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.

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. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
`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&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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-03T06:33:22Z in 2.335 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58547 results in compact format.

name:
Arbeidernes esperantoforbund
id:
ARK-1631
name:
Oslo Esperantoklubb
id:
RA-PA-0932
name:
Mandal Esperantoklubb
id:
SAK-MAK-008
name:
Norsk Esperanto-Forbund
id:
RA-PA-0930
name:
Brigg Speranza av Grimstad
id:
SAK-D/0952
name:
IOGT Losje Esperanto nr. 908
id:
SAB-SAB/PA-0506
name:
Tromsø Esperantoklubb La Norda Lumo
id:
SATØ-P-0151
name:
Norsk Esperanto-Forbund, Østlandets krets
id:
RA-PA-0931
name:
Bugge-Paulsen, Rolf (Norsk Esperanto-Forbund)
id:
RA-PA-0872
name:
4772 Spera, se Gun 5
id:
0004

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total:

58547

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
7d19b2d7-f79b-47da-9b1d-5744d0f433a5
name:
Arbeidernes esperantoforbund
id:
ARK-1631
path:
AAB/ARK-1631
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d19b2d7-f79b-47da-9b1d-5744d0f433a5
urn:
2a10bbf8-1641-458a-9e8b-706446a84289
name:
Oslo Esperantoklubb
id:
RA-PA-0932
path:
AV/RA-PA-0932
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a10bbf8-1641-458a-9e8b-706446a84289
urn:
a315f9be-da8c-48bc-963c-d5591c3119fd
name:
Mandal Esperantoklubb
id:
SAK-MAK-008
path:
AV/SAK-MAK-008
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a315f9be-da8c-48bc-963c-d5591c3119fd
urn:
bf6d20fb-630e-4d2e-ab0a-768321bc333d
name:
Norsk Esperanto-Forbund
id:
RA-PA-0930
path:
AV/RA-PA-0930
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bf6d20fb-630e-4d2e-ab0a-768321bc333d
urn:
ec8c41cb-04f7-45f6-a9ad-0defe06676da
name:
Brigg Speranza av Grimstad
id:
SAK-D/0952
path:
AV/SAK-D/0952
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ec8c41cb-04f7-45f6-a9ad-0defe06676da
urn:
858555ce-8698-4e77-8933-17b8497c2953
name:
IOGT Losje Esperanto nr. 908
id:
SAB-SAB/PA-0506
path:
AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0506
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/858555ce-8698-4e77-8933-17b8497c2953
urn:
13901bf1-3214-4aaa-8120-fd8172521ff6
name:
Tromsø Esperantoklubb La Norda Lumo
id:
SATØ-P-0151
path:
AV/SATØ-P-0151
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/13901bf1-3214-4aaa-8120-fd8172521ff6
urn:
ea59ca49-162c-42bb-9435-1fbbf3f5279e
name:
Norsk Esperanto-Forbund, Østlandets krets
id:
RA-PA-0931
path:
AV/RA-PA-0931
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ea59ca49-162c-42bb-9435-1fbbf3f5279e
urn:
95a8a5b3-5708-46b4-8c03-f13d899aee1c
name:
Bugge-Paulsen, Rolf (Norsk Esperanto-Forbund)
id:
RA-PA-0872
path:
AV/RA-PA-0872
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95a8a5b3-5708-46b4-8c03-f13d899aee1c
urn:
c35b6dd8-32e6-449f-96b0-4d625637acba
name:
4772 Spera, se Gun 5
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-4998/F/Fa/L1033/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c35b6dd8-32e6-449f-96b0-4d625637acba
urn:
3984922d-7ffc-4d6f-8dda-6c15c782ee51
name:
4772 Gun 5, ex Spera, ex Windhover, ex Ole Vegger
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-4998/F/Fa/L0437/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3984922d-7ffc-4d6f-8dda-6c15c782ee51
urn:
7e1d6681-ae68-4611-9925-3f1824b67755
name:
Utenlandskeesperanto-aviser og esperantister og div.
id:
0003
path:
