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 2026-11-02T12:20:54Z in 5.482 seconds.

Showing 10 of 53566 results in compact format.

name:
Lunner trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-042
name:
Os trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-013
name:
Ringsaker trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-001
name:
Trysil trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-002
name:
Lillehammer trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-003
name:
Åmot trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-005
name:
Hamar trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-007
name:
Engerdal trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-008
name:
Kvikne trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-009
name:
Tynset trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-010

Show all fields in HTML

total:

53566

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
26e8b5c5-95bc-4e41-890b-295b48b059e9
name:
Lunner trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-042
path:
AV/SAH-TRYGD-042
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/26e8b5c5-95bc-4e41-890b-295b48b059e9
urn:
52cba700-2e58-49ac-818f-bea8722cada0
name:
Os trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-013
path:
AV/SAH-TRYGD-013
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52cba700-2e58-49ac-818f-bea8722cada0
urn:
ddb3ebcc-b2db-475a-8379-775d13085509
name:
Ringsaker trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-001
path:
AV/SAH-TRYGD-001
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ddb3ebcc-b2db-475a-8379-775d13085509
urn:
a4b65a33-1d30-463b-bc7e-eb766c4a2574
name:
Trysil trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-002
path:
AV/SAH-TRYGD-002
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a4b65a33-1d30-463b-bc7e-eb766c4a2574
urn:
d7cd5a73-2802-46e7-b891-39af5807a3c4
name:
Lillehammer trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-003
path:
AV/SAH-TRYGD-003
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d7cd5a73-2802-46e7-b891-39af5807a3c4
urn:
f74aefa0-e6b7-4e10-95f8-9863ad4927b6
name:
Åmot trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-005
path:
AV/SAH-TRYGD-005
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f74aefa0-e6b7-4e10-95f8-9863ad4927b6
urn:
b5c46e96-e2fe-452d-b9c9-3374479466c0
name:
Hamar trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-007
path:
AV/SAH-TRYGD-007
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b5c46e96-e2fe-452d-b9c9-3374479466c0
urn:
522769cb-28e2-4d11-8526-b421e75ae247
name:
Engerdal trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-008
path:
AV/SAH-TRYGD-008
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/522769cb-28e2-4d11-8526-b421e75ae247
urn:
89470b7a-5b87-4a0a-ac95-7c429c3f0f7e
name:
Kvikne trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-009
path:
AV/SAH-TRYGD-009
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/89470b7a-5b87-4a0a-ac95-7c429c3f0f7e
urn:
e3c8b084-77da-4891-9fd7-3deb7eb45a01
name:
Tynset trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-010
path:
AV/SAH-TRYGD-010
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e3c8b084-77da-4891-9fd7-3deb7eb45a01
urn:
76249cba-0e2a-44ea-b710-3f11e4e1757f
name:
Alvdal trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-011
path:
AV/SAH-TRYGD-011
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/76249cba-0e2a-44ea-b710-3f11e4e1757f
urn:
7b3f7a60-9265-4425-bc29-0dad03ad8253
name:
Folldal trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-012
path:
AV/SAH-TRYGD-012
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7b3f7a60-9265-4425-bc29-0dad03ad8253
urn:
0af54028-f215-4895-b40b-68f096efffbb
name:
Romedal trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-014
path:
AV/SAH-TRYGD-014
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0af54028-f215-4895-b40b-68f096efffbb
urn:
c058aaf7-3ba4-4df9-afd3-ee50f1d1f117
name:
Brandval trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-016
path:
AV/SAH-TRYGD-016
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c058aaf7-3ba4-4df9-afd3-ee50f1d1f117
urn:
221ba28a-ce0d-4ab7-92c6-3d76b374847b
name:
Vinger trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-017
path:
AV/SAH-TRYGD-017
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/221ba28a-ce0d-4ab7-92c6-3d76b374847b
urn:
2c649acb-fda9-4dd6-ae09-c25b277bdd46
name:
Kongsvinger trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-018
path:
AV/SAH-TRYGD-018
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c649acb-fda9-4dd6-ae09-c25b277bdd46
urn:
1a7f8292-dfde-4131-8c4d-1c796cede465
name:
Stange trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-019
path:
AV/SAH-TRYGD-019
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1a7f8292-dfde-4131-8c4d-1c796cede465
urn:
ccd778fd-6438-469c-af10-23b1da5e5dde
name:
Løten trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-020
path:
AV/SAH-TRYGD-020
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ccd778fd-6438-469c-af10-23b1da5e5dde
urn:
6e87893c-93e5-4ff3-8875-fd24c095dd7a
name:
Tolga trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-021
path:
AV/SAH-TRYGD-021
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6e87893c-93e5-4ff3-8875-fd24c095dd7a
urn:
44544da2-b236-43b9-a0f2-f156df48fa26
name:
Grue trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-022
path:
AV/SAH-TRYGD-022
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/44544da2-b236-43b9-a0f2-f156df48fa26
urn:
065e6e5d-004c-4358-bcf5-559fc82a535c
name:
Vang, H., trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-023
path:
AV/SAH-TRYGD-023
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/065e6e5d-004c-4358-bcf5-559fc82a535c
urn:
7ac367c3-6d45-4f51-869e-830a34b17454
name:
Eidskog trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-024
path:
AV/SAH-TRYGD-024
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7ac367c3-6d45-4f51-869e-830a34b17454
urn:
c87f56dd-d1d8-499c-8911-4e23e944361c
name:
Elverum trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-026
path:
AV/SAH-TRYGD-026
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c87f56dd-d1d8-499c-8911-4e23e944361c
urn:
5349efb3-eb47-4637-9ae4-55d00cc0a89e
name:
Åsnes trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-028
path:
AV/SAH-TRYGD-028
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5349efb3-eb47-4637-9ae4-55d00cc0a89e
urn:
ef8efd5c-282e-4f59-b487-914f632a254e
name:
Furnes trygdekontor
id:
SAH-TRYGD-033
path:
AV/SAH-TRYGD-033
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef8efd5c-282e-4f59-b487-914f632a254e

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Follow linked results to canonical pages before combining sources.

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