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 2026-10-16T15:25:05Z in 0.953 seconds.

Showing 10 of 18713 results in compact format.

name:
Indre Follo tingrett
id:
SAT-A-10086
name:
Ytre Follo tingrett
id:
SAT-A-10177
name:
Nordre Oppdalen Skole
id:
H-A-00221
name:
Follo sosialistiske gymnasiastgruppe
id:
SAT-AAT-0058
name:
Follo Avis
id:
P-1068
name:
Follo sivilforsvarskrets
id:
SAO-A-10122
name:
Indre Follo tingrett
id:
SAO-A-10086
name:
Nordre Oppdalen Misjonsforening
id:
H-A-00612
name:
Bjerke nordre, gnr. 69 bnr. 1
id:
H-A-00610
name:
Sosialistisk venstreparti bydelslag Nordre Aker
id:
ARK-1032

Show all fields in HTML

total:

18713

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
c1008d0d-ad9e-45eb-980b-4bbb44343940
name:
Indre Follo tingrett
id:
SAT-A-10086
path:
AV/SAT-A-10086
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c1008d0d-ad9e-45eb-980b-4bbb44343940
urn:
c2656887-5d02-4538-9cb5-96f1b0fe156f
name:
Ytre Follo tingrett
id:
SAT-A-10177
path:
AV/SAT-A-10177
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c2656887-5d02-4538-9cb5-96f1b0fe156f
urn:
249f7206-51b1-4363-9054-e4c46ffa41da
name:
Nordre Oppdalen Skole
id:
H-A-00221
path:
OARM/H-A-00221
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Randsfjordmuseet AS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/249f7206-51b1-4363-9054-e4c46ffa41da
urn:
11787200-1de8-4b89-8673-c153339a359e
name:
Follo sosialistiske gymnasiastgruppe
id:
SAT-AAT-0058
path:
AV/SAT-AAT-0058
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/11787200-1de8-4b89-8673-c153339a359e
urn:
no-SKIK_arkiv_000000000462
name:
Follo Avis
id:
P-1068
path:
SKIK/P-1068
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Ski lokalhistoriske arkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-SKIK_arkiv_000000000462
urn:
b0b71d75-8619-4883-8de7-53dd62a6c28c
name:
Follo sivilforsvarskrets
id:
SAO-A-10122
path:
AV/SAO-A-10122
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b0b71d75-8619-4883-8de7-53dd62a6c28c
urn:
a020f625-e8b3-4ffb-9185-711501e8f2c5
name:
Indre Follo tingrett
id:
SAO-A-10086
path:
AV/SAO-A-10086
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a020f625-e8b3-4ffb-9185-711501e8f2c5
urn:
f3b00fd7-41b6-4c01-ae2a-ca8b11014cae
name:
Nordre Oppdalen Misjonsforening
id:
H-A-00612
path:
OARM/H-A-00612
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Randsfjordmuseet AS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f3b00fd7-41b6-4c01-ae2a-ca8b11014cae
urn:
b6cae806-25a6-4276-880d-21aa8dd4890f
name:
Bjerke nordre, gnr. 69 bnr. 1
id:
H-A-00610
path:
OARM/H-A-00610
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Randsfjordmuseet AS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b6cae806-25a6-4276-880d-21aa8dd4890f
urn:
280468c1-6585-4506-b44f-a2a0e9665b9a
name:
Sosialistisk venstreparti bydelslag Nordre Aker
id:
ARK-1032
path:
AAB/ARK-1032
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/280468c1-6585-4506-b44f-a2a0e9665b9a
urn:
a5678951-714e-40d0-a222-39db9da7f04a
name:
Høyland kommune - Nordre Fjeldbygden skole
id:
A-1144
path:
IKAR/A-1144
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a5678951-714e-40d0-a222-39db9da7f04a
urn:
4a61fed7-3e04-4629-8390-fd04cad2b432
name:
