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 2026-11-03T04:30:47Z in 1.802 seconds.

Showing 10 of 62671 results in compact format.

name:
Forsvaret, Brigaden i Nord-Norge
id:
RA-RAFA-3560
name:
Tysklandsbrigaden i Sogn og Fjordane
id:
SFF-2008004
name:
Trondhjemske infanteribrigade, Brigadestaben
id:
SAT-A-5059
name:
Trondhjemske infanteribrigade, 1. Halvbrigade
id:
SAT-A-5062
name:
Trondhjemske infanteribrigade, 2. Halvbrigade
id:
SAT-A-5063
name:
Brigadelegen ved Kristiansandske infanteribrigade
id:
SAK-1401-0008
name:
Forsvaret, Brigadestabskompaniet/Brigaden i Nord-Norge
id:
RA-RAFA-5854
name:
Bergenhusiske infanteribrigade - Brigadelægen
id:
SAB-A-4903
name:
Kristiansandske infanteribrigade og distriktskommando - 3. brigade - 3. divisjon
id:
SAK-1401-0023
name:
Bergenhusiske infanteribrigade - 2. Bergenhusiske halvbrigade
id:
SAB-A-100392

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total:

62671

total_exact:

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page:

results:

25 results

urn:
c7554025-a9e7-4806-a639-6aaa23a57d1f
name:
Forsvaret, Brigaden i Nord-Norge
id:
RA-RAFA-3560
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3560
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c7554025-a9e7-4806-a639-6aaa23a57d1f
urn:
74c6ab76-877b-4b98-b9e5-a7a4372b4447
name:
Tysklandsbrigaden i Sogn og Fjordane
id:
SFF-2008004
path:
VLFK/SFF-2008004
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/74c6ab76-877b-4b98-b9e5-a7a4372b4447
urn:
1438565a-2924-427d-b650-827a31556821
name:
Trondhjemske infanteribrigade, Brigadestaben
id:
SAT-A-5059
path:
AV/SAT-A-5059
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1438565a-2924-427d-b650-827a31556821
urn:
813a72fb-f9cf-475e-8584-74707ac35850
name:
Trondhjemske infanteribrigade, 1. Halvbrigade
id:
SAT-A-5062
path:
AV/SAT-A-5062
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/813a72fb-f9cf-475e-8584-74707ac35850
urn:
dc0ffa2b-cfe1-46ca-9283-97e4ad1bab01
name:
Trondhjemske infanteribrigade, 2. Halvbrigade
id:
SAT-A-5063
path:
AV/SAT-A-5063
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc0ffa2b-cfe1-46ca-9283-97e4ad1bab01
urn:
591a7d40-693a-40ca-8583-f638b8c05558
name:
Brigadelegen ved Kristiansandske infanteribrigade
id:
SAK-1401-0008
path:
AV/SAK-1401-0008
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/591a7d40-693a-40ca-8583-f638b8c05558
urn:
0a950bf6-180a-479c-b068-d061436fbb47
name:
Forsvaret, Brigadestabskompaniet/Brigaden i Nord-Norge
id:
RA-RAFA-5854
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-5854
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0a950bf6-180a-479c-b068-d061436fbb47
urn:
410fd82c-1433-474c-a9ed-161dc13a3f27
name:
Bergenhusiske infanteribrigade - Brigadelægen
id:
SAB-A-4903
path:
AV/SAB-A-4903
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/410fd82c-1433-474c-a9ed-161dc13a3f27
urn:
0504bccd-234b-4341-a2fd-7b4dfd99b948
name:
Kristiansandske infanteribrigade og distriktskommando - 3. brigade - 3. divisjon
id:
SAK-1401-0023
path:
AV/SAK-1401-0023
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0504bccd-234b-4341-a2fd-7b4dfd99b948
urn:
d37428c5-3bbe-46de-ac15-79f5b03d0fa8
name:
Bergenhusiske infanteribrigade - 2. Bergenhusiske halvbrigade
id:
SAB-A-100392
path:
AV/SAB-A-100392
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d37428c5-3bbe-46de-ac15-79f5b03d0fa8
urn:
d1b9b7b1-1100-4cf4-bfd7-cee7ea953943
name:
Bergenhusiske infanteribrigade - Brigadeintendantens Arkiv
id:
SAB-A-4905
path:
AV/SAB-A-4905
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d1b9b7b1-1100-4cf4-bfd7-cee7ea953943
urn:
1d4930d6-a94b-4196-a97e-20dd89366b16
name:
Bergenhusiske infanteribrigade - 1. Bergenhusiske halvbrigade
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SAB-A-4915
path:
AV/SAB-A-4915
