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 2026-11-14T19:17:51Z in 0.170 seconds.

Showing 10 of 303 results in compact format.

name:
Bureau Veritas NIS Audit. B.V. Regul and QA.manual. B.V. Prosedures
id:
0001
name:
4.26 Tender evaluation period, Ugland construction Co. AS, Heerema Offshore Services B.V, Smit Tak B.V (transport)
id:
0002
name:
CCF 4.26 Piperack fabrication. Tender evaluation period. Tender no. FK-PP-89-059. Sterkoder Averøy A/S. Haugesund Mekaniske verksted as. Mercon Steel Structures B.V. Schelde Industrial Construction B.V.
id:
0003
name:
Rapportbok O. B.V 9
id:
L0001
name:
Rapportbok O. B.V 9
id:
L0002
name:
Rapportbok O. B.V 9
id:
L0003
name:
Rapportbok O. B.V 9
id:
L0004
name:
Rapportbok O. B.V 11
id:
L0001
name:
Rapportbok O. B.V 11
id:
L0002
name:
Rapportbok O. B.V 11
id:
L0003

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total:

303

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
4f0bd896-102e-4384-84d8-bc7ed9c9b0a8
name:
Bureau Veritas NIS Audit. B.V. Regul and QA.manual. B.V. Prosedures
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-5362/D/Dc/L0113/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f0bd896-102e-4384-84d8-bc7ed9c9b0a8
urn:
330294c6-9aa4-467d-97d8-63e70c68a91a
name:
4.26 Tender evaluation period, Ugland construction Co. AS, Heerema Offshore Services B.V, Smit Tak B.V (transport)
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-102320/01/E/Ec/Ece/L0116/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/330294c6-9aa4-467d-97d8-63e70c68a91a
urn:
addce0b7-167a-41d8-9d5d-20c78cf5da95
name:
CCF 4.26 Piperack fabrication. Tender evaluation period. Tender no. FK-PP-89-059. Sterkoder Averøy A/S. Haugesund Mekaniske verksted as. Mercon Steel Structures B.V. Schelde Industrial Construction B.V.
id:
0003
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AV/SAST-A-102320/01/E/Ec/Ece/L0149/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/addce0b7-167a-41d8-9d5d-20c78cf5da95
urn:
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name:
Rapportbok O. B.V 9
id:
L0001
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VLFK/A-1003/K/Kb/Kba/L0001
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STYKKE
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Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/85aacb54-481e-4534-82d1-4d7c9689fa82
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b7020225-56de-4ebd-abc0-8c0dfd400999
name:
Rapportbok O. B.V 9
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L0002
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VLFK/A-1003/K/Kb/Kba/L0002
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STYKKE
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Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b7020225-56de-4ebd-abc0-8c0dfd400999
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L0003
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VLFK/A-1003/K/Kb/Kba/L0003
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Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
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name:
Rapportbok O. B.V 9
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L0004
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VLFK/A-1003/K/Kb/Kba/L0004
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STYKKE
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Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/13ff6bfa-b325-4e2c-a561-1692546d9627
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name:
Rapportbok O. B.V 11
id:
L0001
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VLFK/A-1003/K/Kb/Kbb/L0001
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STYKKE
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Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
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0
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Rapportbok O. B.V 11
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L0002
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VLFK/A-1003/K/Kb/Kbb/L0002
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STYKKE
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Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
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0
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Rapportbok O. B.V 11
id:
L0003
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VLFK/A-1003/K/Kb/Kbb/L0003
unit_type:
STYKKE
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Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a3b0de3-8d36-4bae-8c2b-a1c9986b44c9
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604d0a3f-703c-43a1-aaf0-3eaab2b33880
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Comprimo B.V.
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0005
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AV/RA-PA-1190/E/Ea/L0996/0005
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Stamicarbon B.V
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0005
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AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Df/L0777/0005
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Foxdrill B.V.
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0004
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AV/SAST-A-101388/J/Ja/L0023/0004
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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97/91 Jo tankers B.V.
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0006
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Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
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urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000129798
name:
Sandferden B.V.
id:
0005
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VEMU/A-2543/D/Dc/L0028/0005
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Mappe
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Vestfoldarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000129798
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04590fd5-e4a1-411b-834f-7e5ab4faa8b2
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B.V. 17: 2 1/4" SIDEVENTIL.
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UBIT/A-0310/T/Tf/L0010/0001/0002
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NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
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0
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UBIT/A-0310/T/Tf/L0010/0001/0003
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TEGNINGSSERIE
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NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
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UBIT/A-0310/T/Tf/L0010/0001/0004
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TEGNINGSSERIE
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NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
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0
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B.V. 28: 4" SIDEVENTIL.
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NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
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B.V. 74: 4" Bundventil.
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UBIT/A-0310/T/Tf/L0010/0001/0008
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TEGNINGSSERIE
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NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
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B.V. 75: 5" BUNDVENTIL.
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NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
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MAPPE
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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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.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
Follow linked results to canonical pages before combining sources.

Misreading to avoid: An empty list means "no results for this lookup". An error message or unavailable source does not mean the data does not exist.

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