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 2026-10-29T02:53:27Z in 1.324 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58275 results in compact format.

name:
Hestar og folk ved Sandhaug sæter. landskap.
id:
W-1830
name:
Med klyvhestar på Sandhaug. Landskap, fire menn.
id:
W-1836
name:
Menn med 8 kløvhestar på Sandhaug. Stor turisthytte m./torvtak.
id:
W-0504
name:
Thranestua på Sandhaug
id:
0060
name:
Thranebygningen (Sandhaug)
id:
0061
name:
Thranestua på Sandhaug
id:
0058
name:
Thranestua på Sandhaug
id:
0059
name:
Kvinner: Rude - Sandhaug
id:
L0085
name:
Stasjonsnummer 29400 Sandhaug
id:
0013
name:
Sandhaug turisthytta – utvida serveringsløyve
id:
0026

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total:

58275

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010790
name:
Hestar og folk ved Sandhaug sæter. landskap.
id:
W-1830
path:
ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-1830
unit_type:
Foto
institution:
Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010790
urn:
no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010796
name:
Med klyvhestar på Sandhaug. Landskap, fire menn.
id:
W-1836
path:
ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-1836
unit_type:
Foto
institution:
Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010796
urn:
no-ulhaArkiv-000000002253
name:
Menn med 8 kløvhestar på Sandhaug. Stor turisthytte m./torvtak.
id:
W-0504
path:
ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-0504
unit_type:
Foto
institution:
Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000002253
urn:
95d11e53-201a-4b6d-92da-7afd9bf397fe
name:
Thranestua på Sandhaug
id:
0060
path:
AV/RA-S-6224/D/Db/Db06/0037/0060
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95d11e53-201a-4b6d-92da-7afd9bf397fe
urn:
5c1973c7-ed8f-4a3b-843f-423cc60fc4be
name:
Thranebygningen (Sandhaug)
id:
0061
path:
AV/RA-S-6224/D/Db/Db06/0037/0061
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5c1973c7-ed8f-4a3b-843f-423cc60fc4be
urn:
390b0500-8d4d-4763-9112-ff2e53b78337
name:
Thranestua på Sandhaug
id:
0058
path:
AV/RA-S-6224/D/Db/Db06/0037/0058
unit_type:
FOTOSERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/390b0500-8d4d-4763-9112-ff2e53b78337
urn:
f043a907-32fb-4d34-bea6-eb92c3fa8e68
name:
Thranestua på Sandhaug
id:
0059
path:
AV/RA-S-6224/D/Db/Db06/0037/0059
unit_type:
DOKUMENTSERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f043a907-32fb-4d34-bea6-eb92c3fa8e68
urn:
6ee67e25-0757-414b-ab6a-4342ecfb29e4
name:
Kvinner: Rude - Sandhaug
id:
L0085
path:
AV/SAO-A-10242/E/Ea/L0085
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6ee67e25-0757-414b-ab6a-4342ecfb29e4
urn:
e495eb43-f051-409b-82d3-eb425c43b851
name:
Stasjonsnummer 29400 Sandhaug
id:
0013
path:
AV/RA-S-1570/M/Mb/L0067/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e495eb43-f051-409b-82d3-eb425c43b851
urn:
79e82e6e-d28b-41e5-870d-02e779d9d9e5
name:
Sandhaug turisthytta – utvida serveringsløyve
id:
0026
path:
IKAH/1232-021.1/D/Da/L0075/0026
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/79e82e6e-d28b-41e5-870d-02e779d9d9e5
urn:
88d0323e-9b06-42f0-9e0c-a5d83a2d8f32
name:
Sandhaug – skifting av tak på stall
id:
0025
path:
IKAH/1232-636/D/Da/L0003/0025
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/88d0323e-9b06-42f0-9e0c-a5d83a2d8f32
urn:
5af8c7a5-d985-427c-9714-05d786ab50c5
name:
Sandhaug – ny vatnleidning til turisthytte
id:
0026
path:
IKAH/1232-636/D/Da/L0003/0026
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5af8c7a5-d985-427c-9714-05d786ab50c5
urn:
0b8c2988-bcb1-4474-a5e9-cff94eb740f1
name:
Sandhaug – tilbygg til turisthytte
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0001
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IKAH/1232-636/D/Da/L0004/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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IKA Hordaland
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0b8c2988-bcb1-4474-a5e9-cff94eb740f1
urn:
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name:
Nauf - Jente på sandhaug m/kurv
id:
0085
