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 2026-10-28T04:25:46Z in 0.655 seconds.

Showing 10 of 173180 results in compact format.

name:
Synkroniseringssystem 2. generasjon
id:
0004
name:
1.generasjon 7000 radio
id:
L0005
name:
005.04 Laget og Ny generasjon
id:
0003
name:
Andre generasjon 7000-serie
id:
L0014
name:
D.811 Kongler og frø 1 generasjon
id:
0012
name:
Sandøya lok. nr. 10 1998-generasjon
id:
0001
name:
Første generasjon kontrastmidler. Isopaque (Metrizoat)
id:
L0017
name:
Første generasjon kontrastmidler. Isopaque (Metrizoat)
id:
L0018
name:
Første generasjon kontrastmidler. Isopaque (Metrizoat)
id:
L0019
name:
Første generasjon kontrastmidler. Isopaque (Metrizoat)
id:
L0020

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total:

173180

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

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name:
Synkroniseringssystem 2. generasjon
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0004
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AV/RA-S-4173/F/Fa/L0008/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28a83f8d-d299-4474-80d6-954f60a89861
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000141522
name:
1.generasjon 7000 radio
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L0005
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VEMU/A-2712/J/Jd/L0005
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Stykke
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Vestfoldarkivet
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name:
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0003
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VID/MDA-A-1012/D/Da/L0048/0003
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MAPPE
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0
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Andre generasjon 7000-serie
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L0014
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VEMU/A-2712/G/Gc/L0014
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Stykke
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000141961
urn:
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name:
D.811 Kongler og frø 1 generasjon
id:
0012
path:
AIN/A-12-139/D/Da/Daa/L0030/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Arkiv i Nordland
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc72fbe3-89be-4666-9235-54fc0b56db31
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04a15fae-01c9-4459-aaf9-c64af7eb8a0b
name:
Sandøya lok. nr. 10 1998-generasjon
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0001
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AV/SAT-PA-0861/I/L0003/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/04a15fae-01c9-4459-aaf9-c64af7eb8a0b
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Første generasjon kontrastmidler. Isopaque (Metrizoat)
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L0017
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AV/RA-PA-1229/1/D/Da/L0017
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/26eb24b8-c8cb-4f53-b8a6-34af1031fe36
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name:
Første generasjon kontrastmidler. Isopaque (Metrizoat)
id:
L0018
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AV/RA-PA-1229/1/D/Da/L0018
unit_type:
STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1444ceeb-5266-405c-94a0-9287190b92d2
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name:
Første generasjon kontrastmidler. Isopaque (Metrizoat)
id:
L0019
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AV/RA-PA-1229/1/D/Da/L0019
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d881ccff-795f-4d4c-b36b-d4974bcb1858
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name:
Første generasjon kontrastmidler. Isopaque (Metrizoat)
id:
L0020
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AV/RA-PA-1229/1/D/Da/L0020
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/75c7e4ed-9078-433a-afab-1adb6b7e143a
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name:
Første generasjon kontrastmidler. Isopaque (Metrizoat)
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L0021
path:
AV/RA-PA-1229/1/D/Da/L0021
unit_type:
STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/05345944-dd9a-4e19-8429-acc34497fc49
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5195507f-75c2-467b-8004-bfa7f670df25
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Første generasjon kontrastmidler. Isopaque (Metrizoat)
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L0022
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AV/RA-PA-1229/1/D/Da/L0022
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5195507f-75c2-467b-8004-bfa7f670df25
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Første generasjon kontrastmidler. Isopaque (Metrizoat)
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AV/RA-PA-1229/1/D/Da/L0023
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f8444749-64e9-487f-ac33-2bc21aa3332e
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Første generasjon kontrastmidler. Isopaque (Metrizoat)
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L0024
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AV/RA-PA-1229/1/D/Da/L0024
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Første generasjon kontrastmidler. Isopaque (Metrizoat)
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L0025
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AV/RA-PA-1229/1/D/Da/L0025
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aa366674-b78c-4b03-abdc-2a0818205454
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Første generasjon kontrastmidler. Isopaque (Metrizoat)
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L0026
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AV/RA-PA-1229/1/D/Da/L0026
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b141dca8-59a6-4038-8433-032d85f6ceaa
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Første generasjon kontrastmidler. Isopaque (Metrizoat)
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AV/RA-PA-1229/1/D/Da/L0027
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/53af2d3e-441c-40e5-b2ee-76eddb37b8b3
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Første generasjon kontrastmidler. Isopaque (Metrizoat)
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L0028
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AV/RA-PA-1229/1/D/Da/L0028
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Første generasjon kontrastmidler. Isopaque (Metrizoat)
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L0029
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AV/RA-PA-1229/1/D/Da/L0029
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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L0030
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AV/RA-PA-1229/1/D/Da/L0030
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Andre generasjon kontrastmidler. Amipaque (metrizamid)
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AV/RA-PA-1229/1/D/Da/L0031
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Andre generasjon kontrastmidler. Amipaque (metrizamid)
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AV/RA-PA-1229/1/D/Da/L0032
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Tredje generasjon kontrastmidler. Omnipaque (iohexol)
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L0033
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AV/RA-PA-1229/1/D/Da/L0033
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STYKKE
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Tredje generasjon kontrastmidler. Omnipaque (iohexol)
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STYKKE
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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.

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.

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