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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
`page`	optional	integer	Page number, 1-based (default 1).
`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&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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-22T06:55:20Z in 1.959 seconds.

Showing 10 of 95133 results in compact format.

name:
Stavanger kommune. Dyrevernsnemnda
id:
A-0253
name:
Stavanger likningskontor og folkeregister
id:
SAST-A-100160
name:
Stavanger sykepleierhøgskole
id:
SAST-A-102412
name:
PA-0395, Stavanger fredslag
id:
A-1446
name:
PA-0325, Stavanger og Sør-Rogaland musikklærerforening
id:
A-1377
name:
Pa 1680 - Stavanger Søemandsforening
id:
SAST-A-102277
name:
PA-0367, Nemnda for vern av jord og jordbruksinteresser i Stavanger og Arealvurderingsutvalget i Stavanger
id:
A-1419
name:
Sentrum arbeiderlag
id:
SAT-AAT-0565
name:
Sentrum Arbeiderlag
id:
SAT-AAT-0587
name:
Bodø Sentrum Vel
id:
A-18-142

Show all fields in HTML

total:

95133

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
96fdb94c-db76-4e7b-b914-7c8a728f1e03
name:
Stavanger kommune. Dyrevernsnemnda
id:
A-0253
path:
BYST/A-0253
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/96fdb94c-db76-4e7b-b914-7c8a728f1e03
urn:
f22b6216-8765-4770-87a5-38ceec43c00c
name:
Stavanger likningskontor og folkeregister
id:
SAST-A-100160
path:
AV/SAST-A-100160
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f22b6216-8765-4770-87a5-38ceec43c00c
urn:
08230995-220c-44b3-ab3e-cc39a941970c
name:
Stavanger sykepleierhøgskole
id:
SAST-A-102412
path:
AV/SAST-A-102412
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/08230995-220c-44b3-ab3e-cc39a941970c
urn:
903759f6-4a88-4a91-b23e-bc7b6ccc4131
name:
PA-0395, Stavanger fredslag
id:
A-1446
path:
BYST/A-1446
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/903759f6-4a88-4a91-b23e-bc7b6ccc4131
urn:
3f5afbc1-354d-4197-b8ec-9d6740a75b0a
name:
PA-0325, Stavanger og Sør-Rogaland musikklærerforening
id:
A-1377
path:
BYST/A-1377
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3f5afbc1-354d-4197-b8ec-9d6740a75b0a
urn:
f5eddb67-5182-473b-b3e3-1dfaa147a148
name:
Pa 1680 - Stavanger Søemandsforening
id:
SAST-A-102277
path:
AV/SAST-A-102277
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f5eddb67-5182-473b-b3e3-1dfaa147a148
urn:
7d54a86a-6084-4e3c-87a5-429a1b800895
name:
PA-0367, Nemnda for vern av jord og jordbruksinteresser i Stavanger og Arealvurderingsutvalget i Stavanger
id:
A-1419
path:
BYST/A-1419
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d54a86a-6084-4e3c-87a5-429a1b800895
urn:
d2dabf4c-e3a1-41b3-9b72-2cb62a8c6de5
name:
Sentrum arbeiderlag
id:
SAT-AAT-0565
path:
AV/SAT-AAT-0565
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2dabf4c-e3a1-41b3-9b72-2cb62a8c6de5
urn:
7b03cfb7-0630-4b3c-a114-4de5a7ba115c
name:
Sentrum Arbeiderlag
id:
SAT-AAT-0587
path:
AV/SAT-AAT-0587
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7b03cfb7-0630-4b3c-a114-4de5a7ba115c
urn:
e90ff720-9fff-4470-8ce5-4f1ae80ae999
name:
Bodø Sentrum Vel
id:
A-18-142
path:
AIN/A-18-142
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e90ff720-9fff-4470-8ce5-4f1ae80ae999
urn:
774c96df-f9dc-4fba-bfea-da59010fb3fa
name:
Pa 0623 - Norsk Jernbaneforbund, Stavanger Distriktsorganisasjon av
id:
SAST-A-100758
path:
AV/SAST-A-100758
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/774c96df-f9dc-4fba-bfea-da59010fb3fa
urn:
788ce044-1088-40ae-9343-e24764dc06f2
name:
Stavanger universitetssykehus prestekontor
id:
SAST-A-101822
path:
AV/SAST-A-101822
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/788ce044-1088-40ae-9343-e24764dc06f2