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IKAK/0604021-1/U/Ubc/L0023/0085
unit_type:
FOTO
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4185a9a4-5337-480e-80b8-6636db729576
urn:
6d13f343-b57f-454a-834b-c0dad07a4b86
name:
14-1d Møre og Romsdal 8290 O1af Sandhaug
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-1338/D/L0144/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6d13f343-b57f-454a-834b-c0dad07a4b86
urn:
52874bc1-a961-4208-9829-f481bebf30a1
name:
Oslo: 35242 Eilert Sandhaug (Transportarbeid)
id:
0012
path:
AV/RA-S-4852/D/Dc/L0437/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52874bc1-a961-4208-9829-f481bebf30a1
urn:
afddbd0e-45df-4006-b613-13b4fbf92559
name:
Fræna: 78932 Olaf Sandhaug (Rutebilkjøring)
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-4852/D/Do/L2083/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/afddbd0e-45df-4006-b613-13b4fbf92559
urn:
3a4ecb69-f2a1-4199-8213-0df2dcc2399e
name:
Sandhaug turisthytte – utsleppsløyve for kloakk
id:
0001
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IKAH/1232-021/D/Dbb/L0123/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a4ecb69-f2a1-4199-8213-0df2dcc2399e
urn:
b1fbf9a4-a120-4078-b6af-40a779f2fb8b
name:
s. 17. Sandhaug. Hardangervidda c. 1910. Universitetsbiblioteket i Bergen.
id:
0004
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AV/RA-S-1577/U/Ub/L0013/0017/0004
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FOTO
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b1fbf9a4-a120-4078-b6af-40a779f2fb8b
urn:
cc1a2162-73fb-4189-bcfc-53d0f3df403c
name:
Nauf - Tre jenter på sandhaug m/kurv
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0086
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IKAK/0604021-1/U/Ubc/L0023/0086
unit_type:
FOTO
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IKA Kongsberg
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cc1a2162-73fb-4189-bcfc-53d0f3df403c
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a7d71dd2-903b-4104-b581-ca499ddec340
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SANDHAUG SVEN ARNE - FØDSELSNR. 261144 44579
id:
0010
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AV/RA-RAFA-4477/P/Pc/L0005/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a7d71dd2-903b-4104-b581-ca499ddec340
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a4235c4e-c4ef-476a-9c6b-f0dace4fd1ef
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Garantier. Bilruter - Møre og Romsdal, Julsundruta v/Sandhaug
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0011
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AV/RA-S-1713/01/D/Da/L0135/0011
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a4235c4e-c4ef-476a-9c6b-f0dace4fd1ef
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Oslo: 18813 Asbjørn Sandhaug (Transportarbeid, personbefordring)
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0018
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AV/RA-S-4852/D/Dc/L0352/0018
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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aa1942dc-3d02-4173-944f-5fdcf4b05be5
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737.111 Eidfjord, sak 634, Sandhaug turisthytte
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0005
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AV/SAB-A-3601/2/J/Ja/Jab/L0019/0005
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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name:
Endring av stitrase Sandhaug/Hellehalsen / synfaring sommaren 1994
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0021
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IKAH/1232-636/D/Da/L0001/0021
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MAPPE
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IKA Hordaland
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e33fbd07-30d2-4191-8682-137562d10f77

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.
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.

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