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 2026-11-14T04:12:58Z in 0.409 seconds.

Showing 10 of 1176 results in compact format.

name:
Forsvaret, NORBATT, FN-styrkene i Libanon
id:
RA-RAFA-2349
name:
Forsvaret, Diverse avdelinger i Libanon, NORCOY i Somalia, Normedcoy s a
id:
RA-RAFA-3671
name:
LIFE-prosjektet. 5.14.23. Del l
id:
0001
name:
LIFE-prosjektet. 5.14.23. Del ll
id:
0002
name:
LIFE-prosjektet. 5.14.23. Del l
id:
0001
name:
LIFE-prosjektet. 5.14.23. Del ll
id:
0002
name:
A Better Life Foundation
id:
0007
name:
Ingunn Aadland: "Humble Yourselves on to the Way of Life. A Rereading of Sapiential Admonitions B (4Q185)"
id:
0006
name:
An arctic prologue to life
id:
0001
name:
World Wide Fund for Nature (World Wildlife Fund)
id:
Fg

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total:

1176

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
310cb988-f0d4-408e-b74c-d02885738b1c
name:
Forsvaret, NORBATT, FN-styrkene i Libanon
id:
RA-RAFA-2349
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2349
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/310cb988-f0d4-408e-b74c-d02885738b1c
urn:
c6316a47-9365-432d-ba88-54c33b08b248
name:
Forsvaret, Diverse avdelinger i Libanon, NORCOY i Somalia, Normedcoy s a
id:
RA-RAFA-3671
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3671
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c6316a47-9365-432d-ba88-54c33b08b248
urn:
cb405197-62c7-4915-8003-e82240b5f55a
name:
LIFE-prosjektet. 5.14.23. Del l
id:
0001
path:
VID/MDA-A-1526/F/Fn/L0020/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cb405197-62c7-4915-8003-e82240b5f55a
urn:
700eab02-aba8-4333-a9d9-febed1717347
name:
LIFE-prosjektet. 5.14.23. Del ll
id:
0002
path:
VID/MDA-A-1526/F/Fn/L0020/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/700eab02-aba8-4333-a9d9-febed1717347
urn:
1066cc2e-acd0-4e27-a1f4-b0b5aba2f0ff
name:
LIFE-prosjektet. 5.14.23. Del l
id:
0001
path:
VID/MDA-A-1526/F/Fn/L0021/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1066cc2e-acd0-4e27-a1f4-b0b5aba2f0ff
urn:
7e38bb4b-311a-48b1-b0ab-fec2ac46b972
name:
LIFE-prosjektet. 5.14.23. Del ll
id:
0002
path:
VID/MDA-A-1526/F/Fn/L0021/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7e38bb4b-311a-48b1-b0ab-fec2ac46b972
urn:
4eb45fcf-fac2-4ffd-b15a-198fee40c4ea
name:
A Better Life Foundation
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-PA-0250/D/Dc/L0436/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4eb45fcf-fac2-4ffd-b15a-198fee40c4ea
urn:
44415b12-f728-4529-81af-e794d660b3fc
name:
Ingunn Aadland: "Humble Yourselves on to the Way of Life. A Rereading of Sapiential Admonitions B (4Q185)"
id:
0006
path:
TMF/A-1006/G/Ge/L0028/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
MF vitenskapelig høyskole
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/44415b12-f728-4529-81af-e794d660b3fc
urn:
cb6aa9cb-4086-442c-a45f-fd7eea6d584e
name:
An arctic prologue to life
id:
0001
path:
SVAM/A-1056/F/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Svalbard Museum
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cb6aa9cb-4086-442c-a45f-fd7eea6d584e
urn:
369fe882-a806-4690-84df-9fa65bd7ed2d
name:
World Wide Fund for Nature (World Wildlife Fund)
id:
Fg
path:
AV/RA-PA-0806/2/F/Fg
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/369fe882-a806-4690-84df-9fa65bd7ed2d
urn:
90e5d84c-90bc-4630-9945-f370e63c1661
name:
Life in the Universe, forberedelse til månelanding
id:
L0313
path:
NTM/A-1043/E/Ea/L0313
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Norsk Teknisk Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/90e5d84c-90bc-4630-9945-f370e63c1661
urn:
d32c9161-ff8f-4891-a56e-fe618f23bd62
name:
Life at Low Water Activities Group Report .
id:
0019
path:
UBIT/A-0378/F/Fa/L0002/0019
unit_type:
MAPPE
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NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d32c9161-ff8f-4891-a56e-fe618f23bd62
urn:
537ad624-c88b-40a9-b2f4-9ea9192312fa
name:
Bano AS
