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 2026-11-11T22:31:26Z in 0.818 seconds.

Showing 10 of 127 results in compact format.

name:
Kripos - Kriminalpolitisentralen
id:
RA-S-5078
name:
Kripos - Kriminalpolitisentralen
id:
S-4F-13196
name:
111102 Kripos
id:
J05
name:
Kripos (48)
id:
0002
name:
Kripos
id:
0006
name:
Kripos
id:
0007
name:
Kripos
id:
0013
name:
Kripos
id:
0017
name:
Kripos
id:
0004
name:
Kripos, Oslo
id:
0007

Show all fields in HTML

total:

127

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
b8fb91a1-96d6-4066-a8e4-4c2b04d67a92
name:
Kripos - Kriminalpolitisentralen
id:
RA-S-5078
path:
AV/RA-S-5078
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b8fb91a1-96d6-4066-a8e4-4c2b04d67a92
urn:
95a2f811-c1df-4430-8a4c-c56535861697
name:
Kripos - Kriminalpolitisentralen
id:
S-4F-13196
path:
AV/S-4F-13196
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Kriminalpolitisentralen (heretter KRIPOS) ble grunnlagt som en egen institusjon 1.2.1959. KRIPOS oppsto ved at Kriminallaboratoriet, Identifiseringscentralen, Kriminalregisteret og Polititidende ble skilt ut fra Oslo politikammer. Disse avdelingene hadde fra 1943 ligget under Kriminalpolitisentralen...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95a2f811-c1df-4430-8a4c-c56535861697
urn:
4185ac05-610e-4ae7-9b29-6cf4b8c8b46b
name:
111102 Kripos
id:
J05
path:
AV/RA-S-6447/2/J/J05
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4185ac05-610e-4ae7-9b29-6cf4b8c8b46b
urn:
cf416af4-73e1-4cff-80dd-872f700c88af
name:
Kripos (48)
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-1577/D/Dg/L0016/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf416af4-73e1-4cff-80dd-872f700c88af
urn:
d67261c4-b278-4b88-94f3-0bac897140ef
name:
Kripos
id:
0006
path:
AV/SAT-A-1940/3/De/L0025/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d67261c4-b278-4b88-94f3-0bac897140ef
urn:
427eef80-e056-4dbe-a8a7-a9bed030402f
name:
Kripos
id:
0007
path:
AV/SAT-A-1940/3/De/L0025/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/427eef80-e056-4dbe-a8a7-a9bed030402f
urn:
75e8f7c5-8fbe-4c9a-9fa2-25c76a1421d8
name:
Kripos
id:
0013
path:
AV/SAT-A-1940/3/Df/L0032/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/75e8f7c5-8fbe-4c9a-9fa2-25c76a1421d8
urn:
19d4b055-bf4f-4e1d-8cf9-c4769760544f
name:
Kripos
id:
0017
path:
AV/SAT-A-5658/2/Da/L0004/0017
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/19d4b055-bf4f-4e1d-8cf9-c4769760544f
urn:
4a14c9de-763a-426a-ac98-4cd340965a4c
name:
Kripos
id:
0004
path:
NMFK/NG-1000/I/Ia/L0010/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4a14c9de-763a-426a-ac98-4cd340965a4c
urn:
3c2419c5-009e-426f-acc2-7bd3af6579c6
name:
Kripos, Oslo
id:
0007
path:
AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01a/L0090/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3c2419c5-009e-426f-acc2-7bd3af6579c6
urn:
aca52ea5-8648-4e35-91db-131e829a617b
name:
Kripos, Oslo
id:
0034
path:
AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01b/L0080/0034
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aca52ea5-8648-4e35-91db-131e829a617b
urn:
5516e62b-30ca-4449-ac05-c6e3037b115e
name:
Krimininalpolitisentralsen (KRIPOS)
id:
0014
path:
AV/RA-S-1542/D/Dd/L0173/0014
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5516e62b-30ca-4449-ac05-c6e3037b115e
urn:
775b069d-5f02-403c-a044-3ee24b7d50bb
name:
Kripos organisasjon
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-3978/E/Ee/L0001/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/775b069d-5f02-403c-a044-3ee24b7d50bb
urn:
d582f95c-7ef8-41fc-ad8c-695326e36b03
name:
Kripos rådskontor
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-S-3978/E/Ee/L0001/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d582f95c-7ef8-41fc-ad8c-695326e36b03
urn:
a876d268-bc77-4d97-a4a9-8d5a1c8df373
name:
Bilene: KRIPOS
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-S-4236/D/L0143/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a876d268-bc77-4d97-a4a9-8d5a1c8df373
urn:
99e67b89-7232-431a-b665-1c6b3ff22d96
name:
Kursvirksomhet - Kripos
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-5078/D/Da/L0015/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/99e67b89-7232-431a-b665-1c6b3ff22d96
urn:
dcaa5e21-5d02-4c47-9a8a-ae853b38ed25
name:
Personalsaker. Kripos sentralorganisasjon
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-3978/E/Ed/L0003/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dcaa5e21-5d02-4c47-9a8a-ae853b38ed25
urn:
1ad0db4b-7ee5-43ea-a3fc-1c8711d3015a
name:
Samarbeidsutvalg: Kripos - møtereferat
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-4346/D/L0140/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1ad0db4b-7ee5-43ea-a3fc-1c8711d3015a
urn:
a32be651-6d69-4094-80d6-fc8b72db1753
name:
Samarbeidsutvalg: Kripos, møtereferater
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-4346/D/L0141/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a32be651-6d69-4094-80d6-fc8b72db1753
urn:
33125c9d-07f8-4e1a-b957-1a4508010f48
name:
Samarbeidsutvalg: Kripos, møtereferater
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-4346/D/L0142/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/33125c9d-07f8-4e1a-b957-1a4508010f48
urn:
5844b7e0-1564-4445-8878-25d17b59fc1d
name:
Boliger: Tjenesteboliger: Kripos
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-4346/D/L0266/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5844b7e0-1564-4445-8878-25d17b59fc1d
urn:
edfdc537-7a6b-47cf-ad7e-ad569ebb40e5
name:
Fagbudsjettene: UP, Kripos. 3 mapper
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-4346/D/L0504/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/edfdc537-7a6b-47cf-ad7e-ad569ebb40e5
urn:
3975eed6-c37d-4532-bd4c-77f747a49ee8
name:
Arbeidstidbestemmelser - politiet: Kripos
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-4346/D/L1261/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3975eed6-c37d-4532-bd4c-77f747a49ee8
urn:
ad3c4afd-fb75-4bd6-ac44-3f515ff56fd3
name:
Sosiale forhold: Kripos - UP
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-4346/D/L1277/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ad3c4afd-fb75-4bd6-ac44-3f515ff56fd3
urn:
2a76edf9-9c9e-4b28-a0d5-18f5e41fe534
name:
Stipendieinnberetning: Kripos. 3 mapper
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-4346/D/L1375/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a76edf9-9c9e-4b28-a0d5-18f5e41fe534

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