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 2026-10-23T03:13:03Z in 0.611 seconds.

Showing 10 of 72682 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Forsand kommune - Lyse skole
    id:
    K-101613
  2. name:
    Pa 1685 - A/L Solstad/ Varden kabelnett
    id:
    A-2213
  3. name:
    Ing. Dahl 578 "Lyse kraftverk plan av triangelnett for trykktunnel".
    id:
    0078
  4. name:
    Pa 0980 - Lyse Kraft
    id:
    A-100433
  5. name:
    Ing. Dahl 580 "Triangelnettene i Lyseboten".
    id:
    0080
  6. name:
    Pa 0980 - Lyse Kraft
    id:
    SAST-A-100433
  7. name:
    Stavanger kommune. Arbeidskomiteen for Riksveien Lyse-Setesdal-Telemarken
    id:
    A-1020
  8. name:
    Lyseklostergodset - II. Godsforvaltning
    id:
    SAB-A-36602
  9. name:
    Lyseklostergodset - I. Offentlig forvaltning
    id:
    SAB-A-36601
  10. name:
    Eivind Lysell
    id:
    GRI-1012
Show all fields in HTML
total:
72682
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    bd3c598e-6963-4434-9bb8-e476051a43ab
    name:
    Forsand kommune - Lyse skole
    id:
    K-101613
    path:
    IKAR/K-101613
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd3c598e-6963-4434-9bb8-e476051a43ab
  2. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000070968
    name:
    Pa 1685 - A/L Solstad/ Varden kabelnett
    id:
    A-2213
    path:
    VEMU/A-2213
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000070968
  3. urn:
    367711f9-6e0d-442f-a30c-925e4d309459
    name:
    Ing. Dahl 578 "Lyse kraftverk plan av triangelnett for trykktunnel".
    id:
    0078
    path:
    AV/RA-EA-5930/T/T037/T037f/0078
    unit_type:
    KART
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/367711f9-6e0d-442f-a30c-925e4d309459
  4. urn:
    601d6356-2bb7-4948-b76f-2b4a65a62960
    name:
    Pa 0980 - Lyse Kraft
    id:
    A-100433
    path:
    AV/A-100433
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Se Gunnar Nerheim, Liv Ramskjær og Kristin Øye Gjerdes bok "Ingen skal fryse med kraft fra Lyse, historien om Lyse Kraft 1947 - 1997". Sandnes 1997.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/601d6356-2bb7-4948-b76f-2b4a65a62960
  5. urn:
    fce532ca-50b9-43a9-a487-e532a5f2c1ea
    name:
    Ing. Dahl 580 "Triangelnettene i Lyseboten".
    id:
    0080
    path:
    AV/RA-EA-5930/T/T037/T037f/0080
    unit_type:
    KART
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fce532ca-50b9-43a9-a487-e532a5f2c1ea
  6. urn:
    2fd96871-6a55-41e9-b190-7ea5b3f99924
    name:
    Pa 0980 - Lyse Kraft
    id:
    SAST-A-100433
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100433
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2fd96871-6a55-41e9-b190-7ea5b3f99924
  7. urn:
    4ced8cee-72ee-42c8-b4ad-18fbbf3af159
    name:
    Stavanger kommune. Arbeidskomiteen for Riksveien Lyse-Setesdal-Telemarken
    id:
    A-1020
    path:
    BYST/A-1020
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4ced8cee-72ee-42c8-b4ad-18fbbf3af159
  8. urn:
    3b457302-6137-4192-aee2-8e06a3b5ed22
    name:
    Lyseklostergodset - II. Godsforvaltning
    id:
    SAB-A-36602
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-36602
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3b457302-6137-4192-aee2-8e06a3b5ed22
  9. urn:
    4d380642-3fbe-4fa5-a81e-9634773645f9
    name:
    Lyseklostergodset - I. Offentlig forvaltning
    id:
    SAB-A-36601
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-36601
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4d380642-3fbe-4fa5-a81e-9634773645f9
  10. urn:
    ada2a1d3-27e1-4cbe-ba02-43fe6fa3c2ff
    name:
    Eivind Lysell
    id:
    GRI-1012
    path:
    AFM/GRI-1012
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Museene i Akershus
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ada2a1d3-27e1-4cbe-ba02-43fe6fa3c2ff
  11. urn:
    47efe6cf-adf2-4d6e-b723-7e25e1110cf6
    name:
    UL Nordlyset, Skagstad
    id:
    A-03-1010
    path:
    AIN/A-03-1010
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/47efe6cf-adf2-4d6e-b723-7e25e1110cf6
  12. urn:
    db2b6797-393b-4dcf-94e6-d0cf3dcc5792
    name:
    Foreningen Manifest Analyse
    id:
    ARK-1237