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399177af-8b9c-4b13-8986-d4d5e2b88dc0
name:
Norges Statsbaner, Stavanger Distrikt
id:
SAST-A-100001
path:
AV/SAST-A-100001
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/399177af-8b9c-4b13-8986-d4d5e2b88dc0
urn:
65767902-282f-44ea-971d-395ce563f3e9
name:
Stavanger kommune. Jordstyret og jordstyrekontoret
id:
A-0251
path:
BYST/A-0251
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/65767902-282f-44ea-971d-395ce563f3e9
urn:
f51a7bb3-a9e8-4a9a-9480-d090b30c69db
name:
Pa 0523 - Norsk Forbund for Utviklingshemmede, Stavanger lokallag
id:
SAST-A-102580
path:
AV/SAST-A-102580
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f51a7bb3-a9e8-4a9a-9480-d090b30c69db
urn:
ffe51dc0-a670-41e5-b86c-c31d461bf5f3
name:
Sentrumsplan Stavanger 1988 - 2003
id:
0005
path:
TRKO/A-1255/F/Fa/L0017/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Trondheim byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ffe51dc0-a670-41e5-b86c-c31d461bf5f3
urn:
56edc3b6-6faa-45ae-a07d-b4ffe51b2cbd
name:
Stavanger arbeidskontor
id:
A-0643
path:
BYST/A-0643
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/56edc3b6-6faa-45ae-a07d-b4ffe51b2cbd
urn:
c6822865-5289-4fe6-bb6e-005012749410
name:
Pa 1641 - Øglænd i Sentrum A/S
id:
SAST-A-102222
path:
AV/SAST-A-102222
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c6822865-5289-4fe6-bb6e-005012749410
urn:
dbc91a54-caa3-4f77-a21d-5e1bda937e33
name:
Stavanger kommune. Fattigvesenet
id:
A-0019
path:
BYST/A-0019
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dbc91a54-caa3-4f77-a21d-5e1bda937e33
urn:
bcfb99ea-b4ef-42f4-8705-6d3d2c4f3c14
name:
Stavanger kommune. Landbrukskontoret
id:
A-0394
path:
BYST/A-0394
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bcfb99ea-b4ef-42f4-8705-6d3d2c4f3c14
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642ac6e7-23e3-49b8-8d88-9693455d9705
name:
PA-0050, Stavanger Radiolytterforening
id:
A-1102
path:
BYST/A-1102
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/642ac6e7-23e3-49b8-8d88-9693455d9705
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16324cbc-c0a0-4c8e-a74f-dea24bd86616
name:
PA-0114, Stavanger Aktiemæglerforening
id:
A-1166
path:
BYST/A-1166
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/16324cbc-c0a0-4c8e-a74f-dea24bd86616
urn:
5a41d42f-d7cf-4e89-90e8-55039a65f531
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PA-0858, Stavanger Byselskab
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A-1911
path:
BYST/A-1911
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ARKIV
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a41d42f-d7cf-4e89-90e8-55039a65f531
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9a885440-762b-42f9-9014-080f0caef6cc
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Stavanger kommune. Vraker- og målervesen
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A-0017
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BYST/A-0017
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ARKIV
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
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0
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bb8b2a68-a9ab-4d9f-9627-15e1de6b6338
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Stavanger kommune. Skoletannklinikken
id:
A-0407
path:
BYST/A-0407
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bb8b2a68-a9ab-4d9f-9627-15e1de6b6338

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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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