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 2026-11-02T13:41:28Z in 1.241 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58914 results in compact format.

name:
Corrobesch 20 container
id:
0024
name:
Roll on/roll off container vessel
id:
0001
name:
Transport av avfall for SVAR AS i område 2 DIM-IVAR -IRS
id:
0189
name:
BNS Systemer A/S
id:
0008
name:
LN-BNS 22/6, Hokksund
id:
0011
name:
LN-BNS 22/5, Düsseldorf
id:
0024
name:
Vakt (bns) journal
id:
L0164
name:
Garnisons Bns arkivsaker
id:
0001
name:
Ordinærgaranti. Nr.180. BNS Ltd.
id:
0003
name:
BNS Diamant Verktøy A/S - Jessheim
id:
0005

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total:

58914

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
3b8ca529-7120-495e-a878-06b11698a872
name:
Corrobesch 20 container
id:
0024
path:
AV/RA-PA-1920/F/Fa/L0006/0024
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3b8ca529-7120-495e-a878-06b11698a872
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000166115
name:
Roll on/roll off container vessel
id:
0001
path:
VEMU/ARS-A-1318/H/Hb/Hbb/L0002/0001
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000166115
urn:
b2eada3f-a006-48c2-aad7-40bc56e6e7af
name:
Transport av avfall for SVAR AS i område 2 DIM-IVAR -IRS
id:
0189
path:
IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0050/0189
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2eada3f-a006-48c2-aad7-40bc56e6e7af
urn:
5ee55e66-a33d-49e2-92c6-7ce4aa75c913
name:
BNS Systemer A/S
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-S-1605/2/D/Db/Dbb/L0012/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5ee55e66-a33d-49e2-92c6-7ce4aa75c913
urn:
7302e350-c80d-4436-9953-c1d9308dbb57
name:
LN-BNS 22/6, Hokksund
id:
0011
path:
AV/RA-S-3582/Da/L0005/0011
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7302e350-c80d-4436-9953-c1d9308dbb57
urn:
15727dd4-ce9c-4dba-99ec-1dbe34f888e2
name:
LN-BNS 22/5, Düsseldorf
id:
0024
path:
AV/RA-S-3582/Da/L0007/0024
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/15727dd4-ce9c-4dba-99ec-1dbe34f888e2
urn:
5a0262a4-212b-458a-a69e-a895fa4f6d0f
name:
Vakt (bns) journal
id:
L0164
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4133/D/Da/L0164
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a0262a4-212b-458a-a69e-a895fa4f6d0f
urn:
81f37bff-b384-458b-b5b1-41563742f573
name:
Garnisons Bns arkivsaker
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAT-A-5134/1/X/L0111/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/81f37bff-b384-458b-b5b1-41563742f573
urn:
b9cc54f5-26d3-41dd-a301-e0b2185eaffe
name:
Ordinærgaranti. Nr.180. BNS Ltd.
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-1603/3/D/Da/L0130/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b9cc54f5-26d3-41dd-a301-e0b2185eaffe
urn:
05115450-a3c2-4848-9270-703acf0b2bc1
name:
BNS Diamant Verktøy A/S - Jessheim
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-S-2991/F/Fa/L0023/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/05115450-a3c2-4848-9270-703acf0b2bc1
urn:
12156300-707e-4765-8595-91b285855f08
name:
Forus gjenvinningsstasjon - Kjøp av avfallscontainere
id:
0081
path:
IKAR/A-1169/G/Ge/L0011/0081
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/12156300-707e-4765-8595-91b285855f08
urn:
c981a7fe-fe6e-47f1-9696-4d0046f11ffa
name:
OKA Mekaniske (BNS Mekaniske), Halden
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-S-1885/E/E13b/L0100/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c981a7fe-fe6e-47f1-9696-4d0046f11ffa
urn:
8ac4713f-c931-4d5a-8af7-7a9b223dc642
