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 2026-10-23T23:05:56Z in 2.853 seconds.

Showing 10 of 178794 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Søvik, Edmund (f. 1944)
    id:
    R.Ark.1473
  2. name:
    PA-0040, Ueland, Sigurd, lærer
    id:
    A-1092
  3. name:
    Dahl, Sigurd
    id:
    SATØ-P-1584
  4. name:
    Kræmer, Sigurd
    id:
    SATØ-P-1616
  5. name:
    Dokumentsamling. Sigurd Haraldseid
    id:
    NHM-588
  6. name:
    Winter-Hansen, Sigurd og Gerd
    id:
    SATØ-P-1587
  7. name:
    Pa 0903 - Jacobsen, Sigurd og Jacobsen, Gabriel
    id:
    SAST-A-100508
  8. name:
    Søvik Helselag
    id:
    P-00907
  9. name:
    Stenersen, Sigurd Johan
    id:
    SATØ-P-1615
  10. name:
    Knudsen, Gudrun og Sigurd Ernst
    id:
    MA-A-1250
Show all fields in HTML
total:
178794
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000019048
    name:
    Søvik, Edmund (f. 1944)
    id:
    R.Ark.1473
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1473
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000019048
  2. urn:
    c101f13a-6461-4f5c-8fe1-8a2fa90dc6a4
    name:
    PA-0040, Ueland, Sigurd, lærer
    id:
    A-1092
    path:
    BYST/A-1092
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c101f13a-6461-4f5c-8fe1-8a2fa90dc6a4
  3. urn:
    a4264af5-541b-4ecd-8a20-231e60665105
    name:
    Dahl, Sigurd
    id:
    SATØ-P-1584
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1584
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a4264af5-541b-4ecd-8a20-231e60665105
  4. urn:
    04ee093a-1ed5-4180-9015-be3ec00e18d3
    name:
    Kræmer, Sigurd
    id:
    SATØ-P-1616
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1616
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/04ee093a-1ed5-4180-9015-be3ec00e18d3
  5. urn:
    1902db93-5356-455c-9f1d-07af39489559
    name:
    Dokumentsamling. Sigurd Haraldseid
    id:
    NHM-588
    path:
    NHM/NHM-588
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1902db93-5356-455c-9f1d-07af39489559
  6. urn:
    01741211-4fd3-403e-94f2-37390e963481
    name:
    Winter-Hansen, Sigurd og Gerd
    id:
    SATØ-P-1587
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1587
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/01741211-4fd3-403e-94f2-37390e963481
  7. urn:
    9828bbe3-34f3-440d-b5c4-a75456587fce
    name:
    Pa 0903 - Jacobsen, Sigurd og Jacobsen, Gabriel
    id:
    SAST-A-100508
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100508
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9828bbe3-34f3-440d-b5c4-a75456587fce
  8. urn:
    06edd163-0325-4bc0-a6ef-7121a92b757c
    name:
    Søvik Helselag
    id:
    P-00907
    path:
    IKAM/P-00907
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/06edd163-0325-4bc0-a6ef-7121a92b757c
  9. urn:
    b9be8635-5395-4203-931c-03b7d3e43e03
    name:
    Stenersen, Sigurd Johan
    id:
    SATØ-P-1615
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1615
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b9be8635-5395-4203-931c-03b7d3e43e03
  10. urn:
    f2356f7c-5847-4522-ae90-4e65aae74070
    name:
    Knudsen, Gudrun og Sigurd Ernst
    id:
    MA-A-1250
    path:
    VID/MA-A-1250
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f2356f7c-5847-4522-ae90-4e65aae74070
  11. urn:
    8272a016-c7f9-46c8-af57-9fc1295021db
    name:
    Alstahaug kommune. Søvik stemmekrets
    id:
    K-18200.110.04
    path:
    AIN/K-18200.110.04
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8272a016-c7f9-46c8-af57-9fc1295021db
  12. urn:
    4f350429-2e2a-424a-b876-ce89f5e57e3a
    name:
    Jonas Lies vei nr 20, Bergen, for Sigurd Søvik
