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 2026-10-27T19:18:40Z in 0.783 seconds.

Showing 10 of 54865 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Sjt Utgaard Per Olav
    id:
    0002
  2. name:
    Korrespondanse Anne Helene Utgaard
    id:
    0007
  3. name:
    Trondheim: 6163 I.O. Utgaard (Malerarbeid)
    id:
    0005
  4. name:
    Olsen, Magnus_En runeamulet fra Utgaard, Stod
    id:
    0043
  5. name:
    Inv.nr. 08 og 030 Persaunet leir - utvendig malingsbehandling - Utgaard A/S
    id:
    0005
  6. name:
    NSB-kond. 48.6 4 Halset - Utgaard (tnr. 16-23) Pel: 515-718
    id:
    0056
  7. name:
    NSB-kond. 48.8 6 Utgaard - Marksten (tnr. 24-26) Pel: 787-990
    id:
    0058
  8. name:
    NSB-kond. 36.105 105 Utgaard - Hovauk (tnr. 61-52) Pel: 1200-1300
    id:
    0105
  9. name:
    NSB-kond. 48.7 5 Klingvolden - Utgaard (tnr. 22-24). Stod st. Pel: 718-787
    id:
    0057
  10. name:
    Nils Morten Utgaard, Europas politiske jordskjelv: Følgende av Jernteppets fall og Tysklands samling
    id:
    0023
Show all fields in HTML
total:
54865
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    da96e245-dd72-451f-818b-60153646f42e
    name:
    Sjt Utgaard Per Olav
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-4164/P/Pd/L0013/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/da96e245-dd72-451f-818b-60153646f42e
  2. urn:
    6c52a260-121c-4d37-99e9-aecc63f7e082
    name:
    Korrespondanse Anne Helene Utgaard
    id:
    0007
    path:
    VID/MDA-A-1549/D/Db/L0242/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c52a260-121c-4d37-99e9-aecc63f7e082
  3. urn:
    36cdc94d-db9d-40b1-9c21-b8c83c70b4f0
    name:
    Trondheim: 6163 I.O. Utgaard (Malerarbeid)
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4852/D/Dp/L2138/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/36cdc94d-db9d-40b1-9c21-b8c83c70b4f0
  4. urn:
    47fd406e-60c7-4419-bf40-c0e942571123
    name:
    Olsen, Magnus_En runeamulet fra Utgaard, Stod
    id:
    0043
    path:
    SPR/A-0003/L/L0046/0043
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/47fd406e-60c7-4419-bf40-c0e942571123
  5. urn:
    d51aa398-7564-45b7-99a4-32354d0a2dc2
    name:
    Inv.nr. 08 og 030 Persaunet leir - utvendig malingsbehandling - Utgaard A/S
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-6092/F/Fa/L0316/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d51aa398-7564-45b7-99a4-32354d0a2dc2
  6. urn:
    69b9c9fd-7e35-4264-9d2e-0d3616bb6b97
    name:
    NSB-kond. 48.6 4 Halset - Utgaard (tnr. 16-23) Pel: 515-718
    id:
    0056
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1619/1/T/Tb/T053ba18/0056
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/69b9c9fd-7e35-4264-9d2e-0d3616bb6b97
  7. urn:
    e34e246e-99a3-44c8-9b8f-649c2957faff
    name:
    NSB-kond. 48.8 6 Utgaard - Marksten (tnr. 24-26) Pel: 787-990
    id:
    0058
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1619/1/T/Tb/T053ba18/0058
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e34e246e-99a3-44c8-9b8f-649c2957faff
  8. urn:
    571775bc-2ba6-42cc-933a-c7450eb7f541
    name:
    NSB-kond. 36.105 105 Utgaard - Hovauk (tnr. 61-52) Pel: 1200-1300
    id:
    0105
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1619/1/T/Tb/T053ba15/0105
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/571775bc-2ba6-42cc-933a-c7450eb7f541
  9. urn:
    76ccf27b-ca10-4dee-bc2d-2fd824378acd
    name:
    NSB-kond. 48.7 5 Klingvolden - Utgaard (tnr. 22-24). Stod st. Pel: 718-787
    id:
    0057
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1619/1/T/Tb/T053ba18/0057
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/76ccf27b-ca10-4dee-bc2d-2fd824378acd
  10. urn:
    5f7e2a8f-7e92-4490-a926-2f417751e9ac
    name:
    Nils Morten Utgaard, Europas politiske jordskjelv: Følgende av Jernteppets fall og Tysklands samling
    id:
    0023
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-4131/F/Fa/L0102/0023
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5f7e2a8f-7e92-4490-a926-2f417751e9ac
  11. urn:
    c62cdbc8-96d0-4392-836b-f1b465fe0eb1
    name:
    Journalist, Ph. D. Nils Morten Utgaard, Sovjet-Unionen-en supermakt på prøve? Problemer og debatt i dagens sovjetsamfund
    id:
    0040
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-4131/F/Fa/L0090/0040
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c62cdbc8-96d0-4392-836b-f1b465fe0eb1
  12. urn:
    128ae291-aa4e-4fd1-9444-7b7b18bffa60
    name:
    Østby og Utgaarden, Tynset
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAH-JORDSKIFTEH-001/F/Fb/L0001/0001/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/128ae291-aa4e-4fd1-9444-7b7b18bffa60
  13. urn:
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    GDM/D-A-00095/K/0001/0006
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    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/910b4e16-1f7c-48ed-ab81-1ee36d7e7b12
  14. urn:
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    id:
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    path:
    AIN/NFK-23-113/D/Da/L0126/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d960cdd1-f17f-4a46-950b-65a785d0d660
  15. urn:
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    id:
    E
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2694440-c38b-44ac-8da0-16f387c5bf8d
  16. urn:
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    path:
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    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6343c273-4af5-4064-9743-6928d4ae0380
  17. urn:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28820749-a8f4-4460-a946-585c89cfe081
  18. urn:
    fea031aa-5102-48ff-b146-b7a435c3ce24
    name:
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    id:
    0007
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/E/Eh/L0005/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fea031aa-5102-48ff-b146-b7a435c3ce24
  19. urn:
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    id:
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    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4db12553-b9d5-4731-bd0b-532ef93efccf
  20. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
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    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/E/Eh/L0027/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/70227be2-076f-4d10-a143-6315111f8fe2
  21. urn:
    nb-NLM_arkiv000000004702
    name:
    As 5
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    0008
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    NLM/As-1001/03/D/L0014/0008
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    Mappe
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    Norsk luftfartsmuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/nb-NLM_arkiv000000004702
  22. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000164394
    name:
    Utklippsbok Pyrox AS
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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    link:
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  24. urn:
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    link:
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  25. urn:
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    name:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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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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Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.