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 2026-10-22T09:02:30Z in 0.904 seconds.

Showing 10 of 21403 results in compact format.

name:
Pa 0519 - LO Rogaland
id:
SAST-A-100705
name:
Franzefoss Gjenvinning AS
id:
RA-PA-2128
name:
Pa 0991 - Fagforbundet Rogaland fylke avdeling 469
id:
SAST-A-00005
name:
Rogaland fylkeskommune - PA 011 Rogaland Skøytekrets
id:
K-101850
name:
Pa 1216 - Rogaland Krets av Norges kvinne- og familieforbund
id:
SAST-A-101311
name:
Pa 1863 - Motorførernes avholdsforbund, Rogaland distriktslag
id:
SAST-A-00037
name:
Skoledirektøren i Rogaland
id:
SAST-A-102026
name:
Rogaland statsadvokatembeter
id:
SAST-A-101568
name:
Rogaland fylkeskommune - Fylkestannhelse
id:
A-1173
name:
Konkurransetilsynet, region Rogaland
id:
SAST-A-102460

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total:

21403

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
35b8701d-88ec-4839-b875-d5b9e45b7636
name:
Pa 0519 - LO Rogaland
id:
SAST-A-100705
path:
AV/SAST-A-100705
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/35b8701d-88ec-4839-b875-d5b9e45b7636
urn:
abfd0369-cdc8-4f5c-bb32-b1caf903028f
name:
Franzefoss Gjenvinning AS
id:
RA-PA-2128
path:
AV/RA-PA-2128
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/abfd0369-cdc8-4f5c-bb32-b1caf903028f
urn:
c8006440-6ec3-414e-ae97-b3cd648528cd
name:
Pa 0991 - Fagforbundet Rogaland fylke avdeling 469
id:
SAST-A-00005
path:
AV/SAST-A-00005
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c8006440-6ec3-414e-ae97-b3cd648528cd
urn:
52ff0475-1cda-4b06-abca-a4362e0c7b64
name:
Rogaland fylkeskommune - PA 011 Rogaland Skøytekrets
id:
K-101850
path:
IKAR/K-101850
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52ff0475-1cda-4b06-abca-a4362e0c7b64
urn:
93ce7be9-0390-4b42-b444-fc783136d945
name:
Pa 1216 - Rogaland Krets av Norges kvinne- og familieforbund
id:
SAST-A-101311
path:
AV/SAST-A-101311
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93ce7be9-0390-4b42-b444-fc783136d945
urn:
d0d46e49-74d1-424a-9db7-f319353b6f2d
name:
Pa 1863 - Motorførernes avholdsforbund, Rogaland distriktslag
id:
SAST-A-00037
path:
AV/SAST-A-00037
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d0d46e49-74d1-424a-9db7-f319353b6f2d
urn:
b4a059b5-667e-4b4d-bf63-2f6af12fed56
name:
Skoledirektøren i Rogaland
id:
SAST-A-102026
path:
AV/SAST-A-102026
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b4a059b5-667e-4b4d-bf63-2f6af12fed56
urn:
d0034229-67ff-44c1-8e4e-55bf14044201
name:
Rogaland statsadvokatembeter
id:
SAST-A-101568
path:
AV/SAST-A-101568
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d0034229-67ff-44c1-8e4e-55bf14044201
urn:
e2901bc4-6a8f-457b-9f41-def7a378c438
name:
Rogaland fylkeskommune - Fylkestannhelse
id:
A-1173
path:
IKAR/A-1173
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e2901bc4-6a8f-457b-9f41-def7a378c438
urn:
81c87dfb-4e38-4923-a738-f69447031b3d
name:
Konkurransetilsynet, region Rogaland
id:
SAST-A-102460
path:
AV/SAST-A-102460
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/81c87dfb-4e38-4923-a738-f69447031b3d
urn:
bfc3a17d-2d0d-4459-ac11-b40b0393b978
name:
Folldal Gjenvinning AS. Avdeling 151, Folldal kjemiske fagforening
id:
0004
path:
