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.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
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&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.

Type: string. Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
Type: integer. Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-02T05:24:51Z in 2.387 seconds.

Showing 10 of 59544 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Villreinutvalget, Ottadalsområdet
    id:
    D-A-00228
  2. name:
    AS TADA
    id:
    0002
  3. name:
    Villreinutvalget, Ottadalsområdet
    id:
    D-AS-00228
  4. name:
    Ottadata AS
    id:
    0013
  5. name:
    Ottadalen Last AS
    id:
    0015
  6. name:
    Mod 1/94 (TADA)
    id:
    0003
  7. name:
    Sel, Elvebakken - Ottadalen billag AS
    id:
    0003
  8. name:
    Norsk eiendomsinformasjon as - kjøp av informasjon og metadata
    id:
    0011
  9. name:
    Mester Yrkesbygg Bergen AS. Omsorgsbustadar Meland aktiv
    id:
    0073
  10. name:
    Norsk eiendomsinformasjon AS. Avtale om kjøp av informasjon og metadata
    id:
    0021
Show all fields in HTML
total:
59544
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    89ef4a69-9de8-4430-835f-98ebfd9167bb
    name:
    Villreinutvalget, Ottadalsområdet
    id:
    D-A-00228
    path:
    GDM/D-A-00228
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/89ef4a69-9de8-4430-835f-98ebfd9167bb
  2. urn:
    d07bcfd0-3f84-47da-84e4-08c4c26d990e
    name:
    AS TADA
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5931/D/Da/L0076/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d07bcfd0-3f84-47da-84e4-08c4c26d990e
  3. urn:
    ed5d20d1-caab-44a7-a233-7c211cbc358a
    name:
    Villreinutvalget, Ottadalsområdet
    id:
    D-AS-00228
    path:
    GDM/D-AS-00228
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Organiserer forvaltning av villreinen i Ottadalsområdet, dvs. fjellområdet mellom Lesja og Ottadalen (Reinheimen). Fordeling av jaktkort, jaktoppsyn m.m.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ed5d20d1-caab-44a7-a233-7c211cbc358a
  4. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000031299
    name:
    Ottadata AS
    id:
    0013
    path:
    OFA/ARK/00265/D/Da/L0007/0013
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000031299
  5. urn:
    20f415cb-5905-4074-b515-dec29be1be78
    name:
    Ottadalen Last AS
    id:
    0015
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0088/0015
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/20f415cb-5905-4074-b515-dec29be1be78
  6. urn:
    da47a99f-61fc-4b1b-b12c-8e63e6611fea
    name:
    Mod 1/94 (TADA)
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-3561/G/Ga/L0117/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/da47a99f-61fc-4b1b-b12c-8e63e6611fea
  7. urn:
    10b941e2-acf1-4f7d-9ae8-8bd0b6b99c77
    name:
    Sel, Elvebakken - Ottadalen billag AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAH-AB-002/D/De/L0020/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/10b941e2-acf1-4f7d-9ae8-8bd0b6b99c77
  8. urn:
    e804d2b9-d455-43fd-b665-7732c93b5a02
    name:
    Norsk eiendomsinformasjon as - kjøp av informasjon og metadata
    id:
    0011
    path:
    IKAR/K-100199/J/Je/L0011/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e804d2b9-d455-43fd-b665-7732c93b5a02
  9. urn:
    8dea2dfe-74f2-4e3b-a969-db598345de00
    name:
    Mester Yrkesbygg Bergen AS. Omsorgsbustadar Meland aktiv
    id:
    0073
    path:
    IKAH/1256-022/F/Fa/L0005/0073
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8dea2dfe-74f2-4e3b-a969-db598345de00
  10. urn:
    92c272e9-78a4-4a26-a47f-b95435bd5c9d
    name:
    Norsk eiendomsinformasjon AS. Avtale om kjøp av informasjon og metadata
    id:
    0021
    path:
    IKAH/1247-022/F/Fa/L0007/0001/0021
    unit_type:
    SAK
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/92c272e9-78a4-4a26-a47f-b95435bd5c9d
  11. urn:
    533e0237-89f0-4d48-bae2-8514da2db3b8
    name:
    Kontroll med næringsmiddel, serveringstadar, salsstadar og overnattingsstadar. Sjøflybase i Ulvik. Kloakkutslepp.
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    IKAH/1233-415/D/Db/Dba/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/533e0237-89f0-4d48-bae2-8514da2db3b8
  12. urn:
