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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
`page`	optional	integer	Page number, 1-based (default 1).
`offset`	optional	integer	Number 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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-30T14:24:03Z in 1.134 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58402 results in compact format.

name:
Segel AS
id:
0002
name:
Kunnskapsintensiv forretningsmessig tjenesteyting - KIFT. Søknader. Tilsagnsbrev, utbetalinger etc. Segel AS
id:
0003
name:
Protokoller segel ved rasjonering
id:
Fa
name:
orginal brev m/stempel og segel,
id:
L6005
name:
Dette er Trundhiems Skomagers Amt Segel
id:
0007
name:
Segel Rilning til en Brigg tegnet av N. Sandstrøm.
id:
0001
name:
Segelcke - Stamtavle over familien Segelcke
id:
0025
name:
Strid, Jan Paul: Segersäng och andra ortsnamn på Seger-, Segel
id:
0005
name:
Segelråa - Tustna kommune - Møre og Romsdal fylke - oppdrett laks og ørret - søker Mørelaks AS. Saksnummer 2003/02622
id:
2199
name:
Segelcke
id:
0008

Show all fields in HTML

total:

58402

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
2e89a7bf-2c5d-464a-8f1e-08df171c03ee
name:
Segel AS
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAB-A-100615 /D/Dd/L0151/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2e89a7bf-2c5d-464a-8f1e-08df171c03ee
urn:
b359c16e-a839-49ea-b526-e489fa2a916b
name:
Kunnskapsintensiv forretningsmessig tjenesteyting - KIFT. Søknader. Tilsagnsbrev, utbetalinger etc. Segel AS
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAB-A-100615 /D/Dd/L0004/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b359c16e-a839-49ea-b526-e489fa2a916b
urn:
45c45dd3-c62e-47e1-a184-0d2bd0d4f173
name:
Protokoller segel ved rasjonering
id:
Fa
path:
AIN/K-18380.910/F/Fa
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/45c45dd3-c62e-47e1-a184-0d2bd0d4f173
urn:
c2d370d8-1f2c-4bbe-80a0-dc327831062c
name:
orginal brev m/stempel og segel,
id:
L6005
path:
OAM/A-00154/XX/L6005
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c2d370d8-1f2c-4bbe-80a0-dc327831062c
urn:
6cc55f19-473b-4da2-ad0e-474dddf5eff1
name:
Dette er Trundhiems Skomagers Amt Segel
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-EA-4046/H/Hj/L0001/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6cc55f19-473b-4da2-ad0e-474dddf5eff1
urn:
5d444c5f-4312-48b3-ba12-58665d286892
name:
Segel Rilning til en Brigg tegnet av N. Sandstrøm.
id:
0001
path:
AAMA/PA-2832/T/L0001/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5d444c5f-4312-48b3-ba12-58665d286892
urn:
34e672c5-3741-458d-83ff-041b5cb50855
name:
Segelcke - Stamtavle over familien Segelcke
id:
0025
path:
BYST/A-1162/V/Ve/L0002/0025
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/34e672c5-3741-458d-83ff-041b5cb50855
urn:
8b741e61-60ce-43f5-8821-36198b366ca4
name:
Strid, Jan Paul: Segersäng och andra ortsnamn på Seger-, Segel
id:
0005
path:
AIN/A-15-103/X/Xd/L0006/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8b741e61-60ce-43f5-8821-36198b366ca4
urn:
ce73c16a-53e7-48bd-b437-f84a4ea0bcd3
name:
Segelråa - Tustna kommune - Møre og Romsdal fylke - oppdrett laks og ørret - søker Mørelaks AS. Saksnummer 2003/02622
id:
2199
path:
AV/SAT-A-1768/A-470/D/Dc/2199
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ce73c16a-53e7-48bd-b437-f84a4ea0bcd3
urn:
643f3fbc-0e83-4db9-9a2f-507fe1ab663b
name:
Segelcke
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-EA-4025/G/L0119a/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/643f3fbc-0e83-4db9-9a2f-507fe1ab663b
urn:
1008f7a0-f800-41ff-9238-b9e2c5b56d37
name:
Segelcke
