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 2026-11-01T23:42:14Z in 3.613 seconds.

Showing 10 of 110636 results in compact format.

name:
Netlife Backup Solutions AS
id:
0005
name:
Statens utdanningssenter for helsepersonell
id:
S-4F-12272
name:
Changeover Unit, Battery Backup
id:
L0002
name:
Helsevesen. Helsepersonell. Sykehus
id:
L0086
name:
Statens autorisasjonskontor for helsepersonell
id:
S-4F-14883
name:
Anbud. Anbudsnummer 17/96 Backupcentralen AS
id:
0008
name:
Backup - kopi
id:
Fb
name:
Fellessekretariatet - Fagrådene for høgskoleutdanning av helsepersonell
id:
S-4F-12844
name:
Backup
id:
Va
name:
Backup
id:
L1802

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total:

110636

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
21078373-50fb-4358-ab1d-e7c4bbc83397
name:
Netlife Backup Solutions AS
id:
0005
path:
AV/SAB-A-100615 /D/Dd/L0134/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/21078373-50fb-4358-ab1d-e7c4bbc83397
urn:
ab505de0-f343-4d5b-926d-e73f353390bc
name:
Statens utdanningssenter for helsepersonell
id:
S-4F-12272
path:
AV/S-4F-12272
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Utdanningssenterert ble opprettet ved Stortingets vedtak av 26.mai 1962 og trådte i virksomhet i januar 1963. Hit hører bl.a. Statens helsesøsterskole, Statens spesialskole i psykiatrisk sykepleie og Statens skole for utdannelse av psykiatriske miljøterapeuter samt diverse kurs for utdannelse av hel...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ab505de0-f343-4d5b-926d-e73f353390bc
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000141319
name:
Changeover Unit, Battery Backup
id:
L0002
path:
VEMU/A-2712/G/Gd/L0002
unit_type:
Stykke
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000141319
urn:
e830765d-d415-42ac-83a3-1f12b6d8653a
name:
Helsevesen. Helsepersonell. Sykehus
id:
L0086
path:
AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01b/L0086
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e830765d-d415-42ac-83a3-1f12b6d8653a
urn:
ac44ba5d-0834-4ddd-8b5d-298fd92d8366
name:
Statens autorisasjonskontor for helsepersonell
id:
S-4F-14883
path:
AV/S-4F-14883
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Statens autorisasjonskontor for helsepersonell (SAFH) er underlagt Sosial- og helsedirektoratet som nærmeste overordnede myndighet og hører under Helsedepartementet. Kontorets oppgaver er tildeling av autorisasjon og lisens og administrering av turnustjeneste etter helsepersonelloven. Relevante lo...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ac44ba5d-0834-4ddd-8b5d-298fd92d8366
urn:
0bf46863-65ff-4a62-8ef7-8d3d72eb8fc5
name:
Anbud. Anbudsnummer 17/96 Backupcentralen AS
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-S-5394/2/I/Ia/L0004/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0bf46863-65ff-4a62-8ef7-8d3d72eb8fc5
urn:
2e4f5864-dd74-4fce-9197-0b37555cab90
name:
Backup - kopi
id:
Fb
path:
AV/RA-S-6447/2/F/Fb
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2e4f5864-dd74-4fce-9197-0b37555cab90
urn:
b54139eb-1dc4-4e41-999e-548dfed83365
name:
Fellessekretariatet - Fagrådene for høgskoleutdanning av helsepersonell
id:
S-4F-12844
path:
AV/S-4F-12844
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Rådet for sosialarbeiderutdanning (RSU) ble oppnevnt ved kgl.resolusjon av 25. november 1966. Bakgrunnen for oppnevnelsen var et behov for samarbeid og samordning av forskjellige opplæringstiltak innenfor sosialsektoren. Rådet skulle også være et sakkyndig råd for Kultur- og vitenskapsdepartementet....
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b54139eb-1dc4-4e41-999e-548dfed83365
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000002930254
