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, 1-100 (default 25). 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 2026-11-03T05:00:15Z in 2.086 seconds.

Showing 10 of 280 results in compact format.

name:
Rolf og Madlin Tollefsen (Kassett 44)
id:
0008
name:
Pa 1307 - Tollefsen, Klara og Borgny
id:
SAST-A-101607
name:
Virksomhet Forebyggende barn og unge, Psykiatritjenester
id:
0723429
name:
Kontrakt mellom Engebret Jonsen Melhagen og Svend Tollefsen Mellem Deset om bruk av Melhagen
id:
0053
name:
Stavanger: 26561 Thoralf Tollefsen (tidl. Ludvig Tollefsen) (Byggearbeid)
id:
0016
name:
Tollefsen, Johan
id:
A-1101
name:
Tollefsen, Lissie
id:
A-1102
name:
Tollefsen
id:
0008
name:
Tollefsen
id:
0010
name:
Tollefsen
id:
0013

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total:

280

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000039982
name:
Rolf og Madlin Tollefsen (Kassett 44)
id:
0008
path:
VEMU/A-1868/U/Ub/Uba/L0002/0008
unit_type:
Lyd
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000039982
urn:
10e8ad38-2a56-49df-ac5c-be4381460da1
name:
Pa 1307 - Tollefsen, Klara og Borgny
id:
SAST-A-101607
path:
AV/SAST-A-101607
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/10e8ad38-2a56-49df-ac5c-be4381460da1
urn:
08712081-b3c7-4f15-8fbb-d2991d69c64e
name:
Virksomhet Forebyggende barn og unge, Psykiatritjenester
id:
0723429
path:
IKAK/0723429
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/08712081-b3c7-4f15-8fbb-d2991d69c64e
urn:
4859b833-8967-476b-913c-c4aeaec197c8
name:
Kontrakt mellom Engebret Jonsen Melhagen og Svend Tollefsen Mellem Deset om bruk av Melhagen
id:
0053
path:
AV/SAH-ARK-296/F/Fa/L0001/0053
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4859b833-8967-476b-913c-c4aeaec197c8
urn:
df9e4646-7e81-4a67-b476-7934bfeabfd1
name:
Stavanger: 26561 Thoralf Tollefsen (tidl. Ludvig Tollefsen) (Byggearbeid)
id:
0016
path:
AV/RA-S-4852/D/Dk/L1459/0016
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/df9e4646-7e81-4a67-b476-7934bfeabfd1
urn:
no-BU_arkiv_000000004123
name:
Tollefsen, Johan
id:
A-1101
path:
BU/A-1101
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Privatarkiv i Buskerud
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000004123
urn:
no-BU_arkiv_000000004124
name:
Tollefsen, Lissie
id:
A-1102
path:
BU/A-1102
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Privatarkiv i Buskerud
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000004124
urn:
1364821b-8403-40ac-80b5-b6e7d5392b32
name:
Tollefsen
id:
0008
path:
AAMA/PA-1435/F/L0447/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1364821b-8403-40ac-80b5-b6e7d5392b32
urn:
a9e9188d-84a0-4353-8810-5e055abb9cdc
name:
Tollefsen
id:
0010
path:
AV/RA-EA-4025/G/L0134b/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a9e9188d-84a0-4353-8810-5e055abb9cdc
urn:
1fc9ee84-63a8-4381-892e-59519a6cef63
name:
Tollefsen
id:
0013
path:
TEMU/TGM-A-1074/D/De/L0012/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1fc9ee84-63a8-4381-892e-59519a6cef63
urn:
71813a33-ea11-487e-ac42-3625524ed52d
name:
Tollefsen
id:
0006
path:
AV/RA-S-6224/T/Tb/Tb04/Tb04a/0040/0006
unit_type:
TEGNINGSSERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/71813a33-ea11-487e-ac42-3625524ed52d
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000003297168
name:
Behandling av byggesak: Anniken B. Tollefsen og Truls Cook Tollefsen, Fjell kommune
id:
0023
path:
BBA/A-3563/7168/7874/D/Da/Daa/L0006/0023
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003297168
urn:
f341227d-ea27-4170-bb79-0e5021088ef3
name:
Tjosås - Tollefsen
id:
L0549
path:
AV/RA-PA-1008/G/Ga/L0549
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f341227d-ea27-4170-bb79-0e5021088ef3
urn:
bfd66046-f24e-4876-9152-a7e59869355e
name:
Tollefsen - Torbergsen
id:
L0550
path:
AV/RA-PA-1008/G/Ga/L0550
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bfd66046-f24e-4876-9152-a7e59869355e
urn:
d3cc1334-7cdc-4216-b5e0-c5f9219b2d8b
name:
Olsen - Tollefsen
id:
L0027
path:
AV/RA-S-1056/F/Fb/L0027
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d3cc1334-7cdc-4216-b5e0-c5f9219b2d8b
urn:
c8c9c3a4-e974-418a-a63b-63e1b92523fa
name:
Søberg - Tollefsen
id:
L0043
path:
AV/SAT-A-4781/3/D/Da/L0043
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c8c9c3a4-e974-418a-a63b-63e1b92523fa
urn:
8d54a155-acec-4b11-922e-60ce10f6f40e
name:
Thomas Tollefsen
id:
0212
path:
AAMA/PA-2421/U01/L0004/0212
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8d54a155-acec-4b11-922e-60ce10f6f40e
urn:
95287e9f-f410-46aa-aa33-3fcce4a2bdb1
name:
Tollefsen, Reidar
id:
0007
path:
ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1064/P/Pa/L0036/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Anno museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95287e9f-f410-46aa-aa33-3fcce4a2bdb1
urn:
ef86554e-c256-4802-a926-2a9ce80185b6
name:
Tollefsen, Helge
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-1267/F/Fv/L0051/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef86554e-c256-4802-a926-2a9ce80185b6
urn:
d996db08-e021-4986-ba90-26148fdaf6de
name:
Tollefsen, Finn
id:
0030
path:
AV/RA-PA-1307/F/Fc/L0004/0030
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d996db08-e021-4986-ba90-26148fdaf6de
urn:
614fda2e-207d-4082-99eb-891265b4171d
name:
Tollefsen, Alf
id:
0049
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4079/P/Pa/L0010/0049
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/614fda2e-207d-4082-99eb-891265b4171d
urn:
94e3fd10-08c0-4d28-9b59-0cc39e735e08
name:
Tollefsen, Arthur
id:
0016
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4079/P/Pa/L0014/0016
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/94e3fd10-08c0-4d28-9b59-0cc39e735e08
urn:
9775dbe0-a511-42e2-bfe1-5af91992ab94
name:
Magnus Tollefsen
id:
0047
path:
AV/RA-S-1711/2/D/Da/L0071/0047
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9775dbe0-a511-42e2-bfe1-5af91992ab94
urn:
9493577b-a4c8-42c6-9821-2579aa688c2d
name:
Tollefsen Bros.
id:
0010
path:
AV/RA-S-2113/Da/L0808/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9493577b-a4c8-42c6-9821-2579aa688c2d
urn:
b1988137-9e6f-4dc3-b8f1-f40507ec56de
name:
Tollefsen Brothers
id:
0010
path:
AV/RA-S-2127/Fa/L0799/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b1988137-9e6f-4dc3-b8f1-f40507ec56de

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