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 2026-11-13T08:21:15Z in 1.093 seconds.

Showing 10 of 68327 results in compact format.

name:
Gårdsarkiv Forgard, Åseral
id:
SAK-D/0215
name:
Rettsakt vedrørende Forgard og Åsland
id:
0001
name:
Jordkultur, gjødsel og naturlige beiter. Naturlige beiter. Fjellbeiter. Beitelag. Forgard Beitelag
id:
0001
name:
Tore Lindbekk
id:
A-0302
name:
Åseral: 74277 Forgards sagbruk (Tømmersirkelsag)
id:
0020
name:
PA-0378, Bjørnsen, Tore, skiltmakerforretning
id:
A-1430
name:
Nilsen, Tore A.
id:
PA-1397
name:
Olsen, Tore
id:
RA-PA-2034
name:
Tunnelbanekontoret
id:
A-40209
name:
Sosialdepartementet, Administrasjonskontoret/Administrasjonsavdelingen
id:
RA-S-1273

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total:

68327

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
1d2ad711-a5ba-49fa-8030-09082c526115
name:
Gårdsarkiv Forgard, Åseral
id:
SAK-D/0215
path:
AV/SAK-D/0215
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1d2ad711-a5ba-49fa-8030-09082c526115
urn:
93ac75f8-1255-4ff7-9f81-68fefe923533
name:
Rettsakt vedrørende Forgard og Åsland
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAK-D/0215/F/0001
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93ac75f8-1255-4ff7-9f81-68fefe923533
urn:
ed6afb8d-d150-4961-a64e-59eb433ffbb9
name:
Jordkultur, gjødsel og naturlige beiter. Naturlige beiter. Fjellbeiter. Beitelag. Forgard Beitelag
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAK-1512-0003/D/Db/L0229/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ed6afb8d-d150-4961-a64e-59eb433ffbb9
urn:
dc49391f-6180-42af-b462-039c7561fcbd
name:
Tore Lindbekk
id:
A-0302
path:
UBIT/A-0302
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc49391f-6180-42af-b462-039c7561fcbd
urn:
d98cb6b2-8059-4f7b-9524-39e99ab04949
name:
Åseral: 74277 Forgards sagbruk (Tømmersirkelsag)
id:
0020
path:
AV/RA-S-4852/D/Dj/L1397/0020
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d98cb6b2-8059-4f7b-9524-39e99ab04949
urn:
1294e6c7-80f6-4ed5-a268-a1ea15e627fb
name:
PA-0378, Bjørnsen, Tore, skiltmakerforretning
id:
A-1430
path:
BYST/A-1430
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1294e6c7-80f6-4ed5-a268-a1ea15e627fb
urn:
903025d1-1df3-4d4e-ba45-52c07902715f
name:
Nilsen, Tore A.
id:
PA-1397
path:
AAMA/PA-1397
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/903025d1-1df3-4d4e-ba45-52c07902715f
urn:
5bb289a8-1159-4709-9d08-2ba479cf5a1f
name:
Olsen, Tore
id:
RA-PA-2034
path:
AV/RA-PA-2034
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5bb289a8-1159-4709-9d08-2ba479cf5a1f
urn:
5ccd5ab8-7374-44f0-a7f8-482f31576695
name:
Tunnelbanekontoret
id:
A-40209
path:
OBA/A-40209
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5ccd5ab8-7374-44f0-a7f8-482f31576695
urn:
5e39e8be-50b3-4f39-9846-2d4228f31b6b
name:
Sosialdepartementet, Administrasjonskontoret/Administrasjonsavdelingen
id:
RA-S-1273
path:
AV/RA-S-1273
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5e39e8be-50b3-4f39-9846-2d4228f31b6b
urn:
01d01cfe-5e7f-4fca-9604-cb791a498dab
name:
Radøy kommune. Landbrukskontoret
id:
1260b-601
path:
IKAH/1260b-601
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/01d01cfe-5e7f-4fca-9604-cb791a498dab
urn:
c07eca19-cc05-4c39-be17-e405f71b83b8
name:
Sandnes kommune - Skolekontoret
id:
K-100246
path:
IKAR/K-100246
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c07eca19-cc05-4c39-be17-e405f71b83b8
urn:
9e221925-8868-4042-9a34-bf62d85138ec
name:
Landbruksdepartementet, Tilskott- og kredittkontoret
id:
RA-S-3427
path:
AV/RA-S-3427
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9e221925-8868-4042-9a34-bf62d85138ec
urn:
5124b5d3-e857-4bd9-be77-147fa00fb5a2
name:
Skattedirektoratet, Nordland likningskontorer
id:
SAT-ELSAT-027
path:
AV/SAT-ELSAT-027
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5124b5d3-e857-4bd9-be77-147fa00fb5a2
urn:
f61af28b-aac6-4d16-b641-44053462db7e
name:
Norges Statsbaner, Ingeniørkontoret
id:
RA-S-1615
path:
AV/RA-S-1615
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f61af28b-aac6-4d16-b641-44053462db7e
urn:
3bd44ea1-fd6c-40f3-89d8-b3c5a75a59e2
name:
Norges Statsbaner, Arkitektkontoret
id:
RA-S-3092
path:
AV/RA-S-3092
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3bd44ea1-fd6c-40f3-89d8-b3c5a75a59e2
urn:
c0f9b98a-8497-49b5-b5bc-43c90d06a3c6
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, Legasjonen i Stockholm, Pressekontoret
id:
RA-S-2090
path:
AV/RA-S-2090
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0f9b98a-8497-49b5-b5bc-43c90d06a3c6
urn:
efefd23d-062a-4cb6-a17b-edf720b97355
name:
Arbeidskontoret for Vesterålen
id:
SAT-A-1585
path:
AV/SAT-A-1585
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/efefd23d-062a-4cb6-a17b-edf720b97355
urn:
5907ba77-68a1-4c42-a5d5-a0caeda13471
name:
Tore Håstein
id:
SAT-PA-0894
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0894
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5907ba77-68a1-4c42-a5d5-a0caeda13471
urn:
ac28011d-e373-4f97-82fb-bf3655ad5760
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, Legasjonen i Stockholm, Rettskontoret
id:
RA-S-4815
path:
AV/RA-S-4815
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ac28011d-e373-4f97-82fb-bf3655ad5760
urn:
f7767c04-e7d0-43b9-b729-ee0302b6593b
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Utenriksstasjonene, Legasjonen i Stockholm, Postkontrollkontoret
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RA-S-6854
path:
AV/RA-S-6854
unit_type:
ARKIV
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f7767c04-e7d0-43b9-b729-ee0302b6593b
urn:
bfe88f69-af74-435e-976f-8b1f14e2250e
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Skattedirektoratet, Møre og Romsdal likningskontorer
id:
SAT-ELSAT-021
path:
AV/SAT-ELSAT-021
unit_type:
ARKIV
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bfe88f69-af74-435e-976f-8b1f14e2250e
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Skattedirektoratet, Nord-Trøndelag likningskontorer
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SAT-ELSAT-028
path:
AV/SAT-ELSAT-028
unit_type:
ARKIV
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Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
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0
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Skattedirektoratet, Sør-Trøndelag likningskontorer
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SAT-ELSAT-029
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AV/SAT-ELSAT-029
unit_type:
ARKIV
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Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
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name:
Norges Statsbaner, Yrkes- og velferdskontoret
id:
RA-S-5527
path:
AV/RA-S-5527
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e2611732-1832-43ff-b98b-8ff7c6c572ce

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