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 2026-10-29T15:57:10Z in 2.510 seconds.

Showing 10 of 72096 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Lars Forseth/Brødrene Forseth (Klæbu) - samling av dokumenter fra Forsethfamilien
    id:
    PA-1145
  2. name:
    Lars Forseth/Brødrene Forseth (Klæbu)
    id:
    PA-1321
  3. name:
    Forseths festekontor
    id:
    SAT-PA-0232
  4. name:
    Forsetgrenda indremisjonsforening
    id:
    A-00401
  5. name:
    Samfunnshus i Forset, Vestre Gausdal
    id:
    A-00400
  6. name:
    Klæbu kommune. Forseth krets
    id:
    A-1674
  7. name:
    Forseth, søndre, V.Gausdal, gnr.34, bnr.1
    id:
    A-00436
  8. name:
    Forseth, øvre, V.Gausdal gnr. 36, bnr.1
    id:
    A-00463
  9. name:
    Lars Forseth/Brødrene Forseth (Klæbu)
    id:
    AKT-4226
  10. name:
    Lars Forseth/Brødrene Forseth (Klæbu)
    id:
    AKT-4226
Show all fields in HTML
total:
72096
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    419c024b-cc4a-4148-8222-09b41b12cbbe
    name:
    Lars Forseth/Brødrene Forseth (Klæbu) - samling av dokumenter fra Forsethfamilien
    id:
    PA-1145
    path:
    TRKO/PA-1145
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/419c024b-cc4a-4148-8222-09b41b12cbbe
  2. urn:
    e5988a08-863a-433b-9458-6c049a017cf1
    name:
    Lars Forseth/Brødrene Forseth (Klæbu)
    id:
    PA-1321
    path:
    TIKA/PA-1321
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e5988a08-863a-433b-9458-6c049a017cf1
  3. urn:
    0562bcf5-4231-4b45-8454-96e4eee5b2bf
    name:
    Forseths festekontor
    id:
    SAT-PA-0232
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0232
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0562bcf5-4231-4b45-8454-96e4eee5b2bf
  4. urn:
    fa8a9916-d3e6-4959-a910-bf576f19081d
    name:
    Forsetgrenda indremisjonsforening
    id:
    A-00401
    path:
    OAM/A-00401
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fa8a9916-d3e6-4959-a910-bf576f19081d
  5. urn:
    83d310de-5a32-432c-970b-2de798a63781
    name:
    Samfunnshus i Forset, Vestre Gausdal
    id:
    A-00400
    path:
    OAM/A-00400
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/83d310de-5a32-432c-970b-2de798a63781
  6. urn:
    5b694a86-bf9b-4835-8921-1dbe7c283bf2
    name:
    Klæbu kommune. Forseth krets
    id:
    A-1674
    path:
    TRKO/A-1674
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b694a86-bf9b-4835-8921-1dbe7c283bf2
  7. urn:
    0777a908-0511-40bc-8755-5003f67c1a9c
    name:
    Forseth, søndre, V.Gausdal, gnr.34, bnr.1
    id:
    A-00436
    path:
    OAM/A-00436
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0777a908-0511-40bc-8755-5003f67c1a9c
  8. urn:
    3ebfe99f-cac8-45a1-8f37-fd083eb85f21
    name:
    Forseth, øvre, V.Gausdal gnr. 36, bnr.1
    id:
    A-00463
    path:
    OAM/A-00463
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3ebfe99f-cac8-45a1-8f37-fd083eb85f21
  9. urn:
    fb476ddd-9e80-4ac9-a149-fe30f0c5820d
    name:
    Lars Forseth/Brødrene Forseth (Klæbu)
    id:
    AKT-4226
    path:
    TIKA/AKT-4226
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb476ddd-9e80-4ac9-a149-fe30f0c5820d
  10. urn:
    b338fc9c-1163-4eab-82b3-96df08b21edd
    name:
    Lars Forseth/Brødrene Forseth (Klæbu)
    id:
    AKT-4226
    path:
    TRKO/AKT-4226
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b338fc9c-1163-4eab-82b3-96df08b21edd
  11. urn:
    87d9a2f5-2bea-4e71-87b6-9f482b010327
    name:
    Forseths festekontor
    id:
    AS-3062
    path:
    AV/AS-3062
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/87d9a2f5-2bea-4e71-87b6-9f482b010327
  12. urn:
    3f723d51-0392-41cd-99cd-7cda4f3c0341
    name:
    Forsetgrenda indremisjonsforening
    id:
    AS-00401
    path:
    OAM/AS-00401
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Startet 1922 av emissær Samuel Schibli fra Lillesand. 48 medlemmer tegnet seg. Første formann Syver Klevgård. Bygde bedehuset 'Haugetun'.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3f723d51-0392-41cd-99cd-7cda4f3c0341
  13. urn:
    44d8c213-6b06-495a-9936-b9c2ee662ad4
    name:
    Samfunnshus i Forset, Vestre Gausdal
    id:
    AS-00400
    path:
    OAM/AS-00400
