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; 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&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit} 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&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. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
`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&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&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&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 2026-11-13T21:20:04Z in 0.312 seconds.

Showing 10 of 76278 results in compact format.

name:
Lesjaskog sanitetsforening
id:
D-A-00161
name:
Lesjaskog treskelag
id:
D-A-00278
name:
Veiarbeidernes stedlige styre midtre distrikt, Hedmark
id:
ARK-639
name:
Norsk tjenestemannslag (NTL) - Avdeling 103-43 Trygdeetaten, Hedmark
id:
ARK-616
name:
Merkenemnda i Sør-Trøndelag og Hedmark
id:
SAT-A-4985
name:
Nord-Østerdal Seminlag (Avlslaget for dølafe i Hedmark)
id:
NOMA-A-0048
name:
Pa 1432 - Tønsberg skofabrikk - Nasko AS
id:
A-2689
name:
SAK 93/121 LEVENDE MASKOTER - MASKOTUTVELGELSE HEDMARK
id:
0001
name:
Statens krigskaskoforsikring
id:
RA-S-1643
name:
Haskollgrenda Sameie
id:
A-2351

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total:

76278

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
b0f9818c-c4df-4589-95d1-53af295897c5
name:
Lesjaskog sanitetsforening
id:
D-A-00161
path:
GDM/D-A-00161
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b0f9818c-c4df-4589-95d1-53af295897c5
urn:
b68c01e0-633c-4ca3-8785-c6943c3c8024
name:
Lesjaskog treskelag
id:
D-A-00278
path:
GDM/D-A-00278
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b68c01e0-633c-4ca3-8785-c6943c3c8024
urn:
573ea299-c976-4cd6-879d-dc50755df176
name:
Veiarbeidernes stedlige styre midtre distrikt, Hedmark
id:
ARK-639
path:
ANNO/ARK-639
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Anno museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/573ea299-c976-4cd6-879d-dc50755df176
urn:
537ee2ec-cda3-47c3-9020-de25b92bb8d8
name:
Norsk tjenestemannslag (NTL) - Avdeling 103-43 Trygdeetaten, Hedmark
id:
ARK-616
path:
ANNO/ARK-616
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Anno museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/537ee2ec-cda3-47c3-9020-de25b92bb8d8
urn:
c4f9f866-4a1f-416f-8b76-370b0efa1f93
name:
Merkenemnda i Sør-Trøndelag og Hedmark
id:
SAT-A-4985
path:
AV/SAT-A-4985
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c4f9f866-4a1f-416f-8b76-370b0efa1f93
urn:
4c7357f3-e108-49d8-a38b-0eb10ec87f97
name:
Nord-Østerdal Seminlag (Avlslaget for dølafe i Hedmark)
id:
NOMA-A-0048
path:
ANNO/NOMA-A-0048
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Anno museum
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4c7357f3-e108-49d8-a38b-0eb10ec87f97
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000122136
name:
Pa 1432 - Tønsberg skofabrikk - Nasko AS
id:
A-2689
path:
VEMU/A-2689
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000122136
urn:
no-OFA_arkiv_000000124784
name:
SAK 93/121 LEVENDE MASKOTER - MASKOTUTVELGELSE HEDMARK
id:
0001
path:
OFA/ARK/00007/D/Da/L0183/0001
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000124784
urn:
5477a1f9-bd7b-447d-8fb4-16400e9a8443
name:
Statens krigskaskoforsikring
id:
RA-S-1643
path:
AV/RA-S-1643
