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.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
offsetoptionalintegerNumber 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.

Type: string. Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
Type: integer. Results per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-14T12:53:08Z in 1.139 seconds.

Showing 10 of 61722 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Nasjonal Samling (NS) Hirdmarinen
    id:
    RA-PA-0768
  2. name:
    Marinens kystvakt
    id:
    SAB-A-100410
  3. name:
    Marinen, Sjøtroppene
    id:
    SAT-A-5169
  4. name:
    Forsvaret, Marinens bygningsvesen
    id:
    RA-RAFA-1903
  5. name:
    Forsvaret, Marinens artilleri
    id:
    RA-RAFA-1905
  6. name:
    Forsvaret, Marinens intendanturkorps
    id:
    RA-RAFA-1908
  7. name:
    Forsvaret, Marinens flyvåpen
    id:
    RA-RAFA-1910
  8. name:
    Forsvaret, Marinens rettsvesen
    id:
    RA-RAFA-1914
  9. name:
    Forsvaret, Marinens overkommando
    id:
    RA-RAFA-2307
  10. name:
    Forsvaret, Marinens hovedverft
    id:
    RA-RAFA-2352
Show all fields in HTML
total:
61722
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    539e6e34-ce9f-445d-bb5b-2cbd8ec9bc02
    name:
    Nasjonal Samling (NS) Hirdmarinen
    id:
    RA-PA-0768
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0768
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/539e6e34-ce9f-445d-bb5b-2cbd8ec9bc02
  2. urn:
    f4a36673-84d7-4412-bae8-4388ff6ece8c
    name:
    Marinens kystvakt
    id:
    SAB-A-100410
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100410
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f4a36673-84d7-4412-bae8-4388ff6ece8c
  3. urn:
    653aa34f-b19a-46ac-b83b-69021092b6c7
    name:
    Marinen, Sjøtroppene
    id:
    SAT-A-5169
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-5169
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/653aa34f-b19a-46ac-b83b-69021092b6c7
  4. urn:
    92aebb2f-d956-4e63-b4c0-b4b633f76ada
    name:
    Forsvaret, Marinens bygningsvesen
    id:
    RA-RAFA-1903
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-1903
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/92aebb2f-d956-4e63-b4c0-b4b633f76ada
  5. urn:
    c8c1ea31-0789-4c6c-a2f8-91daf75a7557
    name:
    Forsvaret, Marinens artilleri
    id:
    RA-RAFA-1905
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-1905
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c8c1ea31-0789-4c6c-a2f8-91daf75a7557
  6. urn:
    18934e5d-1b4e-4d83-bf9e-7b053011feae
    name:
    Forsvaret, Marinens intendanturkorps
    id:
    RA-RAFA-1908
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-1908
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/18934e5d-1b4e-4d83-bf9e-7b053011feae
  7. urn:
    8d154586-b5a5-4778-8c7d-f8fee586ba4b
    name:
    Forsvaret, Marinens flyvåpen
    id:
    RA-RAFA-1910
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-1910
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8d154586-b5a5-4778-8c7d-f8fee586ba4b
  8. urn:
    9bda9439-743d-4e12-b5f1-ddffef401068
    name:
    Forsvaret, Marinens rettsvesen
    id:
    RA-RAFA-1914
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-1914
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9bda9439-743d-4e12-b5f1-ddffef401068
  9. urn:
    84d7d55b-2e6e-4f7b-abf8-36c2e1b361f1
    name:
    Forsvaret, Marinens overkommando
    id:
    RA-RAFA-2307
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-2307
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/84d7d55b-2e6e-4f7b-abf8-36c2e1b361f1
  10. urn:
    122ff96e-2b5a-45c3-9803-d0f23feceefb
    name:
    Forsvaret, Marinens hovedverft
    id:
    RA-RAFA-2352
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-2352
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/122ff96e-2b5a-45c3-9803-d0f23feceefb
  11. urn:
    3de0bf16-91ba-4960-9830-3f530b7dac24
    name:
    Forsvaret, Marinens reguleringskommisjon
    id:
    RA-RAFA-4414
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-4414
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3de0bf16-91ba-4960-9830-3f530b7dac24
  12. urn:
    8d75ec9f-8cd2-4206-ad06-2a6ee1886d53
    name:
    Forsvaret, Marinens navigasjonsvesen
    id:
    RA-RAFA-4448
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-4448
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8d75ec9f-8cd2-4206-ad06-2a6ee1886d53
  13. urn:
    be1d8520-9361-4879-a6d8-00580c35080c
    name:
    Forsvaret, Marinen i Storbritannia
    id:
    RA-RAFA-4556
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-4556
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/be1d8520-9361-4879-a6d8-00580c35080c
  14. urn:
    8c3d371d-d2ab-4803-8f5b-bd84c34e3baa
    name:
    Forsvaret, Marinens minevesen
    id:
    RA-RAFA-4767
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-4767
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8c3d371d-d2ab-4803-8f5b-bd84c34e3baa
  15. urn:
    7e2a0cca-9fef-4b7e-8ceb-90e6356c2824
    name:
    Forsvaret, Marinens televesen
    id:
    RA-RAFA-4768
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-4768
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7e2a0cca-9fef-4b7e-8ceb-90e6356c2824
  16. urn:
    07e57283-ca35-409f-8bd9-145592894047
    name:
    Forsvaret, Marinens radarinspeksjon
    id:
    RA-RAFA-4769
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-4769
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07e57283-ca35-409f-8bd9-145592894047
  17. urn:
    0bea161d-edf8-4964-b2f3-b17176f5d021
    name:
    Forsvaret, Marinens maskininspeksjon
    id:
    RA-RAFA-4770
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-4770
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0bea161d-edf8-4964-b2f3-b17176f5d021
  18. urn:
    aad0d039-574c-4bac-9780-45cacacd3765
    name:
    Forsvaret, Marinens artilleriinspeksjon
    id:
    RA-RAFA-5865
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-5865
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aad0d039-574c-4bac-9780-45cacacd3765
  19. urn:
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    Forsvaret, Marinens asdicskole
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    RA-RAFA-5866
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-5866
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/078ac6a5-c7d9-4fb4-810d-884c33982744
  20. urn:
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    Forsvaret, Marinens asdicinspeksjon
    id:
    RA-RAFA-5868
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-5868
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a3d1b5c8-1616-4fb2-8a3f-0bd88f93edef
  21. urn:
    c5157ce5-00cd-4cb7-b55f-54194ba9f0d9
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    Forsvaret, Marinens skyteskole
    id:
    RA-RAFA-6714
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-6714
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c5157ce5-00cd-4cb7-b55f-54194ba9f0d9
  22. urn:
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    name:
    Marinen, Trondheim verft
    id:
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    path:
    AV/SAT-A-5168
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
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    0
    link:
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  23. urn:
    c66d4494-9a45-4163-bb66-9c0fa4c1e807
    name:
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    id:
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    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-1894
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c66d4494-9a45-4163-bb66-9c0fa4c1e807
  24. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  25. urn:
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    id:
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    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-2040
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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How an AI agent should use this page

Ground rule: Navigate with HTML GET links to keep explanations and relationships. Use the page's JSON alternative only when concrete values must be extracted, compared or computed.

How to use the search_archives lookup

  1. Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
  2. Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
  3. Follow linked results to canonical pages before combining sources.

Misreading to avoid: An empty list means "no results for this lookup". An error message or unavailable source does not mean the data does not exist.

Source-specific next step

Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.