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 2026-10-24T15:56:34Z in 0.388 seconds.

Showing 10 of 1750 results in compact format.

name:
Østbytunet skole
id:
Ey
name:
Billighetserstatninger
id:
Ey
name:
Billighetserstatning 1987-1997
id:
Ey
name:
Saksarkiv: Trygdesaker
id:
Ey
name:
Institusjonsmapper - Norges Statsbaner, Oslo lufthavn, Luftfartsverket
id:
Ey
name:
Veger.
id:
Ey
name:
Team Oppvekst - Flyttemeldingar, 2009 - 2012
id:
Ey
name:
Østbytunet skole. Klientarkiv
id:
Eya
name:
Østbytunet skole. Personalmapper
id:
Eyb
name:
Hovedregisterkort - døde og omskrevne kort - Enok, G - Erik, Ey
id:
L0036

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total:

1750

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
940f2f8b-187e-47e7-814a-abdc96599a20
name:
Østbytunet skole
id:
Ey
path:
AFK/0200015/E/Ey
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Akershus fylkeskommune
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/940f2f8b-187e-47e7-814a-abdc96599a20
urn:
744ec408-0128-4eab-aa23-ca621123aad2
name:
Billighetserstatninger
id:
Ey
path:
AV/RA-SDJ-6490/1/E/Ey
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/744ec408-0128-4eab-aa23-ca621123aad2
urn:
3d606b50-a3e0-41bf-a884-c6dfa0bfddf0
name:
Billighetserstatning 1987-1997
id:
Ey
path:
AV/RA-SDJ-6490/4/E/Ey
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3d606b50-a3e0-41bf-a884-c6dfa0bfddf0
urn:
c3b7c4d4-ae74-48a4-8691-6f88eab4e3d0
name:
Saksarkiv: Trygdesaker
id:
Ey
path:
AV/SAH-FYH-003/E/Ey
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c3b7c4d4-ae74-48a4-8691-6f88eab4e3d0
urn:
642b04db-7821-474b-89ec-76e21f0086ea
name:
Institusjonsmapper - Norges Statsbaner, Oslo lufthavn, Luftfartsverket
id:
Ey
path:
AV/SAO-A-10621/E/Ey
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/642b04db-7821-474b-89ec-76e21f0086ea
urn:
678b02e9-1100-4240-8806-9544d54d52c9
name:
Veger.
id:
Ey
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1507/2/E/Ey
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/678b02e9-1100-4240-8806-9544d54d52c9
urn:
605faeae-dadb-4de9-a547-d39a79ae8a62
name:
Team Oppvekst - Flyttemeldingar, 2009 - 2012
id:
Ey
path:
IKAM/K-15040.510/E/Ey
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
IKA Møre og Romsdal
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/605faeae-dadb-4de9-a547-d39a79ae8a62
urn:
6b6408ce-cc62-47c6-8016-f676692ba6c6
name:
Østbytunet skole. Klientarkiv
id:
Eya
path:
AFK/0200015/E/Ey/Eya
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Akershus fylkeskommune
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6b6408ce-cc62-47c6-8016-f676692ba6c6
urn:
ccc056b0-05de-43f3-8ff5-be8fbc875e72
name:
Østbytunet skole. Personalmapper
id:
Eyb
path:
AFK/0200015/E/Ey/Eyb
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Akershus fylkeskommune
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ccc056b0-05de-43f3-8ff5-be8fbc875e72
urn:
083f0001-cad0-4740-961e-726871c46e30
name:
Hovedregisterkort - døde og omskrevne kort - Enok, G - Erik, Ey
id:
L0036
path:
AV/SAST-A-100160/K/Kb/Kbd/L0036
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/083f0001-cad0-4740-961e-726871c46e30
urn:
2531a667-e55f-4f60-993d-934b2335fc66
name:
Foto, film, lydopptak
id:
U
path:
AAMA/DA-1279/U
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2531a667-e55f-4f60-993d-934b2335fc66
urn:
c8fd337f-6fc0-4bfc-9f12-21dbde396009
name:
Journalkort
id:
L0005
path:
AV/RA-S-4463/C/Cd/L0005
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c8fd337f-6fc0-4bfc-9f12-21dbde396009
urn:
e42e5513-ba85-4dca-9ca7-49006cd395fa
name:
Medlemskort
id:
L0019
path:
AV/SAO-A-10015/M/Ma/L0019
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e42e5513-ba85-4dca-9ca7-49006cd395fa
urn:
a0821bfb-496a-410d-899f-eb416e5d755d
name:
Pasientjournaler
id:
L0006
path:
AV/SAO-A-10076/F/Fa/L0006
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0821bfb-496a-410d-899f-eb416e5d755d
urn:
b1ee193c-9aad-4073-b88e-9643e98b20ef
name:
Siktede
id:
L0006
path:
AV/SAO-A-10085/G/Ga/Gae/L0006
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b1ee193c-9aad-4073-b88e-9643e98b20ef
urn:
3fb1b33d-f343-474c-ba64-28ce28279431
name:
Kvinner
id:
L0213
path:
AV/SAO-A-11715/F/Fa/Fac/L0213
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3fb1b33d-f343-474c-ba64-28ce28279431
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22d96ee1-1c74-45b7-a1da-3dc52f34e337
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Menn og kvinner
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L0770
path:
AV/SAO-A-11715/F/Fa/Fac/L0770
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/22d96ee1-1c74-45b7-a1da-3dc52f34e337
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7a25ff6e-c6b5-422d-bdd7-232520ece72e
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Menn og kvinner
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L0948
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AV/SAO-A-11715/F/Fa/Fac/L0948
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7a25ff6e-c6b5-422d-bdd7-232520ece72e
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14e5bb1b-e144-404d-a464-9a5031290e0c
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En - Ey
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L0014
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AV/RA-PA-0308/F/L0014
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/14e5bb1b-e144-404d-a464-9a5031290e0c
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681c1d7b-e209-4ba8-8e3b-8f593ccfb1be
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Di - Ey
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L0004
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AV/SAKO-A-739/G/Gj/Gjb/L0004
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STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/681c1d7b-e209-4ba8-8e3b-8f593ccfb1be
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no-VEMU_arkiv_000000153502
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Es - Ey
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L0027
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VEMU/A-2720/U/Ua/Uaf/Uafb/L0027
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Stykke
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Vestfoldarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000153502
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0a8ba6b5-fcf8-42d5-88bd-54264c2d1631
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En - Ey
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0015
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AV/RA-PA-1245/D/Db/L0076/0015
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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En - Ey
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0014
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AV/RA-PA-1245/D/Db/L0082/0014
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Em - Ey
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Em - Ey
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0017
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AV/RA-PA-1245/D/Db/L0095/0017
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c4157c40-72be-4a51-ba0b-fa0819cc374f

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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