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 2026-10-20T17:51:31Z in 0.767 seconds.

Showing 10 of 53143 results in compact format.

name:
HUMAN internasjonale dokumentarfilmfestival
id:
ARK-3378
name:
Coast care - Havmiljøsenter Lofoten
id:
A-06-110
name:
Conference human centered design for health care buildings
id:
0017
name:
Human Centered Design for Health Care Buildings. Proceedings. aug.97
id:
0006
name:
Enkelttiltak. SRB-15/0021. Ideas. Towards Human Rights. Oriented Residential Care
id:
0410
name:
Career development. Human resources strategy Europe.
id:
L0094
name:
Human-Etisk Forbund Trondheim Lokallag/ Sør-Trøndelag Fylkeslag
id:
SAT-PA-0589
name:
Humanitære saker. Utenlandsk hjelp til Norge - CARE
id:
0003
name:
Humanitære saker. Utenlandsk hjelp til Norge - CARE
id:
0004
name:
Human-Etisk Forbund
id:
RA-PA-1365

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total:

53143

total_exact:

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results:

25 results

urn:
686967dd-7484-4cbc-9aa7-f800a7616ff2
name:
HUMAN internasjonale dokumentarfilmfestival
id:
ARK-3378
path:
AAB/ARK-3378
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/686967dd-7484-4cbc-9aa7-f800a7616ff2
urn:
b571dabc-25e6-4766-8577-152594967710
name:
Coast care - Havmiljøsenter Lofoten
id:
A-06-110
path:
AIN/A-06-110
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b571dabc-25e6-4766-8577-152594967710
urn:
4e7daf93-e88d-4c13-8b06-6ed45845e21a
name:
Conference human centered design for health care buildings
id:
0017
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0063/0017
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4e7daf93-e88d-4c13-8b06-6ed45845e21a
urn:
867baf29-7d77-441c-a8b0-aee0d1943e81
name:
Human Centered Design for Health Care Buildings. Proceedings. aug.97
id:
0006
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Db/L0069/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/867baf29-7d77-441c-a8b0-aee0d1943e81
urn:
c6dc18c1-bf25-4c17-a966-b557e9208f8f
name:
Enkelttiltak. SRB-15/0021. Ideas. Towards Human Rights. Oriented Residential Care
id:
0410
path:
AV/RA-S-2645/D/Dc/0410
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c6dc18c1-bf25-4c17-a966-b557e9208f8f
urn:
5f35d950-d905-4231-a266-5be085711338
name:
Career development. Human resources strategy Europe.
id:
L0094
path:
AV/SAST-A-102024/4/D/Da/L0094
unit_type:
STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5f35d950-d905-4231-a266-5be085711338
urn:
b889553a-0b76-4003-8899-38ce7dadeacf
name:
Human-Etisk Forbund Trondheim Lokallag/ Sør-Trøndelag Fylkeslag
id:
SAT-PA-0589
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0589
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b889553a-0b76-4003-8899-38ce7dadeacf
urn:
583a9080-a87d-41e8-8429-11f5c75e5a58
name:
Humanitære saker. Utenlandsk hjelp til Norge - CARE
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-1275/D/Da/L0122/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/583a9080-a87d-41e8-8429-11f5c75e5a58
urn:
c4298445-e966-42a6-b334-f9a7c9a33412
name:
Humanitære saker. Utenlandsk hjelp til Norge - CARE
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-1275/D/Da/L0122/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c4298445-e966-42a6-b334-f9a7c9a33412
urn:
ee396dcc-fbbe-4b64-a7c9-8ecb93b0b4ad
name:
Human-Etisk Forbund
id:
RA-PA-1365
path:
AV/RA-PA-1365
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee396dcc-fbbe-4b64-a7c9-8ecb93b0b4ad
urn:
474e0519-074d-4626-8aa5-dd91aed07d32
name:
HUMAN internasjonale dokumentarfilmfestival
id:
AKT-750
path:
AAB/AKT-750
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
HUMAN internasjonale dokumentarfilmfestival er Oslos største dokumentarfilmfestival og byr på norske og internasjonale aktuelle dokumentarer i kombinasjon med debatter, samtaler, seminarer og workshops, kunstutstilling, teater og konserter, med mer. Festivalen består av to konkurranseprogrammer og ...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/474e0519-074d-4626-8aa5-dd91aed07d32
urn:
c10e14ac-1261-4dc2-a0fd-3e2826131ccd
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Human-Etisk forbund Nord-Østerdalen
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NOMA-A-0057
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ANNO/NOMA-A-0057
unit_type:
ARKIV
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Anno museum
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0
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d1a7a3c0-10f8-4591-8685-fe66f9584af7
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Human-Etisk Forbund, Troms fylkeslag
