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 2026-10-24T08:44:34Z in 0.612 seconds.

Showing 10 of 1161 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Siljan ungdomsskole
    id:
    0811232.1
  2. name:
    Siljan kirkebøker
    id:
    SAKO-A-300
  3. name:
    Siljan sokneprestkontor
    id:
    SAKO-A-299
  4. name:
    Siljan og Gjerpen branntrygdelag
    id:
    0811356-1
  5. name:
    Siljan likningskontor
    id:
    SAKO-A-1271
  6. name:
    Siljan arbeidstilsyn
    id:
    0811461-1
  7. name:
    Siljan alders- og sykehjem
    id:
    0811442-2
  8. name:
    Siljan kommunerevisjon
    id:
    0811131-1
  9. name:
    Siljan forbrukernemnd
    id:
    0811319.1
  10. name:
    Skien, Nome og Siljan næringsmiddeltilsyn
    id:
    0811432
Show all fields in HTML
total:
1161
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    66036246-dd9c-454a-a569-c32592b1396f
    name:
    Siljan ungdomsskole
    id:
    0811232.1
    path:
    IKAK/0811232.1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/66036246-dd9c-454a-a569-c32592b1396f
  2. urn:
    cc8befe0-2860-4719-b5a6-a84e78ece181
    name:
    Siljan kirkebøker
    id:
    SAKO-A-300
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-300
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cc8befe0-2860-4719-b5a6-a84e78ece181
  3. urn:
    41755128-8e02-46e5-9c89-4741dbb2d24e
    name:
    Siljan sokneprestkontor
    id:
    SAKO-A-299
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-299
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/41755128-8e02-46e5-9c89-4741dbb2d24e
  4. urn:
    c9e9b8ba-87fb-429d-a0ad-dbba499a4288
    name:
    Siljan og Gjerpen branntrygdelag
    id:
    0811356-1
    path:
    IKAK/0811356-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c9e9b8ba-87fb-429d-a0ad-dbba499a4288
  5. urn:
    d096703e-e927-436a-b4b9-a6a957b7ef37
    name:
    Siljan likningskontor
    id:
    SAKO-A-1271
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1271
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d096703e-e927-436a-b4b9-a6a957b7ef37
  6. urn:
    48230e28-a825-4858-87ef-774a4ab38cdc
    name:
    Siljan arbeidstilsyn
    id:
    0811461-1
    path:
    IKAK/0811461-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/48230e28-a825-4858-87ef-774a4ab38cdc
  7. urn:
    c82c96fb-28fa-4d3b-941e-61ad3f52d5c2
    name:
    Siljan alders- og sykehjem
    id:
    0811442-2
    path:
    IKAK/0811442-2
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c82c96fb-28fa-4d3b-941e-61ad3f52d5c2
  8. urn:
    630068e9-10c6-4fda-816e-c0aa68ce9f75
    name:
    Siljan kommunerevisjon
    id:
    0811131-1
    path:
    IKAK/0811131-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/630068e9-10c6-4fda-816e-c0aa68ce9f75
  9. urn:
    c036f2b9-5557-49cd-9883-e2e165facf31
    name:
    Siljan forbrukernemnd
    id:
    0811319.1
    path:
    IKAK/0811319.1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c036f2b9-5557-49cd-9883-e2e165facf31
  10. urn:
    bb6ff2d6-e076-4ddc-8e02-1e01c677722f
    name:
    Skien, Nome og Siljan næringsmiddeltilsyn
    id:
    0811432
    path:
    IKAK/0811432
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bb6ff2d6-e076-4ddc-8e02-1e01c677722f
  11. urn:
    bfa0b77d-a5ab-4783-a5e0-fe088fcf1183
    name:
    Siljan kommunestyre
    id:
    0811022-1
    path:
    IKAK/0811022-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bfa0b77d-a5ab-4783-a5e0-fe088fcf1183
  12. urn:
    403c7280-8ab6-4410-8f38-fc03e1166294
    name:
    Siljan helseråd
    id:
    0811411.2-2
    path:
    IKAK/0811411.2-2
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/403c7280-8ab6-4410-8f38-fc03e1166294
  13. urn:
    3396cc69-2f3e-4762-8618-ea40e9a22710
    name:
    A/S Siljan Bil
    id:
    A-1049
    path:
    VTM/A-1049
