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.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
pageoptionalintegerPage number, 1-based (default 1).
offsetoptionalintegerNumber 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.

Type: string. Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
Type: integer. Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
Type: integer. Page number, 1-based (default 1).

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-15T19:26:19Z in 0.300 seconds.

Showing 10 of 55087 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    23220.12 Rafinor AS & Co, Mongstad Refinery Extension. Supplementary Investigations, Area No. 12, Extension of Jetty 3
    id:
    0006
  2. name:
    23220.12 Rafinor AS & Co, Mongstad Refinery Extension. Seabed Inspection for Jetties Area No. 12
    id:
    0005
  3. name:
    Rafinor AS, Mongstad Refinery Extension, General Subsurface Investigations and geotechnical evaluations, Area No. 1-7
    id:
    0004
  4. name:
    23220.8 Rafinor AS & Co, Mongstad Refinery Extension. General Subsurface Investigations and Geotechnical Evaluations Area No. 8
    id:
    0001
  5. name:
    23220.9 Rafinor AS & Co, Mongstad Refinery Extension. General Subsurface Investigations and Geotechnical Evaluations Area No. 9
    id:
    0002
  6. name:
    23220.10 Rafinor AS & Co, Mongstad Refinery Extension. General Subsurface Investigations and Geotechnical Evaluations Area No. 10
    id:
    0003
  7. name:
    23220.11 Rafinor AS & Co, Mongstad Refinery Extension. General Subsurface Investigations and Geotechnical Evaluations Area No. 11
    id:
    0004
  8. name:
    414.56.3.11: Project PC 558 - 2/4 G Deck extension - Authorities. 414.56.3.13: Project PC 558 - 2/4 G Deck extension - Hook up of 2/4 G
    id:
    0002
  9. name:
    414.56.3.06: Project PC 558 - 2/4 G Deck extension - Marine work. 414.56.3.07: Project PC 558 - 2/4 G Deck extension - Procurement
    id:
    0003
  10. name:
    23220.13 Rafinor AS & Co, Mongstad Refinery Extension. General Subsurface Investigations and Geotechnical Evaluations, Area No. 13, Construction Jetty in Mongstadviken
    id:
    0007
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total:
55087
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
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    name:
    23220.12 Rafinor AS & Co, Mongstad Refinery Extension. Supplementary Investigations, Area No. 12, Extension of Jetty 3
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/Y/L0596/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/df25338d-7f7b-4a5f-be4d-7991802caf25
  2. urn:
    68c9318c-bee2-4b22-bab1-231b0c48f480
    name:
    23220.12 Rafinor AS & Co, Mongstad Refinery Extension. Seabed Inspection for Jetties Area No. 12
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/Y/L0596/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/68c9318c-bee2-4b22-bab1-231b0c48f480
  3. urn:
    38fa1911-01c9-42a4-8fda-189fd4fce34c
    name:
    Rafinor AS, Mongstad Refinery Extension, General Subsurface Investigations and geotechnical evaluations, Area No. 1-7
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/Y/L0587/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38fa1911-01c9-42a4-8fda-189fd4fce34c
  4. urn:
    9a050757-1894-4c6a-8173-9d4f373f49a5
    name:
    23220.8 Rafinor AS & Co, Mongstad Refinery Extension. General Subsurface Investigations and Geotechnical Evaluations Area No. 8
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/Y/L0596/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9a050757-1894-4c6a-8173-9d4f373f49a5
  5. urn:
    5e276060-6cf1-41fe-87a0-69e2a40fff9d
    name:
    23220.9 Rafinor AS & Co, Mongstad Refinery Extension. General Subsurface Investigations and Geotechnical Evaluations Area No. 9
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/Y/L0596/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5e276060-6cf1-41fe-87a0-69e2a40fff9d
  6. urn:
    4eb918ad-5576-446d-919e-2d0fe11c67bc
    name:
    23220.10 Rafinor AS & Co, Mongstad Refinery Extension. General Subsurface Investigations and Geotechnical Evaluations Area No. 10
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/Y/L0596/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4eb918ad-5576-446d-919e-2d0fe11c67bc
  7. urn:
    88e8facb-b08a-432f-8806-de3a7d4740e7
    name:
    23220.11 Rafinor AS & Co, Mongstad Refinery Extension. General Subsurface Investigations and Geotechnical Evaluations Area No. 11
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/Y/L0596/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/88e8facb-b08a-432f-8806-de3a7d4740e7
  8. urn:
    b297132c-e070-4d88-a1cc-81865b8860f1
    name:
    414.56.3.11: Project PC 558 - 2/4 G Deck extension - Authorities. 414.56.3.13: Project PC 558 - 2/4 G Deck extension - Hook up of 2/4 G
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102405/14/D/Db/L0057/0002
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    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b297132c-e070-4d88-a1cc-81865b8860f1
  9. urn:
    37d13ffc-3475-4dd1-b33b-0b4389d9430e
    name:
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    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102405/14/D/Db/L0055/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/37d13ffc-3475-4dd1-b33b-0b4389d9430e
  10. urn:
    35a7fc8a-ff16-4965-b424-4ccb32e48d23
    name:
    23220.13 Rafinor AS & Co, Mongstad Refinery Extension. General Subsurface Investigations and Geotechnical Evaluations, Area No. 13, Construction Jetty in Mongstadviken
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/Y/L0596/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/35a7fc8a-ff16-4965-b424-4ccb32e48d23
  11. urn:
    2b7ca988-3710-44c4-998b-70c6f8955341
    name:
    SHSI 28: Tension leg platform study for the Troll field, Troll field gas production - Aker Engineering AS
    id:
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    AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/E/Ec/Ecc/L0172/0002
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    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2b7ca988-3710-44c4-998b-70c6f8955341
  12. urn:
    e9df3647-b0c6-4177-bd71-fecfe7c65d96
    name:
    SHSI 38: Contract number T-4201C Weight optimisation study Troll field, volume 10 appendix 5E tension frame - Aker Engineering AS
    id:
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    AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/E/Ec/Ecc/L0176/0003
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  13. urn:
    2e9be9e1-41ec-441b-b4a8-831416713f8a
    name:
    TM0413 Drawings: UTC guide funnel extension, assembly XMT manifold connection, UTC bumper structure, assembly, CPRT guide funnel extensions assembly. Carridge protector assembly
    id:
    0007
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    AV/SAST-A-102320/01/E/Ec/Ecb/L0301/0007
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    0
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  14. urn:
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    id:
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  15. urn:
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/425ace49-e000-4510-8be8-ed4dd3fe2dd9
  16. urn:
    06cb73c9-7e18-4c23-b5ef-fa6eae3f076a
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  17. urn:
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  18. urn:
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  19. urn:
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    unit_type:
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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    link:
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  20. urn:
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
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    0
    link:
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  21. urn:
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  22. urn:
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  23. urn:
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  24. urn:
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limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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  2. Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
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