommer i forbindelse med omdanning til AS 22.06.2016
    id:
    0002
    path:
    IKAR/A-1170/F/L0002/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5c55ba54-1301-4559-8118-28986c284612
  17. urn:
    63c9e7f4-f271-4fff-aa97-e19068b2f8c3
    name:
    Omdal og Omdalsmo
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1435/F/L0363/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/63c9e7f4-f271-4fff-aa97-e19068b2f8c3
  18. urn:
    ead82a79-622d-4b64-8876-d60ce1ad02c8
    name:
    NSB-kond. 21.10 10 Somdalen midtre - Somdalen (tnr. 39-38) Pel: 1225-1302/ km 143,24- 144,01
    id:
    0078
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1619/1/T/Tb/T053ba08/0078
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ead82a79-622d-4b64-8876-d60ce1ad02c8
  19. urn:
    f22ae19d-0011-4c15-8621-0672f0ba1dbe
    name:
    Kopier fra Kooperatøren 1930 (trolig) og 1934 og fra "Hilsen fra Glomdal" (bok med postkort fra Glomdal)
    id:
    0002
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-248/Z/L0001/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f22ae19d-0011-4c15-8621-0672f0ba1dbe
  20. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000047567
    name:
    Omdanningssaken
    id:
    Eb
    path:
    BBA/A-2987/4508/E/Eb
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000047567
  21. urn:
    c47424bc-5fa9-4a36-9ea8-61554114d1ae
    name:
    Korrespomdanse
    id:
    D
    path:
    IKAK/0705411-1/D
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c47424bc-5fa9-4a36-9ea8-61554114d1ae
  22. urn:
    c0b07f1b-a779-4583-9367-bee630e64dbe
    name:
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    id:
    L0034
    path:
    IKAK/0601013-2/A/L0034
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0b07f1b-a779-4583-9367-bee630e64dbe
  23. urn:
    0a1cdbcd-4aea-4767-ad0a-b47b6c7bc365
    name:
    Somdalen
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    path:
    IKAK/0601013-2/A/L0039
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0a1cdbcd-4aea-4767-ad0a-b47b6c7bc365
  24. urn:
    e488dd22-bab6-4bfc-9966-18d572416ab4
    name:
    Somdalen
    id:
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    path:
    IKAK/0601014-2/G/L0070
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e488dd22-bab6-4bfc-9966-18d572416ab4
  25. urn:
    0a487ddd-8042-41a3-8ce6-36f260f76285
    name:
    Glomdalen
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1580/E/L0005/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0a487ddd-8042-41a3-8ce6-36f260f76285
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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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