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 2026-10-21T20:25:53Z in 0.843 seconds.

Showing 10 of 67922 results in compact format.

name:
Selskabet for Hamar Bys Vel
id:
SAH-ARK-293
name:
Hamar Jern- og Metallarbeiderforening (Hamar Jern og Metall avd. 17, Fellesforbundet)
id:
ARK-177
name:
Hamar offentlige høiere almenskole
id:
SAH-SKOLE-008
name:
Hamar og Omegn Frisørlaug
id:
SAH-ARK-263
name:
Hamar fengsel
id:
SAH-KRIMH-002
name:
Hamar forliksråd
id:
SAH-FLIKH-005
name:
Hamar Distrikts Konduktørforening (Konduktørenes Forening - Hamar)
id:
ARK-659
name:
'Rørosingan i Hamar' - bygdelagsforening i Hamar
id:
SAH-ARK-493
name:
Hamarøy kommune. Valgstyret
id:
K-18490.110
name:
Suldal kommune - Litlehamar skole
id:
A-1055

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total:

67922

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
d91ef062-da2d-48a0-83c9-8820efdbb0bc
name:
Selskabet for Hamar Bys Vel
id:
SAH-ARK-293
path:
AV/SAH-ARK-293
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d91ef062-da2d-48a0-83c9-8820efdbb0bc
urn:
62a9eca6-ade0-4f91-89eb-f39ef462b5fa
name:
Hamar Jern- og Metallarbeiderforening (Hamar Jern og Metall avd. 17, Fellesforbundet)
id:
ARK-177
path:
ANNO/ARK-177
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Anno museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/62a9eca6-ade0-4f91-89eb-f39ef462b5fa
urn:
08908748-ae53-47b6-9b20-57b21bfcd490
name:
Hamar offentlige høiere almenskole
id:
SAH-SKOLE-008
path:
AV/SAH-SKOLE-008
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/08908748-ae53-47b6-9b20-57b21bfcd490
urn:
c04b5e34-9084-495e-9b33-343aec0d4fc9
name:
Hamar og Omegn Frisørlaug
id:
SAH-ARK-263
path:
AV/SAH-ARK-263
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c04b5e34-9084-495e-9b33-343aec0d4fc9
urn:
ab45c9df-eb10-4783-afa4-9d953f80dafb
name:
Hamar fengsel
id:
SAH-KRIMH-002
path:
AV/SAH-KRIMH-002
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ab45c9df-eb10-4783-afa4-9d953f80dafb
urn:
26ab9df3-0468-4427-a62f-725abc8dcdcb
name:
Hamar forliksråd
id:
SAH-FLIKH-005
path:
AV/SAH-FLIKH-005
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/26ab9df3-0468-4427-a62f-725abc8dcdcb
urn:
a866bedc-bb6e-4e32-af05-5b29e49a778e
name:
Hamar Distrikts Konduktørforening (Konduktørenes Forening - Hamar)
id:
ARK-659
path:
ANNO/ARK-659
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Anno museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a866bedc-bb6e-4e32-af05-5b29e49a778e
urn:
877ebce4-e5be-49e8-ba00-4eb30d395ccd
name:
'Rørosingan i Hamar' - bygdelagsforening i Hamar
id:
SAH-ARK-493
path:
AV/SAH-ARK-493
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/877ebce4-e5be-49e8-ba00-4eb30d395ccd
urn:
37b082a1-6d47-4630-980a-53a3b4f99b50
name:
Hamarøy kommune. Valgstyret
id:
K-18490.110
path:
AIN/K-18490.110
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/37b082a1-6d47-4630-980a-53a3b4f99b50
urn:
1222ac41-110c-411d-9352-374e79376321
name:
Suldal kommune - Litlehamar skole
id:
A-1055
path:
IKAR/A-1055
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1222ac41-110c-411d-9352-374e79376321
urn:
2da40bc2-12a1-4615-9514-4e41070f1509
name:
Hamar Husmorforbund
id:
SAH-ARK-314
path:
AV/SAH-ARK-314
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2da40bc2-12a1-4615-9514-4e41070f1509
urn:
d7813c6f-9b03-46e6-aa37-d7205122e2f7
