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.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
pageoptionalintegerPage number, 1-based (default 1).
offsetoptionalintegerNumber 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.

Type: string. Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
Type: integer. Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
Type: integer. Page number, 1-based (default 1).

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-19T06:05:25Z in 0.180 seconds.

Showing 10 of 224240 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Trysil-Engerdal faglige samorganisasjon (LO i Trysil-Engerdal)
    id:
    ARK-580
  2. name:
    Trysil Kommunale Forening, avd. 288 (Norsk Kommuneforbund Avd. 288 Trysil)
    id:
    ARK-671
  3. name:
    Trysil kommune A - N
    id:
    L0029
  4. name:
    Trysil kommune O - Å
    id:
    L0030
  5. name:
    Fagforbundet Trysil, avd. 288 (Fagforbundet avdeling 288 Trysil)
    id:
    ARK-670
  6. name:
    Trysil prestekontor
    id:
    SAH-PREST-046
  7. name:
    Åmot kommune. Trysilbanens felleskomité
    id:
    0429-031
  8. name:
    Trysil skog- og landarbeiderforening, avd. 514 i Fellesforbundet
    id:
    ARK-289
  9. name:
    Trysil Arbeiderlag
    id:
    ARK-359
  10. name:
    Trysil Vegarbeiderforening
    id:
    ARK-156
Show all fields in HTML
total:
224240
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. 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
  2. urn:
    75a860c0-a6d2-4275-9584-02e580c97775
    name:
    Trysil Kommunale Forening, avd. 288 (Norsk Kommuneforbund Avd. 288 Trysil)
    id:
    ARK-671
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-671
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/75a860c0-a6d2-4275-9584-02e580c97775
  3. urn:
    58763898-750c-4f76-a56e-8c6cc54001b9
    name:
    Trysil kommune A - N
    id:
    L0029
    path:
    AV/SAH-INN-002/D/Db/Dba/L0029
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/58763898-750c-4f76-a56e-8c6cc54001b9
  4. urn:
    bf028bd4-523c-422f-88f6-f0a64c759112
    name:
    Trysil kommune O - Å
    id:
    L0030
    path:
    AV/SAH-INN-002/D/Db/Dba/L0030
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bf028bd4-523c-422f-88f6-f0a64c759112
  5. urn:
    701502f9-e424-4840-9325-b6dd83dab5ce
    name:
    Fagforbundet Trysil, avd. 288 (Fagforbundet avdeling 288 Trysil)
    id:
    ARK-670
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-670
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/701502f9-e424-4840-9325-b6dd83dab5ce
  6. urn:
    98259fe4-be35-42f9-b8bc-a73e19a36a01
    name:
    Trysil prestekontor
    id:
    SAH-PREST-046
    path:
    AV/SAH-PREST-046
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/98259fe4-be35-42f9-b8bc-a73e19a36a01
  7. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv000000009861
    name:
    Åmot kommune. Trysilbanens felleskomité
    id:
    0429-031
    path:
    OFA/0429-031
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv000000009861
  8. urn:
    6a7b6477-fbc7-4171-9b2b-5b2b7ea47b68
    name:
    Trysil skog- og landarbeiderforening, avd. 514 i Fellesforbundet
    id:
    ARK-289
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-289
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6a7b6477-fbc7-4171-9b2b-5b2b7ea47b68
  9. urn:
    4e9b5270-9a65-47b2-9c4e-256322aefc53
    name:
    Trysil Arbeiderlag
    id:
    ARK-359
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-359
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4e9b5270-9a65-47b2-9c4e-256322aefc53
  10. urn:
    3942de52-5c3b-4539-9c09-b02b0214c46e
    name:
    Trysil Vegarbeiderforening
    id:
    ARK-156
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-156
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3942de52-5c3b-4539-9c09-b02b0214c46e
  11. urn:
    ffb78292-87d3-4541-a7ec-9471b722db16
    name:
    Trysil AOF-forening
    id:
    ARK-371
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-371
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ffb78292-87d3-4541-a7ec-9471b722db16
  12. urn:
    52681f55-61f3-473e-9f8d-20538b50ff5f
    name:
    112 Trysil
    id:
    L0062
    path:
    NF/Ark-1001-25/Td/L0062
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Norsk folkemuseum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52681f55-61f3-473e-9f8d-20538b50ff5f
  13. urn:
    d952653c-b8e6-424a-90f4-d7129121b6f0
    name:
    Trysil Arbeiderparti
    id:
    ARK-358
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-358
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d952653c-b8e6-424a-90f4-d7129121b6f0
  14. urn:
    8845106d-2b78-4bf9-acad-c5fe9b56ff2b
