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 2026-10-15T12:03:45Z in 0.690 seconds.

Showing 10 of 96108 results in compact format.

name:
Trondheim kommune. Trondheim kinematografer
id:
A-1239
name:
Trondheim kontor- og dataforening
id:
A-0279
name:
Trondheim kommune. Forliksrådet
id:
A-1684
name:
Trondheim kommune. Stabsenhet for byutvikling - Rapporter og utredninger
id:
A-1255
name:
Trondheim kommune. Bystyret
id:
A-1034
name:
Trondheim kommune. Trondheim ligningsvesen
id:
A-1149
name:
Trondheim kommune. Trondheim bymark skogforvaltning
id:
A-1496
name:
Trondheim kommune. Trondheim kommunale alderstrygd
id:
A-1644
name:
Sør-Trøndelag Fylkeskommune, Trondheim maritime videregående skole
id:
A-3185
name:
Trondheim kommune. Havnevesenet / Trondheim havn
id:
A-1622

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total:

96108

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
e4654c37-33af-43c1-8d6e-0ec6350ad29e
name:
Trondheim kommune. Trondheim kinematografer
id:
A-1239
path:
TRKO/A-1239
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Trondheim byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e4654c37-33af-43c1-8d6e-0ec6350ad29e
urn:
a744b78b-654f-4d8b-8386-ab79591dc325
name:
Trondheim kontor- og dataforening
id:
A-0279
path:
UBIT/A-0279
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a744b78b-654f-4d8b-8386-ab79591dc325
urn:
7892514e-1d05-4322-8668-d6017c16b874
name:
Trondheim kommune. Forliksrådet
id:
A-1684
path:
TRKO/A-1684
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Trondheim byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7892514e-1d05-4322-8668-d6017c16b874
urn:
0dc30323-7430-45c1-a180-70c421c150a8
name:
Trondheim kommune. Stabsenhet for byutvikling - Rapporter og utredninger
id:
A-1255
path:
TRKO/A-1255
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Trondheim byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0dc30323-7430-45c1-a180-70c421c150a8
urn:
941d3fb4-da9c-4c6f-9723-d02074b0155a
name:
Trondheim kommune. Bystyret
id:
A-1034
path:
TRKO/A-1034
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Trondheim byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/941d3fb4-da9c-4c6f-9723-d02074b0155a
urn:
1867c4d7-9470-4e97-a5a8-d669dd385a55
name:
Trondheim kommune. Trondheim ligningsvesen
id:
A-1149
path:
TRKO/A-1149
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Trondheim byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1867c4d7-9470-4e97-a5a8-d669dd385a55
urn:
6afb23f8-0556-4f24-bdeb-4e21939e71f0
name:
Trondheim kommune. Trondheim bymark skogforvaltning
id:
A-1496
path:
TRKO/A-1496
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Trondheim byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6afb23f8-0556-4f24-bdeb-4e21939e71f0
urn:
d5573ee4-7d74-4860-97e1-ca8b705f34ab
name:
Trondheim kommune. Trondheim kommunale alderstrygd
id:
A-1644
path:
TRKO/A-1644
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Trondheim byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d5573ee4-7d74-4860-97e1-ca8b705f34ab
urn:
d60d56fd-0e7f-42a5-88e1-e8a789b68bee
name:
Sør-Trøndelag Fylkeskommune, Trondheim maritime videregående skole
id:
A-3185
path:
TIKA/A-3185
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d60d56fd-0e7f-42a5-88e1-e8a789b68bee
urn:
20e4c717-ae6f-453c-9b97-5473c46c6459
name:
Trondheim kommune. Havnevesenet / Trondheim havn
id:
A-1622
path:
TRKO/A-1622
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Trondheim byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/20e4c717-ae6f-453c-9b97-5473c46c6459
