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 2026-10-24T05:58:39Z in 0.711 seconds.

Showing 10 of 140558 results in compact format.

name:
Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 400230. Solar Elektroengros AS
id:
0009
name:
Pa 1766 - Hess Norge AS
id:
SAST-A-102451
name:
Jente i bikini solar seg på Promenaden.
id:
N.T.17
name:
Solar architecture, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
id:
L0023
name:
Large Earth-Based Solar Telescope (LEST)
id:
P-17047
name:
Solar projects in developing countries.
id:
L0024
name:
Solar observatory
id:
L0361
name:
H23-C/02/25 Norge-Italia. Regia Agenzia Consolare d'Italia, Bergen. Anmodning om korreksjon av utklipp av Norsk Fiskerialmanakk for 1925.
id:
0024
name:
Lisensavtale - Norge 2000 as
id:
L0009
name:
Fiskerikonsulenten i Vest-Norge
id:
SAB-A-100422

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total:

140558

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
c20d2ad2-0348-4aae-96a6-1cd18ea291e8
name:
Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 400230. Solar Elektroengros AS
id:
0009
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0050/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c20d2ad2-0348-4aae-96a6-1cd18ea291e8
urn:
a0b06d1b-c503-44e1-aacc-117b962c118f
name:
Pa 1766 - Hess Norge AS
id:
SAST-A-102451
path:
AV/SAST-A-102451
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0b06d1b-c503-44e1-aacc-117b962c118f
urn:
no-ulhaArkiv-000000001453
name:
Jente i bikini solar seg på Promenaden.
id:
N.T.17
path:
ULHA/A-1022/U/L0001/N.T.17
unit_type:
Foto
institution:
Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
country:
Norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000001453
urn:
9ae9dda7-8b35-46c2-adbc-6adf4344ffdb
name:
Solar architecture, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
id:
L0023
path:
AV/SAST-A-102660/E/Ea/L0023
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ae9dda7-8b35-46c2-adbc-6adf4344ffdb
urn:
d99e1742-cbb5-4a02-a5d2-733be902fbb4
name:
Large Earth-Based Solar Telescope (LEST)
id:
P-17047
path:
AV/P-17047
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Den raske utviklingen innen solforskning i 1970-årene stilte nye krav til teleskopenes yteevne, og til observatorienes beliggenhet, som er vesentlig for å sikre godt egnet atmosfæriske forhold. I begynnelsen av 1980 gikk europeiske solfysikere sammen om å utvikle nye tekniske løsninger for et fremti...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d99e1742-cbb5-4a02-a5d2-733be902fbb4
urn:
93bc2f83-5a75-4b12-bba6-654e684ada20
name:
Solar projects in developing countries.
id:
L0024
path:
AV/SAST-A-102660/E/Ea/L0024
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93bc2f83-5a75-4b12-bba6-654e684ada20
urn:
1c840ae3-9b2b-4705-867d-c32ff74b4c8f
name:
Solar observatory
id:
L0361
path:
NTM/A-1043/E/Ea/L0361
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Norsk Teknisk Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1c840ae3-9b2b-4705-867d-c32ff74b4c8f
urn:
dbc48420-47d2-47b9-95bc-b3acdd4f5077
name:
H23-C/02/25 Norge-Italia. Regia Agenzia Consolare d'Italia, Bergen. Anmodning om korreksjon av utklipp av Norsk Fiskerialmanakk for 1925.
id:
0024
path:
AV/RA-S-2644/D/Db/L0116/0024
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dbc48420-47d2-47b9-95bc-b3acdd4f5077
urn:
417916b4-36fd-4a36-8595-9dac58e67da5
name:
Lisensavtale - Norge 2000 as
id:
L0009
path:
TEMU/TGM-A-1074/J/Ja/Jaa/Jaaa/L0009
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/417916b4-36fd-4a36-8595-9dac58e67da5
urn:
31049734-5896-464f-9a1b-855460bc68a4
name:
Fiskerikonsulenten i Vest-Norge
id:
SAB-A-100422
path:
AV/SAB-A-100422
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/31049734-5896-464f-9a1b-855460bc68a4
