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 2026-10-28T11:30:20Z in 0.828 seconds.

Showing 10 of 57632 results in compact format.

name:
Canadian Pension Commision. Depertement of Veterans Affairs
id:
RA-RAFA-4562
name:
Lotteri Fair Chance
id:
L1874
name:
Lotteri Fair Chance
id:
L1875
name:
The distribution of lipid in the tissues of Antarctic krill,euphausia superba.
id:
0003
name:
Ore mineralogical investigation of the Mofjell deposit (Mo i Rana, Nordland, Norway) with ephasis on the gold and silver distribution.
id:
4790
name:
Fair Mont AS
id:
0032
name:
Japan Industrial Floating Fair, en japansk flytende messe, besøker Oslo med skipet "Sakura Maru". NÅ nr. 30 1964. Foto: Øderud, Putte.
id:
3435
name:
Distribution of TN (Total Norge AS) Procedures (16PR-005, revision 01)
id:
0008
name:
Preparation, Distribution and Control of TN (Total Norge AS) Procedures (10PR-001, revision 01)
id:
0002
name:
Preparation, Distribution and Control of TN (Total Norge AS) Procedures (10PR-001, revision 01)
id:
0003

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57632

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25 results

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637bcc9c-c149-4d71-8a42-b203ce45b894
name:
Canadian Pension Commision. Depertement of Veterans Affairs
id:
RA-RAFA-4562
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4562
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/637bcc9c-c149-4d71-8a42-b203ce45b894
urn:
52aa3cb0-ee20-4255-a3d2-c86ab978ec6f
name:
Lotteri Fair Chance
id:
L1874
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AV/RA-PA-0250/D/Dk/L1874
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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urn:
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name:
Lotteri Fair Chance
id:
L1875
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AV/RA-PA-0250/D/Dk/L1875
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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urn:
ba3af8a2-48ae-4eb6-a0a3-a69fef71c342
name:
The distribution of lipid in the tissues of Antarctic krill,euphausia superba.
id:
0003
path:
UBIT/A-0380/G/L0001/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
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urn:
1f3a68ed-7944-4b2b-95ef-a10b19213ae0
name:
Ore mineralogical investigation of the Mofjell deposit (Mo i Rana, Nordland, Norway) with ephasis on the gold and silver distribution.
id:
4790
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AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0505/4790
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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urn:
f401b9c6-cf8a-46e9-bfce-7a645fed7418
name:
Fair Mont AS
id:
0032
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OBA/A-10358/Da/L0127/0032
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Oslo byarkiv
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0
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f16fddcd-529e-4e5f-9620-bc809c412eb8
name:
Japan Industrial Floating Fair, en japansk flytende messe, besøker Oslo med skipet "Sakura Maru". NÅ nr. 30 1964. Foto: Øderud, Putte.
id:
3435
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AV/RA-PA-0797/U/Ud/L0025/3435
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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ad562894-dba3-442d-8802-28c79a4ef75c
name:
Distribution of TN (Total Norge AS) Procedures (16PR-005, revision 01)
id:
0008
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AV/SAST-A-101251/Z/L0007/0004/0008
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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name:
Preparation, Distribution and Control of TN (Total Norge AS) Procedures (10PR-001, revision 01)
id:
0002
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AV/SAST-A-101251/Z/L0004/0004/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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name:
Preparation, Distribution and Control of TN (Total Norge AS) Procedures (10PR-001, revision 01)
id:
0003
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AV/SAST-A-101251/Z/L0004/0004/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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60f58e63-8671-4aa0-a679-31482ba9fc7b
name:
Distribution of incoming Telexes and Telefaxes in TN (Total Norge AS) Oslo (16PR-012, revision 01)
id:
0013
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AV/SAST-A-101251/Z/L0007/0005/0013
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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c24797e1-4e6e-40a2-990a-261fab4fc7c7
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C4.34.05 - (84), C4.34.06 - Emergency Distribution (82-84), C4.34.07 - D.C. Distribution (81-82)
id:
0001
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AV/SAST-A-102024/02/D/Da/L0157/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0001
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AV/SAST-A-101251/Z/L0004/0004/0001
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MAPPE
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Draugen KVI As- buildt EWR: U9548 Chemical injection system, U9539 Power generation and distribution.
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L0003
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AV/SAST-A-101915/02/E/Ec/L0003
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Nordli, Erling - Salinity and Temperature as controlling factors for distribution and mass occurrence of Ceratia
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0078
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AV/SAB-A-100272/6/001/001a/L0051/0078
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DOKUMENT
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Nasjonalarkivet
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5a1d4be9-8d19-4b3f-8649-eaf7012fc03c
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Filmpremiiere på Collosseum - My fair lady. NÅ nr. 13 1965. Fotograf: Øderud, Putte.
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3607
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AV/RA-PA-0797/U/Ud/L0029/3607
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Draugen KVI As- buildt EWR: U9552 Control- and safety systems, U9539 Power generation and distribution.
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L0005
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AV/SAST-A-101915/02/E/Ec/L0005
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Kasuya, Toshio & Ogi, Haruo - Distribution of mother-calf Dall's porpoise pairs as an indicator of calving grounds and stock identity
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0004
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AV/SAB-A-100272/1/A/Ab/Abc/L0011/0004
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Russell, F.S. - The Seasonal Distribution of Macroplankton as shown by Catches in the 2-metre Stramin Ring-trawl in Off-shore Waters off Plymouth
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0072
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AV/SAB-A-100272/6/001/001a/L0060/0072
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DOKUMENT
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TM339 Hydrate studies in a stirred reactor. Corrosion inhibitor distribution in TOGI fluid-methanol solution. Final report on experiment 2 hydrate kinetic study. Methanol distribution in TOGI fluid at low temperatures. Explosive SPOT welding of anode...
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Distribution system
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MAPPE
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Distribution list
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

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next_offset:

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Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
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