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. 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 2026-11-14T23:44:20Z in 0.237 seconds.

Showing 10 of 63163 results in compact format.

name:
Giellasiida - Sámi giellaguovddáš Gáivuonas
id:
SAMI-OA-1005
name:
Norsk kulturråd i Masi/Samisk litteraturutvalg
id:
SATØ-S-0163
name:
Siida A/L
id:
AS-1137
name:
SIIDA, senter for samisk husflid og brukskunst. Papirer i forbindelse med Bjørn Aarseths verv i Norsk Kulturråd.
id:
0004
name:
Guovdagæino Sami Almot Særvi / Kautokeino SLF
id:
SAMI-PA-1092
name:
Sami Herders
id:
L0018
name:
Sami Usteb bláđđi / Bladet Sami Usteb
id:
Y
name:
Guovdagæino Sami Almot Særvi / Kautokeino SLF
id:
AS-1249_02
name:
The sami - four lands one people
id:
L0019
name:
Fredriksvern navigasjonseksaminatorembete
id:
SAKO-A-1236

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total:

63163

total_exact:

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returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
d1aeaa73-6c33-4599-937e-c8c070a1148f
name:
Giellasiida - Sámi giellaguovddáš Gáivuonas
id:
SAMI-OA-1005
path:
AV/SAMI-OA-1005
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d1aeaa73-6c33-4599-937e-c8c070a1148f
urn:
4b1511f7-042d-4f8c-9729-3cacb7a8c340
name:
Norsk kulturråd i Masi/Samisk litteraturutvalg
id:
SATØ-S-0163
path:
AV/SATØ-S-0163
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4b1511f7-042d-4f8c-9729-3cacb7a8c340
urn:
5e4e24ac-32f0-4e80-a250-3a4f3244756b
name:
Siida A/L
id:
AS-1137
path:
AV/AS-1137
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
I 1969, den 18.desember, møttes man på Kautokeino fjellstue for å stifte et andelslag til et nytt senter for samisk husflid og håndverk (duodji) med formål om å fremme samisk husflid og brukskunst. Der ble valgt et interimsstyre på fem; Sara Hætta; Regnor Solbakk, Aslak Loso, Johan Rist og Hans Nerg...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5e4e24ac-32f0-4e80-a250-3a4f3244756b
urn:
42873571-17de-412a-b1d1-b1246be34b41
name:
SIIDA, senter for samisk husflid og brukskunst. Papirer i forbindelse med Bjørn Aarseths verv i Norsk Kulturråd.
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAMI-PA-1038/F/Fe/L0004/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/42873571-17de-412a-b1d1-b1246be34b41
urn:
9961f742-1100-4e42-b455-e664b9bede2a
name:
Guovdagæino Sami Almot Særvi / Kautokeino SLF
id:
SAMI-PA-1092
path:
AV/SAMI-PA-1092
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9961f742-1100-4e42-b455-e664b9bede2a
urn:
60da15bf-c17e-4be1-8d28-03fbab23729d
name:
Sami Herders
id:
L0018
path:
AV/SAMI-PA-1030/SI-Dutkan/U/Ub/L0018
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/60da15bf-c17e-4be1-8d28-03fbab23729d
urn:
98a51f67-ab1a-4870-abcd-98d854e44b6c
name:
Sami Usteb bláđđi / Bladet Sami Usteb
id:
Y
path:
AV/SAMI-PA-1144/Y
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/98a51f67-ab1a-4870-abcd-98d854e44b6c
urn:
1db63bfa-2748-4fa4-aa59-67b2402babdc
name:
Guovdagæino Sami Almot Særvi / Kautokeino SLF
id:
AS-1249_02
path:
AV/AS-1249_02
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Samenes Landsforbund Sámiid Ædnansærvi (SLF) ble konstituert 12.mai 1979 i Levajok. Lokallaget i Kautokeino; Guovdagæino Sami Almot Særvi (SLF) Kautokeino SLF ble stiftet i 1980 med Klemet K. Hætta som formann. Lokallaget avsluttet sin virksomhet i 2007.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1db63bfa-2748-4fa4-aa59-67b2402babdc
urn:
5bde4043-d70b-422d-a576-2cae153733f3
name:
The sami - four lands one people
id:
L0019
path:
AV/SAMI-PA-1030/SI-Dutkan/U/Ub/L0019
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5bde4043-d70b-422d-a576-2cae153733f3
urn:
b91e72cb-527a-44e1-82e8-e11c12804d27
name:
Fredriksvern navigasjonseksaminatorembete
id:
SAKO-A-1236
path:
