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, 1-100 (default 25). 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 2026-11-03T10:06:58Z in 2.599 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58303 results in compact format.

name:
Lurøy kommune. Lovund tilsynsnemnd
id:
K-18340.530.09
name:
Nova Sea Fryseri AS - Lovund
id:
0006
name:
Aquarius AS. Avdeling 62, Lovund kjemiske fagforening
id:
0020
name:
Kapitalbehovundersøkelser
id:
0005
name:
Lovund
id:
0002
name:
Lovund
id:
0005
name:
Grovundersøkelser
id:
0002
name:
Lovund
id:
0008
name:
Lovundkutter. N-66-TN
id:
0019
name:
Lovundlaks
id:
0010

Show all fields in HTML

total:

58303

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
5eea4dae-fa4f-476f-85a6-7122201449f8
name:
Lurøy kommune. Lovund tilsynsnemnd
id:
K-18340.530.09
path:
AIN/K-18340.530.09
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5eea4dae-fa4f-476f-85a6-7122201449f8
urn:
4a6b68e5-cf92-4c66-92e8-4007aa8f57e5
name:
Nova Sea Fryseri AS - Lovund
id:
0006
path:
AIN/NFK-23-113/D/Da/L0151/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4a6b68e5-cf92-4c66-92e8-4007aa8f57e5
urn:
b5af4ff5-cb23-4ef9-8600-497a7e03a33e
name:
Aquarius AS. Avdeling 62, Lovund kjemiske fagforening
id:
0020
path:
AAB/ARK-1662/D/Dd/L0253/0020
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b5af4ff5-cb23-4ef9-8600-497a7e03a33e
urn:
a3f37e35-f5dd-4ea5-8495-a913dd5bc15c
name:
Kapitalbehovundersøkelser
id:
0005
path:
AAB/ARK-2704/E/Ee/L0002/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a3f37e35-f5dd-4ea5-8495-a913dd5bc15c
urn:
f89ef1d4-dfca-409a-8713-b060899a2a4b
name:
Lovund
id:
0002
path:
AIN/NFK-02-108/251/L0108/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f89ef1d4-dfca-409a-8713-b060899a2a4b
urn:
5989ba97-b94b-4a2d-8f37-9360abfb3ebf
name:
Lovund
id:
0005
path:
AIN/NFK-03-121/251/L0055/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5989ba97-b94b-4a2d-8f37-9360abfb3ebf
urn:
ef875984-b8af-45dd-87ad-627b998ed8b7
name:
Grovundersøkelser
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-1713/01/O/Oa/L0006/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef875984-b8af-45dd-87ad-627b998ed8b7
urn:
4ea3d376-87c5-48f2-9d3d-f5e6288ebbc3
name:
Lovund
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0008
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AV/RA-S-4573/D/Dc/L0537/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4ea3d376-87c5-48f2-9d3d-f5e6288ebbc3
urn:
d59204dd-bec8-4355-8a6d-da5a847e3d8e
name:
Lovundkutter. N-66-TN
id:
0019
path:
AV/RA-S-6224/D/Df/0012/0019
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d59204dd-bec8-4355-8a6d-da5a847e3d8e
urn:
0b48c35e-87a8-4410-af6a-9b2873cd6713
name:
Lovundlaks
id:
0010
path:
AV/SAST-A-102623/G/Gb/L0005/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0b48c35e-87a8-4410-af6a-9b2873cd6713
urn:
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Lovund
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0016
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AV/SAT-A-1578/D/Da/L0006/0016
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2d11fbe0-6c17-4bbc-acda-152ca1fe5530
urn:
2b04dfca-1ca5-439d-8274-7b0aa174ca8c
name:
Lovund
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAT-A-1769/F/Fa/L0145/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2b04dfca-1ca5-439d-8274-7b0aa174ca8c
urn:
a1cd01a6-2dca-42d7-a79d-dc6267ae57df
name:
Lovundlaks
id:
0026
path:
AV/SAT-A-4395/E/Eb/L0033/0026
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a1cd01a6-2dca-42d7-a79d-dc6267ae57df
urn:
41b4e52d-eed5-4cfa-a8d2-bfb12220a931
name:
Lovund
id:
0002
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AV/SAT-A-5044/D/L0027/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/41b4e52d-eed5-4cfa-a8d2-bfb12220a931
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292d9975-fefc-41b0-b8f5-d4048756c6a5
name:
Lovundkutter. N-66-TN
id:
0018
path:
AV/RA-S-6224/D/Df/0012/0018
unit_type:
FOTOSERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/292d9975-fefc-41b0-b8f5-d4048756c6a5
urn:
no-ROMS_arkiv000000016600
name:
Lovunderskrift av direktemedlemmer
id:
L0001
path:
ROMS/R.Ark.1295/P/L0001
unit_type:
Stykke
institution:
Romsdalsmuseet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000016600
urn:
99ed74c2-7642-407c-aa55-23f51b55a6fa
name:
Lovund f.l.
id:
0007
path:
AIN/NA024/251/L0070/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/99ed74c2-7642-407c-aa55-23f51b55a6fa
urn:
8d7c3872-28cc-4e68-bd58-cbfdca2f4269
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E. Fjellgård, Lovund
id:
0014
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AIN/NA047/D/Da/L0057/0014
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8d7c3872-28cc-4e68-bd58-cbfdca2f4269
urn:
92961910-5bb6-4ef7-a948-89073c0f57a9
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1441.2 Lovund
id:
0002
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AV/RA-S-1604/2/D/L0659/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/92961910-5bb6-4ef7-a948-89073c0f57a9
urn:
dfc4123d-1e8e-4963-bf70-8f499ea0b7ee
name:
Lovund 1980
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0003
path:
AV/RA-S-4573/D/Dc/L0530/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dfc4123d-1e8e-4963-bf70-8f499ea0b7ee
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5852ad8f-7a92-42f3-8343-d1301b8bfe54
name:
1882 Lovunen
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0001
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AV/RA-S-4998/F/Fa/L0671/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5852ad8f-7a92-42f3-8343-d1301b8bfe54
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e01624c8-c6e3-412f-97a9-6a4320320b01
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Lovund lysverk
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0007
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AV/RA-S-5187/D1c/L0315/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e01624c8-c6e3-412f-97a9-6a4320320b01
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Vannverk - Lovund
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0008
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AV/SAT-A-1578/D/Da/L0093/0008
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Lovund Sjøprodukter A/S
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0027
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fbb14406-2bb2-485b-af4a-a2af1968ce11
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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