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 2026-10-15T06:16:06Z in 0.607 seconds.

Showing 10 of 155261 results in compact format.

name:
Oslo grafiske kvinneklubb
id:
ARK-2657
name:
Oslo kommunistiske parti
id:
ARK-1146
name:
Oslo mandskor
id:
A-1038
name:
Framfylkingen i Oslo
id:
ARK-2099
name:
Nasjonal Samling (NS) Fylkesorganisasjon 2 Stor-Oslo, Hovedorganisasjonen
id:
RA-PA-0774
name:
Oslo servitørforening (tidl. Oslo kelnerforening)
id:
ARK-2264
name:
Oslo og Akershus distrikt av Norsk kommunistisk ungdomsforbund (NKU)
id:
ARK-1412
name:
Blå Kors Oslo
id:
A-70008
name:
Oslo SVs bystyregruppe
id:
ARK-1156
name:
Oslo og Akershus distrikt av Norges kommunistiske parti
id:
ARK-1154

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total:

155261

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
5fff8e32-cdd2-430f-b8b0-e5b35bff058c
name:
Oslo grafiske kvinneklubb
id:
ARK-2657
path:
AAB/ARK-2657
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5fff8e32-cdd2-430f-b8b0-e5b35bff058c
urn:
1a8bab8c-a1b7-440f-b926-3bca8383c75d
name:
Oslo kommunistiske parti
id:
ARK-1146
path:
AAB/ARK-1146
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1a8bab8c-a1b7-440f-b926-3bca8383c75d
urn:
504dc695-cba0-48f2-ba58-db4ead4e86e5
name:
Oslo mandskor
id:
A-1038
path:
OMUS/A-1038
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Oslo Museum
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/504dc695-cba0-48f2-ba58-db4ead4e86e5
urn:
94fbcdab-1e8c-4f9b-9226-afef2531345c
name:
Framfylkingen i Oslo
id:
ARK-2099
path:
AAB/ARK-2099
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/94fbcdab-1e8c-4f9b-9226-afef2531345c
urn:
0b8aa973-6f28-4947-a50e-e1ccf7ae85ff
name:
Nasjonal Samling (NS) Fylkesorganisasjon 2 Stor-Oslo, Hovedorganisasjonen
id:
RA-PA-0774
path:
AV/RA-PA-0774
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0b8aa973-6f28-4947-a50e-e1ccf7ae85ff
urn:
d52edf2b-f8eb-463c-b05b-a9d259aba241
name:
Oslo servitørforening (tidl. Oslo kelnerforening)
id:
ARK-2264
path:
AAB/ARK-2264
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d52edf2b-f8eb-463c-b05b-a9d259aba241
urn:
4c2e6a92-0482-42d3-af5f-633f7eecd079
name:
Oslo og Akershus distrikt av Norsk kommunistisk ungdomsforbund (NKU)
id:
ARK-1412
path:
AAB/ARK-1412
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4c2e6a92-0482-42d3-af5f-633f7eecd079
urn:
8b46d1dd-c732-4b13-876d-92f2a67f71ed
name:
Blå Kors Oslo
id:
A-70008
path:
OBA/A-70008
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8b46d1dd-c732-4b13-876d-92f2a67f71ed
urn:
820f9af1-187e-4135-a2b7-5e69358cb5e9
name:
Oslo SVs bystyregruppe
id:
ARK-1156
path:
AAB/ARK-1156
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/820f9af1-187e-4135-a2b7-5e69358cb5e9
urn:
879f525e-5b65-4025-9ec0-a2f2d55baf2b
name:
Oslo og Akershus distrikt av Norges kommunistiske parti
id:
ARK-1154
path:
AAB/ARK-1154
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/879f525e-5b65-4025-9ec0-a2f2d55baf2b
urn:
e95d26db-ef04-41bf-9d0f-b86617fe2a7d
name:
Oslo Taxi AS
id:
A-10444
path:
OBA/A-10444
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e95d26db-ef04-41bf-9d0f-b86617fe2a7d
urn:
8dc387ad-cd71-4144-bd69-e7e749121812
name:
Institutt for fredsforskning/Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
id:
RA-PA-1955
path:
AV/RA-PA-1955
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
int. organisasjoner
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8dc387ad-cd71-4144-bd69-e7e749121812
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
urn:
a1125eae-45ef-4dd1-ac6b-970aa80f0f91
name:
Oslo sosialistisk ungdom
id:
ARK-1506
path:
AAB/ARK-1506
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a1125eae-45ef-4dd1-ac6b-970aa80f0f91
urn:
c2cfa880-826f-4e81-9a35-72e260dadb08
name:
Oslo handel og kontor
id:
ARK-2171
path:
AAB/ARK-2171
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c2cfa880-826f-4e81-9a35-72e260dadb08
urn:
f4cd304e-e89a-4daf-856d-d404c7ea68bb
name:
Oslo margarinarbeiderforening
id:
ARK-2233
path:
AAB/ARK-2233
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f4cd304e-e89a-4daf-856d-d404c7ea68bb
urn:
5a1ebba3-8a2c-4f01-8b8c-8b04677db494
name:
Oslo grafiske trykkerklubb
id:
ARK-3511
path:
AAB/ARK-3511
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a1ebba3-8a2c-4f01-8b8c-8b04677db494
urn:
fd581966-9e67-40f4-8e28-2529a0512387
name:
Norsk sosionomforbund, avdeling Oslo
id:
ARK-3259
path:
AAB/ARK-3259
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fd581966-9e67-40f4-8e28-2529a0512387
urn:
fcbfa3c9-3599-4b67-9c61-21f6ba80af6b
name:
Oslo faglige samorganisasjon
id:
ARK-1852
path:
AAB/ARK-1852
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fcbfa3c9-3599-4b67-9c61-21f6ba80af6b
urn:
05eae375-2a61-4c8e-9538-aa729da61885
name:
Det Norske Misjonsselskap - krets - Oslo
id:
MA-A-1004
path:
VID/MA-A-1004
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/05eae375-2a61-4c8e-9538-aa729da61885
urn:
78f37516-b5fc-4ca1-954f-4ddbbb276cfb
name:
Oslo kommunale fagsjefers forening
id:
ARK-3003
path:
AAB/ARK-3003
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/78f37516-b5fc-4ca1-954f-4ddbbb276cfb
urn:
ef04c160-6eee-4483-8db8-c4fd8ba02a7a
name:
Norsk helse- og sosialforbund, Oslo krets
id:
ARK-2976
path:
AAB/ARK-2976
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef04c160-6eee-4483-8db8-c4fd8ba02a7a
urn:
74a43beb-800a-4f84-9494-81c394800aaf
name:
Norges Statsbaner, Oslo sentralstasjons anlegg
id:
RA-S-5411
path:
AV/RA-S-5411
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/74a43beb-800a-4f84-9494-81c394800aaf
urn:
b92ba171-1b22-4f1c-aaf4-4c8d33733328
name:
The Oslo Center
id:
RA-PA-2158
path:
AV/RA-PA-2158
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b92ba171-1b22-4f1c-aaf4-4c8d33733328
urn:
223c8dc8-4bd6-43d8-8e0c-75262955bcea
name:
Norsk post- og kommunikasjonsforbund, Oslo og Akershus krets
id:
ARK-2561
path:
AAB/ARK-2561
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/223c8dc8-4bd6-43d8-8e0c-75262955bcea

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
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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