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5477a1f9-bd7b-447d-8fb4-16400e9a8443
urn:
no-BU_arkiv_000000007400
name:
Haskollgrenda Sameie
id:
A-2351
path:
BU/A-2351
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Privatarkiv i Buskerud
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000007400
urn:
94dd5f24-e865-4c14-b2ae-7b93cce7ae75
name:
Lesjaskog bondelag
id:
D-A-00091
path:
GDM/D-A-00091
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/94dd5f24-e865-4c14-b2ae-7b93cce7ae75
urn:
26a763b9-ef7a-45aa-9cd6-6fcfdf9bc4ea
name:
Lesjaskog innkjøpslag
id:
D-A-00160
path:
GDM/D-A-00160
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/26a763b9-ef7a-45aa-9cd6-6fcfdf9bc4ea
urn:
48e5ad72-24ba-4cbc-843d-48ae325c6cbf
name:
Lesjaskog pensjonistlag
id:
D-A-00166
path:
GDM/D-A-00166
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/48e5ad72-24ba-4cbc-843d-48ae325c6cbf
urn:
4d904c33-5852-4ccc-9091-ebe0d487dcd0
name:
Lesjaskog misjonsforening
id:
D-A-00182
path:
GDM/D-A-00182
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4d904c33-5852-4ccc-9091-ebe0d487dcd0
urn:
2f5b8835-7e3e-4402-8b1d-5d2c8296601c
name:
Lesjaskogvatnets Fiskeforening
id:
D-A-00209
path:
GDM/D-A-00209
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2f5b8835-7e3e-4402-8b1d-5d2c8296601c
urn:
6d4b4011-6c84-4968-8f0e-e252802dc741
name:
Lesjaskog kontrollag
id:
D-A-00277
path:
GDM/D-A-00277
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6d4b4011-6c84-4968-8f0e-e252802dc741
urn:
e792d1e4-56ea-4425-833b-b65def5ac230
name:
Lesjasko'n hesteskoklubb
id:
D-A-00285
path:
GDM/D-A-00285
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e792d1e4-56ea-4425-833b-b65def5ac230
urn:
558c227e-890e-4ea6-9d04-59786ee794ff
name:
Kirke- og undervisningsdepartementet, Gymnaskontoret E
id:
RA-S-3165
path:
AV/RA-S-3165
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/558c227e-890e-4ea6-9d04-59786ee794ff
urn:
de72f788-e57e-47f7-864c-cf1baead4fed
name:
Den norske Hellaskomité
id:
ARK-1734
path:
AAB/ARK-1734
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/de72f788-e57e-47f7-864c-cf1baead4fed
urn:
320f05ce-33b0-4e2b-9f3e-90ad86f53032
name:
Lesjaskog yngres avdeling
id:
D-A-00183
path:
GDM/D-A-00183
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/320f05ce-33b0-4e2b-9f3e-90ad86f53032
urn:
b8d9685c-ad4c-43da-957d-d273283cf869
name:
Samfunnshuset A/L Fjellnær, Lesjaskog
id:
D-A-00268
path:
GDM/D-A-00268
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b8d9685c-ad4c-43da-957d-d273283cf869
urn:
89461a43-0f13-4d47-8aa0-12049a94d83e
name:
Einbu, Johannes. O, Lesjaskog
id:
D-A-00269
path:
GDM/D-A-00269
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/89461a43-0f13-4d47-8aa0-12049a94d83e
urn:
250db426-5de3-4efa-b8a5-c97db43d87ee
name:
Brudeli, Ingvald, Lesjaskog
id:
D-A-00270
path:
GDM/D-A-00270
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/250db426-5de3-4efa-b8a5-c97db43d87ee
urn:
cdbf14c0-2462-40c3-8d2d-c60eb71d8cf0
name:
Ungdomslaget Fram, Lesjaskog
id:
D-A-00284
path:
GDM/D-A-00284
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cdbf14c0-2462-40c3-8d2d-c60eb71d8cf0
urn:
ac600a7b-a9fb-4463-82c4-22c083480422
name:
Kirke- og undervisningsdepartementet, Samlegymnaskomiteen av 20.03.1959
id:
RA-S-2904
path:
AV/RA-S-2904
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ac600a7b-a9fb-4463-82c4-22c083480422

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