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 2026-10-21T05:11:20Z in 1.750 seconds.

Showing 10 of 225925 results in compact format.

name:
Fiskerinemnda i Tana
id:
SATØ-A-212
name:
Tananger menighetsråd
id:
SAST-A-102370
name:
Sola Kommune - Tananger skole
id:
K-100338
name:
Håland kommune - Tananger skole
id:
K-102443
name:
Sola kommune - PA 005 Tananger Totalavholdsforening
id:
A-535
name:
Sola kommune - PA 009 IOGT Losje og barnelosje Tananger
id:
A-542
name:
Tana sokneprestkontor
id:
SATØ-S-1334
name:
Lensmannen i Tana
id:
SATØ-S-1146
name:
Tana
id:
0013
name:
Tana I speidertropp
id:
FMFB-PA-1092

Show all fields in HTML

total:

225925

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
2d909bbe-d203-430e-8c8c-7dcfd2e494ba
name:
Fiskerinemnda i Tana
id:
SATØ-A-212
path:
AV/SATØ-A-212
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2d909bbe-d203-430e-8c8c-7dcfd2e494ba
urn:
bdf1bcb0-8d36-4e0b-b24e-f145c285bfde
name:
Tananger menighetsråd
id:
SAST-A-102370
path:
AV/SAST-A-102370
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bdf1bcb0-8d36-4e0b-b24e-f145c285bfde
urn:
698a2074-fee7-47fd-b269-ec67a8faeecf
name:
Sola Kommune - Tananger skole
id:
K-100338
path:
IKAR/K-100338
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/698a2074-fee7-47fd-b269-ec67a8faeecf
urn:
23b57fd3-c586-4232-838c-d460cc38c090
name:
Håland kommune - Tananger skole
id:
K-102443
path:
IKAR/K-102443
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/23b57fd3-c586-4232-838c-d460cc38c090
urn:
d8d56c94-db71-4f34-82e9-45f7f85d3e9c
name:
Sola kommune - PA 005 Tananger Totalavholdsforening
id:
A-535
path:
IKAR/A-535
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d8d56c94-db71-4f34-82e9-45f7f85d3e9c
urn:
ceae01cd-c28c-4cd1-bb75-a7cc841713d4
name:
Sola kommune - PA 009 IOGT Losje og barnelosje Tananger
id:
A-542
path:
IKAR/A-542
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ceae01cd-c28c-4cd1-bb75-a7cc841713d4
urn:
7d6eea28-bb00-4384-8966-a986bc0bfb10
name:
Tana sokneprestkontor
id:
SATØ-S-1334
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1334
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d6eea28-bb00-4384-8966-a986bc0bfb10
urn:
59d279c7-c956-4e78-b69f-4eb41eefe869
name:
Lensmannen i Tana
id:
SATØ-S-1146
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1146
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/59d279c7-c956-4e78-b69f-4eb41eefe869
urn:
89ec1376-16a6-4ea2-a593-f0038fc49c5a
name:
Tana
id:
0013
path:
AV/SAT-A-5209/4/E/Ea/L0007/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/89ec1376-16a6-4ea2-a593-f0038fc49c5a
urn:
2c475ac0-ac7e-4ea8-b4bf-6651caf8a8c0
name:
Tana I speidertropp
id:
FMFB-PA-1092
path:
FMFB/FMFB-PA-1092
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Finnmark fylkesbibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c475ac0-ac7e-4ea8-b4bf-6651caf8a8c0
urn:
dd83f490-11fb-44d2-a95a-9348bf96f271
name:
Tana fogderi/sorenskriveri
id:
SATØ-S-0058
path:
AV/SATØ-S-0058
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dd83f490-11fb-44d2-a95a-9348bf96f271
urn:
8dcf10e8-d4b6-44f4-8b26-a0b62a0fab26
name:
Tana laksestyre
id:
SATØ-S-1266
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1266
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8dcf10e8-d4b6-44f4-8b26-a0b62a0fab26
urn:
59c5fbd4-d81e-4a17-88de-2dc5da502f6c
name:
Tana folkeakademi
id:
FMFB-PA-1196
path:
FMFB/FMFB-PA-1196
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Finnmark fylkesbibliotek
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/59c5fbd4-d81e-4a17-88de-2dc5da502f6c
urn:
19ceea41-8bd0-45d2-bd08-434560e4ed6c
name:
Tana lensmannskontor
id:
S-0265
path:
AV/S-0265
