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 2026-10-21T09:53:15Z in 0.246 seconds.

Showing 10 of 108075 results in compact format.

name:
Melhus kommune, Melhus kommunale elektrisitetsverk, Melhus Elverk, Melhus Energi AS
id:
AKT-3979
name:
Vaktmesterservice AS
id:
0009
name:
Bodø Vaktmesterservice AS
id:
0002
name:
Melhus kommune, Melhus kommunale elektrisitetsverk, Melhus Elverk, Melhus Energi AS
id:
A-2886
name:
Melhus kommune II, sentraladministrasjon
id:
A-1561
name:
Melhus kommune III, sentraladministrasjon
id:
A-1560
name:
8.02.02 Valgmanntall -kommunalt - Melhus Fortegnelse over tiende
id:
L0004
name:
Melhus kommune
id:
L0009
name:
Melhus kommune
id:
L0010
name:
Melhus kyrkje [oppmålingstegning]
id:
7401

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total:

108075

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
522c08cf-f7f2-4295-982f-69a3b89ab1ca
name:
Melhus kommune, Melhus kommunale elektrisitetsverk, Melhus Elverk, Melhus Energi AS
id:
AKT-3979
path:
TIKA/AKT-3979
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Melhus Elverk var kommunalt eid. Når Hølonda kommune, Flå kommune og Horg kommune i 1964 gikk inn i Storkommunen Melhus, gikk de tidligere kraftlagene i de respektive kommunene inn i Melhus Elverk. Melhus Energi AS ble stiftet som aksjeselskap 1.januar 1995. Pr. år 2000 var kraftomsetningen organis...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/522c08cf-f7f2-4295-982f-69a3b89ab1ca
urn:
f2f7f5a5-1336-4d32-aa33-db768bb1a1f6
name:
Vaktmesterservice AS
id:
0009
path:
AV/SAT-A-4395/E/Ec/L0030/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f2f7f5a5-1336-4d32-aa33-db768bb1a1f6
urn:
52f30a72-b44a-4fe9-88ff-a06d2b0fe185
name:
Bodø Vaktmesterservice AS
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAT-A-4395/E/Ec/L0014/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52f30a72-b44a-4fe9-88ff-a06d2b0fe185
urn:
14c7f91f-85f1-47e7-a51d-563ecd92d070
name:
Melhus kommune, Melhus kommunale elektrisitetsverk, Melhus Elverk, Melhus Energi AS
id:
A-2886
path:
TIKA/A-2886
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/14c7f91f-85f1-47e7-a51d-563ecd92d070
urn:
bd42d32b-d5ae-4591-804d-5c71aa8aa221
name:
Melhus kommune II, sentraladministrasjon
id:
A-1561
path:
TIKA/A-1561
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd42d32b-d5ae-4591-804d-5c71aa8aa221
urn:
d61325de-fd83-4600-8c9b-8f4423907060
name:
Melhus kommune III, sentraladministrasjon
id:
A-1560
path:
TIKA/A-1560
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d61325de-fd83-4600-8c9b-8f4423907060
urn:
a179a87a-d3c2-4bce-a2d6-e61d5bf1eac5
name:
8.02.02 Valgmanntall -kommunalt - Melhus Fortegnelse over tiende
id:
L0004
path:
AV/SAT-A-1064/1/08/L0004
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a179a87a-d3c2-4bce-a2d6-e61d5bf1eac5
urn:
8ad086c9-eec6-4f40-8e9b-fcc5fbb1c6ec
name:
Melhus kommune
id:
L0009
path:
AV/SAT-A-4572/F/L0009
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8ad086c9-eec6-4f40-8e9b-fcc5fbb1c6ec
urn:
8445bd27-8191-4501-949f-de131b3838bb
name:
Melhus kommune
id:
L0010
path:
AV/SAT-A-4572/F/L0010
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8445bd27-8191-4501-949f-de131b3838bb
urn:
9448540f-bca7-4ed1-be54-ec4993f7e953
name:
Melhus kyrkje [oppmålingstegning]
id:
7401
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/7401
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9448540f-bca7-4ed1-be54-ec4993f7e953
urn:
925f221a-5687-4bfb-9f9e-7c2b2d442ee2
name:
Melhus kyrkje [oppmålingstegning]
id:
7402
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/7402
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/925f221a-5687-4bfb-9f9e-7c2b2d442ee2
