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 2026-11-05T17:29:40Z in 4.332 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58819 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Dokken, Slekta
    id:
    E-A-00131
  2. name:
    Bedrifts-ID: 401876 - Signo Dokken (ASVO Bergen)
    id:
    0040
  3. name:
    Sjømannsmisjonen i Dokken
    id:
    A-1333
  4. name:
    Dokken, Randi og Hermann
    id:
    A-1269
  5. name:
    Dokken tomt
    id:
    0001
  6. name:
    Dokken
    id:
    0014
  7. name:
    Dokken, Slekta
    id:
    E-AS-00131
  8. name:
    Kai Dokken-Møhlenpris
    id:
    0024
  9. name:
    Arbeidstegning, lagerhus Dokken
    id:
    0009
  10. name:
    Kart, Bergen, Dokken
    id:
    0007
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total:
58819
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    cc7c5a4c-5a78-4f1b-8fe9-f07ba627820a
    name:
    Dokken, Slekta
    id:
    E-A-00131
    path:
    OAMM/E-A-00131
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cc7c5a4c-5a78-4f1b-8fe9-f07ba627820a
  2. urn:
    920c6219-4a03-4ccb-a901-476dbb1ea6a1
    name:
    Bedrifts-ID: 401876 - Signo Dokken (ASVO Bergen)
    id:
    0040
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Dg/L0024/0040
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/920c6219-4a03-4ccb-a901-476dbb1ea6a1
  3. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000003588
    name:
    Sjømannsmisjonen i Dokken
    id:
    A-1333
    path:
    BU/A-1333
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000003588
  4. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000003605
    name:
    Dokken, Randi og Hermann
    id:
    A-1269
    path:
    BU/A-1269
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000003605
  5. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003154587
    name:
    Dokken tomt
    id:
    0001
    path:
    BBA/A-0929/U/Uc/L0005/0001
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003154587
  6. urn:
    9380f978-babb-4af8-8b99-5278424db1e8
    name:
    Dokken
    id:
    0014
    path:
    OAVF/A-00439/U/Ua/Uac/L0001/0014
    unit_type:
    FOTOSERIE
    institution:
    Valdresmusea AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9380f978-babb-4af8-8b99-5278424db1e8
  7. urn:
    c29073d5-14c0-44ac-accd-e135947895cc
    name:
    Dokken, Slekta
    id:
    E-AS-00131
    path:
    OAMM/E-AS-00131
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Peder Olsen Dokken, født 1856, sønn av Ole og Randine Dokken (Ole Dokken var oppsynsmann for B.Bjørnson på Aulestad). Peder Olsen kom til Gjøvik i 1891 og begynte å arbeide på Gjøvik Støperi. 1894 eget snekkerverksted som produserte dører og vinduer (også kjent som Patent Olsen). Kjøpte Svennes Møll...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c29073d5-14c0-44ac-accd-e135947895cc
  8. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000134270
    name:
    Kai Dokken-Møhlenpris
    id:
    0024
    path:
    BBA/A-0743/U/Ub/L0002/0024
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000134270
  9. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003145527
    name:
    Arbeidstegning, lagerhus Dokken
    id:
    0009
    path:
    BBA/A-0743/U/Ub/L0003/0009
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003145527
  10. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003145609
    name:
    Kart, Bergen, Dokken
    id:
    0007
    path:
    BBA/A-0743/U/Ub/L0007/0007
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003145609
  11. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003154652
    name:
    Dokken/Dokkebakken gasstanktomt?
    id:
    0004
    path:
    BBA/A-0929/U/Uc/L0011/0004
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003154652
  12. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000675728
    name:
    Kart frihavn i Dokken
    id:
    0023
    path:
    BBA/A-0743/U/Ub/L0002/0023
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000675728
  13. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003145547
    name:
    Kart, kaianlegg i Dokken
    id:
    0003
    path:
    BBA/A-0743/U/Ub/L0004/0003
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003145547
  14. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000717269
    name:
    3630 Dokken nr. 12X - Dokken nr. 5.
    id:
    0006
    path:
    BBA/A-0967/Df/L0115/0006
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000717269
  15. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003154626
    name:
    Gassverksbygn trehuset Jekteviken/Dokken
    id:
    0005
    path:
    BBA/A-0929/U/Uc/L0012/0005
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003154626
  16. urn:
    38310a08-511b-4d61-94b4-1869765d6dc1
    name:
    Grøndokken kvindeforening
    id:
    SAK-LYK-023
    path:
    AV/SAK-LYK-023
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38310a08-511b-4d61-94b4-1869765d6dc1
  17. urn:
    69b11616-5f0a-4a82-8edd-a9d852c328da
    name:
    Loftstugu på Dokken? [oppmålingstegning]
    id:
    1672
    path:
    UBIT/A-0438/F/1672
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/69b11616-5f0a-4a82-8edd-a9d852c328da
  18. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003145691
    name:
    Dokken Øst - mudring og annet
    id:
    0035
    path:
    BBA/A-0743/U/Ua/Uab/L0002/0035
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003145691
  19. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003154654
    name:
    Gassverkbygninger Dokken? sett mot sør
    id:
    0007
    path:
    BBA/A-0929/U/Uc/L0011/0007
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003154654
  20. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003123004
    name:
    Gassverkbygninger Dokken? sett mot nord
    id:
    0008
    path:
    BBA/A-0929/U/Uc/L0011/0008
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003123004
  21. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003154655
    name:
    Gasstanken Dokken?/Dokkebakken sett mot nord
    id:
    0010
    path:
    BBA/A-0929/U/Uc/L0011/0010
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003154655
  22. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000783983
    name:
    Gassverksbygn trehuset Jekteviken/Dokken utover Puddefjorden
    id:
    0006
    path:
    BBA/A-0929/U/Uc/L0012/0006
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000783983
  23. urn:
    4ac11bf3-ba4e-47bb-a437-e396c91cb427
    name:
    Fjøs på Dokken, Hovet [oppmålingstegning]
    id:
    1671
    path:
    UBIT/A-0438/F/1671
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4ac11bf3-ba4e-47bb-a437-e396c91cb427
  24. urn:
    6cc36ef5-0597-4665-8b9c-5d468995c14f
    name:
    Utsagn av Arne, Anne og Juel Dokken
    id:
    0016
    path:
    OAVF/A-00014/A/L0004/0002/0016
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENTSERIE
    institution:
    Valdresmusea AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6cc36ef5-0597-4665-8b9c-5d468995c14f
  25. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003145619
    name:
    Kart, frihavn i Dokken, frihavn i Sandviken
    id:
    0011
    path:
    BBA/A-0743/U/Ub/L0008/0011
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003145619
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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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