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 2026-10-21T13:16:42Z in 0.340 seconds.

Showing 10 of 1915 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Fossum Idrettsforening
    id:
    0021
  2. name:
    0219 Bærum. Fossum idrettsforening. Fossumhuset. Søknadsnr. 00674 D
    id:
    0001
  3. name:
    0219 Bærum. Fossum idrettsforening. Fossumbanen grusbane. Fotball. Anleggsnr. 0219 0205 02
    id:
    0001
  4. name:
    0219 Bærum. Fossum Idrettsforening. Søknadsnr. 02449
    id:
    0004
  5. name:
    0219 Bærum. Fossum idrettsforening. Søknadsnr. 07846
    id:
    0003
  6. name:
    0219 Bærum. Fossum idrettsforening. Fossum-hoppbakkene k-25. Anleggsnr. 0219 0205 08
    id:
    0003
  7. name:
    0219 Bærum. Fossum idrettsforening. Søknadsnr. 00674 C
    id:
    0002
  8. name:
    0219 Bærum. Fossum idrettsforening. Skileikanlegg. Søknadsnr. 20328
    id:
    0005
  9. name:
    0219 Bærum. Fossum idrettsforening. Orienteringskart. Steinshøgda. Søknadsnr. 07846
    id:
    0002
  10. name:
    0219 Bærum. Fossum idrettsforening. Brunkollen. Søknadsnr. 07846 E
    id:
    0004
Show all fields in HTML
total:
1915
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    776232cf-6f31-4589-8ae3-46d04483c91a
    name:
    Fossum Idrettsforening
    id:
    0021
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Db/L0737/0021
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/776232cf-6f31-4589-8ae3-46d04483c91a
  2. urn:
    a66d7788-aac4-44f7-8602-ab4418de0b4c
    name:
    0219 Bærum. Fossum idrettsforening. Fossumhuset. Søknadsnr. 00674 D
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AFK/0200050/E/Eb/Eba/L0016/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a66d7788-aac4-44f7-8602-ab4418de0b4c
  3. urn:
    65898c2e-354b-4cb0-9950-ae30aaae2561
    name:
    0219 Bærum. Fossum idrettsforening. Fossumbanen grusbane. Fotball. Anleggsnr. 0219 0205 02
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AFK/0200050/E/Ec/Eca/L0028/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/65898c2e-354b-4cb0-9950-ae30aaae2561
  4. urn:
    1acaa1da-0aa8-4f8c-84a9-e135f3bb6c5c
    name:
    0219 Bærum. Fossum Idrettsforening. Søknadsnr. 02449
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AFK/0200050/E/Ea/Eaa/L0021/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1acaa1da-0aa8-4f8c-84a9-e135f3bb6c5c
  5. urn:
    63d048b9-f17f-461b-bcd0-ecc6090bdb48
    name:
    0219 Bærum. Fossum idrettsforening. Søknadsnr. 07846
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AFK/0200050/E/Ea/Eaa/L0027/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/63d048b9-f17f-461b-bcd0-ecc6090bdb48
  6. urn:
    1f23c9ab-dc2d-412e-a3bc-4a27e0e9a502
    name:
    0219 Bærum. Fossum idrettsforening. Fossum-hoppbakkene k-25. Anleggsnr. 0219 0205 08
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AFK/0200050/E/Ec/Eca/L0027/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1f23c9ab-dc2d-412e-a3bc-4a27e0e9a502
  7. urn:
    e145061a-aced-40c5-ac6e-2b4d51fcd250
    name:
    0219 Bærum. Fossum idrettsforening. Søknadsnr. 00674 C
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AFK/0200050/E/Eb/Eba/L0016/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e145061a-aced-40c5-ac6e-2b4d51fcd250
  8. urn:
    6ac932cc-fdf7-416d-b799-5462b437dba7
    name:
    0219 Bærum. Fossum idrettsforening. Skileikanlegg. Søknadsnr. 20328
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AFK/0200050/E/Eb/Eba/L0026/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6ac932cc-fdf7-416d-b799-5462b437dba7
  9. urn:
    cdde9207-94f5-40a5-9924-6c4ac5752f60
    name:
    0219 Bærum. Fossum idrettsforening. Orienteringskart. Steinshøgda. Søknadsnr. 07846
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AFK/0200050/E/Eb/Eba/L0020/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cdde9207-94f5-40a5-9924-6c4ac5752f60
  10. urn:
    7db1c91d-db78-46d1-992b-307a64f4820b
    name:
    0219 Bærum. Fossum idrettsforening. Brunkollen. Søknadsnr. 07846 E
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AFK/0200050/E/Eb/Eba/L0020/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7db1c91d-db78-46d1-992b-307a64f4820b
  11. urn:
    891e8d4e-837a-4c64-9c29-46b3264d8cbf
    name:
    0219 Bærum. Fossum idrettsforening. Lathusåsen. Østernvann. Søknadsnr. 07846 D
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AFK/0200050/E/Eb/Eba/L0020/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/891e8d4e-837a-4c64-9c29-46b3264d8cbf
