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 2026-10-29T16:58:12Z in 1.522 seconds.

Showing 10 of 62770 results in compact format.

name:
Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 402184. Telenor Telecom Solutions AS
id:
0001
name:
Stephen Stephensens notater
id:
A-1105
name:
The mechanism of lysis of Halobacterium salinarium in Hypotonic Solutions.
id:
0013
name:
Step 2000 1
id:
0001
name:
Step 2000 2
id:
0002
name:
Stephansen & Eyde
id:
PA-1529
name:
Østfold HVPU - Gjestepasienter
id:
SAO-A-10273g
name:
Sandane Ridesenter og Hestepensjonat A/S
id:
SFF-2016125
name:
Pa 0169 - Hjem for eldre veltjente tjenestepiker
id:
SAST-A-100278
name:
Collett Børs' Hjem for eldre tjenestepiger
id:
A-10400

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total:

62770

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

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name:
Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 402184. Telenor Telecom Solutions AS
id:
0001
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0033/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c4c34757-b9ed-4790-88b9-f0aee9b9f904
urn:
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name:
Stephen Stephensens notater
id:
A-1105
path:
NMM/A-1105
unit_type:
ARKIV
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Norsk Maritimt Museum
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0
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urn:
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name:
The mechanism of lysis of Halobacterium salinarium in Hypotonic Solutions.
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0013
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UBIT/A-0380/G/L0001/0013
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MAPPE
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NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
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0
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name:
Step 2000 1
id:
0001
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AV/SAST-A-101681/1/A/AF/AFa/L0006/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6551e6a3-a39e-490c-9fb7-628b4c674127
urn:
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name:
Step 2000 2
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0002
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AV/SAST-A-101681/1/A/AF/AFa/L0006/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f4b6966-6f9e-4aa6-a99b-724517c0f95a
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5db34022-98ee-41d4-863a-d9ff678ffda7
name:
Stephansen & Eyde
id:
PA-1529
path:
AAMA/PA-1529
unit_type:
ARKIV
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Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
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1
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5db34022-98ee-41d4-863a-d9ff678ffda7
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49e7ce28-fbfe-42e4-acc1-be69ca1db8fe
name:
Østfold HVPU - Gjestepasienter
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SAO-A-10273g
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AV/SAO-A-10273g
unit_type:
ARKIV
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/49e7ce28-fbfe-42e4-acc1-be69ca1db8fe
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e6ff45ee-59de-40c7-a0d4-44c5e10e6ac9
name:
Sandane Ridesenter og Hestepensjonat A/S
id:
SFF-2016125
path:
VLFK/SFF-2016125
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e6ff45ee-59de-40c7-a0d4-44c5e10e6ac9
urn:
67fe9e34-ab18-449a-9678-e9965a6e414d
name:
Pa 0169 - Hjem for eldre veltjente tjenestepiker
id:
SAST-A-100278
path:
AV/SAST-A-100278
unit_type:
ARKIV
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/67fe9e34-ab18-449a-9678-e9965a6e414d
urn:
8fd758f6-de9b-475a-b76f-19b0acb520cc
name:
Collett Børs' Hjem for eldre tjenestepiger
id:
A-10400
path:
OBA/A-10400
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8fd758f6-de9b-475a-b76f-19b0acb520cc
urn:
cd7b89a3-d116-44c5-a96c-13d01db190dc
name:
Voss kommune. Legat: Stephen A. White Voss Gamleheim
id:
1235-151
path:
IKAH/1235-151
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ARKIV
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IKA Hordaland
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cd7b89a3-d116-44c5-a96c-13d01db190dc
urn:
5bcdf4e3-abc8-47da-b050-8b8ee5c0ee9f
name:
Molde kommune. Overlege Anton Smitt og frue Astrid Smitt, født Stephansens legat til Molde kirkegård
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K-15020.156.02
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IKAM/K-15020.156.02
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ARKIV
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IKA Møre og Romsdal
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norge
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0
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UBIT/Tek-0005/G/L0009/0003
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MAPPE
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NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
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UBIT/Tek-0005/G/L0010/0005
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MAPPE
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NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e50f19de-1343-4fd0-8574-ffd9c0ec826f
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BB Visual Solutions AS
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AV/SAB-A-100613/D/Da/L0013/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/44f5a8d5-82ff-49e0-86cb-9be9991a6bb7
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Environmental Solutions AS
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AV/SAB-A-100613/D/Da/L0046/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/41bb25fc-1e18-4285-bdf3-dc5d75f07add
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Pattern Solutions AS
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Seaproof Solutions AS
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AV/SAB-A-100613/D/Da/L0164/0004
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Nasjonalarkivet
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf793688-6748-4365-aca2-502bd9ca845e
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Danzas ASG Solutions AS
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AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0084/0035
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MAPPE
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Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
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Netlife Backup Solutions AS
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MAPPE
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norge
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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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