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.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
pageoptionalintegerPage number, 1-based (default 1).
offsetoptionalintegerNumber 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.

Type: string. Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
Type: integer. Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
Type: integer. Page number, 1-based (default 1).

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-24T07:03:21Z in 0.396 seconds.

Showing 10 of 223515 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Åsnes kommune A - M
    id:
    L0035
  2. name:
    Åsnes kommune M - R
    id:
    L0036
  3. name:
    Åsnes kommune S - Å
    id:
    L0037
  4. name:
    Åsnes Skifabrikk
    id:
    SFF-2009119
  5. name:
    Åsnes kommune. Formannskapet og kommunestyret
    id:
    0425-021
  6. name:
    Åsnes Arbeidsmannsklubb (Åsnes Vegarbeidsklubb)
    id:
    ARK-646
  7. name:
    Åsnes sparebank
    id:
    0425-Pa0001
  8. name:
    Åsnes vegarbeiderforening
    id:
    0425-Pa0008
  9. name:
    Åsnes og Hof sparebank
    id:
    0425-Pa0002
  10. name:
    Åsnes og Hof lærerlag
    id:
    0425-Pa0012
Show all fields in HTML
total:
223515
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    377c25a3-259e-4f7e-8cba-327c74e77392
    name:
    Åsnes kommune A - M
    id:
    L0035
    path:
    AV/SAH-INN-002/D/Db/Dba/L0035
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/377c25a3-259e-4f7e-8cba-327c74e77392
  2. urn:
    f24ceb0f-19cb-441a-adc6-b21fae0c8859
    name:
    Åsnes kommune M - R
    id:
    L0036
    path:
    AV/SAH-INN-002/D/Db/Dba/L0036
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f24ceb0f-19cb-441a-adc6-b21fae0c8859
  3. urn:
    3bb9ae08-2043-4f71-b8a7-5e43c1541c16
    name:
    Åsnes kommune S - Å
    id:
    L0037
    path:
    AV/SAH-INN-002/D/Db/Dba/L0037
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3bb9ae08-2043-4f71-b8a7-5e43c1541c16
  4. urn:
    6bc33a62-4b73-4ed0-a75c-32c3880d970b
    name:
    Åsnes Skifabrikk
    id:
    SFF-2009119
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2009119
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6bc33a62-4b73-4ed0-a75c-32c3880d970b
  5. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000051161
    name:
    Åsnes kommune. Formannskapet og kommunestyret
    id:
    0425-021
    path:
    OFA/0425-021
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000051161
  6. urn:
    50866a26-6ad6-4eec-809c-5932c374cfaf
    name:
    Åsnes Arbeidsmannsklubb (Åsnes Vegarbeidsklubb)
    id:
    ARK-646
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-646
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/50866a26-6ad6-4eec-809c-5932c374cfaf
  7. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000166679
    name:
    Åsnes sparebank
    id:
    0425-Pa0001
    path:
    OFA/0425-Pa0001
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000166679
  8. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000166694
    name:
    Åsnes vegarbeiderforening
    id:
    0425-Pa0008
    path:
    OFA/0425-Pa0008
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000166694
  9. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000166682
    name:
    Åsnes og Hof sparebank
    id:
    0425-Pa0002
    path:
    OFA/0425-Pa0002
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000166682
  10. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000166702
    name:
    Åsnes og Hof lærerlag
    id:
    0425-Pa0012
    path:
    OFA/0425-Pa0012
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000166702
  11. urn:
    572042e5-8e6a-4ac7-8da1-f7b102be3530
    name:
    Åsnes Arbeiderlag (Åsnes Kommunistiske Arbeiderlag)
    id:
    ARK-303
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-303
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/572042e5-8e6a-4ac7-8da1-f7b102be3530
  12. urn:
    9daa7063-2460-4fc1-bfb1-bfe161a9fb9c
    name:
    Åsnes Skøyteklubb
    id:
    SAH-ARK-366
    path:
    AV/SAH-ARK-366
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9daa7063-2460-4fc1-bfb1-bfe161a9fb9c
