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 2026-10-21T08:49:37Z in 1.113 seconds.

Showing 10 of 55398 results in compact format.

name:
Tilbud på rensing og justering av diverse skrivemaskiner.
id:
0171
name:
Vemas Verktøy - Halden
id:
0010
name:
Porsangmoen - vei - vann - og kloakkanlegg - Gravemaskin AS
id:
0004
name:
Remington Rand AS. Servicekontrakt for Remington elektriske skrivemaskiner
id:
0014
name:
Kristiansand S: 81557 Gravemaskinkompaniet (Gravemaskinarbeid m.v.)
id:
0007
name:
032.21 - Regnemaskin/skrivemaskin div./skrivemaskin elektr. IBM
id:
0003
name:
032.21 - Skrivemaskin Olympia/Brother/Skrivemaskin service/spesialutstyr
id:
0004
name:
Entreprenører. Lønns- og arbeidsvilkår for gravemaskinkjørere og akkordpriser for arbeide med gravemaskin. Saksnummer 1949/00405
id:
2634
name:
Gravemaskiner
id:
Ka
name:
Skrivemaskiner-To
id:
L0010

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total:

55398

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

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ac07c0d4-e1e6-458a-897a-ebd252e61666
name:
Tilbud på rensing og justering av diverse skrivemaskiner.
id:
0171
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-5379/D/Da/L0003/0171
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ac07c0d4-e1e6-458a-897a-ebd252e61666
urn:
bc002a6a-f5cf-4313-9a15-6075f352fc78
name:
Vemas Verktøy - Halden
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0010
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AV/RA-S-2991/F/Fa/L0194/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bc002a6a-f5cf-4313-9a15-6075f352fc78
urn:
31a9157d-c59c-4813-8adb-f1667044d980
name:
Porsangmoen - vei - vann - og kloakkanlegg - Gravemaskin AS
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2010/1/F/Fc/L0030/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/31a9157d-c59c-4813-8adb-f1667044d980
urn:
65bb5d8a-731e-4c11-980d-5586e80ff7eb
name:
Remington Rand AS. Servicekontrakt for Remington elektriske skrivemaskiner
id:
0014
path:
IKAH/1247-022/F/Fa/L0007/0003/0014
unit_type:
SAK
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/65bb5d8a-731e-4c11-980d-5586e80ff7eb
urn:
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name:
Kristiansand S: 81557 Gravemaskinkompaniet (Gravemaskinarbeid m.v.)
id:
0007
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AV/RA-S-4852/D/Dj/L1341/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8ef49257-dd5c-44f6-b1a0-3516276fe0bf
urn:
8a645df9-ccb5-4d7d-9010-b8773d376f2f
name:
032.21 - Regnemaskin/skrivemaskin div./skrivemaskin elektr. IBM
id:
0003
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AV/SAK-1141-0001/E/Ea/L0030/0003
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8a645df9-ccb5-4d7d-9010-b8773d376f2f
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name:
032.21 - Skrivemaskin Olympia/Brother/Skrivemaskin service/spesialutstyr
id:
0004
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AV/SAK-1141-0001/E/Ea/L0030/0004
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9af45973-f8ed-4dc7-a89b-db247ddc9d47
urn:
71e6af0b-c986-4686-85b8-d603e6641de2
name:
Entreprenører. Lønns- og arbeidsvilkår for gravemaskinkjørere og akkordpriser for arbeide med gravemaskin. Saksnummer 1949/00405
id:
2634
path:
AV/RA-PA-0886/2/E/Ea/2634
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/71e6af0b-c986-4686-85b8-d603e6641de2
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55452b61-b9c5-4e37-ad05-313893917410
name:
Gravemaskiner
id:
Ka
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TEMU/BAM-A-1004/Ka
unit_type:
SERIE
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Telemark Museum
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/55452b61-b9c5-4e37-ad05-313893917410
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Skrivemaskiner-To
id:
L0010
path:
AV/RA-S-1597/D/Db/L0010
unit_type:
STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/547c96d7-984e-4ae5-9a5b-0f4fb6be8f5e
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c962d708-5c2b-487e-a02c-7fb1bad46bd0
name:
Gravemaskiner A- C
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L0001
path:
TEMU/BAM-A-1004/Ka/L0001
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STYKKE
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Telemark Museum
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0
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Gravemaskiner D-K
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L0002
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STYKKE
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Telemark Museum
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0
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L0003
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TEMU/BAM-A-1004/Ka/L0003
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STYKKE
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Telemark Museum
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0
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Gravemaskiner S-Å
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L0004
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TEMU/BAM-A-1004/Ka/L0004
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STYKKE
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Telemark Museum
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2b84ef05-1332-4a16-80a0-b37f6207803a
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name:
Gravemaskin A/S
id:
0002
path:
AAB/ARK-1646/Dc/L0321/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/194b09f4-21b8-415d-b9d8-b4a524cab969
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f13d4c8d-24b9-41fa-a18c-350ff910e729
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Gravemaskinfører
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0022
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AAMA/KA0904-772/D/L0005/0022
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MAPPE
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Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f13d4c8d-24b9-41fa-a18c-350ff910e729
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153a7b97-8415-4581-8a06-d725038cfb89
name:
Skrivemaskiner
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0014
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AAMA/KA0904-772/Da/L0010/0014
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MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/153a7b97-8415-4581-8a06-d725038cfb89
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5c5f1e80-0ecb-46b1-a52e-70a5148ccd02
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Gravemaskin
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0003
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AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01a/L0098/0003
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MAPPE
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Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5c5f1e80-0ecb-46b1-a52e-70a5148ccd02
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Gravemaskiner
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AIN/A-12-105/U/Uw/L0008/0004
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MAPPE
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Arkiv i Nordland
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/09fa4b65-b02e-49e1-ac4c-d7098471b6c7
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«Gruvemaskiner»
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ANNO/NOMA-FGA-0202/Q/Qc/L0007/0001
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MAPPE
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Skrivemaskin
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MAPPE
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Gravemaskin A/S
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Gravemaskin A/S
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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How to use the search_archives lookup

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
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