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Vest-Telemark Museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3396cc69-2f3e-4762-8618-ea40e9a22710
  14. urn:
    6fb4ffd6-26bb-4568-a371-ca06e94cce58
    name:
    Siljan formannskap og sentraladministrasjon
    id:
    0811021-1
    path:
    IKAK/0811021-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6fb4ffd6-26bb-4568-a371-ca06e94cce58
  15. urn:
    6e35f616-bffb-4935-b9aa-fa5d74d9dcca
    name:
    Siljan Sveiseverksted
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0049/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6e35f616-bffb-4935-b9aa-fa5d74d9dcca
  16. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000033031
    name:
    Avisutklipp - Siljan
    id:
    Zbc
    path:
    VEMU/TFA-A-1002/Z/Zb/Zbc
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000033031
  17. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000069827
    name:
    Innberetninger Sør-Siljan og Midt-Siljan distrikt
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    VEMU/TFA-A-1002/R/Ra/Rae/Raeb/L0001
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000069827
  18. urn:
    0a0092e5-4ecd-4d7b-bc9b-6107a92d6301
    name:
    Siljan kyrkje [oppmålingstegning]
    id:
    3952
    path:
    UBIT/A-0438/F/3952
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0a0092e5-4ecd-4d7b-bc9b-6107a92d6301
  19. urn:
    1f6e5419-5081-4ae2-b751-ce04bd19132c
    name:
    SILJAN SV
    id:
    A-811003
    path:
    AAT/A-811003
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv i Telemark
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1f6e5419-5081-4ae2-b751-ce04bd19132c
  20. urn:
    f04da364-2a8f-42fa-af63-5886851f9ef1
    name:
    Siljan sokneprestkontor
    id:
    AS-0903_02
    path:
    AV/AS-0903_02
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Siljan var anneks til Eidanger prestegjeld inntil det ved kgl.res. 10.07.1847 ble lagt under Gjerpen prestegjeld. Ved kgl. res. 21.04.1856 ble Siljan skilt ut fra Gjerpen som eget prestegjeld. Prestegjeldet het Slemdal frem til det skiftet navn til Siljan ved kgl.res.03.11.1917.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f04da364-2a8f-42fa-af63-5886851f9ef1
  21. urn:
    59463ee1-1229-4804-84ef-73292edfb866
    name:
    Gjerpen og Siljan lensmannskontor
    id:
    AS-0243_01
    path:
    AV/AS-0243_01
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Gjerpen lensmannskontorlå under Bamble fogderi (før 1846: Nedre Telemark og Bamble fogderi) Gjerpen lensmannskontor omfattet også Siljan herred. Gjerpen og Siljan tilhørte Bamble sorenskriveri frem til 1867, og deretter Gjerpen sorenskriveri. 1964 I ble Skien, Gjerpen og Solum slått sammen til Ski...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/59463ee1-1229-4804-84ef-73292edfb866
  22. urn:
    cdc7c4b6-c391-4b49-be48-43a9790a2126
    name:
    SILJAN ARBEIDERPARTI
    id:
    A-811002
    path:
    AAT/A-811002
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv i Telemark
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cdc7c4b6-c391-4b49-be48-43a9790a2126
  23. urn:
    ca2b17ec-f0b7-4d88-bc19-689000ac022d
    name:
    Siljan skogarbeiderforening
    id:
    AAT-811001
    path:
    AAT/AAT-811001
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv i Telemark
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ca2b17ec-f0b7-4d88-bc19-689000ac022d
  24. urn:
    e517974e-c9ff-4c66-bd81-f0d7fcf39002
    name:
    Siljan trygdekontor
    id:
    SAKO-A-362
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-362
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e517974e-c9ff-4c66-bd81-f0d7fcf39002
  25. urn:
    c95e17b3-7664-48b4-a10e-b2f784a36d82
    name:
    Siljan manntallsnemnd
    id:
    0811014-1
    path:
    IKAK/0811014-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c95e17b3-7664-48b4-a10e-b2f784a36d82
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.