    name:
    Trysil-Engerdal Handel og Kontor
    id:
    ARK-370
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-370
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8845106d-2b78-4bf9-acad-c5fe9b56ff2b
  15. urn:
    44c01851-d3dc-4c89-acbd-6eb46d080e88
    name:
    Trysil Sag- og Bygningsarbeiderforening, avd. 654 i Fellesforbundet
    id:
    ARK-284
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-284
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/44c01851-d3dc-4c89-acbd-6eb46d080e88
  16. urn:
    d33b7274-537b-4505-af90-21d68a297380
    name:
    Søre Trysil Arbeiderlag
    id:
    ARK-367
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-367
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d33b7274-537b-4505-af90-21d68a297380
  17. urn:
    a9477b02-0be5-48ba-848c-0a69047c0cd6
    name:
    Trysil faglige samorganisasjon
    id:
    ARK-579
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-579
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a9477b02-0be5-48ba-848c-0a69047c0cd6
  18. urn:
    159e9871-31af-4d33-8da2-a7bd4a3a7718
    name:
    Vestre Trysil Arbeiderlag
    id:
    ARK-366
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-366
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/159e9871-31af-4d33-8da2-a7bd4a3a7718
  19. urn:
    0f2ee927-ec9e-4346-ba5a-d053ea19923a
    name:
    Nordre Trysil Arbeiderlag
    id:
    ARK-364
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-364
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f2ee927-ec9e-4346-ba5a-d053ea19923a
  20. urn:
    aede11f1-c7be-4c6a-b0bb-b6286df4524f
    name:
    Nybergsund-Trysil Arbeiderlag
    id:
    ARK-363
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-363
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aede11f1-c7be-4c6a-b0bb-b6286df4524f
  21. urn:
    3ced2952-a5d2-4678-89de-d3687eb21417
    name:
    Trysil Kommunale Forening, avd. 288 (Norsk Kommuneforbund Avd. 288 Trysil)
    id:
    ARK-671
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-671
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Anno museum
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Trysil Kommunale Forening (Norsk Kommuneforbund Avd. 288 Trysil) ble stiftet i 1937. Foreningen eksisterte fram til 2003. Nedleggelsen i 2003 kom som en følge av sammenslåingen av Norsk Helse- og Sosialforbund (NHS) og Norsk Kommuneforbund (NKF) til Fagforbundet i juni 2003. Denne fusjonen på lands...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3ced2952-a5d2-4678-89de-d3687eb21417
  22. urn:
    46613aab-cb83-4ea2-92d9-76dae3df7cf7
    name:
    Trysil prestekontor
    id:
    PREST-045
    path:
    AV/PREST-045
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Trysil hovedsokn med Ljørdalen, Plassen, Østby, Søndre Osen og Tørberget kapeller. Ved reskr. 28.06.1780 ble Trysil anneks fraskilt Elverum prestegjeld og opprettet som eget prestegjeld. Ved reskr. 21.09.1787 ble Osen menighet fraskilt Åmot prestegjeld og tillagt Trysil prestegjeld som et annekssokn...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/46613aab-cb83-4ea2-92d9-76dae3df7cf7
  23. urn:
    8e6646fe-ee1a-4a32-99c3-45fb4d5d18fa
    name:
    Trysil-Engerdal faglige samorganisasjon (LO i Trysil-Engerdal)
    id:
    ARK-580
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-580
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Anno museum
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Trysil-Engerdal faglige samorganisasjon ble stiftet i 1991. Organisasjonen endret navn til LO i Trysil-Engerdal i 1998.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8e6646fe-ee1a-4a32-99c3-45fb4d5d18fa
  24. urn:
    ee828145-dbae-412c-bb1d-eaf3134dd23c
    name:
    Sparebanken Hedmark, avdeling Trysil
    id:
    SAH-ARK-162
    path:
    AV/SAH-ARK-162
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee828145-dbae-412c-bb1d-eaf3134dd23c
  25. urn:
    65360038-179f-4eb6-933e-2656c4d4b5a1
    name:
    Trysil Arbeiderparti
    id:
    ARK-358
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-358
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Anno museum
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Trysil Arbeiderparti, kommunepartiet, ble stiftet 4. mars 1915. Før 1915 var det ikke noe overgripende kommuneparti i Trysil. Det var lokallaget Trysil Arbeiderparti (Trysil Arbeiderlag), stiftet i 1913, som tok initiativ til dannelsen av en felles organisasjon for de lokale arbeiderlagene i Trysil....
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/65360038-179f-4eb6-933e-2656c4d4b5a1
limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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