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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
`offset`	optional	integer	Number 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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-13T10:29:42Z in 0.251 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58285 results in compact format.

name:
Wattne & Co
id:
SAK-MAK-069
name:
Einar Wattne, Lødingen
id:
SAK-D/0576
name:
Mandal, bryggen nedenfor Skrivergården. Fra venstre: Olaf, Margrethe Wattne (Axels datter), Hanne Helliesen, Elisa (Lals datter) og Ingerid Wattne (Axels datter)
id:
0003
name:
Wattnegate 12
id:
0001
name:
Wattnegate 28
id:
0005
name:
Wattnegate 17. Gjestgivergården
id:
0004
name:
Wattnegate 17. Gjestgivergården
id:
0002
name:
Wattnegate 17. Gjestgivergården
id:
0003
name:
Wattnegården [oppmålingstegning]
id:
4738
name:
Lista: Wattner, Jonas S.
id:
0013

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total:

58285

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
22698ae5-99a1-4ae8-a8d8-79031ce0bb73
name:
Wattne & Co
id:
SAK-MAK-069
path:
AV/SAK-MAK-069
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/22698ae5-99a1-4ae8-a8d8-79031ce0bb73
urn:
479d5424-efcd-4c2e-a35a-3028243be19b
name:
Einar Wattne, Lødingen
id:
SAK-D/0576
path:
AV/SAK-D/0576
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/479d5424-efcd-4c2e-a35a-3028243be19b
urn:
a00d11c2-a807-4c18-8202-d75b60d0481b
name:
Mandal, bryggen nedenfor Skrivergården. Fra venstre: Olaf, Margrethe Wattne (Axels datter), Hanne Helliesen, Elisa (Lals datter) og Ingerid Wattne (Axels datter)
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAK-D/1028/F/L0002/0116/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a00d11c2-a807-4c18-8202-d75b60d0481b
urn:
60ef75f8-9c0f-4625-b8dd-2792713ddccc
name:
Wattnegate 12
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-6224/D/Db/Db10/0015/0008/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/60ef75f8-9c0f-4625-b8dd-2792713ddccc
urn:
610a0f46-83ab-46a3-bdc7-298df49dea44
name:
Wattnegate 28
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-S-6224/D/Db/Db10/0015/0008/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/610a0f46-83ab-46a3-bdc7-298df49dea44
urn:
a2cb5289-773f-47eb-814a-3daa68d125e2
name:
Wattnegate 17. Gjestgivergården
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-6224/D/Db/Db10/0015/0008/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a2cb5289-773f-47eb-814a-3daa68d125e2
urn:
67225f41-bef4-4052-a97a-8f748f95028c
name:
Wattnegate 17. Gjestgivergården
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-6224/D/Db/Db10/0015/0008/0002
unit_type:
FOTOSERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/67225f41-bef4-4052-a97a-8f748f95028c
urn:
ff28e4f4-f3b1-4eaf-89d9-cdc63656e948
name:
Wattnegate 17. Gjestgivergården
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-6224/D/Db/Db10/0015/0008/0003
unit_type:
DOKUMENTSERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff28e4f4-f3b1-4eaf-89d9-cdc63656e948
urn:
bc5e0ae4-2f5b-4492-8ac9-5a3bfbabd3b2
name:
Wattnegården [oppmålingstegning]
id:
4738
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/4738
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bc5e0ae4-2f5b-4492-8ac9-5a3bfbabd3b2
urn:
4db65557-8969-4411-8b04-1856ce4edc87
name:
Lista: Wattner, Jonas S.
id:
0013
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-1225/D/Db/L0200/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4db65557-8969-4411-8b04-1856ce4edc87
urn:
13fc9359-b6ac-410c-b1f4-42444d315c91
name:
Julaften / Wattner / Hoffmann
id:
0002
path:
BYST/A-1074/F/L0002/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/13fc9359-b6ac-410c-b1f4-42444d315c91
urn:
8b5cc509-43ac-4990-a8e7-c18a4aefe0f0
name:
