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 2026-11-14T09:04:34Z in 0.369 seconds.

Showing 10 of 92076 results in compact format.

name:
Damini House of Culture
id:
A-10509
name:
Damini House of Culture
id:
AS-10509
name:
Power house control building office extension/Howard -Alattyah: certificate of completion
id:
0008
name:
Power house control building office extension/Howard -Alattyah: Minutes of progress meetings
id:
0002
name:
Transfer of control of State-aided schools to Bantu community organisations
id:
0002
name:
617.2.10.2-10: Compressor house control room
id:
0001
name:
Compressor house control room/Howard-Alattyal
id:
0003
name:
617.2.10.2-34: Power house control building - office extension
id:
0001
name:
Compressor house control room/Howard-Alattyal: General
id:
0006
name:
617.2.10.2-10: Civil works: Precontracts - Compressor house control room
id:
0017

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total:

92076

total_exact:

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returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
4821faf5-dce4-4be4-b9e8-3a8afbdaa09b
name:
Damini House of Culture
id:
A-10509
path:
OBA/A-10509
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4821faf5-dce4-4be4-b9e8-3a8afbdaa09b
urn:
9b3be8ff-c776-46b7-81f5-2d203f969fec
name:
Damini House of Culture
id:
AS-10509
path:
OBA/AS-10509
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Damini House of Culture er en videreføring av Indisk Dans og Kultursenter, en organisasjon som ble stiftet i 1986 på initiativ av Shikha Chandra. Hun hadde da siden 1983 drevet privatundervisning for en dansegruppe. Tanken bak Indisk Dans og Kultursenter var å ivareta den indiske kulturarven for ind...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9b3be8ff-c776-46b7-81f5-2d203f969fec
urn:
f2025d9d-483a-44d2-a7e2-2f01354368d9
name:
Power house control building office extension/Howard -Alattyah: certificate of completion
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-PA-1728/F/L0178/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f2025d9d-483a-44d2-a7e2-2f01354368d9
urn:
de0c39a6-41d9-415a-8925-29257b84a121
name:
Power house control building office extension/Howard -Alattyah: Minutes of progress meetings
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-1728/F/L0179/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/de0c39a6-41d9-415a-8925-29257b84a121
urn:
4ee17314-eb75-499b-ba75-76b5032843b4
name:
Transfer of control of State-aided schools to Bantu community organisations
id:
0002
path:
VID/MA-A-1006/F/Fa/L0027/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4ee17314-eb75-499b-ba75-76b5032843b4
urn:
6c4694cf-0694-4509-bb2d-51a668c5a245
name:
617.2.10.2-10: Compressor house control room
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-1728/F/L0108/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c4694cf-0694-4509-bb2d-51a668c5a245
urn:
d7126d4c-3ad5-4051-9415-ceebebd040e5
name:
Compressor house control room/Howard-Alattyal
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-1728/F/L0182/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d7126d4c-3ad5-4051-9415-ceebebd040e5
urn:
d8250b47-b930-4ca1-93c3-18048057747d
name:
617.2.10.2-34: Power house control building - office extension
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-1728/F/L0109/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d8250b47-b930-4ca1-93c3-18048057747d
urn:
65d7e09b-768f-4ebc-828a-2e1e8ba3b43c
name:
Compressor house control room/Howard-Alattyal: General
id:
0006
path:
AV/RA-PA-1728/F/L0171/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/65d7e09b-768f-4ebc-828a-2e1e8ba3b43c
urn:
96724ee2-5d99-4cb5-a316-464097092543
name:
617.2.10.2-10: Civil works: Precontracts - Compressor house control room
id:
0017
path:
AV/RA-PA-1728/F/L0102/0017
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/96724ee2-5d99-4cb5-a316-464097092543
urn:
1381abd8-bd74-4dc0-88c9-f4a9004e54bc
name:
Specifications and drawings - 617.2.10.7-10: Compressor House Control Room
id:
0009
path:
AV/RA-PA-1728/F/L0150/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1381abd8-bd74-4dc0-88c9-f4a9004e54bc
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6f4e849d-ddf6-4b74-a34d-95fa9953f5ab
name:
Specifications and drawings - 617.2.10.7-10: Compressor House Control room
id:
0006
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AV/RA-PA-1728/F/L0151/0006
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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3dec7eb7-cdb8-419b-9d15-4ac8371c8135
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Compressor house control room/Howard-Alattyal: Instruction letters
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0007
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AV/RA-PA-1728/F/L0171/0007
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Compressor house control room/Howard-Alattyal: Completions certificates
id:
0008
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AV/RA-PA-1728/F/L0171/0008
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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name:
Power house control building office extension/Howard-Alattyah
id:
0001
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AV/RA-PA-1728/F/L0184/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6d1ae926-0213-4e05-ae43-5bff23b5e9fc
urn:
23e627a4-bfcd-419a-863f-166cf2689e2a
name:
QAFCO II: Civil works: 617.2.10.4-10: Contracts: Compressor House Control Room
id:
L0128
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AV/RA-PA-1728/F/L0128
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/23e627a4-bfcd-419a-863f-166cf2689e2a
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7b7dcd85-1213-4f10-811c-d13a73fdb933
name:
QAFCO II: Civil works: 617.2.10.4-10: Contracts: Compressor House Control Room
id:
L0129
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AV/RA-PA-1728/F/L0129
unit_type:
STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7b7dcd85-1213-4f10-811c-d13a73fdb933
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347b05fb-188d-4c25-b7a1-0c453678a70b
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Power house control building office extension/Howard -Alattyah: General
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0005
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AV/RA-PA-1728/F/L0178/0005
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/347b05fb-188d-4c25-b7a1-0c453678a70b
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5256b815-8fd3-459e-937d-d92859b4a554
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Forsvaret, Norwegian Movement Control/UN's Protection Force
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RA-RAFA-3247
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AV/RA-RAFA-3247
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ARKIV
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5256b815-8fd3-459e-937d-d92859b4a554
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ef8e2646-d8c2-46c6-bc85-067edb6012e3
name:
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0002
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AV/RA-PA-1728/F/L0152/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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0007
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AV/RA-PA-1728/F/L0178/0007
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Power house control building office extension/Howard -Alattyah: Instruction letter
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0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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name:
QAFCO II: Civil works: Contracts: 617.2.10.4-34: Power House control Building Office Extension
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L0145
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AV/RA-PA-1728/F/L0145
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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