OSTM/FMA-10102/E/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Østfoldmuseene
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7e1d6681-ae68-4611-9925-3f1824b67755
urn:
0563a634-2c1c-48cc-bb57-638dc46858ff
name:
Esperantoforlaget AGADO (tilknyttet Arbeidernes Esperantoforbund)
id:
L0123
path:
AV/RA-PA-0930/1/H/L0123
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0563a634-2c1c-48cc-bb57-638dc46858ff
urn:
1b84d697-2487-4cdc-ac04-477331d66f91
name:
Esperantoforlaget AGADO (tilknyttet Arbeidernes Esperantoforbund)
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-PA-0930/1/H/L0122/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b84d697-2487-4cdc-ac04-477331d66f91
urn:
90d9c218-6299-4cbe-b29b-9b1381241b9f
name:
STAFETO, Kiu estas kise en la Esperanto movado (Hvem er hvem i Esperantobevegelsen)
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-PA-0930/2/F/L0001/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/90d9c218-6299-4cbe-b29b-9b1381241b9f
urn:
f70baeba-5427-4159-976f-e1288c12f501
name:
PS 294 "Kort over Cap de bonne Esperance med Taffel Bay". "Kort over Skibet Johanne & Mariæ Rejse fra Cap de bonne Esperance til Equinox Linien paa Vejen til Tranquebar og Bengal....fra Equinox Linien til Tranquebar".
id:
0044
path:
AV/RA-EA-5930/T/T058/T058f/0044
unit_type:
KART
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f70baeba-5427-4159-976f-e1288c12f501
urn:
0c39f539-fdd7-4253-bf78-d56a1708f32f
name:
Esperantoklubber
id:
L0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-0930/2/K/Kb/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0c39f539-fdd7-4253-bf78-d56a1708f32f
urn:
bbdb043d-e42e-4f52-9d5a-2fa0e27352c3
name:
Esperantoklubber
id:
L0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-0930/2/K/Kb/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bbdb043d-e42e-4f52-9d5a-2fa0e27352c3
urn:
70cbff9b-9ac7-4ed3-bb79-0e6a2d03944d
name:
Esperantoklubber
id:
L0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-0930/2/K/Kb/L0003
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/70cbff9b-9ac7-4ed3-bb79-0e6a2d03944d
urn:
b8183beb-b844-4d04-ad4b-211d321b6706
name:
Fargetransperanter
id:
0001
path:
ARKSOR/1001KN773/T/Ta/L0004/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkivsenter Sør
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b8183beb-b844-4d04-ad4b-211d321b6706
urn:
c78fe775-d511-4544-aecd-619647efca9f
name:
Transperanter
id:
0005
path:
ARKSOR/1001KN773/T/Ta/L0004/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkivsenter Sør
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c78fe775-d511-4544-aecd-619647efca9f
urn:
4468559a-698a-47e2-8c3e-75a683542ad0
name:
Esperantobladet
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-PA-0931/F/L0002/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4468559a-698a-47e2-8c3e-75a683542ad0
urn:
0321286f-6e71-48ba-ae64-7daad83d0191
name:
Esperantobladet
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-PA-0931/F/L0002/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0321286f-6e71-48ba-ae64-7daad83d0191
urn:
ff04956d-7dd2-4214-b0e4-c9f20f0cb1d2
name:
Esperantokongresser
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-1021/E/En/L0875/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff04956d-7dd2-4214-b0e4-c9f20f0cb1d2
urn:
adc1afa0-611d-4dcb-afe1-4a20b8cf0953
name:
Desperandem
id:
0031
path:
AV/RA-S-1627/F/Ff/L0158/0031
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/adc1afa0-611d-4dcb-afe1-4a20b8cf0953

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