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 2026-10-15T05:11:12Z in 0.617 seconds.

total:

248

page:

size:

items:

25 results

id:
f63f2c331ef2195c4ea330fac76ea020
urn:
not reported by source
title:
BBC English dictionary
creators:
1 results
1. CyberBook as
year:
1997
publisher:
Cyberbook
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
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/f63f2c331ef2195c4ea330fac76ea020
id:
71ae45f9b03bf21535fdf02075568a96
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Kunst for barn : barnas Louvre
creators:
1 results
1. CyberBook as
year:
1997
publisher:
CyberBook
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
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/71ae45f9b03bf21535fdf02075568a96
id:
5636ad37e2a66e4550c7ea51f4b1920a
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Flyers : engelsktimer på CD-ROM : trinn 3
creators:
1 results
1. CyberBook as
year:
1998
publisher:
NKS-forl.
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
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/5636ad37e2a66e4550c7ea51f4b1920a
id:
4418bd0af624ca5120bb36d8a67f85fe
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Movers : engelsktimer på CD-ROM, trinn 2
creators:
1 results
1. CyberBook as
year:
1998
publisher:
NKS-forl.
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
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/4418bd0af624ca5120bb36d8a67f85fe
id:
006e1d5d6ac0e26729181c1b389388d4
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Gangeprogrammet
creators:
1 results
1. CyberBook as
year:
2000
publisher:
CyberBook
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
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/006e1d5d6ac0e26729181c1b389388d4
id:
a22b5e1162bae43740808e4bbf648e63
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Starters
creators:
1 results
1. CyberBook as
year:
1997
publisher:
NKS-forl.
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
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/a22b5e1162bae43740808e4bbf648e63
id:
c235beef411610193f3a31f83a8b00f6
urn:
not reported by source
title:
EuroPlus+ reward : inter@ktivt kurs i engelsk
creators:
1 results
1. CyberBook as
year:
1999
publisher:
Macmillan Heinemann English Language Teaching
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
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/c235beef411610193f3a31f83a8b00f6
id:
d64549c754ca56d0f04167ad0483a351
urn:
not reported by source
title:
EuroPlus+ reward : inter@ktivt kurs i engelsk
creators:
1 results
1. CyberBook as
year:
1999
publisher:
Macmillan Heinemann English Language Teaching
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
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/d64549c754ca56d0f04167ad0483a351
id:
fd42092aa5f638cbd7783acf11444798
urn:
not reported by source
title:
EuroPlus+ reward : inter@ktivt kurs i engelsk
creators:
1 results
1. CyberBook as
year:
1999
publisher:
Macmillan Heinemann English Language Teaching
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
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/fd42092aa5f638cbd7783acf11444798
id:
92103ecb4bb8999764fb716a3437a791
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Bildekryssord
creators:
2 results
1. CyberBook as
2. Nasjonalt læremiddelsenter
year:
1997
publisher:
Nasjonalt læremiddelsenter
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
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/92103ecb4bb8999764fb716a3437a791
id:
e161b0d4340dc04cb722e90350a2e05e
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Datalotto
creators:
2 results
1. CyberBook as
2. Nasjonalt læremiddelsenter
year:
1997
publisher:
Nasjonalt læremiddelsenter
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
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/e161b0d4340dc04cb722e90350a2e05e
id:
44d195af1403b3acdea10813361fb40d
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Muzzy på disko : engelsk opplæring
creators:
2 results
1. Imbert, Hazel
2. CyberBook as
year:
1997
publisher:
CyberBook
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
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/44d195af1403b3acdea10813361fb40d
id:
6016af0858d0eb425d9ff187d77f67ce
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Muzzy på stranden : engelsk opplæring
creators:
2 results
1. Imbert, Hazel
2. CyberBook as
year:
1997
publisher:
CyberBook
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
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/6016af0858d0eb425d9ff187d77f67ce
id:
2ae24ae4ac58b48cc45598d510e38ccd
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Den Standhaftige tinnsoldat
creators:
2 results
1. Andersen, H.C. (Hans Christian)
2. CyberBook as
year:
1997
publisher:
