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 2026-10-24T11:31:30Z in 4.131 seconds.

Showing 10 of 56180 results in compact format.

name:
Safety
id:
L0002
name:
Lexow AS
id:
0018
name:
Safety delegate, arbeidsfil Inger K. Barstad (1)
id:
0004
name:
Det Søndenfjelds-Norske Dampskipselskap Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) manuals
id:
0004
name:
06: Contingency Planning/ Safety/ Security
id:
0003
name:
QA/Safety
id:
O
name:
Lexow
id:
L0055
name:
SCSSV (Surface controlled subsurface safety valves), phase 3, reliability study, arbeidsfil Jean Lescoeur (1)
id:
0005
name:
SCSSV (Surface controlled subsurface safety valves), phase 3, reliability study, arbeidsfil Jean Lescoeur (2)
id:
0001
name:
Lexow - Lie, A
id:
L0056

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total:

56180

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
0a76e954-adf4-4d7c-a8d0-1845b360c2c7
name:
Safety
id:
L0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-102405/17/D/Da/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0a76e954-adf4-4d7c-a8d0-1845b360c2c7
urn:
a33533e5-367f-4c3f-96de-04af7103d811
name:
Lexow AS
id:
0018
path:
OBA/A-10358/Da/L0015/0018
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a33533e5-367f-4c3f-96de-04af7103d811
urn:
2d53e4f5-3a12-4078-a2db-6ab0399662f3
name:
Safety delegate, arbeidsfil Inger K. Barstad (1)
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/S/L0001/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2d53e4f5-3a12-4078-a2db-6ab0399662f3
urn:
7d303051-084f-4362-918c-4aaab7bad0c5
name:
Det Søndenfjelds-Norske Dampskipselskap Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) manuals
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/01/E/Ea/L0079/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d303051-084f-4362-918c-4aaab7bad0c5
urn:
112e23df-e9d7-4434-8511-92c31d60e262
name:
06: Contingency Planning/ Safety/ Security
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dba/Dbab/L0007/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/112e23df-e9d7-4434-8511-92c31d60e262
urn:
beab4f93-53b7-4da4-88b9-f8e5b6757f18
name:
QA/Safety
id:
O
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/O
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/beab4f93-53b7-4da4-88b9-f8e5b6757f18
urn:
88563afe-be16-43da-aa15-0ab0c10fd388
name:
Lexow
id:
L0055
path:
AV/RA-S-1056/L/Lb/L0055
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/88563afe-be16-43da-aa15-0ab0c10fd388
urn:
4c1e5d19-9489-40ef-bdd4-2530ac7c643f
name:
SCSSV (Surface controlled subsurface safety valves), phase 3, reliability study, arbeidsfil Jean Lescoeur (1)
id:
0005
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/G/L0029/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4c1e5d19-9489-40ef-bdd4-2530ac7c643f
urn:
753b9e6c-58a4-4e0c-9b49-441cc0ddae39
name:
SCSSV (Surface controlled subsurface safety valves), phase 3, reliability study, arbeidsfil Jean Lescoeur (2)
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/G/L0030/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/753b9e6c-58a4-4e0c-9b49-441cc0ddae39
urn:
c091bf93-57ea-48e8-993d-f06961a32d82
name:
Lexow - Lie, A
id:
L0056
path:
AV/RA-S-1056/L/Lb/L0056
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c091bf93-57ea-48e8-993d-f06961a32d82
urn:
89cc7287-5bc6-4e49-aaa2-ecec1d8ccc72
name:
Lexau, Lexow
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-EA-4025/G/L0080/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/89cc7287-5bc6-4e49-aaa2-ecec1d8ccc72
urn:
2200dcab-09f5-40cf-9d3b-1e300a0af8ef
name:
R. Lexow-Breck
id:
0203
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AV/RA-S-4970/L/Lg/L0003/0001/0203
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2200dcab-09f5-40cf-9d3b-1e300a0af8ef
urn:
ff25ae7b-a855-46fa-9510-8c70eeaaa25c
name:
Ditlef Lexow
id:
0010
path:
NHM/NHM-8/F-8c/L0004/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff25ae7b-a855-46fa-9510-8c70eeaaa25c
urn:
828bb7e4-fbb7-400e-bc99-37083d53e3ab
name:
Lexow, Jan H.
id:
0004
path:
NMFK/KIM-1001/Y/Yb/L0009/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/828bb7e4-fbb7-400e-bc99-37083d53e3ab
urn:
e0028fd6-ae12-4222-b7aa-b2ef2bd1b6ce
name:
J. H. Lexow, Drøbak
id:
0004
path:
NMM/A-1003/D/Da/L0047/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Norsk Maritimt Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e0028fd6-ae12-4222-b7aa-b2ef2bd1b6ce
urn:
5fde7608-3b99-41ae-bcca-40d529051b61
name:
A 1012 Ditlef Lexow A/S
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2192/D/Da/L0020/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5fde7608-3b99-41ae-bcca-40d529051b61
urn:
a1a4062d-6187-4bf4-a210-16f485a6b62f
name:
A 1012 Ditlef Lexow A/S
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2192/D/Da/L0021/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a1a4062d-6187-4bf4-a210-16f485a6b62f
urn:
a12e959f-c07a-424e-8083-cc07208fcc89
name:
A 1012 Ditlef Lexow A/S
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2192/D/Da/L0022/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a12e959f-c07a-424e-8083-cc07208fcc89
urn:
c9a80bb2-157a-4b0a-b73e-74b750135444
name:
Lexow Ditlef A/S, Oslo
id:
0005
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AV/RA-S-2451/D/Db/L0198/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c9a80bb2-157a-4b0a-b73e-74b750135444
urn:
46671c35-7a5e-4c96-a128-f0db84ba37e4
name:
109 Ditlef Lexow
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-S-2799/D/Da/Daa/L0007/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/46671c35-7a5e-4c96-a128-f0db84ba37e4
urn:
7097fc11-efec-4557-84e2-5b0e6eb5403e
name:
Lexow-Hansen, Søren
id:
0025
path:
NMFK/NG-1000/E/Ea/L0027/0025
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7097fc11-efec-4557-84e2-5b0e6eb5403e
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d9e73552-76c5-4873-9290-e7b4c9c8255e
name:
Studie Høystad og Lexow
id:
0002
path:
VID/MA-A-1045/D/Dd/Ddc/L0598/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d9e73552-76c5-4873-9290-e7b4c9c8255e
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6928ab88-bad2-4b1b-bcf0-29c70cd8dbb0
name:
Lexow, Carl (Grosserer)
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0024
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VLFK/SFF-2013149/D/Dd/Ddb/L0002/0024
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6928ab88-bad2-4b1b-bcf0-29c70cd8dbb0
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A 1012 Ditlef Lexow A/S, Rechnungskopien
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0001
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AV/RA-RAFA-2192/D/Da/L0023/0001
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MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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name:
A 1012 Ditlef Lexow A/S, Rechnungskopien
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2192/D/Da/L0024/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/66b010a8-2307-4369-9928-3409dd284cf3

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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