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 2026-10-23T06:12:31Z in 1.161 seconds.

Showing 10 of 222925 results in compact format.

name:
Kåfjord sokneprestembete
id:
SATØ-S-1298
name:
Kåfjord Vegarbeiderforening/Kåfjord klubb av Norsk Arbeidsmandsforbund
id:
SATØ-P-0460
name:
Kåfjordelva (Goulasjok)
id:
0027
name:
Kåfjord Bygningsarbeiderforening
id:
SATØ-P-0205
name:
Kåfjord fiskerinemnd
id:
SATØ-S-1193
name:
Kåfjord forliksråd
id:
SATØ-S-1621
name:
Kåfjord trygdekasse/-kontor
id:
SATØ-S-0552
name:
Kåfjord likningskontor
id:
SATØ-S-1416
name:
Kåfjord folkeregister
id:
SATØ-S-1489
name:
Kåfjord sokneprestkontor
id:
S-0283

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total:

222925

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
a45bf97c-9d24-4ffe-b097-792388967dcb
name:
Kåfjord sokneprestembete
id:
SATØ-S-1298
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1298
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a45bf97c-9d24-4ffe-b097-792388967dcb
urn:
20dcfa4d-6384-40e7-a9b0-c40d74385f16
name:
Kåfjord Vegarbeiderforening/Kåfjord klubb av Norsk Arbeidsmandsforbund
id:
SATØ-P-0460
path:
AV/SATØ-P-0460
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/20dcfa4d-6384-40e7-a9b0-c40d74385f16
urn:
9df2e16c-7103-4c9a-aa81-305c7ee3b806
name:
Kåfjordelva (Goulasjok)
id:
0027
path:
AV/SAT-A-5209/4/E/Ea/L0006/0027
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9df2e16c-7103-4c9a-aa81-305c7ee3b806
urn:
6c3f7219-6dee-47bb-af0c-306027e40e33
name:
Kåfjord Bygningsarbeiderforening
id:
SATØ-P-0205
path:
AV/SATØ-P-0205
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c3f7219-6dee-47bb-af0c-306027e40e33
urn:
9e2f4df7-f15a-4c0e-8e0a-bfc9b887ae10
name:
Kåfjord fiskerinemnd
id:
SATØ-S-1193
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1193
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9e2f4df7-f15a-4c0e-8e0a-bfc9b887ae10
urn:
bd27e8ef-ca56-469f-9259-9b2bd8bc5480
name:
Kåfjord forliksråd
id:
SATØ-S-1621
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1621
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd27e8ef-ca56-469f-9259-9b2bd8bc5480
urn:
0dc20232-1735-45c8-bd3c-21f5e44e4254
name:
Kåfjord trygdekasse/-kontor
id:
SATØ-S-0552
path:
AV/SATØ-S-0552
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0dc20232-1735-45c8-bd3c-21f5e44e4254
urn:
61efefe2-5481-451f-a3ae-14c13c3c741a
name:
Kåfjord likningskontor
id:
SATØ-S-1416
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1416
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/61efefe2-5481-451f-a3ae-14c13c3c741a
urn:
2203d671-9713-4a25-9c8a-d34a28960358
name:
Kåfjord folkeregister
id:
SATØ-S-1489
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1489
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2203d671-9713-4a25-9c8a-d34a28960358
urn:
f1af17ca-4413-4a00-a8d0-d669d52aac8f
name:
Kåfjord sokneprestkontor
id:
S-0283
path:
AV/S-0283
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Kåfjord hørte med til Lyngen prestegjeld. Kgl.res. 21.6.1929 delte Lyngen hovedsokn i tre sokn: Kåfjord, Storfjord og Lyngen. Ved kgl.res. 2.6.1978 ble Kåfjord sokn utskilt fra Lyngen som eget prestegjeld.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f1af17ca-4413-4a00-a8d0-d669d52aac8f
urn:
f8486a9a-fab5-4ea5-828b-9ad66a04d950
name:
Kirkebok Kåfjord
id:
L0015kirke
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1337/H/Ha/L0015kirke
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f8486a9a-fab5-4ea5-828b-9ad66a04d950
urn:
d5078259-5c03-4cd4-a93b-eed9a34a355e
name:
