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 2026-10-19T00:33:00Z in 0.323 seconds.

Showing 10 of 21175 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    1997/07266 Lillehammer
    id:
    0004
  2. name:
    Stiftelsen "Sammen for Lillehammer"
    id:
    AKT-01229
  3. name:
    Historisk museum Bergen, Stiftelsen Bryggens museum
    id:
    0001
  4. name:
    Stiftelsen Risør museum
    id:
    0002
  5. name:
    Stiftelsen Herdla museum
    id:
    0002
  6. name:
    Stiftelsen Herdla museum
    id:
    0011
  7. name:
    Stiftelsen Herdla museum
    id:
    0008
  8. name:
    Stiftelsen Herdla museum
    id:
    0008
  9. name:
    Stiftelsen "Sammen for Lillehammer"
    id:
    A-00870
  10. name:
    Hardangervidda museum – val av representant til stiftelsen Hardangervidda museum
    id:
    0008
Show all fields in HTML
total:
21175
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    b9e36166-f602-4af9-b9b5-32a62d9279d1
    name:
    1997/07266 Lillehammer
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAH-INN-001/D/Dc/Dcb/L0184/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b9e36166-f602-4af9-b9b5-32a62d9279d1
  2. urn:
    98e01144-4ad8-470c-b666-10d44e0d7dd5
    name:
    Stiftelsen "Sammen for Lillehammer"
    id:
    AKT-01229
    path:
    OAM/AKT-01229
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Stiftet i 1993, avviklet i 2008. Stiftelsens formål er å yte bidrag og annen bistand til tiltak som direkte eller indirekte støtter eller fremmer vekst og utvikling av næringslivet i Lillehammer kommune. Det kan også ytes bidrag til tiltak utenfor kommunens grenser dersom tiltaket har betydning for ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/98e01144-4ad8-470c-b666-10d44e0d7dd5
  3. urn:
    8a0a822b-00af-4588-b271-a05b47246b22
    name:
    Historisk museum Bergen, Stiftelsen Bryggens museum
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1534/2/D/L0147/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8a0a822b-00af-4588-b271-a05b47246b22
  4. urn:
    fbc2cf17-a655-4900-adc8-ea28d24135c6
    name:
    Stiftelsen Risør museum
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2065/E03/L0004/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fbc2cf17-a655-4900-adc8-ea28d24135c6
  5. urn:
    b0815c34-65bd-4baf-856a-4f266297342b
    name:
    Stiftelsen Herdla museum
    id:
    0002
    path:
    IKAH/1247-021/A/Ag/L0002/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b0815c34-65bd-4baf-856a-4f266297342b
  6. urn:
    c62a4615-2a7a-454a-9dcd-86a0a99d9e1c
    name:
    Stiftelsen Herdla museum
    id:
    0011
    path:
    IKAH/1247-021/D/De/L0006b/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c62a4615-2a7a-454a-9dcd-86a0a99d9e1c
  7. urn:
    2cb62ed1-f95d-40e8-a604-ca44c1a1aac1
    name:
    Stiftelsen Herdla museum
    id:
    0008
    path:
    IKAH/1247-202/D/Da/L0005/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2cb62ed1-f95d-40e8-a604-ca44c1a1aac1
  8. urn:
    b3bbe348-e6d2-49d4-8e90-efe1489b2bb4
    name:
    Stiftelsen Herdla museum
    id:
    0008
    path:
    IKAH/1247-272/D/Db/L0002/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b3bbe348-e6d2-49d4-8e90-efe1489b2bb4
  9. urn:
    3e643211-f832-44a9-aab9-bf208f0dd5b4
    name:
    Stiftelsen "Sammen for Lillehammer"
    id:
    A-00870
    path:
    OAM/A-00870
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3e643211-f832-44a9-aab9-bf208f0dd5b4
  10. urn:
    bfe688a2-7015-4ccb-9131-b09e967c7494
    name:
    Hardangervidda museum – val av representant til stiftelsen Hardangervidda museum
    id:
    0008
    path:
    IKAH/1232-271/D/Daa/L0014/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bfe688a2-7015-4ccb-9131-b09e967c7494
  11. urn:
    258b93a4-9961-4af9-a101-205ec47a4514
    name:
    NKKM - Hedmark. Norske grenselosers museum, stiftelsen
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1908/D/Da/L0021/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/258b93a4-9961-4af9-a101-205ec47a4514
  12. urn:
    3172119e-7c53-4109-bf8d-b91ce1c877d4
    name:
    Styremøter og styredokumenter, Stiftelsen døvehistorisk museum
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1965/02/D/De/L0006/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3172119e-7c53-4109-bf8d-b91ce1c877d4
  13. urn:
    1eb29119-c131-487a-8354-775ac2bf96af
    name:
    N. Tjenestemannslag - Stiftelsen N. Tekn. Museum
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1559/1/D/Da/L0072/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1eb29119-c131-487a-8354-775ac2bf96af
