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 2026-10-20T11:21:09Z in 3.224 seconds.

Showing 10 of 91620 results in compact format.

name:
Troms krets av Norges Kristelige Lærerforbund
id:
TOPA-P-0059
name:
Nord-Troms jordskifterett
id:
SATØ-S-1425
name:
Fylkesmannen i Troms
id:
SATØ-S-0001
name:
Troms fylkesskolestyre
id:
SATØ-S-1495
name:
Reindriftsforvaltningen Troms
id:
SATØ-S-1687
name:
Fylkesbyggesjefen i Troms
id:
SATØ-S-1496
name:
Aetat, hovedkontor for Troms
id:
SATØ-S-0338
name:
Fylkesmannen i Troms, utbyggingsavdelingen
id:
SATØ-S-1497
name:
Troms fylkes herredskassererforening
id:
TOPA-P-0019
name:
Sør-Troms kommunale tjenestemannsforening
id:
TOPA-P-0037

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total:

91620

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
0fc28921-bba3-4aee-b7a5-4c8c9878a8b8
name:
Troms krets av Norges Kristelige Lærerforbund
id:
TOPA-P-0059
path:
TOPA/TOPA-P-0059
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Privatarkiv i Troms
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0fc28921-bba3-4aee-b7a5-4c8c9878a8b8
urn:
5655460d-11f6-4ab5-81f8-c7e2c2684940
name:
Nord-Troms jordskifterett
id:
SATØ-S-1425
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1425
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5655460d-11f6-4ab5-81f8-c7e2c2684940
urn:
93c54b01-904b-46cf-8562-1ab989bb6141
name:
Fylkesmannen i Troms
id:
SATØ-S-0001
path:
AV/SATØ-S-0001
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93c54b01-904b-46cf-8562-1ab989bb6141
urn:
4088e589-5339-46bd-93bb-a58d0e8ff4f0
name:
Troms fylkesskolestyre
id:
SATØ-S-1495
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1495
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4088e589-5339-46bd-93bb-a58d0e8ff4f0
urn:
df7eb6cc-7e4e-4bda-8120-2f5453ff6cdc
name:
Reindriftsforvaltningen Troms
id:
SATØ-S-1687
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1687
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/df7eb6cc-7e4e-4bda-8120-2f5453ff6cdc
urn:
bd84ec70-947e-477a-8c40-7311c77d1713
name:
Fylkesbyggesjefen i Troms
id:
SATØ-S-1496
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1496
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd84ec70-947e-477a-8c40-7311c77d1713
urn:
aee084eb-b233-428a-adb7-7c60471174f9
name:
Aetat, hovedkontor for Troms
id:
SATØ-S-0338
path:
AV/SATØ-S-0338
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aee084eb-b233-428a-adb7-7c60471174f9
urn:
e2fac0eb-0613-4256-80a6-179ee62c9cce
name:
Fylkesmannen i Troms, utbyggingsavdelingen
id:
SATØ-S-1497
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1497
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e2fac0eb-0613-4256-80a6-179ee62c9cce
urn:
5a4b9541-a9df-450f-b8e9-a748adaa79cb
name:
Troms fylkes herredskassererforening
id:
TOPA-P-0019
path:
TOPA/TOPA-P-0019
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Privatarkiv i Troms
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a4b9541-a9df-450f-b8e9-a748adaa79cb
urn:
2e415b2c-48a4-4f1a-9a54-3335f40a3cff
name:
Sør-Troms kommunale tjenestemannsforening
id:
TOPA-P-0037
path:
TOPA/TOPA-P-0037
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Privatarkiv i Troms
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2e415b2c-48a4-4f1a-9a54-3335f40a3cff
urn:
8860c240-65e4-4625-9b18-ff774aa2ad1b
name:
Troms Svømmekrets
id:
SATØ-P-0583
path:
AV/SATØ-P-0583