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Tana lensmannsdistrikt tilsvarte Tana herred. Fra 11.05.1914 ble de to nyopprettede kommunene Berlevåg og Gamvik skilt ut som eget lensmannsdistrikt. Kommunene Tana og Polmak ble, ved kgl. res. 30.03.1962 og 29.03.1963, slått sammen til en kommune - Tana, med virkning fra 01.01.1964. Det fortsatte i...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/19ceea41-8bd0-45d2-bd08-434560e4ed6c
urn:
157a0937-9c4c-4ae3-8a39-5d77ff506c62
name:
D/S Tanahorn
id:
A-0356
path:
UBIT/A-0356
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/157a0937-9c4c-4ae3-8a39-5d77ff506c62
urn:
e4d9f725-c0b1-4aa5-b949-3672d2b4dafa
name:
Tana fogderi/sorenskriveri
id:
S-0809
path:
AV/S-0809
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Ved kongelig resolusjon av 28.10.1853 ble det bestemt at Øst-Finnmark fogde-/sorenskriveri, med tillegg av Karasjok sogn av Kistrand prestegjeld (under Alta fogde-/sorenskriveri), skulle deles i to embetsdistrikter, Tana og Varanger. Tana fogde-/sorenskriveri skulle bestå av prestegjeldene Nesseby o...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e4d9f725-c0b1-4aa5-b949-3672d2b4dafa
urn:
b97c12f5-70ba-49fc-845b-69cce366ed10
name:
Tana sokneprestkontor
id:
S-0313
path:
AV/S-0313
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Tanaområdet lå som annekssokn under Lebesby prestegjeld før det ved kgl.res. 31.1.1846 ble lagt under Nesseby prestegjeld. Ved kgl.res. 16.11.1861 ble Tana eget prestegjeld med Tana som hovedsokn. Distriktet Polmak fulgte imidlertid ikke med. En del av Kjøllefjord annekssokn i Lebesby prestegjeld b...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b97c12f5-70ba-49fc-845b-69cce366ed10
urn:
feaa3b64-2898-4d6e-8a51-f069d99625e8
name:
Tana Arbeiderparti
id:
SATØ-P-0611
path:
AV/SATØ-P-0611
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/feaa3b64-2898-4d6e-8a51-f069d99625e8
urn:
827c1946-bf18-402e-8c30-3c225b817332
name:
Tana forliksråd
id:
SATØ-S-0295
path:
AV/SATØ-S-0295
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/827c1946-bf18-402e-8c30-3c225b817332
urn:
efd1bb43-0865-4640-90aa-8ed26f19f3b4
name:
Tana fiskerinemnd
id:
SATØ-S-1180
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1180
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/efd1bb43-0865-4640-90aa-8ed26f19f3b4
urn:
594d6cb9-83bb-4b69-ba70-40ce3df25a5d
name:
Tana distriktsveterinær
id:
SATØ-S-1546
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1546
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/594d6cb9-83bb-4b69-ba70-40ce3df25a5d
urn:
1bdc67a4-f51c-4796-9b3c-87626096be8a
name:
Tana distriktslege
id:
SATØ-S-1616
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1616
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1bdc67a4-f51c-4796-9b3c-87626096be8a
urn:
aeda82b9-5487-41d5-9d70-2becaa3de94f
name:
Tana likningskontor
id:
SATØ-S-1458
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1458
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aeda82b9-5487-41d5-9d70-2becaa3de94f
urn:
78545240-269e-490b-99a4-7096a7ccbbf7
name:
Merkelovens tilsynsmann i Tana
id:
SATØ-A-383
path:
AV/SATØ-A-383
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/78545240-269e-490b-99a4-7096a7ccbbf7
urn:
6bbbed0d-0ccf-41ce-b532-33adae2e4da5
name:
Tana trygdekontor
id:
SATØ-S-1584
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1584
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6bbbed0d-0ccf-41ce-b532-33adae2e4da5

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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How an AI agent should use this page

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

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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