urn:
6fe0dfad-c6e7-4e9c-be70-33075c3c3862
name:
Fretex Norge AS korrespondanse 2001 - 2003
id:
L0002
path:
VID/MDA-A-1525/H/Hf/Hfd/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6fe0dfad-c6e7-4e9c-be70-33075c3c3862
urn:
1b954c38-2ca8-4ebf-a42f-de27afb07d48
name:
Avdeling 15. Bedrifts ID: 401393. Adecco Norge AS Gjøvik
id:
0012
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0094/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b954c38-2ca8-4ebf-a42f-de27afb07d48
urn:
dd8ca88a-d8f8-4318-a6d5-55375894619a
name:
Item 15 - WGM/YATV Solar and naturally ventilated TV Media center Colombo, Sri Lanka.
id:
0006
path:
AV/SAST-A-102660/E/Ea/L0047/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dd8ca88a-d8f8-4318-a6d5-55375894619a
urn:
146bf7b4-57bd-4b6a-9224-7a40fce49ebf
name:
Philips Norge AS
id:
RA-PA-1647
path:
AV/RA-PA-1647
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/146bf7b4-57bd-4b6a-9224-7a40fce49ebf
urn:
10ee4407-28cb-499f-b3e4-9aae015c47b8
name:
Trøndelagens kredsforening for naturfredning i Norge
id:
A-0476
path:
UBIT/A-0476
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/10ee4407-28cb-499f-b3e4-9aae015c47b8
urn:
02b8539d-fffc-4469-9020-e7d7717b4d14
name:
Norsk Post- og Kommunikasjonsforbund - Midt-Norge (Postkom)
id:
SAT-AAT-0535
path:
AV/SAT-AAT-0535
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02b8539d-fffc-4469-9020-e7d7717b4d14
urn:
77c41a46-94f3-4d36-b3dd-d65cc2ac9aa1
name:
Landsforeningen for hjerte og lungesyke. Distriktskontor Nord-Norge
id:
A-11-142
path:
AIN/A-11-142
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/77c41a46-94f3-4d36-b3dd-d65cc2ac9aa1
urn:
cbba4a64-373a-4de6-b545-c1e4142d7898
name:
Solar vehicle “Butterfly” with Peter Opsvik.
id:
L0021
path:
AV/SAST-A-102660/E/Ea/L0021
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cbba4a64-373a-4de6-b545-c1e4142d7898
urn:
4170160a-bb6a-4ae7-a6eb-b3cbe029b8db
name:
Landsorganisasjonen i Norge. Nord-Norge-kontoret
id:
ARK-2042
path:
AAB/ARK-2042
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4170160a-bb6a-4ae7-a6eb-b3cbe029b8db
urn:
adbcf46a-d622-42d1-93b9-adcf90bdbbb6
name:
Pa 1746 - BP Norge AS
id:
SAST-A-102414
path:
AV/SAST-A-102414
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/adbcf46a-d622-42d1-93b9-adcf90bdbbb6
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205cc7f8-5f92-41d4-8c66-bdd249b91ab0
name:
Norges Eksportråd (NE)
id:
RA-S-7078
path:
AV/RA-S-7078
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/205cc7f8-5f92-41d4-8c66-bdd249b91ab0
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2593c919-76c0-47ba-bdda-31df02df8873
name:
Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 401723. Oce Norge AS
id:
0007
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0025/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2593c919-76c0-47ba-bdda-31df02df8873
urn:
09b04ead-b995-405e-8216-9961189e2fb8
name:
Avdeling 15. Bedrifts ID: 402258. Bravida Norge AS
id:
0006
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0094/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/09b04ead-b995-405e-8216-9961189e2fb8
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e7d8847f-7ef2-44e9-b0aa-d7a26ecee86a
name:
Luftfartsverket Midt-Norge
id:
SAT-A-6405
path:
AV/SAT-A-6405
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e7d8847f-7ef2-44e9-b0aa-d7a26ecee86a
urn:
af2bef20-a160-4cdc-a54b-6b57714553c1
name:
Forsvarsfondet for Nord-Norge av 1940
id:
RA-RAFA-7140
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-7140
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af2bef20-a160-4cdc-a54b-6b57714553c1

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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