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.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
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&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.

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

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-03T05:43:17Z in 4.643 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58363 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Veseth, Johannes Olsen - stortingsrepresentant, lensmann, dikter
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0028
  2. name:
    Veseth, Johannes O., stortingspolitiker, lensmann og dikter
    id:
    A-411
  3. name:
    Johannes O. Veseth
    id:
    01
  4. name:
    Gardsveg Veseth
    id:
    0015
  5. name:
    Gardsveg Veseth
    id:
    0018
  6. name:
    E.II.P. Nordland. Sæther - Veseth
    id:
    L0877
  7. name:
    Gnr. 35 bnr. 4 - Brødrene Ulveseth AS
    id:
    0010
  8. name:
    Vegplan Lonevåg-Hauge-Veseth
    id:
    0002
  9. name:
    Rv. 78 (Rv. 810) Utskipningskai ved rv. 17 ved Veseth
    id:
    0002
  10. name:
    Tilskot til dyrkingsveg Lyngrindsmyra på Veseth
    id:
    0003
Show all fields in HTML
total:
58363
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
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    name:
    Veseth, Johannes Olsen - stortingsrepresentant, lensmann, dikter
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0028
    path:
    AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0028
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3c3c2032-c7f1-4ba7-947f-c1c93568c04d
  2. urn:
    4c629d3d-4927-41e5-b092-104df9d8a488
    name:
    Veseth, Johannes O., stortingspolitiker, lensmann og dikter
    id:
    A-411
    path:
    AV/A-411
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Johannes Olsson Veset (12. februar 1812–1. mars 1905) var ein norsk lærar, kyrkjesongar, gardbrukar, lensmann og stortingsmann frå Haus i Hordaland. Han var far til Ole Veseth. Han var son til ein gardbrukar. Sjølv var han 1829-36 skulehaldar i heimbygda og kyrkjesongar frå 1831 til –44. Han tok ov...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4c629d3d-4927-41e5-b092-104df9d8a488
  3. urn:
    fe4429ec-dc70-42bc-984c-cb9982ba154c
    name:
    Johannes O. Veseth
    id:
    01
    path:
    AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0028/01
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fe4429ec-dc70-42bc-984c-cb9982ba154c
  4. urn:
    deb8e1a3-ca12-4701-a4a6-2e85d7d4bbb4
    name:
    Gardsveg Veseth
    id:
    0015
    path:
    IKAH/1253b-021/D/Db/L0144/0015
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/deb8e1a3-ca12-4701-a4a6-2e85d7d4bbb4
  5. urn:
    6a7885ab-923e-471f-8040-fb81affbd660
    name:
    Gardsveg Veseth
    id:
    0018
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    IKAH/1253b-501/D/Db/L0100/0018
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6a7885ab-923e-471f-8040-fb81affbd660
  6. urn:
    68480c29-e133-4448-9626-165e64be21da
    name:
    E.II.P. Nordland. Sæther - Veseth
    id:
    L0877
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1564/H/Hb/Hbb/L0877
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/68480c29-e133-4448-9626-165e64be21da
  7. urn:
    f6ed3e62-3c00-4e17-9273-e7a4e357ec93
    name:
    Gnr. 35 bnr. 4 - Brødrene Ulveseth AS
    id:
    0010
    path:
    IKAH/1246-501/D/Db/L0046/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f6ed3e62-3c00-4e17-9273-e7a4e357ec93
  8. urn:
    7c73ad8d-0351-4b96-8b68-3affb31aea8d
    name:
    Vegplan Lonevåg-Hauge-Veseth
    id:
    0002
    path:
    IKAH/1253b-021/D/Db/L0133/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7c73ad8d-0351-4b96-8b68-3affb31aea8d
  9. urn:
    b84f14c0-14b8-43b4-8b9d-fa85adb7a0a2
    name:
    Rv. 78 (Rv. 810) Utskipningskai ved rv. 17 ved Veseth
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-4182/D/Da/L0036/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b84f14c0-14b8-43b4-8b9d-fa85adb7a0a2
  10. urn:
    80d20a62-b3b8-4d85-a9ad-73ec519960eb
    name:
    Tilskot til dyrkingsveg Lyngrindsmyra på Veseth
    id:
    0003
    path:
    IKAH/1253b-601/H/Ha/L0001/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/80d20a62-b3b8-4d85-a9ad-73ec519960eb
  11. urn:
    fad35641-3821-4e1c-9e90-89cf289cb103
    name:
    Veg til Veseth, gnr. 50, bnr. 2
    id:
    0007
    path:
    IKAH/1253b-601/H/Ha/L0002/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fad35641-3821-4e1c-9e90-89cf289cb103
  12. urn:
    a6e23bbe-7c0c-4303-b24c-c2e6fde0e254
    name:
    Vedk. gardsvegen riksveg 566 - Veseth
    id:
    0020
    path:
