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 2026-10-30T02:26:27Z in 2.758 seconds.

Showing 10 of 59612 results in compact format.

name:
E. M. Rask Gabrielsen
id:
A-22-292
name:
Forsvaret, Rusk og rask
id:
RA-RAFA-2502
name:
Raskheden
id:
HHSP-1483
name:
Frida Rask
id:
0008
name:
Avdeling 7 Vestgård, Braskereidfoss
id:
ARK-108
name:
SND – ordinære lån, garantier og tilskudd. Frisk & rask AS
id:
1951
name:
Rusk og rask
id:
RAFA-4F-11580
name:
E. M. Rask Gabrielsen
id:
AKT-2408
name:
P - Rask
id:
L0029
name:
Rask
id:
0009

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total:

59612

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
fe95049c-761d-47d0-b3da-cd0da978eb1c
name:
E. M. Rask Gabrielsen
id:
A-22-292
path:
AIN/A-22-292
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fe95049c-761d-47d0-b3da-cd0da978eb1c
urn:
686011c7-6829-4593-8a1f-91318a9a45b5
name:
Forsvaret, Rusk og rask
id:
RA-RAFA-2502
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2502
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/686011c7-6829-4593-8a1f-91318a9a45b5
urn:
50f537d8-d7e7-4d60-a8ae-6666f12a9eb2
name:
Raskheden
id:
HHSP-1483
path:
OSTM/HHSP-1483
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Østfoldmuseene
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/50f537d8-d7e7-4d60-a8ae-6666f12a9eb2
urn:
15ba4d2a-9202-4df0-841e-c2b8b1887284
name:
Frida Rask
id:
0008
path:
AIN/A-10-133/U/Ua/Uam/L0001/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/15ba4d2a-9202-4df0-841e-c2b8b1887284
urn:
d8d965e0-fc09-4b8c-ae35-13ba1b51138b
name:
Avdeling 7 Vestgård, Braskereidfoss
id:
ARK-108
path:
ANNO/ARK-108
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Anno museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d8d965e0-fc09-4b8c-ae35-13ba1b51138b
urn:
049d8690-b98c-438e-b11b-d04604b296bd
name:
SND – ordinære lån, garantier og tilskudd. Frisk & rask AS
id:
1951
path:
AV/SAST-A-512/D/Da/1951
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/049d8690-b98c-438e-b11b-d04604b296bd
urn:
7b5a868b-3218-480c-90e7-de787d535b64
name:
Rusk og rask
id:
RAFA-4F-11580
path:
AV/RAFA-4F-11580
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7b5a868b-3218-480c-90e7-de787d535b64
urn:
fff25490-a74d-4d74-82c9-f97ee74c8156
name:
E. M. Rask Gabrielsen
id:
AKT-2408
path:
AIN/AKT-2408
unit_type:
Person
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fff25490-a74d-4d74-82c9-f97ee74c8156
urn:
c13c7f61-193d-4f38-9d15-ac78211e6a9f
name:
P - Rask
id:
L0029
path:
AV/SAT-A-1608/3/D/Dc/L0029
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c13c7f61-193d-4f38-9d15-ac78211e6a9f
urn:
37df934a-071a-4566-bf0c-c5b4f9685a67
name:
Rask
id:
0009
path:
AAMA/PA-1435/F/L0375/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/37df934a-071a-4566-bf0c-c5b4f9685a67
urn:
62589c22-5d61-4de4-abf4-b26cb02fe91a
name:
Rask
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0002
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AV/RA-S-2081/G/Gg/L0209/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/62589c22-5d61-4de4-abf4-b26cb02fe91a
urn:
7187d8ca-b3b2-4bd4-9451-07cc1bb93ccf
name:
Rask
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-2113/Db/L0494/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7187d8ca-b3b2-4bd4-9451-07cc1bb93ccf
urn:
a0f18081-7a09-4f38-8901-426db83a3617
name:
Rask
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-2120/Fal/L0472/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0f18081-7a09-4f38-8901-426db83a3617
urn:
9eef84a1-b85d-40ca-924b-f8bd268e4979
name:
Rask
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-S-2120/Fam/L0500/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9eef84a1-b85d-40ca-924b-f8bd268e4979
urn:
e7eb0eeb-8ab1-4f05-aefe-339415420670
name:
Rask
id:
0017
path:
AV/RA-S-2120/Fan/L0525/0017
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e7eb0eeb-8ab1-4f05-aefe-339415420670
urn:
3a3e8352-ab93-4299-94bd-4fdceac31662
name:
Rask
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-2120/Fba/L0312/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a3e8352-ab93-4299-94bd-4fdceac31662
urn:
43ce73f3-ec54-4a98-a86c-3bfc47746f8b
name:
Rask
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-2122/Fb/L0824/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43ce73f3-ec54-4a98-a86c-3bfc47746f8b
urn:
347bc4a6-47b9-404d-bb33-5ed10870cd6a
name:
Rask
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-S-2124/Ds/L0131/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/347bc4a6-47b9-404d-bb33-5ed10870cd6a
urn:
3e4d7d0d-a867-4191-83a1-fbbf979bebde
name:
Rask
id:
0003
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AV/RA-S-2124/Ea/L0027/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3e4d7d0d-a867-4191-83a1-fbbf979bebde
urn:
1d5684de-647e-4cbf-b1b3-f5389345fdd8
name:
Rask
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0034
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AV/RA-S-2153/Da/L0018/0034
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1d5684de-647e-4cbf-b1b3-f5389345fdd8
urn:
9730b6b1-f39a-4b94-a74b-24ac78919a2d
name:
S/S "Rask"
id:
0023
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AV/RA-S-3567/D/Db/L0033/0023
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9730b6b1-f39a-4b94-a74b-24ac78919a2d
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e04e3a8c-b3a3-4674-995c-6a67b5db1bc8
name:
D/S "Rask"
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0004
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AV/RA-S-3567/D/Db/L0062/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e04e3a8c-b3a3-4674-995c-6a67b5db1bc8
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c52f0a40-968d-47a9-89f1-fcdeebc47746
name:
1 Rask
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0001
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AV/RA-S-3576/D/Da/L0023/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c52f0a40-968d-47a9-89f1-fcdeebc47746
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0044
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AV/SAST-A-101614/U/L0024/0044
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FOTO
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/09af4663-fa7c-454b-9947-f564defd2b6c
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e74e908f-755a-42ad-9e02-cf7a944684ca
name:
Torpedobaaden RASK
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Hras
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2759/Hras
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SERIE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e74e908f-755a-42ad-9e02-cf7a944684ca

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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