name:
Hamar Kunstforening
id:
SAH-ARK-377
path:
AV/SAH-ARK-377
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d7813c6f-9b03-46e6-aa37-d7205122e2f7
urn:
076fa2dc-c8a8-48d7-9531-5b8114bc21dd
name:
Hamar og Omegn Bankfunksjonærforening
id:
SAH-ARK-432
path:
AV/SAH-ARK-432
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/076fa2dc-c8a8-48d7-9531-5b8114bc21dd
urn:
58df1d85-e313-4cb7-9d21-d8ada3596c8f
name:
Hamar Fiskerforening
id:
SAH-ARK-305
path:
AV/SAH-ARK-305
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/58df1d85-e313-4cb7-9d21-d8ada3596c8f
urn:
2ecefcf3-e605-4927-9828-fb53457afc28
name:
Nord-Norgeslaget for Hamar og Omegn
id:
SAH-ARK-475
path:
AV/SAH-ARK-475
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ecefcf3-e605-4927-9828-fb53457afc28
urn:
528a981e-88f6-41aa-8696-0c15392c6a7a
name:
Hamar og Vang AOF / Hamar og omegn AOF
id:
ARK-154
path:
ANNO/ARK-154
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Anno museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/528a981e-88f6-41aa-8696-0c15392c6a7a
urn:
95501aa9-6404-4758-bdb1-6e120541ce10
name:
Klubben ved Ameco Hamar AS
id:
ARK-160
path:
ANNO/ARK-160
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Anno museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95501aa9-6404-4758-bdb1-6e120541ce10
urn:
890bd4cc-7eac-40f7-b6bc-ec96515a1977
name:
Hamar krigskommissariat/Oppland krigskommissariat
id:
SAH-MILU-007
path:
AV/SAH-MILU-007
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/890bd4cc-7eac-40f7-b6bc-ec96515a1977
urn:
11abb1f4-b58c-46ab-915b-69456af53bb3
name:
Hamar Yrkeskvinners Klubb
id:
SAH-ARK-408
path:
AV/SAH-ARK-408
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/11abb1f4-b58c-46ab-915b-69456af53bb3
urn:
8f203545-9c33-4ea6-8275-f86f72c882c1
name:
Hamar og Vang Faglige Samorganisasjon
id:
ARK-590
path:
ANNO/ARK-590
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Anno museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8f203545-9c33-4ea6-8275-f86f72c882c1
urn:
7086f17e-106a-4a5f-9238-5a3e2366b80e
name:
Hamar Faglige Samorganisasjon
id:
ARK-589
path:
ANNO/ARK-589
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Anno museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7086f17e-106a-4a5f-9238-5a3e2366b80e
urn:
b221cfb3-0940-47ab-b603-7ca64c0152ef
name:
Stiftsdireksjonen i Hamar
id:
SAH-STIFTSDIR-001
path:
AV/SAH-STIFTSDIR-001
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b221cfb3-0940-47ab-b603-7ca64c0152ef
urn:
f7824644-ae17-40cf-b1bb-3aa9aca1cb56
name:
Hamar Folkets Hus Forening
id:
ARK-601
path:
ANNO/ARK-601
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Anno museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f7824644-ae17-40cf-b1bb-3aa9aca1cb56
urn:
7d516b8c-8935-4ed0-901f-6f3f8117beeb
name:
Hamar Formerforening (Hamar Støperiarbeiderforening)
id:
ARK-178
path:
ANNO/ARK-178
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Anno museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d516b8c-8935-4ed0-901f-6f3f8117beeb
urn:
1d580572-9fa1-4774-82d4-7c2da23e49af
name:
Hamar domprosti
id:
SAH-DOMPH-004
path:
AV/SAH-DOMPH-004
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1d580572-9fa1-4774-82d4-7c2da23e49af

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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