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 2026-11-02T01:13:42Z in 4.984 seconds.

Showing 10 of 66125 results in compact format.

name:
Coast care - Havmiljøsenter Lofoten
id:
A-06-110
name:
Responsible Care Committee, Responsible Care logo
id:
0004
name:
Korrespondanse og møtereferater: Union of Health Care Committees (UHCC)
id:
0002
name:
Oslo Gurdwara Committee
id:
SAO-PAO-0254
name:
Pa 1347 - North Sea Operators Committee - Norway (NSOC)
id:
SAST-A-101666
name:
Commiteen til Fordeling af Bidrag til trængende Brandlidte
id:
K-4007
name:
Europarådet. Commitee of the Experts on the Under Water Cultural Heritage
id:
A-1054
name:
E. Margaret Fulton - Historical commitmens in new times teaching and scaren: Restructing and reorientation
id:
0004
name:
Home based Care HIV Aids
id:
0001
name:
Soil-Care AS
id:
0005

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total:

66125

total_exact:

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returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
b571dabc-25e6-4766-8577-152594967710
name:
Coast care - Havmiljøsenter Lofoten
id:
A-06-110
path:
AIN/A-06-110
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b571dabc-25e6-4766-8577-152594967710
urn:
86b4ba83-3872-449a-8411-470cf906f48e
name:
Responsible Care Committee, Responsible Care logo
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-PA-1405/02/D/L0018/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/86b4ba83-3872-449a-8411-470cf906f48e
urn:
b5e45acd-4328-4172-aeeb-f74140c70bc2
name:
Korrespondanse og møtereferater: Union of Health Care Committees (UHCC)
id:
0002
path:
AAB/ARK-2788/D/Dc/Dcd/L0007/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b5e45acd-4328-4172-aeeb-f74140c70bc2
urn:
6a1e343a-7f3c-436d-a117-aa91c294f1e0
name:
Oslo Gurdwara Committee
id:
SAO-PAO-0254
path:
AV/SAO-PAO-0254
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6a1e343a-7f3c-436d-a117-aa91c294f1e0
urn:
36481727-0ec0-4d31-8c2d-b320988026c1
name:
Pa 1347 - North Sea Operators Committee - Norway (NSOC)
id:
SAST-A-101666
path:
AV/SAST-A-101666
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/36481727-0ec0-4d31-8c2d-b320988026c1
urn:
c54fc584-0441-4e8a-85ec-2cafd4a8941f
name:
Commiteen til Fordeling af Bidrag til trængende Brandlidte
id:
K-4007
path:
DRMK/K-4007
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Drammen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c54fc584-0441-4e8a-85ec-2cafd4a8941f
urn:
18f6d699-882c-47d6-8904-aae5c6ad9b53
name:
Europarådet. Commitee of the Experts on the Under Water Cultural Heritage
id:
A-1054
path:
NMM/A-1054
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Norsk Maritimt Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/18f6d699-882c-47d6-8904-aae5c6ad9b53
urn:
891ae834-929c-42fc-8aea-27d0d2b8cfc3
name:
E. Margaret Fulton - Historical commitmens in new times teaching and scaren: Restructing and reorientation
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAH-ARK-464/H/Hb/L0001/0003/0004
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/891ae834-929c-42fc-8aea-27d0d2b8cfc3
urn:
f7000f25-86f8-49dd-ae54-b66f512caeb0
name:
Home based Care HIV Aids
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-0250/D/Dg/L1512/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f7000f25-86f8-49dd-ae54-b66f512caeb0
urn:
0e46cc39-c0fe-4cbf-9353-0d2b367de2cf
name:
Soil-Care AS
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Da/L0714/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0e46cc39-c0fe-4cbf-9353-0d2b367de2cf
urn:
631ad058-f85b-4491-9afb-7098838e705c
name:
Norlandia Care Group AS (Eldreomsorg)
id:
0003
path:
AAB/ARK-1806/D/De/L0198/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/631ad058-f85b-4491-9afb-7098838e705c
urn:
e46e4720-29e8-43a5-8883-29e6aae041aa
name:
579. Stiftelsesdokument og aksjekjøp Coast Care AS
id:
0021
path:
AIN/K-18660.150/D/Da/L0014/0021
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e46e4720-29e8-43a5-8883-29e6aae041aa
