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 2026-10-24T06:09:56Z in 1.321 seconds.

Showing 10 of 20893 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Heimdal og omegn vegarbeiderklubb
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0274
  2. name:
    PA-0778, KNM Heimdal
    id:
    A-1816
  3. name:
    Heimdal Hans
    id:
    E-A-00377
  4. name:
    Vestheim skoles gymnasiesamfund "Heimdal"
    id:
    A-1037
  5. name:
    Heimdal
    id:
    040
  6. name:
    Heimdal trygdekontor (Trondheim)
    id:
    SAT-A-1290
  7. name:
    Heimdal vernehjem for krigspensjonister
    id:
    RA-PA-1292
  8. name:
    Forsvaret, K/F Heimdal
    id:
    RA-RAFA-4569
  9. name:
    Heimdal legekontor
    id:
    SAT-A-5245
  10. name:
    Heimdal Arbeiderkvinnelag
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0251
Show all fields in HTML
total:
20893
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    c3d823d0-c53b-45ff-b94e-46af8e8a36cf
    name:
    Heimdal og omegn vegarbeiderklubb
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0274
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0274
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c3d823d0-c53b-45ff-b94e-46af8e8a36cf
  2. urn:
    f2b82de2-a95a-4aa2-9a1f-4b28a3b67b67
    name:
    PA-0778, KNM Heimdal
    id:
    A-1816
    path:
    BYST/A-1816
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f2b82de2-a95a-4aa2-9a1f-4b28a3b67b67
  3. urn:
    a9ecdde0-bf48-4173-b5f6-30bf05b082c2
    name:
    Heimdal Hans
    id:
    E-A-00377
    path:
    OAMM/E-A-00377
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a9ecdde0-bf48-4173-b5f6-30bf05b082c2
  4. urn:
    07efe14e-5f15-4763-b56f-2d460402929d
    name:
    Vestheim skoles gymnasiesamfund "Heimdal"
    id:
    A-1037
    path:
    OMUS/A-1037
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo Museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07efe14e-5f15-4763-b56f-2d460402929d
  5. urn:
    d40fef8b-82f9-4f20-bd4e-8f92aedb7a57
    name:
    Heimdal
    id:
    040
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0873/040
    unit_type:
    ARKIVDEL
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d40fef8b-82f9-4f20-bd4e-8f92aedb7a57
  6. urn:
    7e32ae21-3c01-45b3-bf65-74f22907097a
    name:
    Heimdal trygdekontor (Trondheim)
    id:
    SAT-A-1290
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1290
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7e32ae21-3c01-45b3-bf65-74f22907097a
  7. urn:
    829175cb-513d-4522-bf5b-74138abbf33e
    name:
    Heimdal vernehjem for krigspensjonister
    id:
    RA-PA-1292
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1292
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/829175cb-513d-4522-bf5b-74138abbf33e
  8. urn:
    f73bbb2f-1ff7-4a76-8ddc-df8581df538c
    name:
    Forsvaret, K/F Heimdal
    id:
    RA-RAFA-4569
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-4569
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f73bbb2f-1ff7-4a76-8ddc-df8581df538c
  9. urn:
    8f208849-f3ca-4fc6-a29e-e1a2060acd49
    name:
    Heimdal legekontor
    id:
    SAT-A-5245
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-5245
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8f208849-f3ca-4fc6-a29e-e1a2060acd49
  10. urn:
    35071689-cae8-4866-97c3-4abb6789b356
    name:
    Heimdal Arbeiderkvinnelag
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0251
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0251
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/35071689-cae8-4866-97c3-4abb6789b356
  11. urn:
    761e2d52-7e0f-44a2-8847-908866e507e6
    name:
    A. Heimdal landhandleri
    id:
    1252-Pa0004
    path:
    IKAH/1252-Pa0004
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/761e2d52-7e0f-44a2-8847-908866e507e6
  12. urn:
    076847d0-8f6a-4fbf-87ad-2a742addd023
    name:
    Heimdal kjøpmannsforening
    id:
    A0001
    path:
    PAT/A0001
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/076847d0-8f6a-4fbf-87ad-2a742addd023
  13. urn:
    9dffeed6-7ee5-4490-ba3e-e387a63fea2a
    name:
    Heimdal vannsamlag
    id:
    A0002
    path:
    PAT/A0002
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9dffeed6-7ee5-4490-ba3e-e387a63fea2a
  14. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000001176
    name:
    Heimdal Motorfabrikk
    id:
    R.Ark.1074
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1074
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000001176
  15. urn:
    11193bb7-7c49-4b68-a645-dfb8565056e0
    name:
    Losje Heimdal av I.O.G.T.
