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 2026-11-15T03:20:49Z in 0.415 seconds.

Showing 10 of 91761 results in compact format.

name:
Report of the League of Red Cross societies on the world red cross conference on peace Belgrade 1975 and programme of action of the red cross as a factor of peace Final Adition.
id:
0001
name:
6296 (2) - Oil spill action plan (10HA-004), revisions 01-05, originals (2)
id:
0003
name:
Inspire Utvikling AS 994 031 627
id:
0002
name:
Gjennomføring av Inspire-direktivet
id:
0007
name:
Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 402872 - Actiontrans AS
id:
0010
name:
Sak: 08/3033 Gjennomføring av inspire-direktivet
id:
0025
name:
Aksjoner/Action Alerts
id:
0003
name:
Sustainable Development: The Business Community and Education: "From awareness to action"
id:
0006
name:
Tyske soldater driver underholdning. "arabisk inspirert"
id:
0011
name:
Team Action Norway AS
id:
0001

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total:

91761

total_exact:

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returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
bd65a250-6d0e-466e-b1db-1c0282982974
name:
Report of the League of Red Cross societies on the world red cross conference on peace Belgrade 1975 and programme of action of the red cross as a factor of peace Final Adition.
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-0250/D/Dd/L0513/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd65a250-6d0e-466e-b1db-1c0282982974
urn:
898036e2-3ed3-4b0d-b692-f1d6df733fe6
name:
6296 (2) - Oil spill action plan (10HA-004), revisions 01-05, originals (2)
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/Z/L0005/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/898036e2-3ed3-4b0d-b692-f1d6df733fe6
urn:
493ca29a-ed5f-428d-9e81-a5756f21fe6c
name:
Inspire Utvikling AS 994 031 627
id:
0002
path:
IKAH/1219-127/E/Eb/L0008/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/493ca29a-ed5f-428d-9e81-a5756f21fe6c
urn:
a2bb2cc9-0332-4e2c-9e6a-60d2b8f3ade1
name:
Gjennomføring av Inspire-direktivet
id:
0007
path:
AAMA/KA0900-121/D5/L0276/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a2bb2cc9-0332-4e2c-9e6a-60d2b8f3ade1
urn:
a8ce29f9-5a02-46f7-a7a7-6ef79ed949da
name:
Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 402872 - Actiontrans AS
id:
0010
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0011/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a8ce29f9-5a02-46f7-a7a7-6ef79ed949da
urn:
4f71bf60-5cbd-461a-b755-063ddc130b7d
name:
Sak: 08/3033 Gjennomføring av inspire-direktivet
id:
0025
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IKAH/1259b-021.1/D/Db/L0149/0025
unit_type:
MAPPE
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IKA Hordaland
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f71bf60-5cbd-461a-b755-063ddc130b7d
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d2e94dd5-767a-4157-95bd-72a80c47c290
name:
Aksjoner/Action Alerts
id:
0003
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SKA/A-0003/I/Ia/L0023/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Skeivt arkiv
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2e94dd5-767a-4157-95bd-72a80c47c290
urn:
78d2ca30-9fb4-4e5d-8788-8765f209482f
name:
Sustainable Development: The Business Community and Education: "From awareness to action"
id:
0006
path:
UBIT/Tek-0073/F/Fa/L0002/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
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NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/78d2ca30-9fb4-4e5d-8788-8765f209482f
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865087a6-314f-4e4c-bb68-995a600739f2
name:
Tyske soldater driver underholdning. "arabisk inspirert"
id:
0011
path:
AV/RA-PA-0754/F/Fa/L0002/0011
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/865087a6-314f-4e4c-bb68-995a600739f2
urn:
5a7abdd8-c1e6-4e5e-a11c-d788ff80a48f
name:
Team Action Norway AS
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAH-INN-001/D/De/Dea/L0330/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a7abdd8-c1e6-4e5e-a11c-d788ff80a48f
urn:
df159383-53de-465d-847c-4ff15f371c3d
name:
Hovedfagsoppgave om "På kryss og tvers. Klær inspirert av enkel fletteteknikk"
id:
0008
path:
AV/SAO-A-10583/08/F/Fb/L0002/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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1eb8a0df-67c4-4cd3-bb99-2455c6ab5be2
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Team Action Norway AS + diversemappe
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0007
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AV/SAH-INN-001/D/De/Dea/L0329/0007
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1eb8a0df-67c4-4cd3-bb99-2455c6ab5be2
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Action research as reflective practice
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AV/SAT-A-1638/F/Fb/L0012/0004
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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315c42eb-b0a4-4031-9dd8-7cba59d25cc3
name:
Crew Claims Due to Enemy Action
id:
0001
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AV/RA-S-2145/D/L0003/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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1966137e-84af-4f97-89f2-da72e179c750
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To Close all Refugee Camps.A Plan of Action
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-PA-1556/D/L0031/0006/0004
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1966137e-84af-4f97-89f2-da72e179c750
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049e5550-a7ca-426d-a2ae-ae0a29eecaf2
name:
Sudan. Support to Ecumenical Action in Sudan (CEAS)
id:
0008
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AV/RA-PA-1641/D/Dd/L0067/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
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0
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Corporate social responsibility, invitation to action (engelsk)
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0001
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AV/RA-PA-1728/X/L0063/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c152d95a-f01a-4977-adb1-81ade9a96db6
urn:
a1fe3833-79e0-4070-9f82-6ca20c66e5ce
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Hovedfagsoppgave. "Bägare - inspirerade av frukt och blomsterformer" av Linda Jansson Lothe
id:
0001
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AV/SAO-A-10583/07/F/Fb/L0002/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a1fe3833-79e0-4070-9f82-6ca20c66e5ce
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3c32f11f-5c93-4cc0-affc-1dee531f0d6e
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Hovedfagsoppgave om "Klær inspirert av romanen Representantene for planet 8 av Doris Lessing"
id:
0004
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AV/SAO-A-10583/08/F/Fb/L0002/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3c32f11f-5c93-4cc0-affc-1dee531f0d6e
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e125fea5-d0ef-4ab9-b224-dd92836978a9
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Engen, Nina: "Hinduistisk-inspirert nyreligiøsitet - og kirkens møte med den"
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0005
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TMF/A-1006/G/Ga/L0086/0005
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MAPPE
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MF vitenskapelig høyskole
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0
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ILO - 015. Action to assist rural women in Asia
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0003
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AV/RA-S-6306/D/Db/L0241/0003
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0003
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AV/RA-S-6306/D/Db/L0243/0003
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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51 Utstillinger. Diverse korrespondanse. Prosjektregnskap Kreml, inspirert design, SHKS, Drømmen om Kina.
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0001
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NMFK/KIM-1001/D/Db/L0136/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
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Sudan. Support to Ecumenical Action in Sudan(CEAS/CERDA) 2006
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0007
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AV/RA-PA-1641/D/Dd/L0070/0007
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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