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 2026-10-14T14:41:32Z in 1.198 seconds.

Showing 10 of 87418 results in compact format.

name:
Pa 1766 - Hess Norge AS
id:
SAST-A-102451
name:
Fiskerikonsulenten i Vest-Norge
id:
SAB-A-100422
name:
Trøndelagens kredsforening for naturfredning i Norge
id:
A-0476
name:
Norsk Post- og Kommunikasjonsforbund - Midt-Norge (Postkom)
id:
SAT-AAT-0535
name:
Landsforeningen for hjerte og lungesyke. Distriktskontor Nord-Norge
id:
A-11-142
name:
Landsorganisasjonen i Norge. Nord-Norge-kontoret
id:
ARK-2042
name:
Norges Eksportråd (NE)
id:
RA-S-7078
name:
Luftfartsverket Midt-Norge
id:
SAT-A-6405
name:
Forsvarsfondet for Nord-Norge av 1940
id:
RA-RAFA-7140
name:
Lufttrafikktjenesten distikt Midt-Norge (Luftfartsverket Trøndelag)
id:
SAT-A-6013

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total:

87418

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
a0b06d1b-c503-44e1-aacc-117b962c118f
name:
Pa 1766 - Hess Norge AS
id:
SAST-A-102451
path:
AV/SAST-A-102451
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0b06d1b-c503-44e1-aacc-117b962c118f
urn:
31049734-5896-464f-9a1b-855460bc68a4
name:
Fiskerikonsulenten i Vest-Norge
id:
SAB-A-100422
path:
AV/SAB-A-100422
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/31049734-5896-464f-9a1b-855460bc68a4
urn:
10ee4407-28cb-499f-b3e4-9aae015c47b8
name:
Trøndelagens kredsforening for naturfredning i Norge
id:
A-0476
path:
UBIT/A-0476
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/10ee4407-28cb-499f-b3e4-9aae015c47b8
urn:
02b8539d-fffc-4469-9020-e7d7717b4d14
name:
Norsk Post- og Kommunikasjonsforbund - Midt-Norge (Postkom)
id:
SAT-AAT-0535
path:
AV/SAT-AAT-0535
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02b8539d-fffc-4469-9020-e7d7717b4d14
urn:
77c41a46-94f3-4d36-b3dd-d65cc2ac9aa1
name:
Landsforeningen for hjerte og lungesyke. Distriktskontor Nord-Norge
id:
A-11-142
path:
AIN/A-11-142
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/77c41a46-94f3-4d36-b3dd-d65cc2ac9aa1
urn:
4170160a-bb6a-4ae7-a6eb-b3cbe029b8db
name:
Landsorganisasjonen i Norge. Nord-Norge-kontoret
id:
ARK-2042
path:
AAB/ARK-2042
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4170160a-bb6a-4ae7-a6eb-b3cbe029b8db
urn:
205cc7f8-5f92-41d4-8c66-bdd249b91ab0
name:
Norges Eksportråd (NE)
id:
RA-S-7078
path:
AV/RA-S-7078
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/205cc7f8-5f92-41d4-8c66-bdd249b91ab0
urn:
e7d8847f-7ef2-44e9-b0aa-d7a26ecee86a
name:
Luftfartsverket Midt-Norge
id:
SAT-A-6405
path:
AV/SAT-A-6405
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e7d8847f-7ef2-44e9-b0aa-d7a26ecee86a
urn:
af2bef20-a160-4cdc-a54b-6b57714553c1
name:
Forsvarsfondet for Nord-Norge av 1940
id:
RA-RAFA-7140
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-7140
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af2bef20-a160-4cdc-a54b-6b57714553c1
urn:
07b84870-ec53-497b-8a5d-9a2f9868b064
name:
Lufttrafikktjenesten distikt Midt-Norge (Luftfartsverket Trøndelag)
id:
SAT-A-6013
path:
AV/SAT-A-6013
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07b84870-ec53-497b-8a5d-9a2f9868b064
urn:
534fd3cc-4b33-46ba-ab0c-227998ffda58
