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 2026-10-24T01:03:53Z in 0.215 seconds.

Showing 10 of 42693 results in compact format.

name:
Hammerfest folkeregister
id:
SATØ-S-0144
name:
Hammerfest yrkesskole
id:
SATØ-S-1159
name:
Statens midlertidige lånekommisjon i Hammerfest
id:
SATØ-S-0247
name:
Bodø Havn KF
id:
K-18040.706
name:
Hammerfest tekniske aftenskole
id:
SATØ-S-1160
name:
Hammerfest fogderi/sorenskriveri
id:
SATØ-S-0056
name:
Hammerfest laksestyre
id:
SATØ-S-1267
name:
Trondheim kommune. Havnevesenet / Trondheim havn
id:
A-1622
name:
Hammerfest filmklubb
id:
FMFB-PA-1106
name:
Hammerfest tollsted
id:
SATØ-S-0256

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total:

42693

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
52c964e5-e6f7-4e74-9c33-cf12aaaee3ea
name:
Hammerfest folkeregister
id:
SATØ-S-0144
path:
AV/SATØ-S-0144
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52c964e5-e6f7-4e74-9c33-cf12aaaee3ea
urn:
fdf9d7fc-19d2-47f3-8467-522bb03db90d
name:
Hammerfest yrkesskole
id:
SATØ-S-1159
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1159
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fdf9d7fc-19d2-47f3-8467-522bb03db90d
urn:
62f576fc-9b2f-41b1-aac1-2e3a601888bd
name:
Statens midlertidige lånekommisjon i Hammerfest
id:
SATØ-S-0247
path:
AV/SATØ-S-0247
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/62f576fc-9b2f-41b1-aac1-2e3a601888bd
urn:
bdcc7810-7922-4c08-b67b-3d5223578e98
name:
Bodø Havn KF
id:
K-18040.706
path:
AIN/K-18040.706
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bdcc7810-7922-4c08-b67b-3d5223578e98
urn:
df512262-9b53-447f-85a3-35efd4aeebad
name:
Hammerfest tekniske aftenskole
id:
SATØ-S-1160
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1160
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/df512262-9b53-447f-85a3-35efd4aeebad
urn:
2df114c3-2a7b-4e53-a85a-d4eaa7463142
name:
Hammerfest fogderi/sorenskriveri
id:
SATØ-S-0056
path:
AV/SATØ-S-0056
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2df114c3-2a7b-4e53-a85a-d4eaa7463142
urn:
f58a8be9-adf7-48e3-90af-c57c4a2c8922
name:
Hammerfest laksestyre
id:
SATØ-S-1267
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1267
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f58a8be9-adf7-48e3-90af-c57c4a2c8922
urn:
20e4c717-ae6f-453c-9b97-5473c46c6459
name:
Trondheim kommune. Havnevesenet / Trondheim havn
id:
A-1622
path:
TRKO/A-1622
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Trondheim byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/20e4c717-ae6f-453c-9b97-5473c46c6459
urn:
9bc9444c-7fb3-4f68-90a3-a25698d8baf5
name:
Hammerfest filmklubb
id:
FMFB-PA-1106
path:
FMFB/FMFB-PA-1106
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Finnmark fylkesbibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9bc9444c-7fb3-4f68-90a3-a25698d8baf5
urn:
064e6fc6-7ca6-447c-815e-3fb7e9748cd8
name:
Hammerfest tollsted
id:
SATØ-S-0256
path:
AV/SATØ-S-0256
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/064e6fc6-7ca6-447c-815e-3fb7e9748cd8
urn:
dfdf8d86-d60d-4387-a7c5-cc3b46a77e66
name:
Luftfartsverket, Lufthavnforvaltningen Evenes lufthavn
id:
SAT-A-6413
path:
AV/SAT-A-6413
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dfdf8d86-d60d-4387-a7c5-cc3b46a77e66
urn:
d90ef9c2-4839-42ba-8e3f-20c1ab0c3e3a
name:
Skudeneshavn kommune - Skudeneshavn skole
id:
A-373
