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 2026-11-03T07:46:01Z in 5.531 seconds.

Showing 10 of 80150 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    HUMAN internasjonale dokumentarfilmfestival
    id:
    ARK-3378
  2. name:
    Aust-Agder Skolefilmsentral
    id:
    PA-1812
  3. name:
    Poppe, Finn, arkitekt
    id:
    SAH-ARK-143
  4. name:
    Poppeloppeteateret, barneteateret i Molde
    id:
    R.Ark.1620
  5. name:
    Populistiske Arbeidsgrupper (PAG) i Bergen
    id:
    SATØ-P-0402
  6. name:
    Populistiske Arbeidsgrupper (PAG) i Tromsø
    id:
    SATØ-P-0403
  7. name:
    Harstad Filmklubb
    id:
    PA-0250
  8. name:
    Landbrukets Film- og Billedkontor
    id:
    RA-S-5934
  9. name:
    Statens Filmsentral
    id:
    PA-1022
  10. name:
    Bok: Æ bor i Lofoten - Vågan pop- og rockhistorie
    id:
    0001
Show all fields in HTML
total:
80150
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    686967dd-7484-4cbc-9aa7-f800a7616ff2
    name:
    HUMAN internasjonale dokumentarfilmfestival
    id:
    ARK-3378
    path:
    AAB/ARK-3378
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/686967dd-7484-4cbc-9aa7-f800a7616ff2
  2. urn:
    73991bdb-d840-49b7-b838-775eac63796b
    name:
    Aust-Agder Skolefilmsentral
    id:
    PA-1812
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1812
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/73991bdb-d840-49b7-b838-775eac63796b
  3. urn:
    75aea075-56e2-41aa-af5b-586ccc7c3e5e
    name:
    Poppe, Finn, arkitekt
    id:
    SAH-ARK-143
    path:
    AV/SAH-ARK-143
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/75aea075-56e2-41aa-af5b-586ccc7c3e5e
  4. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000020890
    name:
    Poppeloppeteateret, barneteateret i Molde
    id:
    R.Ark.1620
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1620
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000020890
  5. urn:
    13200539-645f-4094-a3bf-7d2b350f72f4
    name:
    Populistiske Arbeidsgrupper (PAG) i Bergen
    id:
    SATØ-P-0402
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0402
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/13200539-645f-4094-a3bf-7d2b350f72f4
  6. urn:
    0b1c5257-4499-49dd-aed3-82877dd5c222
    name:
    Populistiske Arbeidsgrupper (PAG) i Tromsø
    id:
    SATØ-P-0403
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0403
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0b1c5257-4499-49dd-aed3-82877dd5c222
  7. urn:
    no-STMU_arkiv_000000001834
    name:
    Harstad Filmklubb
    id:
    PA-0250
    path:
    STMU/PA-0250
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Sør-Troms Museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-STMU_arkiv_000000001834
  8. urn:
    2a37ccde-d16d-4004-937e-05459d307846
    name:
    Landbrukets Film- og Billedkontor
    id:
    RA-S-5934
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5934
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a37ccde-d16d-4004-937e-05459d307846
  9. urn:
    1e84851d-7a3f-438a-af14-ec07a7854e72
    name:
    Statens Filmsentral
    id:
    PA-1022
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1022
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Norsk Bygdekino og Statens filmsentral blei starta i 1948, Filmavisen i 1945 (i 1949 som avdeling i Norsk Film AS), og den statlege eigardelen i produksjonsselskapet Norsk Film AS var aukande. Ikke minst blei det etablert ei statleg støtteordning for produksjon av spelefilm i 1948, som blei omarbeid...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1e84851d-7a3f-438a-af14-ec07a7854e72
  10. urn:
    8181ea5e-0b3f-4095-ade2-f56d125e4c97
    name:
    Bok: Æ bor i Lofoten - Vågan pop- og rockhistorie
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AIN/A-10-133/Z/L0001/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8181ea5e-0b3f-4095-ade2-f56d125e4c97
  11. urn:
    1015518c-ac58-439b-9a5b-01372d20e770
    name:
    4. Film “Population and Quality of Life” fra “Earth: A Planet in Crisis” (EPIC)
    id:
    0004
    path:
    UBIT/A-0303/U/0009/0004
    unit_type:
    LYD
