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 2026-10-18T21:40:58Z in 1.799 seconds.

Showing 10 of 184580 results in compact format.

name:
Hole kirkebøker
id:
SAKO-A-228
name:
Hole sokneprestkontor
id:
SAKO-A-607
name:
Hole likningskontor
id:
SAKO-A-892
name:
Hole plan- og miljøstyre
id:
0612515-2
name:
Hole Pedagogisk-psykologisk tjeneste (PPT)
id:
0612222-2
name:
Hole Østre gnr 131 bnr 1
id:
H-A-00654
name:
Hole, Torstein (f.1921)
id:
R.Ark.1623
name:
Hole, Odd Jakob (f. 1925)
id:
R.Ark.1389
name:
Hole kommunestyre
id:
0612022-1
name:
Hole gnr 130 bnr 2
id:
H-A-00536

Show all fields in HTML

total:

184580

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
4c285784-ac15-4c01-a386-80c7a13ae98b
name:
Hole kirkebøker
id:
SAKO-A-228
path:
AV/SAKO-A-228
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4c285784-ac15-4c01-a386-80c7a13ae98b
urn:
b636aa5b-0d27-4de2-a274-3f9665738aac
name:
Hole sokneprestkontor
id:
SAKO-A-607
path:
AV/SAKO-A-607
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b636aa5b-0d27-4de2-a274-3f9665738aac
urn:
f1c819be-ce1b-414a-ac0f-0e17eddb3882
name:
Hole likningskontor
id:
SAKO-A-892
path:
AV/SAKO-A-892
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f1c819be-ce1b-414a-ac0f-0e17eddb3882
urn:
0e2a052d-6b57-4a68-a928-af65dc85f94e
name:
Hole plan- og miljøstyre
id:
0612515-2
path:
IKAK/0612515-2
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0e2a052d-6b57-4a68-a928-af65dc85f94e
urn:
b32c5f95-d084-4b56-91b7-c61635af1b07
name:
Hole Pedagogisk-psykologisk tjeneste (PPT)
id:
0612222-2
path:
IKAK/0612222-2
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b32c5f95-d084-4b56-91b7-c61635af1b07
urn:
8f8daee8-4ea4-460a-ad8d-f8d30d30a2aa
name:
Hole Østre gnr 131 bnr 1
id:
H-A-00654
path:
OARM/H-A-00654
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Randsfjordmuseet AS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8f8daee8-4ea4-460a-ad8d-f8d30d30a2aa
urn:
no-ROMS_arkiv000000020928
name:
Hole, Torstein (f.1921)
id:
R.Ark.1623
path:
ROMS/R.Ark.1623
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Romsdalsmuseet
country:
Norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000020928
urn:
no-ROMS_arkiv000000017835
name:
Hole, Odd Jakob (f. 1925)
id:
R.Ark.1389
path:
ROMS/R.Ark.1389
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Romsdalsmuseet
country:
Norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000017835
urn:
c312cee2-1f01-469d-9751-7e9e0f00ff90
name:
Hole kommunestyre
id:
0612022-1
path:
IKAK/0612022-1
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c312cee2-1f01-469d-9751-7e9e0f00ff90
urn:
2bd1a59b-ee94-4255-9320-c3427db0f335
name:
Hole gnr 130 bnr 2
id:
H-A-00536
path:
OARM/H-A-00536
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Randsfjordmuseet AS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2bd1a59b-ee94-4255-9320-c3427db0f335
urn:
63f4bbc2-5542-4064-90e1-091990dec946
name:
Hole tuberkulosenmend
id:
0612413-1.
path:
IKAK/0612413-1.
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/63f4bbc2-5542-4064-90e1-091990dec946
urn:
74a43beb-800a-4f84-9494-81c394800aaf
name:
Norges Statsbaner, Oslo sentralstasjons anlegg
id:
RA-S-5411
path:
AV/RA-S-5411
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/74a43beb-800a-4f84-9494-81c394800aaf
urn:
c084c30d-29d3-4de0-a748-99a5f464d965
name:
Hole boligkontor
id:
0612545
path:
IKAK/0612545
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c084c30d-29d3-4de0-a748-99a5f464d965
urn:
e543d068-58d8-4c6d-9e61-918092faa51d
name:
Hole formannskap og sentraladministrasjon
id:
0612021-1
path:
IKAK/0612021-1
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e543d068-58d8-4c6d-9e61-918092faa51d
urn:
dd947fef-a619-41d4-8554-958b821a2439
name:
Hole gård, Hole, Romsdal [oppmålingstegning av Ramberg, Torstein]
id:
L0266
path:
UBIT/A-0439/F/L0266
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dd947fef-a619-41d4-8554-958b821a2439
urn:
76d85c27-cc6a-43a3-9251-2eda02df3b18
name:
Hole gård, Hole, Romsdal [oppmålingstegning av Ramberg, Torstein]
id:
6819
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/6819
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/76d85c27-cc6a-43a3-9251-2eda02df3b18
urn:
c1bee2a5-878e-4f7d-b66c-c1dba365d296
name:
Norges Statsbaner, Ålgårdbaneanlegget
id:
SAST-A-100016
path:
AV/SAST-A-100016
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c1bee2a5-878e-4f7d-b66c-c1dba365d296
urn:
d4615213-270d-4b14-9ef2-febd7521d190
name:
Hole, nordigard
id:
0025
path:
AV/RA-S-6224/D/Db/Db05/0003/0025
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d4615213-270d-4b14-9ef2-febd7521d190
urn:
668a4c83-807d-40ca-bb60-48447a8dfddc
name:
Hole, sygard
id:
0026
path:
AV/RA-S-6224/D/Db/Db05/0003/0026
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/668a4c83-807d-40ca-bb60-48447a8dfddc
urn:
cab399fd-0761-4836-8021-ab628cf7894f
name:
Sevilla elektrisitetsverk (Sevilla kraftanlegg)
id:
NOMA-A-0070
path:
ANNO/NOMA-A-0070
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Anno museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cab399fd-0761-4836-8021-ab628cf7894f
urn:
7c8ea713-78c8-4bba-a4c8-a0c13c403b3c
name:
Norges Statsbaner, Jærbane-anlegget
id:
SAST-A-100003
path:
AV/SAST-A-100003
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7c8ea713-78c8-4bba-a4c8-a0c13c403b3c
urn:
dd21d28b-fda8-45a3-b611-25c78bb8ff68
name:
Avskrivne hovedregisterkort - Hole - Klungtveit
id:
L0013
path:
AV/SAST-A-101997/0001/O/L0013
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dd21d28b-fda8-45a3-b611-25c78bb8ff68
urn:
95363d78-ef8a-46ae-b988-3ad4640a00b7
name:
Norges Statsbaner, Baneavdelingen, Jernbaneanleggenes sakfører
id:
RA-S-4144
path:
AV/RA-S-4144
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95363d78-ef8a-46ae-b988-3ad4640a00b7
urn:
cc86c9d1-3fce-4a6d-872e-d693ea539daa
name:
Skuleprotokoll for Hole og Holebygdens krinsar
id:
L0001
path:
IKAH/1236-231/F/Fe/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cc86c9d1-3fce-4a6d-872e-d693ea539daa
urn:
8f0af012-dd51-4988-8250-15d6271066f8
name:
Norges Statsbaner, Egersund - Flekkefjord jernbaneanlegg
id:
SAST-A-100004
path:
AV/SAST-A-100004
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8f0af012-dd51-4988-8250-15d6271066f8

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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How to use the search_archives lookup

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