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 2026-11-02T16:29:49Z in 4.399 seconds.

Showing 10 of 394137 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Hole plan- og miljøstyre
    id:
    0612515-2
  2. name:
    Frosta kommune, plan og utvikling
    id:
    A-6965
  3. name:
    Trondheim kommune / Strinda kommune: Generalplannemnda / Generalplankontoret
    id:
    A-1732
  4. name:
    Lierne kommune II, hovedutvalg for næring, plan og miljø
    id:
    A-4408
  5. name:
    Nordfold kommune. Plan og byggekomite for utbygging av Stamsvik skole
    id:
    K-18461.511.06
  6. name:
    Plan- og bygningsetaten
    id:
    A-10002
  7. name:
    Hattfjelldal kommune.Planutvalget
    id:
    K-18260.710
  8. name:
    PA-0628, Brynes Planteskoler AS
    id:
    A-1681
  9. name:
    Hamarøy kommune.Generalplannutvalget
    id:
    K-18490.156
  10. name:
    Plan- og næringsetaten i Telemark fylkeskommune
    id:
    0800611.2
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total:
394137
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    0e2a052d-6b57-4a68-a928-af65dc85f94e
    name:
    Hole plan- og miljøstyre
    id:
    0612515-2
    path:
    IKAK/0612515-2
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0e2a052d-6b57-4a68-a928-af65dc85f94e
  2. urn:
    64536d3f-c2d5-4c5e-80a5-7fc9979e9447
    name:
    Frosta kommune, plan og utvikling
    id:
    A-6965
    path:
    TIKA/A-6965
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/64536d3f-c2d5-4c5e-80a5-7fc9979e9447
  3. urn:
    f51d1ae5-1660-4b4c-a19e-1f1698069ffd
    name:
    Trondheim kommune / Strinda kommune: Generalplannemnda / Generalplankontoret
    id:
    A-1732
    path:
    TRKO/A-1732
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f51d1ae5-1660-4b4c-a19e-1f1698069ffd
  4. urn:
    4f2d3cba-7351-4f5f-843f-85e782ed7587
    name:
    Lierne kommune II, hovedutvalg for næring, plan og miljø
    id:
    A-4408
    path:
    TIKA/A-4408
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f2d3cba-7351-4f5f-843f-85e782ed7587
  5. urn:
    2c2d3aeb-3725-4f0e-b4c0-e76dd85e7b07
    name:
    Nordfold kommune. Plan og byggekomite for utbygging av Stamsvik skole
    id:
    K-18461.511.06
    path:
    AIN/K-18461.511.06
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c2d3aeb-3725-4f0e-b4c0-e76dd85e7b07
  6. urn:
    ee906384-5659-4432-823b-b60b2e3c48b1
    name:
    Plan- og bygningsetaten
    id:
    A-10002
    path:
    OBA/A-10002
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee906384-5659-4432-823b-b60b2e3c48b1
  7. urn:
    47e0839c-c3a1-4f6a-a65e-e77f81f79aef
    name:
    Hattfjelldal kommune.Planutvalget
    id:
    K-18260.710
    path:
    AIN/K-18260.710
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/47e0839c-c3a1-4f6a-a65e-e77f81f79aef
  8. urn:
    385abbcf-7700-4849-8c38-12a67219dab1
    name:
    PA-0628, Brynes Planteskoler AS
    id:
    A-1681
    path:
    BYST/A-1681
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/385abbcf-7700-4849-8c38-12a67219dab1
  9. urn:
    f522739b-2ad5-402e-b05f-87021db4ffdc
    name:
    Hamarøy kommune.Generalplannutvalget
    id:
    K-18490.156
    path:
    AIN/K-18490.156
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f522739b-2ad5-402e-b05f-87021db4ffdc
  10. urn:
    97be05e9-ff2c-46d6-97aa-d46c0717d2ec
    name:
    Plan- og næringsetaten i Telemark fylkeskommune
    id:
    0800611.2
    path:
    IKAK/0800611.2
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/97be05e9-ff2c-46d6-97aa-d46c0717d2ec
  11. urn:
    c57b5839-e880-4e25-a27e-cb9308fc4673
    name:
    Arendal og Oppland Turistforening
    id:
    PA-1640
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1640
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    2
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c57b5839-e880-4e25-a27e-cb9308fc4673
  12. urn:
    8a771fd3-9b72-43fc-bc30-c9e51c938844
    name:
    Stordal kommune. Planutvalet
    id:
    K-15260.151.02
    path:
