search

Search the National Library's catalog - books, newspapers, journals, photos, maps, music, manuscripts, radio/TV and more, both physical and digitized. Digitized text (OCR) is matched too by default, so a query can surface newspaper or book pages that mention a term even when it's not in the title.

Signature: search(q: string, required; media_type: string, optional, default None; language: string, optional, default None; county: string, optional, default None; year_from: integer, optional, default None; year_to: integer, optional, default None; digital_only: yes/no, optional, default False; sort: string, optional, default None; page: integer, optional, default 0; size: integer, optional, default 10; limit: integer, items, optional, default 25; 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/nasjonalbiblioteket/search/?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0

Replace {q}, {media_type}, {language}, {county}, {year_from}, {year_to}, {digital_only}, {sort}, {page}, {size} 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/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`q`	required	string	Free-text query. Supports field-restricted terms too, e.g. "subject:fiske year:1970" combined with free text.
`media_type`	optional	union	Restrict to one type, e.g. aviser (newspapers), bøker (books), tidsskrift (journals), bilder (photos), musikk, kart (maps), film, plakater (posters), noter (sheet music), radio, fjernsyn. See get_aggregations(q="*", group_by="mediatype") for the full list with counts.
`language`	optional	union	Language filter - values are inconsistent in the catalog (mixes codes like "nob" and labels like "Norsk bokmål"); check get_aggregations(q=q, group_by="languages") first if unsure.
`county`	optional	union	Norwegian county name, e.g. "Troms", "Oslo".
`year_from`	optional	union	Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
`year_to`	optional	union	Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
`digital_only`	optional	boolean	Only items that have been digitized.
`sort`	optional	union	One of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).
`page`	optional	integer	Zero-based page index.
`size`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1 to 100 (default 10).
`limit`	optional	integer	Gateway page size; default 25, maximum 100.
`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/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0

Replace URL placeholders and remove unused optional parameters.

JavaScript in a dashboard

const url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&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/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0"
with urlopen(url) as response:
    result = json.load(response)
data = result["data"]

Response structure

{
  "source": "nasjonalbiblioteket",
  "operation": "search",
  "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.

q (required) Type: string. Free-text query. Supports field-restricted terms too, e.g. "subject:fiske year:1970" combined with free text.

media_type Type: string. Restrict to one type, e.g. aviser (newspapers), bøker (books), tidsskrift (journals), bilder (photos), musikk, kart (maps), film, plakater (posters), noter (sheet music), radio, fjernsyn. See get_aggregations(q="*", group_by="mediatype") for the full list with counts.

language Type: string. Language filter - values are inconsistent in the catalog (mixes codes like "nob" and labels like "Norsk bokmål"); check get_aggregations(q=q, group_by="languages") first if unsure.

county Type: string. Norwegian county name, e.g. "Troms", "Oslo".

year_from Type: integer. Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).

year_to Type: integer. Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).

digital_only Type: yes/no. Only items that have been digitized.

sort Type: string. One of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).

page Type: integer. Zero-based page index.

size Type: integer. Results per page, 1 to 100 (default 10).

Result

Source: National Library of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-23T05:06:32Z in 0.743 seconds.

total:

60390

page:

size:

items:

