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 2026-11-12T07:49:51Z in 5.184 seconds.

Showing 10 of 3727 results in compact format.

name:
Den norske sjømannsmisjon i utlandet / North Shields og New Castle (England)
id:
SAB-PA-0101
name:
North Cape Minerals AS
id:
RA-PA-2133
name:
Pa 1620 - North Sea Exploration Services A/S (Norsea)
id:
SAST-A-102197
name:
Forsvaret, Zone Commander North
id:
RA-RAFA-4977
name:
Forsvaret, Militærpolitiet/Joint Headquarters North
id:
RA-RAFA-4858
name:
Forsvaret, Forsvarskommando Sør-Norge/Joint Headquarters North
id:
RA-RAFA-4863
name:
Pa 1347 - North Sea Operators Committee - Norway (NSOC)
id:
SAST-A-101666
name:
Den norske sjømannsmisjon i utlandet/Tyne-havnene (North Shields)
id:
A-484
name:
Pa 1718 - Stiftelsen Environment Northern Seas
id:
SAST-A-102323
name:
Northwest Eurpean Loran-C System/Ccordinating Agency Office
id:
RA-RAFA-5437

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total:

3727

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
9baf4237-ffb2-45d6-a47c-abecb8a22773
name:
Den norske sjømannsmisjon i utlandet / North Shields og New Castle (England)
id:
SAB-PA-0101
path:
AV/SAB-PA-0101
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
storbrit. og n.-irl.
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9baf4237-ffb2-45d6-a47c-abecb8a22773
urn:
9a12adba-e843-4c99-a6aa-92b84b1cf936
name:
North Cape Minerals AS
id:
RA-PA-2133
path:
AV/RA-PA-2133
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9a12adba-e843-4c99-a6aa-92b84b1cf936
urn:
9da26d4a-4b61-4400-8497-7fbd5c6b7583
name:
Pa 1620 - North Sea Exploration Services A/S (Norsea)
id:
SAST-A-102197
path:
AV/SAST-A-102197
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9da26d4a-4b61-4400-8497-7fbd5c6b7583
urn:
2096f680-87e4-422c-903e-a95a65270e3e
name:
Forsvaret, Zone Commander North
id:
RA-RAFA-4977
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4977
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2096f680-87e4-422c-903e-a95a65270e3e
urn:
03d02e80-faaf-4a89-81e1-a280eb9dbae5
name:
Forsvaret, Militærpolitiet/Joint Headquarters North
id:
RA-RAFA-4858
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4858
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/03d02e80-faaf-4a89-81e1-a280eb9dbae5
urn:
58dde9b3-ed39-47fe-bade-6c179a1252e3
name:
Forsvaret, Forsvarskommando Sør-Norge/Joint Headquarters North
id:
RA-RAFA-4863
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4863
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/58dde9b3-ed39-47fe-bade-6c179a1252e3
urn:
36481727-0ec0-4d31-8c2d-b320988026c1
name:
Pa 1347 - North Sea Operators Committee - Norway (NSOC)
id:
SAST-A-101666
path:
AV/SAST-A-101666
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/36481727-0ec0-4d31-8c2d-b320988026c1
urn:
8c7da054-3e31-429d-9081-29289f03dc98
name:
Den norske sjømannsmisjon i utlandet/Tyne-havnene (North Shields)
id:
A-484
path:
AV/A-484
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
STORBRIT. OG N.-IRL.
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Sjømannsmisjonen ble grunnlagt i Bergen 31.8.1864 under navnet «Foreningen til Evangeliets Forkyndelse for Skandinaviske Sømænd i fremmede Havne» Som navnet sier var foreningen i starten et tilbud til norske sjømenn på reise, men etter hvert er det blitt færre og færre norske sjømenn og sjømannskirk...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8c7da054-3e31-429d-9081-29289f03dc98
urn:
80312d9d-5ab7-4362-8fe6-5dfefc08e76a
name:
Pa 1718 - Stiftelsen Environment Northern Seas
id:
SAST-A-102323
path:
AV/SAST-A-102323
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/80312d9d-5ab7-4362-8fe6-5dfefc08e76a
urn:
0ad03da3-464c-46f3-b264-1d1507a9b090
name:
Northwest Eurpean Loran-C System/Ccordinating Agency Office
id:
RA-RAFA-5437
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-5437
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0ad03da3-464c-46f3-b264-1d1507a9b090
urn:
0aaca498-db14-4e44-977b-9e84a89db11d
name:
4598 (1) - Oseberg Gamma North, arbeidsfil II av Jacques Merour, Stein Thorsager, Håvard Ingeborgrud (1)
