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 2026-11-05T19:23:53Z in 2.873 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58312 results in compact format.

name:
EBD og sikkerhet
id:
0004
name:
EBD-kurs
id:
0001
name:
Skolebibliotek og EBD-hefte
id:
0002
name:
EBD-maskinvare, programvare
id:
0001
name:
Ebd - Mappe 254 - 263
id:
L0049
name:
EBD-maskinvare, programvare/ID personal
id:
0002
name:
Kurs, stipend EBD-nemnda
id:
0006
name:
Bruk av EBD vedr. avlesninger og avregninger
id:
L0007
name:
179/77 Utvikling av EBD-system for registrering og lagring av audiologiske data ved Høresentralen
id:
0014
name:
Giebdhausen - Grip
id:
L0014

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total:

58312

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
c35d54b2-7dab-4a29-852a-3677acd913a1
name:
EBD og sikkerhet
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-1528/2/D/Da/L0001/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c35d54b2-7dab-4a29-852a-3677acd913a1
urn:
03780539-fb17-412e-849b-82f5eef14ce3
name:
EBD-kurs
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-3412/Db/L0249/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/03780539-fb17-412e-849b-82f5eef14ce3
urn:
e2fb21e2-321d-4b94-90bb-b04523988ea1
name:
Skolebibliotek og EBD-hefte
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-1031/1/D/Dc/L0201/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e2fb21e2-321d-4b94-90bb-b04523988ea1
urn:
07b3dc00-5924-4838-ad11-36f86ab841c1
name:
EBD-maskinvare, programvare
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAKO-A-1391/D/Dc/L0047/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07b3dc00-5924-4838-ad11-36f86ab841c1
urn:
8dfe6e2e-ff7c-4b7b-bbab-254a3da5b30b
name:
Ebd - Mappe 254 - 263
id:
L0049
path:
AAMA/PA-2778/E/E01/L0049
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8dfe6e2e-ff7c-4b7b-bbab-254a3da5b30b
urn:
2b297bb0-9397-4fce-8131-39c6ea48bbed
name:
EBD-maskinvare, programvare/ID personal
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAKO-A-1391/D/Dc/L0047/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2b297bb0-9397-4fce-8131-39c6ea48bbed
urn:
2c247978-b1e1-456e-b388-77d4bfea25e6
name:
Kurs, stipend EBD-nemnda
id:
0006
path:
IKAH/1219-231.16/E/Ea/L0009/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c247978-b1e1-456e-b388-77d4bfea25e6
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000001031893
name:
Bruk av EBD vedr. avlesninger og avregninger
id:
L0007
path:
BBA/A-1759/I/It/L0007
unit_type:
Stykke
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001031893
urn:
faea5e65-b2c2-48a6-9674-7f18d679d8bd
name:
179/77 Utvikling av EBD-system for registrering og lagring av audiologiske data ved Høresentralen
id:
0014
path:
AV/RA-S-5810/D/Da/L0016/0014
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/faea5e65-b2c2-48a6-9674-7f18d679d8bd
urn:
d603cf80-9afa-429a-b7ff-854596abfc51
name:
Giebdhausen - Grip
id:
L0014
path:
AV/SAO-PAO-0038/D/Da/L0014
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d603cf80-9afa-429a-b7ff-854596abfc51
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000149819
name:
Grunnopplæring i FEBDOK
id:
0008
path:
VEMU/A-2777/F/Fa/L0020/0008
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000149819
urn:
22bd6cfb-1498-42e7-98f9-c8b0c6c1a323
name:
Stålegg - LEBD
id:
0149
path:
AV/SATØ-S-0245/Gf/L0114/0149
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/22bd6cfb-1498-42e7-98f9-c8b0c6c1a323
urn:
fda85767-c1a5-42ff-834c-0ba47124ca13
name:
996. Stålegg (LEBD)
id:
0001
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AV/SAT-A-4484/1/Fa/L0225/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fda85767-c1a5-42ff-834c-0ba47124ca13
urn:
cd7abbbb-4d10-4b0b-9a1b-18b691a5833e
name:
1023. Stålegg (LEBD)
id:
0007
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AV/SAT-A-4484/1/Fa/L0227/0007
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MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cd7abbbb-4d10-4b0b-9a1b-18b691a5833e
urn:
1598ad65-bd2c-4235-8e27-e62def99bcc6
name:
Webdesign, Smykke Seg
id:
0006
path:
NMFK/RU-1001/D/Db/Dbe/L0001/0003/0006
unit_type:
SAK
institution:
Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1598ad65-bd2c-4235-8e27-e62def99bcc6
urn:
b2c43da4-1271-4add-8dc6-e256826e4858
name:
2477, STÅLEGG, LEBD, Foto
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-4998/F/Fi/L2227/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2c43da4-1271-4add-8dc6-e256826e4858
urn:
b50abf8e-ae04-41ee-86de-4791890d96ce
name:
Yrkesforberdebde klasse, frivillig 10. klasse gutter
id:
0004
path:
ARKSOR/1014VN510/O/Oa/L0004/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkivsenter Sør
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b50abf8e-ae04-41ee-86de-4791890d96ce
urn:
751dcd04-926e-4a13-b44b-e8d6367fa4fe
name:
Lista: Lista flyplass: Anselm O. Nebdal
id:
0045
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-1225/D/Dd/L0324/0045
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/751dcd04-926e-4a13-b44b-e8d6367fa4fe
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96bb3c31-0d86-4d6f-968a-4f1a4e637f01
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FEBDOK - elektroutvikling. Saksnummer 2004/00643
id:
2558
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AV/SAT-A-1768/A-470/D/Dc/2558
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/96bb3c31-0d86-4d6f-968a-4f1a4e637f01
urn:
45c1f6b4-c74f-4de9-8904-baa7608d4f88
name:
FEBDOK - elektroutvikling. Saksnummer 2004/00643
id:
2559
path:
AV/SAT-A-1768/A-470/D/Dc/2559
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/45c1f6b4-c74f-4de9-8904-baa7608d4f88
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13a56352-37b2-47e6-b8b2-3694dc66e47a
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Febdok database - Drift. Saksnummer 2004/00464
id:
2557
path:
AV/SAT-A-1768/A-470/D/Dc/2557
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/13a56352-37b2-47e6-b8b2-3694dc66e47a
urn:
c3587025-083b-4485-997c-e9f2e3b6551a
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Emebdsmenn mv. under Arbeidsdepartementet: Vei-Vassdrag-Jernbanevesen, 20 stk.
id:
0002
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AV/RA-EA-4046/F/Fb/L0082/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c3587025-083b-4485-997c-e9f2e3b6551a
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6e9c6185-3b9a-451a-848a-f7c0fd951e89
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Kartnr. 1085 Lyngdal - Nebdal, bnr. 226 bnr. 2
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0001
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AV/RA-EA-4204/F/L0052/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6e9c6185-3b9a-451a-848a-f7c0fd951e89
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3771e61e-f801-4d2f-8c83-8c4d295fe0b0
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Etablererstipend gitt av SND – ESTIP / Nettverkskreditt. PrimatNet Webdesign
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2687
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AV/SAST-A-512/D/Da/2687
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3771e61e-f801-4d2f-8c83-8c4d295fe0b0
urn:
5b82c85f-9a7a-4811-891a-a6616a597dea
name:
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id:
L0064
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AV/RA-PA-0613/D/Db/L0064
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b82c85f-9a7a-4811-891a-a6616a597dea

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