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 2026-10-23T19:48:11Z in 0.343 seconds.

Showing 10 of 54896 results in compact format.

name:
Ang. "Hotellservise", "Ildfast" m.m.
id:
0002
name:
Ildfast sten og ildfast lere
id:
0009
name:
Ildfast sten. Teknisk kjemi. Apatit. Forelesninger i metallurgi
id:
L0032
name:
Ildfast
id:
0010
name:
Ildfast SiC
id:
0002
name:
Ildfast SiC
id:
0003
name:
Ildfast foring
id:
0001
name:
Ildfast installsjon
id:
0001
name:
Ildfast- og isolasjonsmatr
id:
0013
name:
Ildfast matr
id:
0010

Show all fields in HTML

total:

54896

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
75ce6ec2-c1a3-45b4-827a-55b57e6e1b6d
name:
Ang. "Hotellservise", "Ildfast" m.m.
id:
0002
path:
TEMU/TGM-A-1074/D/Dhb/L0008/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/75ce6ec2-c1a3-45b4-827a-55b57e6e1b6d
urn:
bdd0836f-1816-4d6f-aed5-6373d0aec86e
name:
Ildfast sten og ildfast lere
id:
0009
path:
AV/SAO-PAO-0056/2/D/Dc/L0001/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bdd0836f-1816-4d6f-aed5-6373d0aec86e
urn:
58701e5d-db64-428d-8998-3a6961b9efbf
name:
Ildfast sten. Teknisk kjemi. Apatit. Forelesninger i metallurgi
id:
L0032
path:
UBIT/Tek-0004/F/L0032
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/58701e5d-db64-428d-8998-3a6961b9efbf
urn:
5645311d-0f90-4028-8245-6202f45302e1
name:
Ildfast
id:
0010
path:
ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1072/2/X/Xa/L0001/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Anno museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5645311d-0f90-4028-8245-6202f45302e1
urn:
be736f62-c532-4866-b852-6c028bea25ab
name:
Ildfast SiC
id:
0002
path:
AAMA/PA-2063/I03/L0005/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/be736f62-c532-4866-b852-6c028bea25ab
urn:
d328aeeb-00d2-4189-bfa6-4b5c6b1584f1
name:
Ildfast SiC
id:
0003
path:
AAMA/PA-2063/I03/L0005/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d328aeeb-00d2-4189-bfa6-4b5c6b1584f1
urn:
57a54937-bbf5-43ce-ba41-8bf5c448d011
name:
Ildfast foring
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-1405/01/I/Ic/L0012/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/57a54937-bbf5-43ce-ba41-8bf5c448d011
urn:
ccccb22c-0260-49f8-ae99-2fe49023ec3b
name:
Ildfast installsjon
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-1405/02/D/L0146/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ccccb22c-0260-49f8-ae99-2fe49023ec3b
urn:
bd8711c9-8a91-49c9-9d62-7b0bfcce768b
name:
Ildfast- og isolasjonsmatr
id:
0013
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3225/D/Da/Dab/L0190/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd8711c9-8a91-49c9-9d62-7b0bfcce768b
urn:
8ad03262-4151-4a00-8051-ecde0d17a247
name:
Ildfast matr
id:
0010
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3225/D/Da/Dac/L0198/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8ad03262-4151-4a00-8051-ecde0d17a247
urn:
dc18d394-38e4-4af5-b653-d9922fe2e64d
name:
Ildfast stein
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-2414/2/E/Ee/L0032/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc18d394-38e4-4af5-b653-d9922fe2e64d
urn:
8635f7f1-6b37-4af0-8e6f-96d91db167c7
name:
Ildfast stein
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAH-ARK-428/F/Fa/L0001/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8635f7f1-6b37-4af0-8e6f-96d91db167c7
urn:
b64bd58e-c840-4f47-a736-3bd3a728fca1
name:
Ildfast stein 1 - 2
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-102613/Ee/L0024/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b64bd58e-c840-4f47-a736-3bd3a728fca1
urn:
d7c294b4-3858-4eca-8437-238f783154d2
name:
Ildfast stein 1 - 3
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-102613/Ee/L0024/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d7c294b4-3858-4eca-8437-238f783154d2
urn:
3cd46985-e1d8-4f67-b180-521065bda823
name:
Ildfast stein 1 - 4
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-102613/Ee/L0024/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3cd46985-e1d8-4f67-b180-521065bda823
urn:
731ac9b4-65f5-4c7e-834a-730871198377
name:
Ildfast stein 1 - 5
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAST-A-102613/Ee/L0024/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/731ac9b4-65f5-4c7e-834a-730871198377
urn:
e8981f87-2a60-49d8-9fc8-2b157fcc03b3
name:
Ildfast sten
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0595/E/Ee/L0484/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e8981f87-2a60-49d8-9fc8-2b157fcc03b3
urn:
ddf42951-006e-453c-b324-9018ff158fe6
name:
Ildfast sten
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0595/E/Ee/L0484/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ddf42951-006e-453c-b324-9018ff158fe6
urn:
98d12e3f-afb3-4e34-b77a-2cece3cd2b9c
name:
Ildfast arkiv
id:
0006
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TEMU/BAM-A-1004/Qa/L0001/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/98d12e3f-afb3-4e34-b77a-2cece3cd2b9c
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000098654
name:
Ildfast stein
id:
0001
path:
VEMU/A-1107/D/Da/Dac/L0002/0001
unit_type:
Mappe
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Vestfoldarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000098654
urn:
046170d5-9d17-4656-b149-29fa38ea6f8b
name:
Ovnsforing / ildfast muring
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-1405/01/G/Gd/L0003/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/046170d5-9d17-4656-b149-29fa38ea6f8b
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abad0b36-629a-4c2c-af05-b61687ca9cd5
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Ildfast/isolasj. matr
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3225/D/Da/Dac/L0162/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/abad0b36-629a-4c2c-af05-b61687ca9cd5
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7830b8c8-e765-4730-a26f-0e52a456e2a1
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Nytt ildfast patent
id:
0003
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AV/RA-S-1650/F/L0029/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7830b8c8-e765-4730-a26f-0e52a456e2a1
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Ildfast sten, diverse
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0006
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AV/RA-S-4153/D/Df/L0045/0006
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f5e2cc09-913f-4a42-adf6-b64b7fbf126e
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name:
Ildfast installasjon: Fagutvalgsmøter
id:
0001
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AV/RA-S-6283/D/L0026/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ffaf23b2-7aa8-452d-b4f1-bf7ef73d37d3

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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