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 2026-11-15T20:37:42Z in 0.199 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58524 results in compact format.

name:
Landstrykeren AS
id:
0024
name:
Degernes: 60259 Stryker Sag (Sagbruk)
id:
0038
name:
Degernes: 76189 Stryker Sag (Tømmerskur)
id:
0010
name:
Degernes: 19762 Stryker og Julsrud Gruber (Grubedrift)
id:
0050
name:
Oslo: 581 Homansbyens Strykeri (Strykeri)
id:
0010
name:
Oslo: 53310 E. Sandsgaard Strykeri (Strykeri)
id:
0040
name:
Ski: 64438 Ski Vask og Strykeri (Vaskeri og strykeri)
id:
0023
name:
Stord: 69282 Leirvik Vask & Strykeri (Vask og strykeri)
id:
0017
name:
Lillestrøm: 81463 Fagerborg Vask og Strykeri (Mek. vaskeri og strykeri)
id:
0020
name:
Kristiansand S: 1003 Go-Vask (tidl. Barnekrybbens Vaskeri og Strykeri) (Strykeri og vaskeri)
id:
0003

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total:

58524

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
ab433987-f87e-4612-8c4b-a530efae8dfd
name:
Landstrykeren AS
id:
0024
path:
AV/SAT-A-4395/E/Ed/L0008/0024
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ab433987-f87e-4612-8c4b-a530efae8dfd
urn:
b42661bf-720b-4908-89a9-d74a02d8d878
name:
Degernes: 60259 Stryker Sag (Sagbruk)
id:
0038
path:
AV/RA-S-4852/D/Da/L0077/0038
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b42661bf-720b-4908-89a9-d74a02d8d878
urn:
1af76278-5600-46fd-8f43-8a4b1a7a9807
name:
Degernes: 76189 Stryker Sag (Tømmerskur)
id:
0010
path:
AV/RA-S-4852/D/Da/L0078/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1af76278-5600-46fd-8f43-8a4b1a7a9807
urn:
e7e9b895-a474-4e9c-82de-0e25de6e7c14
name:
Degernes: 19762 Stryker og Julsrud Gruber (Grubedrift)
id:
0050
path:
AV/RA-S-4852/D/Da/L0076/0050
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e7e9b895-a474-4e9c-82de-0e25de6e7c14
urn:
26e90e69-9c53-4fe4-913d-401a1f33634c
name:
Oslo: 581 Homansbyens Strykeri (Strykeri)
id:
0010
path:
AV/RA-S-4852/D/Dc/L0261/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/26e90e69-9c53-4fe4-913d-401a1f33634c
urn:
e4968f58-082e-4245-b9f5-bda6cfe0db0f
name:
Oslo: 53310 E. Sandsgaard Strykeri (Strykeri)
id:
0040
path:
AV/RA-S-4852/D/Dc/L0528/0040
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e4968f58-082e-4245-b9f5-bda6cfe0db0f
urn:
4f15f2ee-eece-42c1-8cec-82a4eb3bd325
name:
Ski: 64438 Ski Vask og Strykeri (Vaskeri og strykeri)
id:
0023
path:
AV/RA-S-4852/D/Db/L0118/0023
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f15f2ee-eece-42c1-8cec-82a4eb3bd325
urn:
9d898fcf-1c93-47c7-a521-ffc5188b8621
name:
Stord: 69282 Leirvik Vask & Strykeri (Vask og strykeri)
id:
0017
path:
AV/RA-S-4852/D/Dl/L1615/0017
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9d898fcf-1c93-47c7-a521-ffc5188b8621
urn:
b7f6f2bd-00cb-4156-b833-840b7e2f7e41
name:
Lillestrøm: 81463 Fagerborg Vask og Strykeri (Mek. vaskeri og strykeri)
id:
0020
path:
AV/RA-S-4852/D/Db/L0210/0020
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b7f6f2bd-00cb-4156-b833-840b7e2f7e41
urn:
a63236ec-a0a3-4103-9bf2-72808c02a759
name:
Kristiansand S: 1003 Go-Vask (tidl. Barnekrybbens Vaskeri og Strykeri) (Strykeri og vaskeri)
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-4852/D/Dj/L1305/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a63236ec-a0a3-4103-9bf2-72808c02a759
urn:
339a8419-ad15-44c1-a5c6-845d1b010f23
name:
Innkalling av studenter som stryker til eksamen for annen gang. Forslag fra Filologisk studentutvalg