    ae95fa1d-ef0c-4825-85ec-59c22def721d
    name:
    Sak 13174. Ottadalen kommunale billag AS. Diverse saker
    id:
    4536
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0886/2/D/Db/4536
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ae95fa1d-ef0c-4825-85ec-59c22def721d
  13. urn:
    b9276f78-d10e-4a72-a399-fdbfc1e6e6e9
    name:
    Sak 10173. Ottadalen Billag AS. Sør-Gudbrandsdal herredsrett. Oppsigelse
    id:
    1297
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0886/2/D/Db/1297
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b9276f78-d10e-4a72-a399-fdbfc1e6e6e9
  14. urn:
    1df58d82-fc2b-407f-bb69-333a0061ed92
    name:
    Sak: 2002/1533, Svartadalen Næringsbygg AS - kjøp av tilleggsareal, Heiane
    id:
    0005
    path:
    IKAH/1221-021.1/D/Db/L0051/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1df58d82-fc2b-407f-bb69-333a0061ed92
  15. urn:
    8ae3a667-c4d4-4f01-b62a-8cabd716b59a
    name:
    Gnr. 45 bnr. 250 -Stevnebø Trelast AS - kjøp av bustadareal på Urhaug
    id:
    0021
    path:
    IKAH/1260b-501/D/Db/L0007/0021
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8ae3a667-c4d4-4f01-b62a-8cabd716b59a
  16. urn:
    8dd1f692-97b4-4741-b2dd-329582d9c1dd
    name:
    Sak 13242. Fjeldstad AS. Opprettelse av overenskomst med Oljearbeidernes fellessammenslutning / Fjeldstadansattes offshoreforening
    id:
    4604
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0886/2/D/Db/4604
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8dd1f692-97b4-4741-b2dd-329582d9c1dd
  17. urn:
    c44fa392-41ae-4361-93c5-6deae15b53e2
    name:
    Ottadalen Billag AS. Sør-Gudbrandsdal Herredsrett. Oppsigelse. Forlik 1984.10.02. Saksnummer 10173
    id:
    7963
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0886/2/E/Eb/7963
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c44fa392-41ae-4361-93c5-6deae15b53e2
  18. urn:
    db721210-83b4-49e4-b3ab-39647699c102
    name:
    Gnr. 37 bnr. 21, 30, 31, 32 og 62, Øvretveit. Søknad om godkjenning av avlaupsanlegg fritidsbustadar. Tiltakshavar: Fritidsbygg Tælavåg AS
    id:
    0053
    path:
    IKAH/1245-021/A/Ab/Abb/L0025/0001/0053
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db721210-83b4-49e4-b3ab-39647699c102
  19. urn:
    c4b7b6b4-a3b8-411b-bb95-aaaa49eaf592
    name:
    Aldersbustadar. Trygdebustadar
    id:
    L0020
    path:
    IKAH/1223-501/E/Ea/L0020
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c4b7b6b4-a3b8-411b-bb95-aaaa49eaf592
  20. urn:
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    id:
    0008
    path:
    IKAH/1233-501/D/Dc/Dca/L0016/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9592d792-a375-4dc1-be24-86068f1d81a4
  21. urn:
    27fc480a-c027-4886-9f8e-1a56233ce88e
    name:
    Omsorgsbustadar Storebø. Omsorgsbustadar Knivhaugen
    id:
    L0032
    path:
    IKAH/1244-501/E/Ea/L0032
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/27fc480a-c027-4886-9f8e-1a56233ce88e
  22. urn:
    71064a68-1655-46b6-812e-55ffbb382907
    name:
    Sosiale bustadar/verna bustadar
    id:
    0009
    path:
    VLFK/K-10911/D/Db/Dbg/L0038/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/71064a68-1655-46b6-812e-55ffbb382907
  23. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
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    path:
    IKAH/1223-501/E/Ea/L0021
    unit_type:
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    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dd681d77-793d-4dbb-a89c-64c963c4dde2
  24. urn:
    cc8426e5-354e-44ae-8f53-479bddf188ed
    name:
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    id:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cc8426e5-354e-44ae-8f53-479bddf188ed
  25. urn:
    dea48d5f-20de-480e-b17c-b459232e639c
    name:
    Bustadane på Tømmerneset. Byggjemelding 8 bustadar på Hjeltnes
    id:
    0011
    path:
    IKAH/1233-501/D/Dc/Dca/L0012/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dea48d5f-20de-480e-b17c-b459232e639c
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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

  1. Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
  2. Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
  3. 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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