AAB/ARK-1662/D/Dd/L0281/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bfc3a17d-2d0d-4459-ac11-b40b0393b978
urn:
dc548cc8-4592-4d43-a358-fb2999a5b517
name:
Fretex Vest-Norge jobbsøknader, Norsk gjenvinning
id:
L0036
path:
VID/MDA-A-1525/H/Hf/Hfb/L0036
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc548cc8-4592-4d43-a358-fb2999a5b517
urn:
43425d45-129b-44a5-8bfa-e9caad9faf97
name:
Rogaland fylkeskommune - Fysiokjemikerskolen
id:
A-926
path:
IKAR/A-926
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43425d45-129b-44a5-8bfa-e9caad9faf97
urn:
d1df6572-b665-48b6-88d7-a343ad5340e2
name:
Forbrukerrådet i Rogaland
id:
SAST-A-102462
path:
AV/SAST-A-102462
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d1df6572-b665-48b6-88d7-a343ad5340e2
urn:
8a363ac2-b91a-4a84-abd5-32349780b827
name:
Pa 1321 - Postfolkenes Fellesforbund, Rogaland avdeling
id:
SAST-A-101638
path:
AV/SAST-A-101638
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8a363ac2-b91a-4a84-abd5-32349780b827
urn:
f31e833a-a12e-4316-bd60-4a9e1fe5433a
name:
Gjenvinning.
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-2011/D/De/L0011/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f31e833a-a12e-4316-bd60-4a9e1fe5433a
urn:
73af28ac-2331-498d-b866-a32f885d3734
name:
Norsk Glass Gjenvinning
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-2011/D/De/L0011/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/73af28ac-2331-498d-b866-a32f885d3734
urn:
5dd0af9f-a8ab-4ae1-8582-561a6fcfb5b2
name:
PA-0752, Norsk Rasjonaliseringsforening, Rogaland avdeling
id:
A-1805
path:
BYST/A-1805
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5dd0af9f-a8ab-4ae1-8582-561a6fcfb5b2
urn:
213580bf-53b9-44fb-a648-1fec760258ae
name:
Pa 0979 - Rogaland Meierilag
id:
SAST-A-100414
path:
AV/SAST-A-100414
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/213580bf-53b9-44fb-a648-1fec760258ae
urn:
74cbaf52-46ed-4c40-bf7b-1af5108a57c9
name:
Pa 1608 - Rogaland Kristelig Folkepartis Ungdom
id:
SAST-A-102161
path:
AV/SAST-A-102161
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/74cbaf52-46ed-4c40-bf7b-1af5108a57c9
urn:
0b96b456-1634-4ef6-9dad-6190ca6fe8e1
name:
Pa 0077 - Rogaland fotograflaug
id:
SAST-A-100195
path:
AV/SAST-A-100195
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0b96b456-1634-4ef6-9dad-6190ca6fe8e1
urn:
3e94f389-aad6-41ac-ae65-5540e58940a1
name:
Rogaland politidistrikt
id:
SAST-A-100365
path:
AV/SAST-A-100365
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3e94f389-aad6-41ac-ae65-5540e58940a1
urn:
6c41d1b9-5a11-4818-ad79-8ff867d10be4
name:
Pa 1322 - Norske Postmannslag, Rogaland krets, Det
id:
SAST-A-101639
path:
AV/SAST-A-101639
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c41d1b9-5a11-4818-ad79-8ff867d10be4
urn:
7be25e31-8285-43b4-98e3-7e182e74148f
name:
Pa 0828 - Arbeidernes historielag Rogaland
id:
SAST-A-102608
path:
AV/SAST-A-102608
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7be25e31-8285-43b4-98e3-7e182e74148f
urn:
c8ec03e6-11d1-406b-b201-0862e2a8f575
name:
Fylkeslandbrukskontoret i Rogaland
id:
SAST-A-101978
path:
AV/SAST-A-101978
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c8ec03e6-11d1-406b-b201-0862e2a8f575

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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