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 2026-10-30T16:11:34Z in 6.853 seconds.

Showing 10 of 2417 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Spareskillingsbanken
    id:
    SAT-PA-0372
  2. name:
    Skillings-Magazin
    id:
    DA-1017
  3. name:
    Bergens skillingsbank
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0303
  4. name:
    Fredrikstad Spareskillingsbank (1875-1964)
    id:
    SAO-PAO-0064
  5. name:
    Pa 1200 - Årdal Spareskillingsbank
    id:
    SAST-A-101285
  6. name:
    Hamarøy kommune.Tilsynsnemnd Skillvassbakk skolekrets
    id:
    K-18490.530.07
  7. name:
    Skillemynt. Omsetning av skillemynt og skillemyntsedler. Månedsoppgaver skillemyntomsetning. II
    id:
    0001
  8. name:
    Skillemynt. Omsetning av skillemynt og skillemyntsedler. Månedsoppgaver skillemyntomsetning. IV
    id:
    0003
  9. name:
    Skillemynt. Omsetning av skillemynt og skillemyntsedler. Månedsoppgaver skillemyntomsetning. V
    id:
    0004
  10. name:
    Skillemynt. Omsetning av skillemynt og skillemyntsedler. Månedsoppgaver skillemyntomsetning. III
    id:
    0002
Show all fields in HTML
total:
2417
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    d06bd57d-b3ad-42c0-a48e-1b789fe7b1b6
    name:
    Spareskillingsbanken
    id:
    SAT-PA-0372
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0372
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d06bd57d-b3ad-42c0-a48e-1b789fe7b1b6
  2. urn:
    bbb249e0-81a9-4288-8654-7b5b65d05ca1
    name:
    Skillings-Magazin
    id:
    DA-1017
    path:
    AAMA/DA-1017
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bbb249e0-81a9-4288-8654-7b5b65d05ca1
  3. urn:
    c579df65-64cc-4e64-9cf6-de4e21415449
    name:
    Bergens skillingsbank
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0303
    path:
    AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0303
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c579df65-64cc-4e64-9cf6-de4e21415449
  4. urn:
    b98c026b-7670-4b8c-879a-f4c2a7896e5c
    name:
    Fredrikstad Spareskillingsbank (1875-1964)
    id:
    SAO-PAO-0064
    path:
    AV/SAO-PAO-0064
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b98c026b-7670-4b8c-879a-f4c2a7896e5c
  5. urn:
    3160f29b-e782-426c-ad76-c5c4ce606f61
    name:
    Pa 1200 - Årdal Spareskillingsbank
    id:
    SAST-A-101285
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101285
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3160f29b-e782-426c-ad76-c5c4ce606f61
  6. urn:
    a02a0c37-47e4-4b54-886f-a0df2428f7d0
    name:
    Hamarøy kommune.Tilsynsnemnd Skillvassbakk skolekrets
    id:
    K-18490.530.07
    path:
    AIN/K-18490.530.07
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a02a0c37-47e4-4b54-886f-a0df2428f7d0
  7. urn:
    d30bfcf0-87d5-4eb8-a794-b4eaed6f54be
    name:
    Skillemynt. Omsetning av skillemynt og skillemyntsedler. Månedsoppgaver skillemyntomsetning. II
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3161/D/L0908/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d30bfcf0-87d5-4eb8-a794-b4eaed6f54be
  8. urn:
    87034a7e-cf96-4473-8d24-1e952f18eae6
    name:
    Skillemynt. Omsetning av skillemynt og skillemyntsedler. Månedsoppgaver skillemyntomsetning. IV
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3161/D/L0908/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/87034a7e-cf96-4473-8d24-1e952f18eae6
  9. urn:
    9df885e6-b911-456d-bd5f-4214639cd0af
    name:
    Skillemynt. Omsetning av skillemynt og skillemyntsedler. Månedsoppgaver skillemyntomsetning. V
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3161/D/L0908/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9df885e6-b911-456d-bd5f-4214639cd0af
  10. urn:
    0e0e5cb6-aadb-44ba-a7c8-7b3a279606c8
    name:
    Skillemynt. Omsetning av skillemynt og skillemyntsedler. Månedsoppgaver skillemyntomsetning. III
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3161/D/L0908/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0e0e5cb6-aadb-44ba-a7c8-7b3a279606c8
  11. urn:
    64685de1-f856-4f97-b798-dd6768ef47ec
    name:
    Leadership and skill, Malaysia
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1465/E/Ed/L0006/0018/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/64685de1-f856-4f97-b798-dd6768ef47ec
  12. urn:
    c195f958-85db-41ff-9d59-805c88a06284
    name:
    AFG. Skill Training (Micro Credit)
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1641/D/Dd/L0452/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c195f958-85db-41ff-9d59-805c88a06284
  13. urn:
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    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0651250b-5bdc-48a2-913b-9065d2d89c31
  14. urn:
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    name:
    ACWW, Leadership and skill, Development workshop
    id:
    0002
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    AV/RA-PA-1465/E/Ed/L0010/0033/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ab083655-3ea8-4701-a605-d1794a606ff0
  15. urn:
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    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1641/D/Dd/L0341/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/97548cc4-f0ba-44dd-b6a7-cab23652ba1f
  16. urn:
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    1.juli 1929. Provisorie 14 øre på 2 skill 2. 176
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    0007
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    AV/RA-S-4958/F/Fa/L0005/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c125f865-d67f-453e-9c6a-b3e550b32dcf
  17. urn:
    c7f0a5b2-7b4a-4138-a461-a04f078d5b99
    name:
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    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3161/D/L0907/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c7f0a5b2-7b4a-4138-a461-a04f078d5b99
  18. urn:
    faf6bc58-020c-46b5-bd17-a7773c7153fd
    name:
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    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3161/D/L0901/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/faf6bc58-020c-46b5-bd17-a7773c7153fd
  19. urn:
    a4840a4b-eb2a-40d2-9f6d-57c9270b251d
    name:
    AGO. South-South Capacity snd Skill Sharing
    id:
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    path:
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    MAPPE
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
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  20. urn:
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    id:
    0004
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c4187927-0c62-472d-a675-846d46f8d3e5
  21. urn:
    2accbfde-be9b-4a68-b76e-d45d0f82334e
    name:
    AFG. Skill Training for Rehabilitated Drug Addicted Women
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1641/D/Dd/L0452/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2accbfde-be9b-4a68-b76e-d45d0f82334e
  22. urn:
    04cd0775-8913-4435-be0e-b23a48e975f5
    name:
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    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1641/D/Dd/L0452/0008
    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  23. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
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  24. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    0008
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  25. urn:
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    name:
    ILO - 022. Vacational skill training and employment creation for disabled Namibiens
    id:
    0001
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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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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