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; 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&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit} 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&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. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
`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&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&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&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 2026-11-13T10:39:38Z in 0.209 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58646 results in compact format.

name:
Dentalsøstrenes forening
id:
ARK-2138
name:
Studentalltinget i Trondheim
id:
SAT-PA-0678
name:
Norsk Dental Depot
id:
0006
name:
International Dental Journal 1954/55-62/63
id:
0001
name:
AS Norsk Dental Depots Legat
id:
0002
name:
121709 Dental Direkt AS, Horten
id:
0006
name:
Rammeavtale mellom AFK og AS Norsk Dental Depot
id:
0027
name:
Regionsavtale nr. 113/95- Jacobsen dental as. Sak 94/3040
id:
0034
name:
Dentalvarer til Norsk Dental Depot
id:
0010
name:
Prosjekt 81790. Asker. Bondi tannklinikk. Avtaledokument. Akershus fylkeskommune og AS Norsk Dental Depot
id:
0001

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total:

58646

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
0d64a640-7346-421f-bb52-7f78ae92fe18
name:
Dentalsøstrenes forening
id:
ARK-2138
path:
AAB/ARK-2138
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0d64a640-7346-421f-bb52-7f78ae92fe18
urn:
6078ab3b-af92-4e78-a563-70e19a891708
name:
Studentalltinget i Trondheim
id:
SAT-PA-0678
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0678
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6078ab3b-af92-4e78-a563-70e19a891708
urn:
4ffdb638-a3be-47c7-b2e3-3c78c896bb45
name:
Norsk Dental Depot
id:
0006
path:
AV/RA-PA-0862/1/E/L0074/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4ffdb638-a3be-47c7-b2e3-3c78c896bb45
urn:
57ff9344-0798-414c-a671-c3bc87154836
name:
International Dental Journal 1954/55-62/63
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-0862/1/E/L0053/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/57ff9344-0798-414c-a671-c3bc87154836
urn:
ff262b2c-8623-4810-8b94-81ddcfb07bac
name:
AS Norsk Dental Depots Legat
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-0862/3/D/Dj/L0015/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff262b2c-8623-4810-8b94-81ddcfb07bac
urn:
f97ca1fd-d493-481d-bfe4-a4082da30d20
name:
121709 Dental Direkt AS, Horten
id:
0006
path:
IKAK/0703432.2-2/Eb/L0003/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f97ca1fd-d493-481d-bfe4-a4082da30d20
urn:
730acc11-2fc5-49eb-aacc-c45e768d2835
name:
Rammeavtale mellom AFK og AS Norsk Dental Depot
id:
0027
path:
AFK/0200001/E/El/Elb/L0022/0027
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Akershus fylkeskommune
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/730acc11-2fc5-49eb-aacc-c45e768d2835
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000109438
name:
Regionsavtale nr. 113/95- Jacobsen dental as. Sak 94/3040
id:
0034
path:
VEMU/A-1747/F/Fa/L0001/0034
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000109438
urn:
a21c35ab-6e27-4761-9eb7-aa195b99c442
name:
Dentalvarer til Norsk Dental Depot
id:
0010
path:
AV/RA-PA-1007/E/Eb/L0011/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a21c35ab-6e27-4761-9eb7-aa195b99c442
urn:
b95ef1da-fd25-4b93-ab4a-e0fe2293a8f1
name:
Prosjekt 81790. Asker. Bondi tannklinikk. Avtaledokument. Akershus fylkeskommune og AS Norsk Dental Depot
id:
0001
path:
AFK/0200002/E/Eb/L0015/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Akershus fylkeskommune
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b95ef1da-fd25-4b93-ab4a-e0fe2293a8f1
urn:
c9bf66e5-5b6a-4aa2-8243-8e4440d44993
name:
Rådssak 727. Medlemmer av Norsk Tannteknisk Forening, 4 dentaldepoter, klage. ( Norsk Dentaldepot, Ingv. Stokkes Dentaldepot, Hageness Dentaldepot, Holst-Berg Dentaldepot )
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-4462/D/Da/L0097/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c9bf66e5-5b6a-4aa2-8243-8e4440d44993
urn:
06b149ef-9d8d-4b2e-a4ef-01ff3c3fa0cd
name:
Norsk Interdental AS
id:
L0013
path:
AV/RA-PA-1815/G/L0013
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/06b149ef-9d8d-4b2e-a4ef-01ff3c3fa0cd
urn:
276a9c11-396f-494f-9236-343cea519156
name:
Dental studio A/S
id:
0003
path:
AAMA/KA0900-121/D4/L0272/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/276a9c11-396f-494f-9236-343cea519156
urn:
d0759edc-57e1-423f-ad96-ae14a79530a7
name:
Lillesand Dental
id:
0057
path:
AAMA/KA0900-538/G5/L0008/0057
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d0759edc-57e1-423f-ad96-ae14a79530a7
urn:
5f4f1720-a7ee-416e-a596-42fed94a2692
name:
Utstyr. Dental
id:
0001
path:
AFK/0200040_1/D/Da/L0022/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Akershus fylkeskommune
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5f4f1720-a7ee-416e-a596-42fed94a2692
urn:
c5771897-5175-462d-b295-fa728f04028a
name:
Utstyr. Dental
id:
0002
path:
AFK/0200040_1/D/Da/L0022/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Akershus fylkeskommune
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c5771897-5175-462d-b295-fa728f04028a
urn:
4cc6e3ad-c5bc-4b81-8da3-dc15be8b5b65
name:
Utstyr. Dental
id:
0003
path:
AFK/0200040_1/D/Da/L0022/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Akershus fylkeskommune
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4cc6e3ad-c5bc-4b81-8da3-dc15be8b5b65
urn:
576f565f-e8d2-4e03-b148-d715c972129a
name:
Utstyr. Dental
id:
0001
path:
AFK/0200040_1/D/Da/L0023/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Akershus fylkeskommune
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/576f565f-e8d2-4e03-b148-d715c972129a
urn:
3ddb8f53-1fb8-4e94-b594-a56ed3df6a2c
name:
Dental Media
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAB-A-100613/D/Da/L0034/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3ddb8f53-1fb8-4e94-b594-a56ed3df6a2c
urn:
a41405f1-53e4-4123-89fc-a02e5b0cb61a
name:
321.0 - 99/19 Levanger Dental
id:
0012
path:
AAB/ARK-2614/D/L0003/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a41405f1-53e4-4123-89fc-a02e5b0cb61a
urn:
c3881dde-46b4-4818-98a8-85f4ec6e29d1
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Dental Studio A/S, Arendal
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0056
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AAMA/KA0900-538/G5/L0003/0056
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MAPPE
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Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c3881dde-46b4-4818-98a8-85f4ec6e29d1
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f979e9ae-ce8a-45d5-a47a-0068d9391bff
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Spesialistregler. Dental kjevekirurgi
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0004
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AV/RA-PA-0280/D/Da/L0113/0004
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f979e9ae-ce8a-45d5-a47a-0068d9391bff
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5ed1c84c-6837-417a-85a9-b3b60d188748
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World Dental Federation
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0014
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AV/RA-PA-0862/2/D/Da/Daa/L0006/0014
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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World Dental Federation
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0001
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AV/RA-PA-0862/2/D/Da/Dab/L0007/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/72c91674-0766-4fad-9c67-8fd3e6767a83
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e3d5fff6-ff76-4e01-8ccd-f56079c8ad60
name:
World Dental Federation
id:
0027
path:
AV/RA-PA-0862/2/D/Da/Dac/L0007/0027
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e3d5fff6-ff76-4e01-8ccd-f56079c8ad60

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