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 2026-10-18T00:44:16Z in 0.538 seconds.

Showing 10 of 44239 results in compact format.

name:
Norges musikkhøgskole
id:
0072
name:
Norges musikkhøgskole (Musikkhøgskolen)
id:
0002
name:
Norges musikkhøgskole
id:
SAO-A-11789
name:
Embetsutnevnelser. Musikkhøgskolen (Norges Musikkhøgskole). Professorater
id:
0001
name:
Embetsutnevnelser. Musikkhøgskolen (Norges Musikkhøgskole). Diverse stillinger
id:
0002
name:
Norges musikkhøgskole
id:
0003
name:
Norges Musikkhøgskole
id:
0003
name:
Norges Musikkhøgskole
id:
0004
name:
Norges Musikkhøgskole
id:
0001
name:
Norges Musikkhøgskole
id:
0006

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total:

44239

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

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b6211cf5-51e2-49f3-a440-a85247eab2d6
name:
Norges musikkhøgskole
id:
0072
path:
UBIT/A-0389/D/L0001/0013/0072
unit_type:
DOKUMENTSERIE
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b6211cf5-51e2-49f3-a440-a85247eab2d6
urn:
b087cb6f-d9ee-494c-93db-6d5bf24f2b3a
name:
Norges musikkhøgskole (Musikkhøgskolen)
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-6153/D/L0640/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b087cb6f-d9ee-494c-93db-6d5bf24f2b3a
urn:
b44a5081-5874-4f82-93f4-b876ca3eba2c
name:
Norges musikkhøgskole
id:
SAO-A-11789
path:
AV/SAO-A-11789
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b44a5081-5874-4f82-93f4-b876ca3eba2c
urn:
328cab2a-cd28-4e9e-8b0c-ca34ed638dc7
name:
Embetsutnevnelser. Musikkhøgskolen (Norges Musikkhøgskole). Professorater
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-6153/D/L0272/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/328cab2a-cd28-4e9e-8b0c-ca34ed638dc7
urn:
4f0b5727-a2cb-40b5-b76f-d1b479bb660d
name:
Embetsutnevnelser. Musikkhøgskolen (Norges Musikkhøgskole). Diverse stillinger
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-6153/D/L0272/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f0b5727-a2cb-40b5-b76f-d1b479bb660d
urn:
242e37f9-a15d-430c-8662-994480275cd8
name:
Norges musikkhøgskole
id:
0003
path:
AAB/ARK-1671/D/Da/L0012/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/242e37f9-a15d-430c-8662-994480275cd8
urn:
d2d7d61f-c54a-4475-801d-fa55f88a49c6
name:
Norges Musikkhøgskole
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-1446/2/D/Dd/L0016/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2d7d61f-c54a-4475-801d-fa55f88a49c6
urn:
384cfd9e-e7be-4d67-9178-0353667fb96d
name:
Norges Musikkhøgskole
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-2940/D/Dc/Dcd/Dcde/L0386/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/384cfd9e-e7be-4d67-9178-0353667fb96d
urn:
91f40e8e-c3e8-452f-9741-2d837cf8e9bb
name:
Norges Musikkhøgskole
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-2940/D/Dc/Dcd/Dcde/L0387/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/91f40e8e-c3e8-452f-9741-2d837cf8e9bb
urn:
7aa0e0b4-7c8f-4860-90e1-27a6c6c7732c
name:
Norges Musikkhøgskole
id:
0006
path:
AV/RA-S-3676/D/Db/L0350/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7aa0e0b4-7c8f-4860-90e1-27a6c6c7732c
urn:
04c0b088-6d0c-41a7-8fe6-0de79af80883
name:
Norges musikkhøgskole
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-6153/D/L0116/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/04c0b088-6d0c-41a7-8fe6-0de79af80883
urn:
b49d283e-19d6-4eaf-803b-4f6a0e515af8
name:
Norges musikkhøgskole
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAO-FELT-11714/D/Da/Daa/L0013/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b49d283e-19d6-4eaf-803b-4f6a0e515af8
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name:
Norges musikkhøgskole
id:
0003
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AV/SAO-FELT-11714/D/Db/L0024/0003
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2815ef9-011b-4648-a835-f20f3ade8c43
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name:
Norges musikkhøgskole
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0002
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AV/SAO-FELT-11714/D/Dc/L0006/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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name:
Embetsutnevnelser. Musikkhøgskolen (Norges Musikkhøgskole). Blix-Øien. 2 mapper
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-6153/D/L0273/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1edf53cc-570d-4c5a-9aa6-edd60ceac51f
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4edef804-a5fb-4b66-b7fc-c34d00be3b44
name:
Embetsutnevnelser. Musikkhøgskolen (Norges Musikkhøgskole). Bjorland-Zimarseth. 2 mapper
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-6153/D/L0274/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4edef804-a5fb-4b66-b7fc-c34d00be3b44
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name:
1.15 Norges musikkhøgskole
id:
0007
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AAB/ARK-1671/D/De/L0004/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/85f5f1c0-f9f4-4bed-9dcb-0d906b319f4c
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name:
Norges Musikkhøgskole (NMH)
id:
0001
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AIN/A24-161/D/L0009/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b8536f50-d421-4ac7-9bbf-dc352a04d874
urn:
083d0bb4-d10b-4d56-9a85-8a9ab2f35c03
name:
Norges musikkhøgskole, rektorvalg
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-PA-0905/I/L0018/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/083d0bb4-d10b-4d56-9a85-8a9ab2f35c03
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Norges musikkhøgskole, betenkninger
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0001
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AV/RA-PA-0905/I/L0019/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3de56389-91b5-42c2-8950-73e4278506e3
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Norges musikkhøgskole, kontorsjefstillingen
id:
0002
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AV/RA-PA-0905/I/L0019/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a1e78682-56c1-4f29-8e6d-3fd749d34196
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Norges musikkhøgskole, kvalifikasjonsopprykk
id:
0003
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AV/RA-PA-0905/I/L0019/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5456c181-a5fb-4ba0-9813-c9a193b99952
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name:
Norges musikkhøgskole, operautdanning
id:
0008
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AV/RA-PA-0905/I/L0019/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/26c73034-346a-41bc-a862-16a29676a517
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name:
Norges Musikkhøgskole, Oslo
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0001
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AV/RA-PA-1005/D/Db/Dbg/Dbgc/L0105/0001
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MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bb7fa4a8-bc14-4791-b433-014d99aa902a
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name:
Norges Musikkhøgskole, Oslo
id:
0002
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AV/RA-PA-1005/D/Db/Dbg/Dbgc/L0105/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7dcc1067-6fd7-4074-807d-0b53e8672a86

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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