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SATØ-P-0020
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AV/SATØ-P-0020
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ARKIV
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d1a7a3c0-10f8-4591-8685-fe66f9584af7
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33974d4d-2a51-48f5-b191-68818dae0029
name:
Human-Etisk Forbund Sogn og Fjordane
id:
SFF-2017139
path:
VLFK/SFF-2017139
unit_type:
ARKIV
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Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/33974d4d-2a51-48f5-b191-68818dae0029
urn:
e45fe9d5-bb84-4075-8cc9-4bda3667d873
name:
Human-Etisk Forbund, Årdal lokallag
id:
SFF-2017140
path:
VLFK/SFF-2017140
unit_type:
ARKIV
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Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e45fe9d5-bb84-4075-8cc9-4bda3667d873
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082969e4-6b60-4680-9ce2-1110432e8d63
name:
Human-Etisk Forbund Sogndal og omegn
id:
SFF-2017141
path:
VLFK/SFF-2017141
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/082969e4-6b60-4680-9ce2-1110432e8d63
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no-VEMU_arkiv_000000021901
name:
Pa 125 - Human-Etisk Forbund, Vestfold fylkeslag
id:
A-1158
path:
VEMU/A-1158
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Arkiv
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Vestfoldarkivet
country:
norge
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000021901
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c10a829c-e0d0-459e-af25-8dd0cf4829ef
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Harstad og omegn lokallag av Human-Etisk forbund
id:
SATØ-P-0582
path:
AV/SATØ-P-0582
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c10a829c-e0d0-459e-af25-8dd0cf4829ef
urn:
cff303d7-d4bd-4750-b564-791c8701c2c9
name:
NAVF, Rådet for humanistisk forskning
id:
RA-S-2940
path:
AV/RA-S-2940
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cff303d7-d4bd-4750-b564-791c8701c2c9
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no-BBA_arkiv000000142574
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Olsen, Ola Henrik Schumann, arkitekt
id:
A-0623
path:
BBA/A-0623
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Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000142574
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bda37cd6-ae32-4762-affb-bd5514e00e6b
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HUMANUS, tidsskrift for Human- Etisk Ungdomsforbund
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0005
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AV/SAT-PA-0589/Y/L0004/0005
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bda37cd6-ae32-4762-affb-bd5514e00e6b
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35b3bc0b-182e-46f3-857a-84d0f0f532f0
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Mini seminar in Oslo on human rights in internal disturbances and tension, januar 1987.
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0001
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AV/RA-PA-0250/D/Dd/L0471/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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Rapport - Oslo dokumentarkino / Human Rights Human Wrongs / Doc Lounge
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0010
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AAB/ARK-3378/D/L0001/0010
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DOKUMENT
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Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e120dd81-15eb-466e-aa86-618d86587ebc
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Rapport - Oslo dokumentarkino / Human Rights Human Wrongs / Doc Lounge / HRHW Nord
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0009
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AAB/ARK-3378/D/L0001/0009
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DOKUMENT
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Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
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0
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ef94a527-d9eb-489c-b935-9eda97c9a123
name:
Den Norske Turistforening ung Bergen
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A-5705
path:
SAF/A-5705
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ARKIV
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ArkiVest
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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.

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