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 2026-10-28T06:38:16Z in 3.593 seconds.

Showing 10 of 55539 results in compact format.

name:
Transfer of control of State-aided schools to Bantu community organisations
id:
0002
name:
Oil Industry Services as: Timesheets.
id:
0002
name:
Oil Industry Services as: Timesheets.
id:
0003
name:
Arbeidet med artikkel til antologi, "Farm Community and Neighbourhood Community"
id:
0002
name:
Oil Industry Services as: Timesheets. January-March.
id:
0001
name:
Oil Industry Services as: Timesheets. April-June.
id:
0002
name:
Oil Industry Services as: Timesheets. July-September.
id:
0003
name:
Oil Industry Services as: Timesheets. October-December.
id:
0001
name:
20 mesh 85, (Kunsthåndverkerne Oslo-Akershus). 6bl, ill.
id:
0002
name:
Olsen, Steinar - Mesh Selection in Herring Gill Nets
id:
0013

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total:

55539

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

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4ee17314-eb75-499b-ba75-76b5032843b4
name:
Transfer of control of State-aided schools to Bantu community organisations
id:
0002
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VID/MA-A-1006/F/Fa/L0027/0002
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MAPPE
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Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
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0
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name:
Oil Industry Services as: Timesheets.
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0002
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AV/SAST-A-100448/01/D/Da/L0057/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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name:
Oil Industry Services as: Timesheets.
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0003
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AV/SAST-A-100448/01/D/Da/L0057/0003
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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name:
Arbeidet med artikkel til antologi, "Farm Community and Neighbourhood Community"
id:
0002
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AV/RA-PA-1342/F/Fg/L0003/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc6051c8-c9a3-4953-8988-b21647ccfc1f
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253be6d2-19ca-4d5e-8b49-3c6c151bf35b
name:
Oil Industry Services as: Timesheets. January-March.
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0001
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AV/SAST-A-100448/01/D/Da/L0056/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/253be6d2-19ca-4d5e-8b49-3c6c151bf35b
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ecac94f3-6dca-4311-b46a-7e8e2e5cdc2f
name:
Oil Industry Services as: Timesheets. April-June.
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0002
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AV/SAST-A-100448/01/D/Da/L0056/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Oil Industry Services as: Timesheets. July-September.
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AV/SAST-A-100448/01/D/Da/L0056/0003
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Oil Industry Services as: Timesheets. October-December.
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0001
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AV/SAST-A-100448/01/D/Da/L0057/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ce6c299d-a840-4b04-969d-d195f8b4da0a
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acc20d28-e43c-4db9-8163-7af6c3486471
name:
20 mesh 85, (Kunsthåndverkerne Oslo-Akershus). 6bl, ill.
id:
0002
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NMFK/KIM-1001/X/Xd/L0010/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/acc20d28-e43c-4db9-8163-7af6c3486471
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ad3f5187-e492-4029-98c4-3d7705165693
name:
Olsen, Steinar - Mesh Selection in Herring Gill Nets
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0013
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AV/SAB-A-100272/3/001/001b/L0016/0013
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ad3f5187-e492-4029-98c4-3d7705165693
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889ac636-213a-493e-8710-cf735e426d20
name:
Muthuri, Mukomunene: "Experiencing community as a youth in the methodist church in Kenya. A case study of St. Peter´s youth church (SPYC)."
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0003
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TMF/A-1006/G/Gc/L0093/0003
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MAPPE
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MF vitenskapelig høyskole
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Boerema, L. K. - Some Experiments on Factors Influencing Mesh selesction in Trawls
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0014
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MAPPE
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0
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Gulland, J.A. - On the Selection of Hake and Whiting by the Mesh of Trawls
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Lucas, C. E., Ritchie, A., Parrish B. B. and Pope J. A. - Mesh Selection in the Roundfish Seine
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MAPPE
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Russell, E.S. - Size Limits and Mesh Regulations for Sea Fish
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0011
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AV/SAB-A-100272/3/001/001b/L0018/0011
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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b5812069-a15d-4d6e-88ae-d618cdc98dd6
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(Bestilling av ballonger, Radar Mesh og flaske for påfylling av vannstoff. For decoy) (Marinens radarinspeksjon/5 mai 1960/361)
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AV/RA-RAFA-5379/D/Da/L0012/0106
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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"European Community"
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AV/RA-PA-0725/F/L0005/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Community action
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AV/RA-PA-2018/D/Da/Daa/L0002/0007
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Community Development
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MAPPE
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Community Service
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18+ Community Service Program
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Gay Community News
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The community of Gran
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OARM/H-A-00525/G/L0040
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STYKKE
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Randsfjordmuseet AS
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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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