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1d4930d6-a94b-4196-a97e-20dd89366b16
urn:
6a4b9096-194c-4cd9-b64f-239a77558196
name:
Bergenhusiske infanteribrigade - Brigade-Regnskapsførerens arkiv
id:
SAB-A-4904
path:
AV/SAB-A-4904
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6a4b9096-194c-4cd9-b64f-239a77558196
urn:
dc3331f1-d6d2-4f0c-b851-a314167c6cbd
name:
Bergenhusiske infanteribrigade - Bergenske Brigades Depotavdeling
id:
SAB-A-4916
path:
AV/SAB-A-4916
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc3331f1-d6d2-4f0c-b851-a314167c6cbd
urn:
353e67c9-b9e9-43f2-a6f4-38efaef35481
name:
Bergenhusiske infanteribrigade - Bergenske Brigaders Undervisningsanstalter
id:
SAB-A-4921
path:
AV/SAB-A-4921
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/353e67c9-b9e9-43f2-a6f4-38efaef35481
urn:
4337c7eb-44ef-4171-89a8-96b0497d4ab7
name:
4. Brigade (fra 1916 4. divisjon) - Diverse vedk. I.R.9 og 5. brigade
id:
SAB-A-5002
path:
AV/SAB-A-5002
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4337c7eb-44ef-4171-89a8-96b0497d4ab7
urn:
4f5fbcdd-1c99-4a15-aa1a-2d63084eb20a
name:
Forsvaret, Kavaleribrigaden
id:
RA-RAFA-1800
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-1800
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f5fbcdd-1c99-4a15-aa1a-2d63084eb20a
urn:
92a73927-d199-485d-a811-92076dff55bc
name:
Forsvaret, Brigade 6
id:
RA-RAFA-4647
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4647
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/92a73927-d199-485d-a811-92076dff55bc
urn:
032b0f3a-1eec-404f-be28-08baee9ee16a
name:
Forsvaret, Brigadestaben
id:
RA-RAFA-6494
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-6494
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/032b0f3a-1eec-404f-be28-08baee9ee16a
urn:
d2fa0944-c2cd-4f68-bc1f-a51e7fe763ff
name:
Forsvaret, Brigadelegen
id:
RA-RAFA-6558
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-6558
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2fa0944-c2cd-4f68-bc1f-a51e7fe763ff
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ec6a4f01-cb63-4c77-bdae-faa47d0fdd57
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Forsvaret, Brigadesykehuset
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RA-RAFA-6559
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AV/RA-RAFA-6559
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ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ec6a4f01-cb63-4c77-bdae-faa47d0fdd57
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bee0836b-445f-42e7-ad10-dd32d6bc42f7
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Forsvaret, Brigadetannlegen
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RA-RAFA-6560
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-6560
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ARKIV
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bee0836b-445f-42e7-ad10-dd32d6bc42f7
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1a2e1b25-f5f6-4e7f-8da9-01be9cf3603e
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Forsvaret, Brigadeintendanten
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RA-RAFA-6564
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AV/RA-RAFA-6564
unit_type:
ARKIV
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1a2e1b25-f5f6-4e7f-8da9-01be9cf3603e
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Tysklandsbrigadens Veteranforbund
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RA-PA-1698
path:
AV/RA-PA-1698
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/da3b9961-b111-4ebd-9263-b47072cec3e7
urn:
e0875e96-3027-4e81-9b19-af1f85beba95
name:
1. Akershusske halvbrigade
id:
SAO-A-11703
path:
AV/SAO-A-11703
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e0875e96-3027-4e81-9b19-af1f85beba95

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