Follo sorenskriveri
id:
SAO-A-10274
path:
AV/SAO-A-10274
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4a61fed7-3e04-4629-8390-fd04cad2b432
urn:
c74ab147-258f-4cb6-a24d-1fa3c491fa56
name:
Follo tingrett
id:
AS-11674
path:
AV/AS-11674
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Opprettet 1.1.2006 ved sammenslåing av Indre Follo tingrett og Ytre Follo tingrett. Lokalisert til Ski. Dekker kommunene Ski, Ås, Oppegård, Enebakk, Frogn, Vestby og Nesodden. Nedlagt ved sammenslåing med Heggen og Frøland tingrett fra 26.4.2021. Den nye domstolen heter Follo og Nordre Østfold tin...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c74ab147-258f-4cb6-a24d-1fa3c491fa56
urn:
e6c4b3a4-e5b6-4c83-aa63-aac4f30a88b7
name:
Ytre Follo tingrett
id:
SAO-A-10177
path:
AV/SAO-A-10177
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e6c4b3a4-e5b6-4c83-aa63-aac4f30a88b7
urn:
d625d8ea-a43d-4add-9e1a-0bdc07f56177
name:
Follo Høyre
id:
SAO-PAO-0055
path:
AV/SAO-PAO-0055
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d625d8ea-a43d-4add-9e1a-0bdc07f56177
urn:
no-OFA_arkiv_000000118464
name:
Nordre Land kommune. Valgstyret
id:
0538-011
path:
OFA/0538-011
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000118464
urn:
c0707683-7087-4f77-8076-f78db7a31d7f
name:
Nordre Follo kloakkverk
id:
0009
path:
AV/SAO-A-11497/E/Ea/L0185/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0707683-7087-4f77-8076-f78db7a31d7f
urn:
7af94eb4-7ac1-4e27-9c90-1c864a159266
name:
Vanforsyning i Nordre Follo
id:
0011
path:
AV/SAO-A-11497/E/Ea/L0189/0011
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7af94eb4-7ac1-4e27-9c90-1c864a159266
urn:
ac33e69e-138b-4b84-a0eb-d0148fe9ebe2
name:
Rentelovens § 3. Nordre Follo Kloakkverk. XV C
id:
0015
path:
AV/RA-S-3161/D/L0632/0015
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ac33e69e-138b-4b84-a0eb-d0148fe9ebe2
urn:
8babe338-19d4-4db6-8e4c-ec87d8cd357b
name:
Nordre Follo kloakkverk. Ekkspropriasjonssøknad
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAO-A-11438/E/Eo/L0005/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8babe338-19d4-4db6-8e4c-ec87d8cd357b
urn:
no-OFA_arkiv_000000033972
name:
Nordre Land kommune. Formannskapet og kommunestyret
id:
0538-021
path:
OFA/0538-021
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000033972
urn:
9a2d2e4c-7053-454f-9a26-230a9c762b7c
name:
42 Akershus kommune, Nordre Follo kloakksverk
id:
0003
path:
AAB/ARK-1664/Da/L0062/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9a2d2e4c-7053-454f-9a26-230a9c762b7c
urn:
5b4e44c6-16ef-4c87-8486-546b3648ea0b
name:
Follo vegarbeiderklubb
id:
ARK-2699
path:
AAB/ARK-2699
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b4e44c6-16ef-4c87-8486-546b3648ea0b
urn:
85c8100a-1a8b-442c-8573-491224168e12
name:
Follo politidistrikt
id:
SAO-A-10280
path:
AV/SAO-A-10280
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/85c8100a-1a8b-442c-8573-491224168e12
urn:
e43029a1-6320-48f2-bf1c-3adb8c8f7ce3
name:
Follo likningskontor
id:
SAO-AX-11452
path:
AV/SAO-AX-11452
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e43029a1-6320-48f2-bf1c-3adb8c8f7ce3

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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