  12. urn:
    4b593b93-81ae-4d21-8ae8-c5baee8e879b
    name:
    0219 Bærum. Fossum idrettsforening. Lysløype. Anleggsnr. 0219 0205 05
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AFK/0200050/E/Ec/Eca/L0027/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4b593b93-81ae-4d21-8ae8-c5baee8e879b
  13. urn:
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    name:
    0219 Bærum. Fossum idrettsforening. Orienteringskart "Sørkedalen vest". Søknadsnr. 07846 F
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AFK/0200050/E/Eb/Eba/L0020/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/771b189e-7fef-4cda-92d7-e9241b9727bb
  14. urn:
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    name:
    0219 Bærum. Fossum idrettsforening. Lys i skileikanlegg. Søknadsnr. 20328 B
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AFK/0200050/E/Eb/Eba/L0026/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/398723bb-dbe7-409d-bb3a-e8f319b5a7e8
  15. urn:
    a98a5da1-a68d-4be2-822e-2bfce043ef6b
    name:
    0219 Bærum. Teknisk godkjenning. Klubbhus. Fossum Idrettsforening. Jnr. 89/00214-001
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AFK/0200050/E/Ea/Eac/L0006/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a98a5da1-a68d-4be2-822e-2bfce043ef6b
  16. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    0004
    path:
    AFK/0200050/E/Ec/Eca/L0027/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f68d5a91-72a5-445f-86cc-97494596e125
  17. urn:
    no-NMMU_arkiv_000000000320
    name:
    Kr.sund idrettsforening
    id:
    N.Ark.0312
    path:
    NMMU/N.Ark.0312
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Nordmøre Museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-NMMU_arkiv_000000000320
  18. urn:
    3041f74c-f88d-4525-bccd-0ccfbacbe40c
    name:
    0219 Bærum. Bærum kommune. Lathusåsen - nærmiljø - orienteringskart. Fossum idrettsforening. Anleggsnr. 0219 0842 01
    id:
    0013
    path:
    AFK/0200050/E/Ec/Eca/L0051/0013
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3041f74c-f88d-4525-bccd-0ccfbacbe40c
  19. urn:
    22020ece-c000-414e-9c33-8ea95a920b45
    name:
    Per Eivind Fossum
    id:
    AKT-1076
    path:
    AFM/AKT-1076
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Museene i Akershus
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Per Eivind Fossum (f. nr. 12285) var en murmester, ingeniør og entrepenør. Under krigen var Fossum i Milorg
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/22020ece-c000-414e-9c33-8ea95a920b45
  20. urn:
    27db49b1-9caa-489e-b374-5f3b4809fd7e
    name:
    0219 Bærum. Fossum idrettsforening. Eiksmarka, Eikeli, Grav og Hosle skole. Nærmiljøanlegg. Søknadsnr. 07846 G (0219032904)
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AFK/0200050/E/Eb/Eba/L0020/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/27db49b1-9caa-489e-b374-5f3b4809fd7e
  21. urn:
    2062f789-f403-46f0-b9db-feefcdc3d97a
    name:
    Kapp idrettsforening
    id:
    T-A-00670
    path:
    OAMM/T-A-00670
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2062f789-f403-46f0-b9db-feefcdc3d97a
  22. urn:
    c109d0cd-8aa9-4b8d-bda0-54d45f88f7ae
    name:
    Fossum arbeiderkvinnelag
    id:
    ARK-1595
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1595
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Fossum arbeiderkvinnelag ble stiftet 1. juli 1951
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c109d0cd-8aa9-4b8d-bda0-54d45f88f7ae
  23. urn:
    541d72b4-b395-4012-b2fd-04cb29ee7699
    name:
    Torbjørn Fossum
    id:
    A-70258
    path:
    OBA/A-70258
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/541d72b4-b395-4012-b2fd-04cb29ee7699
  24. urn:
    de2e3152-f29f-468a-aea8-e70265e9e4fb
    name:
    Ankerveien 209. Fossum gamle skole
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6224/D/Db/Db02/0050/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/de2e3152-f29f-468a-aea8-e70265e9e4fb
  25. urn:
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    name:
    Fossum
    id:
    L0100
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1851/PE/L0100
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/24343dff-e99f-43bc-8829-541c4c7f4b2a
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.

Source-specific next step

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.