  14. urn:
    c471f4c1-1a20-48f5-a16d-ff8d6ece4037
    name:
    Sak: 2001/828, Stiftelsen Stord Maritime Museum. Styremedlem
    id:
    0039
    path:
    IKAH/1221-021.1/D/Db/L0008/0039
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c471f4c1-1a20-48f5-a16d-ff8d6ece4037
  15. urn:
    5a39f3c0-1f52-45b3-8c01-52d8bc0b587e
    name:
    Norsk Maritimt Museum
    id:
    AKT-1008
    path:
    NMM/AKT-1008
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Norsk Maritimt Museum
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Stiftet i 1914 som Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum. Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum skiftet i 2010 navn til Norsk Maritimt Museum. I 2015 ble museet konsolidert inn i Stiftelsen Norsk Folkemuseum, som en egen avdeling/arena i stiftelsen. Museets navn og logo ble beholdt.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a39f3c0-1f52-45b3-8c01-52d8bc0b587e
  16. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000005303
    name:
    Stiftelsen Ringerikes museums samling av rettsdokumenter
    id:
    A-1912
    path:
    BU/A-1912
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000005303
  17. urn:
    894724bf-f6f2-4919-8193-787a6faef82a
    name:
    Driftsavtaler mellom stiftelsen Norsk Industriarbeidermuseum og Tinn Museum/Tinn kommune
    id:
    0003
    path:
    NIA/A-1038/D/Db/L0005/0008/0003/0003
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Norsk industriarbeidermuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/894724bf-f6f2-4919-8193-787a6faef82a
  18. urn:
    4ca35f3c-31eb-424e-adb2-14046d18e8bf
    name:
    Lillehammer
    id:
    L0036
    path:
    AV/SAH-AB-002/D/Db/L0036
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4ca35f3c-31eb-424e-adb2-14046d18e8bf
  19. urn:
    ca0a47ad-f9e7-4775-9364-12562405a6ad
    name:
    Helgeland museum, avdeling Rødøy
    id:
    AKT-2152
    path:
    AIN/AKT-2152
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Stiftelsen Helgeland Museum er det regionale museet i søndre del av Nordland. Museet har avdelinger i de 18 kommunene Rana, Hemnes, Nesna, Lurøy, Leirfjord, Dønna, Herøy, Alstahaug, Vefsn, Grane, Hattfjelldal, Brønnøy, Vevelstad, Vega, Rødøy, Sømna, Træna og Bindal. Helgeland Museum ble stiftet i 20...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ca0a47ad-f9e7-4775-9364-12562405a6ad
  20. urn:
    980974c5-d9e1-436e-ad94-5ef860e18414
    name:
    Astrup, Edle (Museumsassistent, Lillehammer)
    id:
    0013
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2013149/D/Dd/Dda/L0003/0013
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/980974c5-d9e1-436e-ad94-5ef860e18414
  21. urn:
    ee3fb83e-8c42-4c8f-b467-b171dcf419a6
    name:
    Ingstad, Gunvor (Museumsassistent, Lillehammer)
    id:
    0018
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2013149/D/Dd/Dda/L0025/0018
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee3fb83e-8c42-4c8f-b467-b171dcf419a6
  22. urn:
    1bb7f18f-645b-4221-a73b-ab6f14571f83
    name:
    Risør Museum
    id:
    PA-2370
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2370
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Stiftelsen Risør Museum ble etablert i 1992 med tilholdssted i Prestgata 9, "gamlegymmen" som leies av kommunen på en 40-årskontrakt. Siden 1994 årlige utstillinger som belyser byens historie. Fra 1. januar 2008 er museet en avdeling under Aust-Agder kulturhistoriske senter. Bygninger og samlinger i...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1bb7f18f-645b-4221-a73b-ab6f14571f83
  23. urn:
    237cfe41-5484-40c5-9286-02fbf1e10ce5
    name:
    Hamar - Lillehammer
    id:
    L0034
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4122/F/Fd/L0034
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/237cfe41-5484-40c5-9286-02fbf1e10ce5
  24. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000211125
    name:
    Stiftelsen Norsk Trikotasjemuseum - gammelt skulehus/museumsobjekt, Salhusvegen 209
    id:
    0003
    path:
    BBA/A-3909/J/Jd/L0003/0003
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000211125
  25. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000131749
    name:
    Lillehammer OL-94
    id:
    L0043
    path:
    OFA/ARK/00002/D/L0043
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000131749
limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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  2. Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
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