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 2026-10-19T03:00:48Z in 0.336 seconds.

Showing 10 of 422 results in compact format.

name:
Varemodtagelsebog
id:
L0001
name:
Varemodtagelsebog
id:
L0002
name:
Varemodtagelsebog
id:
L0003
name:
Styremodeller
id:
0005
name:
HiST styremodell
id:
0008
name:
Statfjord B, Boremodul W-18 (rull)
id:
L0002
name:
Remodelling of X-Ray. Dept.
id:
0012
name:
Remodelling of Eye Dept.
id:
0013
name:
MO01-I6.20.05.04-02 Boremodul
id:
0003
name:
MO01-I6.20.05.04-02 Boremodul
id:
0001

Show all fields in HTML

total:

422

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
13879580-47c6-4cf0-96c5-867c377dac4b
name:
Varemodtagelsebog
id:
L0001
path:
TIKA/PA-1160/E/Ea/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/13879580-47c6-4cf0-96c5-867c377dac4b
urn:
51522765-c44e-4949-9d3f-1e9cfe695e4d
name:
Varemodtagelsebog
id:
L0002
path:
TIKA/PA-1160/E/Ea/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/51522765-c44e-4949-9d3f-1e9cfe695e4d
urn:
688406b4-7a4e-4cd6-8df8-cfe563a9fb25
name:
Varemodtagelsebog
id:
L0003
path:
TIKA/PA-1160/E/Ea/L0003
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/688406b4-7a4e-4cd6-8df8-cfe563a9fb25
urn:
d9ab787e-fe82-4153-be63-e32b528d72df
name:
Styremodeller
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-PA-1569/1/D/L0010/0004/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d9ab787e-fe82-4153-be63-e32b528d72df
urn:
f5e9dffb-f7ab-4327-b717-68e0c5b4fe93
name:
HiST styremodell
id:
0008
path:
AV/SAT-A-4373/D/Dd/L0001/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f5e9dffb-f7ab-4327-b717-68e0c5b4fe93
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000097125
name:
Statfjord B, Boremodul W-18 (rull)
id:
L0002
path:
VEMU/ARS-A-1318/T/Te/Teb/L0002
unit_type:
Stykke
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000097125
urn:
0bcb5fc5-fbc9-4b27-af56-fc2d512a9d3e
name:
Remodelling of X-Ray. Dept.
id:
0012
path:
AV/RA-S-2913/1/D/Dc/L0070/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0bcb5fc5-fbc9-4b27-af56-fc2d512a9d3e
urn:
78daa0cd-1237-4b25-8b0d-abc854af26b6
name:
Remodelling of Eye Dept.
id:
0013
path:
AV/RA-S-2913/1/D/Dc/L0070/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/78daa0cd-1237-4b25-8b0d-abc854af26b6
urn:
01eb076c-aacb-411e-9759-226aa5c341ce
name:
MO01-I6.20.05.04-02 Boremodul
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dc/L0934/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/01eb076c-aacb-411e-9759-226aa5c341ce
urn:
731dbd41-7f83-431a-a7ba-f2b4303415ff
name:
MO01-I6.20.05.04-02 Boremodul
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dc/L0935/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/731dbd41-7f83-431a-a7ba-f2b4303415ff
urn:
cae998e9-f5b5-42fd-83a6-8bdd0816c436
name:
MO01-I6.20.05.04-02 Boremodul
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dc/L0935/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cae998e9-f5b5-42fd-83a6-8bdd0816c436
urn:
937f3e5b-9d0d-4b8a-ab82-9ec3f5b4c227
name:
MO01-I6.20.05.04-02 Boremodul
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dc/L0935/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/937f3e5b-9d0d-4b8a-ab82-9ec3f5b4c227
urn:
3be5fa47-c8fc-4b24-b588-3b6f669abb40
name:
MO01-I6.20.05.04-25 Boremodul 1/2
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dc/L0935/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3be5fa47-c8fc-4b24-b588-3b6f669abb40
urn:
6d22e033-cc5f-480e-a994-499b998c6dbe
name:
MO01-I6.20.05.04-25 Boremodul 2/2
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dc/L0936/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6d22e033-cc5f-480e-a994-499b998c6dbe
urn:
1ccb7e1a-436b-46f5-9fa4-c968316cf9b4
name:
MO01-I6.20.05.04-26 Boremodul
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dc/L0936/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1ccb7e1a-436b-46f5-9fa4-c968316cf9b4
urn:
92ed8739-4a1c-470b-b3c8-357e1e917edc
name:
Rekonstruksjon, nybygging. Remodelling - utvidelser
id:
0015
path:
AV/RA-S-2913/1/D/Db/L0040/0015
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/92ed8739-4a1c-470b-b3c8-357e1e917edc
urn:
43f0b7d6-5b53-4a44-9acf-001fafb9dcd0
name:
D3-01-XA01 - Programvare boremodellering Sintef
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/E/Ea/Eai/L0051/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43f0b7d6-5b53-4a44-9acf-001fafb9dcd0
urn:
98013f1b-e7ec-4f68-a674-1a4b1fa2d6c5
name:
MO01-42A8564 - Tegninger av boremoduler Statfjord B
id:
L0581
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dm/L0581
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/98013f1b-e7ec-4f68-a674-1a4b1fa2d6c5
urn:
a04bff8a-b59a-4a19-91e7-08c63dd341ee
name:
Refusjonssaken til Bø og Hitterdal vedk. Aaremodtdalen.
id:
0011
path:
AV/SAKO-A-256/J/Jb/L0003/0011
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a04bff8a-b59a-4a19-91e7-08c63dd341ee
urn:
464cd137-900b-434a-849d-4067df97824e
name:
Eval. Politisk styremodell/godtgjøring til folkevalgte
id:
0017
path:
AAMA/KA0911-121/D/D02/L0004/0017
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/464cd137-900b-434a-849d-4067df97824e
urn:
6d78bb4e-ac5e-4819-8be2-932d610be95d
name:
Lysbilder av stoler, konstruksjons-tegninger, utstillingsarbeider, tremodeller
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAO-A-10583/10/F/Fc/L0006/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6d78bb4e-ac5e-4819-8be2-932d610be95d
urn:
3751e98a-79ad-440a-8c7b-ade6cdf88543
name:
MO01-42A8560 - MO01-14A8563 - Tegninger av boremoduler Statfjord B
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L0580
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AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dm/L0580
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3751e98a-79ad-440a-8c7b-ade6cdf88543
urn:
a8699089-b05c-41d2-bed7-acad727b2c91
name:
MO01-42A8565 - MO01-14A8566 - Tegninger av boremoduler Statfjord B
id:
L0582
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dm/L0582
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a8699089-b05c-41d2-bed7-acad727b2c91
urn:
1fc51837-2c76-41dc-9afa-44da6805399f
name:
Committee for remodelling Scandia House (N 4-Committee) - Minutes
id:
0006
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AV/RA-S-2913/1/D/Dd/L0079/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1fc51837-2c76-41dc-9afa-44da6805399f
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da26f825-3050-45c5-8c1c-9b0cae0af649
name:
ST05 00 A1135 34/10 Prosjektstatusorganisasjon, prosjektkalender, rig design og boremoduler
id:
0002
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AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dla/L0811/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/da26f825-3050-45c5-8c1c-9b0cae0af649

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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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