urn:
a3c2e833-946f-4a3b-9454-0b01d2e18c9f
name:
1) Patient Care Scandinavia. 2) Patient Care USA
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-0280/D/Db/L0555/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a3c2e833-946f-4a3b-9454-0b01d2e18c9f
urn:
582f2d23-bbe8-4b67-9906-c849811f7b81
name:
328 CARE - Day care centers, India
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-6670/D/Da/L0458/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/582f2d23-bbe8-4b67-9906-c849811f7b81
urn:
1b377f84-73ab-4eb1-b5b1-14b267e399f0
name:
Care Analysis. Well 2/5-2 - Formation Top Summary. Well 2/5-1 - Care Analysis. Well 2/5-1
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAST-A-102451/E/Eb/L0017/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b377f84-73ab-4eb1-b5b1-14b267e399f0
urn:
9201b569-3d80-4ecb-bc1a-7299e143323c
name:
Lausund, Hilde: "Contracted Care: An Etnographic Study of Home Care Nursing in Norway"
id:
0005
path:
TMF/A-1006/G/Ge/L0034/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
MF vitenskapelig høyskole
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9201b569-3d80-4ecb-bc1a-7299e143323c
urn:
b8e93ecc-97b3-4c83-9c70-0804c5a59e8e
name:
Kajellah, Judith Jailo: "Jesus' care for widows as an example of his concern for mariginalized people"
id:
0004
path:
TMF/A-1006/G/Gc/L0012/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
MF vitenskapelig høyskole
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b8e93ecc-97b3-4c83-9c70-0804c5a59e8e
urn:
818f68dc-bf14-464d-b7f8-a29d28e3df17
name:
Mapping/Explortion for ZN, Pb sulphides in the calcareous phyllite group (L. Køli) Henriksvatn-Orrevatn 1979
id:
6806
path:
AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0613/6806
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/818f68dc-bf14-464d-b7f8-a29d28e3df17
urn:
829c0ad5-c0e0-4b7e-937f-47f1fba7333f
name:
Coast care - Havmiljøsenter Lofoten
id:
AKT-06/110
path:
AIN/AKT-06/110
unit_type:
Person
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
history:
CoastCare ble etablert i 2002. Bedriften hadde som hovedmål å etablere et norsk havmiljønettverk som skulle dekke de fire havområdene Skagerrak, Nordsjøen, Norskehavet og Barentshavet. CoastCare skulle tilby kommunikasjons-, opplærings- og utredningstjenester til havmiljømarkedet. Bedriften var orga...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/829c0ad5-c0e0-4b7e-937f-47f1fba7333f
urn:
8421b247-111a-4932-a52d-0118ed786c31
name:
Care
id:
0013
path:
AV/RA-S-2084/D/Db/L0002/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8421b247-111a-4932-a52d-0118ed786c31
urn:
ac79842f-b859-4155-89d9-074e564db001
name:
Care
id:
0001
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AV/RA-S-2701/2/D/Dc/Dca/L0009/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ac79842f-b859-4155-89d9-074e564db001
urn:
74218b35-d2dd-4eb9-bad1-ccfe326e04b0
name:
Lifecare AS
id:
0008
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AV/SAB-A-100613/D/Da/L0113/0008
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/74218b35-d2dd-4eb9-bad1-ccfe326e04b0
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name:
Lifecare AS
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0001
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AV/SAB-A-100613/D/Da/L0114/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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a89191a5-bf6f-41d7-85e7-5ed0c2678900
name:
Lifecare AS
id:
0002
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AV/SAB-A-100615 /D/Dd/L0125/0002
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MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a89191a5-bf6f-41d7-85e7-5ed0c2678900
urn:
0f9cb08f-4f4d-43d9-9304-c8d2d06831f4
name:
Isocare as
id:
0015
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0459/0015
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f9cb08f-4f4d-43d9-9304-c8d2d06831f4

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