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 2026-10-06T01:20:17Z in 0.718 seconds.

total:

199

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
1e64fdec143db03d204915e0dcaa96c5
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2015101306096
title:
Best practices in elearning case study
creators:
1 results
1. Engvig, Mona
year:
2002
publisher:
Themo Publ.
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
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_2015101306096_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/1e64fdec143db03d204915e0dcaa96c5
id:
20d8c2c5d8819d76a703826716350401
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016090608097
title:
Emdel : a model for valorization of elearning in a knowledge society : final report
creators:
2 results
1. Vox, nasjonalt senter for læring i arbeidslivet
2. Emdel (prosjekt)
year:
2005
publisher:
[VOX, National Institute for Adult Learning]
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
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_2016090608097_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/20d8c2c5d8819d76a703826716350401
id:
8174cdfec1002fce99336bdd6b00551b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2025072506013
title:
Reflexive media education : exploring mediagraphy as a learning activity in upper secondary school
creators:
2 results
1. Schofield, Daniel
2. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Pedagogisk institutt
year:
2015
publisher:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management, Department of Education
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
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_2025072506013_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8174cdfec1002fce99336bdd6b00551b
id:
02a526e7cf846c75353e8643c1f4788b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000045871
title:
Safety regulation in the context of a large-scale implementation of hydrogen as an energy carrier
creators:
1 results
1. Stavland, Brynhild
year:
2025
publisher:
University of Stavanger, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Safety, Economics and Planning
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
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_pliktmonografi_000045871_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/02a526e7cf846c75353e8643c1f4788b
id:
ef773cbfbefcdeff63513c80f9dbdb86
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2025072406046
title:
Training as a means of cultivating communities of practice around health information systems : the potential of a blended learning approach in low and middle income countries
creators:
3 results
1. Siribaddana, Pandula
2. Universitetet i Oslo Institutt for informatikk
3. Universitetet i Oslo Det matematisk-naturvitenskapelige fakultet
year:
2015
publisher:
Department of Informatics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Oslo
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
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_2025072406046_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ef773cbfbefcdeff63513c80f9dbdb86
id:
d35a9c66074e1ab48601d1f58e200278
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_e93cf762-879c-411e-a592-12b4bf7bdb18
title:
GEO ExPro : geoscience & technology explained. 2024 Vol. 21 Nr. 6
creators:
2 results
1. Geonova AS
2. GXP Publishing
year:
2024
publisher:
GXP Publishing AS
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. eng
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_plikttidsskrift_e93cf762-879c-411e-a592-12b4bf7bdb18_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d35a9c66074e1ab48601d1f58e200278
id:
7b7c04845dee2bf368439778bfec2153
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025120483097_001
title:
GEO ExPro : geoscience & technology explained. 2025 Vol. 22 Nr. 5
creators:
2 results
1. Geonova AS
2. GXP Publishing
year:
2025
publisher:
GXP Publishing AS
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. eng
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_2025120483097_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/7b7c04845dee2bf368439778bfec2153
id:
bc95bebadc6814154e7055f2233754fd
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024042480067_001
title:
Corporate social responsibility report. 2013
creators:
1 results
1. Kværner ASA
year:
2013
publisher:
Kværner ASA
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. eng
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_2024042480067_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/bc95bebadc6814154e7055f2233754fd
id:
e5fadcfec31755c981ac1963c52dc7c8
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024010380046_004
title:
Hi! (engelsk) : Hydro inside : the global magazine for Hydro employees. 2006 Nr. 1
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk hydro
year:
2006
publisher:
Hydro
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. eng
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_2024010380046_004_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e5fadcfec31755c981ac1963c52dc7c8
id:
3ca9c7d645652b948c4bcd2be083e4b4
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025071180010_007
title:
Digital kompetanse (trykt utg.) : Nordic journal of digital literacy. 2007 Vol. 2 Nr. 3
creators:
1 results
1. Forsknings- og kompetansenettverk for IT i utdanning
year:
2007
publisher:
Universitetsforlaget
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
3 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
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_2025071180010_007_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3ca9c7d645652b948c4bcd2be083e4b4

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

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 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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