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 2026-11-05T03:41:52Z in 3.047 seconds.

Showing 10 of 791 results in compact format.

name:
06: Contingency Planning/ Safety/ Security
id:
0003
name:
Field Security Unit, Zone 5 (Trondheim)/2
id:
L0007
name:
Storavarnet-prosjektbeskrivelse-annbudstegningar
id:
0005
name:
Field Security Unit, Zone 6 (Tromsø)/6
id:
L0011
name:
Tilbud. Safe Security, G4S Secure Solutions AS, City Security, Securitas, ISS Security Services, Security Services AS. Tilbud NOKAS
id:
L0001
name:
Nortraship New York, Security Control Departement
id:
RA-S-2139
name:
Security/Security Cards (Liberation of Europe)
id:
0002
name:
Security Awareness and Management Focus in Information Security
id:
0005
name:
Prosjektrapporter SPS-committee SSB Security committee helliport security narkotikatrafikk NIFO By-laws/vedtekter (inkl. NSOC-N)
id:
L0001
name:
Security
id:
0009

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total:

791

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
112e23df-e9d7-4434-8511-92c31d60e262
name:
06: Contingency Planning/ Safety/ Security
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dba/Dbab/L0007/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/112e23df-e9d7-4434-8511-92c31d60e262
urn:
ac090a31-5e26-4ed6-89e6-b5bd70e043f5
name:
Field Security Unit, Zone 5 (Trondheim)/2
id:
L0007
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-7239/Dai/L0007
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ac090a31-5e26-4ed6-89e6-b5bd70e043f5
urn:
20062221-6d91-4c84-9cd0-5d1247337587
name:
Storavarnet-prosjektbeskrivelse-annbudstegningar
id:
0005
path:
IKAH/1263-021/D/Db/Dbe/L0080/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/20062221-6d91-4c84-9cd0-5d1247337587
urn:
783cec13-1419-4e04-854e-e252bf14a03a
name:
Field Security Unit, Zone 6 (Tromsø)/6
id:
L0011
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-7239/Dai/L0011
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/783cec13-1419-4e04-854e-e252bf14a03a
urn:
cdb5f016-b6a7-4aec-90f3-b88c46ca79a6
name:
Tilbud. Safe Security, G4S Secure Solutions AS, City Security, Securitas, ISS Security Services, Security Services AS. Tilbud NOKAS
id:
L0001
path:
AFK/0200039/E/Ea/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Akershus fylkeskommune
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cdb5f016-b6a7-4aec-90f3-b88c46ca79a6
urn:
82290052-4cee-4810-a6a2-51047fb2a805
name:
Nortraship New York, Security Control Departement
id:
RA-S-2139
path:
AV/RA-S-2139
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/82290052-4cee-4810-a6a2-51047fb2a805
urn:
0383fddb-ac36-4ba0-be71-a001c9036631
name:
Security/Security Cards (Liberation of Europe)
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-2121/D/Db/Dbb/L0021/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0383fddb-ac36-4ba0-be71-a001c9036631
urn:
82e26be7-44e7-4efd-82f2-c1abbbcf0b6a
name:
Security Awareness and Management Focus in Information Security
id:
0005
path:
AV/SAT-A-1589/F/Fa/L0080/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/82e26be7-44e7-4efd-82f2-c1abbbcf0b6a
urn:
d4f44042-13ae-4080-98a7-dd342aedf7af
name:
Prosjektrapporter SPS-committee SSB Security committee helliport security narkotikatrafikk NIFO By-laws/vedtekter (inkl. NSOC-N)
id:
L0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-100856/Y/Yb/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d4f44042-13ae-4080-98a7-dd342aedf7af
urn:
9a0187e6-ca6c-46f8-a935-fb55f99bcd72
name:
Security
id:
0009
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-1977/D/Da/L0005/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9a0187e6-ca6c-46f8-a935-fb55f99bcd72
urn:
cd0aa846-76d4-4eb8-91e6-06d7e9abc87f
name:
Security
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-1977/D/Db/L0003/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cd0aa846-76d4-4eb8-91e6-06d7e9abc87f
urn:
d89d9743-a888-43e2-9895-36e7668bba90
name:
Security.
id:
0031
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-1992/1/D/Da/L0002/0031
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d89d9743-a888-43e2-9895-36e7668bba90
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name:
Security
id:
0005
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AV/RA-RAFA-2035/D/Dc/L0138/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e7dc2565-c717-426f-8df5-2748979fa256
urn:
5c3571e1-6d4f-49d8-b09c-3e0b2498cb84
name:
81. Security
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2062/F/Fb/L0011/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5c3571e1-6d4f-49d8-b09c-3e0b2498cb84
urn:
472feddd-506c-4041-84c5-fd64e6abd75b
name:
SECURITY
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3341/F/Fa/L0026/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/472feddd-506c-4041-84c5-fd64e6abd75b
urn:
0b9c26a8-05f8-4975-8b88-a63ffd157bc3
name:
"Security"
id:
0025
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3543/D/Dc/Dca/L0001/0025
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0b9c26a8-05f8-4975-8b88-a63ffd157bc3
urn:
0d833694-e752-4892-a188-4bb9365088b4
name:
"Security": -
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0012
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3543/D/Dg/Dga/L0003/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0d833694-e752-4892-a188-4bb9365088b4
urn:
ec94d545-a408-453a-a873-ab6c655d1fb9
name:
Security
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3880/F/Fa/L0076/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ec94d545-a408-453a-a873-ab6c655d1fb9
urn:
c1955a67-bc0d-4509-959a-e3ac439ce4d1
name:
S 5. Security.
id:
0004
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AV/RA-RAFA-3974/E/Eb/L0008/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c1955a67-bc0d-4509-959a-e3ac439ce4d1
urn:
86d95acd-5771-4a84-953d-855122f7dc69
name:
Security
id:
0018
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AV/RA-RAFA-4411/D/L0004/0018
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/86d95acd-5771-4a84-953d-855122f7dc69
urn:
9ea3a7c8-bd0a-49fa-bb44-dc03db2a2b78
name:
12 Security
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0012
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AV/RA-RAFA-6564/F/Fa/L0021/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ea3a7c8-bd0a-49fa-bb44-dc03db2a2b78
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db6691aa-bf00-47d0-b043-64edf4d63e93
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6 Security
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0022
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AV/RA-RAFA-6564/F/Fa/L0021/0022
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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cf6b8151-a21a-41cf-a5e8-5be9e2eb9b90
name:
10 Security
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0016
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AV/RA-RAFA-6564/F/Fa/L0022/0016
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
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0
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S4. Security
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0002
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AV/RA-RAFA-6564/F/Fa/L0060/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
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name:
Security
id:
0003
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AV/SAST-A-100448/02/E/Ea/L0138/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef79caad-1ffb-42ab-9765-e1e2a6d96e0c

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