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 2026-11-01T22:10:29Z in 4.452 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58926 results in compact format.

name:
Forsvaret, Norwegian Medical Unit/United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission
id:
RA-RAFA-3807
name:
Kvitodden avløpspumpestasjon - E401 elkraft
id:
0001
name:
Nedlagde verksemder
id:
0031
name:
Kvitodden avløpspumpestasjon - E201 bygg inkl. VVS m.v.
id:
0003
name:
Kvitodden avløpspumpestasjon - E501 styring og overvåking
id:
0002
name:
Vito Eiendom AS
id:
0006
name:
Nortraship New York, Medical Departement
id:
RA-S-2133
name:
Vito! Vito! - Det Norske teateret
id:
0016
name:
Wireless Patient Recording medical - WPR medical AS - mappe 1
id:
0002
name:
Rennies Mill/Junk Bay Medical Relief Council
id:
L0018

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total:

58926

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
62edd80d-4c91-421f-be70-0e7ab928f6f3
name:
Forsvaret, Norwegian Medical Unit/United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission
id:
RA-RAFA-3807
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3807
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/62edd80d-4c91-421f-be70-0e7ab928f6f3
urn:
04278191-9eb2-4d0b-8ae7-71868e0cf7d6
name:
Kvitodden avløpspumpestasjon - E401 elkraft
id:
0001
path:
IKAR/A-1169/G/Gf/L0023/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/04278191-9eb2-4d0b-8ae7-71868e0cf7d6
urn:
7b974d20-be79-4618-b796-0c3aec95f677
name:
Nedlagde verksemder
id:
0031
path:
VLFK/K-10762/E/Ed/L0003/0031
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7b974d20-be79-4618-b796-0c3aec95f677
urn:
8c094a6a-c4f7-4064-aec0-3fcac29ec0d5
name:
Kvitodden avløpspumpestasjon - E201 bygg inkl. VVS m.v.
id:
0003
path:
IKAR/A-1169/G/Gf/L0022/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8c094a6a-c4f7-4064-aec0-3fcac29ec0d5
urn:
52d11fa0-75b0-4a3a-a5db-f33647022047
name:
Kvitodden avløpspumpestasjon - E501 styring og overvåking
id:
0002
path:
IKAR/A-1169/G/Gf/L0023/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52d11fa0-75b0-4a3a-a5db-f33647022047
urn:
8235bf12-10ac-41f5-9fa5-e77551597244
name:
Vito Eiendom AS
id:
0006
path:
AV/SAT-A-6883/D/Db/L0060/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8235bf12-10ac-41f5-9fa5-e77551597244
urn:
a03531e5-e3ee-4353-b0ea-2466b3793a9c
name:
Nortraship New York, Medical Departement
id:
RA-S-2133
path:
AV/RA-S-2133
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a03531e5-e3ee-4353-b0ea-2466b3793a9c
urn:
5875763f-5055-4977-a3cf-033e3d5c43d6
name:
Vito! Vito! - Det Norske teateret
id:
0016
path:
AV/SAST-A-100345/02/X/Xb/L0025/0016
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5875763f-5055-4977-a3cf-033e3d5c43d6
urn:
32ab7f4b-0aa8-4809-b629-bc34db9ab1e9
name:
Wireless Patient Recording medical - WPR medical AS - mappe 1
id:
0002
path:
AAMA/KA0900-820c/D/D01/L0029/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/32ab7f4b-0aa8-4809-b629-bc34db9ab1e9
urn:
no-DNM_arkiv_000000005215
name:
Rennies Mill/Junk Bay Medical Relief Council
id:
L0018
path:
DNM/A-1001/K/L0018
unit_type:
Stykke
institution:
Misjonskirken Norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-DNM_arkiv_000000005215
urn:
5a56b1bd-9ba1-48fc-9106-6717cd88044b
name:
Medical department - Sak og korrespondanse
id:
Ea
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/1/E/Ea
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a56b1bd-9ba1-48fc-9106-6717cd88044b
urn:
3c8440ba-480b-4912-8007-d5577dd9d30c
name:
Vito
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-2081/G/Gg/L0286/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3c8440ba-480b-4912-8007-d5577dd9d30c
urn:
218bdc9a-a737-4b41-bfd3-cea94724bdac
name:
Vito
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-2113/Db/L0691/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/218bdc9a-a737-4b41-bfd3-cea94724bdac
urn:
1654d82a-2130-47d6-b8a2-ec7de11615d5
name:
Vito
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-2113/Db/L0692/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1654d82a-2130-47d6-b8a2-ec7de11615d5
urn:
9078052a-8d07-4aec-9fc4-ce20304e5e07
name:
Vito
id:
0020
path:
AV/RA-S-2120/Fal/L0480/0020
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9078052a-8d07-4aec-9fc4-ce20304e5e07
urn:
c39a20e8-c947-412e-ae06-ca8e40efb9ed
name:
Vito
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-S-2120/Fam/L0508/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c39a20e8-c947-412e-ae06-ca8e40efb9ed
urn:
5bca9715-0ea7-48ce-8cec-1f5c3ba5ba0b
name:
Vito
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-S-2120/Fan/L0533/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5bca9715-0ea7-48ce-8cec-1f5c3ba5ba0b
urn:
4b5b819b-a995-4684-bb0f-92c96bce8913
name:
Vito
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-2120/Fba/L0421/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4b5b819b-a995-4684-bb0f-92c96bce8913
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d353941d-b0ce-44d5-bcf3-9a89decbdfe6
name:
Vito
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0001
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AV/RA-S-2122/Fb/L1225/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d353941d-b0ce-44d5-bcf3-9a89decbdfe6
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3ea5eb61-cf62-4cef-a4a5-7fdacb601678
name:
Vito
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-2122/Fb/L1226/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3ea5eb61-cf62-4cef-a4a5-7fdacb601678
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ec15ad75-f392-4889-b336-5f8e68e60b52
name:
S/S "Vito"
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0016
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AV/RA-S-2124/Da/L0016/0016
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ec15ad75-f392-4889-b336-5f8e68e60b52
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2f8f8c2e-b5d1-4357-bd3e-00d4147cf0fe
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Vito
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0008
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AV/RA-S-2124/De/L0071/0008
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2f8f8c2e-b5d1-4357-bd3e-00d4147cf0fe
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name:
Vito
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0007
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AV/RA-S-2124/Ds/L0137/0007
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5131aa1a-9c7b-4e26-bac5-47ed8963302b
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820e8d39-6e65-48c4-bb79-674edab14900
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Vito
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0003
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AV/RA-S-2131/F/Fa/L0068/0003
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/820e8d39-6e65-48c4-bb79-674edab14900
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7869a661-52ca-4ac6-949e-997c87f68fc1
name:
Vito
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0013
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AV/RA-S-2131/F/Fb/L0094/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7869a661-52ca-4ac6-949e-997c87f68fc1

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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