25 results

id:
43a479232b2c37c9be87b869686e8689
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Immer diese Weiber
creators:
2 results
1. Sandberg, Kristín A.
2. Dörries, Maike
year:
2010
publisher:
Carlsen
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. ger
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/43a479232b2c37c9be87b869686e8689
id:
50b844aca943de5c9e5d9d7c3ee3a523
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Madame Butterfly: Diese prunkende Schleife
creators:
3 results
1. Puccini, Giacomo
2. Salvatini, Mafalda
3. Talén, Bjørn
year:
2006
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. und
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/50b844aca943de5c9e5d9d7c3ee3a523
id:
c2f8a039cb8b94f1940f525b2cbe87ab
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Denne uforklarlege stille = : Diese unerklärliche Stille
creators:
3 results
1. Fosse, Jon
2. Jenssen, Olav Christopher
3. Schmidt-Henkel, Hinrich
year:
2025
publisher:
Kleinheinrich
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. ger
2. mul
3. nno
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c2f8a039cb8b94f1940f525b2cbe87ab
id:
9fd45a17b113958c881ba3576891637f
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Presto "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!"
creators:
8 results
1. Beethoven, Ludwig van
2. Wiener Singverein
3. Janowitz, Gundula
4. Kmentt, Waldemar
5. Berry, Walter
6. Karajan, Herbert von
7. Rössel-Majdan, Hildegard
8. Schiller, Friedrich von
year:
2006
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. und
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9fd45a17b113958c881ba3576891637f
id:
1cc01ace92bd952ab5df3c63422471a0
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Alle diese Strassen : Geschichten und Berichte
creators:
not reported by source
year:
1965
publisher:
List
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. ger
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/1cc01ace92bd952ab5df3c63422471a0
id:
607d9ef3d8bf88ff695be8b4a248699c
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Denne uforklarlege stille = : Diese unerklärliche Stille
creators:
3 results
1. Fosse, Jon
2. Jenssen, Olav Christopher
3. Schmidt-Henkel, Hinrich
year:
2016
publisher:
Kleinheinrich
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. ger
2. mul
3. nno
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/607d9ef3d8bf88ff695be8b4a248699c
id:
2e4638a20c5a314cfb1c6d3f827174c7
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Jon Fosse Der Sohn : Diese Bilder der Leere
creators:
1 results
1. Baratta, Karl
year:
2003
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. ger
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2e4638a20c5a314cfb1c6d3f827174c7
id:
15838c5effa12bd8e2aa326cbf0382b7
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Jon Fosse Der Sohn. Diese Bilder der Leere
creators:
1 results
1. Baratta, Karl
year:
2003
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
No results.
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/15838c5effa12bd8e2aa326cbf0382b7
id:
767b847c95330a0ab64aa110056ae385
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Kaum Aufmerksamkeit für diese saftige Niederlage : Bjørnsons Drama "Redaktøren"
creators:
1 results
1. Uecker, Heiko
year:
2010
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. ger
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/767b847c95330a0ab64aa110056ae385
id:
511080f16e6c9cb515e80f5e23f092cd
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Hinter geschlossenen Lidern ; und Diese eine Nacht mit Braden : zwei homoerotische Geschichten in einem Band
creators:
1 results
1. Waters, Joe
year:
2011
publisher:
Seilschaft
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. ger
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/511080f16e6c9cb515e80f5e23f092cd
id:
031f0d24930c393c0dbc9561025e5f0f
urn:
not reported by source
title:
"Diese typische alte Jungfrau" : Nietzsche, Ibsen og debatten om naturalismen
creators:
1 results
1. Fambrini, Alessandro
year:
2001
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. dan
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/031f0d24930c393c0dbc9561025e5f0f
id:
6e70db5bfb8202635c2567ae8dcf527a
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Diese Stille herbeischreiben : an Jon Fosse und Hinrich Schmidt-Henkel
creators:
3 results
1. Wallmann, Hermann
2. Kulturamt der Stadt Münster
3. Fosse, Jon
year:
2017
publisher:
Daedalus Verlag
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. ger
2. mul
3. nno
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/6e70db5bfb8202635c2567ae8dcf527a
id:
f46d3f96de7ff972f89ad0d095ebe18d
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Chorale prelude: Wär' Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit : BuxWV 222
creators:
3 results
1. Buxtehude, Dietrich
2. Spicer, Paul
3. Herrick, Christopher
year:
2010
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. und
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f46d3f96de7ff972f89ad0d095ebe18d