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1237
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db2b6797-393b-4dcf-94e6-d0cf3dcc5792
  13. urn:
    ba31df14-2cf5-4ada-90f1-a2ef950ae150
    name:
    Os kommune. Lysekloster barneskule
    id:
    1243-231.05
    path:
    IKAH/1243-231.05
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ba31df14-2cf5-4ada-90f1-a2ef950ae150
  14. urn:
    457bbf2c-8586-410f-bb72-b8abff7a7d8d
    name:
    Os kommune. Lysekloster barnehage
    id:
    1243-242.04
    path:
    IKAH/1243-242.04
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/457bbf2c-8586-410f-bb72-b8abff7a7d8d
  15. urn:
    ab6a99ef-b19a-4e8d-90db-25752e1d9508
    name:
    Os kommune. Lysefjorden folkeboksamling
    id:
    1243-275.3
    path:
    IKAH/1243-275.3
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ab6a99ef-b19a-4e8d-90db-25752e1d9508
  16. urn:
    fc23079a-efa6-4a1e-ba72-057f82956c74
    name:
    Utenriksstasjonene, Visekonsulatet i Lysekil, Sverige
    id:
    RA-S-3186
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3186
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fc23079a-efa6-4a1e-ba72-057f82956c74
  17. urn:
    60c9c6c5-3349-4705-be79-02b114e57d5b
    name:
    Olje- og energidepartementet, Kostnadsanalysen, norsk kontinentalsokkel
    id:
    RA-S-4113
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4113
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/60c9c6c5-3349-4705-be79-02b114e57d5b
  18. urn:
    74dec77b-fe1f-45a2-85cc-4c4b6ab3d861
    name:
    Lysen, gnr 114 bnr 1 og 2
    id:
    H-A-00505
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00505
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/74dec77b-fe1f-45a2-85cc-4c4b6ab3d861
  19. urn:
    623c0b95-e24a-4c40-8612-6e84386b8d7b
    name:
    Norges Storlosje av IOGT, losje nr. 18 "Nordlyset"
    id:
    RA-PA-0538
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0538
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/623c0b95-e24a-4c40-8612-6e84386b8d7b
  20. urn:
    7c262285-2c00-4fd1-9024-0bb6fb790a07
    name:
    Gammelstua på Lyse, Sørkedalen [oppmålingstegning av Guttu, Jon]
    id:
    L0323
    path:
    UBIT/A-0439/F/L0323
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7c262285-2c00-4fd1-9024-0bb6fb790a07
  21. urn:
    054c9894-7ae1-4cd6-876c-d34749e3a990
    name:
    Håpet er lysegrønt - Russeavis for grønnrussen i Svolvær
    id:
    A25-302
    path:
    AIN/A25-302
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/054c9894-7ae1-4cd6-876c-d34749e3a990
  22. urn:
    f991cf97-97fc-4b2a-b6e2-aac80f3c1e53
    name:
    Lnr. 683/2 Lyse Kraftverk
    id:
    L0593
    path:
    AV/SAK-2511-0001/F/Fc/Fca/L0593
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f991cf97-97fc-4b2a-b6e2-aac80f3c1e53
  23. urn:
    84a33cf2-66da-444f-a8ee-2acf90e0ae2f
    name:
    Lnr. 683/3 Lyse Kraftverk
    id:
    L0594
    path:
    AV/SAK-2511-0001/F/Fc/Fca/L0594
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/84a33cf2-66da-444f-a8ee-2acf90e0ae2f
  24. urn:
    20f2fe67-cc0d-40ea-aea0-686ee23dc292
    name:
    Lnr. 683/4 Lyse Kraftverk
    id:
    L0595
    path:
    AV/SAK-2511-0001/F/Fc/Fca/L0595
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/20f2fe67-cc0d-40ea-aea0-686ee23dc292
  25. urn:
    913dd095-8b13-491d-976f-54beb93bc052
    name:
    Forsand kommune - Lyse skule
    id:
    K-101613
    path:
    IKAR/K-101613
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Lyse skule ble opprettet i 1873, nye skolebygg ble reist i 1923 og 1966. Skolen ble lagt ned i 1983 Først ved skoleloven av 1827 ble det gitt et generelt påbud om føring av protokoll over skolepliktige barn ved de enkelte skoler. Etter at føringen av ulike typer skoleprotokoller kom inn i et fast m...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/913dd095-8b13-491d-976f-54beb93bc052
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.

How to use the search_archives lookup

  1. Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
  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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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.