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; page: integer, optional, default 1; 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&page=1&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit}, {page} 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&page=1&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
pageoptionalintegerPage number, 1-based (default 1).
offsetoptionalintegerNumber 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&page=1&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&page=1&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&page=1&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.

Type: string. Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
Type: integer. Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
Type: integer. Page number, 1-based (default 1).

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-29T05:11:57Z in 0.821 seconds.

Showing 10 of 61778 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Instruksjonshefter. Drillrod direction instrument for tunelling jumbos. Computer-controlled rock drilling.Drilling director for drilling of long streight holes. Bever Control AS
    id:
    0008
  2. name:
    Bever Control
    id:
    0003
  3. name:
    Bever Control A/S
    id:
    0002
  4. name:
    Forsvaret, Norwegian Movement Control/UN's Protection Force
    id:
    RA-RAFA-3247
  5. name:
    Beverdalen familiehjem
    id:
    A-50245
  6. name:
    Sandefjord bevertningsutvalg
    id:
    0706038-1
  7. name:
    Tønsberg beverterutvalg
    id:
    0705318-1
  8. name:
    Ukjent - Specification SP-KB-001 Local Instrument Control Panels, Ukjent - SP-KB-003 Wellhead Control Panels, Ukjent - SP-KB-004 Alarm Annunciator Systems, Ukjent - SP-KB-005 Receiver Instruments, Ukjent - SP-KB-007 Minimum Design Standards for Instrument
    id:
    0001
  9. name:
    Jarnæs, Johan, Sunmann, Per og Trollerud, Lars_Om gårdene Bever og Bikjen - urgårder på Kongsberg
    id:
    0035
  10. name:
    Fluid Control International A/S
    id:
    0007
Show all fields in HTML
total:
61778
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    79067fbd-8701-44ee-8897-f978b0fb89b6
    name:
    Instruksjonshefter. Drillrod direction instrument for tunelling jumbos. Computer-controlled rock drilling.Drilling director for drilling of long streight holes. Bever Control AS
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AIN/NA052/D/Dk/L0046/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/79067fbd-8701-44ee-8897-f978b0fb89b6
  2. urn:
    2fc43baf-52e2-4c45-ba2b-41c441dcc2b5
    name:
    Bever Control
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1605/2/F/Fa/L0019/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2fc43baf-52e2-4c45-ba2b-41c441dcc2b5
  3. urn:
    0cc744cf-8646-45ed-a4af-19d2a7c7a72d
    name:
    Bever Control A/S
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1605/2/G/L0055/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0cc744cf-8646-45ed-a4af-19d2a7c7a72d
  4. urn:
    5256b815-8fd3-459e-937d-d92859b4a554
    name:
    Forsvaret, Norwegian Movement Control/UN's Protection Force
    id:
    RA-RAFA-3247
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-3247
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5256b815-8fd3-459e-937d-d92859b4a554
  5. urn:
    14b17a02-99e9-47e3-a904-e4d1a9637b11
    name:
    Beverdalen familiehjem
    id:
    A-50245
    path:
    OBA/A-50245
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/14b17a02-99e9-47e3-a904-e4d1a9637b11
  6. urn:
    ea2d3663-35fc-4e90-bd76-420152286269
    name:
    Sandefjord bevertningsutvalg
    id:
    0706038-1
    path:
    IKAK/0706038-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ea2d3663-35fc-4e90-bd76-420152286269
  7. urn:
    b13da29c-0db9-4f92-89c8-5c855142ee02
    name:
    Tønsberg beverterutvalg
    id:
    0705318-1
    path:
    IKAK/0705318-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b13da29c-0db9-4f92-89c8-5c855142ee02
  8. urn:
    3ed90669-b2d5-4f0d-bccd-11d938bf5a4e
    name:
    Ukjent - Specification SP-KB-001 Local Instrument Control Panels, Ukjent - SP-KB-003 Wellhead Control Panels, Ukjent - SP-KB-004 Alarm Annunciator Systems, Ukjent - SP-KB-005 Receiver Instruments, Ukjent - SP-KB-007 Minimum Design Standards for Instrument
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102024/02/D/Da/L0443/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3ed90669-b2d5-4f0d-bccd-11d938bf5a4e
  9. urn:
    6c024dcd-99d8-475d-bb0b-ac48e5f2b41b
    name:
    Jarnæs, Johan, Sunmann, Per og Trollerud, Lars_Om gårdene Bever og Bikjen - urgårder på Kongsberg
    id:
    0035
    path:
    SPR/A-0003/L/L0057/0035
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c024dcd-99d8-475d-bb0b-ac48e5f2b41b
  10. urn:
    ace9d2d1-3456-4765-bfc8-11064d338495
    name:
    Fluid Control International A/S
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0126/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ace9d2d1-3456-4765-bfc8-11064d338495
  11. urn:
    9d1d8304-b2a0-44ea-a4ce-55af6ac73af1
    name:
    2148 (1) - NN (Northern Norway) - LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) cost control 1991, arbeidsfil Philippe Antoine (1)
