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 2026-10-21T03:43:17Z in 0.236 seconds.

Showing 10 of 222599 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Nissedal arbeidstilsyn
    id:
    0830461-1
  2. name:
    Nissedal husnemnd
    id:
    0830613-1
  3. name:
    Nissedal kirkebøker
    id:
    SAKO-A-288
  4. name:
    Nissedal sokneprestkontor
    id:
    SAKO-A-287
  5. name:
    Nissedal likningskontor
    id:
    SAKO-A-1324
  6. name:
    Nissedal pelsdyralslag
    id:
    A-1256
  7. name:
    Nissedal kommunekasse
    id:
    0830121-1
  8. name:
    Nissedal kommunerevisjon
    id:
    0830131-1
  9. name:
    Nissedal valstyre kommuneval
    id:
    0830012-1
  10. name:
    173 Nissedal - 174 Fyresdal
    id:
    L0100
Show all fields in HTML
total:
222599
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    46301afa-f620-481a-9838-4269674e8950
    name:
    Nissedal arbeidstilsyn
    id:
    0830461-1
    path:
    IKAK/0830461-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/46301afa-f620-481a-9838-4269674e8950
  2. urn:
    3374ab44-ef26-41e6-9fe9-8c32ba2c8561
    name:
    Nissedal husnemnd
    id:
    0830613-1
    path:
    IKAK/0830613-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3374ab44-ef26-41e6-9fe9-8c32ba2c8561
  3. urn:
    dc0b91c5-69da-4211-8851-109a163dc2c3
    name:
    Nissedal kirkebøker
    id:
    SAKO-A-288
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-288
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc0b91c5-69da-4211-8851-109a163dc2c3
  4. urn:
    721ff613-0cbc-4960-9fce-3d5261c24668
    name:
    Nissedal sokneprestkontor
    id:
    SAKO-A-287
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-287
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/721ff613-0cbc-4960-9fce-3d5261c24668
  5. urn:
    6d23ad1a-a7a0-45e1-b653-43be05111e5b
    name:
    Nissedal likningskontor
    id:
    SAKO-A-1324
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1324
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6d23ad1a-a7a0-45e1-b653-43be05111e5b
  6. urn:
    311df789-e5ef-4e16-bdd3-b197971b7fe1
    name:
    Nissedal pelsdyralslag
    id:
    A-1256
    path:
    VTM/A-1256
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Vest-Telemark Museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/311df789-e5ef-4e16-bdd3-b197971b7fe1
  7. urn:
    d5c9327a-ac4b-4e95-aa0d-7245e4b8091c
    name:
    Nissedal kommunekasse
    id:
    0830121-1
    path:
    IKAK/0830121-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d5c9327a-ac4b-4e95-aa0d-7245e4b8091c
  8. urn:
    a4284c6e-a203-4a77-9841-6354b7c717ea
    name:
    Nissedal kommunerevisjon
    id:
    0830131-1
    path:
    IKAK/0830131-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a4284c6e-a203-4a77-9841-6354b7c717ea
  9. urn:
    b80ce310-8e13-4588-999d-80e54c90e0a1
    name:
    Nissedal valstyre kommuneval
    id:
    0830012-1
    path:
    IKAK/0830012-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b80ce310-8e13-4588-999d-80e54c90e0a1
  10. urn:
    d65dc2d7-2464-4f82-ae77-11890b11b20e
    name:
    173 Nissedal - 174 Fyresdal
    id:
    L0100
    path:
    NF/Ark-1001-25/Td/L0100
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Norsk folkemuseum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d65dc2d7-2464-4f82-ae77-11890b11b20e
  11. urn:
    b1c8b8fc-e875-4843-9ce2-14d2a90c34c7
    name:
    Nissedal manntallsnemnd
    id:
    0830014-1
    path:
    IKAK/0830014-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b1c8b8fc-e875-4843-9ce2-14d2a90c34c7
  12. urn:
    014e9160-d593-45cf-95c6-5f57689637e0
    name:
    Nissedal soknestyre
    id:
    0830023.1-1
    path:
    IKAK/0830023.1-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/014e9160-d593-45cf-95c6-5f57689637e0
  13. urn:
    8451cb8d-5af9-444d-9e82-a3c560157071
    name:
    Nissedal ordførar
    id:
    0830025-1
    path:
    IKAK/0830025-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8451cb8d-5af9-444d-9e82-a3c560157071
  14. urn:
    95142e69-58a2-442d-88a2-645ec027b148
    name:
    Nissedal kyrkjekommisjon
    id:
    0830035.1-1
    path:
    IKAK/0830035.1-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95142e69-58a2-442d-88a2-645ec027b148
  15. urn:
    bb14347a-9c3c-4441-9731-ae1f9689441a
    name:
    Nissedal arbeidsmiljøutval
    id:
    0830041-1
    path:
    IKAK/0830041-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bb14347a-9c3c-4441-9731-ae1f9689441a
  16. urn:
    44fa9b5c-4a71-4bff-9c20-9413fd506190
    name:
    Nissedal arkivnemnd
    id:
    0830081
    path:
    IKAK/0830081
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/44fa9b5c-4a71-4bff-9c20-9413fd506190
  17. urn:
    428a50ab-1775-4f40-9cd5-a50f5e77ffd2
    name:
    Nissedal generalplanutval
    id:
    0830111-1
    path:
    IKAK/0830111-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/428a50ab-1775-4f40-9cd5-a50f5e77ffd2
  18. urn:
    bb7e0212-f8e9-4ea8-95bc-e6a3c78bc563
    name:
    Nissedal likningskontor
    id:
    0830141-1
    path:
    IKAK/0830141-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bb7e0212-f8e9-4ea8-95bc-e6a3c78bc563
  19. urn:
    485dd50a-ef50-445e-bed5-8456a0dca076
    name:
    Nissedal overlikningsnemnd
    id:
    0830144-1
    path:
    IKAK/0830144-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/485dd50a-ef50-445e-bed5-8456a0dca076
  20. urn:
    857c3df9-1b31-4082-94b3-2c242bf4a8ac
    name:
    Nissedal skattetakstnemnd
    id:
    0830145-1
    path:
    IKAK/0830145-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/857c3df9-1b31-4082-94b3-2c242bf4a8ac
  21. urn:
    a3baf62a-b0ff-4716-a491-5bc0bbb8101f
    name:
    Nissedal herredskommisjon
    id:
    0830181-1
    path:
    IKAK/0830181-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a3baf62a-b0ff-4716-a491-5bc0bbb8101f
  22. urn:
    7883d140-a47b-4d50-969c-3988bad928ce
    name:
    Nissedal skulekontor
    id:
    0830211-1
    path:
    IKAK/0830211-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7883d140-a47b-4d50-969c-3988bad928ce
  23. urn:
    d72fc7c0-c9e4-492c-8d8c-495707d99171
    name:
    Nissedal skuleboksamlingar
    id:
    0830214-1
    path:
    IKAK/0830214-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d72fc7c0-c9e4-492c-8d8c-495707d99171
  24. urn:
    4ddefae6-33af-4b80-9b7a-64c4bf0a8152
    name:
    Nissedal eksamensnemnd
    id:
    0830217-1
    path:
    IKAK/0830217-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4ddefae6-33af-4b80-9b7a-64c4bf0a8152
  25. urn:
    44aaf771-1049-4b04-95f8-0bb99d1cff6c
    name:
    Nissedal hjelpeopplæringsnemnda
    id:
    0830218-1
    path:
    IKAK/0830218-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/44aaf771-1049-4b04-95f8-0bb99d1cff6c
limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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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

  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.

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.