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 2026-10-19T21:30:04Z in 0.247 seconds.

Showing 10 of 55416 results in compact format.

name:
OE-09-0974 Sonans
id:
0009
name:
Avtale Sonans NettGymnas. 2000/2477
id:
0022
name:
Ressonansbegrepet
id:
0003
name:
Resonans
id:
0011
name:
Resonans
id:
0011
name:
Resonansprøver Brokkenettet
id:
0022
name:
Resonans i biomasse
id:
0001
name:
Resonansekkomåling fra fisk
id:
0003
name:
Karriere - Åse Kleveland. Bildene er tatt for Billedbladet NÅ i forbindelse med et intervju med Åse Kleveland om hennes karriere og privatliv. Kleveland, Åse. NÅ nr. II. 34 1972
id:
7101
name:
Militær karriere
id:
L0001

Show all fields in HTML

total:

55416

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
59367a60-79f2-421f-97c5-ec82778d23ea
name:
OE-09-0974 Sonans
id:
0009
path:
VID/MDA-A-1012/D/Db/L0071/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/59367a60-79f2-421f-97c5-ec82778d23ea
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000110276
name:
Avtale Sonans NettGymnas. 2000/2477
id:
0022
path:
VEMU/A-1747/F/Fa/L0012/0022
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000110276
urn:
9b583870-86c7-4895-815c-5a11bce4a32a
name:
Ressonansbegrepet
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-0943/F/Fb/L0001/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9b583870-86c7-4895-815c-5a11bce4a32a
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000209351
name:
Resonans
id:
0011
path:
BBA/A-4265/E/Eb/Eba/L0004/0011
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000209351
urn:
d81700c6-85c4-4944-a51b-006a342462af
name:
Resonans
id:
0011
path:
SAF/A-4265/E/Eb/Eba/L0004/0011
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
ArkiVest
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d81700c6-85c4-4944-a51b-006a342462af
urn:
2c2ae903-3a55-4b4c-a1fe-22828bbd53d3
name:
Resonansprøver Brokkenettet
id:
0022
path:
AAMA/KA0900-910/D/Dh/L0042/0022
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c2ae903-3a55-4b4c-a1fe-22828bbd53d3
urn:
8353f64f-da99-418c-b840-f49638de7601
name:
Resonans i biomasse
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-2477/E/Eb/L0320/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8353f64f-da99-418c-b840-f49638de7601
urn:
3358edf0-d789-4738-8efe-74ca759a053f
name:
Resonansekkomåling fra fisk
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-2477/E/Eb/L0326/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3358edf0-d789-4738-8efe-74ca759a053f
urn:
c6f6e576-4861-4c48-8c9f-fb0c5fd7aaca
name:
Karriere - Åse Kleveland. Bildene er tatt for Billedbladet NÅ i forbindelse med et intervju med Åse Kleveland om hennes karriere og privatliv. Kleveland, Åse. NÅ nr. II. 34 1972
id:
7101
path:
AV/RA-PA-0797/U/Ud/L0060/7101
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c6f6e576-4861-4c48-8c9f-fb0c5fd7aaca
urn:
fb075f6b-145d-4e81-92a0-e161a7586764
name:
Militær karriere
id:
L0001
path:
OBA/A-70391/G/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb075f6b-145d-4e81-92a0-e161a7586764
urn:
36ccc001-c7be-4b22-95b4-506a35c823e9
name:
Karriere og undervisning
id:
0033
path:
AIN/K-18200.610.01/D/L0006/0033
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/36ccc001-c7be-4b22-95b4-506a35c823e9
urn:
ec51a176-4123-4083-9caf-2d83c5369409
name:
KARRIERE/TJ. GJØRINGSPLANER
id:
0012
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3963/F/Fa/L0017/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ec51a176-4123-4083-9caf-2d83c5369409
urn:
2782574d-f869-418f-b958-d56da45509da
name:
KARRIERE TJ. GJ. PLANER
id:
0012
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3963/F/Fa/L0019/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2782574d-f869-418f-b958-d56da45509da
urn:
e068449b-43a5-41f4-96b9-9f6e48f47212
name:
Karriere og tjenesteplaner
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4520/F/Fa/L0038/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e068449b-43a5-41f4-96b9-9f6e48f47212
urn:
7c680cc9-f5ab-44d9-a57d-1ac106ac1f10
name:
Faglig karriere
id:
0006
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/E/Ea/Eaa/L0026/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7c680cc9-f5ab-44d9-a57d-1ac106ac1f10
urn:
f3792fff-b8f8-4485-bb01-571cddbd2e26
name:
Faglig karriere 1/2
id:
0006
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/E/Ea/Eaa/L0046/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f3792fff-b8f8-4485-bb01-571cddbd2e26
urn:
c8a7f5be-7713-4d54-a85f-e2836cb51498
name:
Faglig karriere 2/2
id:
0007
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/E/Ea/Eaa/L0046/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c8a7f5be-7713-4d54-a85f-e2836cb51498
urn:
5c3d329d-69e2-49ba-94d6-0285bbf8f420
name:
KarriereValg Trondheim AS
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAT-A-1104/H/Hc/L0006/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5c3d329d-69e2-49ba-94d6-0285bbf8f420
urn:
d32b040d-d574-483e-b445-df6098fcb31f
name:
Prosjekt differensiering og karriere
id:
L0002
path:
AFK/0200094/D/Db/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Akershus fylkeskommune
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d32b040d-d574-483e-b445-df6098fcb31f
urn:
7d8e72c5-0d52-4e18-873f-23715cf5ef1c
name:
Personellpolitikk. karriere. Søknader
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-1883/2/D/Dd/L0634/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d8e72c5-0d52-4e18-873f-23715cf5ef1c
urn:
4b1bafea-4041-4a0e-97cc-6e17c68635b2
name:
Personellpolitikk/forvaltning. Karriere.
id:
0010
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3056/D/Da/L0206/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4b1bafea-4041-4a0e-97cc-6e17c68635b2
urn:
423fdb5e-00bc-4620-be31-062e1ee405c3
name:
Karriere, Personellforvaltning, Bestemmelser
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3195/1/D/Da/L0243/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/423fdb5e-00bc-4620-be31-062e1ee405c3
urn:
cb7aa0d9-3101-4f1c-8d04-f9c48f929538
name:
Personellpolitikk. Personellforvaltning. Karriere
id:
0014
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3260/D/Da/L0086/0014
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cb7aa0d9-3101-4f1c-8d04-f9c48f929538
urn:
4cd1ce51-e1e6-4496-9edf-9ad8270cdc05
name:
Personellpolitikk. Personellforvaltning. Karriere
id:
0010
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AV/RA-RAFA-3260/D/Da/L0089/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4cd1ce51-e1e6-4496-9edf-9ad8270cdc05
urn:
51905a97-06b7-49a8-be38-25cd5751b1cb
name:
Personellpolitikk. Personellforvaltning. Karriere
id:
0019
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AV/RA-RAFA-3260/D/Da/L0090/0019
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/51905a97-06b7-49a8-be38-25cd5751b1cb

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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