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.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
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&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.

Type: string. Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
Type: integer. Results per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-13T19:13:53Z in 0.387 seconds.

Showing 10 of 228191 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Norsk tjenestemannslag (NTL) - Avdeling 103-43 Trygdeetaten, Hedmark
    id:
    ARK-616
  2. name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Syketrygdavdelingen, 1. syketrygdkontor
    id:
    RA-S-4484
  3. name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Syketrygdavdelingen, 2. syketrygdkontor
    id:
    RA-S-4485
  4. name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Syketrygdavdelingen, 3. syketrygdkontor
    id:
    RA-S-4486
  5. name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Syketrygdavdelingen, 4. syketrygdkontor
    id:
    RA-S-4487
  6. name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Ulykkestrygdavdelingen, 1. ulykkestrygdkontor
    id:
    RA-S-4852
  7. name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Ulykkestrygdavdelingen, 3. ulykkestrygdkontor
    id:
    RA-S-6130
  8. name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Ulykkestrygdavdelingen, 4. ulykkestrygdkontor
    id:
    RA-S-6131
  9. name:
    Sosialdepartementet, Administrasjonsavdelingen/Trygdeavdeelingen/Planavdelingen
    id:
    RA-S-4127
  10. name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Ulykkestrygdavdelingen
    id:
    RA-S-3052
Show all fields in HTML
total:
228191
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. 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
  2. urn:
    92f793db-340c-49c5-baaa-fb5cf5309c22
    name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Syketrygdavdelingen, 1. syketrygdkontor
    id:
    RA-S-4484
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4484
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/92f793db-340c-49c5-baaa-fb5cf5309c22
  3. urn:
    582c2b25-48ff-4107-8eef-86830ee2f817
    name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Syketrygdavdelingen, 2. syketrygdkontor
    id:
    RA-S-4485
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4485
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/582c2b25-48ff-4107-8eef-86830ee2f817
  4. urn:
    cadd9ba6-ddb4-41ab-ab5c-2953bfdb0b42
    name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Syketrygdavdelingen, 3. syketrygdkontor
    id:
    RA-S-4486
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4486
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cadd9ba6-ddb4-41ab-ab5c-2953bfdb0b42
  5. urn:
    4dba9018-159e-4901-ab57-d2592c8fafd0
    name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Syketrygdavdelingen, 4. syketrygdkontor
    id:
    RA-S-4487
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4487
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4dba9018-159e-4901-ab57-d2592c8fafd0
  6. urn:
    1d8e1a98-9b51-4a82-986c-2157dfdf9bb0
    name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Ulykkestrygdavdelingen, 1. ulykkestrygdkontor
    id:
    RA-S-4852
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4852
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1d8e1a98-9b51-4a82-986c-2157dfdf9bb0
  7. urn:
    07b66deb-ee89-4dbc-bd4b-748b18c50a7b
    name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Ulykkestrygdavdelingen, 3. ulykkestrygdkontor
    id:
    RA-S-6130
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6130
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07b66deb-ee89-4dbc-bd4b-748b18c50a7b
  8. urn:
    f18510ab-1148-4111-a569-c9b8a1fea746
    name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Ulykkestrygdavdelingen, 4. ulykkestrygdkontor
    id:
    RA-S-6131
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6131
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f18510ab-1148-4111-a569-c9b8a1fea746
  9. urn:
    a912df6e-2cbf-446b-80ff-b76bfe9e1646
    name:
    Sosialdepartementet, Administrasjonsavdelingen/Trygdeavdeelingen/Planavdelingen
    id:
    RA-S-4127
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4127
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a912df6e-2cbf-446b-80ff-b76bfe9e1646
  10. urn:
    d53fe61d-b3a3-4b20-afff-ece2e148152d
    name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Ulykkestrygdavdelingen
    id:
    RA-S-3052
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3052
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d53fe61d-b3a3-4b20-afff-ece2e148152d
  11. urn:
    76ea7ffa-1a7d-4d38-a058-658d08b4d1af
    name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Ulykkestrygdavdelingen, Fiskerskadesaker
