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. 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. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-13T22:43:17Z in 0.221 seconds.

Showing 10 of 106403 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Hamar Jern- og Metallarbeiderforening (Hamar Jern og Metall avd. 17, Fellesforbundet)
    id:
    ARK-177
  2. name:
    The Tall Ships Races 2018 Stavanger
    id:
    A-0634
  3. name:
    Ogna kommune - Fiskarmantallsnemnda
    id:
    K-100929
  4. name:
    Varhaug kommune - Fiskarmanntallsnemda
    id:
    K-100975
  5. name:
    Sokndal kommune - Fiskermantallsnemnda
    id:
    K-101168
  6. name:
    Gabriel Tallaksen
    id:
    A-0489
  7. name:
    PA-0103, Metall-Industri/Asbjørn Vigrestad
    id:
    A-1155
  8. name:
    Folldal Jern og Metall
    id:
    NOMA-FGA-0213
  9. name:
    Kristiansund jern- og metallarbeiderforening
    id:
    ARK-2017
  10. name:
    Hemne kommune II, valgstyre/manntallsnemnd
    id:
    A-2970
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total:
106403
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    62a9eca6-ade0-4f91-89eb-f39ef462b5fa
    name:
    Hamar Jern- og Metallarbeiderforening (Hamar Jern og Metall avd. 17, Fellesforbundet)
    id:
    ARK-177
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-177
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/62a9eca6-ade0-4f91-89eb-f39ef462b5fa
  2. urn:
    7946befe-5379-470e-bcae-c7f6948e7ac1
    name:
    The Tall Ships Races 2018 Stavanger
    id:
    A-0634
    path:
    BYST/A-0634
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7946befe-5379-470e-bcae-c7f6948e7ac1
  3. urn:
    4160be1d-d52b-431b-8df0-da8c1c3a9e3e
    name:
    Ogna kommune - Fiskarmantallsnemnda
    id:
    K-100929
    path:
    IKAR/K-100929
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4160be1d-d52b-431b-8df0-da8c1c3a9e3e
  4. urn:
    e6c33b98-f5e6-4da0-af2f-7729247efee1
    name:
    Varhaug kommune - Fiskarmanntallsnemda
    id:
    K-100975
    path:
    IKAR/K-100975
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e6c33b98-f5e6-4da0-af2f-7729247efee1
  5. urn:
    a36bec6f-0560-491b-8201-619ec4688181
    name:
    Sokndal kommune - Fiskermantallsnemnda
    id:
    K-101168
    path:
    IKAR/K-101168
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a36bec6f-0560-491b-8201-619ec4688181
  6. urn:
    4bf13e75-41fd-48f9-acef-40658d2eb7b5
    name:
    Gabriel Tallaksen
    id:
    A-0489
    path:
    UBIT/A-0489
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4bf13e75-41fd-48f9-acef-40658d2eb7b5
  7. urn:
    bf4fb7f6-0bcb-4419-ac4f-b82df524d89a
    name:
    PA-0103, Metall-Industri/Asbjørn Vigrestad
    id:
    A-1155
    path:
    BYST/A-1155
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bf4fb7f6-0bcb-4419-ac4f-b82df524d89a
  8. urn:
    52d8eb08-f080-43c7-92b7-97e16db4d47d
    name:
    Folldal Jern og Metall
    id:
    NOMA-FGA-0213
    path:
    ANNO/NOMA-FGA-0213
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52d8eb08-f080-43c7-92b7-97e16db4d47d
  9. urn:
    72f26500-91d6-4d81-8606-36adb75bf1b1
    name:
    Kristiansund jern- og metallarbeiderforening
    id:
    ARK-2017
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2017
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/72f26500-91d6-4d81-8606-36adb75bf1b1
  10. urn:
    eecd36e6-3c49-44b0-bc34-1ac3cca0fd79
    name:
    Hemne kommune II, valgstyre/manntallsnemnd
    id:
    A-2970
    path:
    TIKA/A-2970
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eecd36e6-3c49-44b0-bc34-1ac3cca0fd79
  11. urn:
    19df3664-0dd7-4e21-a6c2-7f7e06b6a450
    name:
    Orkdal kommune I, valgstyre/manntallsnemnd
    id:
    A-1749
    path:
    TIKA/A-1749
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/19df3664-0dd7-4e21-a6c2-7f7e06b6a450
  12. urn:
    c02bc3dc-e065-46f5-b145-2fd1c9f7b8a3
    name:
    Sunndal jern- og metallarbeiderforening. Avd. 213
    id:
    ARK-2252
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2252
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c02bc3dc-e065-46f5-b145-2fd1c9f7b8a3
