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 2026-10-27T21:27:24Z in 2.286 seconds.

Showing 10 of 140909 results in compact format.

name:
Pa 1766 - Hess Norge AS
id:
SAST-A-102451
name:
Bok, Inledning i Norge og Danmarks Literatur
id:
L0002
name:
"Evangeliet til alle hjem" (World Literature Crusade, Norge og Danmark)
id:
0001
name:
Kartotek vedr. flyktningenes avreise til Norge. Litera A - F
id:
0001
name:
Kartotek vedr. flyktningenes avreise til Norge. Litera Fr - Ka
id:
0001
name:
Kartotek vedr. flyktningenes avreise til Norge. Litera Ka - R
id:
0001
name:
Kartotek vedr. flyktningenes avreise til Norge. Litera S - Ø
id:
0001
name:
Litera A-Ø. Svensk hjelpearbeid for andre land enn Norge IV/3 CF
id:
0003
name:
Oljerenhet og sliterate i tappelinjen til Esso Norge a.s Valløy
id:
0004
name:
Lisensavtale - Norge 2000 as
id:
L0009

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total:

140909

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
a0b06d1b-c503-44e1-aacc-117b962c118f
name:
Pa 1766 - Hess Norge AS
id:
SAST-A-102451
path:
AV/SAST-A-102451
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0b06d1b-c503-44e1-aacc-117b962c118f
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000094899
name:
Bok, Inledning i Norge og Danmarks Literatur
id:
L0002
path:
VEMU/VFA-A-1110/Y/L0002
unit_type:
Stykke
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000094899
urn:
09a1babe-8227-4295-b1a5-a33f17f9caa2
name:
"Evangeliet til alle hjem" (World Literature Crusade, Norge og Danmark)
id:
0001
path:
VID/MDA-A-1491/D/Da/L0030/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/09a1babe-8227-4295-b1a5-a33f17f9caa2
urn:
4be68c23-d007-42a2-b06c-a3daf6a65974
name:
Kartotek vedr. flyktningenes avreise til Norge. Litera A - F
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-6753/D/D40/L3143/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4be68c23-d007-42a2-b06c-a3daf6a65974
urn:
a97a77a9-bd31-488f-92c7-eb9cdcb1192b
name:
Kartotek vedr. flyktningenes avreise til Norge. Litera Fr - Ka
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-6753/D/D40/L3144/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a97a77a9-bd31-488f-92c7-eb9cdcb1192b
urn:
db02b495-2099-4e7b-a363-5ac3b8133e7c
name:
Kartotek vedr. flyktningenes avreise til Norge. Litera Ka - R
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-6753/D/D40/L3145/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db02b495-2099-4e7b-a363-5ac3b8133e7c
urn:
9ed62b1c-38f0-416a-99e5-32b408f7f179
name:
Kartotek vedr. flyktningenes avreise til Norge. Litera S - Ø
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-6753/D/D40/L3146/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ed62b1c-38f0-416a-99e5-32b408f7f179
urn:
1870712f-4a09-423d-8f5a-6c73c7746646
name:
Litera A-Ø. Svensk hjelpearbeid for andre land enn Norge IV/3 CF
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-6753/D/D12/L2471/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1870712f-4a09-423d-8f5a-6c73c7746646
urn:
5516c608-bc39-443d-93ae-5f1eb1ff9c12
name:
Oljerenhet og sliterate i tappelinjen til Esso Norge a.s Valløy
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/03/E/Ea/L0043/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5516c608-bc39-443d-93ae-5f1eb1ff9c12
urn:
417916b4-36fd-4a36-8595-9dac58e67da5
name:
Lisensavtale - Norge 2000 as
id:
L0009
path:
TEMU/TGM-A-1074/J/Ja/Jaa/Jaaa/L0009
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/417916b4-36fd-4a36-8595-9dac58e67da5
urn:
31049734-5896-464f-9a1b-855460bc68a4
name:
Fiskerikonsulenten i Vest-Norge
id:
SAB-A-100422
path:
AV/SAB-A-100422
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/31049734-5896-464f-9a1b-855460bc68a4
urn:
6fe0dfad-c6e7-4e9c-be70-33075c3c3862
name:
Fretex Norge AS korrespondanse 2001 - 2003
id:
L0002
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VID/MDA-A-1525/H/Hf/Hfd/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
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Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
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0
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1b954c38-2ca8-4ebf-a42f-de27afb07d48
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Avdeling 15. Bedrifts ID: 401393. Adecco Norge AS Gjøvik
