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 2026-10-24T05:05:12Z in 0.633 seconds.

Showing 10 of 310280 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Bygdøy-Frogner arbeiderparti
    id:
    AKT-714
  2. name:
    Oslo Høyre bydelsforening 39 - Bygdøy
    id:
    PO-11017
  3. name:
    Registrering av kulturminner i Oslo. Bydel 1 Frogner - Vika
    id:
    0003
  4. name:
    Frogner hovudgård, Oslo. Oljem. direkte på papp av Sigurd E. Undeland 1937.
    id:
    H-060
  5. name:
    Frogner menighetsråd (Oslo)
    id:
    AS-10851
  6. name:
    Akershus fylke. Oslo kommune (Vestre bydel II)
    id:
    L0196
  7. name:
    Oslo 3. (Grünerløkka) korps Grünerløkka bydel, soldater/underbefal, inspeksjonsrapporter
    id:
    L0011
  8. name:
    P-1, 45-46 Oslo kommune. Bydel 1
    id:
    0008
  9. name:
    P-1, 45-46 Oslo kommune. Bydel 2
    id:
    0009
  10. name:
    P-1, 45-46 Oslo kommune. Bydel 3
    id:
    0010
Show all fields in HTML
total:
310280
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
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    name:
    Bygdøy-Frogner arbeiderparti
    id:
    AKT-714
    path:
    AAB/AKT-714
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Bygdøy-Frogner arbeiderparti ble opprettet som et arbeiderpartilag for bydel Bygdøy-Frogner i Oslo (fra 1988). Selv om det kom en bydelsreform til i 2004 (bydel Frogner ble skapt), beholdt bydelslaget sitt gamle navn.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3c1f8ca0-804d-4178-a4ac-e6bf245eb1e3
  2. urn:
    fceb6be1-c75f-49ea-8f95-468befff0e6b
    name:
    Oslo Høyre bydelsforening 39 - Bygdøy
    id:
    PO-11017
    path:
    AV/PO-11017
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Foreningen er en kretsforening/bydelsforening av Oslo Høyre for Bygdøy. Fra omkring 1955 hadde foreningen navnet Bygdøy kretsforening av Oslo Høyre. Navnet ser ut til å ha vekslet med navnet Bygdøy Høyre. Etter bydelsinndelingen 1973-1988 fikk foreningen navnet Oslo Høyre bydelsforening 39 - Bygdøy....
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fceb6be1-c75f-49ea-8f95-468befff0e6b
  3. urn:
    c369e24c-9352-4d7a-abae-e2411541e881
    name:
    Registrering av kulturminner i Oslo. Bydel 1 Frogner - Vika
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6224/D/Db/Db03/0005/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c369e24c-9352-4d7a-abae-e2411541e881
  4. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000002972
    name:
    Frogner hovudgård, Oslo. Oljem. direkte på papp av Sigurd E. Undeland 1937.
    id:
    H-060
    path:
    ULHA/A-1011/U/L0002/H-060
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000002972
  5. urn:
    437dc47a-8119-479e-b87a-8bf5eb798d76
    name:
    Frogner menighetsråd (Oslo)
    id:
    AS-10851
    path:
    AV/AS-10851
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Ved kgl. res. av 28. september 1897 ble Frogner menighet utskilt fra deler av Uranienborg og Trefoldighet menigheter, og skulle regnes som opprettet fra 1. januar 1898. Folkemengden i den nye menigheten var i 1898 ca. 7500. Det gikk 10 år før menigheten fikk sin egen kirke. Frogner kirke ble innvie...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/437dc47a-8119-479e-b87a-8bf5eb798d76
  6. urn:
    0015f51a-4d92-4a6d-a7e6-572c7c687cef
    name:
    Akershus fylke. Oslo kommune (Vestre bydel II)
    id:
    L0196
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1452/F/L0196
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0015f51a-4d92-4a6d-a7e6-572c7c687cef
  7. urn:
    7ec36ebc-2e09-4208-8469-15c6e7a1b601
    name:
    Oslo 3. (Grünerløkka) korps Grünerløkka bydel, soldater/underbefal, inspeksjonsrapporter
    id:
    L0011
    path:
    VID/MDA-A-1525/I/Ia/Ial/L0011
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7ec36ebc-2e09-4208-8469-15c6e7a1b601
  8. urn:
    0b5b9de6-c5ad-43f5-96d6-d88a154e2bc3
    name:
    P-1, 45-46 Oslo kommune. Bydel 1
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6224/P/Pa/Paa/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0b5b9de6-c5ad-43f5-96d6-d88a154e2bc3
  9. urn:
    1ae579d0-04ce-4dc8-abb2-0ba4b4e22ab0
    name:
    P-1, 45-46 Oslo kommune. Bydel 2
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6224/P/Pa/Paa/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1ae579d0-04ce-4dc8-abb2-0ba4b4e22ab0
  10. urn:
    f829bf32-009d-4e8e-b72b-a8137969bac7
    name:
    P-1, 45-46 Oslo kommune. Bydel 3
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6224/P/Pa/Paa/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f829bf32-009d-4e8e-b72b-a8137969bac7
  11. urn:
    dad8a3ee-7ff1-4588-b51e-90c6a2819b38
    name:
    P-1, 45-46 Oslo kommune. Bydel 4
    id:
    0011
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6224/P/Pa/Paa/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dad8a3ee-7ff1-4588-b51e-90c6a2819b38
  12. urn:
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    name:
    P-1, 45-46 Oslo kommune. Bydel 5
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6224/P/Pa/Paa/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/002313db-b2de-4879-b298-758c213513ce
  13. urn:
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    name:
    P-1, 45-46 Oslo kommune. Bydel 6
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    AV/RA-S-6224/P/Pa/Paa/0013
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/898d06a6-35fe-4f07-83d9-dd388157d100
  14. urn:
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    name:
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    AV/RA-S-6224/P/Pa/Paa/0014
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    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/87acfee9-cc3e-4291-b438-471e3cffb34b
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    AV/RA-S-6224/P/Pa/Paa/0015
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    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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    path:
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    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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    unit_type:
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    link:
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    link:
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    institution:
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    id:
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    country:
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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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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.