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.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
pageoptionalintegerPage number, 1-based (default 1).
offsetoptionalintegerNumber 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.

Type: string. Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
Type: integer. Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
Type: integer. Page number, 1-based (default 1).

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-24T14:01:30Z in 0.581 seconds.

Showing 10 of 97 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Forsvarsmateriell
    id:
    0001
  2. name:
    Forsvarsmateriell
    id:
    0001
  3. name:
    TMV - Forsvarsmateriell
    id:
    L0008
  4. name:
    TMV - Forsvarsmateriell M24
    id:
    L0023
  5. name:
    Forsvarsmateriell, motkjøpsavtale, -eksport
    id:
    0010
  6. name:
    Forsvarsmateriell (Sak: Eksport)
    id:
    0004
  7. name:
    Forsvarsmateriell (Sak: Eksport)
    id:
    0004
  8. name:
    Retningslinjer for eksport av forsvarsmateriell
    id:
    0003
  9. name:
    Retningslinjer for eksport av forsvarsmateriell
    id:
    0001
  10. name:
    Forhandlinger mv. om forsvarsmateriell, motkjøp (2 mapper)
    id:
    0003
Show all fields in HTML
total:
97
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    name:
    Forsvarsmateriell
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAKO-P-1081/D/Da/Dac/L0149/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/609afdec-5bdc-46b7-b4e0-7b95ed5b3cc4
  2. urn:
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    name:
    Forsvarsmateriell
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAKO-P-1081/D/Da/Dac/L0150/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7dc1b12b-2560-4dcc-b9df-059eb9d9a23b
  3. urn:
    0bfd27fe-9240-4306-8a1e-722ddad5c2fc
    name:
    TMV - Forsvarsmateriell
    id:
    L0008
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1817/T/Tc/L0008
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0bfd27fe-9240-4306-8a1e-722ddad5c2fc
  4. urn:
    13368bb0-1888-40ce-b9ab-48ba0f529c85
    name:
    TMV - Forsvarsmateriell M24
    id:
    L0023
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1817/T/Tb/L0023
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/13368bb0-1888-40ce-b9ab-48ba0f529c85
  5. urn:
    8b8d9b6b-ff13-4618-8c8a-75d289901932
    name:
    Forsvarsmateriell, motkjøpsavtale, -eksport
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/D/Db/L0165/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8b8d9b6b-ff13-4618-8c8a-75d289901932
  6. urn:
    fd4adaae-ade5-47ad-a341-344fbd7ef543
    name:
    Forsvarsmateriell (Sak: Eksport)
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/F/L0661/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fd4adaae-ade5-47ad-a341-344fbd7ef543
  7. urn:
    853897bb-1bc3-444d-8b73-44396a4219b2
    name:
    Forsvarsmateriell (Sak: Eksport)
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PAX-0001/X/L0304/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/853897bb-1bc3-444d-8b73-44396a4219b2
  8. urn:
    3285db83-47f7-4a26-8dd2-066180047756
    name:
    Retningslinjer for eksport av forsvarsmateriell
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1299/E/Ed/Eda/L0005/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3285db83-47f7-4a26-8dd2-066180047756
  9. urn:
    3e615125-7a29-4c98-a63d-5b15b1251fd5
    name:
    Retningslinjer for eksport av forsvarsmateriell
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1299/E/Ed/Eda/L0008/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3e615125-7a29-4c98-a63d-5b15b1251fd5
  10. urn:
    5de44d63-b5c3-4ea2-b156-9a6b45ac9031
    name:
    Forhandlinger mv. om forsvarsmateriell, motkjøp (2 mapper)
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4086/D/Da/L1958/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5de44d63-b5c3-4ea2-b156-9a6b45ac9031
  11. urn:
    277c1132-2464-43ff-b39e-0674f927320f
    name:
    Industrisamarbeid og forsvarsmateriell. Flere land
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4086/E/Ea/L0042/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/277c1132-2464-43ff-b39e-0674f927320f
  12. urn:
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    name:
    Kværner Eureka, Forsvarsmateriell og Oljeskimmer, videofilmer
    id:
    L0021
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1813/U/L0021
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3922199e-3ed3-4655-9ffb-8119f4117696
  13. urn:
    55ca4f14-0107-46e4-8fea-d63495e20e88
    name:
    Tegningsnr. 1. 1. 105197 - Forsvarsmateriell (Skilter for NM 84)
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1817/T/Tc/L0008/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/55ca4f14-0107-46e4-8fea-d63495e20e88
  14. urn:
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    603 Prisindeks og priskompensasjon for forsvarsmateriell
    id:
    0001
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    AV/RA-RAFA-2355/3/D/DB/L0030/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/552d854c-f0e3-4cea-9373-b2c2f81b6b6f
  15. urn:
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    id:
    0007
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    AV/RA-S-4086/D/Da/L0778/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8983398e-f7d9-4a24-be3c-c28a7e52bfa6
  16. urn:
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    Norge - Frankrike: Samarbeid vedrørende forsvarsmateriell
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4086/D/Da/L1774/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fc7772dc-95d1-4520-a1fb-ec3534fc69b3
  17. urn:
    3a7bd6fa-cd83-4bac-ac42-2f15296601ac
    name:
    Norge - Vest-Tyskland. THYSSEN. Forsvarsmateriell
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4086/D/Da/L1967/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a7bd6fa-cd83-4bac-ac42-2f15296601ac
  18. urn:
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    id:
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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  19. urn:
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    id:
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    unit_type:
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/73dbaa9f-bc50-47d9-b04c-459df5d8095e
  20. urn:
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    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1817/T/Tc/L0008/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
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    norge
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/74665bdb-9260-45f6-8b53-8d1d8c56f542
  21. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1817/T/Tc/L0008/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5e4f8e2b-d581-44b4-b50b-b3816fcb74c3
  22. urn:
    858f4174-1aa6-4c76-9040-84859bbe0873
    name:
    Tegningsnr. F. 56339-269 - Forsvarsmateriell (M24, tegningshierarki)
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1817/T/Tc/L0008/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/858f4174-1aa6-4c76-9040-84859bbe0873
  23. urn:
    05a3d7d2-2da1-40fe-9865-7113013b2264
    name:
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    id:
    0013
    path:
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  24. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
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    link:
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  25. urn:
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    name:
    Industrisamarbeid Norge - Sverige. Forsvarsmateriell (Sak: Dokument)
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-PAX-0001/X/L0335/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/06123a31-774b-4a8d-9341-bb40a6955554
limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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How an AI agent should use this page

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

  1. Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
  2. Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
  3. 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.

Source-specific next step

Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.