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 2026-11-13T04:33:03Z in 0.334 seconds.

Showing 10 of 191307 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Pa 1766 - Hess Norge AS
    id:
    SAST-A-102451
  2. name:
    Utenriksstasjonene, Generalkonsulatet i Calcutta, India
    id:
    RA-S-2602
  3. name:
    Øygarden kommune. Adhocutval Hjeltefjorden leilegheitsenter
    id:
    1259b-083
  4. name:
    Øygarden kommune. Adhocutval Hjeltefjorden arena
    id:
    1259b-084
  5. name:
    Cutty Sark Tall Ships Races 2001
    id:
    A-3054
  6. name:
    Øygarden kommune. Adhocutvalet for skule og idrett
    id:
    1259b-220
  7. name:
    Innovasjon Norge, Hordaland
    id:
    SAB-A-100613
  8. name:
    Lisensavtale - Norge 2000 as
    id:
    L0009
  9. name:
    Fretex Norge AS korrespondanse 2001 - 2003
    id:
    L0002
  10. name:
    Patenter, Mønster og Varemerker: Utløpne originale patentbrev. 692 Norge, 693 N-U, 694 Norge, 695 C-E
    id:
    L0596
Show all fields in HTML
total:
191307
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    a0b06d1b-c503-44e1-aacc-117b962c118f
    name:
    Pa 1766 - Hess Norge AS
    id:
    SAST-A-102451
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102451
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0b06d1b-c503-44e1-aacc-117b962c118f
  2. urn:
    ea13527e-bb12-472d-9a57-86c4d1847763
    name:
    Utenriksstasjonene, Generalkonsulatet i Calcutta, India
    id:
    RA-S-2602
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2602
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ea13527e-bb12-472d-9a57-86c4d1847763
  3. urn:
    ee2d1bb5-b72c-4de1-9848-78b9135267da
    name:
    Øygarden kommune. Adhocutval Hjeltefjorden leilegheitsenter
    id:
    1259b-083
    path:
    IKAH/1259b-083
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee2d1bb5-b72c-4de1-9848-78b9135267da
  4. urn:
    5aa63f85-459b-4fe8-b4ec-515b779f65cf
    name:
    Øygarden kommune. Adhocutval Hjeltefjorden arena
    id:
    1259b-084
    path:
    IKAH/1259b-084
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5aa63f85-459b-4fe8-b4ec-515b779f65cf
  5. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000029931
    name:
    Cutty Sark Tall Ships Races 2001
    id:
    A-3054
    path:
    BBA/A-3054
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000029931
  6. urn:
    cc2b0d1e-2e23-495c-a248-ff500f342612
    name:
    Øygarden kommune. Adhocutvalet for skule og idrett
    id:
    1259b-220
    path:
    IKAH/1259b-220
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cc2b0d1e-2e23-495c-a248-ff500f342612
  7. urn:
    82cf61b2-12e6-437d-9f30-638beecd4b12
    name:
    Innovasjon Norge, Hordaland
    id:
    SAB-A-100613
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100613
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/82cf61b2-12e6-437d-9f30-638beecd4b12
  8. urn:
    417916b4-36fd-4a36-8595-9dac58e67da5
    name:
    Lisensavtale - Norge 2000 as
    id:
    L0009
    path:
    TEMU/TGM-A-1074/J/Ja/Jaa/Jaaa/L0009
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/417916b4-36fd-4a36-8595-9dac58e67da5
  9. urn:
    6fe0dfad-c6e7-4e9c-be70-33075c3c3862
    name:
    Fretex Norge AS korrespondanse 2001 - 2003
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    VID/MDA-A-1525/H/Hf/Hfd/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6fe0dfad-c6e7-4e9c-be70-33075c3c3862
  10. urn:
    26213007-7b78-438c-bbc1-02b2889aee86
    name:
    Patenter, Mønster og Varemerker: Utløpne originale patentbrev. 692 Norge, 693 N-U, 694 Norge, 695 C-E
    id:
    L0596
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Df/L0596
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/26213007-7b78-438c-bbc1-02b2889aee86
  11. urn:
    1b954c38-2ca8-4ebf-a42f-de27afb07d48
    name:
    Avdeling 15. Bedrifts ID: 401393. Adecco Norge AS Gjøvik
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0094/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b954c38-2ca8-4ebf-a42f-de27afb07d48
  12. urn:
    2e164deb-d90c-4fda-8953-fe749f64af8e
    name:
    Patenter, Mønster og Varemerker: Utløpne originale patentbrev. 591 Norge, 592 E-T, 593 Tyskland, 594-596 Norge
    id:
    L0562
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Df/L0562
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2e164deb-d90c-4fda-8953-fe749f64af8e
  13. urn:
    5c53cb98-dbb3-4e12-9fa7-d418dad12dc9
    name:
    Patenter, Mønster og Varemerker: Utløpne originale patentbrev. 685 E-U. 686 Norge, 687 E
    id:
    L0593
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Df/L0593
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5c53cb98-dbb3-4e12-9fa7-d418dad12dc9
  14. urn:
    edff0d03-1699-4c4f-975a-aeaa1699621d
    name:
    India/Norge. Gk. Calcutta. Samledoss med invitasjoner og takkebrev til Gk. Calcutta fra forskjellige stasjoner.