urn:
6ecae274-78ff-40f2-9bd4-1033f8647025
name:
Melhus - Flå
id:
693
path:
AV/SAT-A-1456/693
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6ecae274-78ff-40f2-9bd4-1033f8647025
urn:
ffd35d4b-6838-469f-8ed5-998b3d9633ab
name:
Melhus - Hølonda
id:
694
path:
AV/SAT-A-1456/694
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ffd35d4b-6838-469f-8ed5-998b3d9633ab
urn:
d206a74f-54c0-490d-ba2a-10088654244d
name:
Melhus
id:
0007
path:
UBIT/A-0511/F/L0026/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d206a74f-54c0-490d-ba2a-10088654244d
urn:
d897122c-921a-4b55-b50b-2896fddadf01
name:
Melhus prestegard [oppmålingstegning]
id:
7404
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/7404
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d897122c-921a-4b55-b50b-2896fddadf01
urn:
efef35a3-78be-4bd2-adda-33552b05fc31
name:
Melhus - Leinstrand
id:
613
path:
AV/SAT-A-1456/613
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/efef35a3-78be-4bd2-adda-33552b05fc31
urn:
3d0651a9-4fc6-424f-af88-51223ee45665
name:
Melhus energimarked as
id:
0006
path:
AV/SAST-A-102445/E/Ec/L0050/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3d0651a9-4fc6-424f-af88-51223ee45665
urn:
8d2550e6-4897-400f-a32d-e0c3cadb63de
name:
Melhus apotek AS
id:
0026
path:
AV/SAT-A-1104/H/Hc/L0004/0026
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8d2550e6-4897-400f-a32d-e0c3cadb63de
urn:
3381dc37-004b-4590-b9ba-cffb8e3e34dd
name:
Melhus kapellangård (378) Øvrige kart
id:
0001b
path:
AV/RA-S-4711/Arkivdel 2/T/Tb/L0077/0001b
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3381dc37-004b-4590-b9ba-cffb8e3e34dd
urn:
83e1ae13-5f2d-45a3-8c7f-e01a4b297003
name:
Melhus komm. arbeidstilsyn
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAT-A-4545/E/L0007/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/83e1ae13-5f2d-45a3-8c7f-e01a4b297003
urn:
084d3712-973d-4bcf-a897-115db6b97cea
name:
Melhus kyrkje [oppmålingstegning]
id:
7399
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/7399
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/084d3712-973d-4bcf-a897-115db6b97cea
urn:
f19e12db-ea63-4282-a361-7d49d32ce505
name:
Melhus Arbeiderparti
id:
AS-2369
path:
AV/AS-2369
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Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Melhus Arbeiderparti virket i Melhus, Sør-Trøndelag.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f19e12db-ea63-4282-a361-7d49d32ce505
urn:
5555a3cd-8abe-426f-952d-db04b7d3f765
name:
Melhus Arbeideravholdslag
id:
AS-2370
path:
AV/AS-2370
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Melhus Arbeideravholdslag virket i Melhus, Sør-Trøndelag.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5555a3cd-8abe-426f-952d-db04b7d3f765
urn:
34218d3f-9593-43e1-b9b9-3f7c23e3e11e
name:
Melhus kapellansgard (Varmbu) [oppmålingstegning]
id:
7408
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/7408
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/34218d3f-9593-43e1-b9b9-3f7c23e3e11e
urn:
10b6aa3c-b366-46d9-8496-cc7506c77299
name:
Øvre Melhus arbeiderlag
id:
AS-2396
path:
AV/AS-2396
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Øvre Melhus arbeiderlag virket i Melhus, Sør-Trøndelag.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/10b6aa3c-b366-46d9-8496-cc7506c77299

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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How an AI agent should use this page

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.

Source-specific next step

Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.

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