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. 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 2026-11-11T10:54:07Z in 1.858 seconds.

Showing 10 of 5272 results in compact format.

name:
Hovedregisterkort, utlendinger samt utflyttet - Sa-
id:
L0012
name:
Røde Kors sykepleiere . Røde Kors søstre SA-SM
id:
L1366
name:
Navnekort - kvinner - alfabetisk sortert - Sa - Sol
id:
L0013
name:
Klientmapper Ro-Sa
id:
L0034
name:
Personalmapper No-Sa
id:
L0007
name:
Personalmapper RØ - SA
id:
L0028
name:
Personalmapper SA - SI
id:
L0029
name:
tannhelsejournalar Sa-Sø
id:
L0005
name:
Elevmapper Sa - Tv
id:
L0006
name:
Personalmapper
id:
L0168

Show all fields in HTML

total:

5272

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
9d60da4b-ec12-4229-9323-11e47fbc5644
name:
Hovedregisterkort, utlendinger samt utflyttet - Sa-
id:
L0012
path:
AV/SAST-A-100125/O/L0012
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9d60da4b-ec12-4229-9323-11e47fbc5644
urn:
1cb5891b-c752-4861-ad91-594b626108fc
name:
Røde Kors sykepleiere . Røde Kors søstre SA-SM
id:
L1366
path:
AV/RA-PA-0250/D/Dg/L1366
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1cb5891b-c752-4861-ad91-594b626108fc
urn:
3099d7af-55a1-413a-8648-2b3db8e87ab9
name:
Navnekort - kvinner - alfabetisk sortert - Sa - Sol
id:
L0013
path:
AV/SAST-A-102004/O/L0013
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3099d7af-55a1-413a-8648-2b3db8e87ab9
urn:
5b17596f-8dab-4fdb-a74a-0172a65ddde0
name:
Klientmapper Ro-Sa
id:
L0034
path:
IKAR/A-1252/G/L0034
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b17596f-8dab-4fdb-a74a-0172a65ddde0
urn:
ef151ab0-6b28-4c8a-9d5c-b6304a879bbb
name:
Personalmapper No-Sa
id:
L0007
path:
IKAR/A-901/P/Pa/L0007
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef151ab0-6b28-4c8a-9d5c-b6304a879bbb
urn:
2e0b2577-90b7-44c9-842a-3c8f451d6c82
name:
Personalmapper RØ - SA
id:
L0028
path:
TIKA/A-1598/P/Pa/L0028
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2e0b2577-90b7-44c9-842a-3c8f451d6c82
urn:
02e39749-46df-4fc8-be34-6fcecc3faeef
name:
Personalmapper SA - SI
id:
L0029
path:
TIKA/A-1598/P/Pa/L0029
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02e39749-46df-4fc8-be34-6fcecc3faeef
urn:
512ddd7a-7dd2-4e5a-85c6-cb56bc6fdc68
name:
tannhelsejournalar Sa-Sø
id:
L0005
path:
VLFK/FK-1039/F/Fa/L0005
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/512ddd7a-7dd2-4e5a-85c6-cb56bc6fdc68
urn:
c81e0288-1a31-463f-a8cf-5bb4d09cccd6
name:
Elevmapper Sa - Tv
id:
L0006
path:
ARKSOR/1002MN510/Ja/L0006
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Arkivsenter Sør
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c81e0288-1a31-463f-a8cf-5bb4d09cccd6
urn:
bca8b20d-eba8-4f8a-97e8-2838666f76d3
name:
Personalmapper
id:
L0168
path:
ARKIVO/A-1427/P/Pa/L0168
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Arkiv Øst IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bca8b20d-eba8-4f8a-97e8-2838666f76d3
urn:
dbaae91a-ace4-481c-b0da-71ed46b69275
name:
Personalmapper
id:
L0169
path:
ARKIVO/A-1427/P/Pa/L0169
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Arkiv Øst IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dbaae91a-ace4-481c-b0da-71ed46b69275
