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 2026-10-24T03:25:52Z in 0.674 seconds.

Showing 10 of 6787 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt
    id:
    RAFA-4F-11191
  2. name:
    Fellesinstitusjoner - Forsvarets bygningstjeneste(FBT), Forsvarets distriktingeniører, Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt, Forsvarets datasentral, Forsvarets regnkapssentral, Forsvarets fellessamband, Forsvarets høgskole, Forsvarets innkjøpsavdeling
    id:
    L0009
  3. name:
    Forsvaret - Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt 1968-
    id:
    L0004
  4. name:
    Fellesinsitutsjoner - Forsvarets datasentral (FDS), Forsvarets Forskningsinstitutt (FFI), Forsvarets innkjøpsavdeling (FIA), Forsvarets rekrutterings- og opplysningstjeneste (FRO), Forsvarets regnskapssentral (FRS)
    id:
    L0076
  5. name:
    Forsvarets distriksingeniører (FDI). Forsvarets Forskningsinstitutt (FFI). Forsvarets Datasentral (FDS). Forsvarets pedagogiske senter (FPS). Forsvarets Regnskapssentral (FRS). Forsvarets Fellessamband (FFSB). Forsvarets Høgskole (FHS)
    id:
    L0010
  6. name:
    Forsvarets bygningstjeneste (FBT) - Forsv distriktsing - Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt (FFI) - Forsvarets datasentral (FDS) - Forsvarets regnskapssentral (FRS) - Forsvarets fellessamband (FFSB) - Forsvarets høyskole (FHS)
    id:
    L0007
  7. name:
    Forsvarets avdelinger I
    id:
    L0003
  8. name:
    Forsvaret, Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt
    id:
    RA-RAFA-3543
  9. name:
    Skriv fra diverse Forsvarets institusjoner.
    id:
    L0008
  10. name:
    Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt
    id:
    L0006
Show all fields in HTML
total:
6787
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    name:
    Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt
    id:
    RAFA-4F-11191
    path:
    AV/RAFA-4F-11191
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt har sine røtter i England under 2. verdenskrig, hvor norske vitenskapsmenn og teknologer tjenestegjorde i britiske forskningsinstitutter. De hadde nær kontakt med Norges politiske og militære ledelse i London. Krigen viste at land med umoderne krigsmateriell ikke hol...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28cbcc17-4b64-49cf-aac0-e1f62cb93e25
  2. urn:
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    name:
    Fellesinstitusjoner - Forsvarets bygningstjeneste(FBT), Forsvarets distriktingeniører, Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt, Forsvarets datasentral, Forsvarets regnkapssentral, Forsvarets fellessamband, Forsvarets høgskole, Forsvarets innkjøpsavdeling
    id:
    L0009
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-6493/04/C/Ca/L0009
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
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  3. urn:
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    name:
    Forsvaret - Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt 1968-
    id:
    L0004
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    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
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  4. urn:
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    name:
    Fellesinsitutsjoner - Forsvarets datasentral (FDS), Forsvarets Forskningsinstitutt (FFI), Forsvarets innkjøpsavdeling (FIA), Forsvarets rekrutterings- og opplysningstjeneste (FRO), Forsvarets regnskapssentral (FRS)
    id:
    L0076
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    AV/RA-RAFA-6493/04/B/L0076
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
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  5. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    L0010
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    AV/RA-RAFA-6493/05/C/Ca/L0010
    unit_type:
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    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1fb929cf-0b9b-4185-9cea-2f07b417b730
  6. urn:
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    name:
    Forsvarets bygningstjeneste (FBT) - Forsv distriktsing - Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt (FFI) - Forsvarets datasentral (FDS) - Forsvarets regnskapssentral (FRS) - Forsvarets fellessamband (FFSB) - Forsvarets høyskole (FHS)
    id:
    L0007
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-6493/03/C/Ca/L0007
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  7. urn:
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    name:
    Forsvarets avdelinger I
    id:
    L0003
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-6493/08/C/Ca/L0003
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
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  8. urn:
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    AV/RA-RAFA-3543
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    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  9. urn:
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    Skriv fra diverse Forsvarets institusjoner.
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    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2868d4ca-e21b-4afe-97ef-55d5a0638e99
  10. urn:
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    name:
    Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt
    id:
    L0006
    path:
    TEMU/TGM-A-1310/D/L0006
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/50b97f7b-bfea-42ce-aef9-9478aacb50e4
  11. urn:
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    digitized_documents:
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/23a6695b-239e-45af-8518-70a5f7b30e95
  12. urn:
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    Forsvarets Forskningsinstitutt
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    digitized_documents:
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    digitized_documents:
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limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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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

  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.

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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.