id:
0012
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AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0094/0012
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MAPPE
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Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
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0
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146bf7b4-57bd-4b6a-9224-7a40fce49ebf
name:
Philips Norge AS
id:
RA-PA-1647
path:
AV/RA-PA-1647
unit_type:
ARKIV
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Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/146bf7b4-57bd-4b6a-9224-7a40fce49ebf
urn:
10ee4407-28cb-499f-b3e4-9aae015c47b8
name:
Trøndelagens kredsforening for naturfredning i Norge
id:
A-0476
path:
UBIT/A-0476
unit_type:
ARKIV
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NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/10ee4407-28cb-499f-b3e4-9aae015c47b8
urn:
02b8539d-fffc-4469-9020-e7d7717b4d14
name:
Norsk Post- og Kommunikasjonsforbund - Midt-Norge (Postkom)
id:
SAT-AAT-0535
path:
AV/SAT-AAT-0535
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02b8539d-fffc-4469-9020-e7d7717b4d14
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77c41a46-94f3-4d36-b3dd-d65cc2ac9aa1
name:
Landsforeningen for hjerte og lungesyke. Distriktskontor Nord-Norge
id:
A-11-142
path:
AIN/A-11-142
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/77c41a46-94f3-4d36-b3dd-d65cc2ac9aa1
urn:
4170160a-bb6a-4ae7-a6eb-b3cbe029b8db
name:
Landsorganisasjonen i Norge. Nord-Norge-kontoret
id:
ARK-2042
path:
AAB/ARK-2042
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4170160a-bb6a-4ae7-a6eb-b3cbe029b8db
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57b1235e-0485-432e-a5ff-eda6355d23c0
name:
Norgeshjelpen. Korrespondanse, rundskriv. Litera A-Æ
id:
0006
path:
AV/RA-S-6753/D/D42/L3240/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/57b1235e-0485-432e-a5ff-eda6355d23c0
urn:
adbcf46a-d622-42d1-93b9-adcf90bdbbb6
name:
Pa 1746 - BP Norge AS
id:
SAST-A-102414
path:
AV/SAST-A-102414
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/adbcf46a-d622-42d1-93b9-adcf90bdbbb6
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205cc7f8-5f92-41d4-8c66-bdd249b91ab0
name:
Norges Eksportråd (NE)
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RA-S-7078
path:
AV/RA-S-7078
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/205cc7f8-5f92-41d4-8c66-bdd249b91ab0
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2593c919-76c0-47ba-bdda-31df02df8873
name:
Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 401723. Oce Norge AS
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0007
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AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0025/0007
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MAPPE
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Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2593c919-76c0-47ba-bdda-31df02df8873
urn:
09b04ead-b995-405e-8216-9961189e2fb8
name:
Avdeling 15. Bedrifts ID: 402258. Bravida Norge AS
id:
0006
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AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0094/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/09b04ead-b995-405e-8216-9961189e2fb8
urn:
49bed922-ce2b-4ae7-bc0d-c664b727fee2
name:
1. rad: Skandinavisk Literatur Selskab. Randers Amts Segl. Wemmetofte adelige Frøkenkloster, 1735. 2. rad: Dansk consulat i Stavanger i Norge. Kjøbenhavns Toldkammer (papir, sort-hvitt trykk). "Nationalbanken". 3. rad: Generalstormesterens segl for
id:
0008
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AV/RA-EA-4046/H/Ho/L0005/0001/0008
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/49bed922-ce2b-4ae7-bc0d-c664b727fee2
urn:
06b6b9e3-bfcf-4d35-879d-3b38338a345f
name:
Lidt om Norges juridiske literatur i det 16de aarhundrede af Absalon Taranger
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-0604/J/L0012/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/06b6b9e3-bfcf-4d35-879d-3b38338a345f

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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