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 2026-10-24T07:22:34Z in 0.380 seconds.

Showing 10 of 54912 results in compact format.

name:
Driftsteknikk. Driftsteknikk/BOB
id:
L0223
name:
Driftsteknikk månedsrapport oktober - november 1987 og januar 1988. Driftsteknikk BOB november - desember 1985 og januar - mars 1986
id:
0003
name:
Driftsteknikk
id:
0003
name:
Driftsteknikk
id:
0007
name:
Driftsteknikk
id:
0007
name:
Driftsteknikk
id:
0005
name:
Driftsteknikk
id:
0003
name:
Driftsteknikk
id:
0001
name:
Driftsteknikk
id:
0002
name:
Driftsteknikk
id:
0006

Show all fields in HTML

total:

54912

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
9d0366c7-6d3f-453f-b853-210aa5bcc477
name:
Driftsteknikk. Driftsteknikk/BOB
id:
L0223
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/De/L0223
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9d0366c7-6d3f-453f-b853-210aa5bcc477
urn:
5e3b188b-9c07-4ed8-9406-87d0455ad952
name:
Driftsteknikk månedsrapport oktober - november 1987 og januar 1988. Driftsteknikk BOB november - desember 1985 og januar - mars 1986
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/De/L0223/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5e3b188b-9c07-4ed8-9406-87d0455ad952
urn:
f0a08796-fb26-4a05-88ce-ac5233342160
name:
Driftsteknikk
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-2369/D/Da/L0064/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f0a08796-fb26-4a05-88ce-ac5233342160
urn:
4d362a64-9b3c-4ae9-9921-7f9a2a83b33b
name:
Driftsteknikk
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-S-2472/D/Da/L0120/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4d362a64-9b3c-4ae9-9921-7f9a2a83b33b
urn:
3e56390a-4da0-47c2-8a3b-922f49311ff3
name:
Driftsteknikk
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-S-3405/D/Dc/L0002/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3e56390a-4da0-47c2-8a3b-922f49311ff3
urn:
52dcf883-9507-49d6-bd75-0816e0790d74
name:
Driftsteknikk
id:
0005
path:
AV/SAH-ARK-524/D/Da/L0060/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52dcf883-9507-49d6-bd75-0816e0790d74
urn:
ac886b79-c648-4b36-8141-2ff16ef76214
name:
Driftsteknikk
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAKO-A-704/D/Da/L0006/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ac886b79-c648-4b36-8141-2ff16ef76214
urn:
a0355a20-6bd6-4f42-8a44-c82977f89c56
name:
Driftsteknikk
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/E/Ea/Eak/L0034/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0355a20-6bd6-4f42-8a44-c82977f89c56
urn:
6ad2ee6c-ea1f-42c9-819c-6904e40d990e
name:
Driftsteknikk
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/E/Ea/Eak/L0034/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6ad2ee6c-ea1f-42c9-819c-6904e40d990e
urn:
ad22a135-6205-4507-847e-780a09953757
name:
Driftsteknikk
id:
0006
path:
AV/SAT-A-1524/D/Db/L0007/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ad22a135-6205-4507-847e-780a09953757
urn:
8dd896ec-41b2-43db-a8d7-eb684d581148
name:
Driftsteknikk, samlemappe
id:
L0419
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dl/L0419
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8dd896ec-41b2-43db-a8d7-eb684d581148
urn:
d40e7d51-01c6-4215-88ec-9326f0732295
name:
Skogbruk - driftsteknikk
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-2305/1/D/Db/L0108/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d40e7d51-01c6-4215-88ec-9326f0732295
urn:
4dac0061-2049-4ed5-8c0f-abd743371062
name:
Driftsteknikk. Generelt
id:
0008
path:
AV/SAB-A-100595/D/Da/L0015/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4dac0061-2049-4ed5-8c0f-abd743371062
urn:
a384c430-fc50-474f-852f-792451db6906
name:
Driftsteknikk, virksomhet
id:
0007
path:
AV/SAT-A-1524/D/Db/L0007/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a384c430-fc50-474f-852f-792451db6906
urn:
583c8f55-3389-4ee7-9408-c5b528faf3b4
name:
Driftsteknikk, samlemappe, rapporter
id:
L0418
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dl/L0418
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/583c8f55-3389-4ee7-9408-c5b528faf3b4
urn:
303f5b87-2eca-46ec-9bab-50da1bc54cd8
name:
Driftsteknikk, skogveier, transport
id:
0009
path:
AAMA/KA0906-821/D03/L0004/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/303f5b87-2eca-46ec-9bab-50da1bc54cd8
urn:
7bee834d-5021-4fc4-8589-f46a419ab096
name:
Driftsteknikk, skogvegar, transport
id:
0020
path:
AAMA/KA0929-121b/D/D06/L0054/0020
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7bee834d-5021-4fc4-8589-f46a419ab096
urn:
25159ce4-e974-49fd-91cf-a1588b07ab89
name:
Driftsteknikk, skogvegar, transport
id:
0005
path:
AAMA/KA0929-121b/D/D07/L0040/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/25159ce4-e974-49fd-91cf-a1588b07ab89
urn:
9d668599-86cd-4e88-8ef1-4f36f55a6cba
name:
Driftsteknikk, skogsveger, transport
id:
0002
path:
AFK/0200001/D/Di/L0678/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Akershus fylkeskommune
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9d668599-86cd-4e88-8ef1-4f36f55a6cba
urn:
4a34cab3-ccb1-4484-958c-cda73a89e448
name:
Driftsteknikk, skogsveger, transport
id:
0001
path:
AFK/0200001/D/Di/L0679/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Akershus fylkeskommune
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4a34cab3-ccb1-4484-958c-cda73a89e448
urn:
1c74a291-2972-444f-b779-d8e8aeab19c2
name:
Driftsteknikk, skogsveger, transport
id:
0002
path:
ARKIVO/A-2712/D/Dc/L0065/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Arkiv Øst IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1c74a291-2972-444f-b779-d8e8aeab19c2
urn:
5c84c330-012d-4468-96a9-132f87ad23c7
name:
Generell driftsteknikk: Generelt
id:
0006
path:
AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Dt/L0198/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5c84c330-012d-4468-96a9-132f87ad23c7
urn:
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Generell driftsteknikk: Diverse
id:
0008
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AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Dt/L0198/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a21453c-190a-483b-abab-f9b18439b99a
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name:
Spesialsaker: Kurs i driftsteknikk
id:
0002
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AV/RA-S-2472/E/L0777/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/403aca45-4b54-4357-87fd-143d1f98b8d8
urn:
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name:
Skogsveier, driftsteknikk og transport
id:
0006
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AV/SAK-1271-0004/004/D/Da/L0083/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3ca6f1a3-df35-410b-925c-ea32c4d4bc0b

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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