urn:
0e389512-8d14-4813-9b36-d15a7118dad7
name:
Trondheim Ingeniørhøgskole
id:
SAT-A-4373
path:
AV/SAT-A-4373
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0e389512-8d14-4813-9b36-d15a7118dad7
urn:
8c156fa2-47c2-4746-9ea1-71a0ecc447ab
name:
Sportsgruppa Trondheim Ingeniørhøgskole (STIH)
id:
SAT-PA-0655
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0655
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8c156fa2-47c2-4746-9ea1-71a0ecc447ab
urn:
5f1eb589-d7bd-4ac7-b60a-305f42645631
name:
Trondheim Brannkorpsforening, avd. 126
id:
SAT-AAT-0403
path:
AV/SAT-AAT-0403
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5f1eb589-d7bd-4ac7-b60a-305f42645631
urn:
e5355c1c-1326-4d58-aa7c-9b26d416499b
name:
Trondheim økonomiske høgskole
id:
SAT-A-4398
path:
AV/SAT-A-4398
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e5355c1c-1326-4d58-aa7c-9b26d416499b
urn:
1ab81ebe-a67a-477c-93ff-8d4833f6526a
name:
Trondheim byfogd
id:
SAT-A-0003
path:
AV/SAT-A-0003
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
2
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1ab81ebe-a67a-477c-93ff-8d4833f6526a
urn:
0482c3cc-5d00-4215-9fb2-9d45e8dba2df
name:
Trondheim politikammer
id:
SAT-A-1887
path:
AV/SAT-A-1887
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0482c3cc-5d00-4215-9fb2-9d45e8dba2df
urn:
7a7e3b34-dc15-49a6-9d7c-5a642da3be35
name:
Trondheim politirett
id:
SAT-A-4553
path:
AV/SAT-A-4553
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7a7e3b34-dc15-49a6-9d7c-5a642da3be35
urn:
cb3c4697-f704-4aa3-ab35-8c14e7cbe9a3
name:
Trondheim stiftsoverrett
id:
SAT-A-5639
path:
AV/SAT-A-5639
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cb3c4697-f704-4aa3-ab35-8c14e7cbe9a3
urn:
a0412b1b-15c3-4a87-866c-3544399f5b25
name:
Rådgivningsgruppa i Trondheim
id:
SAT-PA-0775
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0775
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0412b1b-15c3-4a87-866c-3544399f5b25
urn:
1071086c-490f-4d86-a204-6a76fa91eb09
name:
Trondheim Handikapidrettslag
id:
PA-1192
path:
TIKA/PA-1192
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1071086c-490f-4d86-a204-6a76fa91eb09
urn:
037616bb-3f64-4ac4-8b51-1db52982a246
name:
Trondheim faglige samorganisasjon
id:
ARK-2031
path:
AAB/ARK-2031
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/037616bb-3f64-4ac4-8b51-1db52982a246
urn:
7fb5b782-5c2d-4abb-b08a-318330c9954d
name:
Sjøfartsdirektoratets stasjon Trondheim
id:
SAT-A-4445
path:
AV/SAT-A-4445
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7fb5b782-5c2d-4abb-b08a-318330c9954d
urn:
8e6cc8a2-9c13-4778-b088-80775cd5454e
name:
Trondheim Fagskole/Yrkesskole
id:
SAT-A-5279
path:
AV/SAT-A-5279
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8e6cc8a2-9c13-4778-b088-80775cd5454e
urn:
89c455d4-bf16-4bd2-b342-13daae961ada
name:
Trondheim kommune. Tvangsarbeidsanstalten
id:
A-1572
path:
TRKO/A-1572
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Trondheim byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/89c455d4-bf16-4bd2-b342-13daae961ada
urn:
b31b4c50-bba4-418c-8385-2e259f2126da
name:
Trondheim kommune. Folkeregisteret
id:
A-1610
path:
TRKO/A-1610
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Trondheim byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b31b4c50-bba4-418c-8385-2e259f2126da

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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How to use the search_archives lookup

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