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 2026-10-15T02:59:03Z in 0.559 seconds.

Showing 10 of 115041 results in compact format.

name:
Karmsund prostis forlikskommisjon
id:
SAST-A-101432
name:
Statens dyrehelsetilsyn - Distriktsveterinæren for Karmsund
id:
SAST-A-102437
name:
Rogaland fylkeskommune - (Gamle) Karmsund videregående skole
id:
A-1293
name:
Karmsund videregående skole
id:
SAST-XA-101620
name:
Fredrikstad havnevesen
id:
F-1029
name:
Deltaking i karmsund interkommunale havnevesen iks
id:
0057
name:
Karmsund sorenskriveri
id:
SAST-A-100311
name:
Karmsund prosti
id:
SAST-A-101858
name:
Indre Trondheimsfjord Havnevesen iks
id:
A-4059
name:
Grenland havn IKS
id:
0806532-2

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total:

115041

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
c1ea2a5a-58d0-46c1-be4e-c35839fe1018
name:
Karmsund prostis forlikskommisjon
id:
SAST-A-101432
path:
AV/SAST-A-101432
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c1ea2a5a-58d0-46c1-be4e-c35839fe1018
urn:
26eb8703-8fd6-4b93-877f-073c9edf2158
name:
Statens dyrehelsetilsyn - Distriktsveterinæren for Karmsund
id:
SAST-A-102437
path:
AV/SAST-A-102437
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/26eb8703-8fd6-4b93-877f-073c9edf2158
urn:
871547f7-1c90-47c5-8347-96ed2f229b49
name:
Rogaland fylkeskommune - (Gamle) Karmsund videregående skole
id:
A-1293
path:
IKAR/A-1293
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/871547f7-1c90-47c5-8347-96ed2f229b49
urn:
985087f7-1557-42da-bed3-d5bd8c875a50
name:
Karmsund videregående skole
id:
SAST-XA-101620
path:
AV/SAST-XA-101620
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/985087f7-1557-42da-bed3-d5bd8c875a50
urn:
c12d26ec-568a-437a-826f-23f9a5ed7dba
name:
Fredrikstad havnevesen
id:
F-1029
path:
FRKA/F-1029
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Fredrikstad byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c12d26ec-568a-437a-826f-23f9a5ed7dba
urn:
6747acd4-2d2d-46fc-8295-fa8cb6912577
name:
Deltaking i karmsund interkommunale havnevesen iks
id:
0057
path:
IKAH/1219-021/A/Ah/L0003/0005/0057
unit_type:
SAK
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6747acd4-2d2d-46fc-8295-fa8cb6912577
urn:
c77ee1b4-e115-42e6-aee3-a591a0aa4ec2
name:
Karmsund sorenskriveri
id:
SAST-A-100311
path:
AV/SAST-A-100311
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c77ee1b4-e115-42e6-aee3-a591a0aa4ec2
urn:
3a333ee7-301c-489e-874c-7369a4994a04
name:
Karmsund prosti
id:
SAST-A-101858
path:
AV/SAST-A-101858
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a333ee7-301c-489e-874c-7369a4994a04
urn:
787f005f-9c70-4e60-8794-98dbe526e5c7
name:
Indre Trondheimsfjord Havnevesen iks
id:
A-4059
path:
TIKA/A-4059
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/787f005f-9c70-4e60-8794-98dbe526e5c7
urn:
c4ac623a-6573-4cb4-a957-6eb1ff9374a5
name:
Grenland havn IKS
id:
0806532-2
path:
IKAK/0806532-2
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c4ac623a-6573-4cb4-a957-6eb1ff9374a5
urn:
0ade1656-54da-48cf-ad61-1ee7bb0f3f59
name:
Grenland havn IKS
id:
0814532.2-2
path:
IKAK/0814532.2-2
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0ade1656-54da-48cf-ad61-1ee7bb0f3f59
urn:
3aa801b6-7f13-4d45-b3ba-233f2d827ef9
name:
Karmsund Havnedistrikt
id:
0002
path:
IKAR/A-1217/Z/Zb/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3aa801b6-7f13-4d45-b3ba-233f2d827ef9
urn:
10370aca-cf08-4baa-a74e-85c3da9ac468
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, (Vise)konsulatet i Fredrikshavn, Danmark
id:
RA-S-4241
path:
AV/RA-S-4241
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/10370aca-cf08-4baa-a74e-85c3da9ac468
urn:
8dbfa964-a32c-4e37-a612-f25c5c8bc5a4
name:
Fredrikstad havnevesen
id:
SAO-A-10788
path:
AV/SAO-A-10788
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8dbfa964-a32c-4e37-a612-f25c5c8bc5a4
urn:
1cde6f2b-3f40-496d-b273-4c5da4d783bc
name:
Skudeneshavn forliksråd
id:
SAST-A-101462
path:
AV/SAST-A-101462
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1cde6f2b-3f40-496d-b273-4c5da4d783bc
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:
550a7ec6-7b58-47d2-83a2-0a1b630dfbde
name:
Karmsund politikammer
id:
SAST-A-102283
path:
AV/SAST-A-102283
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/550a7ec6-7b58-47d2-83a2-0a1b630dfbde
urn:
041d5021-7d3f-46cd-90da-eab5c44cfaf9
name:
Ryfylke og Karmsund laksestyre
id:
SAST-A-102669
path:
AV/SAST-A-102669
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/041d5021-7d3f-46cd-90da-eab5c44cfaf9
urn:
c0e63f2c-d89f-4148-878a-4d0a390391af
name:
Pa 1832 - Søndagsskolen, Karmsund-Sunnhordland krets
id:
SAST-A-00011
path:
AV/SAST-A-00011
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0e63f2c-d89f-4148-878a-4d0a390391af
urn:
f254a1df-ac78-4c03-ac33-ea75b70c7dc9
name:
Pa 0773 - Norges Bondelag, Karmsund krets av
id:
SAST-A-100888
path:
AV/SAST-A-100888
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f254a1df-ac78-4c03-ac33-ea75b70c7dc9
urn:
d256a58c-1153-4b09-8b86-535e11c14fcf
name:
Miljørettet helsevern på Fosen IKS
id:
PA-5344
path:
TIKA/PA-5344
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d256a58c-1153-4b09-8b86-535e11c14fcf
urn:
66a7365b-1401-4a17-b73f-59fe35d3e83b
name:
Synsstyreordningen for prestegardane i Ryfylke og Karmsund prosti
id:
SAST-A-102378
path:
AV/SAST-A-102378
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/66a7365b-1401-4a17-b73f-59fe35d3e83b
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:
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:
f67d34f4-899b-47c3-8380-e4e8d854595c
name:
Malvik kommune, havnevesen
id:
A-4061
path:
TIKA/A-4061
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f67d34f4-899b-47c3-8380-e4e8d854595c

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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