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 2026-10-22T16:12:31Z in 0.929 seconds.

Showing 10 of 72059 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Thorvald Backe
    id:
    0208
  2. name:
    Pa 1086 - Backer & Co.
    id:
    A-2301
  3. name:
    Backer, Christian Hansen
    id:
    A-1110
  4. name:
    Backer, Finn R - generalmajor
    id:
    HHSP-1222
  5. name:
    Oppland fylkesbibliotek
    id:
    ARK/00687
  6. name:
    4H Oppland og Biri
    id:
    E-A-00761
  7. name:
    Folketelling 1946 - Oppland
    id:
    SAH-FOLKETELLOS-10
  8. name:
    Folketelling 1960 - Oppland
    id:
    SAH-FOLKETELLOS-11
  9. name:
    Statens kartverk Oppland
    id:
    SAH-FYKART-002
  10. name:
    Diverse fagforeninger i Oppland
    id:
    ARK-1996
Show all fields in HTML
total:
72059
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    b96b2172-1c6d-40a1-8b0b-96340c9e5d40
    name:
    Thorvald Backe
    id:
    0208
    path:
    NHM/0208
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Thorvald Backe (1878-?) var sorenskriver i Vest-Oppland.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b96b2172-1c6d-40a1-8b0b-96340c9e5d40
  2. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000078643
    name:
    Pa 1086 - Backer & Co.
    id:
    A-2301
    path:
    VEMU/A-2301
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000078643
  3. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000004370
    name:
    Backer, Christian Hansen
    id:
    A-1110
    path:
    BU/A-1110
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000004370
  4. urn:
    57af8b03-6102-4ec5-b7ba-99efee54d220
    name:
    Backer, Finn R - generalmajor
    id:
    HHSP-1222
    path:
    OSTM/HHSP-1222
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/57af8b03-6102-4ec5-b7ba-99efee54d220
  5. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000106932
    name:
    Oppland fylkesbibliotek
    id:
    ARK/00687
    path:
    OFA/ARK/00687
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000106932
  6. urn:
    35030605-922e-4d7a-8a08-22c8de797432
    name:
    4H Oppland og Biri
    id:
    E-A-00761
    path:
    OAMM/E-A-00761
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/35030605-922e-4d7a-8a08-22c8de797432
  7. urn:
    047ebb04-22f1-4edd-8a59-f7d88097c4a8
    name:
    Folketelling 1946 - Oppland
    id:
    SAH-FOLKETELLOS-10
    path:
    AV/SAH-FOLKETELLOS-10
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/047ebb04-22f1-4edd-8a59-f7d88097c4a8
  8. urn:
    cbc6e8f6-0cd6-4def-bcf7-313aa5537fb0
    name:
    Folketelling 1960 - Oppland
    id:
    SAH-FOLKETELLOS-11
    path:
    AV/SAH-FOLKETELLOS-11
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cbc6e8f6-0cd6-4def-bcf7-313aa5537fb0
  9. urn:
    8f317b60-c3a1-40c6-8ae6-26c544dd3ed7
    name:
    Statens kartverk Oppland
    id:
    SAH-FYKART-002
    path:
    AV/SAH-FYKART-002
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8f317b60-c3a1-40c6-8ae6-26c544dd3ed7
  10. urn:
    ba0c2d44-9b7a-41b8-8b6c-dea597849c53
    name:
    Diverse fagforeninger i Oppland
    id:
    ARK-1996
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1996
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ba0c2d44-9b7a-41b8-8b6c-dea597849c53
  11. urn:
    c09f699f-7e5c-4198-a3bd-18aa98f2fa4b
    name:
    Oppland Ungdomslag
    id:
    H-A-00607
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00607
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c09f699f-7e5c-4198-a3bd-18aa98f2fa4b
  12. urn:
    b67bde23-59a3-462d-9bed-cb103f260cad
    name:
