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.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
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&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.

Type: string. Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
Type: integer. Results per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-15T02:52:15Z in 0.221 seconds.

Showing 10 of 61488 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Nesseby trygdekontor
    id:
    SATØ-S-1526
  2. name:
    Trondheim kommune. Huseby skole / Huseby ungdomsskole
    id:
    A-1003
  3. name:
    Høyres Pressebyrå
    id:
    RA-PA-0603
  4. name:
    Prosjekt Posebyen
    id:
    SAK-D/1183
  5. name:
    Huseby kompetansesenter
    id:
    SAO-A-10293a
  6. name:
    Fiskerinemnda i Nesseby
    id:
    SATØ-A-390
  7. name:
    Nesseby fiskerinemnd
    id:
    SATØ-S-1176
  8. name:
    Nesseby sokneprestkontor
    id:
    SATØ-S-1330
  9. name:
    Nesseby prestegårdstilsyn
    id:
    SATØ-S-1633
  10. name:
    Husebygrenda borettslag
    id:
    A-70457
Show all fields in HTML
total:
61488
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    848a0360-a5e1-4943-a658-6265781d0eca
    name:
    Nesseby trygdekontor
    id:
    SATØ-S-1526
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1526
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/848a0360-a5e1-4943-a658-6265781d0eca
  2. urn:
    fa038ad2-9af4-4a7c-adfe-c119ed19fdf2
    name:
    Trondheim kommune. Huseby skole / Huseby ungdomsskole
    id:
    A-1003
    path:
    TRKO/A-1003
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fa038ad2-9af4-4a7c-adfe-c119ed19fdf2
  3. urn:
    8d8d5341-ebc8-462c-8a26-13bc972636a4
    name:
    Høyres Pressebyrå
    id:
    RA-PA-0603
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0603
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8d8d5341-ebc8-462c-8a26-13bc972636a4
  4. urn:
    e17333aa-27d9-47ad-abdc-507773746d5c
    name:
    Prosjekt Posebyen
    id:
    SAK-D/1183
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1183
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e17333aa-27d9-47ad-abdc-507773746d5c
  5. urn:
    a0aa296f-ebbe-49b0-b706-7fe2ba817639
    name:
    Huseby kompetansesenter
    id:
    SAO-A-10293a
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-10293a
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0aa296f-ebbe-49b0-b706-7fe2ba817639
  6. urn:
    81d5c095-6130-4582-9253-19cc5bb08777
    name:
    Fiskerinemnda i Nesseby
    id:
    SATØ-A-390
    path:
    AV/SATØ-A-390
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/81d5c095-6130-4582-9253-19cc5bb08777
  7. urn:
    0cdf5d48-61a2-48b4-9520-df4cf935ec08
    name:
    Nesseby fiskerinemnd
    id:
    SATØ-S-1176
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1176
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0cdf5d48-61a2-48b4-9520-df4cf935ec08
  8. urn:
    a21f9b3f-67d8-49a1-ad2f-fe14290ef7a0
    name:
    Nesseby sokneprestkontor
    id:
    SATØ-S-1330
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1330
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a21f9b3f-67d8-49a1-ad2f-fe14290ef7a0
  9. urn:
    4d1a744d-8475-44dd-a275-9d5c020c5694
    name:
    Nesseby prestegårdstilsyn
    id:
    SATØ-S-1633
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1633
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4d1a744d-8475-44dd-a275-9d5c020c5694
  10. urn:
    3d21b85b-b6eb-400d-b472-60c194658576
    name:
    Husebygrenda borettslag
    id:
    A-70457
    path:
    OBA/A-70457
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3d21b85b-b6eb-400d-b472-60c194658576
  11. urn:
    28e21b9d-5c4a-4002-a9dd-fe3acc59a07b
    name:
    Thorolf Huseby
    id:
    A-1092
    path:
    OMUS/A-1092
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo Museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28e21b9d-5c4a-4002-a9dd-fe3acc59a07b
  12. urn:
    4a737879-f2c3-40a1-97c9-e3b589ea10a6
    name:
    Victor Huseby
    id:
    A-0119
    path:
    UBIT/A-0119
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4a737879-f2c3-40a1-97c9-e3b589ea10a6
  13. urn:
    2e53beb3-e890-421a-92f2-86aeb2cbffe1
    name:
    Huseby, Olav
    id:
    SFF-93119
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-93119
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2e53beb3-e890-421a-92f2-86aeb2cbffe1
  14. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000075276
    name:
    Pa 1065 - Huseby, Kjell
    id:
    A-2274
    path:
    VEMU/A-2274
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000075276
  15. urn:
    0ea3bbea-9ea4-4ce7-a5e1-e6dafaeb5a56
    name:
    Nesseby likningskontor
    id:
    SATØ-S-1456
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1456
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0ea3bbea-9ea4-4ce7-a5e1-e6dafaeb5a56
  16. urn:
    1a151e32-7cf1-4289-a165-9b825d21b424
    name:
    Huseby kretslag av DNA
    id:
    ARK-1098
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1098
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1a151e32-7cf1-4289-a165-9b825d21b424
  17. urn:
    3343e2f0-5f49-4ee1-b971-992593737001
    name:
    Den Norske Reisebyråforening
    id:
    RA-PA-1970
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1970
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3343e2f0-5f49-4ee1-b971-992593737001
  18. urn:
    1fd83da6-1944-4c21-bd00-078319f2a3af
    name:
    Helsebygg Midt-Norge
    id:
    SAT-A-1581
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1fd83da6-1944-4c21-bd00-078319f2a3af
  19. urn:
    82961809-1066-4922-89e4-b2cc608cd597
    name:
    Helsebygg Midt-Norge
    id:
    SAT-ELSAT-046
    path:
    AV/SAT-ELSAT-046
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/82961809-1066-4922-89e4-b2cc608cd597
  20. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000003057
    name:
    Huseby - Munkhaugen landhandel
    id:
    A-1032
    path:
    BU/A-1032
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000003057
  21. urn:
    5afbc523-22f1-4ca6-aed9-86f0570c9355
    name:
    Vinna og Hønseby sanitetsforening
    id:
    FMFB-PA-1014
    path:
    FMFB/FMFB-PA-1014
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Finnmark fylkesbibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5afbc523-22f1-4ca6-aed9-86f0570c9355
  22. urn:
    5e42bd3e-9fc2-47c9-9d0e-820d22d8f64b
    name:
    Nesseby folkeregister
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    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-6379
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5e42bd3e-9fc2-47c9-9d0e-820d22d8f64b
  23. urn:
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    name:
    Pa 811 - Huseby, Inga Linet
    id:
    A-1935
    path:
    VEMU/A-1935
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000026485
  24. urn:
    8696fbb8-957d-495d-acf7-caea3b70cf28
    name:
    Huseby, Jens Christian Andersen
    id:
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    path:
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    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8696fbb8-957d-495d-acf7-caea3b70cf28
  25. urn:
    ec74d777-cd64-4144-85a8-db57c60073c0
    name:
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    id:
    T-A-00402
    path:
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    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ec74d777-cd64-4144-85a8-db57c60073c0
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How an AI agent should use this page

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.