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 2026-10-18T18:06:02Z in 0.696 seconds.

Showing 10 of 87182 results in compact format.

name:
Norvald Torbjørnsen, Å
id:
NFM-103-132
name:
Norvald Tveiten
id:
A-1022
name:
Bøyum, Norvald
id:
SFF-96068
name:
Arkiv etter MS "Norvarg"
id:
SATØ-P-1537
name:
Gardar og ætter i Fjell av Norvald Austarheim
id:
1246-Pa0012
name:
Norvans AS
id:
0002
name:
KV Norvakt: Loggbøker nr 21, 22, 23, 24 og 25 (begrenset)
id:
L0111
name:
Arvesaksnr. 24: Kvammen, Norvald
id:
0022
name:
Norva-design Kunstnerkontakt
id:
0135
name:
Norva-design Kunstnerkontakt - Hafrsfjord
id:
0185

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total:

87182

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

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7b4fe3bb-6275-4de9-af4e-26565cb7967b
name:
Norvald Torbjørnsen, Å
id:
NFM-103-132
path:
AIN/NFM-103-132
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7b4fe3bb-6275-4de9-af4e-26565cb7967b
urn:
no-ulhaArkiv-000000008321
name:
Norvald Tveiten
id:
A-1022
path:
ULHA/A-1022
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000008321
urn:
a57f2d73-43e8-4a85-b221-21314a86fd17
name:
Bøyum, Norvald
id:
SFF-96068
path:
VLFK/SFF-96068
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
country:
norge
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a57f2d73-43e8-4a85-b221-21314a86fd17
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d94b825b-ab0b-4b83-ba0d-bfff07b987b0
name:
Arkiv etter MS "Norvarg"
id:
SATØ-P-1537
path:
AV/SATØ-P-1537
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d94b825b-ab0b-4b83-ba0d-bfff07b987b0
urn:
34c81568-b298-444f-ad8f-b493afa840de
name:
Gardar og ætter i Fjell av Norvald Austarheim
id:
1246-Pa0012
path:
IKAH/1246-Pa0012
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/34c81568-b298-444f-ad8f-b493afa840de
urn:
32f28d05-86e8-43db-8b4c-423bcc08a09d
name:
Norvans AS
id:
0002
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AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Da/L0716/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/32f28d05-86e8-43db-8b4c-423bcc08a09d
urn:
bb7dd99b-3c42-4219-91ee-8881de5af3e0
name:
KV Norvakt: Loggbøker nr 21, 22, 23, 24 og 25 (begrenset)
id:
L0111
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-5870/Fa/L0111
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bb7dd99b-3c42-4219-91ee-8881de5af3e0
urn:
9636e8b1-ba95-446c-b5fd-89123c013de8
name:
Arvesaksnr. 24: Kvammen, Norvald
id:
0022
path:
AV/RA-S-2987/Ea/L0318/0022
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9636e8b1-ba95-446c-b5fd-89123c013de8
urn:
no-ulha_Arkiv_000000014868
name:
Norva-design Kunstnerkontakt
id:
0135
path:
ULHA/A-1035/Y/L0003/0001/0135
institution:
Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000014868
urn:
no-ulha_Arkiv_000000014755
name:
Norva-design Kunstnerkontakt - Hafrsfjord
id:
0185
path:
ULHA/A-1035/Y/L0003/0001/0185
institution:
Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000014755
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cde806b5-d058-486e-b8a9-c79df25fb3e2
name:
Databehandleravtale Søgne kommune og Norva24 Sørmiljø AS
id:
0018
path:
ARKSOR/1018SØ126/E/Ea/L0012/0018
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkivsenter Sør
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cde806b5-d058-486e-b8a9-c79df25fb3e2
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f5a63632-84e0-4751-9bad-4aeb50ab10db
name:
Norvask A/S
id:
0001
path:
AAB/ARK-1662/D/Dd/L0183/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f5a63632-84e0-4751-9bad-4aeb50ab10db
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Norvask A/S
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0001
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AV/RA-PA-1071/F/Fa/L0267/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
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Norvask A/S
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0002
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AV/RA-PA-1071/G/Ga/L0071/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ab0a1b2a-84d0-4906-8651-dd036f5ab65a
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170b2da7-ae0e-4be3-9161-473601a1d815
name:
Norvask A/S
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0002
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AV/RA-PA-1071/G/Ga/L0120/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/170b2da7-ae0e-4be3-9161-473601a1d815
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40a93c15-820d-47a7-b683-faa39b49173e
name:
Norvask A/S
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4403/D/Da/L0353/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/40a93c15-820d-47a7-b683-faa39b49173e
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bdc7b936-8bf8-4c52-b6f4-ed3e4616bba7
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Norvask A/S
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0007
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AV/RA-RAFA-4403/D/Da/L0378/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bdc7b936-8bf8-4c52-b6f4-ed3e4616bba7
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e9b3cb74-63e0-4e79-8dd8-fd739d72f1dc
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Norvask A/S
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0013
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AV/RA-RAFA-4403/D/Da/L0388/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e9b3cb74-63e0-4e79-8dd8-fd739d72f1dc
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28d39607-1411-4b6f-b8d8-3ee4219db2fe
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Mj?s Norvald
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0008
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AV/RA-RAFA-5519/Pa/L0038/0008
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28d39607-1411-4b6f-b8d8-3ee4219db2fe
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0fad6743-a548-459f-9961-ff10fe2b3739
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Norvangen
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0001
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AV/RA-S-2081/G/Gg/L0182/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0fad6743-a548-459f-9961-ff10fe2b3739
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Norvard
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AV/RA-S-2081/G/Gg/L0188/0004
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/44e7e067-0706-44f5-b2b2-2bd4fbbdc318
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Norvarg
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0005
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AV/RA-S-2081/G/Gg/L0188/0005
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Norvarg
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AV/RA-S-2113/Db/L0450/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Norvarg
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Norvarg
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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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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