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 2026-11-03T02:18:06Z in 5.200 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58586 results in compact format.

name:
Løyver
id:
L0001
name:
Kunder og tjenester. Agir Boosting Technology AS
id:
0024
name:
Graphitizing booster. General arr. of booster bus bars
id:
0017
name:
Barboosters
id:
0012
name:
Offshore, Booster Station
id:
L0032
name:
Kværner booster station
id:
L0031
name:
Kværner booster station
id:
L0032
name:
Kværner booster station
id:
L0034
name:
Kværner booster station
id:
0002
name:
Kværner booster station
id:
0003

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total:

58586

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
6cebcb50-4651-411f-ab88-9f6e0debafcf
name:
Løyver
id:
L0001
path:
AFK/0200001/F/Ff/Ffb/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Akershus fylkeskommune
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6cebcb50-4651-411f-ab88-9f6e0debafcf
urn:
64b7788c-38b3-4bd8-a8c1-fd45d53d88a8
name:
Kunder og tjenester. Agir Boosting Technology AS
id:
0024
path:
AV/SAST-A-102673/D/Da/0024
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/64b7788c-38b3-4bd8-a8c1-fd45d53d88a8
urn:
no-RFM_arkiv_000000004205
name:
Graphitizing booster. General arr. of booster bus bars
id:
0017
path:
RFM/SA-1001/T/T/0020/0017
unit_type:
Tegning
institution:
Ryfylkemuseet/Sauda lokalarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-RFM_arkiv_000000004205
urn:
d3b36a57-ef7a-44b0-9a66-22a4608a38ee
name:
Barboosters
id:
0012
path:
AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01b/L0133/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d3b36a57-ef7a-44b0-9a66-22a4608a38ee
urn:
225e025f-42fb-453a-a8ac-f79add78efab
name:
Offshore, Booster Station
id:
L0032
path:
AV/RA-PA-1813/H/L0032
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/225e025f-42fb-453a-a8ac-f79add78efab
urn:
c66434f5-1494-4bb6-9c73-c208f84c8e3c
name:
Kværner booster station
id:
L0031
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/03/E/Ea/L0031
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c66434f5-1494-4bb6-9c73-c208f84c8e3c
urn:
07d86932-b516-41e4-a56f-b61249d1b7e7
name:
Kværner booster station
id:
L0032
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/03/E/Ea/L0032
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07d86932-b516-41e4-a56f-b61249d1b7e7
urn:
0a0502d7-5ce0-407a-b960-58bb6b0e1517
name:
Kværner booster station
id:
L0034
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/03/E/Ea/L0034
unit_type:
STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0a0502d7-5ce0-407a-b960-58bb6b0e1517
urn:
2d54482a-c5ed-4785-a6e9-dbd1430c33ff
name:
Kværner booster station
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/03/E/Ea/L0030/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2d54482a-c5ed-4785-a6e9-dbd1430c33ff
urn:
1f0d4996-290b-491d-b380-4a38fe7cd7a5
name:
Kværner booster station
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/03/E/Ea/L0030/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1f0d4996-290b-491d-b380-4a38fe7cd7a5
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name:
Kværner booster station
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/03/E/Ea/L0032/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a4f30839-5858-4d77-bd74-6606b009949a
urn:
3a8178c4-70c3-452b-b4e8-bbc1a7c2cfe9
name:
Kværner booster station
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/03/E/Ea/L0033/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a8178c4-70c3-452b-b4e8-bbc1a7c2cfe9
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Kværner booster station
id:
0003
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AV/SAST-A-100448/03/E/Ea/L0033/0003
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Kværner booster station
id:
0004
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AV/SAST-A-100448/03/E/Ea/L0033/0004
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a6075763-b55d-4d1e-9fb3-73b0fb248761
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name:
Kværner booster station
id:
0001
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AV/SAST-A-100448/03/E/Ea/L0034/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93c1ac52-b867-45e3-8177-ea286a50e4fd
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fcef0e40-95d8-49b8-bcfa-f668998b40b8
name:
Kværner booster station
id:
0002
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AV/SAST-A-100448/03/E/Ea/L0034/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fcef0e40-95d8-49b8-bcfa-f668998b40b8
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e659e5fd-a244-4dc6-aa45-69cd5e4aaa11
name:
Kværner booster station
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/03/E/Ea/L0034/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e659e5fd-a244-4dc6-aa45-69cd5e4aaa11
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ea41e3b6-0399-453f-953a-6cc8e15421c6
name:
Kværner booster station
id:
0001
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AV/SAST-A-100448/03/E/Ea/L0035/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ea41e3b6-0399-453f-953a-6cc8e15421c6
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Kværner booster station
id:
0002
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AV/SAST-A-100448/03/E/Ea/L0035/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0a92454d-0a1e-45c4-9606-cb741241f1cb
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206a8947-b6d9-404d-9246-d82645d86c23
name:
Kværner Booster Station
id:
0002
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AV/SAST-A-100448/03/E/Ea/L0068/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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4c5e335c-26fe-4504-ae55-2bc5077b7373
name:
Kværner Booster Station
id:
0003
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AV/SAST-A-100448/03/E/Ea/L0068/0003
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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edcd4c73-2bba-4be0-8a94-02c5d8432470
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Kværner booster station
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0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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L0033
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AV/SAST-A-100448/03/E/Ea/L0033
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MAPPE
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Kværner booster station seminar
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0002
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MAPPE
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0
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