id:
68d337d8f5c6b875b940c4ce97e78136
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Oh, diese Norweger! : amüsantes und aufschlussreiches über die Bevölkerung des Norwegischen Königreichs
creators:
2 results
1. Peters, Ulrike Katrin
2. Raab, Karsten-Thilo
year:
2011
publisher:
Conrad Stein
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. ger
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/68d337d8f5c6b875b940c4ce97e78136
id:
50e118f63b5ad4e7461e2cc05f268573
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Schutzverantwortung nach Libyen: Ohne Einbeziehung der regionalen Sicherheitsorganisationen wird diese wichtige Norm scheitern
creators:
1 results
1. Dembinski, Matthias
year:
2012
publisher:
Peace Research Institute Frankfurt
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/50e118f63b5ad4e7461e2cc05f268573
id:
66bb3e79864169ec2c9ca71c413d13d0
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Benzoinreaktion und einiger durch diese Reaktion gewonnenen gemischten Benzoine
creators:
1 results
1. Hørbye, Christian
year:
1917
publisher:
[Chr. Hörbye]
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. ger
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/66bb3e79864169ec2c9ca71c413d13d0
id:
d7df853233f48cfbdf6e86a37a4c8bbe
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Diese Hedda verzweifelt an der Welt : Ansgar Haags Ibsen-Inszenierung am Ulmer Theater
creators:
1 results
1. Buhles, Günter
year:
2006
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. ger
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d7df853233f48cfbdf6e86a37a4c8bbe
id:
f53e26321691b34443c759184e126cba
urn:
not reported by source
title:
„Mein Herz wird auch dann für diese Region schlagen ...“: Fortsetzung der partnerschaftlichen Politik erwartet
creators:
1 results
1. Petke, Sven
year:
2021
publisher:
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f53e26321691b34443c759184e126cba
id:
82d6e7ebbc5039b8fc28d7ab82249c1e
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Diese Sprüche hat Königliche Maiestet König Friderich der Ander ... selbst aus dem Syrach auffgezeichnet
creators:
not reported by source
year:
1594
publisher:
Ernst Jandeck
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. ger
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/82d6e7ebbc5039b8fc28d7ab82249c1e
id:
a4a29583f7a1b6182127ff6336f28cb8
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Norwegen : diese Gedichte entstanden beim Einsatz des Dichters im Dienste der Truppenbetreuung in Norwegen im September 1942
creators:
1 results
1. Anacker, Heinrich
year:
1943
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. ger
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a4a29583f7a1b6182127ff6336f28cb8
id:
55ea828bbf71ad96ccfb47489837af0f
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Norwegen : Diese Gedichte entstanden beim Einsatz des Dichters im Dienste der Truppenbetreuung in Norwegen im September 1942
creators:
1 results
1. Anacker, Heinrich
year:
19430101
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. ger
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/55ea828bbf71ad96ccfb47489837af0f
id:
fb81c04c8cb5d313e35ceea16d958784
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Wieder den Euroskeptizismus : die Geschichte der EU ist eine Erfolksgeschichte sondergleichen : es gilt, diese Erfolgen besser zu kommunizieren
creators:
1 results
1. Purini, Antonio Puri
year:
not reported by source
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. ger
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/fb81c04c8cb5d313e35ceea16d958784
id:
eccd4251e780ccae60792d4fa2c500e5
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Untersuchungen über die Staatssuccession im Herzogthum Lauenburg : mit dem von der SHL Kanzlei über diese Frage erstatteten Gutachten
creators:
1 results
1. Ravit, Johann Christian
year:
1864
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. ger
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/eccd4251e780ccae60792d4fa2c500e5
id:
c61a2644148f2a5a90d74c7430c14e58
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Diese Sprüche hat Königliche Maiestet König Friderich der Ander ... selbst aus dem Syrach auffgezeichnet
creators:
1 results
1. Anon
year:
1594
publisher:
[Jandeck, Ernst]
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. ger
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c61a2644148f2a5a90d74c7430c14e58
id:
8fad9fedad7c93fde3f50a3b44c86ff3
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Der von Christi Geburt an bis auf diese unsere Zeit Regierenden Könige in Schweden : Leben, Regierung und Absterben
creators:
1 results
1. Beer, Johann Christoph
year:
1675
publisher:
Johann Hoffmann
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. und
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8fad9fedad7c93fde3f50a3b44c86ff3

limit:

offset:

returned:

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 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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