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAB-A-100614 /D/Db/L0008/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/537ad624-c88b-40a9-b2f4-9ea9192312fa
urn:
8827ed14-0ff3-441d-92ea-34ae34fba2d7
name:
Det norske Livsforsikrings-Selskap Idun - Korrespondanse. Iduns overtakelse av de norske porteføljene fra de utenlandske livsforsikringsselskapene Nordstjernan, Victoria, Thule, Skandia, Balder, Hafnia, Tryg, New York Life og United Life
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-1684/1/D/L0431/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8827ed14-0ff3-441d-92ea-34ae34fba2d7
urn:
17a17977-c358-40f5-b42a-d92e8328ddb5
name:
Libanon. Syd-Libanon
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-PA-1641/E/Eb/L0025/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/17a17977-c358-40f5-b42a-d92e8328ddb5
urn:
de4e3d3c-48ea-40ae-bb18-57413a35ac2c
name:
Life Test
id:
L0008
path:
DRMK/A-1010/J/Jb/L0008
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Drammen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/de4e3d3c-48ea-40ae-bb18-57413a35ac2c
urn:
363fbb6c-ee9a-4610-96e4-9993504af488
name:
Origin of life
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L0011
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UBIT/Tek-0005/G/L0011
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/363fbb6c-ee9a-4610-96e4-9993504af488
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d8d8c224-980d-496f-a7ec-08d9cf0ff255
name:
"True life"
id:
6827
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AV/RA-PA-0797/U/Ud/L0057/6827
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d8d8c224-980d-496f-a7ec-08d9cf0ff255
urn:
1a34e1db-7c86-4c9d-83e1-f126675df494
name:
"True life"
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6919
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AV/RA-PA-0797/U/Ud/L0058/6919
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1a34e1db-7c86-4c9d-83e1-f126675df494
urn:
31ad7e55-b02e-44a9-857a-bff785e52f3f
name:
Life-Link
id:
0009
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AV/RA-PA-1587/2/G/L0002/0003/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/31ad7e55-b02e-44a9-857a-bff785e52f3f
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8f79ae65-5835-4d63-b689-6b9f902150c2
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Life. Link
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0009
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AV/RA-PA-1588/D/L0002/0001/0009
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8f79ae65-5835-4d63-b689-6b9f902150c2
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dc726a6d-f37e-4ce4-82fa-38b7632c9625
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Ny High Life
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0015
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AV/RA-PA-1699/T/L0004/0015
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc726a6d-f37e-4ce4-82fa-38b7632c9625
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63a2085c-f15d-43e9-81ea-20413ef11dba
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Loss of Life
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0015
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AV/RA-S-2115/Fa/L0011/0015
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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e76b2215-eb9c-43ed-b5e7-70ec647c2952
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Insurance Life
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0007
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AV/RA-S-2127/Fa/L0315/0007
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e76b2215-eb9c-43ed-b5e7-70ec647c2952
urn:
7c84d6f3-3a20-4501-a4ba-b18f90b8bfc1
name:
Life magazine
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0014
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AV/RA-S-2127/Fa/L0385/0014
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7c84d6f3-3a20-4501-a4ba-b18f90b8bfc1

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