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 2026-10-24T08:21:46Z in 1.063 seconds.

Showing 10 of 23579 results in compact format.

name:
Telemark Journalistlag/ presselag
id:
TGM-A-1027
name:
Utskiftningsvesenet i Telemark
id:
SAKO-A-817
name:
Telemark fylkes ungdoms- og idrettsnemnd
id:
0800263
name:
Telemarkkonsertar A/S
id:
0800266
name:
Sykehuset/sykestuen i Ny-Ålesund
id:
SATØ-P-0465
name:
Vest-Telemark jordskifterett
id:
SAKO-A-120
name:
Aust-Telemark jordskifterett
id:
SAKO-A-57
name:
Telemark fylkeskommunes bygg- og eiendomskontor
id:
0800541.1
name:
LLH Telemark
id:
A-0191
name:
Telemark fylkeskommunale kulturminnevern
id:
0800262.2

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total:

23579

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
ec0aa238-0a08-41d2-8fcd-7522517ccb4c
name:
Telemark Journalistlag/ presselag
id:
TGM-A-1027
path:
TEMU/TGM-A-1027
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Telemark Museum
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ec0aa238-0a08-41d2-8fcd-7522517ccb4c
urn:
9a24ba44-1b79-4b4f-bd8b-a4bba23e7298
name:
Utskiftningsvesenet i Telemark
id:
SAKO-A-817
path:
AV/SAKO-A-817
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9a24ba44-1b79-4b4f-bd8b-a4bba23e7298
urn:
131f9e67-745f-47be-bd83-c7e8bf4aa492
name:
Telemark fylkes ungdoms- og idrettsnemnd
id:
0800263
path:
IKAK/0800263
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/131f9e67-745f-47be-bd83-c7e8bf4aa492
urn:
f870c13a-f892-4174-8968-58e272b1e409
name:
Telemarkkonsertar A/S
id:
0800266
path:
IKAK/0800266
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f870c13a-f892-4174-8968-58e272b1e409
urn:
4aa340d1-4b3f-4d40-92fd-eb9035dc6426
name:
Sykehuset/sykestuen i Ny-Ålesund
id:
SATØ-P-0465
path:
AV/SATØ-P-0465
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4aa340d1-4b3f-4d40-92fd-eb9035dc6426
urn:
01cdff1e-8eb1-494c-960c-9759a0a9048d
name:
Vest-Telemark jordskifterett
id:
SAKO-A-120
path:
AV/SAKO-A-120
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/01cdff1e-8eb1-494c-960c-9759a0a9048d
urn:
90a180fb-c2d4-4037-bb86-f9ec37af2b3a
name:
Aust-Telemark jordskifterett
id:
SAKO-A-57
path:
AV/SAKO-A-57
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/90a180fb-c2d4-4037-bb86-f9ec37af2b3a
urn:
90ec59b4-303a-4722-9625-73b4376bf81f
name:
Telemark fylkeskommunes bygg- og eiendomskontor
id:
0800541.1
path:
IKAK/0800541.1
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/90ec59b4-303a-4722-9625-73b4376bf81f
urn:
b938a3a7-90be-43f5-aa02-44c5b02d2d32
name:
LLH Telemark
id:
A-0191
path:
SKA/A-0191
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Skeivt arkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b938a3a7-90be-43f5-aa02-44c5b02d2d32
urn:
15dc633f-b2a3-42ca-af8e-7c5503f6e8fd
name:
Telemark fylkeskommunale kulturminnevern
id:
0800262.2
path:
IKAK/0800262.2
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/15dc633f-b2a3-42ca-af8e-7c5503f6e8fd
urn:
97be05e9-ff2c-46d6-97aa-d46c0717d2ec
name:
Plan- og næringsetaten i Telemark fylkeskommune
id:
0800611.2
path:
IKAK/0800611.2
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/97be05e9-ff2c-46d6-97aa-d46c0717d2ec
urn:
075b40ff-b1f1-4530-818a-3c3749b71153
name:
Fylkeslandbrukskontoret i Telemark
id:
SAKO-A-1034
path:
AV/SAKO-A-1034