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Fi/L0094/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0aaca498-db14-4e44-977b-9e84a89db11d
urn:
0b29015b-e176-473c-895a-cf826cd0792d
name:
4598 (3) - Oseberg Gamma North, arbeidsfil II av Jacques Merour, Stein Thorsager, Håvard Ingeborgrud (3)
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Fi/L0095/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0b29015b-e176-473c-895a-cf826cd0792d
urn:
d37040b4-7092-4d75-adf7-21508e2deeb9
name:
North Sea quality status report
id:
0005
path:
AV/SAST-A-101683/F/L0013/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d37040b4-7092-4d75-adf7-21508e2deeb9
urn:
08c02430-3e4c-42ee-9677-3751dbdc904a
name:
Pa 1347 - North Sea Operators Committee - Norway
id:
A-101666
path:
AV/A-101666
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Selskapene som drev letevirksomhet i Norge søkte sammen og dannet The North Sea Operators` Committee - Norway (NSOC-N). Noen år senere, i 1979, skiftet de navn til Norsk Industriforening for Oljeselskap (NIFO). Ansvaret for oljeselskapenes arbeidsgiverforhold ble lagt til en egen organisasjon samme ...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/08c02430-3e4c-42ee-9677-3751dbdc904a
urn:
76750a19-c812-499d-9d7b-f78b33797bf3
name:
5 master of the North
id:
0001
path:
NMFK/NAM-1002/E/Eb/L0023/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/76750a19-c812-499d-9d7b-f78b33797bf3
urn:
6a739ec6-c260-4d52-82f0-c75d9590522f
name:
5 master of the North
id:
0002
path:
NMFK/NAM-1002/E/Eb/L0023/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6a739ec6-c260-4d52-82f0-c75d9590522f
urn:
86e74d46-63d6-4174-ae7c-3d724741312a
name:
NMC North Mar Consult A/S
id:
0009
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0139/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/86e74d46-63d6-4174-ae7c-3d724741312a
urn:
29fabc30-ecfb-4521-adf0-cbca45c64879
name:
5 master of the North (Sverre Fehn)
id:
0003
path:
NMFK/NAM-1002/E/Eb/L0023/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/29fabc30-ecfb-4521-adf0-cbca45c64879
urn:
b94bb04c-a41f-4d03-a560-4de50b691b87
name:
North East Frigg budgets II, arbeidsfil Håvard Ingeborgrud (1)
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Fe/L0106/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b94bb04c-a41f-4d03-a560-4de50b691b87
urn:
2ea09e5d-3711-4678-94b7-4b949d4e2c0d
name:
Korrespondanse - NATCO (North American Turbine Corporation)
id:
L0126
path:
AV/SAKO-P-1081/D/Da/Dac/L0126
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ea09e5d-3711-4678-94b7-4b949d4e2c0d
urn:
6c05741d-8f96-47b6-8a50-81d71a5ad4ff
name:
Korrespondanse - NATCO (North American Turbine Corporation)
id:
L0127
path:
AV/SAKO-P-1081/D/Da/Dac/L0127
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c05741d-8f96-47b6-8a50-81d71a5ad4ff
urn:
cba5c040-3df3-4e04-be7d-03c940ac9659
name:
NEF (North East Frigg) tariffs, transport until 1987, arbeidsfil (1)
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Fe/L0108/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cba5c040-3df3-4e04-be7d-03c940ac9659
urn:
faa443b8-7a1c-4b6a-bd76-999b29c24048
name:
4595 (1) - Oseberg Gamma North, arbeidsfil Øystein Bruno-Larsen (1)
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Fi/L0092/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/faa443b8-7a1c-4b6a-bd76-999b29c24048
urn:
e5fb533c-1e3f-44f8-8cf7-e1ccce711bc7
name:
North Sea Society Stavanger
id:
A-0488
path:
BYST/A-0488
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e5fb533c-1e3f-44f8-8cf7-e1ccce711bc7
urn:
f886029d-4968-42af-9ae5-71f71ea1c1f6
name:
4596 (1) - Oseberg Gamma North, arbeidsfil Jacques Merour, Håvard Ingeborgrud (1)
id:
0006
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Fi/L0092/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f886029d-4968-42af-9ae5-71f71ea1c1f6

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Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
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