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 2026-10-27T20:28:11Z in 0.867 seconds.

Showing 10 of 154819 results in compact format.

name:
Gårdsarkiv Try, Søgne
id:
SAK-D/0136
name:
Hovedregisterkort - omskrevne kort, kvinner og menn - Ols, Try - Oped
id:
L0041
name:
Trysil-Engerdal faglige samorganisasjon (LO i Trysil-Engerdal)
id:
ARK-580
name:
Stryn kommune. Stryn og Hornindal pedagogisk psykologisk tenestekontor (PPT)
id:
K-10088
name:
Norsk folketrygd og pensjonistforbund/Alderstrygdede og pensjonisters landsforbund (Steinkjer)
id:
PA-1310
name:
Allers trykkeriklubb
id:
ARK-2993
name:
Trykkernes landssammenslutning
id:
ARK-3513
name:
Voss trygdekontor
id:
SAB-A-100366
name:
Bergen trygdekontor
id:
SAB-A-89201
name:
Degernes trygdekontor
id:
SAO-A-11776

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total:

154819

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
472a03d0-d176-475b-ae93-15766759c7b2
name:
Gårdsarkiv Try, Søgne
id:
SAK-D/0136
path:
AV/SAK-D/0136
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/472a03d0-d176-475b-ae93-15766759c7b2
urn:
8e4a3deb-10c8-4fc7-92e0-009424f82488
name:
Hovedregisterkort - omskrevne kort, kvinner og menn - Ols, Try - Oped
id:
L0041
path:
AV/SAST-A-100160/K/Kb/Kbf/L0041
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8e4a3deb-10c8-4fc7-92e0-009424f82488
urn:
c525209f-eedd-420e-b16c-c6eee8832c70
name:
Trysil-Engerdal faglige samorganisasjon (LO i Trysil-Engerdal)
id:
ARK-580
path:
ANNO/ARK-580
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Anno museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c525209f-eedd-420e-b16c-c6eee8832c70
urn:
3d0191ff-4db7-4cca-946c-a16c3e8be83f
name:
Stryn kommune. Stryn og Hornindal pedagogisk psykologisk tenestekontor (PPT)
id:
K-10088
path:
VLFK/K-10088
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3d0191ff-4db7-4cca-946c-a16c3e8be83f
urn:
405fe447-0684-4e8a-9a51-16799e6c68b8
name:
Norsk folketrygd og pensjonistforbund/Alderstrygdede og pensjonisters landsforbund (Steinkjer)
id:
PA-1310
path:
TIKA/PA-1310
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/405fe447-0684-4e8a-9a51-16799e6c68b8
urn:
4e31024f-9eba-4b0f-a68d-3ebeceee0bd5
name:
Allers trykkeriklubb
id:
ARK-2993
path:
AAB/ARK-2993
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4e31024f-9eba-4b0f-a68d-3ebeceee0bd5
urn:
c00b7841-410b-4ce6-b6bc-e8cf4c68b684
name:
Trykkernes landssammenslutning
id:
ARK-3513
path:
AAB/ARK-3513
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c00b7841-410b-4ce6-b6bc-e8cf4c68b684
urn:
451ef070-7ace-49c3-8999-63ae3887f1b4
name:
Voss trygdekontor
id:
SAB-A-100366
path:
AV/SAB-A-100366
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/451ef070-7ace-49c3-8999-63ae3887f1b4
urn:
e135be6d-539d-4956-ab08-c5d142101be5
name:
Bergen trygdekontor
id:
SAB-A-89201
path:
AV/SAB-A-89201
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e135be6d-539d-4956-ab08-c5d142101be5
urn:
c1976cb6-a855-47f5-b2c7-b111a0fa493c
name:
Degernes trygdekontor
id:
SAO-A-11776
path:
AV/SAO-A-11776
