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 2026-11-03T07:41:09Z in 2.470 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58713 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Borge kommune. Unstad skole
    id:
    K-18620.510.10
  2. name:
    Hunstad, John
    id:
    A-05-1032
  3. name:
    Hunstad Ungdomslag
    id:
    A-05-110
  4. name:
    Hunstad skole
    id:
    A-1503
  5. name:
    Hunstadsvingen korttidsbarnehage
    id:
    A-3590
  6. name:
    Brunstad, Ingebrigt Jørgensen
    id:
    SAT-PA-0032
  7. name:
    Hunstad skoles velforening
    id:
    A-1504
  8. name:
    Bodø kommune. Hunstad ungdomsskole
    id:
    K-18040.510.13
  9. name:
    Bodø kommune. Hunstad barneskole
    id:
    K-18040.610.17
  10. name:
    Gunstad, Øvre, gnr. 30 bnr. 1
    id:
    0002
Show all fields in HTML
total:
58713
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    a2ea3393-548e-4e7b-92ac-8bf07dd27220
    name:
    Borge kommune. Unstad skole
    id:
    K-18620.510.10
    path:
    AIN/K-18620.510.10
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a2ea3393-548e-4e7b-92ac-8bf07dd27220
  2. urn:
    4e8a132f-dfcc-4ae3-a2cf-56a36b1a4ab3
    name:
    Hunstad, John
    id:
    A-05-1032
    path:
    AIN/A-05-1032
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4e8a132f-dfcc-4ae3-a2cf-56a36b1a4ab3
  3. urn:
    4eb2b670-e12e-4612-86eb-c75d796336b8
    name:
    Hunstad Ungdomslag
    id:
    A-05-110
    path:
    AIN/A-05-110
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4eb2b670-e12e-4612-86eb-c75d796336b8
  4. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000124326
    name:
    Hunstad skole
    id:
    A-1503
    path:
    BBA/A-1503
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000124326
  5. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000011328
    name:
    Hunstadsvingen korttidsbarnehage
    id:
    A-3590
    path:
    BBA/A-3590
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000011328
  6. urn:
    23fe85bd-5e96-44af-b83d-b5f393c3140c
    name:
    Brunstad, Ingebrigt Jørgensen
    id:
    SAT-PA-0032
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0032
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/23fe85bd-5e96-44af-b83d-b5f393c3140c
  7. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000495451
    name:
    Hunstad skoles velforening
    id:
    A-1504
    path:
    BBA/A-1504
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000495451
  8. urn:
    711eef68-64a3-44bb-82ab-62c9ef13db4d
    name:
    Bodø kommune. Hunstad ungdomsskole
    id:
    K-18040.510.13
    path:
    AIN/K-18040.510.13
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/711eef68-64a3-44bb-82ab-62c9ef13db4d
  9. urn:
    c87c9440-1cde-4f1c-a37e-ff736a78c8f3
    name:
    Bodø kommune. Hunstad barneskole
    id:
    K-18040.610.17
    path:
    AIN/K-18040.610.17
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c87c9440-1cde-4f1c-a37e-ff736a78c8f3
  10. urn:
    6ead0c0f-0351-49e8-b910-0ffc1487f166
    name:
    Gunstad, Øvre, gnr. 30 bnr. 1
    id:
    0002
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00666/H/L0001/0002
    unit_type:
    TEGNINGSSERIE
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6ead0c0f-0351-49e8-b910-0ffc1487f166
  11. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000005017
    name:
    Kai Hunstadbråten arkiv for dokumenter om Blaafarveverket 1971-1994
    id:
    A-1682
    path:
    BU/A-1682
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000005017
  12. urn:
    8ad0e64c-4298-4df0-b597-c11aa838e3f8
    name:
    Borge kommune. Unstad skole
    id:
    K-18620.510.10
    path:
    AIN/K-18620.510.10
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Unstad skole ble bygd i 1910. Under tittelen "Undstad skole feiere 75 årsjubileum med å opphøre." Skrev Lofotposten 25. Juni 1986 , at de hadde vært på besøk på skolens aller siste dag fredag den 13. Skolen kom i gang i 1911 og siste skole dag var altså 13. juni 1986. De 4 siste elevene skulle over...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8ad0e64c-4298-4df0-b597-c11aa838e3f8
  13. urn:
    db16fd46-6758-41fc-9d7d-4358f91faca2
    name:
    Unstad
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AIN/NFK-03-121/251/L0085/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db16fd46-6758-41fc-9d7d-4358f91faca2
  14. urn:
    1cfa964e-5ec5-457b-b14e-2409ee5e839f
    name:
    Hunstadkalk AS
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AIN/NFK-23-113/D/Da/L0198/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1cfa964e-5ec5-457b-b14e-2409ee5e839f
  15. urn:
    41d15988-b7c8-46ee-8899-a68df0912732
    name:
    Unstad
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1769/F/Fa/L0077/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/41d15988-b7c8-46ee-8899-a68df0912732
  16. urn:
    2fe332d6-44c0-4b6c-8d2d-131923629980
    name:
    Unstad
    id:
    0011
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1959/D/Dc/L0311/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2fe332d6-44c0-4b6c-8d2d-131923629980
  17. urn:
    717d8faf-0645-4296-ad30-9beb364ff5ef
    name:
    Hunstadgulv AS
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-4395/E/Ec/L0015/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/717d8faf-0645-4296-ad30-9beb364ff5ef
  18. urn:
    f843d2ea-8ce6-4336-93a9-2649ace9c952
    name:
    Brunstad AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6883/D/Da/L0133/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f843d2ea-8ce6-4336-93a9-2649ace9c952
  19. urn:
    ac372e8a-7da4-4a20-a0fd-2ba88e656380
    name:
    Tonje Unstad
    id:
    0050
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2946/X/X01/L0002/0050
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ac372e8a-7da4-4a20-a0fd-2ba88e656380
  20. urn:
    276b6f96-0a1e-4190-a36c-438152cce974
    name:
    Tonje Unstad
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2946/X/X01/L0003/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/276b6f96-0a1e-4190-a36c-438152cce974
  21. urn:
    9554f3db-26ed-40f3-8560-cf5414136c89
    name:
    Grethe Unstad
    id:
    0022
    path:
    AIN/A-06-211/X/L0008/0022
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9554f3db-26ed-40f3-8560-cf5414136c89
  22. urn:
    4d20eefa-db51-4b70-af3f-a2d3e6690a18
    name:
    Grethe Unstad
    id:
    0026
    path:
    AIN/A-06-211/X/L0010/0026
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4d20eefa-db51-4b70-af3f-a2d3e6690a18
  23. urn:
    2c0ddc4d-c481-4281-9ffe-d0a6e9119ece
    name:
    Unstad, Lyder L.
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2127/Fa/L0823/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c0ddc4d-c481-4281-9ffe-d0a6e9119ece
  24. urn:
    367678fb-66fa-434a-ab1e-edce45cf1f38
    name:
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    id:
    L0009
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-4697/G/L0009
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/367678fb-66fa-434a-ab1e-edce45cf1f38
  25. urn:
    02ef40a8-bab7-4a4d-b425-84a6cf262c98
    name:
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    id:
    0001
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1643/Db/L0100/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02ef40a8-bab7-4a4d-b425-84a6cf262c98
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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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