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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
`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&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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-13T11:38:00Z in 0.112 seconds.

Showing 10 of 4607 results in compact format.

name:
Forsvaret, NORBATT I-IX UNIFIL
id:
RA-RAFA-3426
name:
Forsvaret, NORBATT XI-XXIV
id:
RA-RAFA-3432
name:
Forsvaret, NORBATT - UNIFIL
id:
RA-RAFA-4616
name:
Forsvaret, NORBATT, FN-styrkene i Libanon
id:
RA-RAFA-2349
name:
Forsvaret, NORBATT - Norcomtico - UNIFIL
id:
RA-RAFA-4615
name:
NY OPPSETNINGSPLAN FOR NORBATT SLUTTRAPPORT NORBATT XIX SITRAPER
id:
L0506
name:
NORBATT XXXVIII SAKER SOM OMFATTER ESTCOY UNDERLAGT NORBATT
id:
L0186
name:
Referater, NORBATT IV Fra avd. sj møter, stabsmøter Navnelister, NORBATT IV, 041079-200380
id:
L0040
name:
RAPPORTER. Måneds- periode- kvartals- eksersers- inspeksjons- og sluttrapporter. Terrorangrep Beirut Flyplass - NORBATT VII - VIII NORBATT/UNIFIL X - XI - XII - XIII
id:
L0008
name:
NORBATT
id:
L0179

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total:

4607

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
6c1e3358-3b87-458b-a689-15f820420ffc
name:
Forsvaret, NORBATT I-IX UNIFIL
id:
RA-RAFA-3426
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3426
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c1e3358-3b87-458b-a689-15f820420ffc
urn:
fd90a3b2-7eff-41ca-aa5c-7d947f34956f
name:
Forsvaret, NORBATT XI-XXIV
id:
RA-RAFA-3432
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3432
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fd90a3b2-7eff-41ca-aa5c-7d947f34956f
urn:
58736024-6fcb-4b1b-b7bd-be09ac9430ef
name:
Forsvaret, NORBATT - UNIFIL
id:
RA-RAFA-4616
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4616
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/58736024-6fcb-4b1b-b7bd-be09ac9430ef
urn:
310cb988-f0d4-408e-b74c-d02885738b1c
name:
Forsvaret, NORBATT, FN-styrkene i Libanon
id:
RA-RAFA-2349
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2349
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/310cb988-f0d4-408e-b74c-d02885738b1c
urn:
43364a3a-44e1-4550-8823-725a0d46be5a
name:
Forsvaret, NORBATT - Norcomtico - UNIFIL
id:
RA-RAFA-4615
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4615
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43364a3a-44e1-4550-8823-725a0d46be5a
urn:
e06ecca7-4459-4907-95bb-eb9b7e7643c7
name:
NY OPPSETNINGSPLAN FOR NORBATT SLUTTRAPPORT NORBATT XIX SITRAPER
id:
L0506
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2947/D/Dc/L0506
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e06ecca7-4459-4907-95bb-eb9b7e7643c7
urn:
1229ff8d-3060-4fb0-b2d2-125a52d9a076
name:
NORBATT XXXVIII SAKER SOM OMFATTER ESTCOY UNDERLAGT NORBATT
id:
L0186
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3426/D/Db/L0186
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1229ff8d-3060-4fb0-b2d2-125a52d9a076
urn:
be1ae307-bd51-4802-8af0-25ce74577354
name:
Referater, NORBATT IV Fra avd. sj møter, stabsmøter Navnelister, NORBATT IV, 041079-200380
id:
L0040
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3426/A/Aa/L0040
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/be1ae307-bd51-4802-8af0-25ce74577354
urn:
f69cf57b-8c7a-4b47-a159-db8b17787850
name:
RAPPORTER. Måneds- periode- kvartals- eksersers- inspeksjons- og sluttrapporter. Terrorangrep Beirut Flyplass - NORBATT VII - VIII NORBATT/UNIFIL X - XI - XII - XIII
id:
L0008
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4651/F/Fa/L0008
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f69cf57b-8c7a-4b47-a159-db8b17787850
urn:
f71f167c-7d66-4739-b374-8856a0ceba9b
name:
NORBATT
id:
L0179
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3426/D/Db/L0179
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f71f167c-7d66-4739-b374-8856a0ceba9b
urn:
46fa30cc-97e3-439c-bf2a-ba182b6ae5f3
name:
NORBATT
id:
L0180
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3426/D/Db/L0180
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/46fa30cc-97e3-439c-bf2a-ba182b6ae5f3
urn:
c41ebfa2-56a5-4e6e-ab8c-1cf45b52e658
name:
NORBATT
id:
L0182
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3426/D/Db/L0182
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c41ebfa2-56a5-4e6e-ab8c-1cf45b52e658
urn:
b295bf0e-c01e-4232-bcfc-03032d91aef7
name:
NORBATT
id:
L0184
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3426/D/Db/L0184
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b295bf0e-c01e-4232-bcfc-03032d91aef7
urn:
c0705786-33e1-4b6d-8943-a9fe6c31583d
name:
Norbase AS
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Da/L0668/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0705786-33e1-4b6d-8943-a9fe6c31583d
urn:
a7b8e769-4d69-40a7-b2d7-2a2b9f64467e
name:
Nr. 12 Norbarytt
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-S-2987/Ia/L0005/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a7b8e769-4d69-40a7-b2d7-2a2b9f64467e
urn:
ed2df3bb-de2a-4138-ad02-7b4aae8fe5ba
name:
30-9-5-1 - Norbase
id:
0006
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AV/SAST-A-100448/08/D/Dd/L0025/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ed2df3bb-de2a-4138-ad02-7b4aae8fe5ba
urn:
79fd36a5-ace9-4f3c-8d0d-adc0ddb2833a
name:
Norbar
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0001
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AV/SAST-A-102497/F/Fh/L0032/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/79fd36a5-ace9-4f3c-8d0d-adc0ddb2833a
urn:
c00c7b10-ed27-4db4-816f-8388b48e75a5
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Norbait DA
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0035
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AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0005/0035
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c00c7b10-ed27-4db4-816f-8388b48e75a5
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9ed39507-9356-49ca-9e92-099ee709ca00
name:
Rapporter NORBATT
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L0001
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AV/RA-RAFA-2385/1/F/Fa/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ed39507-9356-49ca-9e92-099ee709ca00
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0c2ca95b-fed3-40ee-a94c-c5f0309a7a13
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AVISUTKLIPP NORBATT XX
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L0612
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AV/RA-RAFA-2947/D/Dc/L0612
unit_type:
STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0c2ca95b-fed3-40ee-a94c-c5f0309a7a13
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da4ea4d8-4ca5-492f-9197-b21ad302f169
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BN ORDRER NORBATT
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L0013
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AV/RA-RAFA-3333/F/Fa/L0013
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/da4ea4d8-4ca5-492f-9197-b21ad302f169
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L0015
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AV/RA-RAFA-3333/F/Fa/L0015
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3822b39e-ca3a-49a8-ac99-7793f88225d6
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SO/NORBATT DEL II
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L0016
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AV/RA-RAFA-3333/F/Fa/L0016
unit_type:
STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
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L0001
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AV/RA-RAFA-3426/B/Ba/L0001
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STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c33e7b67-91d1-4ed3-bb18-04c126c1d3cd
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Kopibøker, NORBATT II
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L0002
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AV/RA-RAFA-3426/B/Ba/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a09d4716-8302-466c-b136-2bbd2836c588

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Ground rule: Navigate with HTML GET links to keep explanations and relationships. Use the page's JSON alternative only when concrete values must be extracted, compared or computed.

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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