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 2026-11-13T06:15:52Z in 0.257 seconds.

Showing 10 of 67962 results in compact format.

name:
Opus Systemer AS, diverse spørsmål
id:
0010
name:
Elevmapper OPUS
id:
Fe
name:
Opus
id:
L0001
name:
Opus
id:
L0005
name:
Opus
id:
L0002
name:
Allmennfag, idrettsfag, musikkfag, påbygning, yrkesfag og Opus
id:
L0636
name:
Allmenfag, idrettsfag, musikkfag, påbygg, yrkesfag og Opus
id:
L0637
name:
Allmenfag, idrettsfag, musikkfag, påbygg, yrkesfag og Opus
id:
L0638
name:
Elevmapper, OPUS
id:
Fb
name:
Sikkerhetssystemer A/S
id:
AKT-5363

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total:

67962

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
919a5a56-3a59-4976-8559-4ea8d56355c6
name:
Opus Systemer AS, diverse spørsmål
id:
0010
path:
AV/RA-PA-0862/3/D/Dk/L0007/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/919a5a56-3a59-4976-8559-4ea8d56355c6
urn:
ba6ea7e7-02db-4193-8578-984fff34ca3d
name:
Elevmapper OPUS
id:
Fe
path:
AIN/NFK-20-115/F/Fe
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ba6ea7e7-02db-4193-8578-984fff34ca3d
urn:
f0bdbc81-d946-4ab9-8a87-43e8aa986ca5
name:
Opus
id:
L0001
path:
AIN/NFK-20-200/L/La/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f0bdbc81-d946-4ab9-8a87-43e8aa986ca5
urn:
508033b4-f2cd-4006-855b-20a07fe3e217
name:
Opus
id:
L0005
path:
AIN/NFK-22-113/L/La/L0005
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/508033b4-f2cd-4006-855b-20a07fe3e217
urn:
6888a381-bf36-4b61-8ee5-da4a5682a4af
name:
Opus
id:
L0002
path:
AIN/NFK-20-200/F/Fg/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6888a381-bf36-4b61-8ee5-da4a5682a4af
urn:
ad7bdbdd-158f-4187-8fe4-615844bae7bb
name:
Allmennfag, idrettsfag, musikkfag, påbygning, yrkesfag og Opus
id:
L0636
path:
AIN/NFK-20-200/F/Fc/L0636
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ad7bdbdd-158f-4187-8fe4-615844bae7bb
urn:
cb22b497-2b49-4b35-a2af-fe830b1404a3
name:
Allmenfag, idrettsfag, musikkfag, påbygg, yrkesfag og Opus
id:
L0637
path:
AIN/NFK-20-200/F/Fc/L0637
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cb22b497-2b49-4b35-a2af-fe830b1404a3
urn:
f3e2557d-0505-4145-bb58-dac44b959c9f
name:
Allmenfag, idrettsfag, musikkfag, påbygg, yrkesfag og Opus
id:
L0638
path:
AIN/NFK-20-200/F/Fc/L0638
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f3e2557d-0505-4145-bb58-dac44b959c9f
urn:
ef2ddbf9-14dc-4001-b107-5b4b12fc0368
name:
Elevmapper, OPUS
id:
Fb
path:
AIN/NFK-11-101/F/Fb
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef2ddbf9-14dc-4001-b107-5b4b12fc0368
urn:
fb8fbddf-2d53-493d-856a-7d2ddbb677c3
name:
Sikkerhetssystemer A/S
id:
AKT-5363
path:
AV/AKT-5363
unit_type:
Person
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Aksjeselskapet ble stiftet 16.05.1983 av Ketil A. Stene, Reidar Lorentzen og Olav Sandbeck fra A/S Storebrand-Nordengruppen. Opprinnelig navn var A/S Sikkerhetssystemer. Ifølge selskapets vedtekter, var formålet “salg, utvikling og produksjon av skadeforebyggende produkter, systemer og tjenester. “ ...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb8fbddf-2d53-493d-856a-7d2ddbb677c3
urn:
13eb06be-222e-485e-82b1-0d2249fd5d18
name:
Teknologiske systemer
id:
0023
path:
AFM/FIA-1016/D/Dc/L0002/0023
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Museene i Akershus
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/13eb06be-222e-485e-82b1-0d2249fd5d18
urn:
16ed5286-0ccb-40d7-b743-54136e5a9dbf
name:
Norske Automasjons-systemer A/S
