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 2026-10-23T00:35:39Z in 0.420 seconds.

Showing 10 of 222963 results in compact format.

name:
Nord-Trøndelag Fylkeskommune, Nærøy/Vikna tannklinikk
id:
A-5413
name:
389 Vikna (Vikten)
id:
L0156
name:
Vikna Kommunale Forening
id:
SAT-AAT-0644
name:
Folkebevegelsen mot EEC - Vikna-utvalget
id:
SAT-PA-0165
name:
Kommuneplan Vikna
id:
0003
name:
Vikna lensmannskontor
id:
SAT-A-1047
name:
Vikna sokneprestkontor
id:
SAT-A-1173
name:
Vikna trygdekasse
id:
SAT-A-1539
name:
Vikna folkeregister
id:
SAT-A-4787
name:
Vikna likningskontor
id:
SAT-A-5448

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total:

222963

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
3712f5d3-5392-449e-82a8-be85b2105949
name:
Nord-Trøndelag Fylkeskommune, Nærøy/Vikna tannklinikk
id:
A-5413
path:
TIKA/A-5413
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3712f5d3-5392-449e-82a8-be85b2105949
urn:
ff07f21c-bb69-419c-90fe-44e43d763fb5
name:
389 Vikna (Vikten)
id:
L0156
path:
NF/Ark-1001-25/Td/L0156
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Norsk folkemuseum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff07f21c-bb69-419c-90fe-44e43d763fb5
urn:
5b455f3a-af2e-4eaa-88b4-8dcd23196d6a
name:
Vikna Kommunale Forening
id:
SAT-AAT-0644
path:
AV/SAT-AAT-0644
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b455f3a-af2e-4eaa-88b4-8dcd23196d6a
urn:
44ad8e55-2172-4e40-a012-a095e4e6c48f
name:
Folkebevegelsen mot EEC - Vikna-utvalget
id:
SAT-PA-0165
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0165
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/44ad8e55-2172-4e40-a012-a095e4e6c48f
urn:
2c63219c-3bf8-420f-aff9-c583ab8badef
name:
Kommuneplan Vikna
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0895/D/Da/L0038/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c63219c-3bf8-420f-aff9-c583ab8badef
urn:
1db55af3-3950-473c-8490-843d92ae3628
name:
Vikna lensmannskontor
id:
SAT-A-1047
path:
AV/SAT-A-1047
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1db55af3-3950-473c-8490-843d92ae3628
urn:
4accbae8-791b-4c0f-babc-5ed2deab4a9e
name:
Vikna sokneprestkontor
id:
SAT-A-1173
path:
AV/SAT-A-1173
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4accbae8-791b-4c0f-babc-5ed2deab4a9e
urn:
8479e882-7839-44d4-9447-4bb38855add6
name:
Vikna trygdekasse
id:
SAT-A-1539
path:
AV/SAT-A-1539
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8479e882-7839-44d4-9447-4bb38855add6
urn:
4a713f73-be97-47e3-af5e-fbab6b87e976
name:
Vikna folkeregister
id:
SAT-A-4787
path:
AV/SAT-A-4787
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4a713f73-be97-47e3-af5e-fbab6b87e976
urn:
62e1d482-7712-493b-a171-4f60526ab27c
name:
Vikna likningskontor
id:
SAT-A-5448
path:
AV/SAT-A-5448
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/62e1d482-7712-493b-a171-4f60526ab27c
urn:
e2021db8-26ab-4d8c-a19b-ced3ded07965
name:
Vikna forliksråd
id:
SAT-A-5773
path:
AV/SAT-A-5773
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e2021db8-26ab-4d8c-a19b-ced3ded07965
urn:
a41beb13-dff6-4faf-b57a-59cda10a07fe
name:
Vikna trygdekontor
id:
SAT-A-6209
path:
AV/SAT-A-6209
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a41beb13-dff6-4faf-b57a-59cda10a07fe
urn:
97554d8d-1365-4f89-bc38-7c753f664cbd
name:
Vikna Arbeiderparti
id:
SAT-AAT-0674
path:
AV/SAT-AAT-0674
