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 2026-10-22T13:07:54Z in 0.816 seconds.

Showing 10 of 114466 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Reguleringsplaner: Gnr. 7 bnr. 1 og 21, Fjell kommune, Nitor Bygg og Anleggstjenester AS
    id:
    0024
  2. name:
    Klostergarasjen AS - parkeringsteknisk utstyr
    id:
    0006
  3. name:
    Kontaktutvalget for Hamar Park
    id:
    AS-383
  4. name:
    Hovedbygget m/ park.
    id:
    0003
  5. name:
    Hovedbygget m/ park.
    id:
    0004
  6. name:
    Park og palmer ved havet
    id:
    W-2972
  7. name:
    Park- og idrettsvesenet
    id:
    AS-20145
  8. name:
    Park ved Akershus Festning
    id:
    W-1061
  9. name:
    Mann ved park, bebyggelse
    id:
    W-2947
  10. name:
    Ulvik Hotel & park
    id:
    0039
Show all fields in HTML
total:
114466
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003399677
    name:
    Reguleringsplaner: Gnr. 7 bnr. 1 og 21, Fjell kommune, Nitor Bygg og Anleggstjenester AS
    id:
    0024
    path:
    BBA/A-3563/7168/7874/D/Da/Dak/L0006/0024
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003399677
  2. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000370452
    name:
    Klostergarasjen AS - parkeringsteknisk utstyr
    id:
    0006
    path:
    BBA/A-5069/E/Eb/Ebb/Ebba/L0020/0006
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000370452
  3. urn:
    067fe617-c032-41c5-987c-11be3321bb06
    name:
    Kontaktutvalget for Hamar Park
    id:
    AS-383
    path:
    AV/AS-383
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Kontaktutvalget for Hamar Park ble etablert i 1998 og formulerte sitt eget prosjekt. 'Nytt liv i parken'. Kontaktutvalget ble startet opp på frivillig grunnlag av Per Idar Morgen, som også var leder for utvalget fra 1998 til 2010. Fra starten fikk utvalget medlemmer fra samarbeidsutvalget for velfor...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/067fe617-c032-41c5-987c-11be3321bb06
  4. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003052554
    name:
    Hovedbygget m/ park.
    id:
    0003
    path:
    BBA/A-0368/U/L0001/0003
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003052554
  5. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000897167
    name:
    Hovedbygget m/ park.
    id:
    0004
    path:
    BBA/A-0368/U/L0001/0004
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000897167
  6. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000003668
    name:
    Park og palmer ved havet
    id:
    W-2972
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-2972
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000003668
  7. urn:
    e3c2fd95-db3b-4cb6-9f4f-3c12d3b0e6fc
    name:
    Park- og idrettsvesenet
    id:
    AS-20145
    path:
    OBA/AS-20145
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Selskapet for Christiania Bys Vel (stiftet 1811) hadde frem til slutten av 1870-årene tatt seg av vedlikehold og mindre beplantninger, mens fra 1877 tok Beplantningsvesenet under Ingeniørvesenet seg av dette. Etterhvert som byens park- og grøntarealer vokste i omfang, ble Parkvesenet opprettet som e...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e3c2fd95-db3b-4cb6-9f4f-3c12d3b0e6fc
  8. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000009544
    name:
    Park ved Akershus Festning
    id:
    W-1061
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-1061
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000009544
  9. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000001180
    name:
    Mann ved park, bebyggelse
    id:
    W-2947
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-2947
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000001180
  10. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000018019
    name:
    Ulvik Hotel & park
    id:
    0039
    path:
    ULHA/A-1041/U/L0001/0039
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000018019
  11. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000018022
    name:
    Ulvik Hotel & park
    id:
    0040
    path:
    ULHA/A-1041/U/L0001/0040
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000018022
  12. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000003430
    name:
    Park, flora og bebyggelse
    id:
    W-2948
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-2948
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000003430
  13. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000001541
    name:
    Park Hotel
    id:
    R.Ark.1095
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1095
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000001541
  14. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000002158
    name:
    Vestrheim Hotel. Park og parasoll.
    id:
    Wi.-42
    path:
    ULHA/A-1007/U/L0004/Wi.-42
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000002158
  15. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000001584
    name:
    Park i Bergen. Bebyggelse, gate.
    id:
    W-0286
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-0286
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000001584
  16. urn:
    e728fc55-78e5-4dd0-9b8f-d0ea635d8e3b
    name:
    Om Mungo Park.
    id:
    0012
    path:
    VID/MA-A-1066/H/L0008/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e728fc55-78e5-4dd0-9b8f-d0ea635d8e3b
  17. urn:
    f4f1cead-083f-4196-9357-0d6062d69536
    name:
    Park hotell & restaurant
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AFM/FIA-1089/D/Dc/L0053/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Museene i Akershus
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f4f1cead-083f-4196-9357-0d6062d69536
  18. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000018188
    name:
    Vestrheim Hotel & park
    id:
    0010
    path:
    ULHA/A-1042/U/L0001/0010
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000018188
  19. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000002332
    name:
    Vestrheim Hotel. Park og parasollar. Landskap.
    id:
    Wi.-43
    path:
    ULHA/A-1007/U/L0004/Wi.-43
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000002332
  20. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000000338
    name:
    Park med palmer, landskap og hav
    id:
    W-2958
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-2958
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000000338
  21. urn:
    8f2d93f1-3a0c-4ff3-99aa-84f623e45851
    name:
    Bedrifts-ID: 712546 - Q-Park AS
    id:
    0019
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Dg/L0010/0019
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8f2d93f1-3a0c-4ff3-99aa-84f623e45851
  22. urn:
    daefe078-71bc-444b-986c-7bb26c9880e3
    name:
    Park Air Systems AS (Medlnr. 1159)
    id:
    0023
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0229/0023
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/daefe078-71bc-444b-986c-7bb26c9880e3
  23. urn:
    5e2fb524-78ca-41ba-93e9-c531ac8f9998
    name:
    Park Air Systems AS (Medlnr. 1159)
    id:
    0024
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0229/0024
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5e2fb524-78ca-41ba-93e9-c531ac8f9998
  24. urn:
    9012ede0-ca14-4e49-b2ce-b0dd8e5c3ae6
    name:
    Park Air Systems AS (Medlnr. 1159)
    id:
    0023
    path:
    AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0081/0023
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9012ede0-ca14-4e49-b2ce-b0dd8e5c3ae6
  25. urn:
    970f0a9a-fb53-41e9-b8ca-040705cf7b82
    name:
    Park Air Systems AS (Medlnr. 1159)
    id:
    0024
    path:
    AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0081/0024
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/970f0a9a-fb53-41e9-b8ca-040705cf7b82
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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