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Ft/L0024/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9d1d8304-b2a0-44ea-a4ce-55af6ac73af1
  12. urn:
    de04cc23-3c3d-4b48-808e-a9d7bdc37709
    name:
    2148 (2) - NN (Northern Norway) - LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) cost control 1991, arbeidsfil Philippe Antoine (2)
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Ft/L0025/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/de04cc23-3c3d-4b48-808e-a9d7bdc37709
  13. urn:
    f6eaf4ff-7ec2-4937-a92e-0c1fcbf98490
    name:
    Production operations - budgets and cost control
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102405/18/E/Ea/L0080/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f6eaf4ff-7ec2-4937-a92e-0c1fcbf98490
  14. urn:
    4ee17314-eb75-499b-ba75-76b5032843b4
    name:
    Transfer of control of State-aided schools to Bantu community organisations
    id:
    0002
    path:
    VID/MA-A-1006/F/Fa/L0027/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4ee17314-eb75-499b-ba75-76b5032843b4
  15. urn:
    a0e4b69d-8262-4747-be02-26e04c9f7250
    name:
    MCP (Motor Control Panel) 01 conversion project, basic engineering 04/1991, volume 1 (1)
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Fn/L0042/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0e4b69d-8262-4747-be02-26e04c9f7250
  16. urn:
    3a80c047-edcf-4752-b22a-6445ed6bc55a
    name:
    Internal Control Manager
    id:
    J
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101226/J
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a80c047-edcf-4752-b22a-6445ed6bc55a
  17. urn:
    d17a7fee-a413-44f6-bcda-7a6f8ce5c6a7
    name:
    North East Frigg Field. Field Control Station, studies (2)
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Fe/L0105/0001
    unit_type:
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d17a7fee-a413-44f6-bcda-7a6f8ce5c6a7
  18. urn:
    6b0027ef-3bbf-4db1-b6a7-24e141fa7549
    name:
    FTS MCP (Motor Control Panel) 01 future, 1989-1990, arbeidsfil Jacques Merour (1)
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Fn/L0041/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6b0027ef-3bbf-4db1-b6a7-24e141fa7549
  19. urn:
    b38eee5f-e584-4595-a87f-b0a8098adbcb
    name:
    FTS MCP (Motor Control Panel) 01 conversion project 1992-1993, arbeidsfil Christophe Miaux
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Fn/L0046/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b38eee5f-e584-4595-a87f-b0a8098adbcb
  20. urn:
    8ab92488-c2b6-4b68-857b-ff24bd7a8f20
    name:
    Oil pollution control - research and development program PFO final report
    id:
    0005
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    AV/SAST-A-101683/F/L0016/0005
    unit_type:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8ab92488-c2b6-4b68-857b-ff24bd7a8f20
  21. urn:
    f34ec7c4-4a93-4766-b5b7-c1d0096eec47
    name:
    North East Frigg Field. Field Control Station, studies (1)
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Fe/L0104/0005
    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f34ec7c4-4a93-4766-b5b7-c1d0096eec47
  22. urn:
    88cd6153-d8d1-4d79-9554-1cef28521287
    name:
    Frigg Field cost control reports III (1)
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Fe/L0013/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/88cd6153-d8d1-4d79-9554-1cef28521287
  23. urn:
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    Frigg Field cost control reports III (3)
    id:
    0001
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    AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Fe/L0014/0001
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    MAPPE
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    link:
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  24. urn:
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    Nortraship London, Branch Control Departement/Branch Offices
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
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    link:
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  25. urn:
    45856810-5517-4250-9419-4c665173ebd1
    name:
    MCP (Motor Control Panel) 01, 1981-1982, arbeidsfil Francois Morane, Chr. Gueritte (1)
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Fn/L0044/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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Ground rule: Navigate with HTML GET links to keep explanations and relationships. Use the page's JSON alternative only when concrete values must be extracted, compared or computed.

How to use the search_archives lookup

  1. Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
  2. Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
  3. Follow linked results to canonical pages before combining sources.

Misreading to avoid: An empty list means "no results for this lookup". An error message or unavailable source does not mean the data does not exist.

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Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.