search_archives
Search Arkivportalen, the national archive catalogue: fonds, series and units held by Norwegian archive institutions (statsarkiv, byarkiv, private archives, ...).
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
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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.
| Parameter | Requirement | JSON type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | required | string | Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place. |
limit | optional | integer | Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100. |
offset | optional | integer | Number 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.
Result
Showing 10 of 58916 results in compact format.
- name:
- Glomdal Samvirkelag
- id:
- ARK-234
- name:
- Margit Omdal
- id:
- A-1247
- name:
- Pa 0556 - Omdal, Andreas
- id:
- SAST-A-100716
- name:
- Marcus & Ewald Omdal lærvarefabrik
- id:
- A-2190
- name:
- Sokndal kommune - Omdal skole
- id:
- K-101155
- name:
- Omdal, Odd Vidar. Fotograf
- id:
- FA-1052
- name:
- PA-0182, Stavanger Kommunes Gamaldanslag - Komdansen
- id:
- A-1234
- name:
- Pa 0667 - Amerikabrev fra Omdal i Heskestad
- id:
- SAST-A-100795
- name:
- Omdahl AS
- id:
- 0002
- name:
- Strategiplan, omdanning til AS
- id:
- 0001
Show all fields in HTML
- total:
- 58916
- total_exact:
- yes
- returned:
- 25
- page:
- 1
- results:
25 results
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- urn:
- c0b07f1b-a779-4583-9367-bee630e64dbe
- name:
- Somdalen
- 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
- urn:
- 0a1cdbcd-4aea-4767-ad0a-b47b6c7bc365
- name:
- Somdalen
- id:
- L0039
- 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
- urn:
- e488dd22-bab6-4bfc-9966-18d572416ab4
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- Somdalen
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- L0070
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- 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
- 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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