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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
`page`	optional	integer	Page number, 1-based (default 1).
`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&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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-14T07:07:55Z in 4.911 seconds.

Showing 10 of 105693 results in compact format.

name:
Carl Petersen Wright
id:
AKT-1035
name:
Halden Trafikkskole AS
id:
0011
name:
Sevendal Trafikkskole AS
id:
0005
name:
Sak 25 Autoriserte Trafikkskolers Landsforbund - Lena & Centrum Trafikkskole AS, Gjøvik
id:
0005
name:
Sørhaug trafikkskole AS – turvogntransport
id:
0009
name:
Kjøreskoler: Gjøvik Trafikkskole AS
id:
0002
name:
Familien Wright/Høy
id:
BAM-A-1077
name:
Sak 9528. Gjøvik Trafikkskole AS. Arbeidsrettssak. Avskjed
id:
0788
name:
Petrea Caroline Wright
id:
0004
name:
Myrtle Wright
id:
0003

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total:

105693

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
5d73823e-7c29-40e1-9682-2e1ed6faadba
name:
Carl Petersen Wright
id:
AKT-1035
path:
VTM/AKT-1035
unit_type:
Person
institution:
Vest-Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
history:
C. P. Wright var sønnen til Alfred Wright, en av grunnleggerne til Norrøna Fabrikker. C. P. Wright trådte inn i Norrøna fabrikker i 1918.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5d73823e-7c29-40e1-9682-2e1ed6faadba
urn:
18d44ecd-2d6e-4819-9e01-ce87e707fa68
name:
Halden Trafikkskole AS
id:
0011
path:
AV/RA-PA-2055/01/D/Dh/L0008/0011
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/18d44ecd-2d6e-4819-9e01-ce87e707fa68
urn:
3655cada-3775-4776-be85-39981833f602
name:
Sevendal Trafikkskole AS
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-PA-2055/01/D/Dh/L0013/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3655cada-3775-4776-be85-39981833f602
urn:
6b325ceb-cf9a-4fef-8ffc-523e15ac69d6
name:
Sak 25 Autoriserte Trafikkskolers Landsforbund - Lena & Centrum Trafikkskole AS, Gjøvik
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-S-1559/1/D/Dc/L0032a/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6b325ceb-cf9a-4fef-8ffc-523e15ac69d6
urn:
2de61fc8-662e-40cf-b8d2-f31be32a1382
name:
Sørhaug trafikkskole AS – turvogntransport
id:
0009
path:
AAMA/KA0900-121/D4/L0845/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2de61fc8-662e-40cf-b8d2-f31be32a1382
urn:
01d5f4ab-1917-4ab8-bd6d-3dee9ce89608
name:
Kjøreskoler: Gjøvik Trafikkskole AS
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAH-VEG-031/D/Da/L0009/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/01d5f4ab-1917-4ab8-bd6d-3dee9ce89608
urn:
18ecd052-edac-40a3-af86-0c40d582a6f2
name:
Familien Wright/Høy
id:
BAM-A-1077
path:
TEMU/BAM-A-1077
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/18ecd052-edac-40a3-af86-0c40d582a6f2
urn:
a7c9b321-5810-48f1-8170-b7fcdea12b17
name:
Sak 9528. Gjøvik Trafikkskole AS. Arbeidsrettssak. Avskjed
id:
0788
path:
AV/RA-PA-0886/2/D/Db/0788
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a7c9b321-5810-48f1-8170-b7fcdea12b17
urn:
f0c93133-9e96-497d-ad09-a91318dda605
name:
Petrea Caroline Wright
id:
0004
path:
VTM/A-1025/H/Ha/L0001/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Vest-Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f0c93133-9e96-497d-ad09-a91318dda605
urn:
e794b687-c382-4aae-858e-8cebda96d190
name:
Myrtle Wright
id:
0003
path:
TMF/A-1034/X/L0003/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
MF vitenskapelig høyskole
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e794b687-c382-4aae-858e-8cebda96d190
urn:
39336bc5-0797-4b4b-a152-cc812667b8f1
name:
C. Wright mfl.
id:
0005
path:
TEMU/PM-A-1008/Tb/L0041/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/39336bc5-0797-4b4b-a152-cc812667b8f1