AV/SAKO-A-1236
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b91e72cb-527a-44e1-82e8-e11c12804d27
urn:
7c0426f9-c776-468d-8e22-e5f383d1187b
name:
Samisk database
id:
A-0372
path:
UBIT/A-0372
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7c0426f9-c776-468d-8e22-e5f383d1187b
urn:
1ddc6906-5216-45ad-a7f8-ee8fc73d5f38
name:
Samisk grafisk forening
id:
SAMI-PA-1035
path:
AV/SAMI-PA-1035
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1ddc6906-5216-45ad-a7f8-ee8fc73d5f38
urn:
51301f7b-1609-4640-a26a-5670c6f5c52f
name:
Den Samiske folkehøgskole
id:
SATØ-P-0543
path:
AV/SATØ-P-0543
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/51301f7b-1609-4640-a26a-5670c6f5c52f
urn:
88d54f7b-9ec9-4922-b8e1-10377f4fd81b
name:
SAKO Samisk kulturorganisasjon i Sør-Varanger
id:
SAMI-PA-1178
path:
AV/SAMI-PA-1178
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/88d54f7b-9ec9-4922-b8e1-10377f4fd81b
urn:
74a0a654-b0be-4c02-b347-ce672f5ff7c8
name:
Samisk videregående skole og reindriftsskole
id:
SATØ-S-1315
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1315
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/74a0a654-b0be-4c02-b347-ce672f5ff7c8
urn:
c5e62722-8cc6-4261-930b-39adaee45c06
name:
Samisk videregående skole, Karasjok
id:
SATØ-S-1453
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1453
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c5e62722-8cc6-4261-930b-39adaee45c06
urn:
104ad0df-0137-4889-82a2-55afe1b4f30a
name:
Styret for de samiske videregående skolene
id:
SAMI-PA-1032
path:
AV/SAMI-PA-1032
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/104ad0df-0137-4889-82a2-55afe1b4f30a
urn:
d53df74f-2ba1-42d1-8de5-479c98a3f47e
name:
Sámi oahpahusráđđi
id:
SAMI-OA-1002
path:
AV/SAMI-OA-1002
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d53df74f-2ba1-42d1-8de5-479c98a3f47e
urn:
7e833cfc-302b-47d1-ba8d-30831a56d6bc
name:
Uttalelse fra Karasjok Sami searvi ang læreskole i Finnmark
id:
0017
path:
AV/SAMI-PA-1038/G/L0005/0017
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7e833cfc-302b-47d1-ba8d-30831a56d6bc
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000003525444
name:
Nemndi til handsaminga avd en framtidige ordninga for uppkrevjing m.v. av utjamningsavgifti på mjølk i Bergensdistriktet
id:
A-7467
path:
BBA/A-7467
unit_type:
Arkiv
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Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003525444
urn:
827c4a48-39f1-4572-86b9-7d91bb36073c
name:
Nemndi til handsaminga avd en framtidige ordninga for uppkrevjing m.v. av utjamningsavgifti på mjølk i Bergensdistriktet
id:
A-7467
path:
SAF/A-7467
unit_type:
ARKIV
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ArkiVest
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/827c4a48-39f1-4572-86b9-7d91bb36073c
urn:
05c84efc-7879-4048-97c3-2e805b9a8ba2
name:
Sami Instituhta
id:
0005
path:
AV/SAMI-PA-1007/X/L0001/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/05c84efc-7879-4048-97c3-2e805b9a8ba2
urn:
d2dff565-1eaa-4c83-8eb8-ad6c3ac18777
name:
Orientering om Siida
id:
0026
path:
AV/SAMI-PA-1039/F/Fa/L0001/0026
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2dff565-1eaa-4c83-8eb8-ad6c3ac18777
urn:
2f24910e-6fcc-4e15-a385-279f09e44e57
name:
Alta Siida
id:
0013
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1668/D/Dc/L0087/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2f24910e-6fcc-4e15-a385-279f09e44e57
urn:
75540ff4-36f2-4a94-b977-c7cf16537ae5
name:
Niilas ja su siida, hárjehallangirji
id:
0024
path:
AV/SAMI-OA-1002/D/Dd/L0010/0024
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/75540ff4-36f2-4a94-b977-c7cf16537ae5

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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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