    id:
    PA-1325
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1325
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/11193bb7-7c49-4b68-a645-dfb8565056e0
  16. urn:
    6e81b6fd-98f2-4e5b-b43d-a555a17d90d7
    name:
    Heimdal jeger- og fiskeforening
    id:
    PA-1105
    path:
    TRKO/PA-1105
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6e81b6fd-98f2-4e5b-b43d-a555a17d90d7
  17. urn:
    8a3087d9-f7a4-4a38-b51e-0a2d65214183
    name:
    Heimdal arbeiderlag (Ligger i AAT-0307 Samleboks)
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0264
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0264
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8a3087d9-f7a4-4a38-b51e-0a2d65214183
  18. urn:
    fd46e06b-548c-4a31-b611-6b4e71b21581
    name:
    Heimdal Vassverk
    id:
    A-1740
    path:
    TRKO/A-1740
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fd46e06b-548c-4a31-b611-6b4e71b21581
  19. urn:
    812c3bab-c767-4e1a-bded-e0a3edf86ecb
    name:
    Sør-Trøndelag Fylkeskommune, Heimdal tannklinikk
    id:
    A-5303
    path:
    TIKA/A-5303
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/812c3bab-c767-4e1a-bded-e0a3edf86ecb
  20. urn:
    28e6b717-5091-48bb-bc46-c8822733d419
    name:
    Sør - Trøndelag Fylkeskommune, Heimdal videregående skole
    id:
    A-4477
    path:
    TIKA/A-4477
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28e6b717-5091-48bb-bc46-c8822733d419
  21. urn:
    a6168ba9-9c02-4eba-a02f-fb14fae9e951
    name:
    Heimdal historielag
    id:
    Heimdal historielag
    path:
    PAT/Heimdal historielag
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Alle henvendelser om bruk av arkivene rettes til Heimdal historielag [email protected]
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a6168ba9-9c02-4eba-a02f-fb14fae9e951
  22. urn:
    d5335585-6a96-466e-bcf7-e3c8f5fe9381
    name:
    Heimdal
    id:
    AKT-5341
    path:
    AV/AKT-5341
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Stiftet 01.06.1906 som spesialselskap på innbruddsforsikring, men utvidet fra 1910 til vannledningsskadeforsikring, og deretter ansvars- og ulykkesforsikring. Som en følge av dette ble navnet endret til Det norske Forsikringsaktieselskab Heimdal (fra ca. 1924 ble skrevet med stor N i Norske). I 1963...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d5335585-6a96-466e-bcf7-e3c8f5fe9381
  23. urn:
    71d99880-a987-4676-8066-330018ce2a34
    name:
    Heimdal trygdekontor (Trondheim)
    id:
    AS-1617_02
    path:
    AV/AS-1617_02
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Fra 1995 ble Trondheim trygdekontor omorganisert og fordelt på seks bydelskontor i Trondheim, og Trondheim - Heimdal var ett av disse bydelskontorene og var beliggende i Trekanten på Vestre Rosten, Heimdal. Denne inndelingen varte til og med 2004, da antallet trygdekontor ble redusert til fire. Fr...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/71d99880-a987-4676-8066-330018ce2a34
  24. urn:
    f12e7fa1-134c-4c54-9124-0fb8f18ee218
    name:
    Heimdal sokneprestkontor
    id:
    SAT-A-1533
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1533
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f12e7fa1-134c-4c54-9124-0fb8f18ee218
  25. urn:
    5b6614bd-4113-4d8c-85a9-0beb9ef89600
    name:
    Vestheim skoles gymnasiesamfunn Heimdal
    id:
    AKT-1074
    path:
    OMUS/AKT-1074
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Oslo Museum
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Gymnasiesamfunnet Heimdal ble dannet da Vestheim skole fikk sin første gymnasieklasse i 1902. Det er oppkalt etter statuen "Heimdal" som vises på skolens fane. Samfunnet holdt møter der medlemmene fikk trening i å holde foredrag og opptre for en forsamling, og etterhvert ble det også invitert foredr...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b6614bd-4113-4d8c-85a9-0beb9ef89600
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.

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  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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