id:
0006
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0141/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/16ed5286-0ccb-40d7-b743-54136e5a9dbf
urn:
22c902c9-c45e-4c21-9b95-4aa589b0e035
name:
EDB-systemer for sosialavdelingen
id:
0005
path:
OBA/A-20051/Dc/L0148/0002/0005
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/22c902c9-c45e-4c21-9b95-4aa589b0e035
urn:
27b9bf85-6035-451b-a015-414c163242bb
name:
Ekspertsystemer, Kunnskapsbaserte systemer, Kunstig intelligens
id:
L0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-1398/F/Fv/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/27b9bf85-6035-451b-a015-414c163242bb
urn:
511090dc-0e08-4c2d-9b3a-6c5e877be474
name:
Sikkerhetssystemer A/S
id:
069
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0873/069
unit_type:
ARKIVDEL
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/511090dc-0e08-4c2d-9b3a-6c5e877be474
urn:
f3b3196c-daf4-4916-bcc5-fd4464e01d27
name:
Ekspertsystemer, Kunnskapsbaserte systemer, Kunstig intelligens
id:
L0006
path:
AV/RA-PA-1398/F/Fv/L0006
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f3b3196c-daf4-4916-bcc5-fd4464e01d27
urn:
95a16755-5c90-49c6-9e4f-b31beca8fc7b
name:
EDB - systemer
id:
0002
path:
OAM/A-01077/E/L0005/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95a16755-5c90-49c6-9e4f-b31beca8fc7b
urn:
a348213b-1b29-4efa-9e51-688eac881eec
name:
OPUS AS
id:
0008
path:
AV/SAT-A-1772/D/Da/L0339/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a348213b-1b29-4efa-9e51-688eac881eec
urn:
073397ca-0693-480e-bd26-2b30f18553ec
name:
Lierne Bakeri / Opus AS
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAT-A-1772/D/Da/L0249/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/073397ca-0693-480e-bd26-2b30f18553ec
urn:
aab1dadf-2943-4993-9ab2-43231a17fc8f
name:
Eksamensbesvarelser. Flyteknikk og -systemer/Fluidmekanikk
id:
L0060
path:
AV/SAST-A-102327/F/Fe/L0060
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aab1dadf-2943-4993-9ab2-43231a17fc8f
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000003486539
name:
Reguleringsplaner: Gnr.52 bnr.20 m.fl., Mobergsneset, Os kommune, OPUS Bergen AS
id:
0003
path:
BBA/A-3563/7168/7874/D/Da/Dad/L0007/0003
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003486539
urn:
f1bba537-d14c-4e4a-8d98-e845ea666894
name:
Opus Bergen AS -steinressurrser i Nordre Meland. Potensiale som bygmateriell
id:
0036
path:
IKAH/1256-501/D/Da/L0123/0036
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f1bba537-d14c-4e4a-8d98-e845ea666894
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000003337133
name:
Reguleringsplaner. Gnr. 49 bnr. 26 m.fl. Rosslandsvågen, Meland kommune, OPUS Bergen AS for Iden Marina
id:
0019
path:
BBA/A-3563/7168/7874/D/Da/Dah/L0006/0019
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003337133
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000003351337
name:
Reguleringsplaner: gnr. 9, bnr. 156 Hjertås Industriområde, Meland kommune, OPUS Bergen AS for BO-Bygg AS
id:
0008
path:
BBA/A-3563/7168/7874/D/Da/Daj/L0008/0008
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003351337
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000003344540
name:
Reguleringsplaner: gnr. 129, bnr. 5, 19, 164, 509 Håkonshella, Laksevåg bydel, Bergen kommune, OPUS Bergen AS
id:
0001
path:
BBA/A-3563/7168/7874/D/Da/Dag/L0005/0001
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003344540

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