    Hedmark og Oppland Arbeidersangerforbund
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2678/D/Db/L0004/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b67bde23-59a3-462d-9bed-cb103f260cad
  13. urn:
    fa29ef3f-4bd1-41cb-9dca-fa5ae19ed2f0
    name:
    Folkeakademiet Oppland-Hedmark
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-2092/I/Ia/L0001/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fa29ef3f-4bd1-41cb-9dca-fa5ae19ed2f0
  14. urn:
    88d7b2b6-2f58-4918-9246-92284f99a8dc
    name:
    Innovasjon Norge, Oppland
    id:
    SAH-INN-001
    path:
    AV/SAH-INN-001
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/88d7b2b6-2f58-4918-9246-92284f99a8dc
  15. urn:
    d99fd56c-09e9-497f-afbd-85054626bfb0
    name:
    Oppland Potetmelfabrikk, A/S
    id:
    T-A-00250
    path:
    OAMM/T-A-00250
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d99fd56c-09e9-497f-afbd-85054626bfb0
  16. urn:
    c9976ce8-2e37-4618-8dd5-cd3d5a825cd5
    name:
    Oppland avd. 3
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2984/D/Db/L0005/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c9976ce8-2e37-4618-8dd5-cd3d5a825cd5
  17. urn:
    ddb6fb72-67b3-4aa7-b469-f33e63a31d08
    name:
    Oppland Birøkterlag
    id:
    SAH-ARK-276
    path:
    AV/SAH-ARK-276
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ddb6fb72-67b3-4aa7-b469-f33e63a31d08
  18. urn:
    2332420c-5def-4bae-b474-1fb4cc75d7a2
    name:
    Bygningsarbeidernes Målekontor Hedmark og Oppland
    id:
    ARK-168
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-168
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2332420c-5def-4bae-b474-1fb4cc75d7a2
  19. urn:
    1d262ad8-d993-481e-a7aa-7d08b2b4de52
    name:
    Dissentermenigheter, Hedmark fylke og Oppland fylke (Innlandet)
    id:
    SAH-DIS-001
    path:
    AV/SAH-DIS-001
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1d262ad8-d993-481e-a7aa-7d08b2b4de52
  20. urn:
    890bd4cc-7eac-40f7-b6bc-ec96515a1977
    name:
    Hamar krigskommissariat/Oppland krigskommissariat
    id:
    SAH-MILU-007
    path:
    AV/SAH-MILU-007
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/890bd4cc-7eac-40f7-b6bc-ec96515a1977
  21. urn:
    b899c33e-cee2-49e1-aa83-ca1834354fe9
    name:
    Vestoppland Husflidslag
    id:
    T-A-00195
    path:
    OAMM/T-A-00195
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b899c33e-cee2-49e1-aa83-ca1834354fe9
  22. urn:
    246c855b-d73e-49ba-8f2d-0ef7c15b2387
    name:
    Nasjonalforeningen for folkehelsen, Hedmark og Oppland
    id:
    SAH-ARK-114
    path:
    AV/SAH-ARK-114
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/246c855b-d73e-49ba-8f2d-0ef7c15b2387
  23. urn:
    efbdafcd-cbb4-47a4-9074-791ab8c4e83d
    name:
    Fylkeslegen i Oppland
    id:
    SAH-FYO-003
    path:
    AV/SAH-FYO-003
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/efbdafcd-cbb4-47a4-9074-791ab8c4e83d
  24. urn:
    07d9776f-3914-4ba7-9d12-e87c30461fb4
    name:
    Fellesforbundet avdeling 267 Hedmark/Oppland - Hotell, restaurant og reiseliv
    id:
    ARK-310
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-310
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07d9776f-3914-4ba7-9d12-e87c30461fb4
  25. urn:
    82e77b9b-b3cc-4e4a-878f-dedd51f906cc
    name:
    Statens Vegvesen Oppland, Vegkontoret
    id:
    SAH-VEG-011
    path:
    AV/SAH-VEG-011
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/82e77b9b-b3cc-4e4a-878f-dedd51f906cc
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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