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 2026-10-22T14:17:28Z in 0.939 seconds.

Showing 10 of 74884 results in compact format.

name:
Pa 1822 - Sivertsen Foto
id:
SAST-A-00006
name:
Jørgen Sivertsen
id:
A-0005
name:
Kåre Sivertsen arkiiva
id:
SAMI-PA-1174
name:
Konrad Sivertsens dagbok
id:
FMFB-PA-1216
name:
Erling Sivertsen
id:
A-0105
name:
Andreas Sivertsen arkiiva
id:
SAMI-PA-1175
name:
Astri Fuglestad Sivertsen
id:
A-17-135
name:
Georg Sivertsen og hustrus legat
id:
A-0912
name:
Kosberg, Margot f. Sivertsen (f. 1908)
id:
R.Ark.1593
name:
Firma Tarald Sivertsen, Åbornes/Nordfold
id:
NA179

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total:

74884

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
3c7b1094-7442-48c9-8d6c-714b0c2da036
name:
Pa 1822 - Sivertsen Foto
id:
SAST-A-00006
path:
AV/SAST-A-00006
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3c7b1094-7442-48c9-8d6c-714b0c2da036
urn:
3bc6fcf7-3b73-49f1-a338-9aaac2762190
name:
Jørgen Sivertsen
id:
A-0005
path:
UBIT/A-0005
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3bc6fcf7-3b73-49f1-a338-9aaac2762190
urn:
1409cb54-1a8b-43f2-9e5e-cc8c2749ebb2
name:
Kåre Sivertsen arkiiva
id:
SAMI-PA-1174
path:
AV/SAMI-PA-1174
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1409cb54-1a8b-43f2-9e5e-cc8c2749ebb2
urn:
0caa7e91-dd7b-4279-ac7b-a8b94bd55069
name:
Konrad Sivertsens dagbok
id:
FMFB-PA-1216
path:
FMFB/FMFB-PA-1216
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Finnmark fylkesbibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0caa7e91-dd7b-4279-ac7b-a8b94bd55069
urn:
ef8fb234-8685-4217-b750-267890791f04
name:
Erling Sivertsen
id:
A-0105
path:
UBIT/A-0105
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef8fb234-8685-4217-b750-267890791f04
urn:
7655cec6-67d1-4774-bc30-06e249a7c9ea
name:
Andreas Sivertsen arkiiva
id:
SAMI-PA-1175
path:
AV/SAMI-PA-1175
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7655cec6-67d1-4774-bc30-06e249a7c9ea
urn:
f1d851a2-3e6b-4cc9-a74b-73a3e91be3fd
name:
Astri Fuglestad Sivertsen
id:
A-17-135
path:
AIN/A-17-135
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f1d851a2-3e6b-4cc9-a74b-73a3e91be3fd
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000120145
name:
Georg Sivertsen og hustrus legat
id:
A-0912
path:
BBA/A-0912
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000120145
urn:
no-ROMS_arkiv000000020623
name:
Kosberg, Margot f. Sivertsen (f. 1908)
id:
R.Ark.1593
path:
ROMS/R.Ark.1593
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Romsdalsmuseet
country:
Norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000020623
urn:
ecb86358-f6a3-44cf-b072-25184d5e0e77
name:
Firma Tarald Sivertsen, Åbornes/Nordfold
id:
NA179
path:
AIN/NA179
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ecb86358-f6a3-44cf-b072-25184d5e0e77
urn:
7c8c99cd-1211-416b-9c31-7f28d2cf6b81
name:
Jørgen Sivertsens forarbeider til Hammerfest bybok
id:
SATØ-P-0044
path:
AV/SATØ-P-0044
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7c8c99cd-1211-416b-9c31-7f28d2cf6b81
urn:
561a280c-d6d8-45b6-865d-2739a7b1d0b9
name:
Strøm, Ingvald
id:
SATØ-P-1631
path:
AV/SATØ-P-1631
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/561a280c-d6d8-45b6-865d-2739a7b1d0b9
urn:
dc3a009a-0f15-4199-8ed9-b694c3fcc105
name:
Strømsø kirkebøker
id:
SAKO-A-246
path:
AV/SAKO-A-246
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc3a009a-0f15-4199-8ed9-b694c3fcc105
urn:
195721ce-679f-43fa-b51f-d7c7378d4cc9
name:
Strømm kirkebøker
id:
SAKO-A-322
path:
AV/SAKO-A-322
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/195721ce-679f-43fa-b51f-d7c7378d4cc9
urn:
14b502ce-9cc8-4510-ad10-bb1f7772db52
name:
Strømsgodset kirkebøker
id:
SAKO-A-324
path:
AV/SAKO-A-324
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/14b502ce-9cc8-4510-ad10-bb1f7772db52
urn:
d61f8cfc-4159-4ba3-9429-5da14b56c13a
name:
Strømmen støperiarbeiderforening
id:
ARK-2896
path:
AAB/ARK-2896
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d61f8cfc-4159-4ba3-9429-5da14b56c13a
urn:
ed33df29-7568-4042-88a9-cb09589e9ad9
name:
Strømm sokneprestkontor
id:
SAKO-A-321
path:
AV/SAKO-A-321
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ed33df29-7568-4042-88a9-cb09589e9ad9
urn:
64a83f76-dd62-4efb-8bb4-830aa7405450
name:
Strømsgodset sokneprestkontor
id:
SAKO-A-323
path:
AV/SAKO-A-323
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/64a83f76-dd62-4efb-8bb4-830aa7405450
urn:
40af779b-9a95-44e7-a07b-dc3c5c8b7e76
name:
Strømsø sokneprestkontor
id:
SAKO-A-7
path:
AV/SAKO-A-7
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/40af779b-9a95-44e7-a07b-dc3c5c8b7e76
urn:
844befe6-ad87-438e-a25c-ceff5b9537c2
name:
Strømsbo dampsag
id:
ARK-2107
path:
AAB/ARK-2107
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/844befe6-ad87-438e-a25c-ceff5b9537c2
urn:
d5034dd9-fd45-4866-b476-e967e2869090
name:
Strømmens Værksted
id:
FIA-1018
path:
AFM/FIA-1018
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Museene i Akershus
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d5034dd9-fd45-4866-b476-e967e2869090
urn:
fd9f6250-9ee8-47fc-ac9f-57481ec8c31e
name:
Strømsgodsets Telefonforening
id:
A-1115
path:
DRMK/A-1115
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Drammen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fd9f6250-9ee8-47fc-ac9f-57481ec8c31e
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97506ada-2407-42c5-9cbd-722162472925
name:
Strømsgodset likningskontor
id:
SAKO-A-910
path:
AV/SAKO-A-910
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/97506ada-2407-42c5-9cbd-722162472925
urn:
f35a2786-6ec5-4620-9dea-9277900fe134
name:
Lillestrøm håndverk- og industriforening
id:
FIA-1039
path:
AFM/FIA-1039
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Museene i Akershus
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f35a2786-6ec5-4620-9dea-9277900fe134
urn:
c71a8b07-4fe8-4f4e-b619-3f4480c9808b
name:
Lillestrøm kommunale forening, avd. 62 av Norsk kommuneforbund
id:
ARK-3452
path:
AAB/ARK-3452
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c71a8b07-4fe8-4f4e-b619-3f4480c9808b

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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