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 2026-10-17T08:27:51Z in 1.654 seconds.

Showing 10 of 4123 results in compact format.

name:
Energiforskningsinstituttene EFI AS Energiforskning AS (Sak: ELEKTRO)
id:
0001
name:
Energiforskningsinstituttene EFI AS Energiforskning AS (Sak: ELEKTRO)
id:
0001
name:
Energiforskning
id:
Lh
name:
Energiforskning
id:
L0039
name:
Energiforskning
id:
L0054
name:
Energiforskning
id:
L0055
name:
Atomenergiforskningen
id:
0002
name:
Atomenergiforskningen
id:
0001
name:
Energiforskning
id:
0002
name:
Energiforskning
id:
0001

Show all fields in HTML

total:

4123

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
4303de71-f76a-4d90-9ae9-79050d4dd8a2
name:
Energiforskningsinstituttene EFI AS Energiforskning AS (Sak: ELEKTRO)
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/F/L0804/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4303de71-f76a-4d90-9ae9-79050d4dd8a2
urn:
87593e8d-e824-44de-bfeb-e3fc6ebd6bff
name:
Energiforskningsinstituttene EFI AS Energiforskning AS (Sak: ELEKTRO)
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PAX-0001/X/L0447/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/87593e8d-e824-44de-bfeb-e3fc6ebd6bff
urn:
587bcf65-c009-490d-99bb-1501e2444a34
name:
Energiforskning
id:
Lh
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0782/1/L/Lh
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/587bcf65-c009-490d-99bb-1501e2444a34
urn:
9876c591-05ef-4058-b8f6-5457508bdac8
name:
Energiforskning
id:
L0039
path:
UBIT/A-0359/G/L0039
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9876c591-05ef-4058-b8f6-5457508bdac8
urn:
23b7315d-a032-4ad9-a4ea-43d57757f71a
name:
Energiforskning
id:
L0054
path:
UBIT/A-0359/G/L0054
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/23b7315d-a032-4ad9-a4ea-43d57757f71a
urn:
8463007b-e7f0-471b-8a7f-0ab25f49b1b9
name:
Energiforskning
id:
L0055
path:
UBIT/A-0359/G/L0055
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8463007b-e7f0-471b-8a7f-0ab25f49b1b9
urn:
1727824a-583c-4792-bcc7-65ee1ace5535
name:
Atomenergiforskningen
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-0636/D/Db/Dbd/Dbdc/L1414/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1727824a-583c-4792-bcc7-65ee1ace5535
urn:
5260081d-5d53-4ae9-ba22-1c9eae35b4bc
name:
Atomenergiforskningen
id:
0001
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AV/RA-PA-0636/D/Db/Dbd/Dbdc/L1415/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5260081d-5d53-4ae9-ba22-1c9eae35b4bc
urn:
5876761b-93b2-4d22-838e-64605dc6849d
name:
Energiforskning
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-2477/D/Dc/L0113/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5876761b-93b2-4d22-838e-64605dc6849d
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name:
Energiforskning
id:
0001
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AV/RA-S-2477/D/Dc/L0114/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2f4c88c-7c19-47c4-96db-8e133be02b0f
urn:
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name:
Energiforskning
id:
0002
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AV/RA-S-2939/D/Db/Dbk/Dbkj/L0716/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1e5cb86c-ab10-481a-b016-449587433f2d
urn:
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name:
Solenergiforskning
id:
0001
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AV/RA-S-2939/D/Db/Dbk/Dbkj/L0729/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/54a822df-a7de-45f4-8f90-58982570ae1e
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370bf751-f86e-41b8-a4f8-2b7c34c11e13
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Bioenergiforskning
id:
0002
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AV/RA-S-2939/D/Db/Dbk/Dbkj/L0729/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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name:
Energiforskning
id:
0002
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AV/SAT-PA-0782/1/D/Da/L0366/0002
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MAPPE
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf554cf8-c731-40af-8c8a-4aeedb719648
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94150e31-8a90-4090-8dac-c2ff6e005f35
name:
Energiforskning
id:
0001
path:
UBIT/Tek-0061/I/Ij/L0006/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/94150e31-8a90-4090-8dac-c2ff6e005f35
urn:
22bb6a2a-ccef-43d7-9f9e-9fe33cc8492a
name:
Energiforskning. Generelt
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-S-1573/D/Df/L0377/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/22bb6a2a-ccef-43d7-9f9e-9fe33cc8492a
urn:
5245b32a-b9d1-4b8b-8878-bcbccce794e1
name:
Energiforskning. Bioenergi
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-S-1573/D/Df/L0377/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5245b32a-b9d1-4b8b-8878-bcbccce794e1
urn:
563f23a6-44f2-4d5c-9f79-fc4b2d0aa9b0
name:
Energiforskning. Solenergi
id:
0010
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AV/RA-S-1573/D/Df/L0377/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/563f23a6-44f2-4d5c-9f79-fc4b2d0aa9b0
urn:
ebd0ade7-e197-40fe-805c-b51247989314
name:
SSFRs Energiforskningsgruppe
id:
0001
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AV/RA-S-1574/E/L0363/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ebd0ade7-e197-40fe-805c-b51247989314
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9b6b3afc-95a8-4581-a541-90c128504006
name:
Energiforskning (ENG)
id:
0002
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AV/RA-S-2939/D/Db/Dbk/Dbkg/L0664/0002
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MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9b6b3afc-95a8-4581-a541-90c128504006
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23d72f85-317a-4aae-9a3c-4592184f6ad4
name:
Energiforskning (ENG)
id:
0003
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AV/RA-S-2939/D/Db/Dbk/Dbkg/L0664/0003
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/23d72f85-317a-4aae-9a3c-4592184f6ad4
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945cc68a-8dea-49df-ac93-87a4059f170c
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Energiforskning (ENG)
id:
0001
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AV/RA-S-2939/D/Db/Dbk/Dbkg/L0665/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Energiforskning (ENG)
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0002
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AV/RA-S-2939/D/Db/Dbk/Dbkg/L0665/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Energiforskning (ENG)
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0003
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AV/RA-S-2939/D/Db/Dbk/Dbkg/L0665/0003
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MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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Energiforskning (ENG)
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0001
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MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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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