id:
0025
path:
AV/RA-S-3022/D/Da/L0140/0025
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/339a8419-ad15-44c1-a5c6-845d1b010f23
urn:
cbac4d1d-63ca-4d3a-8f93-9eedfa1663ea
name:
Strykere
id:
Hd
path:
OARM/H-A-00700/H/Hd
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Randsfjordmuseet AS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cbac4d1d-63ca-4d3a-8f93-9eedfa1663ea
urn:
b421abfb-cf92-4738-ba4e-cc7ba71171f7
name:
Strykertrio -97
id:
0012
path:
AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01b/L0132/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b421abfb-cf92-4738-ba4e-cc7ba71171f7
urn:
350f6129-8102-4cc1-b4a6-b1cd853cd555
name:
Strykere
id:
0001
path:
IKAH/1221-265/P/Pa/L0002/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/350f6129-8102-4cc1-b4a6-b1cd853cd555
urn:
b758b028-2ce4-48f1-96a0-a06196a3b1a1
name:
Juniorstrykerne, Drammen
id:
H
path:
DRMK/A-1395/H
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Drammen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b758b028-2ce4-48f1-96a0-a06196a3b1a1
urn:
a55e755d-863b-461e-a444-ad1029b23693
name:
Stororkesterpartiturer. Strykerquartetter
id:
L0019
path:
OAM/A-00796/F/Fn/L0019
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a55e755d-863b-461e-a444-ad1029b23693
urn:
1fb5d059-41c1-43cb-a807-24cc33a3c27d
name:
Birkenes-ministrykere
id:
0009
path:
AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01b/L0139/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1fb5d059-41c1-43cb-a807-24cc33a3c27d
urn:
8cf15866-3caa-4fa4-ac2e-2b2d6b824a60
name:
"Landstrykere" forts.
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-0908/01/F/Fb/L0078/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8cf15866-3caa-4fa4-ac2e-2b2d6b824a60
urn:
319e6ef9-3e04-4c46-ac30-4a4ea87a694f
name:
"Landstrykere" forts.
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-0908/01/F/Fb/L0079/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/319e6ef9-3e04-4c46-ac30-4a4ea87a694f
urn:
8dc893dc-128c-4c6a-a39f-d68c72601dee
name:
"Landstrykere" forts.
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-0908/01/F/Fb/L0079/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8dc893dc-128c-4c6a-a39f-d68c72601dee
urn:
3349a490-6049-4dfa-b062-0bd196833b54
name:
Unge strykere
id:
0016
path:
AV/SAO-FELT-11714/D/Dc/L0008/0016
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3349a490-6049-4dfa-b062-0bd196833b54
urn:
d2b1da8f-0d06-462f-b1be-9e062c13b343
name:
Konservatoriets strykerstudenter
id:
0010
path:
UBIT/A-0389/D/L0005/0008/0010
unit_type:
DOKUMENTSERIE
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2b1da8f-0d06-462f-b1be-9e062c13b343
urn:
e1a63149-3752-4c1f-8506-749e5eff53e2
name:
Konservatoriets strykerstudenter
id:
0011
path:
UBIT/A-0389/D/L0005/0008/0011
unit_type:
DOKUMENTSERIE
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NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e1a63149-3752-4c1f-8506-749e5eff53e2
urn:
c92bc18f-df73-43d1-8a09-6ad9251adba3
name:
Vitnemål/karakterutskrift. Strykere
id:
L0007
path:
AV/SAB-A-36701/H/Hc/L0007
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c92bc18f-df73-43d1-8a09-6ad9251adba3
urn:
55832169-8d29-4424-accf-95cffbcaf890
name:
Skoler for Strykere
id:
L0003
path:
OAM/A-00796/F/Fa/L0003
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/55832169-8d29-4424-accf-95cffbcaf890

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