urn:
f7b9b376-9ba1-44ec-ac39-5ab39ed09626
name:
Carl Petersen Wright - Fru Megg Lyng
id:
L0003
path:
VTM/A-1025/H/Ha/L0003
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Vest-Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f7b9b376-9ba1-44ec-ac39-5ab39ed09626
urn:
13bd6705-163d-4985-ab96-e308cf51be40
name:
Wright, Amborg Fransisca Margrethe (von) Cappelen
id:
BH-AKT-1530
path:
TEMU/BH-AKT-1530
unit_type:
Person
institution:
Telemark Museum
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Født i Skien. Gift på Strømsø i 1828 med cand.theol Jacob Cudrio Wright født i Langesund (1806-1830). Amborg øde i Christiansfeldt i Slesvig, hvor hun oppholdt seg i mange år.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/13bd6705-163d-4985-ab96-e308cf51be40
urn:
51de7862-f0da-44b1-82b3-39538fb858eb
name:
Carl Petersen Wright - Åbjøra Kraftanlegg
id:
L0002
path:
VTM/A-1025/H/Ha/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Vest-Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/51de7862-f0da-44b1-82b3-39538fb858eb
urn:
db4073af-302f-4e24-9818-3b9f3c5f7f9a
name:
Hd.184 Skjøte fra Lars Wright for 1/20 part i Lunde gård med Brevik og Sylterøens grunde
id:
0001
path:
TEMU/TGM-A-1214/Fc/L0037/0007/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db4073af-302f-4e24-9818-3b9f3c5f7f9a
urn:
a8622d89-568f-4755-8ef4-f24cc4b19707
name:
Sak 11953. Ottar Ottersen Aut. Trafikkskole AS. Avskjed. Oslo byrett. Ankesak Eidsiva herredsrett
id:
3300
path:
AV/RA-PA-0886/2/D/Db/3300
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a8622d89-568f-4755-8ef4-f24cc4b19707
urn:
6395633d-58f2-4d1e-901d-4d661160fb10
name:
68. Fra Møller, Just Wright, Flood, Holm m.fl.
id:
L0018
path:
TEMU/UA-A-1001/D/Db/Dbd/L0018
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6395633d-58f2-4d1e-901d-4d661160fb10
urn:
eae0b1cd-dec2-49d7-b99e-d808a5cfe835
name:
Hd.4362 Kopi fra Breviksposten me omtale av rettstvist mellom konsul Wright, Porsgrunn og brødrene Kleve, Lårdal om retten til å drive brynesteinsbrudd i Lårdal.
id:
0002
path:
TEMU/TGM-A-1214/Fc/L0257/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eae0b1cd-dec2-49d7-b99e-d808a5cfe835
urn:
3a85d598-a237-4603-9a0d-2fe87e46ba2f
name:
Trafikkskole
id:
0005
path:
AAMA/KA0904-640d/D02/L0027/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a85d598-a237-4603-9a0d-2fe87e46ba2f
urn:
2ee8ce1c-9cdf-40ac-9787-92db5f88a7d7
name:
Trafikkskole
id:
0008
path:
AV/SATØ-S-0308/Fc/L0021/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ee8ce1c-9cdf-40ac-9787-92db5f88a7d7
urn:
493ef445-3e65-4fad-ade6-9c8cde26bd26
name:
Krugers Trafikkskole
id:
0045
path:
AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01b/L0068/0045
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/493ef445-3e65-4fad-ade6-9c8cde26bd26
urn:
e842b079-1095-47e2-b74f-e9fe5668f25a
name:
Fauske trafikkskole
id:
0004
path:
AIN/NFK-20-201/D/Dd/L0007/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e842b079-1095-47e2-b74f-e9fe5668f25a
urn:
2126a2d7-4824-4c1d-a2bb-5d964d631b30
name:
Halden Trafikkskole
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAK-D/1078/F/L0063/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2126a2d7-4824-4c1d-a2bb-5d964d631b30
urn:
cd2c5fe4-da10-4111-9a6a-2cc585891edf
name:
Statens trafikkskole
id:
0022
path:
AV/SAT-A-4343/D/Da/L0008/0022
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cd2c5fe4-da10-4111-9a6a-2cc585891edf
urn:
c7510e89-3c1f-4439-bd1c-8c657de18bb5
name:
Statens trafikkskole
id:
0024
path:
AV/SAT-A-4351/D/Da/L0010/0024
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c7510e89-3c1f-4439-bd1c-8c657de18bb5

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
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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