  13. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000170706
    name:
    Åsnes Flyktninghjelpen Komite
    id:
    0425-Pa0014
    path:
    OFA/0425-Pa0014
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000170706
  14. urn:
    0a8e83c6-1aef-46bb-a5cf-49bb01c6ec98
    name:
    Åsnes forliksråd
    id:
    SAH-FLIKA-020
    path:
    AV/SAH-FLIKA-020
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0a8e83c6-1aef-46bb-a5cf-49bb01c6ec98
  15. urn:
    72a97882-be3e-4440-bfe2-7e6ca1a4de1c
    name:
    Åsnes Veiarbeiderforening
    id:
    ARK-645
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-645
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/72a97882-be3e-4440-bfe2-7e6ca1a4de1c
  16. urn:
    b1edc32e-f539-44a5-98b9-f19a63e7c8ac
    name:
    Åsnes prestekontor
    id:
    SAH-PREST-042
    path:
    AV/SAH-PREST-042
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b1edc32e-f539-44a5-98b9-f19a63e7c8ac
  17. urn:
    dc4946af-83c3-4ece-9ed1-02427a408408
    name:
    Åsnes Arbeiderparti
    id:
    ARK-266
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-266
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc4946af-83c3-4ece-9ed1-02427a408408
  18. urn:
    ae1e61eb-de97-4809-8a4a-f44980525425
    name:
    Åsnes Finnskog Arbeiderlag
    id:
    ARK-302
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-302
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ae1e61eb-de97-4809-8a4a-f44980525425
  19. urn:
    777eed72-a85c-44a9-b58f-3a6eebaa6256
    name:
    Åsnes Handel og Kontor, avd. 94 i Handel og Kontor i Norge
    id:
    ARK-50
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-50
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/777eed72-a85c-44a9-b58f-3a6eebaa6256
  20. urn:
    d23c34be-46cb-4192-97d5-307f5a67a481
    name:
    Åsnes skog og land, avd. 508 i Fellesforbundet (Avdeling 508 Åsnes skog og land)
    id:
    ARK-342
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-342
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d23c34be-46cb-4192-97d5-307f5a67a481
  21. urn:
    1ef86663-5785-4b84-861f-aba7142b20c6
    name:
    Kart over Sjølisæter skog i Åsnes kommune
    id:
    0010
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1062/T/Ta/L0006/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1ef86663-5785-4b84-861f-aba7142b20c6
  22. urn:
    e7877dc5-4e9b-4f8b-870f-7d7c14adecef
    name:
    Norsk Folkehjelp, Åsnes
    id:
    ARK-450
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-450
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e7877dc5-4e9b-4f8b-870f-7d7c14adecef
  23. urn:
    0c190abc-9829-45b6-8aaa-8de5c99959c4
    name:
    Kart over Sjølisæter skog i Åsnes kommune
    id:
    0007
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1062/T/Ta/L0006/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0c190abc-9829-45b6-8aaa-8de5c99959c4
  24. urn:
    e55b8f4c-533d-4cfd-b8e7-1e6dcf01235f
    name:
    Åsnes prestekontor
    id:
    PREST-041
    path:
    AV/PREST-041
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Åsnes hovedsokn med Gjesås sokn og Finnskog sokn (Gretvik). Ved kgl. res. 12.07.1848 ble Hof prestegjeld delt i to: Hof og Åsnes. Hof prestegjeld besto av Hof hovedsokn, mens Åsnes prestegjeld omfattet Åsnes og Våler annekssokn. Ved kgl. res. 10.09.1853 ble Våler sokn fraskilt Åsnes prestegjeld og o...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e55b8f4c-533d-4cfd-b8e7-1e6dcf01235f
  25. urn:
    0ef2049c-ff12-4dbe-b67f-7946dba660f0
    name:
    Gravberget forvaltning: kart over Digerheden avd. 04 i Åsnes kommune
    id:
    0001
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1062/T/Ta/L0006/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0ef2049c-ff12-4dbe-b67f-7946dba660f0
limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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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

  1. Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
  2. Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
  3. 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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