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, 1-100 (default 25). 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 2026-11-03T05:44:38Z in 2.893 seconds.

Showing 10 of 124246 results in compact format.

name:
Forsvaret, Norwegian Medical Unit/United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission
id:
RA-RAFA-3807
name:
Inter-Office - Medical Section
id:
0003
name:
International Association of Medical Laboratory Technologists (IAMLT) - International Directory of Medical Laboratory Science Education 2000
id:
0001
name:
MEDICAL TRIBUNE, International Medical News, Vol.24, No. 8
id:
0011
name:
MEDICAL TRIBUNE, International Medical News, Vol.24, No.8
id:
0013
name:
1.3.2.M. Technical Advisory Medical Committee.
id:
0001
name:
IAMLT - Med Tec International (International Association of Medical Laboratory Technologists)
id:
0001
name:
Medical Women's International Association
id:
Fd
name:
Medical Women's International Assosciation
id:
0012
name:
International Medical Bureau, London
id:
0005

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total:

124246

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
62edd80d-4c91-421f-be70-0e7ab928f6f3
name:
Forsvaret, Norwegian Medical Unit/United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission
id:
RA-RAFA-3807
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3807
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/62edd80d-4c91-421f-be70-0e7ab928f6f3
urn:
c93b9eda-92ba-416e-9b8d-f02829f3ea7e
name:
Inter-Office - Medical Section
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-2121/D/Dj/Djb/L0027/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c93b9eda-92ba-416e-9b8d-f02829f3ea7e
urn:
26467321-7a37-4d4c-a4e2-a89801d8908b
name:
International Association of Medical Laboratory Technologists (IAMLT) - International Directory of Medical Laboratory Science Education 2000
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-2081/E/Eb/L0009/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/26467321-7a37-4d4c-a4e2-a89801d8908b
urn:
28dde220-f19a-4025-96ee-9e2bf52b12e2
name:
MEDICAL TRIBUNE, International Medical News, Vol.24, No. 8
id:
0011
path:
OAM/A-00619/F/L0012/0011
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28dde220-f19a-4025-96ee-9e2bf52b12e2
urn:
c7fac1f2-0247-482a-9ec8-cb7e0a4644e2
name:
MEDICAL TRIBUNE, International Medical News, Vol.24, No.8
id:
0013
path:
OAM/A-00619/F/L0016/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c7fac1f2-0247-482a-9ec8-cb7e0a4644e2
urn:
a1005ac2-9bc7-4e7b-818f-03aac3a6d9c3
name:
1.3.2.M. Technical Advisory Medical Committee.
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-1437/F/Fe/L0025/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a1005ac2-9bc7-4e7b-818f-03aac3a6d9c3
urn:
18e704d5-2ed7-452f-850a-0fa1f805c434
name:
IAMLT - Med Tec International (International Association of Medical Laboratory Technologists)
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-2081/D/Da/L0019/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/18e704d5-2ed7-452f-850a-0fa1f805c434
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000244188
name:
Medical Women's International Association
id:
Fd
path:
BBA/A-1648/F/Fd
unit_type:
Serie
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000244188
urn:
308b9d9f-744e-41d3-b70d-c440af69dfcd
name:
Medical Women's International Assosciation
id:
0012
path:
AV/RA-PA-0280/D/Db/L0506/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/308b9d9f-744e-41d3-b70d-c440af69dfcd
urn:
612bdf1a-c3d8-4277-87b9-32066ba5057d
name:
International Medical Bureau, London
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-PA-0280/D/Db/L0571/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/612bdf1a-c3d8-4277-87b9-32066ba5057d
urn:
81f6255a-3ab5-4a51-b0d0-2c3a406b22c9
name:
Internasjonalt legeforbund, World Medical Association
id:
L0014
path:
AV/RA-PA-0280/D/De/L0014
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/81f6255a-3ab5-4a51-b0d0-2c3a406b22c9
urn:
702cc7e5-c403-4ef1-b0d2-f90352d09397
name:
Internasjonalt legeforbund, World Medical Association
id:
L0015
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AV/RA-PA-0280/D/De/L0015
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/702cc7e5-c403-4ef1-b0d2-f90352d09397
urn:
7ac0f8cb-b84a-4394-8e2c-31e581488ec3
name:
Internasjonalt legeforbund, World Medical Association
id:
L0016
path:
AV/RA-PA-0280/D/De/L0016
unit_type:
STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7ac0f8cb-b84a-4394-8e2c-31e581488ec3
urn:
e53821bc-fc76-42ca-a531-e5a313a128d2
name:
Internasjonalt legeforbund, World Medical Association
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L0017
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AV/RA-PA-0280/D/De/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/e53821bc-fc76-42ca-a531-e5a313a128d2
urn:
1b53b293-a05e-4cb5-ae6b-0d94b8660d8e
name:
Internasjonalt legeforbund, World Medical Association
id:
L0018
path:
AV/RA-PA-0280/D/De/L0018
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b53b293-a05e-4cb5-ae6b-0d94b8660d8e
urn:
57edec93-865d-436f-b7a4-b82a4e9e244e
name:
Internasjonalt legeforbund, World Medical Association
id:
L0019
path:
AV/RA-PA-0280/D/De/L0019
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/57edec93-865d-436f-b7a4-b82a4e9e244e
urn:
9d46c73d-0bd3-4ac6-b849-611bd573edc7
name:
Internasjonalt legeforbund, World Medical Association
id:
L0020
path:
AV/RA-PA-0280/D/De/L0020
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9d46c73d-0bd3-4ac6-b849-611bd573edc7
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bfed5d7d-3768-4193-b0bf-00f19dae5bde
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Council of International Organizations of Medical Sciences
id:
0005
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AV/RA-PA-0280/D/Db/L0507/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bfed5d7d-3768-4193-b0bf-00f19dae5bde
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7d54a86a-6084-4e3c-87a5-429a1b800895
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PA-0367, Nemnda for vern av jord og jordbruksinteresser i Stavanger og Arealvurderingsutvalget i Stavanger
id:
A-1419
path:
BYST/A-1419
unit_type:
ARKIV
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Stavanger Byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d54a86a-6084-4e3c-87a5-429a1b800895
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no-BBA_arkiv000000271617
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Tidsskrifter fra Medical Womens International Association
id:
L0022
path:
BBA/A-1648/Y/Yb/L0022
unit_type:
Stykke
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Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000271617
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15e4cc1d-9c7c-4a11-8dcc-92390bf41d32
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International Society for research in Medical Education
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0010
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AV/RA-PA-0280/D/Db/L0509/0010
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/15e4cc1d-9c7c-4a11-8dcc-92390bf41d32
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ee99b40f-4b5e-41b8-b677-f7c6c8b845c3
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International Federation for Medical Psychoterapy (IFMP)
id:
0002
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AV/SAO-PAO-0310/E/L0005/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee99b40f-4b5e-41b8-b677-f7c6c8b845c3
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Norsk Bioingeniørforbund. International Association of Medical Laboratory Technologists
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L0019
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AV/RA-PA-2081/D/Da/L0019
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Declaration of Geneva 1948. International Code of Medical Ethics
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0002
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AV/RA-PA-0280/D/Db/L0124/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/75cd8d15-7f7d-4639-8d40-340a33e09d95
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8181b70f-5b99-405f-a864-1638e181a0fd
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22. STM (International Group of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers)
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0009
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AV/RA-PA-1427/F/L0003/0009
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MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
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