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1015518c-ac58-439b-9a5b-01372d20e770
  12. urn:
    2822b00c-4d43-4176-8623-72e5a8c69b89
    name:
    Landbruksdepartementets film- og billedkontor
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2024/D/Da/L0048/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2822b00c-4d43-4176-8623-72e5a8c69b89
  13. urn:
    97435905-148f-408f-a683-883cc70140e3
    name:
    Arrangementkomiteens arkiv film
    id:
    0003
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00687/F/L0001/0003
    unit_type:
    FOTOSERIE
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/97435905-148f-408f-a683-883cc70140e3
  14. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000469143
    name:
    Svekon Film
    id:
    A-5374
    path:
    BBA/A-5374
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    - Arkiveier er Øy-film, ArkiVest-medlem nr. 182. - Filmproduksjonsselskap for tvillingbrødrene Haakon og Sverre Sandberg (f. 1924) og Liv Sandberg, gift med Haakon. Selskapet, som ble etablert i 1948, har produsert serien "To hus tett i tett", filmen "Uten opprør", Anno-filmene, samt mange andre dok...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000469143
  15. urn:
    43835910-8267-4d3f-af13-cfa2b0a09132
    name:
    Kirke- og undervisningsdepartementet, Norsk filmråd
    id:
    RA-S-1591
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1591
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43835910-8267-4d3f-af13-cfa2b0a09132
  16. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000170880
    name:
    Film 3
    id:
    ARK/00960
    path:
    OFA/ARK/00960
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000170880
  17. urn:
    f20ec68f-1ce2-4a46-8b05-291acbe0bca7
    name:
    Film. Dir.Throne Holst. Selskap Bygdø. 16mm film
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1699/H/Ha/L0013/0008
    unit_type:
    FILM
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f20ec68f-1ce2-4a46-8b05-291acbe0bca7
  18. urn:
    1850a69f-5965-4423-94c3-8b212952b1d9
    name:
    Norsk Film
    id:
    RA-PA-0908
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0908
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1850a69f-5965-4423-94c3-8b212952b1d9
  19. urn:
    07db6132-7ca8-47fb-a5d4-d41868dda439
    name:
    Nordnorsk Filmsenter AS
    id:
    SATØ-P-0645
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0645
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07db6132-7ca8-47fb-a5d4-d41868dda439
  20. urn:
    29aaa3e5-25a7-4443-bba2-8c1bfc5f4e4a
    name:
    Pallas film
    id:
    A-10033
    path:
    OBA/A-10033
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/29aaa3e5-25a7-4443-bba2-8c1bfc5f4e4a
  21. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000005076
    name:
    Sa 22 - Film- og lydopptak Ramnes
    id:
    A-2052
    path:
    VEMU/A-2052
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000005076
  22. urn:
    8d747c3e-abe8-4b2d-8420-cf9b13e9b9a6
    name:
    Debatt filmutvalget (+ upopmøter 28/03, 04/04, 09/05, 16/05)
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1322/U/Ub/L0034/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8d747c3e-abe8-4b2d-8420-cf9b13e9b9a6
  23. urn:
    3ee51b58-bb36-4c92-9174-b3b1b1202295
    name:
    Sosialistisk kulturfront. Film og teatergruppen
    id:
    ARK-1757
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1757
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3ee51b58-bb36-4c92-9174-b3b1b1202295
  24. urn:
    e238508c-dea4-42d9-b28a-2e2bbd164407
    name:
    Kvam herad. Film- og kulturnemnda
    id:
    1238-272
    path:
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    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e238508c-dea4-42d9-b28a-2e2bbd164407
  25. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000146630
    name:
    Sa 57 - Film- og fotosamling familien Røed
    id:
    A-2845
    path:
    VEMU/A-2845
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000146630
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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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