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 2026-10-18T09:35:31Z in 0.427 seconds.

Showing 10 of 55572 results in compact format.

name:
Vigeland Vannverk
id:
SAK-LINK-024
name:
Vigeland kvegassuranseforening
id:
SAK-LINK-003
name:
Nils P. Vigeland
id:
SAK-D/0278
name:
Nils P. Vigeland
id:
SAK-D/0634
name:
Arne Vigeland
id:
SAK-LINK-013
name:
Peder Nilsen Vigeland
id:
SAK-LINK-015
name:
Nils P. Vigeland
id:
SAK-D/0757
name:
Vigeland Meieri
id:
SAK-LINK-005
name:
Vigeland garveri
id:
SAK-LINK-008
name:
Vigeland hovedgård
id:
0004

Show all fields in HTML

total:

55572

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
fab6b5b9-f209-4226-ac64-d78dcdc6b413
name:
Vigeland Vannverk
id:
SAK-LINK-024
path:
AV/SAK-LINK-024
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fab6b5b9-f209-4226-ac64-d78dcdc6b413
urn:
716161ba-220a-4f05-b876-51aae66946bc
name:
Vigeland kvegassuranseforening
id:
SAK-LINK-003
path:
AV/SAK-LINK-003
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/716161ba-220a-4f05-b876-51aae66946bc
urn:
00746053-8bbe-42a7-b777-d2c8511e86e7
name:
Nils P. Vigeland
id:
SAK-D/0278
path:
AV/SAK-D/0278
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/00746053-8bbe-42a7-b777-d2c8511e86e7
urn:
b269b4f9-9779-4c74-a049-f4954a74b4d4
name:
Nils P. Vigeland
id:
SAK-D/0634
path:
AV/SAK-D/0634
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b269b4f9-9779-4c74-a049-f4954a74b4d4
urn:
c4752fae-fb4d-4432-b8ec-49b976ef4b5a
name:
Arne Vigeland
id:
SAK-LINK-013
path:
AV/SAK-LINK-013
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c4752fae-fb4d-4432-b8ec-49b976ef4b5a
urn:
838a21d2-148a-4965-818b-d72816b38b3e
name:
Peder Nilsen Vigeland
id:
SAK-LINK-015
path:
AV/SAK-LINK-015
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/838a21d2-148a-4965-818b-d72816b38b3e
urn:
06f1aa5c-be45-4b37-a4a5-47fe05bea66c
name:
Nils P. Vigeland
id:
SAK-D/0757
path:
AV/SAK-D/0757
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/06f1aa5c-be45-4b37-a4a5-47fe05bea66c
urn:
738b90e7-787e-47d5-8f7f-fb211cdd202c
name:
Vigeland Meieri
id:
SAK-LINK-005
path:
AV/SAK-LINK-005
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/738b90e7-787e-47d5-8f7f-fb211cdd202c
urn:
a4dc516a-72d2-48ec-a25d-8b0d745d0c0f
name:
Vigeland garveri
id:
SAK-LINK-008
path:
AV/SAK-LINK-008
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a4dc516a-72d2-48ec-a25d-8b0d745d0c0f
urn:
f1602907-1804-4457-bc3f-cf4528e37b87
name:
Vigeland hovedgård
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-6224/X/Xb/Xb10/Xb10a/0005/0004
unit_type:
TEGNINGSSERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f1602907-1804-4457-bc3f-cf4528e37b87
urn:
e5893bd9-03f2-4607-8d52-532b4c777a49
name:
Peder Nilsen Vigeland
id:
LINK-015
path:
AV/LINK-015
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Peder Nilsen Vigelands handelsforretning på Vigeland ble bekjentgjort ved Mandal sorenskriveri 23.12.1897. Peder Nilsens kone, Marthea Johannesdatter Nilsen Vigeland, hadde også drevet handel på gården i noen år (ref: LINK-023) Peder Nilsen Vigeland var formann i Valle Interessentskap som ble stifte...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e5893bd9-03f2-4607-8d52-532b4c777a49
urn:
b982cfae-47c8-4304-b60d-33f57f65c9a3
name:
Vigeland Meieri
id:
LINK-005
path:
AV/LINK-005
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Aksjeselselskapet Vigeland Meieri ble stiftet på Vigeland 21. oktober 1895, etter innbydelse til aksjetegning 17. august. Formålet var først og fremst smørproduksjon og andre mulige meieriprodukter. I 1936 ble Holum og Vigeland meierier slått sammen til Audna Meieri. Audna Meieri ble igjen slått sam...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b982cfae-47c8-4304-b60d-33f57f65c9a3
urn:
c6c4fde4-e507-410a-abed-9d9e06723c23
name:
Reguleringsplan - E18 - Vigeland - Osestad
id:
L0066
path:
ARKSOR/1029LI831/Ca/L0066
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Arkivsenter Sør
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c6c4fde4-e507-410a-abed-9d9e06723c23
urn:
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name:
Reguleringsplan - E18 - Vigeland - Osestad
id:
L0067
path:
ARKSOR/1029LI831/Ca/L0067