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/97554d8d-1365-4f89-bc38-7c753f664cbd
urn:
06090e9d-b683-4beb-9e7d-dbbbe7ccf342
name:
Vikna sparebank
id:
SAT-PA-0425
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0425
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/06090e9d-b683-4beb-9e7d-dbbbe7ccf342
urn:
16950f61-5806-4532-8b11-fc80cf5ccfa3
name:
Nærøy og Vikna lensmannskontor
id:
SAT-A-1033
path:
AV/SAT-A-1033
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/16950f61-5806-4532-8b11-fc80cf5ccfa3
urn:
931ba21e-f73b-4cdd-b4cc-8c4278c2dbdd
name:
IOGT Vikna kretslosje
id:
A-0229
path:
UBIT/A-0229
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/931ba21e-f73b-4cdd-b4cc-8c4278c2dbdd
urn:
5472125d-005b-4a13-bb2c-6c9aca81f86f
name:
Norges Brannkasse Nærøy og Vikna
id:
SAT-A-5557
path:
AV/SAT-A-5557
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5472125d-005b-4a13-bb2c-6c9aca81f86f
urn:
c5ef31d2-3a98-40fc-978d-f66a85aed400
name:
Ytre- og Mellom-Vikna Arbeiderlag
id:
SAT-AAT-0676
path:
AV/SAT-AAT-0676
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c5ef31d2-3a98-40fc-978d-f66a85aed400
urn:
f05b4247-dac2-47e7-ac7d-c1653b195449
name:
Det følgende materialet fra Nærøy og Vikna lensmannskontor ble etter avtale mellom lensmannen i Vikna og Vikna kommune overført til kommunearkivet i Vikna 16.3.1990
id:
L0295
path:
AV/SAT-A-1033/2/11/L0295
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f05b4247-dac2-47e7-ac7d-c1653b195449
urn:
935191f3-518c-4476-ac2b-a84887a2d010
name:
44. Vikna - Nerøy
id:
0001
path:
SPR/A-0007/H/L0010/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/935191f3-518c-4476-ac2b-a84887a2d010
urn:
fead98cb-45fa-4eb6-9f6a-15110dd7d50f
name:
Myrene i Vikna kommune. Vikna
id:
0014
path:
AV/RA-PA-0702/I/Id/L0075/0014
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fead98cb-45fa-4eb6-9f6a-15110dd7d50f
urn:
ea4a93ce-70b7-488d-9fb2-10a77b10b3eb
name:
Vikna: minefelt i Vikna: Ragna Jentoft, bruker: Peder Jentoft. Ekspropriert til fordel for Vikna kommune
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-1225/D/Dd/L0451/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ea4a93ce-70b7-488d-9fb2-10a77b10b3eb
urn:
bca6e5ae-2b9a-433c-bdcb-ac9e795bee2b
name:
Vikna sokneprestkontor
id:
AS-1696_02
path:
AV/AS-1696_02
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
I 1589 er det sagt at det skal bygges en kirke på Vikna. Det ville bli den femte kirken i Nærøy prestegjeld. Kirken ble bygd på Garstad. Den brente etter lynnedslag i 1854, men ble tillatt gjenoppført ved kgl.res. 13.4.1855. Ved kgl.res. 23.2.1895 ble det tillatt å bygge kapell på Bergshaugen på Rør...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bca6e5ae-2b9a-433c-bdcb-ac9e795bee2b
urn:
0a7a9dd1-7534-456a-89e6-6b80000f6696
name:
Vikna: 8703 Vikna Kommune (Kommunalt arbeid)
id:
0021
path:
AV/RA-S-4852/D/Dq/L2441/0021
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0a7a9dd1-7534-456a-89e6-6b80000f6696
urn:
2ed1ff5c-a65f-4db2-b0b4-63ea37d99933
name:
Vikna: Straumsøy eller Viken batteri: Vikna kommune
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-1225/D/Dd/L0452/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ed1ff5c-a65f-4db2-b0b4-63ea37d99933

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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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