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8860c240-65e4-4625-9b18-ff774aa2ad1b
urn:
024ee2a3-8a47-43b8-aff6-2772023641fc
name:
Indre Sør-Troms Tiltaksråd
id:
TOPA-P-0024
path:
TOPA/TOPA-P-0024
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Privatarkiv i Troms
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/024ee2a3-8a47-43b8-aff6-2772023641fc
urn:
f523534a-eac2-4e6e-a4de-7e0b54a9413f
name:
Norsk Folkehjelp - Troms distriktslag og Tromsø Lag
id:
SATØ-P-0404
path:
AV/SATØ-P-0404
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f523534a-eac2-4e6e-a4de-7e0b54a9413f
urn:
ef8496da-4956-4b78-aada-0d3a856436ff
name:
Midt-Troms reiselivsforening
id:
TOPA-P-0032
path:
TOPA/TOPA-P-0032
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Privatarkiv i Troms
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef8496da-4956-4b78-aada-0d3a856436ff
urn:
d10649e0-bfd7-445c-ae82-3140aa424609
name:
Nord-Troms regionråd
id:
TOPA-P-0036
path:
TOPA/TOPA-P-0036
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Privatarkiv i Troms
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d10649e0-bfd7-445c-ae82-3140aa424609
urn:
5c9f070e-a70e-47ba-9ac1-8485faff5f68
name:
Troms distriktslag av AUF
id:
SATØ-P-0360
path:
AV/SATØ-P-0360
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5c9f070e-a70e-47ba-9ac1-8485faff5f68
urn:
5c03ecd1-4ee5-4618-b34d-49f3f31eb67d
name:
Tromsø lærerhøgskole
id:
SATØ-SATØ-48a
path:
AV/SATØ-SATØ-48a
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5c03ecd1-4ee5-4618-b34d-49f3f31eb67d
urn:
573dc4df-3e66-42f7-b308-99a8c01064a4
name:
Tromsø Målungdom
id:
TOPA-P-0002
path:
TOPA/TOPA-P-0002
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Privatarkiv i Troms
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/573dc4df-3e66-42f7-b308-99a8c01064a4
urn:
eeb777f7-afce-4745-b5ef-1f1f0309f2c6
name:
Sjøfartsdirektoratet, stasjon Tromsø (skipskontrollen)
id:
SATØ-S-0244
path:
AV/SATØ-S-0244
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eeb777f7-afce-4745-b5ef-1f1f0309f2c6
urn:
3bb457dd-1043-4e54-a102-64468434afb7
name:
Tromsø postområde (med Finnmark)
id:
SATØ-S-0513
path:
AV/SATØ-S-0513
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3bb457dd-1043-4e54-a102-64468434afb7
urn:
2131cde9-7f7e-4c85-9af8-17120d99802d
name:
Troms laksestyre
id:
SATØ-S-0178
path:
AV/SATØ-S-0178
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2131cde9-7f7e-4c85-9af8-17120d99802d
urn:
9e63bf54-bd4a-4fe1-9b6b-384178910733
name:
Troms skogforvaltning/Statskog Troms
id:
SATØ-S-1440
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1440
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9e63bf54-bd4a-4fe1-9b6b-384178910733
urn:
0df624b7-07be-4387-a8da-849d0e06d9a9
name:
Statens vegvesen Troms
id:
SATØ-SATO-287
path:
AV/SATØ-SATO-287
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0df624b7-07be-4387-a8da-849d0e06d9a9
urn:
af3d82aa-1df5-4676-903b-70f1a744c55a
name:
Troms Arbeiderparti
id:
SATØ-P-0317
path:
AV/SATØ-P-0317
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af3d82aa-1df5-4676-903b-70f1a744c55a
urn:
d8dc48c1-ee60-4fed-9992-419cc8bf6033
name:
A Lindbak AS
id:
0003
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0032/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d8dc48c1-ee60-4fed-9992-419cc8bf6033

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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