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 2026-10-02T23:42:10Z in 0.231 seconds.

total:

895

page:

size:

items:

10 results

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609ce7d050ff19e92491c6c8de4fa9f6
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Vil bygge supernett : Broadnet er klare hvis det offentlige blir med
creators:
1 results
1. Moldestad, Ole Jacob
year:
2011
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/609ce7d050ff19e92491c6c8de4fa9f6
id:
3490f4f1753b3fd21bb1d66e542aaf77
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022061680040_018
title:
PC world Norge ekspress. 2001 Nr. 18
creators:
1 results
1. PC world Norge
year:
2001
publisher:
IDG Magazines Norge
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_2022061680040_018_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3490f4f1753b3fd21bb1d66e542aaf77
id:
3512f939321a9c7ce8c2a90cf22c9fba
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025050880010_003
title:
Computerworld (Oslo : trykt utg.). 2014 Vol. 32 Nr. 3
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2014
publisher:
Computer Communications
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_2025050880010_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3512f939321a9c7ce8c2a90cf22c9fba
id:
144249ba1961ee75bf6f2afa654800ea
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024041280036_004
title:
Nova (Hafslund (firma)) : internavis for Hafslund-konsernet. 2009 Nr. 4
creators:
1 results
1. Hafslund (firma)
year:
2009
publisher:
Hafslund ASA
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_2024041280036_004_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/144249ba1961ee75bf6f2afa654800ea
id:
b11566b31a2cf25a908e44c7d50a9136
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025070180047_002
title:
Bynettmagasinet. 2009 Nr. 2
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk bynettforening
year:
2009
publisher:
Norsk bynettforening
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_2025070180047_002_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b11566b31a2cf25a908e44c7d50a9136
id:
086fbf1ed9de1f3936f6168943aeb9c4
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025031880022_003
title:
Computerworld (Oslo : trykt utg.). 2013 Vol. 31 Nr. 35
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2013
publisher:
Computer Communications
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_2025031880022_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/086fbf1ed9de1f3936f6168943aeb9c4
id:
c407cf93c16791af21cfe765e3a8b2c4
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025041080036_007
title:
Nettverk & kommunikasjon : fagbladet for moderne IT-løsninger. 2012 Nr. 7
creators:
1 results
1. PC world Norge
year:
2012
publisher:
IDG Magazines Norge
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_2025041080036_007_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c407cf93c16791af21cfe765e3a8b2c4
id:
e8791809648614f36722a1754054604d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025070180047_001
title:
Bynettmagasinet. 2009 Nr. 1
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk bynettforening
year:
2009
publisher:
Norsk bynettforening
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_2025070180047_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e8791809648614f36722a1754054604d
id:
c12b5adeef2845827bb4ceca13718dc0
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023120580052_002
title:
ITavisen business. 2003 Vol. 12 Nr. 13
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2003
publisher:
IT media
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_2023120580052_002_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c12b5adeef2845827bb4ceca13718dc0
id:
6e9b8e9609839ce2ff764b4f06f8383a
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023112980013_005
title:
Teleavisen. 2006 Vol. 5 Nr. 5
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2006
publisher:
Telepress
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_2023112980013_005_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/6e9b8e9609839ce2ff764b4f06f8383a

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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