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 2026-11-14T03:30:42Z in 0.231 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58746 results in compact format.

name:
Arkiv etter fartøyet M/S "Blueback"
id:
SATØ-P-1518
name:
PA-0807, Stavanger Bluesclub
id:
A-1845
name:
Dokumenter mottatt fra Bridge Trust / Walkers under forliksavtale - Volum 28. - Blue Range Corporation, kapitalforvalting. - Gjennomgang av Aall Foundations investeringer.
id:
L0020
name:
The Blue Noses Group : From Siberia with love
id:
0005
name:
Undersøkelse av Arctic Blue lokaliteter, 1988
id:
0593
name:
Prøvedrift Bugøynes (Cordieritt gneisen med handelsnavnet Barents Blue) - Rapport til prospekteringsfondet, 1990
id:
1257
name:
Bedriftsklubben Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS
id:
0005
name:
Kunder og tjenester. Aerospace Norway AS
id:
0020
name:
Kunder og tjenester. Aerospace Norway AS
id:
0021
name:
Dokumenter mottatt fra Bridge Trust / Walkers under forliksavtale - Volum 9. Box - Blue Range oversikt over selskapets aktiva og salg av Texaco aksjer til Aall Group.
id:
L0007

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total:

58746

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
552d6ea0-7c6d-4ab1-adda-ece3d382318e
name:
Arkiv etter fartøyet M/S "Blueback"
id:
SATØ-P-1518
path:
AV/SATØ-P-1518
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/552d6ea0-7c6d-4ab1-adda-ece3d382318e
urn:
a21d1d60-dba9-439b-b6de-16a4238f036b
name:
PA-0807, Stavanger Bluesclub
id:
A-1845
path:
BYST/A-1845
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a21d1d60-dba9-439b-b6de-16a4238f036b
urn:
e1697ee0-7f96-4dee-a60b-7db2207d3632
name:
Dokumenter mottatt fra Bridge Trust / Walkers under forliksavtale - Volum 28. - Blue Range Corporation, kapitalforvalting. - Gjennomgang av Aall Foundations investeringer.
id:
L0020
path:
AV/SAKO-A-1231/2-Jahre/H/Hj/Hjc/L0020
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e1697ee0-7f96-4dee-a60b-7db2207d3632
urn:
d9b56e43-9bbe-4941-a0e5-4c848b0f4ac6
name:
The Blue Noses Group : From Siberia with love
id:
0005
path:
NMFK/NMFK-1001/U/Ua/L0001/0005
unit_type:
FILM
institution:
Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d9b56e43-9bbe-4941-a0e5-4c848b0f4ac6
urn:
6e3c741f-1451-40d1-beab-94a8bd0911d0
name:
Undersøkelse av Arctic Blue lokaliteter, 1988
id:
0593
path:
AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0061/0593
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6e3c741f-1451-40d1-beab-94a8bd0911d0
urn:
1221b189-54cc-4ecb-9e67-edd0c0a67193
name:
Prøvedrift Bugøynes (Cordieritt gneisen med handelsnavnet Barents Blue) - Rapport til prospekteringsfondet, 1990
id:
1257
path:
AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0133/1257
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1221b189-54cc-4ecb-9e67-edd0c0a67193
urn:
cad85aad-e605-421e-b1b6-70936ba9c797
name:
Bedriftsklubben Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS
id:
0005
path:
AAB/ARK-2929/X/L0001/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cad85aad-e605-421e-b1b6-70936ba9c797
urn:
5f5ead57-29b8-44b0-bb78-3e39ff6ad2b8
name:
Kunder og tjenester. Aerospace Norway AS
id:
0020
path:
AV/SAST-A-102673/D/Da/0020
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5f5ead57-29b8-44b0-bb78-3e39ff6ad2b8
urn:
3b3a65a0-842d-4ca6-ad44-442357d91199
name:
Kunder og tjenester. Aerospace Norway AS
id:
0021
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AV/SAST-A-102673/D/Da/0021
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3b3a65a0-842d-4ca6-ad44-442357d91199
urn:
8ffd948e-850e-4fc7-b7e1-f8346c95c5ba
name:
Dokumenter mottatt fra Bridge Trust / Walkers under forliksavtale - Volum 9. Box - Blue Range oversikt over selskapets aktiva og salg av Texaco aksjer til Aall Group.
id:
L0007
path:
AV/SAKO-A-1231/2-Jahre/H/Hj/Hjc/L0007
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8ffd948e-850e-4fc7-b7e1-f8346c95c5ba
urn:
1039e2e4-2fce-4833-8658-108eafa09989
name:
Aim Norway AS. Aerospace Industrial Maintenance
id:
0003
path:
AAB/ARK-1806/D/De/L0163/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1039e2e4-2fce-4833-8658-108eafa09989
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e56df99a-e329-4146-9bad-2d2392beded6
name:
Aim Norway AS. Aerospace Industrial Maintenance
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0004
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AAB/ARK-1806/D/De/L0163/0004
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MAPPE
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Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e56df99a-e329-4146-9bad-2d2392beded6
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name:
Inside Aerospace - Internavis for Kongsberg Aerospace
id:
0001
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AV/SAKO-P-170/X/Xb/L0001/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/090df8cc-15d1-4722-81b6-01492556844c
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name:
Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 712037. Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS
id:
0002
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0021/0002
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MAPPE
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Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/321c4bf2-f65f-493a-9249-3cefa060fd77
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Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (tidl. Norsk Forsvarsteknologi AS)
id:
0005
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AV/RA-S-4173/H/Hb/L0002/0005
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0db90fd3-a4c9-461d-828c-db699d1832e5
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7be553fc-dbf0-4e74-abd6-c21acc05d22e
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96/10130-81 Fremdriftskontroll med Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (fortrolig)
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0013
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AV/RA-RAFA-5988/Da/L0020/0013
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7be553fc-dbf0-4e74-abd6-c21acc05d22e
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Dokumenter mottatt fra Bridge Trust / Walkers under forliksavtale - Volum 26. - United World College, utgifter. - Aall Foundation og Blue Range, korrespondanse (1996).
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L0018
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AV/SAKO-A-1231/2-Jahre/H/Hj/Hjc/L0018
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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AV/SAKO-A-1231/2-Jahre/H/Hj/Hjc/L0025/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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Aerospace Medical Association
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0004
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AV/RA-PA-0280/D/Db/L0505/0004
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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40 Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace
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0005
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VEMU/A-2166/F/Fc/L0163/0005
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Mappe
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Vestfoldarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000143384
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b31e585e-20f2-41f7-9eda-6cb4ffed8f54
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European Office of Aerospace Research
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0001
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AV/RA-PA-1514/E/Ea/L0016/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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NTM/A-1086/T/Ta/L0002
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STYKKE
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Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Aerospace Prize
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0006
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UBIT/A-0532/D/L0024/0006
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MAPPE
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NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
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0
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0007
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MAPPE
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0
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0002
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AV/SAKO-P-170/X/Xb/L0001/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f14ffc47-ae4a-4f26-8e23-eee5e142ece0

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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

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