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 2026-10-24T02:15:28Z in 0.440 seconds.

Showing 10 of 105421 results in compact format.

name:
Manus, NOKAS-saken
id:
H
name:
Bedrifts ID: 403208. Opprettelse av overenskomst, K.R.B., Nokas AS avdeling Oslo
id:
0014
name:
Tilbud. Safe Security, G4S Secure Solutions AS, City Security, Securitas, ISS Security Services, Security Services AS. Tilbud NOKAS
id:
L0001
name:
Skadedyrkontroll
id:
0025
name:
Skadedyrkontroll
id:
0037
name:
Skadedyrkontroll
id:
0005
name:
Skadedyrkontroll
id:
0009
name:
Skadedyrkontroll
id:
0001
name:
Skadedyrkontroll
id:
0009
name:
Skadedyrkontroll
id:
0001

Show all fields in HTML

total:

105421

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
567a350f-dff1-4c67-8f5a-2cdbdde7a462
name:
Manus, NOKAS-saken
id:
H
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0667/H
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/567a350f-dff1-4c67-8f5a-2cdbdde7a462
urn:
ca4883a3-ae5f-4ae3-b354-e0f4d723b789
name:
Bedrifts ID: 403208. Opprettelse av overenskomst, K.R.B., Nokas AS avdeling Oslo
id:
0014
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0038/0014
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ca4883a3-ae5f-4ae3-b354-e0f4d723b789
urn:
cdb5f016-b6a7-4aec-90f3-b88c46ca79a6
name:
Tilbud. Safe Security, G4S Secure Solutions AS, City Security, Securitas, ISS Security Services, Security Services AS. Tilbud NOKAS
id:
L0001
path:
AFK/0200039/E/Ea/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Akershus fylkeskommune
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cdb5f016-b6a7-4aec-90f3-b88c46ca79a6
urn:
05fb10d6-ffb8-42f3-b290-b58e0edf5bdd
name:
Skadedyrkontroll
id:
0025
path:
AAMA/KA0902-772/D/D03/L0039/0025
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/05fb10d6-ffb8-42f3-b290-b58e0edf5bdd
urn:
fb0b1db2-030e-4c4f-8c0e-98aed43e78cd
name:
Skadedyrkontroll
id:
0037
path:
AIN/K-18590.510.02/D/Da/L0002/0037
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb0b1db2-030e-4c4f-8c0e-98aed43e78cd
urn:
fe97267b-b804-44c1-89fe-d187285422a8
name:
Skadedyrkontroll
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-S-4224/2/D/L0049/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fe97267b-b804-44c1-89fe-d187285422a8
urn:
469f34fc-8cb0-4066-9e53-cc616146d4b6
name:
Skadedyrkontroll
id:
0009
path:
AV/RA-S-4224/2/D/L0078/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/469f34fc-8cb0-4066-9e53-cc616146d4b6
urn:
d15ad20e-2b04-4fe8-b28f-5156246b23e4
name:
Skadedyrkontroll
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAT-A-4148/4/D/L0098/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d15ad20e-2b04-4fe8-b28f-5156246b23e4
urn:
98da0c1a-c8af-4a91-9f86-236e05b940bf
name:
Skadedyrkontroll
id:
0009
path:
AV/SAT-A-6064/1/Db/L0011/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/98da0c1a-c8af-4a91-9f86-236e05b940bf
urn:
125f4cdb-88cf-4d43-a77d-8fe9d7a2dbee
name:
Skadedyrkontroll
id:
0001
path:
AAMA/KA0906-PK-II/05/05i/L0008/0007/0001
unit_type:
DOKUMENTSERIE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/125f4cdb-88cf-4d43-a77d-8fe9d7a2dbee
urn:
b43aca66-643f-4847-ba3d-adb0602bdc83
name:
Nokas
id:
0023
path:
VID/MDA-A-5024/V/Va/0001/0005/0023
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b43aca66-643f-4847-ba3d-adb0602bdc83
urn:
242521a0-cadf-4ff6-a350-51e0792d8dc6
name:
NOKAS-saken
id:
L0001
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0667/H/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/242521a0-cadf-4ff6-a350-51e0792d8dc6
urn:
ba67a67b-3457-4b72-a59f-3089387b2ff8
name:
NOKAS-saken
id:
L0042
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0667/I/L0042
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ba67a67b-3457-4b72-a59f-3089387b2ff8
urn:
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name:
Nokas-saken
id:
L0043
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0667/I/L0043
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f5bc058c-f7d5-4520-b203-d6b377497c28
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000020289
name:
R - Rentokil skadedyrkontroll
id:
0011
path:
VEMU/A-1210/D/Db/L0087/0011
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000020289
urn:
d973e6f7-a1e8-4ee1-abe7-85324e980f71
name:
NOKAS - Norges bank
id:
0006
path:
AAB/ARK-1675/F/L0296/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d973e6f7-a1e8-4ee1-abe7-85324e980f71
urn:
1e027b3d-ab73-4c17-bbfd-5aa0f63f4d14
name:
Dagsrapporter skadedyrkontroll nr 253
id:
L0008
path:
AV/SAK-1751-0020/N/Nc/L0008
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1e027b3d-ab73-4c17-bbfd-5aa0f63f4d14
urn:
b7191bad-6415-468d-b55c-3e31409b5526
name:
Regnskapsprotokoll skadedyrkontroll nr 364
id:
L0023
path:
AV/SAK-1751-0020/N/Nc/L0023
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b7191bad-6415-468d-b55c-3e31409b5526
urn:
7f2d8da2-93d1-4fe3-9738-37d2736dd069
name:
Forslag til utvidet skadedyrkontroll
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-1287/1/Db/L0251/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7f2d8da2-93d1-4fe3-9738-37d2736dd069
urn:
7919e833-0571-45dc-9b8c-ded642e5c15b
name:
15 G Skadedyrkontroll - rundskriv
id:
0004
path:
AV/SATØ-SATØ-340/2/D/Da/L0009/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7919e833-0571-45dc-9b8c-ded642e5c15b
urn:
no-OFA_arkiv_000000108477
name:
Handlingsplan for skadedyrkontroll, Gjøvik gård
id:
0016
path:
OFA/ARK/00687/D/Dc/L0033/0016
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000108477
urn:
6e424d20-a378-4c22-b44c-28f5e064dda1
name:
2005-072. Nokas-saken
id:
0016
path:
AV/RA-PA-0835/3/F/Fa/L0022/0016
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6e424d20-a378-4c22-b44c-28f5e064dda1
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e796f6c8-a423-4492-9996-9ae03f08874f
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2008-045. Sikkerhetstiltak, Nokas
id:
0019
path:
AV/RA-PA-0835/3/F/Fa/L0030/0019
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e796f6c8-a423-4492-9996-9ae03f08874f
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1c7338a8-6e27-465d-a47a-79e3fefa428b
name:
2006-020. Nokas-korrespondanse-saken
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0020
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AV/RA-PA-0835/3/F/Fa/L0025/0020
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1c7338a8-6e27-465d-a47a-79e3fefa428b
urn:
2d6c979a-38c3-4a59-868f-70a9fbc1e814
name:
Notater fra NOKAS-saken. Stavanger tingrett
id:
L0015
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AV/SAT-PA-0667/L/L0015
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2d6c979a-38c3-4a59-868f-70a9fbc1e814

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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How to use the search_archives lookup

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Follow linked results to canonical pages before combining sources.

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