name:
Helse Midt-Norge RHF, Rusbehandling Midt-Norge HF
id:
SAT-ELSAT-049
path:
AV/SAT-ELSAT-049
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/534fd3cc-4b33-46ba-ab0c-227998ffda58
urn:
b204893c-b736-4621-919c-6288855ab081
name:
Sambandet Norge Sovjetunionen Trondheim Avd
id:
SAT-AAT-0368
path:
AV/SAT-AAT-0368
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b204893c-b736-4621-919c-6288855ab081
urn:
82961809-1066-4922-89e4-b2cc608cd597
name:
Helsebygg Midt-Norge
id:
SAT-ELSAT-046
path:
AV/SAT-ELSAT-046
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/82961809-1066-4922-89e4-b2cc608cd597
urn:
4b03c9bb-5c62-4ff9-b285-3c1939884a26
name:
Helse Midt-Norge RHF
id:
SAT-ELSAT-2000
path:
AV/SAT-ELSAT-2000
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4b03c9bb-5c62-4ff9-b285-3c1939884a26
urn:
1f3523e7-a570-4b7f-bf98-e406337fa866
name:
Norsk Arbeidsmandsforbund, avd. 8 Midt-Norge
id:
SAT-AAT-0271
path:
AV/SAT-AAT-0271
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1f3523e7-a570-4b7f-bf98-e406337fa866
urn:
22aca415-ba9d-4e64-8f1e-fa5ec7612551
name:
Norges atletforbund
id:
ARK-2103
path:
AAB/ARK-2103
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/22aca415-ba9d-4e64-8f1e-fa5ec7612551
urn:
9e0a0723-cdb3-4583-ae1e-0918270791c3
name:
Norges Husflidslag
id:
RA-PA-0976
path:
AV/RA-PA-0976
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9e0a0723-cdb3-4583-ae1e-0918270791c3
urn:
7302b964-7283-42cc-9634-f27e3a64d6ee
name:
Norges Bygdekvinnelag
id:
RA-PA-2105
path:
AV/RA-PA-2105
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7302b964-7283-42cc-9634-f27e3a64d6ee
urn:
72998edf-4094-4a81-8331-432d22fcf6b4
name:
Direktoratet for samfunnssikkerhet og beredskap - region Midt-Norge
id:
SAT-A-4700
path:
AV/SAT-A-4700
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/72998edf-4094-4a81-8331-432d22fcf6b4
urn:
765249a6-24a9-4c8d-b22a-5e572fe8e03b
name:
Norges Kvinne- og Familieforbund
id:
RA-PA-1465
path:
AV/RA-PA-1465
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/765249a6-24a9-4c8d-b22a-5e572fe8e03b
urn:
7e9b448e-c221-4120-b14b-6fd0fc721e5d
name:
Brev fra Norge til Amerika
id:
A-00371
path:
OAM/A-00371
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7e9b448e-c221-4120-b14b-6fd0fc721e5d
urn:
cd930c66-81d7-4c0f-9d6e-b19e638a371e
name:
Norges sosialistiske ungdomsforbund
id:
ARK-1411
path:
AAB/ARK-1411
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cd930c66-81d7-4c0f-9d6e-b19e638a371e
urn:
3a101329-ab0a-4aa9-8f45-d778df145729
name:
Norges kristelige presselag
id:
A-70009
path:
OBA/A-70009
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a101329-ab0a-4aa9-8f45-d778df145729
urn:
6da64df8-5482-49c7-b776-9c4215bdffb9
name:
Helse Midt-Norge RHF
id:
SAT-ELSAT-050
path:
AV/SAT-ELSAT-050
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6da64df8-5482-49c7-b776-9c4215bdffb9
urn:
d01185e1-e78d-4fac-9884-bf65352ef86a
name:
Norges kommunistiske ungdomsforbund
id:
ARK-1410
path:
AAB/ARK-1410
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d01185e1-e78d-4fac-9884-bf65352ef86a

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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