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 2026-09-27T15:02:44Z in 0.168 seconds.

total:

182

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
0ba56f0601ed3be11cd5416277193efb
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022060980001_012
title:
PC world Norge (trykt utg.). 2009 Nr. 12
creators:
2 results
1. Computerworld Norge
2. PC Communications Norge
year:
2009
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_2022060980001_012_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0ba56f0601ed3be11cd5416277193efb
id:
b7387824e53f2691bfcfe94f421b5438
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013021109013
title:
Gutte- og jentenavn i Norge gjennom tidene
creators:
1 results
1. Ramvik, Beryl K.
year:
2011
publisher:
B.K. Ramvik
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_2013021109013_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b7387824e53f2691bfcfe94f421b5438
id:
b052edbaffbe0663015cd037ac1237b5
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_avisanordland_null_null_20260622_0_141_1
title:
Avisa Nordland
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20260622
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Nordland
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_avisanordland_null_null_20260622_0_141_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b052edbaffbe0663015cd037ac1237b5
id:
346fe98b1d448d28fba4332efe25503f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025120383064_001
title:
Hold pusten (trykt utg.) : medlemsblad for Norsk radiografforbund. 2025 Vol. 52 Nr. 4
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk radiografforbund
year:
2025
publisher:
Norsk radiografforbund
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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_2025120383064_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/346fe98b1d448d28fba4332efe25503f
id:
2f102895c6ebee5275737790949a1eee
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024050783018_001
title:
Hold pusten (trykt utg.) : medlemsblad for Norsk radiografforbund. 2023 Vol. 50 Nr. 6
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk radiografforbund
year:
2023
publisher:
Norsk radiografforbund
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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_2024050783018_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2f102895c6ebee5275737790949a1eee
id:
edc5350642dc166289da309a3e3675cc
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2026010283010_001
title:
Hold pusten (trykt utg.) : medlemsblad for Norsk radiografforbund. 2025 Vol. 52 Nr. 5
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk radiografforbund
year:
2025
publisher:
Norsk radiografforbund
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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_2026010283010_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/edc5350642dc166289da309a3e3675cc
id:
2f7e1bd310e67e51512f6cab4072015a
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2025082248118
title:
Low-value imaging in Norway : utilisation, drivers and experiences with an intervention to reduce low-value examinations
creators:
1 results
1. Brandsæter, Ingrid Øfsti
year:
2025
publisher:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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_2025082248118_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2f7e1bd310e67e51512f6cab4072015a
id:
a603907c74de0f845d7c050b770027a2
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_avisanordland_null_null_20260522_0_116_1
title:
Avisa Nordland
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20260522
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Nordland
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_avisanordland_null_null_20260522_0_116_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a603907c74de0f845d7c050b770027a2
id:
5cb8321fde59df3f52a27e2ff261ce0d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_telemarksavisa_null_null_20180623_96_143_1
title:
Telemarksavisa
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20180623
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:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
LIBRARY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_telemarksavisa_null_null_20180623_96_143_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5cb8321fde59df3f52a27e2ff261ce0d
id:
9a9454ce3f9b53d18fb58f7e9053ff55
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025082883054_001
title:
Norsk ortopedpost. 2025 Vol. 30 Nr. 2
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk ortopedisk forening
year:
2025
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_2025082883054_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9a9454ce3f9b53d18fb58f7e9053ff55

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.

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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