  13. urn:
    ce2fdf6e-c044-4615-a84c-ea4e86480a02
    name:
    LANGESUND JERN OG METALL AVD. 101 NJMF
    id:
    A-814001
    path:
    AAT/A-814001
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv i Telemark
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ce2fdf6e-c044-4615-a84c-ea4e86480a02
  14. urn:
    0685db13-303f-4862-9fc4-1329b499f160
    name:
    Tall og propria/á - øyrir
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    SPR/A-0004/F/Fs/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0685db13-303f-4862-9fc4-1329b499f160
  15. urn:
    b0a605fd-fb93-4ee7-8ecd-f33ff7353e83
    name:
    Avskrift fra kirkebok 1700-tall
    id:
    0020
    path:
    OAVF/A-00003/G/Gf/Gff/L0007/0020
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Valdresmusea AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b0a605fd-fb93-4ee7-8ecd-f33ff7353e83
  16. urn:
    24aafeca-fd52-4524-be25-31b9ce34f53e
    name:
    Oversikt over tingbøker 1700-tall
    id:
    0002
    path:
    OAVF/A-00003/G/Gz/L0001/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Valdresmusea AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/24aafeca-fd52-4524-be25-31b9ce34f53e
  17. urn:
    44752a06-60f1-4874-9617-09a49d0c4f05
    name:
    80-tall og mål - 874-yrkesutdannelse
    id:
    L0061
    path:
    NF/Ark-1001/Ha/L0061
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Norsk folkemuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/44752a06-60f1-4874-9617-09a49d0c4f05
  18. urn:
    2ebad481-a890-4ddf-90dd-4dd4da8f6596
    name:
    Brumunddal Jern- og Metallarbeiderforening (Brumunddal Jern og Metall), avd. 114 i Norsk Jern- og Metallarbeiderforbund
    id:
    ARK-27
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-27
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ebad481-a890-4ddf-90dd-4dd4da8f6596
  19. urn:
    b90a39c6-07d0-4dc1-8829-0b514dcb19e4
    name:
    Publiserte skrifter fra tidligere Tall Ships Race
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    BYST/A-0634/Y/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b90a39c6-07d0-4dc1-8829-0b514dcb19e4
  20. urn:
    3c01df99-3e54-4c42-b9fc-9f5969bd1fee
    name:
    The Tall Ships Races 2018 Stavanger
    id:
    AKT-01027
    path:
    BYST/AKT-01027
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    The Tall Ships Races er et årlig internasjonalt arrangement for seiltrening som ble gjennomført for første gang i 1956. Arrangementet blir administrert av Sail Training International (STI) som har hovedkontor i Portsmouth, England. STI er registrert som en ideell organisasjon med medlemmer over hel...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3c01df99-3e54-4c42-b9fc-9f5969bd1fee
  21. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000029931
    name:
    Cutty Sark Tall Ships Races 2001
    id:
    A-3054
    path:
    BBA/A-3054
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000029931
  22. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000327864
    name:
    Montørklubben ved Elektrisk Bureau Installasjon AS, Bergen
    id:
    A-4257
    path:
    BBA/A-4257
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000327864
  23. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000792084
    name:
    The Tall Ships` Races 2008 Bergen
    id:
    A-6206
    path:
    BBA/A-6206
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000792084
  24. urn:
    5f03f74b-feb7-4feb-867c-80fed7db6015
    name:
    Montørklubben ved Elektrisk Bureau Installasjon AS, Bergen
    id:
    A-4257
    path:
    SAF/A-4257
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5f03f74b-feb7-4feb-867c-80fed7db6015
  25. urn:
    fbba1a63-3df1-4156-8216-a4fd91df7a0f
    name:
    Ankerløkken AS, Bedriftsklubb - Førde Jern og Metall, avd 165
    id:
    SFF-2007001
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2007001
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fbba1a63-3df1-4156-8216-a4fd91df7a0f
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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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