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 2026-10-14T12:06:33Z in 1.081 seconds.

Showing 10 of 95 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 402846. Egineering Consultants AS
    id:
    0011
  2. name:
    Bilag aksjeselskap Wes-Wsp
    id:
    L0213
  3. name:
    Newspaper and newspaper articles
    id:
    0007
  4. name:
    WSP Norge AS. Avtale om bistand til gjennomføring av arealplanar
    id:
    0038
  5. name:
    Meeting between American Women(WSP) and Viet Namese Women in Jakarta
    id:
    0041
  6. name:
    Searching for liberal bias in US newspapers: A quantitative content analysis of newspaper coverage during the 2004 presidential election campaign
    id:
    0009
  7. name:
    Newsprint
    id:
    0003
  8. name:
    Crewspørsmål
    id:
    0003
  9. name:
    Crewspørsmål
    id:
    0019
  10. name:
    Newspaper clippings
    id:
    L0002
Show all fields in HTML
total:
95
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    name:
    Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 402846. Egineering Consultants AS
    id:
    0011
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0015/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/daf783bb-1e38-49c4-8b8d-c57d2c09fff0
  2. urn:
    2088ac34-8536-495f-996b-16e5c2a5c7cb
    name:
    Bilag aksjeselskap Wes-Wsp
    id:
    L0213
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-3401/04/04I/04IA/L0213
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2088ac34-8536-495f-996b-16e5c2a5c7cb
  3. urn:
    99c8e061-d307-44d1-89e7-cf241dbcc407
    name:
    Newspaper and newspaper articles
    id:
    0007
    path:
    OAM/A-00619/F/L0087/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/99c8e061-d307-44d1-89e7-cf241dbcc407
  4. urn:
    be768e88-f917-481a-b9a8-f790fd9d9de2
    name:
    WSP Norge AS. Avtale om bistand til gjennomføring av arealplanar
    id:
    0038
    path:
    IKAH/1256-022/F/Fa/L0008/0038
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/be768e88-f917-481a-b9a8-f790fd9d9de2
  5. urn:
    d57ba53e-8983-4a10-8692-1f8d64eb1c17
    name:
    Meeting between American Women(WSP) and Viet Namese Women in Jakarta
    id:
    0041
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1556/D/L0013/0001/0041
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d57ba53e-8983-4a10-8692-1f8d64eb1c17
  6. urn:
    80bdc1c7-3071-4234-82b5-cf79ecb4706b
    name:
    Searching for liberal bias in US newspapers: A quantitative content analysis of newspaper coverage during the 2004 presidential election campaign
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1647/F/Fa/L0040/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/80bdc1c7-3071-4234-82b5-cf79ecb4706b
  7. urn:
    180380c3-d0d3-410e-97df-ddb8e64f196f
    name:
    Newsprint
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2127/Fa/L0454/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/180380c3-d0d3-410e-97df-ddb8e64f196f
  8. urn:
    nb-NLM_arkiv000000003413
    name:
    Crewspørsmål
    id:
    0003
    path:
    NLM/As-1001/12/A/L0016/0003
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Norsk luftfartsmuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/nb-NLM_arkiv000000003413
  9. urn:
    nb-NLM_arkiv000000003459
    name:
    Crewspørsmål
    id:
    0019
    path:
    NLM/As-1001/12/A/L0018/0019
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Norsk luftfartsmuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/nb-NLM_arkiv000000003459
  10. urn:
    30c4a20b-8464-4837-a07f-03d3acbe8dba
    name:
    Newspaper clippings
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1955/F/Fi/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/30c4a20b-8464-4837-a07f-03d3acbe8dba
  11. urn:
    a852133f-e002-4f8e-81c0-208635fc9f73
    name:
    Newspaper Clippings
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2122/Fa/L0013/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a852133f-e002-4f8e-81c0-208635fc9f73
  12. urn:
    9c7c4883-e914-4df4-8b37-eb584f616b7a
    name:
    Newspaper Cuttings
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2124/De/L0065/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9c7c4883-e914-4df4-8b37-eb584f616b7a
  13. urn:
    466f2d42-76a0-4e1c-9560-cd88cd7263dd
    name:
    Newspaper Clippings
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2131/D/Da/L0046/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/466f2d42-76a0-4e1c-9560-cd88cd7263dd
  14. urn:
    nb-NLM_arkiv000000003550
    name:
    Advokathjelp og crewspørsmål
    id:
    0011
    path:
    NLM/As-1001/12/A/L0025/0011
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Norsk luftfartsmuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/nb-NLM_arkiv000000003550
  15. urn:
    c59a9633-a293-4e25-89d6-9298fc9aea22
    name:
    Newspapers - periodicals
    id:
    0004
    path:
    OBA/A-20130/F/L0006/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c59a9633-a293-4e25-89d6-9298fc9aea22
  16. urn:
    37bbbae5-970f-4768-852d-e421e2850b49
    name:
    "Newspapers Mauritius"
    id:
    0004
    path:
    VID/MA-A-1021/D/L0064/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/37bbbae5-970f-4768-852d-e421e2850b49
  17. urn:
    e092ce2d-4c5c-42f2-a09e-bfc30f90e0d7
    name:
    Newspaper Society, the
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0834/1/D/Da/L0003/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e092ce2d-4c5c-42f2-a09e-bfc30f90e0d7
  18. urn:
    ae3ce7db-b8e3-43c1-a543-e04109c93174
    name:
    Newspaper Society, The
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0834/1/F/Ha/Hac/L0019/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ae3ce7db-b8e3-43c1-a543-e04109c93174
  19. urn:
    f0cb6524-dd36-494c-a9e7-225a155aa3a4
    name:
    The Newspaper Society
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0849/D/Db/L0004/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f0cb6524-dd36-494c-a9e7-225a155aa3a4
  20. urn:
    8ea0f50a-9a38-475b-82bc-b41e8e2effa7
    name:
    Bangladesh. Newspaper cuttings
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1641/E/Eb/L0042/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8ea0f50a-9a38-475b-82bc-b41e8e2effa7
  21. urn:
    036544d3-607a-4942-bbaa-143edc1eaa59
    name:
    Bangladesh. Newspaper cuttings
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1641/E/Eb/L0042/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/036544d3-607a-4942-bbaa-143edc1eaa59
  22. urn:
    a30036be-c424-4304-a30f-11038f0ca801
    name:
    Various Newspaper Articles
    id:
    0004
    path:
    OAM/A-00619/F/L0035/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a30036be-c424-4304-a30f-11038f0ca801
  23. urn:
    5d35fea2-1e89-4431-9274-27317cff42c0
    name:
    Various Newspaper articles
    id:
    0010
    path:
    OAM/A-00619/F/L0039/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5d35fea2-1e89-4431-9274-27317cff42c0
  24. urn:
    a9ee6667-f4c9-4f62-b8e5-b9409f9e17b1
    name:
    Various newspaper articles
    id:
    0004
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a9ee6667-f4c9-4f62-b8e5-b9409f9e17b1
  25. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000169268
    name:
    Goleby Newsprint Project
    id:
    0005
    path:
    VEMU/A-2992/Q/Qa/Qaa/L0016/0005
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000169268
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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