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 2026-11-02T14:58:16Z in 4.601 seconds.

Showing 10 of 2494 results in compact format.

name:
Vest Vision AS
id:
SFFmm-00016
name:
Justisdepartementet, Deep Sea Driller-utredningen
id:
RA-S-6478
name:
Vest Vision AS
id:
AKT-1599
name:
Heer: Gebirgs-Regiment, -Brigade, -Division
id:
RA-RAFA-5830
name:
Heer: Infanterie-Division und -Regiment
id:
RA-RAFA-5835
name:
Scantrol A/S
id:
0003
name:
Deep Sea Driller-utredningen
id:
S-3U-16642
name:
455.7012.33: Provision of positioning services in support of offshore soil investigation field work, contract number 83-523. 455.7012.34: Condeep T300 Model tests, contract number 83-528.
id:
L0029
name:
Oljeplattformen som strandet - 6 personer omkom ved boreplattformen Deep Sea Drillers forlis. Fotograf: Fiksdal, Jan. NÅ nr. 11 1976
id:
8387
name:
XA01-01 A5760 - A5763 Concrete Decks for Offshore Platforms, Summary Report, Module Support Frame for PDQ-Platform, Evaluation of a Steel Frame vs a Concrete Frame, Concept Evaluation of Condeep Monotower, Condeep T300 Deep Water Gravity Platform
id:
0003

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total:

2494

total_exact:

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results:

