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 2026-11-13T09:00:44Z in 0.454 seconds.

Showing 10 of 721 results in compact format.

name:
Forsvaret, Norwegian Medical Unit/United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission
id:
RA-RAFA-3807
name:
Nortraship New York, Medical Departement
id:
RA-S-2133
name:
Rennies Mill/Junk Bay Medical Relief Council
id:
L0018
name:
Medical department - Sak og korrespondanse
id:
Ea
name:
Applied sciences
id:
0001
name:
Applied Accoustic Technologies
id:
0003
name:
Applied Plasma Physics
id:
0004
name:
Norwegian Applied Tec.
id:
0003
name:
Journal of Applied Physiology
id:
0002
name:
applied Physics - Sintef
id:
0229

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total:

721

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
62edd80d-4c91-421f-be70-0e7ab928f6f3
name:
Forsvaret, Norwegian Medical Unit/United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission
id:
RA-RAFA-3807
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3807
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/62edd80d-4c91-421f-be70-0e7ab928f6f3
urn:
a03531e5-e3ee-4353-b0ea-2466b3793a9c
name:
Nortraship New York, Medical Departement
id:
RA-S-2133
path:
AV/RA-S-2133
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a03531e5-e3ee-4353-b0ea-2466b3793a9c
urn:
no-DNM_arkiv_000000005215
name:
Rennies Mill/Junk Bay Medical Relief Council
id:
L0018
path:
DNM/A-1001/K/L0018
unit_type:
Stykke
institution:
Misjonskirken Norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-DNM_arkiv_000000005215
urn:
5a56b1bd-9ba1-48fc-9106-6717cd88044b
name:
Medical department - Sak og korrespondanse
id:
Ea
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/1/E/Ea
unit_type:
SERIE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a56b1bd-9ba1-48fc-9106-6717cd88044b
urn:
d950db00-20e9-48ee-87f8-1fa021028106
name:
Applied sciences
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-1730/D/Dd/L0010/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d950db00-20e9-48ee-87f8-1fa021028106
urn:
450e456a-da6f-4e9f-b753-894964ce3fe1
name:
Applied Accoustic Technologies
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-1339/H/L0014/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/450e456a-da6f-4e9f-b753-894964ce3fe1
urn:
093272e3-ec6e-47a8-ab1c-d425708a1e69
name:
Applied Plasma Physics
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-PA-1339/H/L0014/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/093272e3-ec6e-47a8-ab1c-d425708a1e69
urn:
a9259723-30b3-4aea-b61b-e0f77c897454
name:
Norwegian Applied Tec.
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-1605/2/F/Fa/L0204/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a9259723-30b3-4aea-b61b-e0f77c897454
urn:
1f8b29c1-95ed-4891-9b02-7ad9efe21bcf
name:
Journal of Applied Physiology
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-6311/D/De/L0015/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1f8b29c1-95ed-4891-9b02-7ad9efe21bcf
urn:
296901dd-cb78-4fb2-9f33-69ce548bc277
name:
applied Physics - Sintef
id:
0229
path:
UBIT/A-0381/L/L0020/0229
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/296901dd-cb78-4fb2-9f33-69ce548bc277
urn:
ff354567-8e56-433a-b06c-33bfa4db032d
name:
Applied mechanics rewies
id:
0004
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UBIT/Tek-0061/D/L0008/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff354567-8e56-433a-b06c-33bfa4db032d
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a74ddea6-1330-416e-9d46-4d3f2000a068
name:
The Librascope as applied to aircraft
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-0767/F/Fc/L0016/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a74ddea6-1330-416e-9d46-4d3f2000a068
urn:
5b3d426f-c8b1-42d5-9359-0f6881d7deb8
name:
113 Applied Research Committee
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-1623/D/Db/L0141/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b3d426f-c8b1-42d5-9359-0f6881d7deb8
urn:
605f309c-8faf-4922-a583-5e1eff2847af
name:
APP (Applied Plasma Physics)
id:
0003
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AV/SAK-D/1439/S04/L0327/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/605f309c-8faf-4922-a583-5e1eff2847af
urn:
b3491bcf-e4b7-4481-93f9-b55182ba4192
name:
Applied Research Laboratories Inc.
id:
0001
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AV/SAT-A-4408/1/D/L0028/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b3491bcf-e4b7-4481-93f9-b55182ba4192
urn:
bac3226a-e828-492e-b0d0-13efda32b6d2
name:
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
id:
0062
path:
UBIT/Tek-0005/F/L0002/0062
unit_type:
MAPPE
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NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bac3226a-e828-492e-b0d0-13efda32b6d2
urn:
374bb590-0be0-459c-a63f-9ead3edbeda2
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OEEC nr.83 Organisation of Applied Research i USA
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-1391/1/D/L0185/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/374bb590-0be0-459c-a63f-9ead3edbeda2
urn:
f98944b4-a173-40f6-8aa7-df9d40ac41f4
name:
EPA nr.288 Applied Research Seminars
id:
0003
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AV/RA-S-1391/1/D/L0211/0003
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MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f98944b4-a173-40f6-8aa7-df9d40ac41f4
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8bff444c-31b9-44ad-b576-a262cb161fc4
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5/27 Organisation and Adm. of Applied Research
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AV/RA-S-1623/D/Dg/L0610/0003
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8bff444c-31b9-44ad-b576-a262cb161fc4
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5/28 Organisation and Adm. of Applied Research
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AV/RA-S-1623/D/Dg/L0610/0004
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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International Institute of Applied System Analysis
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AV/RA-S-2916/1/D/L0785/0003
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Kunder og tjenester. Applied Plasma Physics AS
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
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