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 2026-10-24T01:47:21Z in 0.847 seconds.

Showing 10 of 98366 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    SOS Rasisme
    id:
    PA-2756
  2. name:
    Steinkjer kommune II, sosialstyre/sosialutvalget
    id:
    A-4498
  3. name:
    Stranda kommune. Helse- og sosialutvalet/Sosialtenesta
    id:
    K-15250.610
  4. name:
    Averøy kommune. Helse- og sosialutvalget/Sosialkontoret
    id:
    K-15540.610
  5. name:
    Sula kommune. Helse- og sosialutvalet/Helse- og sosialsektoren
    id:
    K-15310.610
  6. name:
    Klager fra SOS Rasisme
    id:
    0005
  7. name:
    Stordal kommune. Hovudutvalet for helse- og sosialtenesta/Helse- og sosialetaten
    id:
    K-15260.610
  8. name:
    Hitra kommune II, sosialstyre/hovedutvalg for helsevern
    id:
    A-2875
  9. name:
    Sosialistiske legers forening
    id:
    ARK-2105
  10. name:
    Maja Andersen NAF. (jente på ville veier). Veihjelpen. NÅ nr. 37 1981. Foto: ?? - I
    id:
    10578b
Show all fields in HTML
total:
98366
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    0a7fa19a-19ef-4952-8064-f3a0ed2a0bbc
    name:
    SOS Rasisme
    id:
    PA-2756
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2756
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0a7fa19a-19ef-4952-8064-f3a0ed2a0bbc
  2. urn:
    1a54d7fa-a7e8-4066-882d-636a43aa052c
    name:
    Steinkjer kommune II, sosialstyre/sosialutvalget
    id:
    A-4498
    path:
    TIKA/A-4498
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1a54d7fa-a7e8-4066-882d-636a43aa052c
  3. urn:
    ec4e1e1e-7e1c-4d0a-9597-82f2a7bd74c9
    name:
    Stranda kommune. Helse- og sosialutvalet/Sosialtenesta
    id:
    K-15250.610
    path:
    IKAM/K-15250.610
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ec4e1e1e-7e1c-4d0a-9597-82f2a7bd74c9
  4. urn:
    53351033-3371-41d2-94de-6a589fec435f
    name:
    Averøy kommune. Helse- og sosialutvalget/Sosialkontoret
    id:
    K-15540.610
    path:
    IKAM/K-15540.610
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/53351033-3371-41d2-94de-6a589fec435f
  5. urn:
    fe6384f1-4f51-419d-8d72-b7f9070682ed
    name:
    Sula kommune. Helse- og sosialutvalet/Helse- og sosialsektoren
    id:
    K-15310.610
    path:
    IKAM/K-15310.610
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fe6384f1-4f51-419d-8d72-b7f9070682ed
  6. urn:
    634ffe48-11fb-43b8-92ca-98555f145d91
    name:
    Klager fra SOS Rasisme
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0691/E/Ea/L0002/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/634ffe48-11fb-43b8-92ca-98555f145d91
  7. urn:
    0d505646-74e8-4b95-aeda-2bdd50a4d8f1
    name:
    Stordal kommune. Hovudutvalet for helse- og sosialtenesta/Helse- og sosialetaten
    id:
    K-15260.610
    path:
    IKAM/K-15260.610
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0d505646-74e8-4b95-aeda-2bdd50a4d8f1
  8. urn:
    79224fcb-f2a8-4fda-92ff-ee31d6d67650
    name:
    Hitra kommune II, sosialstyre/hovedutvalg for helsevern
    id:
    A-2875
    path:
    TIKA/A-2875
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/79224fcb-f2a8-4fda-92ff-ee31d6d67650
  9. urn:
    251f7ed4-a67e-4ea2-81c8-7697e814b3d7
    name:
    Sosialistiske legers forening
    id:
    ARK-2105
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2105
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/251f7ed4-a67e-4ea2-81c8-7697e814b3d7
  10. urn:
    2202ceac-09a4-4ca5-a78e-22093bd9f214
    name:
    Maja Andersen NAF. (jente på ville veier). Veihjelpen. NÅ nr. 37 1981. Foto: ?? - I
    id:
    10578b
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0797/U/Ud/L0091/10578b
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2202ceac-09a4-4ca5-a78e-22093bd9f214
  11. urn:
    02718e6c-ce3c-489c-b7c4-312755511006
    name:
    SOS chat og melding
    id:
    0003
    path:
    VID/MDA-A-1573/V/Va/0002/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02718e6c-ce3c-489c-b7c4-312755511006