    id:
    RA-S-6189
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6189
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/76ea7ffa-1a7d-4d38-a058-658d08b4d1af
  12. urn:
    45466981-9447-4f84-9418-d15e2903eaa0
    name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Uførhetsavdelingen, 2. folketrygdkontor
    id:
    RA-S-6593
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6593
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/45466981-9447-4f84-9418-d15e2903eaa0
  13. urn:
    7e244efd-eac4-4948-a177-494485f7b4d7
    name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Uførhetsavdelingen, 3. folketrygdkontor
    id:
    RA-S-6594
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6594
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7e244efd-eac4-4948-a177-494485f7b4d7
  14. urn:
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    name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Administrasjonsavdelingen, Trygdedirektørens stab
    id:
    RA-S-6610
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6610
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d14a5892-7c0c-4f3e-ad2b-ae85ca30cd24
  15. urn:
    37bccb4e-270a-426c-b7d6-9aaf43d31354
    name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Uførhetsavdelingen, Folketrygdkontoret for utenlandssaker
    id:
    RA-S-6583
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6583
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/37bccb4e-270a-426c-b7d6-9aaf43d31354
  16. urn:
    c734428a-0dac-46d1-90f6-f6fc8d4ab19c
    name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Oppfølgings- og sykestønadsavdeling, Trygdemedisinsk seksjon
    id:
    RA-S-6585
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6585
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c734428a-0dac-46d1-90f6-f6fc8d4ab19c
  17. urn:
    bcbfd81e-e7fa-469b-86a8-2b025e8a65b9
    name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Ulykkestrygdavdelingen, Kontoret for statistikk og rentesaker
    id:
    RA-S-6188
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6188
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bcbfd81e-e7fa-469b-86a8-2b025e8a65b9
  18. urn:
    95b2df63-5eb8-47b8-8e94-1af22dd81178
    name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Administrasjonsavdelingen, Hovedutvalget for samarbeidsutvalg i trygdekontorene
    id:
    RA-S-6582
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6582
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95b2df63-5eb8-47b8-8e94-1af22dd81178
  19. urn:
    701502f9-e424-4840-9325-b6dd83dab5ce
    name:
    Fagforbundet Trysil, avd. 288 (Fagforbundet avdeling 288 Trysil)
    id:
    ARK-670
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-670
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/701502f9-e424-4840-9325-b6dd83dab5ce
  20. urn:
    472a03d0-d176-475b-ae93-15766759c7b2
    name:
    Gårdsarkiv Try, Søgne
    id:
    SAK-D/0136
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/0136
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/472a03d0-d176-475b-ae93-15766759c7b2
  21. urn:
    2f487d33-d444-4d68-8b71-1d1ece8e5146
    name:
    Sosialdepartementet, Trygdeavdelingen
    id:
    RA-S-4125
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4125
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2f487d33-d444-4d68-8b71-1d1ece8e5146
  22. urn:
    e1a0ca95-96bc-4260-805c-6a0b84bdcd63
    name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Administrasjonsavdelingen
    id:
    RA-S-4503
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4503
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e1a0ca95-96bc-4260-805c-6a0b84bdcd63
  23. urn:
    98a962fe-be32-4914-81a5-f0f13268eac1
    name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Økonomiavdelingen
    id:
    RA-S-4510
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4510
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/98a962fe-be32-4914-81a5-f0f13268eac1
  24. urn:
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    name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Uførhetsavdelingen
    id:
    RA-S-6591
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6591
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/51be7d1c-b8e5-4633-aa24-04806655c95a
  25. urn:
    bb591528-c3c6-478a-bfd1-be22f71d8508
    name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Utredningsavdelingen
    id:
    RA-S-6606
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6606
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bb591528-c3c6-478a-bfd1-be22f71d8508
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How an AI agent should use this page

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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Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.