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 2026-10-24T08:57:38Z in 1.528 seconds.

Showing 10 of 24065 results in compact format.

name:
Norsk Folkehjelp, Moss lag
id:
ARK-3384
name:
Moss tingrett
id:
SAT-A-10063
name:
Moss og omegn hagelag
id:
MBIA-1080
name:
Moss borgerkorps
id:
SAO-AR-10164
name:
Moss likningskontor
id:
SAO-A-10081
name:
Norges Statsbaner, Elektroavdelingen
id:
RA-S-5522
name:
Moss prestekontor Kirkebøker
id:
SAO-A-2003
name:
Moss bygningsarbeiderforening
id:
ARK-3202
name:
Norges Statsbaner, Baneavdelingen, Elektroteknisk kontor
id:
RA-S-6532
name:
Moss kommune. Hoppern skole
id:
A-1235

Show all fields in HTML

total:

24065

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
c6482717-e7b0-456e-b8c0-7a660d3735fd
name:
Norsk Folkehjelp, Moss lag
id:
ARK-3384
path:
AAB/ARK-3384
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c6482717-e7b0-456e-b8c0-7a660d3735fd
urn:
781e14d0-a215-4634-8eeb-9e24dc85dedd
name:
Moss tingrett
id:
SAT-A-10063
path:
AV/SAT-A-10063
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/781e14d0-a215-4634-8eeb-9e24dc85dedd
urn:
bd8dd7a4-cb93-4d3f-8ebc-91199e30ab4d
name:
Moss og omegn hagelag
id:
MBIA-1080
path:
OSTM/MBIA-1080
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Østfoldmuseene
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd8dd7a4-cb93-4d3f-8ebc-91199e30ab4d
urn:
576e6a39-8b0f-40b2-adb9-3ee062cb3942
name:
Moss borgerkorps
id:
SAO-AR-10164
path:
AV/SAO-AR-10164
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/576e6a39-8b0f-40b2-adb9-3ee062cb3942
urn:
1154b3b0-d8e0-4c85-bec0-1240b28120a8
name:
Moss likningskontor
id:
SAO-A-10081
path:
AV/SAO-A-10081
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1154b3b0-d8e0-4c85-bec0-1240b28120a8
urn:
5f0dcda6-aecc-4bdc-aba7-282938e8119c
name:
Norges Statsbaner, Elektroavdelingen
id:
RA-S-5522
path:
AV/RA-S-5522
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5f0dcda6-aecc-4bdc-aba7-282938e8119c
urn:
98f58114-4af9-463a-8634-fc14cd807f47
name:
Moss prestekontor Kirkebøker
id:
SAO-A-2003
path:
AV/SAO-A-2003
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/98f58114-4af9-463a-8634-fc14cd807f47
urn:
682612b0-c7db-4769-add3-a1c9c17e3969
name:
Moss bygningsarbeiderforening
id:
ARK-3202
path:
AAB/ARK-3202
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/682612b0-c7db-4769-add3-a1c9c17e3969
urn:
593db23a-d090-41e6-ad7e-79b1d4420226
name:
Norges Statsbaner, Baneavdelingen, Elektroteknisk kontor
id:
RA-S-6532
path:
AV/RA-S-6532
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/593db23a-d090-41e6-ad7e-79b1d4420226
urn:
c12b2f3e-7b5b-441d-b279-ed4b49ebfe43
name:
Moss kommune. Hoppern skole
id:
A-1235
path:
ARKIVO/A-1235
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv Øst IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c12b2f3e-7b5b-441d-b279-ed4b49ebfe43
urn:
e0088ebf-5006-41f0-a5f5-9fc306742f01
name:
Moss byfogd
id:
SAO-A-10863
path:
AV/SAO-A-10863
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e0088ebf-5006-41f0-a5f5-9fc306742f01
urn:
2b529740-bd60-4646-92ac-038fb0960400
name:
Moss fengsel
id:
SAO-A-10030
path:
AV/SAO-A-10030
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2b529740-bd60-4646-92ac-038fb0960400
urn:
d4c19bbe-a65c-4e26-8246-ac407d2f9279
name:
Moss folkeregister
id:
SAO-A-10020
path:
AV/SAO-A-10020
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d4c19bbe-a65c-4e26-8246-ac407d2f9279
urn:
105fa63a-bbda-4b68-b59a-a667f03544fe
name:
Moss kommune. Orkerød sentralhjem
id:
A-1311
path:
ARKIVO/A-1311
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv Øst IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/105fa63a-bbda-4b68-b59a-a667f03544fe
urn:
64e97c4e-8090-4d1b-a9ec-bc2da568a501
name:
Moss og omegns faglige samorganisasjon/Moss faglige utvalg
id:
MBIA-1041
path:
OSTM/MBIA-1041
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Østfoldmuseene
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/64e97c4e-8090-4d1b-a9ec-bc2da568a501
urn:
06d89b22-75fd-49b2-8cd6-86a175aad698
name:
Østfold HVPU - Moss distrikt
id:
SAO-A-10273b
path:
AV/SAO-A-10273b
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/06d89b22-75fd-49b2-8cd6-86a175aad698
urn:
42ea9b0b-dea9-48ba-847f-cae747410bbb
name:
Moss prestearkiv
id:
SAO-A-10913
path:
AV/SAO-A-10913
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/42ea9b0b-dea9-48ba-847f-cae747410bbb
urn:
9f126dbd-83b6-4de2-b4f1-851a8ae81fb0
name:
Moss kommune. Skolestyret
id:
A-1316
path:
ARKIVO/A-1316
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv Øst IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9f126dbd-83b6-4de2-b4f1-851a8ae81fb0
urn:
6afc8132-7449-4e6e-9272-6dd442dcf7ab
name:
Moss Verft og Dokk/Moss-Rosenberg Verft
id:
RA-PA-1808
path:
AV/RA-PA-1808
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6afc8132-7449-4e6e-9272-6dd442dcf7ab
urn:
060d9c79-5882-4ce8-bcf7-bb8d923d3df9
name:
Moss sorenskriveri
id:
SAO-A-10168
path:
AV/SAO-A-10168
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/060d9c79-5882-4ce8-bcf7-bb8d923d3df9
urn:
4f498a9c-4867-4e9f-a2fe-13ca3c93e0fd
name:
Moss magistrat
id:
SAO-A-10018
path:
AV/SAO-A-10018
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f498a9c-4867-4e9f-a2fe-13ca3c93e0fd
urn:
7b5004a0-3956-4ccb-b9ae-a442fe4e28f5
name:
Moss realskole
id:
A-1318
path:
ARKIVO/A-1318
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv Øst IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7b5004a0-3956-4ccb-b9ae-a442fe4e28f5
urn:
bd3770de-8bf3-4540-9e94-e5459a860038
name:
Moss kommune. Melløs skole
id:
A-1239
path:
ARKIVO/A-1239
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv Øst IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd3770de-8bf3-4540-9e94-e5459a860038
urn:
87972953-2953-4c0c-bd96-530696d544b6
name:
Moss Jernverk
id:
MBIA-1003
path:
OSTM/MBIA-1003
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Østfoldmuseene
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/87972953-2953-4c0c-bd96-530696d544b6
urn:
ac7ee49d-8546-4c25-8aba-9016d482c28a
name:
Moss-Iversen, Fredrik
id:
MA-A-1314
path:
VID/MA-A-1314
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ac7ee49d-8546-4c25-8aba-9016d482c28a

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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

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.
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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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