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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
`page`	optional	integer	Page number, 1-based (default 1).
`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&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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-15T07:19:06Z in 2.871 seconds.

Showing 10 of 55168 results in compact format.

name:
Haakull & Ersland as - ombygging skole/barnehage
id:
0006
name:
Skjold kommune - Ersland skole
id:
K-102551
name:
Erslandsbygdens santalforening
id:
1219-Pa0047
name:
Tjersland avholdslag av DNT
id:
SAK-D/0875Y
name:
Familien Ottersland, Austre Moland
id:
PA-2060
name:
Seterstue under Ersland [oppmålingstegning av Olsen, Brit]
id:
L0658
name:
Seterstue under Ersland [oppmålingstegning av Olsen, Brit]
id:
6998
name:
Skjold: 87870 Olav G. Haakull (Byggearbeid)
id:
0027
name:
199703803 Hammersland utbygging av avløpsanlegg
id:
0001
name:
Ersland mølle
id:
0015

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total:

55168

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
c182ca0d-198c-4e07-b484-eb82a5c7c304
name:
Haakull & Ersland as - ombygging skole/barnehage
id:
0006
path:
IKAR/K-100199/J/Ja/L0001/0002/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c182ca0d-198c-4e07-b484-eb82a5c7c304
urn:
0d59d843-5077-4ef9-99ef-9be08ef44cd0
name:
Skjold kommune - Ersland skole
id:
K-102551
path:
IKAR/K-102551
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0d59d843-5077-4ef9-99ef-9be08ef44cd0
urn:
984e1e76-c1e8-4c8d-b770-633540c7d37f
name:
Erslandsbygdens santalforening
id:
1219-Pa0047
path:
IKAH/1219-Pa0047
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/984e1e76-c1e8-4c8d-b770-633540c7d37f
urn:
d000ec46-b8dd-4a3d-a8ee-39ffe090df65
name:
Tjersland avholdslag av DNT
id:
SAK-D/0875Y
path:
AV/SAK-D/0875Y
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d000ec46-b8dd-4a3d-a8ee-39ffe090df65
urn:
cf4cc3e8-7b17-4d81-9a16-646817e38f0e
name:
Familien Ottersland, Austre Moland
id:
PA-2060
path:
AAMA/PA-2060
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf4cc3e8-7b17-4d81-9a16-646817e38f0e
urn:
4c9c017e-01a6-4cac-94eb-7127c6a4d404
name:
Seterstue under Ersland [oppmålingstegning av Olsen, Brit]
id:
L0658
path:
UBIT/A-0439/F/L0658
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4c9c017e-01a6-4cac-94eb-7127c6a4d404
urn:
0f683e6b-7390-415f-bb7c-0c28c265130a
name:
Seterstue under Ersland [oppmålingstegning av Olsen, Brit]
id:
6998
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/6998
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f683e6b-7390-415f-bb7c-0c28c265130a
urn:
a68b3004-bba6-4c76-8b68-a6db0633a3c5
name:
Skjold: 87870 Olav G. Haakull (Byggearbeid)
id:
0027
path:
AV/RA-S-4852/D/Dk/L1599/0027
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a68b3004-bba6-4c76-8b68-a6db0633a3c5
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000003270542
name:
199703803 Hammersland utbygging av avløpsanlegg
id:
0001
path:
BBA/A-6859/F/Fa/L0028/0001
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003270542
urn:
92dae942-aa6b-4218-94f8-d494c6b0e923
name:
Ersland mølle
id:
0015
path:
AV/RA-S-3911/1/D/Dc/L0197/0015
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/92dae942-aa6b-4218-94f8-d494c6b0e923
urn:
190bf56d-1bd2-4701-ae92-ec121dfa283f
name:
Ersland 4H, Skjold
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101614/D/Da/L0025/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/190bf56d-1bd2-4701-ae92-ec121dfa283f
