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 2026-10-29T17:02:30Z in 4.651 seconds.

Showing 10 of 72694 results in compact format.

name:
Sele avfallsplass - riving av fuglenett
id:
0006
name:
Kontrakt. Riving av Barneklinikken. Global Tool Management AS / AF Decom AS
id:
0001
name:
AF Decom - rivingsarbeid
id:
0004
name:
Nadderud vgs. Kontrakt mellom AFK og AF Decom A/S. Riving
id:
0001
name:
Risikoanalyse ved riving av offshoreinstallasjoner - Case: AF Decoms riving av 2/4 Ekofisk Tank
id:
0012
name:
Brevarkiv alfabetisk etter avsendere
id:
L0015
name:
Risk assessment of the Odin decommissioning phase 2 removal of the platform. Update of the risk assessment for the Odin decommissioning phase 2 removal of the platform jacket.
id:
0002
name:
44-36 - Decommissioning
id:
0012
name:
Lundefjell trykkreduksjonsbasseng - Miljøsanering og riving
id:
0032
name:
Decomposition Generale
id:
Fb

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total:

72694

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
3b97755d-b288-4beb-86ce-80cf9e60dd1a
name:
Sele avfallsplass - riving av fuglenett
id:
0006
path:
IKAR/A-1169/G/Gf/L0027/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3b97755d-b288-4beb-86ce-80cf9e60dd1a
urn:
0b7e4674-678e-4fe1-aa50-9c0f1f9870bb
name:
Kontrakt. Riving av Barneklinikken. Global Tool Management AS / AF Decom AS
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fag/L0001/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0b7e4674-678e-4fe1-aa50-9c0f1f9870bb
urn:
8b8f8371-a600-4a62-bad6-ef7139ac44b0
name:
AF Decom - rivingsarbeid
id:
0004
path:
IKAR/K-100199/J/Ja/L0031/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8b8f8371-a600-4a62-bad6-ef7139ac44b0
urn:
096d708b-4259-4747-b576-e8bb1fa2efad
name:
Nadderud vgs. Kontrakt mellom AFK og AF Decom A/S. Riving
id:
0001
path:
AFK/0200001/E/El/Ela/L0026/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Akershus fylkeskommune
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/096d708b-4259-4747-b576-e8bb1fa2efad
urn:
8434aa43-ce74-4874-84a0-a05f97d73ce6
name:
Risikoanalyse ved riving av offshoreinstallasjoner - Case: AF Decoms riving av 2/4 Ekofisk Tank
id:
0012
path:
AV/SAT-A-1589/F/Fe/L0031/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8434aa43-ce74-4874-84a0-a05f97d73ce6
urn:
ed719659-e1e6-4cba-9b07-bee96963be96
name:
Brevarkiv alfabetisk etter avsendere
id:
L0015
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AV/SAO-A-10095/D/Da/Dab/L0015
unit_type:
STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ed719659-e1e6-4cba-9b07-bee96963be96
urn:
e9763c89-c8bc-4f6e-bebe-2e0284439edb
name:
Risk assessment of the Odin decommissioning phase 2 removal of the platform. Update of the risk assessment for the Odin decommissioning phase 2 removal of the platform jacket.
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/01/E/Ea/L0074/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e9763c89-c8bc-4f6e-bebe-2e0284439edb
urn:
84b9f089-bfd2-4554-865c-d2a8ab3f4721
name:
44-36 - Decommissioning
id:
0012
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/01/D/Da/L0455/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/84b9f089-bfd2-4554-865c-d2a8ab3f4721
urn:
f5dbed08-1339-43d5-9d07-169751b688e4
name:
Lundefjell trykkreduksjonsbasseng - Miljøsanering og riving
id:
0032
path:
IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0006/0032
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f5dbed08-1339-43d5-9d07-169751b688e4
urn:
b1de93dd-637f-4d45-bf01-036e7be1d52d
name:
Decomposition Generale
id:
Fb
path:
TEMU/BAM-A-1006/F/Fb
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b1de93dd-637f-4d45-bf01-036e7be1d52d
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dd7dde5f-2a79-4a98-a3ef-e486d4623186
name:
Decomposition Generale
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L0001
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TEMU/BAM-A-1006/F/Fb/L0001
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STYKKE
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Telemark Museum
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0
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b493384c-49d1-4ba4-bf6e-aadcaf158667
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Decomposition Generale
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L0002
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TEMU/BAM-A-1006/F/Fb/L0002
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STYKKE
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Telemark Museum
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0
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Decomposition Generale
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L0003
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TEMU/BAM-A-1006/F/Fb/L0003
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STYKKE
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Telemark Museum
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0
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Decomposition Generale
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L0004
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TEMU/BAM-A-1006/F/Fb/L0004
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STYKKE
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Telemark Museum
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name:
Decomposition Generale
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L0005
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TEMU/BAM-A-1006/F/Fb/L0005
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STYKKE
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Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bb956e7f-0045-452d-bc41-7ed5909b231e
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96533a2f-d8f1-4158-893d-f983cd240a88
name:
Decomposition Generale
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L0006
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TEMU/BAM-A-1006/F/Fb/L0006
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STYKKE
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Telemark Museum
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/96533a2f-d8f1-4158-893d-f983cd240a88
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a95b67cc-e5d8-4e6a-8aba-f9c18bc85139
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Decommissioning conference
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0003
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AV/SAST-A-102466/F/Fa/L0048/0003
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a95b67cc-e5d8-4e6a-8aba-f9c18bc85139
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4b2de79e-c416-407c-9a35-c43c9fda14f1
name:
Decommissioning conference
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0001
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AV/SAST-A-102466/F/Fa/L0049/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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43b6e1f2-201e-4a77-a882-877d02f53e34
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Odin Decommissioning Project
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Ea
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AV/SAST-A-100448/01/E/Ea
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SERIE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Odin decommissioning project
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L0105
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AV/SAST-A-100448/01/E/Ea/L0105
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Odin decommissioning project
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AV/SAST-A-100448/01/E/Ea/L0106
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Odin decommissioning project
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Odin decommissioning project
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e829ad07-5ab1-4f1a-8d82-a29c66d3157b

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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