    IKAM/K-15260.151.02
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8a771fd3-9b72-43fc-bc30-c9e51c938844
  13. urn:
    547a9d75-5e7c-46a6-a2e2-90a8960c9a51
    name:
    Sandnes kommune - PA 029 Grude planteskole
    id:
    A-943
    path:
    IKAR/A-943
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/547a9d75-5e7c-46a6-a2e2-90a8960c9a51
  14. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000004086336
    name:
    b+b Arkitekter AS
    id:
    A-8239
    path:
    BBA/A-8239
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    - Arkiveier er b+b Arkitekter AS, ArkiVest-medlem nr. 264. - Opprettet i 1987 som Bjerk og Bjørge as av sivilarkitektene Arne Bjerk og Eilif J. Bjørge. B+B Arkitekter AS er en direkte videreføring.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004086336
  15. urn:
    e988cfe4-71bd-4a75-9e96-c8d3c8b096b0
    name:
    b+b Arkitekter AS
    id:
    A-8239
    path:
    SAF/A-8239
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    - Arkiveier er b+b Arkitekter AS, ArkiVest-medlem nr. 264. - Opprettet i 1987 som Bjerk og Bjørge as av sivilarkitektene Arne Bjerk og Eilif J. Bjørge. B+B Arkitekter AS er en direkte videreføring.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e988cfe4-71bd-4a75-9e96-c8d3c8b096b0
  16. urn:
    880a3bf4-2de6-45a0-880a-5d26ccc03c4a
    name:
    Meldal kommune, planutvalg
    id:
    A-4634
    path:
    TIKA/A-4634
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/880a3bf4-2de6-45a0-880a-5d26ccc03c4a
  17. urn:
    02e24fd1-8b27-4eb6-ba72-1ca2723fe4e7
    name:
    Norges statsbaner, Hovedadministrasjonen, Plankontoret for Oslo S
    id:
    RA-S-5410
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5410
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02e24fd1-8b27-4eb6-ba72-1ca2723fe4e7
  18. urn:
    d4ded25c-1e22-4bf4-b940-ba5b29998ed1
    name:
    Postsparebanken, Plan/Systemavdelingen
    id:
    RA-S-4367
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4367
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d4ded25c-1e22-4bf4-b940-ba5b29998ed1
  19. urn:
    46d2c9b7-73ee-46f1-888d-d3edee3c85ec
    name:
    Planutvalget / Plan- og miljøutvalget
    id:
    Hb
    path:
    TRKO/A-1716/H/Hb
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/46d2c9b7-73ee-46f1-888d-d3edee3c85ec
  20. urn:
    515ea028-76ae-4af9-b215-43d79eea5e47
    name:
    Brønnøy reg. plan
    id:
    L0022
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1341/3/I/Ia/L0022
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/515ea028-76ae-4af9-b215-43d79eea5e47
  21. urn:
    2e0436f0-a497-44c2-81eb-819413387b55
    name:
    Steinkjer kommune I, plan- og tiltaksnemnd
    id:
    A-5912
    path:
    TIKA/A-5912
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2e0436f0-a497-44c2-81eb-819413387b55
  22. urn:
    96053dc7-94e2-499d-8736-f650102fcd9e
    name:
    Moskenes reg. plan
    id:
    L0050
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1341/3/I/Ia/L0050
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/96053dc7-94e2-499d-8736-f650102fcd9e
  23. urn:
    0e56cee1-e026-4084-b9dd-e40080793a65
    name:
    Plan-og utbygging av felt B-2-Straumsfjellet
    id:
    0006
    path:
    IKAH/1246-527/D/Da/L0008/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0e56cee1-e026-4084-b9dd-e40080793a65
  24. urn:
    bc23131f-a0aa-4ab4-8382-6a0eaaf26f18
    name:
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    id:
    L0001
    path:
    IKAR/K-100598/G/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bc23131f-a0aa-4ab4-8382-6a0eaaf26f18
  25. urn:
    c0c198cc-6ad8-490a-b7e5-267b2f19fc2d
    name:
    Værøy kommuine. Plan for avfallsbehandling. Hovedplan avløp.
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    AIN/A-17-145/F/Fi/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0c198cc-6ad8-490a-b7e5-267b2f19fc2d
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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.