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 2026-10-14T21:09:36Z in 0.615 seconds.

Showing 10 of 1331 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Horstad, Steffen
    id:
    SFF-2000091
  2. name:
    Isene, Steffen Olsen
    id:
    SAB-SAB/DA-002
  3. name:
    Lundgreen
    id:
    SAT-PA-0047
  4. name:
    Firma J. A. Killengreen & Søn
    id:
    SATØ-P-0056
  5. name:
    Eide, Nordgreen & Frønsdal A/S
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0382
  6. name:
    Steffensrud gård
    id:
    T-A-00368
  7. name:
    Solveig Steffensen
    id:
    A-1023
  8. name:
    Berggreen, Borge, rektor og politiker.
    id:
    A-4056
  9. name:
    Tydal kommune, Aspgreens legat
    id:
    A-2754
  10. name:
    Steffens, Elias Johannes
    id:
    ARK-2914
Show all fields in HTML
total:
1331
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    4104b6fb-cf8c-4984-ab22-5527087dfb9a
    name:
    Horstad, Steffen
    id:
    SFF-2000091
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2000091
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4104b6fb-cf8c-4984-ab22-5527087dfb9a
  2. urn:
    412588a4-044b-44cc-a382-adb6c5fcb181
    name:
    Isene, Steffen Olsen
    id:
    SAB-SAB/DA-002
    path:
    AV/SAB-SAB/DA-002
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/412588a4-044b-44cc-a382-adb6c5fcb181
  3. urn:
    78b77c5c-af14-4883-9e7f-bf28d6521dd1
    name:
    Lundgreen
    id:
    SAT-PA-0047
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0047
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/78b77c5c-af14-4883-9e7f-bf28d6521dd1
  4. urn:
    f0602ae1-530e-4a8e-ad7d-06098b86ab02
    name:
    Firma J. A. Killengreen & Søn
    id:
    SATØ-P-0056
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0056
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f0602ae1-530e-4a8e-ad7d-06098b86ab02
  5. urn:
    e22b8363-5d30-49b0-8350-47e5d017e3a5
    name:
    Eide, Nordgreen & Frønsdal A/S
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0382
    path:
    AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0382
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e22b8363-5d30-49b0-8350-47e5d017e3a5
  6. urn:
    307a9284-bb33-4c52-a4b0-f68c869bbe50
    name:
    Steffensrud gård
    id:
    T-A-00368
    path:
    OAMM/T-A-00368
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/307a9284-bb33-4c52-a4b0-f68c869bbe50
  7. urn:
    d5715d9e-ae68-4aba-afbb-297608b68e52
    name:
    Solveig Steffensen
    id:
    A-1023
    path:
    SVAM/A-1023
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Svalbard Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d5715d9e-ae68-4aba-afbb-297608b68e52
  8. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000561893
    name:
    Berggreen, Borge, rektor og politiker.
    id:
    A-4056
    path:
    BBA/A-4056
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000561893
  9. urn:
    cf7db4c8-e0ea-4970-a847-b1f43d765248
    name:
    Tydal kommune, Aspgreens legat
    id:
    A-2754
    path:
    TIKA/A-2754
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf7db4c8-e0ea-4970-a847-b1f43d765248
  10. urn:
    6f0093b1-243b-494d-9670-5b4055b43aa7
    name:
    Steffens, Elias Johannes
    id:
    ARK-2914
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2914
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6f0093b1-243b-494d-9670-5b4055b43aa7
  11. urn:
    1a8c57ad-e403-4e4c-9fe6-dda7fe135c30
    name:
    Steffens, Haagen Krog
    id:
    RA-PA-0111
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0111
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1a8c57ad-e403-4e4c-9fe6-dda7fe135c30
  12. urn:
    cd5cce86-544f-4558-a363-487f0718b418
    name:
    Steffens, Fredrik Henrich
    id:
    RA-PA-0724
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0724
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cd5cce86-544f-4558-a363-487f0718b418
  13. urn:
    af4df0ee-139e-4180-a20a-dac5a97fb3ed
    name:
    Pa 1056 - Steffensen, Ingolf A.
    id:
    SAST-A-101068
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101068
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af4df0ee-139e-4180-a20a-dac5a97fb3ed
  14. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003454472
    name:
    Stiftelsen Steffens Legat 1
    id:
    A-7355
    path:
    BBA/A-7355
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003454472
  15. urn:
    7fa1d044-abc2-4b42-87d8-9b95407e2e4f
    name:
    Aktieselskapet Christian J. Steffensen
    id:
    P-00875
    path:
    IKAM/P-00875
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7fa1d044-abc2-4b42-87d8-9b95407e2e4f
  16. urn:
    a74ae493-6ca0-4708-876f-edc5b7fe794c
    name:
    Wettergreen, Ole Malling, sakfører
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0082
    path:
    AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0082
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a74ae493-6ca0-4708-876f-edc5b7fe794c
  17. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000335309
    name:
    Nordgreen, Lars Christoffer og Ellinor Blom
    id:
    A-3858
    path:
    BBA/A-3858
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000335309
  18. urn:
    6acb62da-6a31-49a6-b4ff-ce3313600fb3
    name:
    Anton Kasper Steffensen Dalen (Stjørdal)
    id:
    A0714
    path:
    PAT/A0714
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6acb62da-6a31-49a6-b4ff-ce3313600fb3
  19. urn:
    cd671059-6bcc-4a84-990d-895c96c4ca5f
    name:
    Østfold fylkeskommune. Fredrikstad kommunale husmorskole/Steffensgården videregående skole
    id:
    A-3540
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-3540
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cd671059-6bcc-4a84-990d-895c96c4ca5f
  20. urn:
    847d73aa-2d84-43b6-9526-35e7ac0c2fda
    name:
    Isene, Steffen Olsen
    id:
    DA-002
    path:
    AV/DA-002
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Steffen Olsen ytre Isene (ca. 1829-1904) var gardbrukar og sjølveigar på ytre Isene i dåverande Davik kommune. Garden høyrer i dag til Bremanger kommune.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/847d73aa-2d84-43b6-9526-35e7ac0c2fda
  21. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000168396
    name:
    Steffens legat til fordel for medisinske studenter ved Universitetet i Bergen
    id:
    A-4727
    path:
    BBA/A-4727
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000168396
  22. urn:
    69123f83-1914-4539-9129-5a717755c0f4
    name:
    Moe, Niels Green
    id:
    0010
    path:
    TMF/A-1001/E/L0002/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    MF vitenskapelig høyskole
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/69123f83-1914-4539-9129-5a717755c0f4
  23. urn:
    622dbdd4-046f-465a-b2de-8b4de840ab31
    name:
    Skoleprotokoll for Håkonsrud og Green kretser
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    IKAK/0622231.16/H/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/622dbdd4-046f-465a-b2de-8b4de840ab31
  24. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000039985
    name:
    Eimar Green, Sandefjord (Kasett 47)
    id:
    0011
    path:
    VEMU/A-1868/U/Ub/Uba/L0002/0011
    unit_type:
    Lyd
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000039985
  25. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000039986
    name:
    Eimar Green, Sandefjord (Kassett 48)
    id:
    0012
    path:
    VEMU/A-1868/U/Ub/Uba/L0002/0012
    unit_type:
    Lyd
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000039986
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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