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 2026-11-14T05:55:19Z in 0.283 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58269 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Vestkapp Reiselivslag, Selje. Markedsorientert produktpakke fra Vestkappregionen
    id:
    0012
  2. name:
    Pålegg § 8 / Anlegg M/S 3 Vestkapp Havbruk AS (Tidl: Flatøy Fiskeoppdrett AS)
    id:
    0002
  3. name:
    Konsesjonssaker § 7 / Anlegg M/Sande (S) 1 Vestkapp Havbruk AS, avd. Sande (Tidl: Vestlaks AS)
    id:
    0008
  4. name:
    Konsesjonssaker § 7 og Pålegg § 8 / Anlegg M/VN 7 Vestkapp Havbruk AS (Tidl: Vanylven Stam- og Settefisk AS)
    id:
    0006
  5. name:
    Konsesjonssaker § 7 / Anlegg M/VN 14 Vestkapp Havbruk AS (Tidl: Vanylven Stam- og Settefisk AS og Borgund Laks AS)
    id:
    0008
  6. name:
    Espeneset - Sande kommune - Møre og Romsdal fylke - ny lokalitet - søker Vestkapp Havbruk AS. Saksnummer 2001/03539
    id:
    1788
  7. name:
    Espeneset - Vanylven kommune - Møre og Romsdal fylke - søknad fiskeoppdrett - Vestkapp Havbruk as. Saksnummer 2003/01290
    id:
    2186
  8. name:
    VESTKAPP (2833)
    id:
    0004
  9. name:
    Vestkapp LGRD
    id:
    0020
  10. name:
    Reg.plan Vestkapp
    id:
    0015
Show all fields in HTML
total:
58269
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    name:
    Vestkapp Reiselivslag, Selje. Markedsorientert produktpakke fra Vestkappregionen
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1885/E/E13b/L0070/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dcd531a9-7b6d-4336-bc7a-c6cd6608a901
  2. urn:
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    name:
    Pålegg § 8 / Anlegg M/S 3 Vestkapp Havbruk AS (Tidl: Flatøy Fiskeoppdrett AS)
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1584/1/D/Dc/L0023/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c7f57f88-591d-43a3-b04f-cef8f4e426e2
  3. urn:
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    name:
    Konsesjonssaker § 7 / Anlegg M/Sande (S) 1 Vestkapp Havbruk AS, avd. Sande (Tidl: Vestlaks AS)
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1584/1/D/Dc/L0022/0008
    unit_type:
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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    name:
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    id:
    0006
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    AV/SAT-A-1584/1/D/Dc/L0032/0006
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    name:
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    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1584/1/D/Dc/L0032/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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  6. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
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    id:
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    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1768/A-470/D/Dc/2186
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  8. urn:
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    name:
    VESTKAPP (2833)
    id:
    0004
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    AV/RA-S-4998/F/Fb/L0601/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9168fbf6-5f3c-43e2-b6da-cafc4b76bdad
  9. urn:
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    Vestkapp LGRD
    id:
    0020
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1145/E/El/L0156/0020
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    digitized_documents:
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b83a2ff0-1d30-428e-b271-f54d79dd0617
  10. urn:
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    Reg.plan Vestkapp
    id:
    0015
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    MAPPE
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    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4530320f-e472-4278-8435-3a0d5fde49d0
  11. urn:
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    VLFK/K-10635/D/Da/Dad/L0046/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/da519bff-05b7-4a64-8c15-e6a60c206479
  12. urn:
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    Vestkapp handel
    id:
    0006
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    VLFK/K-10918/D/Db/L0048/0006
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    MAPPE
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    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
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    MAPPE
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    0
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    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
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    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
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    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
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    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
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  19. urn:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
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  21. urn:
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    id:
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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    id:
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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.