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 2026-11-14T00:43:03Z in 0.246 seconds.

Showing 10 of 59467 results in compact format.

name:
Pa 1718 - Stiftelsen Environment Northern Seas
id:
SAST-A-102323
name:
Bang, Beate
id:
A-70077
name:
Øglænd, Beate
id:
MA-A-1131
name:
Strøm, Beate : forskningsprosjekter
id:
TELE.A-1141
name:
Berg, Beate (f. 1893)
id:
R.Ark.1119
name:
Misfjord - Fredrik, Olava og Beate
id:
R.Ark.1526
name:
Anker, Annette Beate (f. von Wackenitz)
id:
HHSP-1173
name:
Stiftelsen Offshore Northern Seas
id:
A-102407
name:
Administrerende direktør Rolf E. Rolfsen hilser på kong Harald V. på oljemessen ONS (Offshore Northern Seas)
id:
0001
name:
Fellows-Jensen, Gillian_Place-name research and Northern history: A survey
id:
0024

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total:

59467

total_exact:

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page:

results:

25 results

urn:
80312d9d-5ab7-4362-8fe6-5dfefc08e76a
name:
Pa 1718 - Stiftelsen Environment Northern Seas
id:
SAST-A-102323
path:
AV/SAST-A-102323
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/80312d9d-5ab7-4362-8fe6-5dfefc08e76a
urn:
cb859d1f-304b-40f6-8f34-cd3e9663c52e
name:
Bang, Beate
id:
A-70077
path:
OBA/A-70077
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cb859d1f-304b-40f6-8f34-cd3e9663c52e
urn:
a0a33662-25b7-4f21-927f-0a3e67688e7e
name:
Øglænd, Beate
id:
MA-A-1131
path:
VID/MA-A-1131
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0a33662-25b7-4f21-927f-0a3e67688e7e
urn:
d0329cb8-d99a-49e8-b697-22dc4dbf632c
name:
Strøm, Beate : forskningsprosjekter
id:
TELE.A-1141
path:
NTM/TELE.A-1141
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Norsk Teknisk Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d0329cb8-d99a-49e8-b697-22dc4dbf632c
urn:
no-ROMS_arkiv000000011983
name:
Berg, Beate (f. 1893)
id:
R.Ark.1119
path:
ROMS/R.Ark.1119
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Romsdalsmuseet
country:
Norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000011983
urn:
no-ROMS_arkiv000000019695
name:
Misfjord - Fredrik, Olava og Beate
id:
R.Ark.1526
path:
ROMS/R.Ark.1526
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Romsdalsmuseet
country:
Norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000019695
urn:
37e2c6a4-680c-4af5-be45-e9d4a1c12c13
name:
Anker, Annette Beate (f. von Wackenitz)
id:
HHSP-1173
path:
OSTM/HHSP-1173
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Østfoldmuseene
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/37e2c6a4-680c-4af5-be45-e9d4a1c12c13
urn:
90d8611a-c8d0-4c7d-a524-6afd7e473ed4
name:
Stiftelsen Offshore Northern Seas
id:
A-102407
path:
AV/A-102407
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
ONS er en norsk ideell stiftelse som er en av verdens største møteplasser for den internasjonale energibransjen. Arrangementet ONS, som arrangeres av Stiftelsen , avholdes i august annethvert år i Stavanger. ONS ble stiftet i 1974 av Stavanger kommune, Statoil, Stavanger Forum og Norsk Petroleumsfor...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/90d8611a-c8d0-4c7d-a524-6afd7e473ed4
urn:
56877ebf-4175-4479-8e47-26fa65725b49
name:
Administrerende direktør Rolf E. Rolfsen hilser på kong Harald V. på oljemessen ONS (Offshore Northern Seas)
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/I/L0024/0005/0001
unit_type:
FOTO
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/56877ebf-4175-4479-8e47-26fa65725b49
urn:
119833f3-e73c-46aa-9858-33b959250160
name:
Fellows-Jensen, Gillian_Place-name research and Northern history: A survey
id:
0024
path:
SPR/A-0003/L/L0013/0024
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/119833f3-e73c-46aa-9858-33b959250160
urn:
8beff67c-37b8-4f50-8da2-a8b5e389e38f
name:
2178 - Snøhvit/Northern Norway LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) overhead presentation
id:
0005
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Fl/L0023/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8beff67c-37b8-4f50-8da2-a8b5e389e38f
urn:
2ac38bc8-2849-4ea6-b60e-b89fdf5fdd8d
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2133 (1) - NN (Northern Norway) - LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) - ENEL (Ente nazionale per l'energia elettrica), 1990-1991, arbeidsfil Philippe Antoine (1)
id:
0005
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Ft/L0026/0005
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ac38bc8-2849-4ea6-b60e-b89fdf5fdd8d
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2133 (2) - NN (Northern Norway) - LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) - ENEL (Ente nazionale per l'energia elettrica), 1990-1991, arbeidsfil Philippe Antoine (2)
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0001
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AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Ft/L0027/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d925c76-bd39-4274-9209-43864fc01f98
urn:
6038c9fa-50bb-4a4c-b72c-f7be4db110ce
name:
2161 (1) - Snøhvit/NN (Northern Norway) - LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) tax meeting, arbeidsfil Philippe Antoine (1)
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Ft/L0023/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6038c9fa-50bb-4a4c-b72c-f7be4db110ce
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baaaffad-54ac-45fc-b749-9ecac433fc8c
name:
2161 (3) - Snøhvit/NN (Northern Norway) - LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) tax meeting, arbeidsfil Philippe Antoine (3)
id:
0001
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AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Ft/L0024/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/baaaffad-54ac-45fc-b749-9ecac433fc8c
urn:
d30c2619-4679-43bc-befc-2dc06e0400b8
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Hovedkontoret, Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church, fellesmøter og materiale vedrørende India- og Øst-Pakistanfeltene samt avisutklipp fra hovedkontoret
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L0268
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VID/MDA-A-1549/D/Db/L0268
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STYKKE
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Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d30c2619-4679-43bc-befc-2dc06e0400b8
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Ni-Cu-Co exploration on the Senja Island, Northern Norway, 2007
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4956
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AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0519/4956
unit_type:
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/a2f0e065-bb8d-4470-bbc7-e4fdef983030
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8322b56d-42cb-475b-b850-2f2f007fe9cb
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"Blåmann blåmann", "Amerikafeber", "Rubbel og beat", "Urban street beats", "TU'BA"
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IKAK/0800266/Fa/L0010/0001
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MAPPE
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IKA Kongsberg
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0
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4300d690-1275-4813-98c3-5c96683c6fe5
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4806
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AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0506/4806
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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be2a5292-005a-4a1d-a954-308cdd64133f
name:
Ni, Au and PGE exploration in the Karasjok Greenstone Belt, Northern Norway, 2007
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4955
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AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0519/4955
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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name:
The Rombaken project,1994. Mineral exploration at Kjørisvatnet and Haugfjellet, Narvik municipality, Northern Norway
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4266
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AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0466/4266
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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S. A. I. L. Port Northern Europe AS
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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0002
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AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0005/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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