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 2026-11-02T16:02:01Z in 4.167 seconds.

Showing 10 of 826078 results in compact format.

name:
Pipervikens barneasyl
id:
A-40004
name:
Pa 1766 - Hess Norge AS
id:
SAST-A-102451
name:
Norges statsbaner, Bergensbanens forkortelse - Prosjekt: Ringeriksbanen
id:
RA-S-6635
name:
Nyskapnings- og teknologiprogrammet i Nord-Norge
id:
SATØ-S-1404
name:
Forsvaret, Forsvarets proviantmagasin Nord-Norge
id:
RA-RAFA-5300
name:
Forsvaret, Forsyningslager Nord-Norge/Proviantmagasinet
id:
RA-RAFA-5315
name:
Innovasjon Norge, Hordaland
id:
SAB-A-100613
name:
6631 (1) - Offshore Norge: Owners Tariffs Norpipe AS og Norsea Gas AS (1)
id:
0004
name:
6631 (2) - Offshore Norge: Owner Tariffs Norpipe AS/Norsea Gas AS (2)
id:
0001
name:
DO-130-GI-51222. Contract No. LS-81/1033. Comex Norge A.S: Odin Field development project as-built report for the Odin platform riser- pipeline tie-in.
id:
0001

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total:

826078

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
647c5ab8-b0cc-43a6-97f3-a7099f0be503
name:
Pipervikens barneasyl
id:
A-40004
path:
OBA/A-40004
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/647c5ab8-b0cc-43a6-97f3-a7099f0be503
urn:
a0b06d1b-c503-44e1-aacc-117b962c118f
name:
Pa 1766 - Hess Norge AS
id:
SAST-A-102451
path:
AV/SAST-A-102451
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0b06d1b-c503-44e1-aacc-117b962c118f
urn:
d1f4be60-a3e5-48fa-862f-fd2a2217dbd1
name:
Norges statsbaner, Bergensbanens forkortelse - Prosjekt: Ringeriksbanen
id:
RA-S-6635
path:
AV/RA-S-6635
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d1f4be60-a3e5-48fa-862f-fd2a2217dbd1
urn:
6c3ce495-771d-4457-b4f9-bc00c0d27ef6
name:
Nyskapnings- og teknologiprogrammet i Nord-Norge
id:
SATØ-S-1404
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1404
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c3ce495-771d-4457-b4f9-bc00c0d27ef6
urn:
9e597bdf-e387-4fdd-97da-af393c87ceca
name:
Forsvaret, Forsvarets proviantmagasin Nord-Norge
id:
RA-RAFA-5300
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-5300
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9e597bdf-e387-4fdd-97da-af393c87ceca
urn:
345288c8-c44d-41aa-ab3a-dd43774de327
name:
Forsvaret, Forsyningslager Nord-Norge/Proviantmagasinet
id:
RA-RAFA-5315
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-5315
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/345288c8-c44d-41aa-ab3a-dd43774de327
urn:
82cf61b2-12e6-437d-9f30-638beecd4b12
name:
Innovasjon Norge, Hordaland
id:
SAB-A-100613
path:
AV/SAB-A-100613
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/82cf61b2-12e6-437d-9f30-638beecd4b12
urn:
14782f2a-802b-4c93-a58c-78f9ae31d3f5
name:
6631 (1) - Offshore Norge: Owners Tariffs Norpipe AS og Norsea Gas AS (1)
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAST-A-101248/G/L0022/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/14782f2a-802b-4c93-a58c-78f9ae31d3f5
urn:
0fe78d46-aefa-4b77-b9f1-b68cbbfd3867
name:
6631 (2) - Offshore Norge: Owner Tariffs Norpipe AS/Norsea Gas AS (2)
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-101248/G/L0023/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0fe78d46-aefa-4b77-b9f1-b68cbbfd3867
urn:
a6321372-d648-4ae0-8cf8-65e295701736
name:
DO-130-GI-51222. Contract No. LS-81/1033. Comex Norge A.S: Odin Field development project as-built report for the Odin platform riser- pipeline tie-in.
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/01/D/Da/L0141/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a6321372-d648-4ae0-8cf8-65e295701736
urn:
a48e1d02-7069-4362-b57c-9465ca8e7c6a
name:
Norges Fiskeprodusenters landslag
id:
SATØ-P-0590
path:
AV/SATØ-P-0590
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a48e1d02-7069-4362-b57c-9465ca8e7c6a
