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 2026-10-14T17:17:41Z in 0.414 seconds.

Showing 10 of 34462 results in compact format.

name:
Statens havarikommisjon for transport
id:
RA-S-6853
name:
Statens Havarikommisjon
id:
0007
name:
Statens havarikommisjon for transport
id:
S-4R-13043
name:
350.1 Havarikommisjon
id:
0010
name:
Oversikt over flyuhell Havarikommisjon, rapporter
id:
0045
name:
Statens folketellinger
id:
0002
name:
Statens folketellinger
id:
0016
name:
Statens folketelling
id:
0001
name:
Statens folketelling
id:
0002
name:
Statens folketelling
id:
0003

Show all fields in HTML

total:

34462

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
ec74019e-3d7d-4e01-938d-b7f1ad17c044
name:
Statens havarikommisjon for transport
id:
RA-S-6853
path:
AV/RA-S-6853
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ec74019e-3d7d-4e01-938d-b7f1ad17c044
urn:
823a90d8-ff62-458f-b9ec-e58b534ef302
name:
Statens Havarikommisjon
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-PA-2055/01/D/Dh/L0003/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/823a90d8-ff62-458f-b9ec-e58b534ef302
urn:
d1cbbbbd-56c2-49b8-9bf5-d9d9f4717eed
name:
Statens havarikommisjon for transport
id:
S-4R-13043
path:
AV/S-4R-13043
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
HSL skal undersøke luftfartsulykker og -hendelser i henhold til gjeldende regelverk. Hensikten med undersøkelsen er å avdekke årsaksforhold som har betydning for forebyggelse av luftfartsulykker og -hendelser. Undersøkelsen har ikke som hensikt å fordele skyld eller ansvar. HSL ble med virkning fra...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d1cbbbbd-56c2-49b8-9bf5-d9d9f4717eed
urn:
9fe58c9b-7d20-4c1b-917f-9a91a91149f7
name:
350.1 Havarikommisjon
id:
0010
path:
AIN/NA024/D/Dd/L0067/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9fe58c9b-7d20-4c1b-917f-9a91a91149f7
urn:
a5ef4e70-5d10-4c1c-901f-daacd3ee4a8e
name:
Oversikt over flyuhell Havarikommisjon, rapporter
id:
0045
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4451/D/Da/L0009/0045
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a5ef4e70-5d10-4c1c-901f-daacd3ee4a8e
urn:
9eaee560-ce5d-4345-8594-5de0a1c45564
name:
Statens folketellinger
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAO-A-10991/D/Db/L0039/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9eaee560-ce5d-4345-8594-5de0a1c45564
urn:
5265a868-04d1-42a7-bbc0-aaa6503c57df
name:
Statens folketellinger
id:
0016
path:
AV/SAO-A-10991/D/Db/L0049/0016
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5265a868-04d1-42a7-bbc0-aaa6503c57df
urn:
e2d8616c-9774-4195-bb3b-0acc8becfdb5
name:
Statens folketelling
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAO-A-10991/D/Db/L0050/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e2d8616c-9774-4195-bb3b-0acc8becfdb5
urn:
1f59c940-d877-4cc7-8cc1-e363a3947d3a
name:
Statens folketelling
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAO-A-10991/D/Db/L0050/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1f59c940-d877-4cc7-8cc1-e363a3947d3a
urn:
dc31c524-f3e5-4e99-a30c-f6f2b364c7e9
name:
Statens folketelling
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAO-A-10991/D/Db/L0050/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc31c524-f3e5-4e99-a30c-f6f2b364c7e9
urn:
dc93af59-2f0a-463d-b0aa-e0c13e459032
name:
Statens sjøaspirantskole
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAB-A-62701/U/L0001/0001
unit_type:
FOTO
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
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urn:
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name:
Statens sjøaspirantskole
id:
0002
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AV/SAB-A-62701/U/L0001/0002
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FOTO
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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name:
Statens sjøaspirantskole
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0003
path:
AV/SAB-A-62701/U/L0001/0003
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FOTO
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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name:
Statens sjøaspirantskole
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AV/SAB-A-62701/U/L0001/0004
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FOTO
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1bdd6167-9154-48f1-b57f-244ed624772a
urn:
f3250f0f-1e88-4396-af70-6a2c9d71eed5
name:
Statens sjøaspirantskole
id:
0005
path:
AV/SAB-A-62701/U/L0001/0005
unit_type:
FOTO
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f3250f0f-1e88-4396-af70-6a2c9d71eed5
urn:
59eb68b4-e788-41d4-adc2-4fbc9ccec841
name:
Statens sjøaspirantskole
id:
0006
path:
AV/SAB-A-62701/U/L0001/0006
unit_type:
FOTO
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/59eb68b4-e788-41d4-adc2-4fbc9ccec841
urn:
d843ae5f-a4a9-4da7-aff4-331699273686
name:
Statens sjøaspirantskole
id:
0007
path:
AV/SAB-A-62701/U/L0001/0007
unit_type:
FOTO
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d843ae5f-a4a9-4da7-aff4-331699273686
urn:
d0bb862d-4aec-4ae0-acb3-75c9701bfa7a
name:
3, Statens meieriskole
id:
0001
path:
UBIT/A-0483/T/L0001/0007/0001
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DOKUMENT
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NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d0bb862d-4aec-4ae0-acb3-75c9701bfa7a
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01d0aa3e-cc24-46aa-87de-8996cecd48dd
name:
4, Statens meieriskole
id:
0002
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UBIT/A-0483/T/L0001/0007/0002
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DOKUMENT
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NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/01d0aa3e-cc24-46aa-87de-8996cecd48dd
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d326bc82-0ff5-4607-a6a2-94a5eee795c2
name:
Havarikommisjonen for sivil luftfart
id:
RA-S-3579
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AV/RA-S-3579
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d326bc82-0ff5-4607-a6a2-94a5eee795c2
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4c879b62-7369-4327-89cf-d7e25b1f1e83
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Statens bankinvesteringsfond
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RA-S-6310
path:
AV/RA-S-6310
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ARKIV
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Statens sykepleierråd
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0007
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AV/RA-PA-0250/D/Dc/L0440/0007
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MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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Kommisjoner og utvalg innen Forsvaret - havarikommisjon TF104G
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0003
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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150 LN-KCR Dokumenter fra tysk havarikommisjon
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0002
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AV/RA-S-3579/Db/L0118/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Statens folketelling 521
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AV/SAO-A-10991/H/L0005
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
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limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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How to use the search_archives lookup

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Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
Follow linked results to canonical pages before combining sources.

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