    id:
    0004
    path:
    UBIT/A-0404/F/L0007/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f350429-2e2a-424a-b876-ce89f5e57e3a
  13. urn:
    53aca3eb-dfc4-47b4-b1e5-d20403bac73d
    name:
    Søvik Sykehus
    id:
    AKT-2437
    path:
    AIN/AKT-2437
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    SØVIK SYKEHUS 1865 – 1926, DET FJERDE SYKEHUS PÅ HELGELAND Det nye Søvik sykehus ble tatt i bruk i 1865 med ca. 36 senger og var for sin tid et vakkert anlegg. Dr. Johan Stang kom til Søvik i årsskiftet 1866/67 og virket der til sin død i 1877. I 1905 ble det opprettet egen overlegestilling på syk...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/53aca3eb-dfc4-47b4-b1e5-d20403bac73d
  14. urn:
    3a50dae7-4155-4cec-a250-785e2f3c0a4c
    name:
    Sigurd Ursin
    id:
    A-20-132
    path:
    AIN/A-20-132
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a50dae7-4155-4cec-a250-785e2f3c0a4c
  15. urn:
    81edd237-b6c8-4c20-8c43-6183d1b3b19e
    name:
    Sigurd Feed
    id:
    SAK-SIRK-002
    path:
    AV/SAK-SIRK-002
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/81edd237-b6c8-4c20-8c43-6183d1b3b19e
  16. urn:
    1b42b674-ec8b-45e5-92e1-1ba482597781
    name:
    Navnekort uten personnr. Kvinner - Ståhl - Søvik
    id:
    L0075
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101446/O/L0075
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b42b674-ec8b-45e5-92e1-1ba482597781
  17. urn:
    a2f6c7c1-7401-406a-b7fd-9c2fcd369f48
    name:
    Pedersen, Sigurd, rådmann i Hamar
    id:
    SAH-ARK-405
    path:
    AV/SAH-ARK-405
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a2f6c7c1-7401-406a-b7fd-9c2fcd369f48
  18. urn:
    bc0451fe-c91b-44ed-b0da-d39eb495526f
    name:
    Midttun, Sigurd,
    id:
    SAT-PA-0237
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0237
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bc0451fe-c91b-44ed-b0da-d39eb495526f
  19. urn:
    9d76e555-90fd-486f-a6e9-712ae28da65b
    name:
    Thingelstad, Sigurd f 20.10.1902
    id:
    H-A-00606
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00606
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9d76e555-90fd-486f-a6e9-712ae28da65b
  20. urn:
    c75b91d9-b7cd-4f73-9425-7affaa9742c8
    name:
    Vik, Sigurd
    id:
    PA-3015
    path:
    AAMA/PA-3015
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c75b91d9-b7cd-4f73-9425-7affaa9742c8
  21. urn:
    32ff0c8f-59d4-4dc9-8952-8340ccf709f2
    name:
    Sigurd Svensen
    id:
    A-0362
    path:
    UBIT/A-0362
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/32ff0c8f-59d4-4dc9-8952-8340ccf709f2
  22. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000008160
    name:
    Sigurd E. Undeland
    id:
    A-1011
    path:
    ULHA/A-1011
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000008160
  23. urn:
    5700e0b3-d84c-4893-98b7-cfe0fe451115
    name:
    Storstad, Sigurd
    id:
    SATØ-P-1540
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1540
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5700e0b3-d84c-4893-98b7-cfe0fe451115
  24. urn:
    91121174-e7f1-4a15-b889-097e29f252bd
    name:
    Selsøvik poståpneri
    id:
    SAT-A-2225
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-2225
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/91121174-e7f1-4a15-b889-097e29f252bd
  25. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000009739
    name:
    Maria og Sigurd S. Erdal, dress, bunad m/skaut.
    id:
    W-1397
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-1397
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000009739
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.