CyberBook
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
4 results
1. eng
2. ger
3. nob
4. mul
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/2ae24ae4ac58b48cc45598d510e38ccd
id:
9a71d799f54cd9e8f35578c177bd4599
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Trafikkskilt 2.0
creators:
3 results
1. Høiland, Terje
2. Nasjonalt læremiddelsenter
3. CyberBook as
year:
1995
publisher:
CyberBook
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
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/9a71d799f54cd9e8f35578c177bd4599
id:
288bbda3c300063896f1d046f20198dc
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Den Stygge andungen
creators:
2 results
1. Andersen, H.C. (Hans Christian)
2. CyberBook as
year:
1997
publisher:
CyberBook
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
4 results
1. eng
2. ger
3. nob
4. mul
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/288bbda3c300063896f1d046f20198dc
id:
d3e63fb4d65f9b7bdb9011a0e0a3072e
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Lek og lær
creators:
3 results
1. Svendsen, Tor
2. Høiland, Terje
3. CyberBook as
year:
1995
publisher:
CyberBook
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. nno
2. nob
3. mul
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/d3e63fb4d65f9b7bdb9011a0e0a3072e
id:
a5700ba330a79d7c96f9ad88554438f7
urn:
not reported by source
title:
LIKT : informasjon, moduloversikt, oppstart (materiell), lærerveiledning, tester
creators:
2 results
1. CyberBook as
2. Lørenskog Skole- og oppveksttjenesten
year:
2003
publisher:
Cyberbook
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
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/a5700ba330a79d7c96f9ad88554438f7
id:
8cba305b46de3e312ae5793282af5744
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Mons og Marte i regneskogen
creators:
3 results
1. Minken & Stenseth design
2. CyberBook as
3. Nasjonalt læremiddelsenter
year:
1996
publisher:
Nasjonalt læremiddelsenter
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
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/8cba305b46de3e312ae5793282af5744
id:
ac8b813cede4efd5b8506c9d4e390adc
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Tolk
creators:
4 results
1. Minken, Ivar
2. Stenseth, Børre
3. CyberBook as
4. Nasjonalt læremiddelsenter
year:
1997
publisher:
CyberBook ; Nasjonalt Læremiddelsenter
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
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/ac8b813cede4efd5b8506c9d4e390adc
id:
4a99bed6a352ea2849006506635c6cc1
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Klokketrening
creators:
2 results
1. CyberBook as
2. Nasjonalt læremiddelsenter
year:
1997
publisher:
Nasjonalt læremiddelsenter
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
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/4a99bed6a352ea2849006506635c6cc1
id:
98c6ee9e78b4215c02280b389c87df2c
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Grisepasseren = : The swineherd
creators:
1 results
1. CyberBook as
year:
1997
publisher:
CyberBook
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
4 results
1. eng
2. ger
3. nob
4. mul
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/98c6ee9e78b4215c02280b389c87df2c
id:
ec1c4e7f1a2fe0efbb0d467c0ec137d6
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024072480004_003
title:
Konkurransenytt (trykt utg.) : et nyhetsblad fra Konkurransetilsynet. 2008 Nr. 3
creators:
1 results
1. Konkurransetilsynet
year:
2008
publisher:
Konkurransetilsynet
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_2024072480004_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ec1c4e7f1a2fe0efbb0d467c0ec137d6
id:
190503aed7bdd48adb8f52f93c9c34c7
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_rakkestadavis_null_null_20080908_108_105_1
title:
Rakkestad Avis (Rakkestad: 1987)
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20080908
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Østfold
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_rakkestadavis_null_null_20080908_108_105_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/190503aed7bdd48adb8f52f93c9c34c7
id:
df451032087c8e6754c53786f2e197b0
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021070648617
title:
Arbeidsbok A1 og A2
creators:
2 results
1. Jakobsen, Annie
2. Aalen, Marie
year:
2009
publisher:
CyberBook
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nno
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_2021070648617_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/df451032087c8e6754c53786f2e197b0

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

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.

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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