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 2026-10-21T04:23:04Z in 0.472 seconds.

Showing 10 of 73415 results in compact format.

name:
Grav og Eiksmarka kretslag av DNA
id:
ARK-3207
name:
Grav og Eiksmarka kretslag av DNA
id:
AKT-527
name:
Grav og Voll damekor
id:
0005
name:
Kontrakt med Kr. Stensrud & Søn AS. Grave og sprengningsarbeider ved Samkjøringens driftsbygg på Smestad
id:
0006
name:
Oslo: 51204 Rolf Seierstads Graveservice (Gravearbeid m/sprengning m.v.)
id:
0018
name:
Grave- og sprengeplan
id:
0005
name:
Grave og sprengningsplan
id:
0001
name:
Graving, sprenging
id:
0006
name:
Graving, sprenging, planering
id:
0004
name:
Kabelgrøft. Graving. Sprengning
id:
0006

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total:

73415

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
e3276cca-587a-4792-98ce-0543721fdf31
name:
Grav og Eiksmarka kretslag av DNA
id:
ARK-3207
path:
AAB/ARK-3207
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e3276cca-587a-4792-98ce-0543721fdf31
urn:
dbbd427d-b188-4914-bf36-4ef989ee313b
name:
Grav og Eiksmarka kretslag av DNA
id:
AKT-527
path:
AAB/AKT-527
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Grav og Eiksmarka kretslag av DNA var del av Bærum Arbeiderparti. Laget het opprinnelig Grav og Voll kretslag av DNA men skiftet i løpet av 1960-årene navn til Grav og Eiksmarka kretslag av DNA.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dbbd427d-b188-4914-bf36-4ef989ee313b
urn:
fce235c0-ad50-4e4d-bbf4-051c50c62c71
name:
Grav og Voll damekor
id:
0005
path:
AAB/ARK-2678/D/Db/L0002/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fce235c0-ad50-4e4d-bbf4-051c50c62c71
urn:
d1016fea-7937-499f-a876-d21086cd17d5
name:
Kontrakt med Kr. Stensrud & Søn AS. Grave og sprengningsarbeider ved Samkjøringens driftsbygg på Smestad
id:
0006
path:
AV/RA-PA-1713/N/L0007/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d1016fea-7937-499f-a876-d21086cd17d5
urn:
28de049d-f3fe-4cc1-8e6e-47fd5936202f
name:
Oslo: 51204 Rolf Seierstads Graveservice (Gravearbeid m/sprengning m.v.)
id:
0018
path:
AV/RA-S-4852/D/Dc/L0489/0018
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28de049d-f3fe-4cc1-8e6e-47fd5936202f
urn:
d08eead4-bce7-49a2-b0cb-3dd5f70b0186
name:
Grave- og sprengeplan
id:
0005
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AV/RA-PA-1713/G/L0011/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d08eead4-bce7-49a2-b0cb-3dd5f70b0186
urn:
e40c5c19-06a2-4a29-8f89-ac07c82da839
name:
Grave og sprengningsplan
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-6197/T/Tb/L0003/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e40c5c19-06a2-4a29-8f89-ac07c82da839
urn:
1bbb0617-2905-46e6-bbd9-311fa4293cd8
name:
Graving, sprenging
id:
0006
path:
AV/SAT-A-5899/Da/L0043/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1bbb0617-2905-46e6-bbd9-311fa4293cd8
urn:
d0054390-409b-44bb-b952-2b2ea5b7de86
name:
Graving, sprenging, planering
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-7090/Da/Dae/L2732/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d0054390-409b-44bb-b952-2b2ea5b7de86
urn:
519e9cba-c7d8-4a24-851d-58efa8583870
name:
Kabelgrøft. Graving. Sprengning
id:
0006
path:
AV/SAKO-A-1160/2/D/Db/L0005/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/519e9cba-c7d8-4a24-851d-58efa8583870
urn:
a762bdab-5159-4fcd-b1cf-417721578648
name:
Gravning - Dynamitt og sprengstoff
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAO-A-10094/E/Eb/L0016/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a762bdab-5159-4fcd-b1cf-417721578648
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name:
Graving, sprenging, planering
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0011
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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name:
Graving, sprenging, planering
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0005
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AV/SAT-A-1560/D/Db/L0020/0005
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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name:
Graving, sprenging og planering
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0010
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unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52251f0f-7727-407d-92a5-1dabe4d3d063
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name:
Graving, sprenging, planering
id:
0002
path:
AV/SATØ-S-0190/1/D/Da/Dac/L0302/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0e71590f-9160-4293-b491-97a47efe4316
urn:
4b58f112-f0a5-4235-9b66-516f2c2f56db
name:
Eiker Sprengning og Graving - Mjøndalen
id:
0015
path:
AV/RA-S-2991/F/Fa/L0042/0015
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4b58f112-f0a5-4235-9b66-516f2c2f56db
urn:
4e0d6ae1-6fae-45e3-9a95-f643ae760e51
name:
Geoteknikk: graving, sprenging, planering
id:
0025
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AV/SAH-VEG-024/D/Da/L0113/0025
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4e0d6ae1-6fae-45e3-9a95-f643ae760e51
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no-BBA_arkiv000003409645
name:
2/407 Omkostningstabell: Grøftegraving og sprengning
id:
0037
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BBA/A-1673/T/Tf/L0008/0037
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Mappe
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Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003409645
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2c1172f4-044e-47db-b756-c89f8b7aaf8a
name:
Kontrakt vedr. graving- og sprengingsarbeide
id:
0004
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IKAK/0709545/G/Gb/Gbq/L0001/0004
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MAPPE
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IKA Kongsberg
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c1172f4-044e-47db-b756-c89f8b7aaf8a
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name:
Kontrakt vedr. graving- og sprengingsarbeide
id:
0005
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IKAK/0709545/G/Gb/Gbq/L0001/0005
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MAPPE
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IKA Kongsberg
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Kontrakt utendørsanl./graving og sprengning
id:
0001
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IKAR/K-101369/E/Ea/L0050/0001
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MAPPE
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Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
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0
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6116 Eiker Graving og sprengning
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0005
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VEMU/A-2166/F/Fc/L0007/0005
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Mappe
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Vestfoldarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000125167
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7020 Eiker Graving & Sprengning
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0002
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VEMU/A-2166/F/Fc/L0024/0002
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Mappe
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Vestfoldarkivet
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0
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Nevlunghavn, utgravning og sprengning av basseng
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0002
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digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8a1b80de-7644-4559-90b9-ef1d5c9f85e7

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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How to use the search_archives lookup

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