Kåfjord. Haldelinjen.
id:
0081
path:
AV/RA-S-4669/2/U/Ud/L0001/0081
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d5078259-5c03-4cd4-a93b-eed9a34a355e
urn:
c365cf32-a6e8-419e-81b4-13521fc23552
name:
Kåfjord kyrkje [oppmålingstegning]
id:
8094
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/8094
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c365cf32-a6e8-419e-81b4-13521fc23552
urn:
3afc1df1-0872-417f-bc57-3fb53b905e7f
name:
Kåfjord. Turbine II.
id:
0070
path:
AV/RA-S-4669/2/U/Ud/L0001/0070
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3afc1df1-0872-417f-bc57-3fb53b905e7f
urn:
d511ff4d-2c05-4c67-875a-67d7715bdc5e
name:
Kåfjord. Generator. Interiør.
id:
0074
path:
AV/RA-S-4669/2/U/Ud/L0001/0074
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d511ff4d-2c05-4c67-875a-67d7715bdc5e
urn:
6457480a-8fd8-4973-b8cc-1cd3fb5c98b1
name:
Kåfjord. Apparattavler. Interiør.
id:
0075
path:
AV/RA-S-4669/2/U/Ud/L0001/0075
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6457480a-8fd8-4973-b8cc-1cd3fb5c98b1
urn:
97c9e067-5f06-4b94-9cec-edaec846c7a8
name:
Kåfjord. Apparattavler. Interiør.
id:
0076
path:
AV/RA-S-4669/2/U/Ud/L0001/0076
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/97c9e067-5f06-4b94-9cec-edaec846c7a8
urn:
7839338e-4650-4ca3-bde5-7693584bddca
name:
K - Kaldfjordleiren, Karlsøy kommune, diverse, Kvæfjord kommune, Kvænangen kommune, Kysthospitalet i
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-1683/D/Dq/L0021/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7839338e-4650-4ca3-bde5-7693584bddca
urn:
dbf3ea47-ebde-436c-85b2-5cd6f0d6adb8
name:
Kvænangen, K-Å, og Kåfjord, A-Kåfjord kommune
id:
L0040
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1506/2/E/Eg/Egc/L0040
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dbf3ea47-ebde-436c-85b2-5cd6f0d6adb8
urn:
5c95bf30-17ca-4f5a-b7e7-fe8d31e1f213
name:
Kåfjord, Kåfjord kommune-Å, og Lavangen, A-Å
id:
L0041
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1506/2/E/Eg/Egc/L0041
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5c95bf30-17ca-4f5a-b7e7-fe8d31e1f213
urn:
d35c6810-d4c4-422c-b146-22790f23f885
name:
Kåfjord kommune: Kåfjord distrikt
id:
0008
path:
AV/SATØ-S-0206/Dade/L0073/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d35c6810-d4c4-422c-b146-22790f23f885
urn:
7e8a2ab5-9573-4e81-91ed-471dee82e369
name:
Kåfjord. Krysning av telegraflinje
id:
0067
path:
AV/RA-S-4669/2/U/Ud/L0001/0067
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7e8a2ab5-9573-4e81-91ed-471dee82e369
urn:
f438aa95-35c3-4ad2-ac43-63cb59f78df6
name:
Kåfjord. Transformatorkiosk i tre.
id:
0069
path:
AV/RA-S-4669/2/U/Ud/L0001/0069
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f438aa95-35c3-4ad2-ac43-63cb59f78df6
urn:
a425ada5-23b3-4af2-aa6a-9eb4fa06351f
name:
Kåfjord. Dammen nedre Hølevatn
id:
0077
path:
AV/RA-S-4669/2/U/Ud/L0001/0077
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a425ada5-23b3-4af2-aa6a-9eb4fa06351f
urn:
e6b8ecd4-0aeb-4966-842b-0397dd6048e3
name:
Kåfjord: 17454 Kåfjord Kommune (Kommunalt arbeid)
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-4852/D/Ds/L2651/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e6b8ecd4-0aeb-4966-842b-0397dd6048e3

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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How an AI agent should use this page

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.

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.

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