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; 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&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit} 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&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. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
`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&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&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&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 2026-11-02T04:13:04Z in 4.559 seconds.

Showing 10 of 83529 results in compact format.

name:
Lars Forseth/Brødrene Forseth (Klæbu) - samling av dokumenter fra Forsethfamilien
id:
PA-1145
name:
Lars Forseth/Brødrene Forseth (Klæbu)
id:
PA-1321
name:
Sygård Forseth, føderådsbygningen [oppmålingstegning av Forseth, Per]
id:
L0068
name:
Forseths festekontor
id:
SAT-PA-0232
name:
Forseth AS, Odd (Medlnr. 68160)
id:
0012
name:
Forseth AS, Odd (Medlnr. 68160)
id:
0012
name:
Sygård Forseth, føderådsbygningen [oppmålingstegning av Forseth, Per]
id:
3549
name:
Klæbu kommune. Forseth krets
id:
A-1674
name:
Forseth, søndre, V.Gausdal, gnr.34, bnr.1
id:
A-00436
name:
Forseth, øvre, V.Gausdal gnr. 36, bnr.1
id:
A-00463

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total:

83529

total_exact:

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returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
419c024b-cc4a-4148-8222-09b41b12cbbe
name:
Lars Forseth/Brødrene Forseth (Klæbu) - samling av dokumenter fra Forsethfamilien
id:
PA-1145
path:
TRKO/PA-1145
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Trondheim byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/419c024b-cc4a-4148-8222-09b41b12cbbe
urn:
e5988a08-863a-433b-9458-6c049a017cf1
name:
Lars Forseth/Brødrene Forseth (Klæbu)
id:
PA-1321
path:
TIKA/PA-1321
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e5988a08-863a-433b-9458-6c049a017cf1
urn:
fd510733-ea55-4633-a094-7de68c3fc56a
name:
Sygård Forseth, føderådsbygningen [oppmålingstegning av Forseth, Per]
id:
L0068
path:
UBIT/A-0439/F/L0068
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fd510733-ea55-4633-a094-7de68c3fc56a
urn:
0562bcf5-4231-4b45-8454-96e4eee5b2bf
name:
Forseths festekontor
id:
SAT-PA-0232
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0232
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0562bcf5-4231-4b45-8454-96e4eee5b2bf
urn:
300b2beb-d6cb-4112-a272-8fcfe5c24760
name:
Forseth AS, Odd (Medlnr. 68160)
id:
0012
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0218/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/300b2beb-d6cb-4112-a272-8fcfe5c24760
urn:
f5170038-7877-44d0-8bcb-f93ae347cf90
name:
Forseth AS, Odd (Medlnr. 68160)
id:
0012
path:
AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0070/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f5170038-7877-44d0-8bcb-f93ae347cf90
urn:
e8fc0126-8237-41ac-b559-d9b13f9b8b2a
name:
Sygård Forseth, føderådsbygningen [oppmålingstegning av Forseth, Per]
id:
3549
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/3549
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e8fc0126-8237-41ac-b559-d9b13f9b8b2a
urn:
5b694a86-bf9b-4835-8921-1dbe7c283bf2
name:
Klæbu kommune. Forseth krets
id:
A-1674
path:
TRKO/A-1674
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Trondheim byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b694a86-bf9b-4835-8921-1dbe7c283bf2
urn:
0777a908-0511-40bc-8755-5003f67c1a9c
name:
Forseth, søndre, V.Gausdal, gnr.34, bnr.1
id:
A-00436
path:
OAM/A-00436
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0777a908-0511-40bc-8755-5003f67c1a9c
urn:
3ebfe99f-cac8-45a1-8f37-fd083eb85f21
name:
Forseth, øvre, V.Gausdal gnr. 36, bnr.1
id:
A-00463
path:
OAM/A-00463
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3ebfe99f-cac8-45a1-8f37-fd083eb85f21
urn:
af51218d-3de9-434b-96a0-5b09bbeda01b
name:
Forseth Odd - f. 07. 06 1958
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4997/P/Pa/L0112/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af51218d-3de9-434b-96a0-5b09bbeda01b
urn:
a58965dc-aa2b-42ef-a310-a9e6df940e86
name:
Forseth Odd A/S - Trondheim
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-S-2991/F/Fa/L0055/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a58965dc-aa2b-42ef-a310-a9e6df940e86