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2602/D/Da/L0158/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/edff0d03-1699-4c4f-975a-aeaa1699621d
  15. urn:
    912c4bbf-915c-4e7d-ab9e-811a0743e577
    name:
    Patenter, Mønster og Varemerker: Utløpne originale patentbrev. 557-558 Norge, 559 N-T, 560 Norge, 561 B-E
    id:
    L0552
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Df/L0552
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/912c4bbf-915c-4e7d-ab9e-811a0743e577
  16. urn:
    146bf7b4-57bd-4b6a-9224-7a40fce49ebf
    name:
    Philips Norge AS
    id:
    RA-PA-1647
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1647
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/146bf7b4-57bd-4b6a-9224-7a40fce49ebf
  17. urn:
    c89b284c-12e8-450c-9d45-2685dd5e1ad9
    name:
    India/Norge. Samledoss m. korr. mellom gk. Calcutta og Norges Eksportråd.
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2602/D/Da/L0170/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c89b284c-12e8-450c-9d45-2685dd5e1ad9
  18. urn:
    c4198684-1ec9-4fad-ab84-00da7277c29d
    name:
    TOTAL E&P Norge AS
    id:
    A-101251
    path:
    AV/A-101251
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    TOTAL Marine Norsk AS (TMN) ble grunnlagt 19. juli 1965 i forbindelse med utlysningen av den første konsesjonsrunden på norsk sokkel. 2. januar 1991 skiftet TOTAL Marine Norsk AS navnet til TOTAL Norge AS (TN). I 1999 fusjonerte selskapet med Fina Exploration Norway SCA (FENSCA). TOTAL Norge AS beho...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c4198684-1ec9-4fad-ab84-00da7277c29d
  19. urn:
    31049734-5896-464f-9a1b-855460bc68a4
    name:
    Fiskerikonsulenten i Vest-Norge
    id:
    SAB-A-100422
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100422
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/31049734-5896-464f-9a1b-855460bc68a4
  20. urn:
    62359f9a-cb44-480c-adda-7b139e5acebc
    name:
    India/Norge. Gk. Calcutta. Samledoss vedr. helsevesenet i Norge, Norwegian Public Health Service.
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2602/D/Da/L0160/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/62359f9a-cb44-480c-adda-7b139e5acebc
  21. urn:
    a21f1691-bed7-42f7-b103-767154a592e2
    name:
    285&01 Cutrin Norge
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AIN/NFK-20-129/D/Da/L0009/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a21f1691-bed7-42f7-b103-767154a592e2
  22. urn:
    10ee4407-28cb-499f-b3e4-9aae015c47b8
    name:
    Trøndelagens kredsforening for naturfredning i Norge
    id:
    A-0476
    path:
    UBIT/A-0476
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/10ee4407-28cb-499f-b3e4-9aae015c47b8
  23. urn:
    02b8539d-fffc-4469-9020-e7d7717b4d14
    name:
    Norsk Post- og Kommunikasjonsforbund - Midt-Norge (Postkom)
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0535
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0535
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02b8539d-fffc-4469-9020-e7d7717b4d14
  24. urn:
    77c41a46-94f3-4d36-b3dd-d65cc2ac9aa1
    name:
    Landsforeningen for hjerte og lungesyke. Distriktskontor Nord-Norge
    id:
    A-11-142
    path:
    AIN/A-11-142
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/77c41a46-94f3-4d36-b3dd-d65cc2ac9aa1
  25. urn:
    4170160a-bb6a-4ae7-a6eb-b3cbe029b8db
    name:
    Landsorganisasjonen i Norge. Nord-Norge-kontoret
    id:
    ARK-2042
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2042
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4170160a-bb6a-4ae7-a6eb-b3cbe029b8db
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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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