name:
Garnisons Bns arkivsaker 1927, 1932
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAT-A-5134/1/X/L0110/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8ac4713f-c931-4d5a-8af7-7a9b223dc642
urn:
4c9f5f71-1c52-436d-8bea-1829df6bf0b4
name:
684: BNS Mekaniske Halden A/S, Berg i Østfold
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-2991/F/Fa/L0421/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4c9f5f71-1c52-436d-8bea-1829df6bf0b4
urn:
d2fee592-604f-4421-b46e-2cc63718f41c
name:
Leie av containere Kvitsøy
id:
0002
path:
IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0001/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2fee592-604f-4421-b46e-2cc63718f41c
urn:
a275f4b5-f709-420d-884f-232c44ca39f6
name:
Transport av containere på Forus Gjenvinningsstasjon
id:
0031
path:
IKAR/A-1169/G/Ge/L0004/0031
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a275f4b5-f709-420d-884f-232c44ca39f6
urn:
b1cc00cf-3666-4e35-91a4-9675542f7710
name:
Tømming av avfallscontainere Forus Sele Ree
id:
0001
path:
IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0001/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b1cc00cf-3666-4e35-91a4-9675542f7710
urn:
9f90b17c-3f08-4b86-b28e-5bb12e1c6112
name:
Utleie av containere til Forus Gjenvinningsstasjon
id:
0032
path:
IKAR/A-1169/G/Ge/L0004/0032
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9f90b17c-3f08-4b86-b28e-5bb12e1c6112
urn:
88b272f9-45b3-440a-9998-3ace5933003a
name:
Kjøp av containere til Forus gjenvinningsstasjon
id:
0006
path:
IKAR/A-1169/G/Gf/L0025/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/88b272f9-45b3-440a-9998-3ace5933003a
urn:
68da26c4-46d5-45b5-961b-37f62dac8653
name:
SNJ - utvidelse - transportanlegg for containeranlegg ristgods
id:
0144
path:
IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0036/0144
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/68da26c4-46d5-45b5-961b-37f62dac8653
urn:
05a6d13d-eb8c-4ec4-9200-576257d781b7
name:
Transport av containere fra Forus og Sele gjenvinningsstasjoner
id:
0005
path:
IKAR/A-1169/G/Gf/L0025/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/05a6d13d-eb8c-4ec4-9200-576257d781b7
urn:
2a2b1756-f395-4437-a4b7-6739729dfd6c
name:
Odden Toppseksjon AS: Protokoll, Div sakspapirer, Skjøte, Leiekontrakt Skattedirektoratet. Tønnevold Container 1 AS, Tønnevold Container 2 AS: Protokoller, sakspapirer.
id:
L0271
path:
AAMA/PA-2362/3/D/Da/L0271
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a2b1756-f395-4437-a4b7-6739729dfd6c
urn:
dfc4d614-8dec-4e1c-a822-44bc7b50ccf7
name:
Ukjent - AS ScanArmatur test certificate, Ukjent - 19,2 Well control, Ukjent - MENI supplied containers/wireline container
id:
0005
path:
AV/SAST-A-102024/02/D/Da/L0722/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dfc4d614-8dec-4e1c-a822-44bc7b50ccf7
urn:
bfae7f68-82a2-41fe-b7e8-90293e3fb610
name:
K. Utddrag fra maj HYLDMOs fektningsrapport fra krigen 1940. Spesielt om bns angrep på LAPPHAUGEN den 24. april 1940.
id:
0017
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4821/D/Dj/L0662/0017
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bfae7f68-82a2-41fe-b7e8-90293e3fb610
urn:
692cd46d-c6db-4c29-b2eb-2347758c3abf
name:
Kommisjoner, råd, utvalg innen Forsvaret. Rapport fra undersøkelseskommisjon om avgass fra teltovner brukt under LVA-BNs vinterøvelse
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-5414/D/Da/L0381/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/692cd46d-c6db-4c29-b2eb-2347758c3abf

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