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Arkivet er overlevert av Simen Forset som var formann i en samfunnskomité som vurderte bygging av samfunnshus i Forset i 1955. Planene er aldri blitt realiserte, men en samfunnshuskomité er fremdeles i arbeid.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/44d8c213-6b06-495a-9936-b9c2ee662ad4
  14. urn:
    7f91023e-8bc5-4f8c-a93e-42d8d52832b1
    name:
    Klæbu kommune. Forseth krets
    id:
    AKT-1872
    path:
    TRKO/AKT-1872
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7f91023e-8bc5-4f8c-a93e-42d8d52832b1
  15. urn:
    70c188a8-94cb-433e-8d8c-8a4de6078a4f
    name:
    Forseth, søndre, V.Gausdal, gnr.34, bnr.1
    id:
    AS-00436
    path:
    OAM/AS-00436
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Søndre Forseth var krongods fram til 1727, da Simen Adjutant kjøpte garden på auksjon. Store deler av arkivet er etter Simen Hansen Forseth, født 1820, død 1893. Gift med Agnethe Fougner. Simen H.Forseth tok over forretningsvirksomheten etter Ole Christian Brede i Christiania, fra 1847 til 1852. Fly...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/70c188a8-94cb-433e-8d8c-8a4de6078a4f
  16. urn:
    82e64580-84db-4158-9f7e-78a91d6de35a
    name:
    Forseth, øvre, V.Gausdal gnr. 36, bnr.1
    id:
    AS-00463
    path:
    OAM/AS-00463
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Vestre Gausdal kommune kjøpte Øvre Forseth i 1909 for kr. 30 000,- Kommunen satte garden istand til pleiehjem. To hus ble flyttet til garden. I 1950 solgte kommunen Øvre Forseth, da nytt pleiehjem ble bygd. Senere kjøpte kommunen en del av garden til tomteareal.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/82e64580-84db-4158-9f7e-78a91d6de35a
  17. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000115899
    name:
    Forsendelser - Antarctic AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1115/G/Gb/L0002/0003
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000115899
  18. urn:
    0716da84-332f-42bb-936d-0d53bbaefa66
    name:
    Bilag, Forse - Frel
    id:
    L0819
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-10867/G/Gc/Gcb/L0819
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0716da84-332f-42bb-936d-0d53bbaefa66
  19. urn:
    a17dd26f-0a00-49e1-a5c8-cf4bb523ffa5
    name:
    Falconbridge Nikkelverk AS / Forsendelser I
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1180/E/Eb/L0006/0004
    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a17dd26f-0a00-49e1-a5c8-cf4bb523ffa5
  20. urn:
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    name:
    Falconbridge Nikkelverk AS / Forsendelser II
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1180/E/Eb/L0006/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/003f9c1e-350d-448a-a0a3-139253398a99
  21. urn:
    2b4ede0b-f2cf-4119-8d1a-0f8a1fb41107
    name:
    Falconbridge Nikkelverk AS / Forsendelser IV
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1180/E/Eb/L0007/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2b4ede0b-f2cf-4119-8d1a-0f8a1fb41107
  22. urn:
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    name:
    Falconbridge Nikkelverk AS / Forsendelser V
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1180/E/Eb/L0007/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f13887e9-038b-4b09-98e4-5f6eab5906ed
  23. urn:
    300b2beb-d6cb-4112-a272-8fcfe5c24760
    name:
    Forseth AS, Odd (Medlnr. 68160)
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0218/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/300b2beb-d6cb-4112-a272-8fcfe5c24760
  24. urn:
    b55aff69-854f-4b92-ba73-413b3ba1dc42
    name:
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    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/H/L0072/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b55aff69-854f-4b92-ba73-413b3ba1dc42
  25. urn:
    f5170038-7877-44d0-8bcb-f93ae347cf90
    name:
    Forseth AS, Odd (Medlnr. 68160)
    id:
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    path:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f5170038-7877-44d0-8bcb-f93ae347cf90
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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