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 2026-09-29T02:51:11Z in 0.259 seconds.

total:

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
8c58fdab85f876d1a9281abda6cc6b5e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_b0d7087e-f7cf-42b2-ab24-b49a9e56c02c
title:
Norske bransjemagasinet. Mars 2026
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2026
publisher:
R&D forl.
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_b0d7087e-f7cf-42b2-ab24-b49a9e56c02c_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8c58fdab85f876d1a9281abda6cc6b5e
id:
169e8daf568e7df77f42917c94e30383
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_varden_null_null_20240904_149_205_1
title:
Varden
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20240904
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Telemark
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_digavis_varden_null_null_20240904_149_205_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/169e8daf568e7df77f42917c94e30383
id:
cc40db61dfe9f3988fa6ad7451e0cf5d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024070983193_001
title:
Miljø & teknikk (trykt utg.) : hovedorgan for Norsk kommunalteknisk forening. 2024 Vol. 117 Nr. 2
creators:
2 results
1. Norsk kommunalteknisk forening
2. Norske kommunale ingeniørveseners forening
year:
2024
publisher:
Norsk kommunalteknisk 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_2024070983193_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/cc40db61dfe9f3988fa6ad7451e0cf5d
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2026042383024_001
title:
Ny teknikk. 2026 Vol. 40 Nr. 1
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2026
publisher:
Ny teknikk print
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_2026042383024_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0eabf8878e984d0015fe1857003a487f
id:
a41309237c128f204dc406f093c07b8d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024102483030_001
title:
Miljø & teknikk (trykt utg.) : hovedorgan for Norsk kommunalteknisk forening. 2024 Vol. 117 Nr. 3
creators:
2 results
1. Norsk kommunalteknisk forening
2. Norske kommunale ingeniørveseners forening
year:
2024
publisher:
Norsk kommunalteknisk 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_2024102483030_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a41309237c128f204dc406f093c07b8d
id:
437df54bda656b629bc798b8c8e938e4
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023100583069_001
title:
Miljø & teknikk (trykt utg.) : hovedorgan for Norsk kommunalteknisk forening. 2023 Vol. 116 Nr. 3
creators:
2 results
1. Norsk kommunalteknisk forening
2. Norske kommunale ingeniørveseners forening
year:
2023
publisher:
Norsk kommunalteknisk 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_2023100583069_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/437df54bda656b629bc798b8c8e938e4
id:
c288cf25204a7b0ead6bee5879e15f9a
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023012483013_001
title:
Miljø & teknikk (trykt utg.) : hovedorgan for Norsk kommunalteknisk forening. 2022 Vol. 115 Nr. 4
creators:
2 results
1. Norsk kommunalteknisk forening
2. Norske kommunale ingeniørveseners forening
year:
2022
publisher:
Norsk kommunalteknisk 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_2023012483013_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c288cf25204a7b0ead6bee5879e15f9a
id:
2b84fb31339a22b96f2942b437d3900d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025010983041_001
title:
Miljø & teknikk (trykt utg.) : hovedorgan for Norsk kommunalteknisk forening. 2024 Vol. 117 Nr. 4
creators:
2 results
1. Norsk kommunalteknisk forening
2. Norske kommunale ingeniørveseners forening
year:
2024
publisher:
Norsk kommunalteknisk 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_2025010983041_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2b84fb31339a22b96f2942b437d3900d
id:
ef6bb599503122bab6cdf81a75dab209
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024042283036_001
title:
Miljø & teknikk (trykt utg.) : hovedorgan for Norsk kommunalteknisk forening. 2024 Vol. 117 Nr. 1
creators:
2 results
1. Norsk kommunalteknisk forening
2. Norske kommunale ingeniørveseners forening
year:
2024
publisher:
Norsk kommunalteknisk 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_2024042283036_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ef6bb599503122bab6cdf81a75dab209
id:
2d7b8d527f7d60b87fe45d21f2aa7507
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024091783011_001
title:
Ny teknikk. 2024 Vol. 38 Nr. 4
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2024
publisher:
Obolensky
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_2024091783011_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2d7b8d527f7d60b87fe45d21f2aa7507

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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