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 2026-09-28T23:52:42Z in 0.236 seconds.

total:

157

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
5182111c1ae3b1cb9ec43a7d39bf3ea7
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000064844
title:
Kommunalt psykisk helse- og rusarbeid (IS-24/8) : Nasjonale tall på ressursinnsats, kompetanse og innhold i tjenestene, 2025
creators:
2 results
1. Ose, Solveig Osborg
2. Kaspersen, Silje L.
year:
2025
publisher:
SINTEF Digital
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_pliktmonografi_000064844_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5182111c1ae3b1cb9ec43a7d39bf3ea7
id:
63cc52ef89543474728136bc83b3805a
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022082980069_003
title:
Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (trykt utg.) : Journal of the Norwegian Psychological Association. 2021 Vol. 58 Nr. 3
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2021
publisher:
Norsk psykologforening
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
5 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
4. nno
5. swe
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022082980069_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/63cc52ef89543474728136bc83b3805a
id:
7aeb610f523f9dfad80052fb65f59025
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025031880023_003
title:
Computerworld (Oslo : trykt utg.). 2013 Nr. 43
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_2025031880023_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/7aeb610f523f9dfad80052fb65f59025
id:
f3eec424e2cdfb6f2a62be2ff085acfc
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_finansavisen_null_null_20200518_29_114_1
title:
Finansavisen
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20200518
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Oslo
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_digavis_finansavisen_null_null_20200518_29_114_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f3eec424e2cdfb6f2a62be2ff085acfc
id:
f49c9da2a4ab4114b4ea5ab84ec3238a
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023102783044_001
title:
Norsk ortopedpost. 2023 Vol. 28 Nr. 3
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk ortopedisk forening
year:
2023
publisher:
Norsk ortopedisk forening
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_2023102783044_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f49c9da2a4ab4114b4ea5ab84ec3238a
id:
c5a18ca691b8c95ed429b16e2a5d7ccf
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022092783328_001
title:
Midt-punkt (Trondheim. 1999 : trykt utg.) : medlemsblad for Næringsforeningen i Trondheim - Mid-Norway Chamber of Commerce and Industry. 2022 Vol. 24 Nr. 4
creators:
2 results
1. Næringsforeningen i Trondheim
2. Næringsforeningen i Trondheimsregionen
year:
2022
publisher:
Næringsforeningen i Trondheim
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_2022092783328_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c5a18ca691b8c95ed429b16e2a5d7ccf
id:
dec5bc589328a31654bc230aa69b46a8
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_9ed6beb8-35b9-40dc-8b8a-8e901eeacd54
title:
Dagkirurgen : tidsskrift for Norsk dagkirurgisk forening. 2026 Nr. 1
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk dagkirurgisk forening
year:
2026
publisher:
Norsk dagkirurgisk forening
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_plikttidsskrift_9ed6beb8-35b9-40dc-8b8a-8e901eeacd54_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/dec5bc589328a31654bc230aa69b46a8
id:
88360e1407e22801b26167beb483033b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025050880010_002
title:
Computerworld (Oslo : trykt utg.). 2014 Vol. 32 Nr. 2
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_002_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/88360e1407e22801b26167beb483033b
id:
4f96f846eaaf8b10706fc6580fe76463
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_adresseavisen_null_null_20200514_254_111_1
title:
Adresseavisen
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20200514
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Trøndelag
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
LIBRARY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_adresseavisen_null_null_20200514_254_111_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4f96f846eaaf8b10706fc6580fe76463
id:
0c8cd3e5750ce6c76167352066841023
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024022680009_002
title:
SMB magasinet (trykt utg.) : medlemsblad for små- og mellomstore bedrifter. 2011 Vol. 7 Nr. 2
creators:
1 results
1. SMB-tjenester
year:
2011
publisher:
SMB-tjenester
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_2024022680009_002_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0c8cd3e5750ce6c76167352066841023

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

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.

Source-specific next step

Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.

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