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. 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. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-13T11:18:17Z in 0.426 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58269 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Knäppupp revyen. Powel Ramel; Monica Zetterlund. NÅ nr. 24-25, 1966
    id:
    3962
  2. name:
    Pow Show, prøveopptak 2 (master) m/Wenche Myhre og Powel Ramel
    id:
    L0034
  3. name:
    Pop Show, siste dag (master) m/Wenche Myhre og Powel Ramel
    id:
    L0035
  4. name:
    N-Prosjekter, Industrikjemidivisjonen: Endring av avtale av 28.02.-94, 03.03.94 mellom Hydrogas og Powell Duffryn Terminals, Fortolkning av avtale vedrørende Hydrogas og Powell Duffryn Terminals
    id:
    L0239
  5. name:
    Powell. A - Z
    id:
    0002
  6. name:
    Powell
    id:
    0001
  7. name:
    Powell
    id:
    0010
  8. name:
    Powell River
    id:
    F05
  9. name:
    Flytoget. SeymourPowell
    id:
    L0009
  10. name:
    Powell, A. Esq.
    id:
    0014
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total:
58269
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    name:
    Knäppupp revyen. Powel Ramel; Monica Zetterlund. NÅ nr. 24-25, 1966
    id:
    3962
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0797/U/Ud/L0034/3962
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8a0093ab-b343-4b38-bb55-9c6f648d2347
  2. urn:
    6a65d69f-51d8-488d-84ae-51acd5929da3
    name:
    Pow Show, prøveopptak 2 (master) m/Wenche Myhre og Powel Ramel
    id:
    L0034
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1322/U/Uc/L0034
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6a65d69f-51d8-488d-84ae-51acd5929da3
  3. urn:
    2ab5698f-dfd8-4d96-9769-82f5ac06141a
    name:
    Pop Show, siste dag (master) m/Wenche Myhre og Powel Ramel
    id:
    L0035
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1322/U/Uc/L0035
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ab5698f-dfd8-4d96-9769-82f5ac06141a
  4. urn:
    4652e59e-10d0-4e71-aae8-07f47bf5f7ba
    name:
    N-Prosjekter, Industrikjemidivisjonen: Endring av avtale av 28.02.-94, 03.03.94 mellom Hydrogas og Powell Duffryn Terminals, Fortolkning av avtale vedrørende Hydrogas og Powell Duffryn Terminals
    id:
    L0239
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Dn/L0239
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4652e59e-10d0-4e71-aae8-07f47bf5f7ba
  5. urn:
    725e3fee-0c02-4484-8dc4-900cb8bb2910
    name:
    Powell. A - Z
    id:
    0002
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    AV/RA-S-2113/Da/L0726/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/725e3fee-0c02-4484-8dc4-900cb8bb2910
  6. urn:
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    name:
    Powell
    id:
    0001
    path:
    VEMU/A-1326/H/Hb/L0003/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000030356
  7. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000033471
    name:
    Powell
    id:
    0010
    path:
    VEMU/A-1593/F/Fa/L0002/0010
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000033471
  8. urn:
    a3fcca34-d824-41d0-b945-bad7873689af
    name:
    Powell River
    id:
    F05
    path:
    AAMA/PA-3059/F/F05
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a3fcca34-d824-41d0-b945-bad7873689af
  9. urn:
    61aa045d-e67d-4cbb-85d1-20e5512bf9dd
    name:
    Flytoget. SeymourPowell
    id:
    L0009
    path:
    NTM/A-1061/F/Fb/L0009
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Norsk Teknisk Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/61aa045d-e67d-4cbb-85d1-20e5512bf9dd
  10. urn:
    c8c053ec-d58d-46d4-aaa3-511cba7d8590
    name:
    Powell, A. Esq.
    id:
    0014
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2113/Da/L0725/0014
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c8c053ec-d58d-46d4-aaa3-511cba7d8590
  11. urn:
    2728fb70-3d53-4a5b-bcfb-830e6cd54d25
    name:
    Powell, A. Esq.
    id:
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    path:
    AV/RA-S-2120/Fac/L0144/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2728fb70-3d53-4a5b-bcfb-830e6cd54d25
  12. urn:
    e0740eb1-e73a-4b56-9d94-ec3737239e25
    name:
    Powell, John
    id:
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    AV/RA-S-2127/Fa/L0678/0016
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e0740eb1-e73a-4b56-9d94-ec3737239e25
  13. urn:
    c94684c1-23cf-422e-a6fa-5a77186cb32b
    name:
    4784 Powell, ex Snorre
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4998/F/Fa/L0851/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c94684c1-23cf-422e-a6fa-5a77186cb32b
  14. urn:
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    4784 Snorre, se Powell
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4998/F/Fa/L1012/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fe60182a-0ccc-49fb-8a65-b42234d370ad
  15. urn:
    460baeb9-ab28-4c8e-97b8-cb1a6f370c5c
    name:
    POWELL RIVER (13088)
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4998/F/Fb/L0805/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/460baeb9-ab28-4c8e-97b8-cb1a6f370c5c
  16. urn:
    1e021e9e-26db-48ab-ad6b-79f91aa79e01
    name:
    Powell & Bennett saken, Newcastle
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101681/1/PAab/L0002/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1e021e9e-26db-48ab-ad6b-79f91aa79e01
  17. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000232436
    name:
    Powell, Robert - engelsk skuespiller - 2 bilder.
    id:
    0010
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    BBA/A-0863/U/Ua/Uab/L0059/0010
    unit_type:
    Mappe
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    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000232436
  18. urn:
    b4b2dfe4-e06c-4f5c-ac85-93cc98198ccf
    name:
    Alf Melsom, Rolf Melsom, W. J. Powell & co, Melbourne
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    AV/RA-PA-1190/E/Ea/L0673
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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    Alf Melsom, Rolf Melsom, W. J. Powell & co, Melbourne
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  20. urn:
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    Alf Melsom, Rolf Melsom, W. J. Powell & co, Melbourne
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    link:
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  21. urn:
    43c4241d-edc6-4110-82c8-fc9c41b4a299
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    id:
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  22. urn:
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    Scouting for Boys av Lord Baden-Powell
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    0
    link:
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  23. urn:
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    name:
    Protector, Bergen, Postverket, Bergen, Powell S., Essex
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  24. urn:
    56322917-410a-4f72-91cc-bd7ecab33037
    name:
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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.