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c1976cb6-a855-47f5-b2c7-b111a0fa493c
urn:
2c2e1cb5-f98c-405d-8ebd-252d0154224a
name:
Trygderevisjonen i Rogaland
id:
SAST-A-102083
path:
AV/SAST-A-102083
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c2e1cb5-f98c-405d-8ebd-252d0154224a
urn:
a9288c4b-65e3-4c7e-a531-3aa7204d3f5a
name:
Stjørdal trygdekasse
id:
SAT-A-1597
path:
AV/SAT-A-1597
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a9288c4b-65e3-4c7e-a531-3aa7204d3f5a
urn:
f3279fdd-1a40-4132-91d7-2a27de5bf460
name:
Røst trygdekasse
id:
SAT-A-1619
path:
AV/SAT-A-1619
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f3279fdd-1a40-4132-91d7-2a27de5bf460
urn:
fccf2e82-61df-4e53-8dc5-71e35044e0d7
name:
Tysfjord trygdekasse
id:
SAT-A-1620
path:
AV/SAT-A-1620
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fccf2e82-61df-4e53-8dc5-71e35044e0d7
urn:
30cd85dd-ff47-40c0-a597-fec04c3a6bd2
name:
Vega trygdekontor
id:
SAT-A-4701
path:
AV/SAT-A-4701
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/30cd85dd-ff47-40c0-a597-fec04c3a6bd2
urn:
9db6c149-e3db-48f0-9af2-cab705a1c83f
name:
Hadsel trygdekontor
id:
SAT-A-4757
path:
AV/SAT-A-4757
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9db6c149-e3db-48f0-9af2-cab705a1c83f
urn:
03ffe019-7e9a-4ba2-a07a-0a729c0a98ae
name:
Soknedal trygdekasse
id:
SAT-A-4797
path:
AV/SAT-A-4797
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/03ffe019-7e9a-4ba2-a07a-0a729c0a98ae
urn:
28209a7e-e6c0-43f9-a410-3944b9dc50d0
name:
Namdalseid trygdekontor
id:
SAT-A-4863
path:
AV/SAT-A-4863
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28209a7e-e6c0-43f9-a410-3944b9dc50d0
urn:
3a66f570-c0ec-4f94-affb-eb5871c34359
name:
Grong trygdekontor
id:
SAT-A-4867
path:
AV/SAT-A-4867
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a66f570-c0ec-4f94-affb-eb5871c34359
urn:
ef46be75-be86-4e6d-b73a-81125b7bacc1
name:
Røyrvik trygdekontor
id:
SAT-A-4869
path:
AV/SAT-A-4869
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef46be75-be86-4e6d-b73a-81125b7bacc1
urn:
5cb099a8-138d-4404-861e-cb844b706c60
name:
Dverberg trygdekontor
id:
SAT-A-4909
path:
AV/SAT-A-4909
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5cb099a8-138d-4404-861e-cb844b706c60
urn:
98566ddb-784e-4dc1-8cd7-0ee3b3cbc14f
name:
Støren trygdekasse
id:
SAT-A-4998
path:
AV/SAT-A-4998
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/98566ddb-784e-4dc1-8cd7-0ee3b3cbc14f
urn:
8b2a1f70-f0fe-4a73-a784-456ded192b9e
name:
Strinda trygdekontor
id:
SAT-A-5890
path:
AV/SAT-A-5890
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8b2a1f70-f0fe-4a73-a784-456ded192b9e
urn:
61964e4c-3140-4556-bee0-8e76a8311ec6
name:
Snåsa trygdekontor
id:
SAT-A-5891
path:
AV/SAT-A-5891
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/61964e4c-3140-4556-bee0-8e76a8311ec6
urn:
2545f5f3-b34c-4de3-93ee-f2de4bf72213
name:
Fræna trygdekontor
id:
SAT-A-6086
path:
AV/SAT-A-6086
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2545f5f3-b34c-4de3-93ee-f2de4bf72213

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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