path:
IKAR/A-373
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d90ef9c2-4839-42ba-8e3f-20c1ab0c3e3a
urn:
75552b61-6653-4030-bfe4-e56b8f245601
name:
Norges Bank, avdelingen i Hammerfest
id:
SATØ-S-1401
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1401
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/75552b61-6653-4030-bfe4-e56b8f245601
urn:
9cf3fd08-7775-4865-a7fd-0a015200b394
name:
Skudeneshavn kommune - Skudeneshavn kommunale høiere almenskole (Middelskolen)
id:
A-375
path:
IKAR/A-375
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9cf3fd08-7775-4865-a7fd-0a015200b394
urn:
2db4217a-b572-497b-ae10-21dbe281fabb
name:
KBK XVIII-I 61 "P I. Plan over Hammerfest og de befæstede Indløb til Havnen. Plan af Hammerfest Havn og dens Forsvar".
id:
0055
path:
AV/RA-EA-5930/T/T041/T041b/T041b02/0055
unit_type:
KART
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2db4217a-b572-497b-ae10-21dbe281fabb
urn:
df48eeec-08bb-41a4-a9ca-db7e45f8cabe
name:
Hammerfest og Sørøysund trygdekontor
id:
SATØ-S-1576
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1576
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/df48eeec-08bb-41a4-a9ca-db7e45f8cabe
urn:
b085c37f-cca2-4790-bf5d-1d27562b7c61
name:
Bodø Havnefogd
id:
STAT-2019-03
path:
AIN/STAT-2019-03
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b085c37f-cca2-4790-bf5d-1d27562b7c61
urn:
2ec870ce-5795-4b3e-9db9-463f9fd64d96
name:
Luftfartsverket, Lufthavnforvaltningen Bodø
id:
SAT-A-6407
path:
AV/SAT-A-6407
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ec870ce-5795-4b3e-9db9-463f9fd64d96
urn:
227409ae-76b5-406f-88eb-885bc4af00b6
name:
Havnedir-B LVIII-7 "Hammerfest Havn".
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-S-1604/2/T/Te/Te52/0007
unit_type:
KART
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/227409ae-76b5-406f-88eb-885bc4af00b6
urn:
7427d91a-4723-41e1-89a0-a581733408fb
name:
Havnedir-B LVIII-10 "Hammerfest indre Havn...Oplodningen er foretaget af Havnefoged Augensen".
id:
0010
path:
AV/RA-S-1604/2/T/Te/Te52/0010
unit_type:
KART
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7427d91a-4723-41e1-89a0-a581733408fb
urn:
08185953-64b2-4f2f-b047-4d2ff77f5447
name:
Hammerfest Bryggearbeiderforening
id:
SATØ-P-0197
path:
AV/SATØ-P-0197
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/08185953-64b2-4f2f-b047-4d2ff77f5447
urn:
4bd0e4e7-df19-4dd6-8481-6b9c137bb395
name:
Hammerfest Næringsmiddelarbeiderforening
id:
SATØ-P-0234
path:
AV/SATØ-P-0234
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4bd0e4e7-df19-4dd6-8481-6b9c137bb395
urn:
1435bb9a-9894-4d3a-a245-b3dd7d26b501
name:
Hammerfest NKP
id:
SATØ-P-0547
path:
AV/SATØ-P-0547
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1435bb9a-9894-4d3a-a245-b3dd7d26b501
urn:
864fc436-1bc7-4f3f-8f6e-3949bb5a6b2c
name:
Losoldermannen i Hammerfest
id:
SATØ-S-0027
path:
AV/SATØ-S-0027
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/864fc436-1bc7-4f3f-8f6e-3949bb5a6b2c
urn:
26069c2f-1c8c-4056-95d0-5b59cc26bbaf
name:
Byfogden i Hammerfest
id:
SATØ-S-0064
path:
AV/SATØ-S-0064
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/26069c2f-1c8c-4056-95d0-5b59cc26bbaf

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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How to use the search_archives lookup

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