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 2026-09-26T18:46:23Z in 0.205 seconds.

total:

13567

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
c7f97297723382db7e7a0200c046e5aa
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2022011999028
title:
Aš buvau žiurkė! : … arba Raudonosios kurpaitės
creators:
1 results
1. Pullman, Philip
year:
2021
publisher:
Nieko rimto
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. lit
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_2022011999028_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c7f97297723382db7e7a0200c046e5aa
id:
22a20e7e1eb68617a4fa5d54761aec0c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020061848599
title:
Brødrene Asla AS : 1950-1980 : fra 25-øres sykkelparkering til 140 ansatte : en rekonstruert historie
creators:
2 results
1. Østby, Sølvi Asla
2. Brødrene Asla AS
year:
2019
publisher:
[Sølvi Asla Østby]
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_2020061848599_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/22a20e7e1eb68617a4fa5d54761aec0c
id:
7a084be37cb92dd56754b4f337dbab98
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2023112748140
title:
Cancer drugs as drivers of antibiotic resistance
creators:
2 results
1. Jónína Sæunn Guðmundsdóttir
2. UiT Norges arktiske universitet Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet
year:
2023
publisher:
UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy
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_2023112748140_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/7a084be37cb92dd56754b4f337dbab98
id:
4180f728df5325a8015574e29090c15e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020100107629
title:
Brødrene Asla AS : 1950-1980 : fra 25-øres sykkelparkering til 140 ansatte : en rekonstruert historie
creators:
2 results
1. Østby, Sølvi Asla
2. Brødrene Asla AS
year:
2015
publisher:
Oplandske bokforl.
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_2020100107629_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4180f728df5325a8015574e29090c15e
id:
87811d5a7b5412c7688de1cbf3f08ebf
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008021200089
title:
NGOs as a channel in development aid : the Norwegian system
creators:
2 results
1. Tvedt, Terje
2. Universitetet i Bergen Senter for utviklingsstudier
year:
1995
publisher:
Centre for Development Studies, University of Bergen
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_2008021200089_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/87811d5a7b5412c7688de1cbf3f08ebf
id:
e7c1e047e91819e9bd31b0dcc416e13d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024101080078_002
title:
Frimerker som hobby : skandinavisk frimerketidsskrift for samlere = Stamps as hobby : Scandinavian stamp magazine. 1986 Vol. 8 Nr. 2
creators:
not reported by source
year:
1986
publisher:
Haugli & Nordhagen
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_2024101080078_002_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e7c1e047e91819e9bd31b0dcc416e13d
id:
e531271a070bf622a1ba4ac57fa90c12
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020102907561
title:
Argobba verb morphology and syntax : a documentation with head-driven phrase structure grammar as analytic framework
creators:
2 results
1. Agegnehu, Getahun Amare
2. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Institutt for språk og kommunikasjonsstudier
year:
2009
publisher:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Language and Communication Studies
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_2020102907561_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e531271a070bf622a1ba4ac57fa90c12
id:
7a4357805d9d40aefd7541cfdd13adae
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2020102381230_001
title:
Norges statskalender (trykt utg.) : fortegnelse over konstitusjonelle organer og statsforvaltning m.v. = Norwegian government yearbook .... 1995
creators:
1 results
1. InfoMediaHuset AS
year:
1995
publisher:
Kommuneforl.
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
yes
license:
publicdomain
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2020102381230_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/7a4357805d9d40aefd7541cfdd13adae
id:
92502ee240a5e9458096ab8691c6070c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025082982003_001
title:
Sportsboken. 1985/1986
creators:
1 results
1. Sportsboken AS
year:
1985
publisher:
Schibsted
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_2025082982003_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/92502ee240a5e9458096ab8691c6070c
id:
6cece82b36267a8b174a2c02d64770bb
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025082982001_001
title:
Sportsboken. 1988/1989
creators:
1 results
1. Sportsboken AS
year:
1988
publisher:
Schibsted
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_2025082982001_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/6cece82b36267a8b174a2c02d64770bb

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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