urn:
8c518803-1277-46d3-a822-109a4afc0f3d
name:
Personalmapper
id:
L0170
path:
ARKIVO/A-1427/P/Pa/L0170
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Arkiv Øst IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8c518803-1277-46d3-a822-109a4afc0f3d
urn:
93c53f5b-9e03-4232-9cbb-e8e668ab1589
name:
Ansettelser ligningskontor og folkeregister
id:
L0013
path:
AV/SAST-A-101538/0002/P/Pc/L0013
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93c53f5b-9e03-4232-9cbb-e8e668ab1589
urn:
7d71a5f7-4f73-421f-97c6-6cef9b6a72c2
name:
Fe-gy-sa
id:
FLK-023
path:
AV/FLK-023
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Gymnasiesamfunnet Fe-gy-sa ble stiftet 10.09.1938 av elever ved den private pensjonatskolen Sørlandets Realskole og Gymnas i Flekkefjord. Fe-gy-sa hadde møtelokaler i Nygata 2, 2. etasje i bakgården.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d71a5f7-4f73-421f-97c6-6cef9b6a72c2
urn:
c281dadd-d898-425c-b112-ed1e78337792
name:
Døds- og fellesboer
id:
L0232
path:
AV/SAST-A-101408/002/G/Gh/Ghc/L0232
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c281dadd-d898-425c-b112-ed1e78337792
urn:
72a0063b-146f-428d-b1dd-c1798e6139a0
name:
Klassedagbok
id:
L0163
path:
AV/SAT-A-2862/G/Ga/L0163
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/72a0063b-146f-428d-b1dd-c1798e6139a0
urn:
8ec118d3-af3b-40d0-8133-a689ad1c8f38
name:
Beboermapper, Sa - So
id:
L0012
path:
OBA/A-10396/F/Fa/L0012
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8ec118d3-af3b-40d0-8133-a689ad1c8f38
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000073960
name:
Balanseregnskap
id:
L0001
path:
VEMU/A-1713/R/Ri/Ria/L0001
unit_type:
Stykke
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000073960
urn:
7b11c07e-8d17-477b-9720-0f11df12fdf0
name:
Medlemskort
id:
L0068
path:
AV/SAO-A-10015/M/Ma/L0068
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7b11c07e-8d17-477b-9720-0f11df12fdf0
urn:
3358bb3f-abe7-45d3-a707-59d8eca08e72
name:
Menn og kvinner
id:
L0988
path:
AV/SAO-A-11715/F/Fa/Fac/L0988
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3358bb3f-abe7-45d3-a707-59d8eca08e72
urn:
eebc856c-692b-4012-b442-4c6c2c672db9
name:
UTFLYTTEDE
id:
L1136
path:
AV/SAO-A-11715/F/Fa/Fac/L1136
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eebc856c-692b-4012-b442-4c6c2c672db9
urn:
855faa56-f325-48f5-8f4b-aeddab661284
name:
UTFLYTTEDE
id:
L1224
path:
AV/SAO-A-11715/F/Fa/Fac/L1224
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/855faa56-f325-48f5-8f4b-aeddab661284
urn:
c17b91f3-a733-414d-9ed7-0490eca2edcd
name:
Pasientmappe
id:
L0002
path:
IKAR/K-101491/L/La/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c17b91f3-a733-414d-9ed7-0490eca2edcd
urn:
nb-NLM_arkiv000000004799
name:
S 75
id:
0023
path:
NLM/As-1001/03/D/L0020/0023
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Norsk luftfartsmuseum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/nb-NLM_arkiv000000004799
urn:
cf68e42d-1c38-4d33-92ff-2ee9e8f5f045
name:
Elevarkiv, protokoll
id:
L0007
path:
IKAR/A-1240/I/Ia/L0007
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf68e42d-1c38-4d33-92ff-2ee9e8f5f045

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