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 2026-10-27T05:43:20Z in 0.666 seconds.

Showing 10 of 54973 results in compact format.

name:
Eksportsak: Korr. vedr. firmaet Astrup & Co.s innkrevingssak mot agent Vieri A. Goetzloef.
id:
0011
name:
02.44.3 - Publicity Contractor, 01.45.1 - Purchasing General (Commissioning Spares), 01.45.1 Purchasing General (Bulk Material Purchasing)
id:
0001
name:
Eksportsak: Korr. vedr. evt. innkassering: firmaet A. Finckenhagen mot agent Vieri A. Goetzloef i forb. m. salg av fiskeprodukter.
id:
0009
name:
944.8: Correspondence regarding office purchasing. 944.81: Correspondence regarding local purchasing
id:
0003
name:
C6.54.16.00 - 45.000 Purchasing. Purchase Orders (Much from BOMEK AS (Bodø Mekaniske Verksted))
id:
0001
name:
01.42.4 - Contract & Purchasing Matrix of Signatories for Communication, 01/02.42.4 - Procedures Contract & Purchasing/Sealed Bid Procedure, 01/02.42.5 - Procedures NPC/FW (Memo)
id:
0005
name:
Ukjent - 44-004 Correspondence Publicity Haverton Hill, Ukjent - 45-001 Equipment (By Vendors) Purchasing, Ukjent - 45-002 Field P.O. Permanent Work Purchasing
id:
0004
name:
02.45.4 - Purchasing Site Office Service Orders, 01.45.5 - Purchasing contr. PO & Expediting Report, 01.45.5 - Contractors Purchase Orders & Expediting Report (See separate file by PO numbers)
id:
0002
name:
Dokumenter vedr. konflikt Schrøder mot E. Avierino
id:
0024
name:
10.13/219.11 Elgjakten i statens skoger og statsalmenninger. Revierinndelinger og bortforpaktninger
id:
0001

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54973

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Eksportsak: Korr. vedr. firmaet Astrup & Co.s innkrevingssak mot agent Vieri A. Goetzloef.
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0011
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AV/RA-S-2644/D/Da/L0073/0011
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02.44.3 - Publicity Contractor, 01.45.1 - Purchasing General (Commissioning Spares), 01.45.1 Purchasing General (Bulk Material Purchasing)
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0001
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AV/SAST-A-102024/02/D/Da/L0409/0001
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Eksportsak: Korr. vedr. evt. innkassering: firmaet A. Finckenhagen mot agent Vieri A. Goetzloef i forb. m. salg av fiskeprodukter.
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0009
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AV/RA-S-2644/D/Da/L0073/0009
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AV/SAST-A-102024/02/D/Da/L0589/0004
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Dokumenter vedr. konflikt Schrøder mot E. Avierino
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0024
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Nasjonalarkivet
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413.41.62 - Purchasing
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Marine Purchasing Comp.
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Nasjonalarkivet
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British Purchasing Commission
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Norwegian Purchasing Agency
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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MAPPE
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limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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

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.
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.

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