urn:
33766c49-c578-42c1-b5ca-5ce16632c4dd
name:
Norges Fiskeprodusenters Fellessalg
id:
SATØ-P-0596
path:
AV/SATØ-P-0596
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/33766c49-c578-42c1-b5ca-5ce16632c4dd
urn:
417916b4-36fd-4a36-8595-9dac58e67da5
name:
Lisensavtale - Norge 2000 as
id:
L0009
path:
TEMU/TGM-A-1074/J/Ja/Jaa/Jaaa/L0009
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/417916b4-36fd-4a36-8595-9dac58e67da5
urn:
8b634565-3928-4ffc-84d7-df7309e9bd1b
name:
Piperviken prestearkiv
id:
SAO-A-20017
path:
AV/SAO-A-20017
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8b634565-3928-4ffc-84d7-df7309e9bd1b
urn:
3a7e20db-906f-4c1b-a9c1-2dbd107d7eea
name:
Larsens Pipefabrikk, G.
id:
A-00117
path:
OAM/A-00117
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a7e20db-906f-4c1b-a9c1-2dbd107d7eea
urn:
daa017d8-8dd0-4f9e-b000-1508a6721b18
name:
Piperviken småkirkemenighet
id:
A-10382
path:
OBA/A-10382
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/daa017d8-8dd0-4f9e-b000-1508a6721b18
urn:
6fe0dfad-c6e7-4e9c-be70-33075c3c3862
name:
Fretex Norge AS korrespondanse 2001 - 2003
id:
L0002
path:
VID/MDA-A-1525/H/Hf/Hfd/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6fe0dfad-c6e7-4e9c-be70-33075c3c3862
urn:
b55ba149-e3be-4a91-bf40-1e5780e4d8c4
name:
Piperviken prestekontor Kirkebøker
id:
SAO-A-10874
path:
AV/SAO-A-10874
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b55ba149-e3be-4a91-bf40-1e5780e4d8c4
urn:
1b954c38-2ca8-4ebf-a42f-de27afb07d48
name:
Avdeling 15. Bedrifts ID: 401393. Adecco Norge AS Gjøvik
id:
0012
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0094/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b954c38-2ca8-4ebf-a42f-de27afb07d48
urn:
b08ca0a8-3a9e-4a6f-bbd8-8f27a7da555d
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Milorg-foreningen "Sandpiper"
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SAK-D/0809
path:
AV/SAK-D/0809
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b08ca0a8-3a9e-4a6f-bbd8-8f27a7da555d
urn:
03cd25dd-d72c-40a0-8934-865bafd5e1a8
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Analyse av produksjons- og logistikkstrategier ved Pipelife Norge
id:
0005
path:
AV/SAT-A-1589/F/Fa/L0084/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/03cd25dd-d72c-40a0-8934-865bafd5e1a8
urn:
fdc38c0b-568f-4f3b-9a72-042437d2cf10
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Oslo politikammer, Piperviken politistasjon
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SAO-A-11427
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AV/SAO-A-11427
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ARKIV
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fdc38c0b-568f-4f3b-9a72-042437d2cf10
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146bf7b4-57bd-4b6a-9224-7a40fce49ebf
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Philips Norge AS
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RA-PA-1647
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AV/RA-PA-1647
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/146bf7b4-57bd-4b6a-9224-7a40fce49ebf
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3f7ca7cb-612f-4874-b2ef-aa5998c0c0c1
name:
Bid for trenching of 3 pipelines Heerema Norge AS. Addendum til evalueringsrapport datert 14.03.1986 pipeline trenching.
id:
0001
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AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dla/L0706/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3f7ca7cb-612f-4874-b2ef-aa5998c0c0c1
urn:
31049734-5896-464f-9a1b-855460bc68a4
name:
Fiskerikonsulenten i Vest-Norge
id:
SAB-A-100422
path:
AV/SAB-A-100422
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/31049734-5896-464f-9a1b-855460bc68a4

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