    IKAH/1253b-601/H/Ha/L0003/0020
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a6e23bbe-7c0c-4303-b24c-c2e6fde0e254
  13. urn:
    2f871f62-eba8-4324-b223-5bf5dc3103ec
    name:
    Vedkomande hyttetomt på Veseth gnr. 50 bnr. 2. N.N.
    id:
    0020
    path:
    IKAH/1253b-501/D/Db/L0056/0020
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2f871f62-eba8-4324-b223-5bf5dc3103ec
  14. urn:
    2adb650a-df47-4901-9de4-4afff7d4a785
    name:
    Brødrene Ulveseth AS. Avtaledokument vedrørende helseinstitusjon på Kleppestø
    id:
    0019
    path:
    IKAH/1247-022/F/Fa/L0002/0001/0019
    unit_type:
    SAK
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2adb650a-df47-4901-9de4-4afff7d4a785
  15. urn:
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    name:
    Ulveseth Eiendomsselskap A/S og Ulveseth Mek. Verksted - Fjell
    id:
    0016
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2991/F/Fa/L0192/0016
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/55a9ecee-f828-4237-a6b2-e43e1cdc4776
  16. urn:
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    name:
    Selvbiografiske opptegnelser/Brev til stortingsmann og lensmann J.O Veseth
    id:
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    AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0028/01/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/78254394-e8d4-479b-bc91-922e0172d803
  17. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003012954
    name:
    742 Søknad om innlegging av telefon hjå traktorkøyrar Ottar Veseth
    id:
    0027
    path:
    BBA/A-0057/D/Db/L0099/0027
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003012954
  18. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003007813
    name:
    355 Husvære for husmorvikarar hjå Maria Veseth, Seimsmark. Samlemappe.
    id:
    0025
    path:
    BBA/A-0057/D/Da/Dad/L0039/0025
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003007813
  19. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000272145
    name:
    Veseth, Karin - avdelingsleder for hjelpemiddelavdelingen ved Vestlandske blindeforbund - 1 bilde.
    id:
    0029
    path:
    BBA/A-0863/U/Ua/Uab/L0078/0029
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000272145
  20. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000915107
    name:
    5/324 Skisse vedkommande kloakk. Johs. Veseth, Ytre Arna. M 1 : 1000
    id:
    0022
    path:
    BBA/A-1518/1727/T/Tg/L0001/0022
    unit_type:
    Kart
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000915107
  21. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003009517
    name:
    831 Eigedomar Osterøy: Vedk. sal av gnr. 50, bnr. 3 - Veseth i Haus. Samlemappe.
    id:
    0010
    path:
    BBA/A-0057/D/Da/Dad/L0057/0010
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003009517
  22. urn:
    7c5b59ea-e9b9-4118-8646-6e85672eb7d7
    name:
    Grunnerverv for kommunaltekniske anlegg Ulveseth - Halsvarden. Byggjing av fortau langs riksveg 559 frå Møvik og fram til skulen på Ulveseth
    id:
    0006
    path:
    IKAH/1246-501/D/Da/L0008/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7c5b59ea-e9b9-4118-8646-6e85672eb7d7
  23. urn:
    a18db7f5-f47c-47dc-b0d7-14ec33cd443f
    name:
    Grunnerverv for kommunaltekniske anlegg Ulveseth - Halsvarden. Byggjing av fortau langs riksveg 559 frå Møvik og fram til skulen på Ulveseth
    id:
    0001
    path:
    IKAH/1246-501/D/Da/L0008/0007/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a18db7f5-f47c-47dc-b0d7-14ec33cd443f
  24. urn:
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    name:
    Kontrakt mellom Askøy kommune, avdeling for teknisk drift og utbygging, og brødrene Ulveseth AS, murmester- og entreprenørforretning, om utførelse av "Ingersvann vannbehandlingsanlegg entreprise 1. bygg og anlegg".
    id:
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    path:
    IKAH/1247-503/G/Ga/L0189/001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc7619c3-444b-462c-9e59-dcf934ef0610
  25. urn:
    67a84b0b-4441-427e-b771-e921cec3eb0c
    name:
    Kontrakt mellom Askøy kommune, avdeling for teknisk drift og utbygging, og brødrene Ulveseth AS, murmester- og entreprenørforretning, om utførelse av "Ingersvann vannbehandlingsanlegg entreprise 1. bygg og anlegg".
    id:
    002
    path:
    IKAH/1247-503/G/Ga/L0190/002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/67a84b0b-4441-427e-b771-e921cec3eb0c
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  2. Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
  3. Follow linked results to canonical pages before combining sources.

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