25 results

urn:
8ec1fb38-0318-4a75-85cf-3d8afc6a46b6
name:
Vest Vision AS
id:
SFFmm-00016
path:
VLFK/SFFmm-00016
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8ec1fb38-0318-4a75-85cf-3d8afc6a46b6
urn:
0566c467-6de0-43bb-97d1-3a5c6f3ba798
name:
Justisdepartementet, Deep Sea Driller-utredningen
id:
RA-S-6478
path:
AV/RA-S-6478
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0566c467-6de0-43bb-97d1-3a5c6f3ba798
urn:
c135d7ed-7d55-44b6-b5c3-be3900e40627
name:
Vest Vision AS
id:
AKT-1599
path:
VLFK/AKT-1599
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Vest Vision AS, fjernsyns- og videoproduksjonsselskap, vart skipa i 1986 av Arve Sandal og Ole Fretheim som det første i sitt slag i Sogn og Fjordane. Avishuset Firda vart i 1991 stor medeigar i selskapet.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c135d7ed-7d55-44b6-b5c3-be3900e40627
urn:
9db83511-3ad6-49eb-935a-a89da0bf34cc
name:
Heer: Gebirgs-Regiment, -Brigade, -Division
id:
RA-RAFA-5830
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-5830
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9db83511-3ad6-49eb-935a-a89da0bf34cc
urn:
b4caefe4-654e-48f9-be81-0de0af589dfe
name:
Heer: Infanterie-Division und -Regiment
id:
RA-RAFA-5835
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-5835
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b4caefe4-654e-48f9-be81-0de0af589dfe
urn:
1b6c6873-1df0-4b22-8860-1281ff819998
name:
Scantrol A/S
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAB-A-100614 /D/Db/L0081/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b6c6873-1df0-4b22-8860-1281ff819998
urn:
c859d1fd-5684-46dc-be49-df4dfb22779b
name:
Deep Sea Driller-utredningen
id:
S-3U-16642
path:
AV/S-3U-16642
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Seks personer omkom da riggen grunnstøtte 1. mars 1976. Ulykken ble i 1976 gransket av en kommisjon som avleverte rapport 28. april 1976. I anmodningsvedtak nr. 175 (2004-2005) ba Stortinget regjeringen foreta en gjennomgang av alle sidene ved forliset av "Deep Sea Driller". På bakgrunn av dette eng...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c859d1fd-5684-46dc-be49-df4dfb22779b
urn:
3f2f17da-78b2-449d-9059-44728014fd42
name:
455.7012.33: Provision of positioning services in support of offshore soil investigation field work, contract number 83-523. 455.7012.34: Condeep T300 Model tests, contract number 83-528.
id:
L0029
path:
AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dbh/L0029
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3f2f17da-78b2-449d-9059-44728014fd42
urn:
0c182299-0257-4458-b8a0-e4987ccee30d
name:
Oljeplattformen som strandet - 6 personer omkom ved boreplattformen Deep Sea Drillers forlis. Fotograf: Fiksdal, Jan. NÅ nr. 11 1976
id:
8387
path:
AV/RA-PA-0797/U/Ud/L0072/8387
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0c182299-0257-4458-b8a0-e4987ccee30d
urn:
b2b23a2b-6275-4ff6-8d35-6c68eb563d05
name:
XA01-01 A5760 - A5763 Concrete Decks for Offshore Platforms, Summary Report, Module Support Frame for PDQ-Platform, Evaluation of a Steel Frame vs a Concrete Frame, Concept Evaluation of Condeep Monotower, Condeep T300 Deep Water Gravity Platform
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dl/L0442/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2b23a2b-6275-4ff6-8d35-6c68eb563d05
urn:
202d69bd-ac61-4192-95d5-fe7f4cd9237d
name:
SHS1 114: Condeep T.300 concrete gravity production platform for deep and hostile waters, State of the art report.
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/E/Ec/Ecc/L0041/0004
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/202d69bd-ac61-4192-95d5-fe7f4cd9237d
urn:
423904b8-aaa6-422f-82a7-61cde0856bce
name:
XA01-02A1813 - A1816.2 Monthly Status Report: Kongsberg Eng - BP Joint Venture, Gonn - Deep Water field development study, Deepwater Gas field offshore
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dl/L0167/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/423904b8-aaa6-422f-82a7-61cde0856bce
urn:
770809f4-8415-4253-a406-5cb027305107
name:
XA01-01A2250 R&D Project for deep water technology T.2386, XA01-01A2251 Deep water gas field Offshore Northern Norway, Statoil/BP Joint Venture procedures
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dl/L0191/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/770809f4-8415-4253-a406-5cb027305107
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e6c16d99-c407-482f-8035-3ef4e942a387
name:
Crew rescue vehicles, CRRS, CS (Japan), CTS, CTV, D5 Pollux and castor, Danish Space Act, Darwin, DASA, Data Aquisition, Deep Space 1, Deep Space 3, Delta
id:
L0090
path:
NTM/A-1043/E/Ea/L0090
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Norsk Teknisk Museum
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e6c16d99-c407-482f-8035-3ef4e942a387
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f8610e03-0fbb-4c2d-af7f-0968b81c1198
name:
Ukjent - Deep Water Site Gandsfjord Mooring Manual rev. 1 March 1982, Ukjent - Maritime Operation part 1: From Building Dock to Deep Water Site in Gandsfjorden rev. 1 April 1982
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAST-A-102024/02/D/Da/L0223/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f8610e03-0fbb-4c2d-af7f-0968b81c1198
urn:
2764eea3-546b-4e11-8634-f883a7f24931
name:
Review of the condeep T300 concrete gravity structure 1984. A comparison study of three deep water platform concepts 1983. CURVGEN: An interactive graphics program for curvilinear grid generation 1984.
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAST-A-101917/F/Fa/L0018/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2764eea3-546b-4e11-8634-f883a7f24931
urn:
61bf8ae1-0d1e-4a9e-84c6-14a5c6c3616c
name:
Wiborg, Kristian Fredrik - Some Observations on the Food of Cod (Gadus Callarias L.) of the 0-II-group from Deep Water and the Littoral Zone in Northern Norway and from Deep Water at Spitzbergen
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0036
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AV/SAB-A-100272/3/001/001b/L0021/0036
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DOKUMENT
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/61bf8ae1-0d1e-4a9e-84c6-14a5c6c3616c
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0f5dece7-5a9f-4ad9-a208-6e0604166db7
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0004
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AV/SAST-A-102024/02/D/Da/L0312/0004
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f5dece7-5a9f-4ad9-a208-6e0604166db7
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no-DANS_arkiv_000000005617
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Deep
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0001
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DI/DA-2/1005/U/Ub/0056/0001
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Film
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Danseinformasjonen
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0
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b5310070-cff4-4d0f-aef7-4150017d58a8
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Deep-spill
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0004
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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MV Deep Sea Animal
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Fci
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VEMU/A-2543/F/Fc/Fci
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Serie
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Vestfoldarkivet
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0
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55d8a10e-e0e5-4f14-af74-7761f3476163
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Deep Sea Tramp
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L0051
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AV/RA-S-2120/Fbb/L0051
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/55d8a10e-e0e5-4f14-af74-7761f3476163
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Visning av 'Deep Throat'
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0001
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AAB/ARK-1584/D/Da/L0107/0001
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MAPPE
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Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
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0
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"Skin deep" av Williamson T
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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/630fe30e-7215-495e-9cc4-950cda62491b
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0010
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0ca6332f-d59e-4a9d-ac34-aa2c354284e5

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