name:
Backup
id:
Va
path:
BBA/A-2512/4079/V/Va
unit_type:
Serie
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002930254
urn:
c16e3e26-b8a8-4fdc-833e-121e5f748e2a
name:
Backup
id:
L1802
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0354/1/L1802
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c16e3e26-b8a8-4fdc-833e-121e5f748e2a
urn:
34dbcc05-7392-47b4-b579-c239693c8f62
name:
Backup
id:
L1803
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0354/1/L1803
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/34dbcc05-7392-47b4-b579-c239693c8f62
urn:
779df0ef-316a-40de-b08a-af99622417ab
name:
Backup
id:
0004
path:
AIN/A-08-125/Ubc/L0001/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/779df0ef-316a-40de-b08a-af99622417ab
urn:
d960cdd1-f17f-4a46-950b-65a785d0d660
name:
Bodø - Nymo Maskin AS - Norsk sikteduk AS - Norsk Haukultur AS - Nord Norges Salgslag AS - Norlandsbryggeriet AS - Nordland Betongindustri AS - Max Mat AS - Margarinfabrikken Norge - Løvolds industri AS - Landego Fiske - K.S Helligværfisk - Fiskekroken AS
id:
0001
path:
AIN/NFK-23-113/D/Da/L0126/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d960cdd1-f17f-4a46-950b-65a785d0d660
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000549619
name:
Backup-disk
id:
Va
path:
BBA/A-0298/5435/V/Va
unit_type:
Serie
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000549619
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000016920
name:
Backup-kassetter
id:
Va
path:
BBA/A-4418/V/Va
unit_type:
Serie
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000016920
urn:
a5333439-4f14-47e3-a7f1-fec9df607814
name:
Profdoc Backup
id:
L0052
path:
AV/RA-S-6227/F/Fa/L0052
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a5333439-4f14-47e3-a7f1-fec9df607814
urn:
69e20286-b9de-464c-9b24-ef2327900eab
name:
Backup 30.6
id:
0001
path:
AAMA/PA-2997/Y/L0001/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/69e20286-b9de-464c-9b24-ef2327900eab
urn:
b0c78b23-34a0-4bf1-8a0e-a903d4a998fe
name:
DE-backup
id:
0001
path:
AIN/A-08-125/Ubc/L0001/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b0c78b23-34a0-4bf1-8a0e-a903d4a998fe
urn:
abf724e9-c9f5-470d-b539-1d9202be1cff
name:
Backup brukerdata
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4447/F/Fa/L0043/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/abf724e9-c9f5-470d-b539-1d9202be1cff
urn:
364b28eb-e189-45a0-8ee9-1258b8d1540b
name:
Beredskapstiltak: Backup
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-4744/D/L0006/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/364b28eb-e189-45a0-8ee9-1258b8d1540b
urn:
7a8eebaf-54bd-4ac5-a918-42fe6b7df942
name:
Balder backup
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/07/E/Ea/L0005/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7a8eebaf-54bd-4ac5-a918-42fe6b7df942
urn:
e25451b4-4f47-4ba8-8987-cdf8f107532d
name:
Backup (Safe)
id:
0001
path:
IKAH/1221-432/V/Va/L0001/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e25451b4-4f47-4ba8-8987-cdf8f107532d
urn:
0dfec9be-8d0d-49bb-8202-e80ec56a9b6f
name:
Floppy discer backup
id:
L0001
path:
AIN/A-13-144/Y/Ya/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0dfec9be-8d0d-49bb-8202-e80ec56a9b6f
urn:
106f67b8-140c-47b0-8c39-3349ff9e07da
name:
IBM Backup tape
id:
L0002
path:
AV/SAH-ARK-183/V/Va/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/106f67b8-140c-47b0-8c39-3349ff9e07da
urn:
84b3b680-3dd3-4897-bf60-c7c782a808e6
name:
3M Backup tape
id:
L0003
path:
AV/SAH-ARK-183/V/Va/L0003
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/84b3b680-3dd3-4897-bf60-c7c782a808e6

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