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 2026-10-15T15:47:54Z in 0.520 seconds.

Showing 10 of 224404 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Vestre Gausdal Egglag
    id:
    A-00583
  2. name:
    Østre Gausdal Bondelag
    id:
    A-00270
  3. name:
    Østre Gausdal søre Bygdekvinnelag
    id:
    A-00263
  4. name:
    Høyesterettssak mellom Vestre Gausdal kommune og Østre Gausdal kommune, 1. bind
    id:
    0001
  5. name:
    Høyesterettssak mellom Vestre Gausdal kommune og Østre Gausdal kommune, 2. bind
    id:
    0002
  6. name:
    Gausdal kommune. Formannskapet og kommunestyret
    id:
    0522-021
  7. name:
    Østre Gausdal forliksråd
    id:
    SAH-FLIKO-049
  8. name:
    Planlegging og utbygging: Disposisjonsplaner og reguleringsplaner - også klager: Øyer kommune og Gausdal kommune
    id:
    L1453
  9. name:
    Korrespondanse arkivert kommunevis - Vestre Gausdal og Østre Gausdal i Oppland fylke
    id:
    L0024
  10. name:
    Gausdal Kommune
    id:
    0006
Show all fields in HTML
total:
224404
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    34c23545-050e-4d83-acf1-ce2438c18d07
    name:
    Vestre Gausdal Egglag
    id:
    A-00583
    path:
    OAM/A-00583
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/34c23545-050e-4d83-acf1-ce2438c18d07
  2. urn:
    0def255a-e576-44e6-a1b9-3784b015b47d
    name:
    Østre Gausdal Bondelag
    id:
    A-00270
    path:
    OAM/A-00270
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0def255a-e576-44e6-a1b9-3784b015b47d
  3. urn:
    ce0d342f-2452-4956-86b3-d17a67cedff5
    name:
    Østre Gausdal søre Bygdekvinnelag
    id:
    A-00263
    path:
    OAM/A-00263
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ce0d342f-2452-4956-86b3-d17a67cedff5
  4. urn:
    da5a0345-0c10-42a5-afac-85fa9a2bc8fd
    name:
    Høyesterettssak mellom Vestre Gausdal kommune og Østre Gausdal kommune, 1. bind
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAH-LOKSAM-001/F/Fc/Fca/L0002/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/da5a0345-0c10-42a5-afac-85fa9a2bc8fd
  5. urn:
    42e8f119-2d90-46e5-8ef1-629d0b3909f4
    name:
    Høyesterettssak mellom Vestre Gausdal kommune og Østre Gausdal kommune, 2. bind
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAH-LOKSAM-001/F/Fc/Fca/L0002/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/42e8f119-2d90-46e5-8ef1-629d0b3909f4
  6. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000167052
    name:
    Gausdal kommune. Formannskapet og kommunestyret
    id:
    0522-021
    path:
    OFA/0522-021
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000167052
  7. urn:
    c266bbcd-d07c-4daf-a26c-c5188e16c774
    name:
    Østre Gausdal forliksråd
    id:
    SAH-FLIKO-049
    path:
    AV/SAH-FLIKO-049
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c266bbcd-d07c-4daf-a26c-c5188e16c774
  8. urn:
    080cf977-5a57-4c35-8e7d-e9f0cb695b9b
    name:
    Planlegging og utbygging: Disposisjonsplaner og reguleringsplaner - også klager: Øyer kommune og Gausdal kommune
    id:
    L1453
    path:
    AV/SAH-FYO-002/2/D/Da/L1453
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/080cf977-5a57-4c35-8e7d-e9f0cb695b9b
  9. urn:
    b6fe2f49-a17d-4aba-8067-f14fd2d00e15
    name:
    Korrespondanse arkivert kommunevis - Vestre Gausdal og Østre Gausdal i Oppland fylke
    id:
    L0024
    path:
    AV/SAH-SKOLEDIR-001/D/Dd/L0024
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b6fe2f49-a17d-4aba-8067-f14fd2d00e15
  10. urn:
    e11fa4be-06c1-4247-b2ea-0b327f1eaa09
    name:
    Gausdal Kommune
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/SAH-INN-001/D/De/Dea/L0276/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e11fa4be-06c1-4247-b2ea-0b327f1eaa09
  11. urn:
    531ee7ac-3e36-412b-a937-cc8d37171ffa
    name:
    Vestre Gausdal Bondelag
    id:
    A-00267
    path:
    OAM/A-00267
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/531ee7ac-3e36-412b-a937-cc8d37171ffa
  12. urn:
    11330f76-2acf-4103-a17e-37ee145b4c5a
    name:
    Gausdal residerende kapellani
    id:
    SAH-KAP-PREST-09
    path:
