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 2026-11-12T02:14:10Z in 1.468 seconds.

Showing 10 of 64012 results in compact format.

name:
Forsvaret, Armeintendanten/Generalintendanten, Mobiliseringskontoret
id:
RA-RAFA-3848
name:
Forsvaret, Generalintendanten,Mobiliseringskontor
id:
RA-RAFA-6633
name:
Forsvaret, Generalintendanten, Mobilisering- og utdannelsesavdelingen
id:
RA-RAFA-6634
name:
Mobiliseringskontoret
id:
RAFA-4F-13651
name:
Generalintendanten,Mobiliseringskontor
id:
RAFA-4F-16793
name:
Generalintendanten, Mobilisering- og utdannelsesavdelingen
id:
RAFA-4F-16788
name:
Forsvarsplaner, beredskap, mobilisering, demobilisering, mobiliseringsoppgjør, mobiliseringsrapport
id:
0001
name:
Innkvarteringsplaner ved mobilisering for:Kristiansandske Linjeinfanteribrigades innkvartering i As
id:
0002
name:
Mobiliseringsregler Mobiliseringsdirektiver Mobiliseringsbest
id:
0005
name:
Mobiliseringsoppgjør. Mobiliseringsrapporter. Mobiliseringsdisp.
id:
0005

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total:

64012

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
6b9f8ead-87d5-48af-a164-ef57bab26bba
name:
Forsvaret, Armeintendanten/Generalintendanten, Mobiliseringskontoret
id:
RA-RAFA-3848
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3848
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6b9f8ead-87d5-48af-a164-ef57bab26bba
urn:
d7efc710-bdf8-485a-adfa-7a33b68e3fb9
name:
Forsvaret, Generalintendanten,Mobiliseringskontor
id:
RA-RAFA-6633
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-6633
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d7efc710-bdf8-485a-adfa-7a33b68e3fb9
urn:
52d6a96a-1348-439e-8ba7-2a5d79e2cde1
name:
Forsvaret, Generalintendanten, Mobilisering- og utdannelsesavdelingen
id:
RA-RAFA-6634
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-6634
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52d6a96a-1348-439e-8ba7-2a5d79e2cde1
urn:
7a43014f-2a8f-4e74-8dde-d5df988750d1
name:
Mobiliseringskontoret
id:
RAFA-4F-13651
path:
AV/RAFA-4F-13651
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7a43014f-2a8f-4e74-8dde-d5df988750d1
urn:
2a57298f-1e0a-4139-a6ce-d8fc41a017f7
name:
Generalintendanten,Mobiliseringskontor
id:
RAFA-4F-16793
path:
AV/RAFA-4F-16793
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a57298f-1e0a-4139-a6ce-d8fc41a017f7
urn:
9b396ca6-70f7-4bd9-b438-f2fad8f3c547
name:
Generalintendanten, Mobilisering- og utdannelsesavdelingen
id:
RAFA-4F-16788
path:
AV/RAFA-4F-16788
unit_type:
Business
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9b396ca6-70f7-4bd9-b438-f2fad8f3c547
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3b9f69c7-59d3-4ae5-a920-ca01b5bde92c
name:
Forsvarsplaner, beredskap, mobilisering, demobilisering, mobiliseringsoppgjør, mobiliseringsrapport
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4761/D/Db/L0406/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3b9f69c7-59d3-4ae5-a920-ca01b5bde92c
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c3466a5e-06e7-4882-9046-ff066bad034b
name:
Innkvarteringsplaner ved mobilisering for:Kristiansandske Linjeinfanteribrigades innkvartering i As
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3020/Y114/L0323/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c3466a5e-06e7-4882-9046-ff066bad034b
urn:
be1daef3-491f-4749-b77d-ba9843f44c76
name:
Mobiliseringsregler Mobiliseringsdirektiver Mobiliseringsbest
id:
0005
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AV/RA-RAFA-3195/1/D/Db/L0010/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/be1daef3-491f-4749-b77d-ba9843f44c76
urn:
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name:
Mobiliseringsoppgjør. Mobiliseringsrapporter. Mobiliseringsdisp.
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3195/1/D/Db/L0012/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/909c9c88-8648-44bf-a8ec-c45e9fd43950
urn:
23d7d7be-43a4-4160-9902-adff110b28b8
name:
Mobiliseringstider - "oppgaver over sannsynlige mobiliseringstider m.v.". Mobiliseringsoppgjør.
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3257/D032/L0274/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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name:
Mobiliseringsplaner. Mobiliseringsregler. Fremmøte ved mobilisering, fritagelse og utsettelse
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0001
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AV/RA-S-4219/E/Ec/L0008/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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id:
0006
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AV/RA-RAFA-4307/D/Db/L0014/0006
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4761/D/Db/L0407/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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EDB. Postbehandling. Ekspedisjon. Mobiliseringsregier. Direktiv. Mobiliseringsoppgjør. Beredskapsplaner. Mobiliseringsplaner. Operative planer. Forsvarsplaner. Sperringer. Minefelt
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L1186
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AV/RA-RAFA-3331/F/Fp/Fpc/L1186
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3aecda8a-b73e-4af5-b0b5-9ebbe2fe6eaf
urn:
25100d75-42ab-4f67-91f4-5ce62fd47b44
name:
Mobilisering - Demobilisering
id:
0007
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AV/RA-RAFA-2035/D/Dc/L0258/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/25100d75-42ab-4f67-91f4-5ce62fd47b44
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Prøvemobilisering. Demobilisering
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0001
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AV/RA-RAFA-2355/2/D/L0195/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9461a209-c0cf-45b3-8367-63228f7c1f94
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Mobiliseringsoppgjør, mobiliseringsdisponering
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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Prøvemobilisering, demobilisering
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0016
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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AV/RA-RAFA-3488/D/Dd/L0265/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/42188f69-6a95-45fd-81f6-0fd2ac7fd1a7
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Mobiliseringsrapporter - Mobiliseringskontroller
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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Mobiliseringsrapporter - Mobiliseringskontroller
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0006
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
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0
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Mobiliseringsrapporter - Mobiliseringskontroller
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0006
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MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
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Mobiliseringsrapporter - Mobiliseringskontroller
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0005
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
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0
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Mobiliseringsrapporter - Mobiliseringskontroller
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0007
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
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How an AI agent should use this page

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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