urn:
b693a7b2-1876-4d3b-a308-f4b174707dca
name:
Ersland 4H, Skjold
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAST-A-101614/D/Da/L0025/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b693a7b2-1876-4d3b-a308-f4b174707dca
urn:
fc448f2e-11a5-4c00-9008-a23b3df73ad6
name:
Ersland 4H, Skjold
id:
0006
path:
AV/SAST-A-101614/D/Da/L0052/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fc448f2e-11a5-4c00-9008-a23b3df73ad6
urn:
65fae2fd-5a21-42a4-b569-aac89c92af86
name:
5. Ersland - Hermstad
id:
0008
path:
AV/SAT-A-6432/A/L0071/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/65fae2fd-5a21-42a4-b569-aac89c92af86
urn:
460f188e-523b-4625-a5cc-6ed3f3f13fa7
name:
Geir Atle Ersland
id:
L0008
path:
AV/RA-PA-1452/H/L0008
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/460f188e-523b-4625-a5cc-6ed3f3f13fa7
urn:
6900a82b-2de3-4be0-88ab-616c101f6da7
name:
Geir Atle Ersland
id:
L0009
path:
AV/RA-PA-1452/H/L0009
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6900a82b-2de3-4be0-88ab-616c101f6da7
urn:
c8ff13b1-ebdf-4229-9278-1c43e122cbb7
name:
Geir Atle Ersland
id:
L0010
path:
AV/RA-PA-1452/H/L0010
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c8ff13b1-ebdf-4229-9278-1c43e122cbb7
urn:
0eeaf1da-77b5-44be-a66d-0836a0c0825f
name:
Geir Atle Ersland
id:
L0011
path:
AV/RA-PA-1452/H/L0011
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0eeaf1da-77b5-44be-a66d-0836a0c0825f
urn:
12fd9dbf-39f0-4216-ab51-9dcfc1ecdc39
name:
11 Konkursbegjæring – Rasmus Ersland
id:
0011
path:
AAMA/KA0926-120/D/D03/L0019/0011
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/12fd9dbf-39f0-4216-ab51-9dcfc1ecdc39
urn:
384c6bcd-c402-4a7f-a8f0-96d2dd281865
name:
Ersland, Georg Ferdinand
id:
0031
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4079/P/Pa/L0035/0031
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/384c6bcd-c402-4a7f-a8f0-96d2dd281865
urn:
304616fc-e37e-4690-84f1-857da3ccd70d
name:
Reguleringsplan - Rv 11 Liasletta-Ersland
id:
0001
path:
IKAR/K-100664/D/De/L0019/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/304616fc-e37e-4690-84f1-857da3ccd70d
urn:
3866b975-a58e-4f3b-95ff-1de5107aa7d6
name:
Hammersland Velforening - barnepark, Hammersland velforening - korttidsbarnehage, Hammersland barnehage; vedtekter m.m.
id:
L0002
path:
IKAH/1245-242.5/E/Eb/L0002
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STYKKE
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IKA Hordaland
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3866b975-a58e-4f3b-95ff-1de5107aa7d6
urn:
efffd8a3-a3cc-41ca-92c7-9ffd0c2cac12
name:
B.600 (Borre) - F.624 (Ersland)
id:
L0002
path:
AV/RA-S-3364/F/Fe/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/efffd8a3-a3cc-41ca-92c7-9ffd0c2cac12
urn:
3d20c08e-9831-4e6c-9a6c-46af3ecc3c96
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Rute 4026 Finnås-Ersland
id:
0009
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AV/RA-S-4732/E/Ea/L0136/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3d20c08e-9831-4e6c-9a6c-46af3ecc3c96
urn:
42f1efa0-0c6f-458d-81c7-da56bb32c8d9
name:
E.625 (Ersland, Peder) - H.252 (Høkenes)
id:
L0003
path:
AV/RA-S-3364/F/Fe/L0003
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/42f1efa0-0c6f-458d-81c7-da56bb32c8d9

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
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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