urn:
59180a78-86b6-4cdb-82a7-0ccff3936077
name:
Odd E. Gjørv
id:
Tek-0059
path:
UBIT/Tek-0059
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/59180a78-86b6-4cdb-82a7-0ccff3936077
urn:
70c188a8-94cb-433e-8d8c-8a4de6078a4f
name:
Forseth, søndre, V.Gausdal, gnr.34, bnr.1
id:
AS-00436
path:
OAM/AS-00436
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Søndre Forseth var krongods fram til 1727, da Simen Adjutant kjøpte garden på auksjon. Store deler av arkivet er etter Simen Hansen Forseth, født 1820, død 1893. Gift med Agnethe Fougner. Simen H.Forseth tok over forretningsvirksomheten etter Ole Christian Brede i Christiania, fra 1847 til 1852. Fly...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/70c188a8-94cb-433e-8d8c-8a4de6078a4f
urn:
82e64580-84db-4158-9f7e-78a91d6de35a
name:
Forseth, øvre, V.Gausdal gnr. 36, bnr.1
id:
AS-00463
path:
OAM/AS-00463
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Vestre Gausdal kommune kjøpte Øvre Forseth i 1909 for kr. 30 000,- Kommunen satte garden istand til pleiehjem. To hus ble flyttet til garden. I 1950 solgte kommunen Øvre Forseth, da nytt pleiehjem ble bygd. Senere kjøpte kommunen en del av garden til tomteareal.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/82e64580-84db-4158-9f7e-78a91d6de35a
urn:
b999ba4a-e42d-4ad5-8d72-20caec42e325
name:
Notodden kirkebøker
id:
SAKO-A-290
path:
AV/SAKO-A-290
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b999ba4a-e42d-4ad5-8d72-20caec42e325
urn:
no-ROMS_arkiv000000019799
name:
Meringdal, Odd (f. 1924)
id:
R.Ark.1533
path:
ROMS/R.Ark.1533
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Romsdalsmuseet
country:
Norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000019799
urn:
no-ROMS_arkiv000000017835
name:
Hole, Odd Jakob (f. 1925)
id:
R.Ark.1389
path:
ROMS/R.Ark.1389
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Romsdalsmuseet
country:
Norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000017835
urn:
e3aae17a-5546-4862-b5d0-568f968df076
name:
Oddernes lærerlag
id:
SAK-D/1548
path:
AV/SAK-D/1548
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e3aae17a-5546-4862-b5d0-568f968df076
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3eb4ec65-8cf0-4cde-bfa5-fbda2e7c6cb6
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Notodden sokneprestkontor
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SAKO-A-289
path:
AV/SAKO-A-289
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3eb4ec65-8cf0-4cde-bfa5-fbda2e7c6cb6
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e49091c1-a110-4f13-b49e-b75455b4599d
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Notodden likningskontor
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SAKO-A-627
path:
AV/SAKO-A-627
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e49091c1-a110-4f13-b49e-b75455b4599d
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93e76272-1de2-47cf-b329-bb485845e185
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Notodden sjakklubbs arkiv
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A-1162
path:
NIA/A-1162
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Norsk industriarbeidermuseum
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93e76272-1de2-47cf-b329-bb485845e185
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name:
Notodden Venstrelags arkiv
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A-1164
path:
NIA/A-1164
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Norsk industriarbeidermuseum
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7dec0aad-8e9e-41d7-964a-8307d4f46c8a
urn:
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Notodden Senterpartis arkiv
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A-1177
path:
NIA/A-1177
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Norsk industriarbeidermuseum
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/181a1b30-5d1a-48e8-be8b-095da1d123dd
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4c9985f1-8313-435c-a829-e2d895aa192a
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Odden hotels arkiv
id:
A-1128
path:
NIA/A-1128
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Norsk industriarbeidermuseum
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4c9985f1-8313-435c-a829-e2d895aa192a

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