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 2026-10-24T08:09:26Z in 0.426 seconds.

total:

170158

page:

size:

items:

25 results

id:
9b1413deac6edbf0bfce08fcddba787c
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Alt for ABB
creators:
2 results
1. Hjelme, Sidsel
2. Lund, Øivind
year:
1998
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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/9b1413deac6edbf0bfce08fcddba787c
id:
5d742054a4adb0c83e349f9ac076874d
urn:
not reported by source
title:
ABB vokser raskt
creators:
2 results
1. Bekkevold, Stein
2. Almskog, Kjell E.
year:
1995
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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/5d742054a4adb0c83e349f9ac076874d
id:
be1176cfbd0c2cfcd42b7e3bf3ded05e
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Kraftbunten : internavis for ABB energi AS
creators:
1 results
1. Abb Energi
year:
19920101
publisher:
ABB energi
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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/be1176cfbd0c2cfcd42b7e3bf3ded05e
id:
29ace91fc4e5b73836465732b2099cf8
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018071807162
title:
ABB Skien 100 år : 1915-2015 : en industri-historie utenom det vanlige
creators:
3 results
1. Sæther, Emil
2. ABB Skien
3. Øvrum, Jan Thore
year:
2015
publisher:
ABB Skien
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018071807162_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/29ace91fc4e5b73836465732b2099cf8
id:
9a96d8c9746304a5bb8e537f63e0ae86
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Synergi : a customer magazine from ABB Oil, Gas and Petrochemical
creators:
2 results
1. Abb Olje, Gas &. Petrokjemi
2. Abb (norge)
year:
19920101
publisher:
ABB Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. eng
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/9a96d8c9746304a5bb8e537f63e0ae86
id:
0e14d6efb01b509bb27e17a23397883a
urn:
not reported by source
title:
People & technology : prosess automatisering : et magasin for kunder av ABB industri
creators:
1 results
1. Abb Industri
year:
19920101
publisher:
ABB industri
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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/0e14d6efb01b509bb27e17a23397883a
id:
a9d39828c8eaea07ddea39e31dfa4f6c
urn:
not reported by source
title:
På offensiven med ABB
creators:
2 results
1. Halvorsen, Tore
2. Waal, Steffen
year:
2010
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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/a9d39828c8eaea07ddea39e31dfa4f6c
id:
a71324f140dd6e0828e68b40e3ee4936
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Synergi : a customer magazine from ABB Norway
creators:
1 results
1. Abb (norge)
year:
19950101
publisher:
ABB Norway
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. eng
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/a71324f140dd6e0828e68b40e3ee4936
id:
4f5d80adbad3109b09c0a7d96877b3a9
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Panorama posten : kontroll- og informasjonssystemer for E-forsyningen : en kundeavis fra ABB kraft
creators:
2 results
1. Abb Kraft
2. Abb Kraft. Divisjon Nett
year:
19970101
publisher:
ABB kraft, Divisjon nett
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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/4f5d80adbad3109b09c0a7d96877b3a9
id:
80b62fe9eeec1695ddad2fff6fd6ed3c
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Synergi : et kundemagasin fra ABB-konsernet i Norge
creators:
1 results
1. Abb (norge)
year:
19920101
publisher:
ABB-konsernet i Norge
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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/80b62fe9eeec1695ddad2fff6fd6ed3c
id:
2105ca0464f6c07e77ba03d05f6a5cfd
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Olje og gass snart 50% av aktiviteten : ABB en industrigigant etter norske forhold
creators:
1 results
1. Aamodt, Ragnar
year:
1992
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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/2105ca0464f6c07e77ba03d05f6a5cfd
id:
aa0e1e4ec4b4c8a1fc75c8af1393b556
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Imponert over ABB-senter
creators:
4 results
1. Lie, Øyvind
2. Nicolaysen, Tove
3. Freiberg, Kjell-Børge
4. Herdlevær, Knut
year:
2019
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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/aa0e1e4ec4b4c8a1fc75c8af1393b556
id:
53c8c6df386ba4c6feb15c2c514bd9cb
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Generations : a publication of ABB Marine and Cranes
creators:
1 results
1. Abb Marine &. Cranes
year:
20120101
publisher:
ABB Marine & Cranes
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. eng
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/53c8c6df386ba4c6feb15c2c514bd9cb
