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 2026-11-15T03:06:29Z in 0.276 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58569 results in compact format.

name:
Avtale mellom Bibliotek og Norli Libris
id:
0002
name:
Diverse gjenstander (stempel, klisje, ex libris)
id:
L0001
name:
ubb-ms-2124: Per Kramer – Samling med Ex Libris
id:
Ms-2124
name:
Ex libris-merker fra Molde
id:
L0077
name:
Libris Detalj AS
id:
0001
name:
Drøbak Libris AS
id:
0003
name:
Huus Libris AS
id:
0005
name:
Sollie Libris AS
id:
0010
name:
Gardum Libris AS, Stavanger
id:
0009
name:
Orre Libris AS, Bryne
id:
0002

Show all fields in HTML

total:

58569

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

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97ba2b52-97a0-44eb-85e3-9d299455ff68
name:
Avtale mellom Bibliotek og Norli Libris
id:
0002
path:
ARKSOR/1018SØ126/E/Ea/L0010/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkivsenter Sør
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/97ba2b52-97a0-44eb-85e3-9d299455ff68
urn:
fe7adb2e-174d-4134-9473-a6356204ec08
name:
Diverse gjenstander (stempel, klisje, ex libris)
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L0001
path:
OSTM/FMA-10094/W/L0001
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STYKKE
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Østfoldmuseene
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fe7adb2e-174d-4134-9473-a6356204ec08
urn:
851fd984-b34d-4780-ac25-d9ae67abdac3
name:
ubb-ms-2124: Per Kramer – Samling med Ex Libris
id:
Ms-2124
path:
MLIB/Ms-2124
unit_type:
ARKIV
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Manuskript- og librarsamlingen
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/851fd984-b34d-4780-ac25-d9ae67abdac3
urn:
no-ROMS_arkiv000000019159
name:
Ex libris-merker fra Molde
id:
L0077
path:
ROMS/R.Ark.1205/H/L0077
unit_type:
Stykke
institution:
Romsdalsmuseet
country:
Norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000019159
urn:
43987332-4a62-4c76-b4ec-ed00f66f31a1
name:
Libris Detalj AS
id:
0001
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AV/RA-PA-1810/1/F/L0027/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43987332-4a62-4c76-b4ec-ed00f66f31a1
urn:
c660c95c-aaf8-45c8-8df5-d0b6ddb58385
name:
Drøbak Libris AS
id:
0003
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AV/RA-PA-1810/2/I/Ij/Ijb/L0002/0003
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c660c95c-aaf8-45c8-8df5-d0b6ddb58385
urn:
21a559e5-39e8-4593-9031-b6f900ab4c95
name:
Huus Libris AS
id:
0005
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AV/SAB-A-100615 /D/Dd/L0112/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/21a559e5-39e8-4593-9031-b6f900ab4c95
urn:
143d25d3-4af4-4b2e-849b-f380bf2c253d
name:
Sollie Libris AS
id:
0010
path:
AV/SAKO-A-1391/F/Fa/L0019/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/143d25d3-4af4-4b2e-849b-f380bf2c253d
urn:
53574a7f-3d31-4ce7-966c-f165fae8f52c
name:
Gardum Libris AS, Stavanger
id:
0009
path:
AV/RA-PA-1810/2/I/Ij/Ija/L0002/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/53574a7f-3d31-4ce7-966c-f165fae8f52c
urn:
2f28df65-f09c-43fb-8bf7-b120acd332f6
name:
Orre Libris AS, Bryne
id:
0002
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AV/RA-PA-1810/2/I/Ij/Ija/L0004/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2f28df65-f09c-43fb-8bf7-b120acd332f6
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Kunder og tjenester. Orre Libris AS
id:
0708
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AV/SAST-A-102673/D/Da/0708
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/794a4e86-6e5c-47d0-86ca-959dc257aad0
urn:
4b9d6b02-8d3d-4cd5-a055-f5f18d598542
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Fiskeriselskapet Norli AS
id:
0004
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AV/SAB-A-100613/D/Da/L0134/0004
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4b9d6b02-8d3d-4cd5-a055-f5f18d598542
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Fiskeriselskapet Norli AS
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0001
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AV/SAB-A-100613/D/Da/L0135/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bea7e817-2ec9-4709-8bcb-3a8306f69758
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Libris
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0003
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AV/RA-PA-2015/D/Da/L0089/0003
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff68c710-2010-4df5-9006-d2ed2e00eb8e
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677a31f2-c15d-487b-94be-87e71ce52263
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Libris
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0004
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AV/RA-S-3666/D/Db/L0019/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/677a31f2-c15d-487b-94be-87e71ce52263
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6274cdf8-f47a-4e8f-bf5f-4cae7b65ea93
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Ex Libris
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0011
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AV/RA-S-4102/D/Dh/L0005/0011
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6274cdf8-f47a-4e8f-bf5f-4cae7b65ea93
urn:
2b931179-41c6-46d5-b560-d3d0fadeef31
name:
Ex Libris
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0008
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NMFK/NG-1000/I/Ia/L0003/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2b931179-41c6-46d5-b560-d3d0fadeef31
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131d9087-a652-42e3-b47e-6105dfe3d51e
name:
Ex Libris
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0009
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OBA/A-70455/D/L0021/0009
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MAPPE
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Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/131d9087-a652-42e3-b47e-6105dfe3d51e
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29fd59ff-d1fb-45c4-adb6-58f8f278a8f9
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Ex Libris
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0021
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TRKO/PA-1176/F/L0005/0021
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MAPPE
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Trondheim byarkiv
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norge
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/29fd59ff-d1fb-45c4-adb6-58f8f278a8f9
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Aker Libris
id:
0005
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AV/RA-PA-1810/1/F/L0001/0005
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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/c7ed4c37-70b0-4cbf-8c5f-6a32c3c398a2
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Amanda Libris
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0007
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AV/RA-PA-1810/1/F/L0002/0007
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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Asker Libris
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0007
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AV/RA-PA-1810/1/F/L0003/0007
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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Berge Libris
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0006
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AV/RA-PA-1810/1/F/L0004/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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Berrefjord Libris
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0008
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AV/RA-PA-1810/1/F/L0004/0008
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
digitized_documents:
0
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Bjørkelangen Libris
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0011
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AV/RA-PA-1810/1/F/L0004/0011
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fd191320-f3c7-4622-afdb-24a86ab814b0

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