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/075b40ff-b1f1-4530-818a-3c3749b71153
urn:
00550d1a-7a95-40fe-8ff9-423e9aeaa3cf
name:
Telemark sangerforbunds arkiv
id:
AAT-800015
path:
AAT/AAT-800015
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv i Telemark
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/00550d1a-7a95-40fe-8ff9-423e9aeaa3cf
urn:
2b485a0f-2d71-4f2c-a865-c144db577a43
name:
Telemark Sosialistiske Folkepartis arkiv
id:
AAT-800084
path:
AAT/AAT-800084
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv i Telemark
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2b485a0f-2d71-4f2c-a865-c144db577a43
urn:
7d516e15-e7ac-424b-a50b-29545b2fb516
name:
Telemark bonde- og småbrukelags arkiv
id:
AAT-800094
path:
AAT/AAT-800094
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv i Telemark
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d516e15-e7ac-424b-a50b-29545b2fb516
urn:
07c6ee43-49c5-429f-9ae8-bf3fa2322f85
name:
Telemark Socialdemokratiske Arbeiderpartis arkiv
id:
AAT-800095
path:
AAT/AAT-800095
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv i Telemark
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07c6ee43-49c5-429f-9ae8-bf3fa2322f85
urn:
ae6864af-13d9-433d-9949-ab13cdfbf012
name:
Telemark fylkeskommunes avdeling for vidaregåande opplæring
id:
0800211.1
path:
IKAK/0800211.1
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ae6864af-13d9-433d-9949-ab13cdfbf012
urn:
b1c92be1-84b0-445f-9c6c-020a189bdbd3
name:
Øvre Telemark østfjelske sorenskriveri
id:
SAKO-A-213
path:
AV/SAKO-A-213
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b1c92be1-84b0-445f-9c6c-020a189bdbd3
urn:
72b6735d-1242-4abc-a969-d4a9b8289906
name:
Fagforbundet avd. 741, Sykehuset Innlandet, Tynset
id:
ARK-680
path:
ANNO/ARK-680
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Anno museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/72b6735d-1242-4abc-a969-d4a9b8289906
urn:
2c783168-9f4e-48ce-93b9-50f4fb67ff13
name:
Vest Telemark skikrets sitt arkiv
id:
A-1165
path:
VTM/A-1165
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Vest-Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c783168-9f4e-48ce-93b9-50f4fb67ff13
urn:
db8dc2a4-ac68-4ebc-a8ed-fb4c444a76da
name:
Sykehuset Innlandet HF, Hamar sykehus
id:
SAH-SYK-002
path:
AV/SAH-SYK-002
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db8dc2a4-ac68-4ebc-a8ed-fb4c444a76da
urn:
34cc018e-3582-4188-ac6a-48c9b03eb13e
name:
A/L Telemark meieri
id:
TGM-A-1317
path:
TEMU/TGM-A-1317
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/34cc018e-3582-4188-ac6a-48c9b03eb13e
urn:
af9add57-4bf5-4f24-9ef0-fb0a9be1fdaf
name:
Utstyr Sykehuset - Telemark
id:
L0144
path:
AV/RA-S-2414/2/E/Ea/L0144
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af9add57-4bf5-4f24-9ef0-fb0a9be1fdaf
urn:
1c0aa6dd-91e0-454c-97f1-7babab4e3b0e
name:
Sykehuset Telemark, Kragerø
id:
0016
path:
AV/RA-S-2414/2/E/Ea/L0143/0016
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1c0aa6dd-91e0-454c-97f1-7babab4e3b0e
urn:
e23fb569-db4a-4fe0-87a2-1a3edbb736aa
name:
Sykehuset Telemark HF, Skien
id:
0017
path:
AV/RA-S-2414/2/E/Ea/L0143/0017
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e23fb569-db4a-4fe0-87a2-1a3edbb736aa

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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