id:
a24f93c1642915c41a61b61c7fc51021
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Synergy : a customer magazine from ABB Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals Division
creators:
1 results
1. Abb Olje, Gas &. Petrokjemi
year:
19970101
publisher:
ABB Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. eng
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/a24f93c1642915c41a61b61c7fc51021
id:
af3a2577eb71f66ec93033ae41b6dff3
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009011600080
title:
Verkstedklubben ABB Norsk kabel AS : 75 år, 17. mars 1998
creators:
2 results
1. Jagland, Knut
2. Verkstedklubben ABB Norsk kabel
year:
1998
publisher:
[Klubben]
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
bokhylla
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NORWAY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009011600080_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/af3a2577eb71f66ec93033ae41b6dff3
id:
b7873630f83793a650340c6851fb70da
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Hannover-messen 2007: Fulle ordrebøker for produsentene av solceller og vindmøller : ABB leverer "innmat" til vindmøllene
creators:
1 results
1. Lind, Oddvar
year:
2007
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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/b7873630f83793a650340c6851fb70da
id:
69085c88e7e9b94b43a9a1dbfb59cf87
urn:
not reported by source
title:
ABB Project Management Program : arbeidsbok = study book
creators:
2 results
1. Asea Brown Boveri AS
2. ABB Project Management Program
year:
1992
publisher:
ABB
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
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/69085c88e7e9b94b43a9a1dbfb59cf87
id:
9b4b436bd692d919c56fa90fa93bb18f
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Overspenningsvernet : medlemsblad for EL&IT organiserte i ABB installasjon AS
creators:
2 results
1. El Og It Klubbene I. Abb I.
2. Abb Installasjon. Sentralt Tillitsvalgt Utvalg
year:
not reported by source
publisher:
EL og IT klubbene i ABB I
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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/9b4b436bd692d919c56fa90fa93bb18f
id:
96ba6063cc352cad532c2464a0f03469
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Ekko : informasjonsavis om Just-in-time prosjektet i ABB distribusjon
creators:
1 results
1. Abb Distribusjon
year:
19920101
publisher:
ABB distribusjon
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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/96ba6063cc352cad532c2464a0f03469
id:
9a663ae27113827c33986a71e75e64d9
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025092383091_001
title:
ABB-konsernet i Norge. 1992/1993
creators:
1 results
1. Asea Brown Boveri AS
year:
1992
publisher:
ABB
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025092383091_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9a663ae27113827c33986a71e75e64d9
id:
c65f33760e8d60304ca29e894b15ae48
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025092383090_001
title:
ABB-konsernet i Norge. 1994/1995
creators:
1 results
1. Asea Brown Boveri AS
year:
1994
publisher:
ABB
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025092383090_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c65f33760e8d60304ca29e894b15ae48
id:
2ce67a700a03d962d14f7f3c1f7c4189
urn:
not reported by source
title:
ABB nytt
creators:
1 results
1. Asea Brown Boveri As
year:
19980101
publisher:
Asea Brown Boveri
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. eng nob
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/2ce67a700a03d962d14f7f3c1f7c4189
id:
26a769a437de18ee1c0166cc1719ef21
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Neraworld
creators:
1 results
1. Abb Nera
year:
19940101
publisher:
ABB Nera
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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/26a769a437de18ee1c0166cc1719ef21
id:
a8422630742abd63938bd374dc279b1f
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Distributør'n
creators:
1 results
1. Abb Distribusjon
year:
19880101
publisher:
ABB distribusjon
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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/a8422630742abd63938bd374dc279b1f
id:
e8c2da3bd78ce43bd5eb00e6e392c7ab
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Utvikler eksportsuksess
creators:
1 results
1. Abelsen, Atle
year:
2006
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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/e8c2da3bd78ce43bd5eb00e6e392c7ab

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
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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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