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 2026-10-31T13:06:31Z in 1.923 seconds.

Showing 10 of 109319 results in compact format.

name:
Medlemskap - Pianc Norge <Pianc = The World Association of Waterborne Transport Infrastructure>
id:
0003
name:
Raild, Astrid B.
id:
0323
name:
Western Association of Railway
id:
0008
name:
Infrastructure Committee
id:
0002
name:
Jernbane. American Electric Railway Ass. 68-1
id:
L0100
name:
Maintenance and commom infrastructure.
id:
L0590
name:
Liberia. Rehabilitation of Infrastructure
id:
0005
name:
Maintenance and common infrastructure.
id:
0002
name:
Infrastructure program 1952/54.
id:
0130
name:
0.06.10.01 - OLF workgroup infrastructure
id:
0007

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total:

109319

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000003350434
name:
Medlemskap - Pianc Norge <Pianc = The World Association of Waterborne Transport Infrastructure>
id:
0003
path:
BBA/A-3563/7168/7874/D/Da/Daj/L0001/0003
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003350434
urn:
839aa4ee-dde3-41e7-a28f-37b830d16214
name:
Raild, Astrid B.
id:
0323
path:
FRKA/B-1001/P/Pb/L0001/0323
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
Fredrikstad byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/839aa4ee-dde3-41e7-a28f-37b830d16214
urn:
86995566-04ce-4e15-a367-18351a9c48ba
name:
Western Association of Railway
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-S-2127/Fa/L0849/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/86995566-04ce-4e15-a367-18351a9c48ba
urn:
b982bf06-723f-4e66-a70a-3d525150caf7
name:
Infrastructure Committee
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2355/2/D/L0191/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b982bf06-723f-4e66-a70a-3d525150caf7
urn:
03622600-f713-48c0-a61d-bcc2d04fd12f
name:
Jernbane. American Electric Railway Ass. 68-1
id:
L0100
path:
NTM/A-1042/F/Fq/L0100
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Norsk Teknisk Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/03622600-f713-48c0-a61d-bcc2d04fd12f
urn:
a9491c43-47ac-4de0-868d-dad0e13172ce
name:
Maintenance and commom infrastructure.
id:
L0590
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2355/1/D/Da/L0590
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a9491c43-47ac-4de0-868d-dad0e13172ce
urn:
fee0b104-99e9-4633-a14e-85af86535df1
name:
Liberia. Rehabilitation of Infrastructure
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-PA-1641/D/Dd/L0120/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fee0b104-99e9-4633-a14e-85af86535df1
urn:
2938f0fd-6cfd-4e73-a251-6e4e6355f458
name:
Maintenance and common infrastructure.
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2355/1/D/Da/L0589/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2938f0fd-6cfd-4e73-a251-6e4e6355f458
urn:
d1c00712-5cce-4bd1-88d8-e58be66c83ff
name:
Infrastructure program 1952/54.
id:
0130
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-5379/D/Da/L0005/0130
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d1c00712-5cce-4bd1-88d8-e58be66c83ff
urn:
6ed3c78a-4f49-44b4-8a15-ceb631adf291
name:
0.06.10.01 - OLF workgroup infrastructure
id:
0007
path:
AV/SAST-A-102024/7/D/Da/L0025/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6ed3c78a-4f49-44b4-8a15-ceb631adf291
urn:
b7f3835d-bae8-4f49-9449-5b3b8272f874
name:
NATO's infrastructure program - NATOs infrastrukturprogram
id:
Feg
path:
AV/RA-PA-1955/F/Fe/Feg
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b7f3835d-bae8-4f49-9449-5b3b8272f874
urn:
c902a1fb-ac41-481e-9b2f-c83e08220416
name:
MWI. Nkhoma Nursing College, Infrastructure
id:
0012
path:
AV/RA-PA-1641/D/Dd/L0198/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c902a1fb-ac41-481e-9b2f-c83e08220416
urn:
4bcdb92a-16e5-478e-bfd0-483c5f421d2d
name:
MWI. Ekwendeni Nursing College, Infrastructure
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-PA-1641/D/Dd/L0200/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4bcdb92a-16e5-478e-bfd0-483c5f421d2d
urn:
ee649ecb-a116-4f38-b198-aa0fec624edd
name:
MWI. Trinity Nursing College, Infrastructure
id:
0009
path:
AV/RA-PA-1641/D/Dd/L0200/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee649ecb-a116-4f38-b198-aa0fec624edd
urn:
a0ccd583-e3cd-49f6-ae90-9436bef6b9c2
name:
MAK. MCIC Water Infrastructure Rehabilitation
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-1641/D/Dd/L0400/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0ccd583-e3cd-49f6-ae90-9436bef6b9c2
urn:
c1eb71d6-5ec3-4bcc-94ce-3755fe93cbf3
name:
ADM. NCA IT Technical Infrastructure
id:
0012
path:
AV/RA-PA-1641/D/Dd/L0587/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c1eb71d6-5ec3-4bcc-94ce-3755fe93cbf3
urn:
be15344e-d418-452d-a60c-54a250669a10
name:
Social infrastructure, sosial velferd, kultur
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-6306/D/Db/L0436/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/be15344e-d418-452d-a60c-54a250669a10
urn:
7d7970f0-ffdc-45f8-b1c4-29fdf68b19eb
name:
Gas infrastructure governance process Malaysia
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-102654/F/Fb/L0018/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d7970f0-ffdc-45f8-b1c4-29fdf68b19eb
urn:
718d3b02-9e3b-4487-8aad-6536d3dc6e26
name:
Gas infrastructure governance process Vietnam
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAST-A-102654/F/Fb/L0018/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/718d3b02-9e3b-4487-8aad-6536d3dc6e26
urn:
8c1f5a22-2fed-4a7e-83b9-3e63659209af
name:
UiO. Utnevnelser, konstitusjoner, tilsettinger m.m. Assisterende universitetetsdir. Løfsgaard - Railo
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-6142/D/L0124/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8c1f5a22-2fed-4a7e-83b9-3e63659209af
urn:
79e1fc3b-b4e1-4fae-8001-7e01561cc58e
name:
MWI. St. Johns Nursing College, Infrastructure
id:
0013
path:
AV/RA-PA-1641/D/Dd/L0198/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/79e1fc3b-b4e1-4fae-8001-7e01561cc58e
urn:
5dfb52b1-b56f-4ba1-b10c-61c0839fecd5
name:
MWI. St. Lukes Nursing School, Infrastructure
id:
0014
path:
AV/RA-PA-1641/D/Dd/L0198/0014
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5dfb52b1-b56f-4ba1-b10c-61c0839fecd5
urn:
eac20fd7-caba-45a0-982b-dad0ef220c5d
name:
MWI. St. Josephs Nursing College, Infrastructure
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-PA-1641/D/Dd/L0200/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eac20fd7-caba-45a0-982b-dad0ef220c5d
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eeae0f0a-ac9c-41aa-9328-eaa8c659ab4a
name:
MWI. Holy Family Nursing College, Infrastructure
id:
0010
path:
AV/RA-PA-1641/D/Dd/L0200/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eeae0f0a-ac9c-41aa-9328-eaa8c659ab4a
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eba7ae8e-03cf-4603-8486-b5a190d52ffd
name:
MWI. Mulanje College of Nursing, Infrastructure
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-1641/D/Dd/L0201/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eba7ae8e-03cf-4603-8486-b5a190d52ffd

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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