Sømme og Wattne, Stavanger
id:
0005
path:
NMM/A-1003/D/Da/L0060/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Norsk Maritimt Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8b5cc509-43ac-4990-a8e7-c18a4aefe0f0
urn:
f7e89ba4-e5ba-4bf3-875a-dc30a1027e00
name:
Sømme og Wattne, Stavanger
id:
0005
path:
NMM/A-1003/D/Da/L0063/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Norsk Maritimt Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f7e89ba4-e5ba-4bf3-875a-dc30a1027e00
urn:
a3018fd2-df38-4862-8929-fd564b39af9b
name:
Sømme og Wattne, Stavanger
id:
0013
path:
NMM/A-1003/D/Da/L0065/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Norsk Maritimt Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a3018fd2-df38-4862-8929-fd564b39af9b
urn:
6aa64356-4e8b-4574-8aab-0adb4a9b6e8b
name:
Sømme og Wattne, Stavanger
id:
0013
path:
NMM/A-1003/D/Da/L0068/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Norsk Maritimt Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6aa64356-4e8b-4574-8aab-0adb4a9b6e8b
urn:
1a9716a5-d2a6-41a9-837e-39c450932317
name:
Sømme og Wattne, Stavanger
id:
0023
path:
NMM/A-1003/D/Da/L0069/0023
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Norsk Maritimt Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1a9716a5-d2a6-41a9-837e-39c450932317
urn:
acff8d4f-9732-4c32-ab17-72d06b62d2ab
name:
Sømme og Wattne, Stavanger
id:
0012
path:
NMM/A-1003/D/Da/L0079/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Norsk Maritimt Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/acff8d4f-9732-4c32-ab17-72d06b62d2ab
urn:
5a70f331-0f0a-4d7f-a0d6-fbffd6ecbcde
name:
Malmø. Kvisla. Løkkegata. Wattnegate.
id:
0010
path:
AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01a/L0015/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a70f331-0f0a-4d7f-a0d6-fbffd6ecbcde
urn:
c37e4129-5a19-4439-8f6c-a81fbf0416df
name:
Malmø. Kvisla. Løkkegata. Wattnegate
id:
0009
path:
AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01b/L0015/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c37e4129-5a19-4439-8f6c-a81fbf0416df
urn:
b004e8ee-ecb2-403b-a1eb-996eabe78f37
name:
Johanne Wattne (1819-1883)
id:
0005
path:
AV/SAK-D/1028/F/L0002/0115/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b004e8ee-ecb2-403b-a1eb-996eabe78f37
urn:
4875d9b3-ad15-4518-96ae-ec92d36acc0b
name:
Wattne, Fredrik (Konsul, Stavanger)
id:
0017
path:
VLFK/SFF-2013149/D/Dd/Dda/L0061/0017
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4875d9b3-ad15-4518-96ae-ec92d36acc0b
urn:
d2d73961-cba6-43ab-9303-5b8d4d67926b
name:
Wattne, Signe Collin (Stavanger)
id:
0018
path:
VLFK/SFF-2013149/D/Dd/Dda/L0061/0018
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2d73961-cba6-43ab-9303-5b8d4d67926b
urn:
987dba3d-6000-4803-8047-90300ec89c0e
name:
Store Elvegate 23A. Wattnegården. Bondeheimen
id:
0031
path:
AV/RA-S-6224/D/Db/Db10/0015/0007/0031
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/987dba3d-6000-4803-8047-90300ec89c0e
urn:
e60254fd-412b-4b12-9b9a-c5f1593b7587
name:
Wattne, kari: Inuittisk kvinnekunst i Canada
id:
0012
path:
AV/SAMI-OA-1002/D/Dh/L0065/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e60254fd-412b-4b12-9b9a-c5f1593b7587
urn:
8c6a690d-18dd-4e41-ae68-2c7e174c4056
name:
Store Elvegate 23A. Wattnegården. Bondeheimen
id:
0029
path:
AV/RA-S-6224/D/Db/Db10/0015/0007/0029
unit_type:
FOTOSERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8c6a690d-18dd-4e41-ae68-2c7e174c4056

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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

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
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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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