  12. urn:
    4701cea5-bb72-494b-81a6-ea0b8c8b3a5f
    name:
    SOS Rasisme
    id:
    A-102719
    path:
    AV/A-102719
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    I 1985 tok Kristin Halvorsen og Naushad Qureshi fra Sosialistisk Ungdom initiativ til å starte SOS Rasisme. Virksomheten ble etablert 11. oktober 1985. SOS Rasisme var underlagt Antirasistisk Senter fram til 1993. Etter det overtok Arbeidernes Kommunistparti (AKP) med Kjell Gunnar Larsen som leder. ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4701cea5-bb72-494b-81a6-ea0b8c8b3a5f
  13. urn:
    6d6b16fc-0d09-41f5-8c89-b1b3482b3079
    name:
    Undervisningsår mot rasisme, med SOS rasisme
    id:
    0003
    path:
    OBA/A-70393/M/Mb/L0005/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6d6b16fc-0d09-41f5-8c89-b1b3482b3079
  14. urn:
    6bcf3987-1db2-4aa5-bb1a-28cfa81664d6
    name:
    Lødingen kommune. Sosialkontor
    id:
    K-18510.610
    path:
    AIN/K-18510.610
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6bcf3987-1db2-4aa5-bb1a-28cfa81664d6
  15. urn:
    dcf4d883-d92b-4e95-b7ff-7bcd2f9a1805
    name:
    Aure kommune. Sosialtenesta
    id:
    K-15690.610.03
    path:
    IKAM/K-15690.610.03
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dcf4d883-d92b-4e95-b7ff-7bcd2f9a1805
  16. urn:
    9c447cd5-c88b-4e38-8850-3ce4b81d9762
    name:
    Trondheim kommune. Sosialrådmannen
    id:
    A-1449
    path:
    TRKO/A-1449
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9c447cd5-c88b-4e38-8850-3ce4b81d9762
  17. urn:
    93a36dff-1ad2-45ca-9932-42aaee6c6716
    name:
    Sogndal kommune. Sosialkontoret
    id:
    K-10115
    path:
    VLFK/K-10115
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93a36dff-1ad2-45ca-9932-42aaee6c6716
  18. urn:
    4a1d7ae9-b790-4390-832e-bcb4b2906b6e
    name:
    Sosialistiske siviløkonomers forening
    id:
    ARK-3029
    path:
    AAB/ARK-3029
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4a1d7ae9-b790-4390-832e-bcb4b2906b6e
  19. urn:
    324da476-ae59-4f9a-9656-85f6f746a3f9
    name:
    Vindafjord kommune - Sosialstyret
    id:
    K-100272
    path:
    IKAR/K-100272
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/324da476-ae59-4f9a-9656-85f6f746a3f9
  20. urn:
    d43324ac-47f5-4c5f-85bd-6791a99b33a4
    name:
    Namsos kommune, eiendom
    id:
    A-6660
    path:
    TIKA/A-6660
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d43324ac-47f5-4c5f-85bd-6791a99b33a4
  21. urn:
    4daf5d9b-2140-4cba-8ec2-ca844a603b07
    name:
    Namsos kommune, bygningsråd
    id:
    A-6664
    path:
    TIKA/A-6664
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4daf5d9b-2140-4cba-8ec2-ca844a603b07
  22. urn:
    cd930c66-81d7-4c0f-9d6e-b19e638a371e
    name:
    Norges sosialistiske ungdomsforbund
    id:
    ARK-1411
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1411
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cd930c66-81d7-4c0f-9d6e-b19e638a371e
  23. urn:
    d7a6d982-1f57-4fc1-bc79-a02c14594625
    name:
    Rana kommune. Sosialtjenesten
    id:
    K-18330.610
    path:
    AIN/K-18330.610
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d7a6d982-1f57-4fc1-bc79-a02c14594625
  24. urn:
    50e7f795-6c45-451c-af3f-8c9e727051ab
    name:
    Fauske kommune. Sosialkontoret
    id:
    K-18410.610.01
    path:
    AIN/K-18410.610.01
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/50e7f795-6c45-451c-af3f-8c9e727051ab
  25. urn:
    e2e85a6a-169c-417d-b626-138cb506bbc8
    name:
    Skaun kommune II, sosialkontor
    id:
    A-3220
    path:
    TIKA/A-3220
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e2e85a6a-169c-417d-b626-138cb506bbc8
limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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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

  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.

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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.