    AV/SAH-KAP-PREST-09
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/11330f76-2acf-4103-a17e-37ee145b4c5a
  13. urn:
    9608ebd9-c2ff-4ae8-99e3-242c3ca681d8
    name:
    Østre Gausdal Skogeierlag
    id:
    A-00581
    path:
    OAM/A-00581
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9608ebd9-c2ff-4ae8-99e3-242c3ca681d8
  14. urn:
    8fd80062-28c5-4da4-b160-2abb3e4f88f5
    name:
    Planlegging og utbygging: Generalplaner: Ringebu kommune, Øyer kommune og Gausdal kommune
    id:
    L1360
    path:
    AV/SAH-FYO-002/2/D/Da/L1360
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8fd80062-28c5-4da4-b160-2abb3e4f88f5
  15. urn:
    0915081c-c6d5-495b-a959-c2768edebc0e
    name:
    Planlegging og utbygging: Kommuneplaner: Øyer kommune og Gausdal kommune
    id:
    L1376
    path:
    AV/SAH-FYO-002/2/D/Da/L1376
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0915081c-c6d5-495b-a959-c2768edebc0e
  16. urn:
    bbdab5a3-7ac9-4e28-83a4-4a78d7b25cd6
    name:
    Østre Gausdal Skytterlag
    id:
    A-00196
    path:
    OAM/A-00196
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bbdab5a3-7ac9-4e28-83a4-4a78d7b25cd6
  17. urn:
    23492475-4c09-41fe-a117-e3a8e6646e9b
    name:
    Gausdal Arbeiderparti
    id:
    A-00141
    path:
    OAM/A-00141
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/23492475-4c09-41fe-a117-e3a8e6646e9b
  18. urn:
    db5e2fd1-c55f-4118-a00d-6d28f9e0385e
    name:
    Foreningen Norden, Gausdal lag av
    id:
    A-00266
    path:
    OAM/A-00266
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db5e2fd1-c55f-4118-a00d-6d28f9e0385e
  19. urn:
    f9ab6ef7-4aba-4159-b9f6-ab8e17611822
    name:
    Jordskiftesaker: Gausdal kommune
    id:
    Fb
    path:
    AV/SAH-JORDSKIFTEO-004/F/Fb
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f9ab6ef7-4aba-4159-b9f6-ab8e17611822
  20. urn:
    ee648a21-a2af-4f87-9ddd-3cb389a16a0d
    name:
    Rokvam, Østre Gausdal, gnr.103, bnr.1
    id:
    A-00250
    path:
    OAM/A-00250
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee648a21-a2af-4f87-9ddd-3cb389a16a0d
  21. urn:
    ecfde046-ae9a-4377-b13f-4cf5c1247522
    name:
    Gausdal.
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5892/K/L0022/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ecfde046-ae9a-4377-b13f-4cf5c1247522
  22. urn:
    4681a85a-5b7f-461f-8455-d6e68938d3a1
    name:
    Oppland fylke. Vestre Gausdal kommune.
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1442/E/Ef/L0020/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4681a85a-5b7f-461f-8455-d6e68938d3a1
  23. urn:
    b6775dad-1306-4c4f-865c-1596e74e8324
    name:
    Christopher Bruuns stiftelse i Gausdal for norske teologer
    id:
    SAH-ARK-126
    path:
    AV/SAH-ARK-126
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b6775dad-1306-4c4f-865c-1596e74e8324
  24. urn:
    f392c601-04cf-4341-ac5b-b5157066ee3c
    name:
    Østre Gausdal prestekontor
    id:
    PREST-091
    path:
    AV/PREST-091
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Østre Gausdal eller Gausdal hovedsokn. Follebu sokn. Ved reskr. 19.04.1780 ble Bødal (Nykirke) annekssokn tillagt hele Uggedalen samt følgende garder av hovedsoknet: gnr. 111-112 i Østre Gausdal, gnr. 1-4, 32-34, 36-37 i Vestre Gausdal. Ved kgl. res. 05.01.1878 med virkning fra 27.03.1878 ble Gausda...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f392c601-04cf-4341-ac5b-b5157066ee3c
  25. urn:
    eba92329-2bbb-4a7b-893e-9b8d1b0010e6
    name:
    Vestre Gausdal prestekontor
    id:
    PREST-093
    path:
    AV/PREST-093
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Vestre Gausdal hovedsokn (Nykirke eller Bødal) med Aulstad kapell. Svatsum sokn. Ved reskr. 19.04.1780 ble Bødal (Nykirke) annekssokn tillagt hele Uggedalen samt følgende garder av hovedsoknet: gnr. 111-112 i Østre Gausdal, gnr. 1-4, 32-34, 36-37 i Vestre Gausdal. Ved kgl. res. 05.01.1878 med virkni...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eba92329-2bbb-4a7b-893e-9b8d1b0010e6
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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