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-EA-4025/G/L0119b/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1008f7a0-f800-41ff-9238-b9e2c5b56d37
urn:
aeecfae1-d9cc-448d-8343-c09b714f1f3e
name:
Segelcke, J.
id:
0382
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AV/RA-PA-0233/F/Fb/L0021/0382
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aeecfae1-d9cc-448d-8343-c09b714f1f3e
urn:
6c11b310-cdae-4037-a8e3-2194833010bc
name:
Segelcke
id:
0005
path:
AV/SAB-A-36502/M/L0006/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c11b310-cdae-4037-a8e3-2194833010bc
urn:
ca86c8b5-750a-428f-bf48-90579139bb44
name:
Segelcke
id:
0006
path:
AV/SAB-A-36502/M/L0006/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ca86c8b5-750a-428f-bf48-90579139bb44
urn:
c3ed889c-301e-4e98-8d32-7a81d8f22880
name:
Segelcke
id:
0007
path:
AV/SAB-A-36502/M/L0006/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c3ed889c-301e-4e98-8d32-7a81d8f22880
urn:
1fee286b-ee9b-4576-8037-a6c03ad14af3
name:
Segelcke, C. A.
id:
0008
path:
AV/SAB-A-36502/M/L0006/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1fee286b-ee9b-4576-8037-a6c03ad14af3
urn:
e5affbc3-464b-45bb-a14d-ca33bb75b71e
name:
Segelcke, L.
id:
0009
path:
AV/SAB-A-36502/M/L0006/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e5affbc3-464b-45bb-a14d-ca33bb75b71e
urn:
35f34f1d-19b0-401e-a76b-c2406d9d2bc8
name:
Segelvik
id:
0001
path:
AV/SATØ-S-0861/1/F/Fa/L0062/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/35f34f1d-19b0-401e-a76b-c2406d9d2bc8
urn:
95acc4fb-81ca-4f8e-8460-9e3e173b6f79
name:
Segelvik
id:
0003
path:
AV/SATØ-S-0861/1/F/Fa/L0074/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95acc4fb-81ca-4f8e-8460-9e3e173b6f79
urn:
3d889ec7-4947-41a2-9969-2a6d037cb6cd
name:
Segelstad
id:
0017
path:
GDM/M-A-00185/D/L0004/0004/0017
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3d889ec7-4947-41a2-9969-2a6d037cb6cd
urn:
8f043917-5bed-4d4b-9562-41eb0feb3852
name:
Segelviken
id:
0025
path:
AV/RA-S-1604/2/U/Ud/L0013/0025
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FOTOSERIE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8f043917-5bed-4d4b-9562-41eb0feb3852
urn:
cb1b5df3-3b6e-4b27-ad6f-987effe16400
name:
Segelviken
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0026
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AV/RA-S-1604/2/U/Ud/L0013/0026
unit_type:
FOTOSERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cb1b5df3-3b6e-4b27-ad6f-987effe16400
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d4744d41-5f14-41ce-a5a0-4d3ef14a01eb
name:
Segelviken
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0027
path:
AV/RA-S-1604/2/U/Ud/L0013/0027
unit_type:
FOTOSERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d4744d41-5f14-41ce-a5a0-4d3ef14a01eb
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9d8c5ac8-60fd-4cff-a936-5e03670c4697
name:
Segelstad Bru Småbrukerlag
id:
AS-00992
path:
OAM/AS-00992
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Virksomhet
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Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Slått sammen med Østre gausdal Bonde- og Småbrukerlag i 1977
link:
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name:
Segelcke-Sendresen
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L0119b
path:
AV/RA-EA-4025/G/L0119b
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ec5caee6-eb7f-4a41-b70c-f8f41092a033

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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How to use the search_archives lookup

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