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.

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.
`page`	optional	integer	Page number, 1-based (default 1).
`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&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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-27T16:34:00Z in 0.819 seconds.

Showing 10 of 54886 results in compact format.

name:
Iceland commitment
id:
0009
name:
455.7010.06 - Commitment recording
id:
0003
name:
Odin Project. Commitment Register.
id:
0003
name:
Sleipener Vest delivery commitment
id:
0001
name:
267, Civil-commitment system
id:
0040
name:
TMX001 Commitment status, accounting status
id:
0003
name:
TMX002 Commitment status, accounting status
id:
0004
name:
TMX004 Commitment status, accounting status
id:
0002
name:
TMX005 Commitment status, accounting status
id:
0003
name:
TMX006 Commitment status, accounting status
id:
0004

Show all fields in HTML

total:

54886

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
4dc49a12-08b9-428a-898b-d816eeeaf811
name:
Iceland commitment
id:
0009
path:
AAB/ARK-2865/D/Da/L0005/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4dc49a12-08b9-428a-898b-d816eeeaf811
urn:
1809063f-2654-4200-84b1-c3c16c5b013a
name:
455.7010.06 - Commitment recording
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dbc/Dbcb/L0236/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1809063f-2654-4200-84b1-c3c16c5b013a
urn:
9e749f7a-090d-4980-b98e-9c980db428c9
name:
Odin Project. Commitment Register.
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/01/D/Da/L0029/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9e749f7a-090d-4980-b98e-9c980db428c9
urn:
f107b541-6f8e-4778-b66e-fc37a0182413
name:
Sleipener Vest delivery commitment
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/02/E/Eb/L0155/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f107b541-6f8e-4778-b66e-fc37a0182413
urn:
35baac07-cbf1-4f38-b258-163e33fd797e
name:
267, Civil-commitment system
id:
0040
path:
UBIT/A-0482/G/Ga/L0004/0040
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/35baac07-cbf1-4f38-b258-163e33fd797e
urn:
c0b1c3b7-7363-44b9-99fe-7a5e09913f4b
name:
TMX001 Commitment status, accounting status
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-102320/01/E/Ec/Ecb/L0320/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0b1c3b7-7363-44b9-99fe-7a5e09913f4b
urn:
14c5eaf9-a2e2-4c50-b407-d07510841244
name:
TMX002 Commitment status, accounting status
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAST-A-102320/01/E/Ec/Ecb/L0320/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/14c5eaf9-a2e2-4c50-b407-d07510841244
urn:
6685953a-67af-43c6-80ce-bbd08804ce71
name:
TMX004 Commitment status, accounting status
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-102320/01/E/Ec/Ecb/L0321/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6685953a-67af-43c6-80ce-bbd08804ce71
urn:
b7090518-ed34-4a64-ba9a-971d69e68ee5
name:
TMX005 Commitment status, accounting status
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-102320/01/E/Ec/Ecb/L0321/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b7090518-ed34-4a64-ba9a-971d69e68ee5
urn:
f74c450b-4c75-44c7-ba7e-e7da3f068597
name:
TMX006 Commitment status, accounting status
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAST-A-102320/01/E/Ec/Ecb/L0321/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f74c450b-4c75-44c7-ba7e-e7da3f068597
urn:
4be22b71-e0ba-475b-a46e-2fef1655fd9b
name:
TMX007 Commitment status, accounting status
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-102320/01/E/Ec/Ecb/L0322/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4be22b71-e0ba-475b-a46e-2fef1655fd9b
urn:
fab7925e-aad8-4183-b6cb-158aebb441c9
name:
455.7017.31 - Monthly commitment and cost report
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dbc/Dbcb/L0301/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fab7925e-aad8-4183-b6cb-158aebb441c9
urn:
861a01f0-60b4-428e-a135-95c5a7d74b8c
name:
TMX003 Commitment status, accounting status. Del 1 av 2
id:
0005
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AV/SAST-A-102320/01/E/Ec/Ecb/L0320/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/861a01f0-60b4-428e-a135-95c5a7d74b8c
urn:
d7ed330f-d61f-44e8-82ec-e807ffb32ccb
name:
TMX003 Commitment status, accounting status. Del 2 av 2
id:
0001
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AV/SAST-A-102320/01/E/Ec/Ecb/L0321/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d7ed330f-d61f-44e8-82ec-e807ffb32ccb
urn:
ba3318f7-4843-438a-98ac-72cb1d14da05
name:
C2.65.30 - Potential Variations, C2.65.35.10, C2.65.40 - Commitment Analysis
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-102024/02/D/Da/L0078/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ba3318f7-4843-438a-98ac-72cb1d14da05
urn:
07304189-2727-4e6f-b7e3-b84d98cb6874
name:
C2.62.90 - Commitment & Expenditure, C2.62.91 - Currency Reports, C2.62.95 - Procedures
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-102024/02/D/Da/L0461/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07304189-2727-4e6f-b7e3-b84d98cb6874
urn:
1c95e5b9-b9ea-4a16-8d05-61a7e2528ab9
name:
TMZP106-1040: Commitment status, accounting status and correspondence
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-102320/01/E/Ec/Ecb/L0322/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1c95e5b9-b9ea-4a16-8d05-61a7e2528ab9
urn:
42c4bdf3-a3a3-40aa-9f0e-01133f7b1ba3
name:
Lausanne Occasional Papers no. 20 An evangelical commitment to simple life-style
id:
0004
path:
VID/MA-A-1021/D/L0043/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/42c4bdf3-a3a3-40aa-9f0e-01133f7b1ba3
urn:
aa3928f9-a04f-45c9-800f-af8773052710
name:
C2.64.70 - Weight Estimates, 1-C2.64.90, C2.64.90 - Commitment & Expenditure, 1-C2.64.91, C2.64.91
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-102024/02/D/Da/L0075/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aa3928f9-a04f-45c9-800f-af8773052710
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000002996592
name:
2642 Western Norway UETP. Letter of Commitment - avtale mellom Hordaland fylkeskommune og Univ. i Bergen. Undertegnet 13.01.92
id:
0015
path:
BBA/A-3382/D/L0121/0015
unit_type:
Mappe
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Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002996592
urn:
7085b0e8-7ddf-410a-a338-db4852fd8cfe
name:
FOD follow-up of commitment to NPD 1-9307, Modification handling, projecting and costing 1-9304, Status, development & control of Elf technical specifications 1-9303, Internal audit 1-9302
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-101681/1/T/Tf/Tfa/L0006/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7085b0e8-7ddf-410a-a338-db4852fd8cfe
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8b039ef3-201d-48f6-bff5-0fcefdb371c0
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Commitments
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0001
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AV/RA-S-2134/Fa/L0006/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8b039ef3-201d-48f6-bff5-0fcefdb371c0
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e5872994-0a47-4cfb-bbe4-a479222ade9d
name:
Konserten Commitments
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAKO-P-1398/U/Ua/L0004/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e5872994-0a47-4cfb-bbe4-a479222ade9d
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6ada7123-b42d-42b6-9886-4ada97044045
name:
4.14 - Commitments
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0004
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AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Da/Dab/L0203/0004
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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3822ff25-0c32-4670-ba5f-a9584c005970
name:
Follow up authority commitments
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0007
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AV/SAST-A-101681/2/E/Ec/L0009/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3822ff25-0c32-4670-ba5f-a9584c005970

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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