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Arkivsenter Sør
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a8d4792-8f1d-4420-bc43-5e45fb2c09cd
urn:
ffa5a90e-fc9b-49bf-8f96-8c8f7a33e3ac
name:
Marthea Johannesdatter Nilsen Vigeland
id:
LINK-018
path:
AV/LINK-018
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Marthea Johannesdatter var født i Søndre Undal i 1868. Hun ble gift med Peder Nilsen Vigeland og drev butikkhandel på gården Vigeland.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ffa5a90e-fc9b-49bf-8f96-8c8f7a33e3ac
urn:
1d16567b-02e8-4b3b-a6f5-2828447da1c9
name:
Nils P. Vigeland
id:
D/0278
path:
AV/D/0278
unit_type:
Person
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Nils P. Vigeland ble født i Sør-Audnedal. Fra 1937 til 1968 rektor ved Kongsvinger høyere allmennskole, men var også kjent som historiker. Vigeland skrev avhandlinger om norsk sjøfartshistorie og lokalhistoriske arbeider fra Kongsvinger og sin hjembygd Sør-Audnedal. Gjennom mange år arbeidet Vigela...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1d16567b-02e8-4b3b-a6f5-2828447da1c9
urn:
dfadc298-c473-48f2-a295-16ad705910db
name:
Vigelands bruk
id:
SAK-D/1199
path:
AV/SAK-D/1199
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dfadc298-c473-48f2-a295-16ad705910db
urn:
ed522edd-c3da-4394-b761-9d336f8f875c
name:
Vigelands Handelssamlag
id:
SAK-LINK-019
path:
AV/SAK-LINK-019
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ed522edd-c3da-4394-b761-9d336f8f875c
urn:
ecf2ce3c-5287-480b-9e66-00e31694a0f9
name:
Tegning av lysestake til Leirfjord kirke, Helgeland.Tegnet av Maria Vigeland.
id:
L0005
path:
NF/Ark-1044/T/L0005
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Norsk folkemuseum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ecf2ce3c-5287-480b-9e66-00e31694a0f9
urn:
665d4e55-f706-446a-a4e6-84066eb416ee
name:
Vigeland garveri
id:
LINK-008
path:
AV/LINK-008
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Vigeland garveri ble trolig etablert i 1884.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/665d4e55-f706-446a-a4e6-84066eb416ee
urn:
b62716ac-6951-4d44-8166-5e9f11dea48a
name:
Marthea Johannesdatter Nilsen Vigelands handelsforretning
id:
SAK-LINK-018
path:
AV/SAK-LINK-018
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b62716ac-6951-4d44-8166-5e9f11dea48a
urn:
734d7c4c-7c61-4434-b583-77970c8c40da
name:
Arne Vigeland
id:
LINK-013
path:
AV/LINK-013
unit_type:
Person
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Arne Nikolai Vigeland, født 3. juli 1900 i Sør-Audnedal, død 11. oktober 1983 i Oslo, var en anerkjent skulpturkunstner. Vigeland var kjent for sine dyreskulpturer. Men etter hvert ble de av enkelte kritisert som gjentakelser. Han forsøkte seg imidlertid også med andre motiver og materialer, som k...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/734d7c4c-7c61-4434-b583-77970c8c40da
urn:
65babec6-132c-45e9-92a2-c3453217a2ea
name:
Vigeland kvegassuranseforening
id:
LINK-003
path:
AV/LINK-003
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Vigeland kvegassuranseforening hadde sin første general forsamling i 1911. Foreningen ble trolig nedlagt i 1952/53.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/65babec6-132c-45e9-92a2-c3453217a2ea
urn:
4a5f5630-f1fc-44b8-8cd4-54d92c5e89c5
name:
Vigeland brug, Vigeland metal refinery
id:
0044
path:
AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01b/L0105/0044
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
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0
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Reguleringsplan - Hytteplan Høyland - Flatebø. Omregulering Øksnevik hyttefelt. Høyland - Solåsen. Hytteplansak Haddeland. Hytter Jørgenstad. Vigeland Vest. Hytteområde Osal, Lyngdal. Lohnestrand. Del av 57/9, Vigeland. Rundskriv og bestemmelser 1966-1975
id:
L0069
path:
ARKSOR/1029LI831/Ca/L0069
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STYKKE
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Arkivsenter Sør
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef96c18b-11b2-4aa1-81df-9a041741d8cf

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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