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 2026-11-11T22:54:28Z in 1.009 seconds.

Showing 10 of 120 results in compact format.

name:
Fra venstre: Ludvig Larsen, Julianna Larsen, Konrad Kaspersen og Karoline Kaspersen.
id:
0015
name:
Kjell Kaspersen på Ullevål sykehus har besøk av konen, Lill-Babs, etter skade i fotballkampen mot Frankrike. NÅ nr. 38 1969. Fotograf: Klæboe, Lasse.
id:
6056
name:
A. Kaspersen
id:
0002
name:
Karlseng R. - Kaspersen P.
id:
L0350
name:
Kaspersen S. - Kiil B.
id:
L0351
name:
Kaspersen - Køllersen
id:
L0469
name:
Karlsen, J - Kaspersen G
id:
L0058
name:
Kaspersen H - Klausen, Ge
id:
L0059
name:
Pasientjournaler Kaspersen
id:
L0073
name:
Kaspersen, Konrad
id:
0011

Show all fields in HTML

total:

120

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
997bbbda-803b-47f9-91a5-058b43813d81
name:
Fra venstre: Ludvig Larsen, Julianna Larsen, Konrad Kaspersen og Karoline Kaspersen.
id:
0015
path:
AIN/A-16-103/U/Uc/L0002/0004/0015
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/997bbbda-803b-47f9-91a5-058b43813d81
urn:
635be5df-f70f-4a13-90e0-889693025586
name:
Kjell Kaspersen på Ullevål sykehus har besøk av konen, Lill-Babs, etter skade i fotballkampen mot Frankrike. NÅ nr. 38 1969. Fotograf: Klæboe, Lasse.
id:
6056
path:
AV/RA-PA-0797/U/Ud/L0050/6056
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/635be5df-f70f-4a13-90e0-889693025586
urn:
f80209b3-201e-4037-8c4d-1b4d11bd93f2
name:
A. Kaspersen
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4170/P/Pa/L0052/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f80209b3-201e-4037-8c4d-1b4d11bd93f2
urn:
4660bbd3-96e6-45c1-b65d-0567ae77baf7
name:
Karlseng R. - Kaspersen P.
id:
L0350
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4453/P/Pa/L0350
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4660bbd3-96e6-45c1-b65d-0567ae77baf7
urn:
2ff76ecf-6100-4f96-af1a-434c7b5cf132
name:
Kaspersen S. - Kiil B.
id:
L0351
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4453/P/Pa/L0351
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ff76ecf-6100-4f96-af1a-434c7b5cf132
urn:
d677f96f-e1be-4f25-bc8b-e1979259e969
name:
Kaspersen - Køllersen
id:
L0469
path:
AV/RA-S-1523/192/F/Fa/L0469
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d677f96f-e1be-4f25-bc8b-e1979259e969
urn:
3df27021-dd38-487f-9d0f-cb6ff0d10f55
name:
Karlsen, J - Kaspersen G
id:
L0058
path:
AV/RA-S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0058
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3df27021-dd38-487f-9d0f-cb6ff0d10f55
urn:
25fd7731-0c97-4eeb-82be-e0dbac655d5b
name:
Kaspersen H - Klausen, Ge
id:
L0059
path:
AV/RA-S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0059
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/25fd7731-0c97-4eeb-82be-e0dbac655d5b
urn:
0fa44cc7-db26-4818-96f8-e7e1c51e1ed9
name:
Pasientjournaler Kaspersen
id:
L0073
path:
AV/SAT-A-6302/1/F/L0073
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0fa44cc7-db26-4818-96f8-e7e1c51e1ed9
urn:
3eac059d-3e77-4a88-9c67-caf6a8cc3c8f
name:
Kaspersen, Konrad
id:
0011
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4079/P/Pa/L0077/0011
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3eac059d-3e77-4a88-9c67-caf6a8cc3c8f
urn:
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name:
Kaspersen. Misc.
id:
0013
path:
AV/RA-S-2113/Da/L0327/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ce4e677b-891e-4e5a-ba0c-2d96c555794d
urn:
eefd2ae1-5366-4773-ad37-eb6c3cbb66e0
name:
Kaspersen, Hartvik
id:
0013
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AV/SAT-A-4395/E/Ec/L0031/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eefd2ae1-5366-4773-ad37-eb6c3cbb66e0
urn:
11f38717-0a00-4e52-95c9-da39ddd4a954
name:
Kaspersen, Hartvik
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0019
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AV/SAT-A-4395/E/Ec/L0031/0019
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/11f38717-0a00-4e52-95c9-da39ddd4a954
urn:
4fac70c0-93e5-45ee-a5b3-07f9bf0bf5e4
name:
Kaspersen, Aslaug
id:
0017
path:
OBA/A-10396/F/Fa/L0008/0017
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4fac70c0-93e5-45ee-a5b3-07f9bf0bf5e4
urn:
183c6526-c75a-4db0-9144-0d4d08005089
name:
Kåre Kaspersen
id:
0007
path:
UBIT/A-0310/P/Pe/L0024/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/183c6526-c75a-4db0-9144-0d4d08005089
urn:
074d681a-8776-40ae-ba46-8883032c5331
name:
Falch + Kaspersen (1)
id:
0004
path:
OBA/A-70282/Ua/L0002/0004
unit_type:
FOTO
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/074d681a-8776-40ae-ba46-8883032c5331
urn:
99642c4e-787b-4cd0-ac93-abafb6999303
name:
Falch + Kaspersen (2)
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0005
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OBA/A-70282/Ua/L0002/0005
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FOTO
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Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/99642c4e-787b-4cd0-ac93-abafb6999303
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7c620233-22c7-44c6-a3f8-118bea8ed9c7
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Falch + Kaspersen
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0006
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OBA/A-70282/Ua/L0013/0006
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FOTO
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7c620233-22c7-44c6-a3f8-118bea8ed9c7
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eb15e46e-1670-4c5e-a196-45b2c4d73170
name:
Flygerjournal: Kaspersen - Kjøstvedt
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L0046
path:
AV/RA-S-2392/Fa/L0046
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eb15e46e-1670-4c5e-a196-45b2c4d73170
urn:
4fdf1c8c-b1c1-4cc0-8d5c-3ee85eba2f61
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Menn: Johansen, Ko - Kaspersen
id:
L0008
path:
AV/SAT-A-6060/3/G/Ga/L0008
unit_type:
STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4fdf1c8c-b1c1-4cc0-8d5c-3ee85eba2f61
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Foto - Einar Kaspersen
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L0673
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PAT/A-30004/U/Ua/L0673
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STYKKE
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Privatarkiv i Trøndelag
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/55b67828-a628-4d3c-b2e1-313f35efbbd1
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693cd734-59d2-4661-94d7-ef3db5afcd2a
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Slaviska Missionen V. Kaspersen
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0003
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AV/RA-PA-0861/D/Da/L0012/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/693cd734-59d2-4661-94d7-ef3db5afcd2a
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Vegard Kaspersen, diverse
id:
0002
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AV/RA-PA-0861/H/L0036/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Korshavn: Kaspersen, Bjarne
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0004
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AV/RA-RAFA-1225/D/Da/L0055/0004
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Kaspersen, Olaf Amandus
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0026
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AV/RA-RAFA-4079/P/Pa/L0013/0026
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d6caf3e9-08a5-45f2-be04-988b23185d77

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