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; 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&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit} 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&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. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
`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&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&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&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 2026-11-13T12:58:28Z in 0.214 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58289 results in compact format.

name:
GHV
id:
0003
name:
GHV-Montasje A/S - Kristiansand
id:
0008
name:
Mappe 1 Utg skriv til GHV
id:
0001
name:
Mappe 2 I nng skriv fra GHV
id:
0002
name:
Militære institusjoner GHV befalskurser, regnskap
id:
0002
name:
Militære institusjoner GHV befalskurser, regnskap
id:
0001
name:
Militære institusjoner GHV Torpomoen, kurser
id:
0001
name:
Militære institusjoner GHV Torpomoen, kurser
id:
0001
name:
Militære institusjoner GHV Torpomoen, kurser
id:
0001
name:
Militære institusjoner GHV Torpomoen, kurser
id:
0001

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total:

58289

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
9a65e8d9-c26e-4e1c-b4c6-f0dd80e8e6f2
name:
GHV
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2355/4/D/Dd/L0212/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9a65e8d9-c26e-4e1c-b4c6-f0dd80e8e6f2
urn:
a19fb1eb-131c-4393-9948-bb7f1c629f7e
name:
GHV-Montasje A/S - Kristiansand
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-S-2991/F/Fa/L0061/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a19fb1eb-131c-4393-9948-bb7f1c629f7e
urn:
1eacc195-188b-4e63-b3a2-aa5374380b28
name:
Mappe 1 Utg skriv til GHV
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3158/D/Da/L0031/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1eacc195-188b-4e63-b3a2-aa5374380b28
urn:
934f17e8-27e1-4ac2-aad3-0403c02f2db5
name:
Mappe 2 I nng skriv fra GHV
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3158/D/Da/L0031/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/934f17e8-27e1-4ac2-aad3-0403c02f2db5
urn:
e78f23ea-6400-4584-bc56-78bb013dca78
name:
Militære institusjoner GHV befalskurser, regnskap
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-1504/F/Fc/L0419/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e78f23ea-6400-4584-bc56-78bb013dca78
urn:
182857e3-4d52-4b67-8bae-3f93384f15ba
name:
Militære institusjoner GHV befalskurser, regnskap
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-1504/F/Fc/L0420/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/182857e3-4d52-4b67-8bae-3f93384f15ba
urn:
7961cdca-18ca-4d31-8a9b-6e81ef2b12b5
name:
Militære institusjoner GHV Torpomoen, kurser
id:
0001
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AV/RA-S-1504/F/Fc/L0427/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7961cdca-18ca-4d31-8a9b-6e81ef2b12b5
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name:
Militære institusjoner GHV Torpomoen, kurser
id:
0001
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AV/RA-S-1504/F/Fc/L0428/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff9afdc1-cb33-4d45-b205-262b2a737bbb
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name:
Militære institusjoner GHV Torpomoen, kurser
id:
0001
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AV/RA-S-1504/F/Fc/L0429/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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name:
Militære institusjoner GHV Torpomoen, kurser
id:
0001
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AV/RA-S-1504/F/Fc/L0430/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff499551-b47f-4f11-8a25-cf781b7c8533
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name:
Militære institusjoner GHV Torpomoen, kurser
id:
0001
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AV/RA-S-1504/F/Fc/L0431/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/57bd6a28-8082-4147-9615-5495775c4c41
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name:
Militære institusjoner GHV Torpomoen, kurser
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0001
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AV/RA-S-1504/F/Fc/L0432/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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name:
Militære institusjoner GHV Torpomoen, kurser
id:
0001
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AV/RA-S-1504/F/Fc/L0433/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Militære institusjoner GHV Torpomoen, kurser
id:
0001
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AV/RA-S-1504/F/Fc/L0434/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/180ee54f-0918-40c9-8f16-48281bb3a5c5
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name:
Militære institusjoner GHV Torpomoen, kurser
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-1504/F/Fc/L0435/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/05692321-850c-4c0a-b33a-f2e10621d968
urn:
1463fa7b-926a-42f8-8ae4-fd8c5076b4f3
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Oppdrag nr. 974: GHV (Westamarin), Omtegning
id:
0002
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AV/SAK-D/1220/F/Fb/L0319/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1463fa7b-926a-42f8-8ae4-fd8c5076b4f3
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29ba7331-0e6c-444c-9c07-ae9f02434f87
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Meldinger fra GHV Generalinspektøren for Heimevernet - trykt materiale
id:
0001
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BYST/A-1101/1/X/L0003/0001
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MAPPE
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Stavanger Byarkiv
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/29ba7331-0e6c-444c-9c07-ae9f02434f87
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cfa8fc2b-89a1-4cbf-bb6e-dfb845fd32fa
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708. Shenghva.
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L1142
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AV/RA-S-3273/G/Gb/L1142
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cfa8fc2b-89a1-4cbf-bb6e-dfb845fd32fa
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665f953a-db36-4860-952d-1d59b6e37645
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Utbedring av fanghvelv
id:
0001
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AV/RA-RAFA-3744/F/Fa/L0325/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/665f953a-db36-4860-952d-1d59b6e37645
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Ungdom/ gudoghvermann
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0002
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AV/SAT-PA-0942/E/Eb/L0021/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ca6464c7-3937-4813-80c1-f67d96f7fc68
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"Regnskab for Langhveed"
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0012
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AV/RA-PA-0048/Y/Ya/L0208/0012
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/08ca334e-b319-4c07-9341-1585349640a7
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f532b1ae-b9c3-469c-89ce-8b786207482d
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0003
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AV/RA-S-4998/F/Fs/L7282/0003
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Haakonsvern - Inv nr 080 Tekking av betonghvelv
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0009
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Militære institusjoner GHVs befalskurser, regnskap
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0002
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AV/RA-S-1504/F/Fc/L0421/0002
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MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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name:
Militære institusjoner GHVs befalskurser, regnskap
id:
0001
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AV/RA-S-1504/F/Fc/L0422/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d3c47249-1778-47e7-8d3f-4fa537a04713

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