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; 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&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit} 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&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. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
`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&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&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&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 2026-11-13T04:55:31Z in 0.381 seconds.

Showing 10 of 3450 results in compact format.

name:
Sykehuset/sykestuen i Ny-Ålesund
id:
SATØ-P-0465
name:
Fagforbundet avd. 741, Sykehuset Innlandet, Tynset
id:
ARK-680
name:
Sykehuset Innlandet HF, Hamar sykehus
id:
SAH-SYK-002
name:
Kontrollkommisjonen for sykehuset Levanger - Psykiatrisk klinikk
id:
SAT-A-1109
name:
Sykehuset? [oppmålingstegning]
id:
1718
name:
Forsvaret, Brigadesykehuset
id:
RA-RAFA-6559
name:
Tuberkulosesykehuset i Örnskjöldsvik
id:
RA-S-4560
name:
Regionsykehuset i Trondheim
id:
SAT-A-5261
name:
Regionsykehusets Arbeiderlag
id:
SAT-AAT-0083
name:
Nordlandssykehuset, Bodø
id:
SAT-ELSAT-047

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total:

3450

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

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:
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:
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:
3b956afd-2e8f-492f-a142-c1fef1506c75
name:
Kontrollkommisjonen for sykehuset Levanger - Psykiatrisk klinikk
id:
SAT-A-1109
path:
AV/SAT-A-1109
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3b956afd-2e8f-492f-a142-c1fef1506c75
urn:
f8fd4bf7-a75c-492d-8229-e1d1dabf7758
name:
Sykehuset? [oppmålingstegning]
id:
1718
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/1718
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f8fd4bf7-a75c-492d-8229-e1d1dabf7758
urn:
ec6a4f01-cb63-4c77-bdae-faa47d0fdd57
name:
Forsvaret, Brigadesykehuset
id:
RA-RAFA-6559
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-6559
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ec6a4f01-cb63-4c77-bdae-faa47d0fdd57
urn:
129b48a9-24f5-457a-a197-c222ddaa7938
name:
Tuberkulosesykehuset i Örnskjöldsvik
id:
RA-S-4560
path:
AV/RA-S-4560
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/129b48a9-24f5-457a-a197-c222ddaa7938
urn:
c38ffa15-7ead-46af-9cf6-18b876cca7d0
name:
Regionsykehuset i Trondheim
id:
SAT-A-5261
path:
AV/SAT-A-5261
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c38ffa15-7ead-46af-9cf6-18b876cca7d0
urn:
46594e34-4a16-403e-940a-3d3694e3aedc
name:
Regionsykehusets Arbeiderlag
id:
SAT-AAT-0083
path:
AV/SAT-AAT-0083
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/46594e34-4a16-403e-940a-3d3694e3aedc
urn:
7a19f420-cdd8-478f-b74d-cf7396a817f6
name:
Nordlandssykehuset, Bodø
id:
SAT-ELSAT-047
path:
AV/SAT-ELSAT-047
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7a19f420-cdd8-478f-b74d-cf7396a817f6
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000239858
name:
Mentalsykehuset i Bergen
id:
A-2068
path:
BBA/A-2068
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000239858
urn:
5063cc62-be63-46c1-abcd-dace7911275e
name:
Oslo fengsel fengselssykehuset
id:
SAO-A-10366a
path:
AV/SAO-A-10366a
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5063cc62-be63-46c1-abcd-dace7911275e
urn:
b0b6d13f-be57-4b93-8ebe-e62cd2d550fa
name:
Sykehuspresten i Tromsø/Regionsykehuset i Tromsø
id:
SATØ-S-1309
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1309
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b0b6d13f-be57-4b93-8ebe-e62cd2d550fa
urn:
6b566b9f-5591-4c15-be24-81661a2cf884
name:
Sykehuset - Tarifforhandlinger
id:
L0006
path:
TRKO/A-1551/E/El/L0006
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Trondheim byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6b566b9f-5591-4c15-be24-81661a2cf884
urn:
ed729fb5-1232-4f6a-a6d0-ce44be4d6eb4
name:
Forsvaret, Oslo militære sykehus/Garnisonssykehuset
id:
RA-RAFA-4558
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4558
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ed729fb5-1232-4f6a-a6d0-ce44be4d6eb4
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000001217
name:
Vestfold fylkeskommune. Byggekomiteen for fylkessykehuset
id:
A-1736
path:
VEMU/A-1736
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
country:
Norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000001217
urn:
a24a62c3-f357-4c8f-a511-dad3a946e329
name:
Sør-Trøndelag Fylkeskommune, Regionsykehuset i Trondheim - IT-avdelingen
id:
A-4695
path:
TIKA/A-4695
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a24a62c3-f357-4c8f-a511-dad3a946e329
urn:
0f582ad0-8fe8-4d75-befd-d35c541780f6
name:
Sykehuset Innlandet HF
id:
SYK-001
path:
AV/SYK-001
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Etter opprettelsen av Hamar by i 1849, ble behovet for sykehusplasser fram til høsten 1880 dekket ved leie av lokaler forskjellige steder i byen. Da ble nytt kommunalt sykehus med 18 senger, bygget på Dr. Greves Løkke, tatt i bruk. Sykepleien ble samtidig omorganisert. Det ble ansatt to diakonisser,...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f582ad0-8fe8-4d75-befd-d35c541780f6
urn:
9e5b18cb-9954-40b1-aed9-d2236229c0f4
name:
Sykehuset ved Olaviken
id:
1327
path:
AV/RA-PA-0379/U/L0011/1327
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9e5b18cb-9954-40b1-aed9-d2236229c0f4
urn:
1809ab41-1517-4470-87f2-1797e44ff63f
name:
Norske flyktninger på sykehuset i Gällivare
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-6753/D/D12/L2128/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1809ab41-1517-4470-87f2-1797e44ff63f
urn:
78b885b1-47d9-4c09-85e3-aa58f87f29b0
name:
Underskriftskampanje - Sykehuset i Eigersund
id:
L0001
path:
IKAR/A-900/G/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/78b885b1-47d9-4c09-85e3-aa58f87f29b0
urn:
3e6ba133-a847-4168-bceb-f3c3676dfdc8
name:
Underskriftskampanje - Sykehuset i Eigersund
id:
L0002
path:
IKAR/A-900/G/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3e6ba133-a847-4168-bceb-f3c3676dfdc8
urn:
419d70d1-0adf-43a9-b29b-964d326bddd9
name:
Kampanje for bevaring av sykehuset i Eigersund
id:
0001
path:
IKAR/A-900/G/L0003/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/419d70d1-0adf-43a9-b29b-964d326bddd9
urn:
d412815f-2fca-4096-91a1-4e68c0ede6a3
name:
Fagforbundet avd. 741, Sykehuset Innlandet, Tynset
id:
ARK-680
path:
ANNO/ARK-680
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Anno museum
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Fagforbundet ble stiftet i juni 2003 ved at Norsk kommuneforbund (NKF) og Norsk helse- og sosialforbund (NHS) slo seg sammen. Etableringen av Fagforbundet på landsplan hadde ringvirkninger for lokallag og foreninger i de to forbundene. Ved Tynset sykehus førte det til at lokalorganisasjonene til NHS...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d412815f-2fca-4096-91a1-4e68c0ede6a3
urn:
69ea88d4-af89-4e3f-83ef-e8e610c1d4ea
name:
MVA rapporter til sykehuset
id:
0018
path:
VID/MDA-A-5024/V/Va/0004/0018
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/69ea88d4-af89-4e3f-83ef-e8e610c1d4ea

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