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, 1-100 (default 25). 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 2026-11-02T19:57:08Z in 3.380 seconds.

Showing 10 of 49 results in compact format.

name:
ABBAs skandinaviapremiere i Skandinavium, Göteborg. Hardt program, interne konflikter, personlige problemer og ABBAs fans. Foto: Nielsen, Arne S. NÅ nr. 43/79
id:
9689
name:
Andresen - Azhar
id:
L0002
name:
Mazhar's grillbar
id:
0006
name:
Menn: Masood Mazhar - Mathisen Gunnar
id:
L0447
name:
Sak 10 Hotell- og Restaurantarbeiderforbundet - Mazhar's Grillbar, Sjøvegan
id:
0010
name:
Azhari, Gholan Reza - iransk general - 1 bilde.
id:
0006
name:
Abbas - Apeland
id:
L0001
name:
Abbas - Altman
id:
L0001
name:
Indonesia. Abbas
id:
0012
name:
Kvinner: Abbas - Ekre
id:
L0001

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25 results

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name:
ABBAs skandinaviapremiere i Skandinavium, Göteborg. Hardt program, interne konflikter, personlige problemer og ABBAs fans. Foto: Nielsen, Arne S. NÅ nr. 43/79
id:
9689
path:
AV/RA-PA-0797/U/Ud/L0082/9689
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Andresen - Azhar
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L0002
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AV/SAO-A-10227/1/G/Gc/Gcg/L0002
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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name:
Mazhar's grillbar
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0006
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AV/RA-PA-1071/F/Fd/L0011/0006
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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urn:
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name:
Menn: Masood Mazhar - Mathisen Gunnar
id:
L0447
path:
AV/SAO-A-11715/D/Dl/L0447
unit_type:
STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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name:
Sak 10 Hotell- og Restaurantarbeiderforbundet - Mazhar's Grillbar, Sjøvegan
id:
0010
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AV/RA-S-1559/1/D/Dc/L0105/0010
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/029f19b8-97a2-4aa3-bcb6-b14352c4bcf1
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000122042
name:
Azhari, Gholan Reza - iransk general - 1 bilde.
id:
0006
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BBA/A-0863/U/Ua/Uab/L0005/0006
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Mappe
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Bergen byarkiv
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Abbas - Apeland
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L0001
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AV/SAO-A-10224/E/Ea/L0001
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2cc4ee6d-98ee-44cc-abb5-88f7da861d93
urn:
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name:
Abbas - Altman
id:
L0001
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BBA/A-0863/U/Ua/Uab/L0001
unit_type:
Stykke
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Bergen byarkiv
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000114046
urn:
4745c862-a6e4-4023-917c-d33c76205fd6
name:
Indonesia. Abbas
id:
0012
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AV/RA-S-6670/D/Da/L1063/0012
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4745c862-a6e4-4023-917c-d33c76205fd6
urn:
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name:
Kvinner: Abbas - Ekre
id:
L0001
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AV/SAH-FOLK-052/E/Ea/L0001
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/157721a3-f420-46df-91a2-6e0575199edb
urn:
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name:
Menn: Abbas - Engeli
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L0008
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AV/SAH-FOLK-052/E/Ea/L0008
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/741df34a-de2b-4254-b054-c8fffedabca6
urn:
13f9ea3c-b4df-436d-85c9-b0e2b080a724
name:
Kvinner: Abbas - Anthun
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L0017
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AV/SAO-A-10231/E/Ea/L0017
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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L0001
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AV/SAO-A-10459/E/Ea/L0001
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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L0004
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AV/SAT-A-4795/3/G/L0004
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Kvinner: Abbas - Andersen, S.
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0001
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AV/SAO-A-10429/E/Ea/L0001/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/89aebb09-7310-4c25-b2a5-fe26f068a678
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8a51a41b-8445-430e-acc3-74588982a1a9
name:
Opprykk - Abbas Bakhtiar
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0030
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AV/SAT-A-6884/FELT-01/D/Da/L0106/0030
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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494aa54d-ff78-4683-916b-730fb523c9f7
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Attest Abbas Bakhtiar
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0025
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AV/SAT-A-6884/FELT-01/D/Da/L0107/0025
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Iqbal, Abbas - Iseoo, Agustin Ibufad
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AV/RA-S-1561/C/Cf/L0233
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Mann, Abraham - Maqames, Fadel Abbas
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AV/RA-S-1561/C/Cf/L0359
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Menn: Abbas Mohammad - Berbom Arne
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L0001
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AV/SAO-A-11715/D/Dc/L0001
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d43db286-cd08-4671-9bef-8ff69c0a8ee9
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Thomas Ledin. ABBAs nye kronprins. NÅ nr. 34, 1980
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Abbas, Ali Khabaktani - Irans utenriksminister - 1 bilde.
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0001
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BBA/A-0863/U/Ua/Uab/L0001/0001
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Mappe
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Bergen byarkiv
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Andersson, Stig "Stickan" - ABBAs manager - 1 bilde.
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0017
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Mappe
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Bergen byarkiv
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G9-C 24/47 St. Olavs Orden til prins Abbas Mirza Azod
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Thomas Ledin bryllup - ABBA - Stikkan Anderson - ABBAs manager. Benny Anderson m/ny kone Mona. Agneta. NÅ nr. 22 1983
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MAPPE
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