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 2026-09-28T06:42:58Z in 0.266 seconds.

total:

66445

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
0548c9ef4ed485c874f9d80f0bf7e1e5
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2007092504034
title:
Lær deg regnearket : as-easy-as-
creators:
1 results
1. Gaarder, Einar
year:
1991
publisher:
NKI
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
bokhylla
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NORWAY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2007092504034_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0548c9ef4ed485c874f9d80f0bf7e1e5
id:
c7ffd6d5643e03ba513946a7134eddda
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024071980003_006
title:
Birkebeiner'n : offisielt magasin for Birkebeinerrennet AS og Birkebeinerrittet AS. 2007 Vol. 19 Nr. 5
creators:
2 results
1. Birkebeinerrittet
2. Birkebeinerrennet
year:
2007
publisher:
Sport 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_2024071980003_006_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c7ffd6d5643e03ba513946a7134eddda
id:
38213d362820e43cb4f17ac66da42b3c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000038349
title:
Resipientundersøkelse ved Franzefoss Gjenvinning AS, avdeling Eide, 2017 : Deponi og behandling av oljeboringsavfall
creators:
6 results
1. Tverberg, Joar
2. Todt, Christiane
3. Eilertsen, Mette
4. Brekke, Erling
5. Tveranger, Bjarte
6. Økland, Ingeborg
year:
2018
publisher:
Rådgivende Biologer AS
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_000038349_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/38213d362820e43cb4f17ac66da42b3c
id:
cc02f3f260ddd6ac60ed0d778dce140b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012053108023
title:
Undersøkelse av deponiet i Sørfjorden : for Odda smelteverk AS
creators:
3 results
1. Westerlund, Stig
2. Dames & Moore Group
3. Hovda, Joar
year:
2000
publisher:
Rogalandsforskning
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
bokhylla
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NORWAY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012053108023_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/cc02f3f260ddd6ac60ed0d778dce140b
id:
f7a692047f4b3a9475019271986faed6
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000036964
title:
Resipientundersøkelse ved Franzefoss gjenvinning AS, avdeling Eide, 2022. Deponi og behandling av oljeboringsavfall
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2023
publisher:
Rådgivende Biologer AS
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_000036964_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f7a692047f4b3a9475019271986faed6
id:
fed5f6053b0f79cb0efccdd341e2db59
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010031806059
title:
Oksygenforbruk i tilknytning til utslipp av filterkake fra Odda smelteverk AS : Fase 1 : Nitrogenforbindelser i sedimenter og porevann
creators:
2 results
1. Schaanning, Morten
2. Odda smelteverk
year:
1999
publisher:
Norsk institutt for vannforskning
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
bokhylla
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NORWAY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010031806059_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/fed5f6053b0f79cb0efccdd341e2db59
id:
75ce6a633de027ab10a03e13909b7d3a
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021062148579
title:
Konge på MC
creators:
1 results
1. Berget, Halvard
year:
2021
publisher:
[MC-huset Nydal AS]
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_2021062148579_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/75ce6a633de027ab10a03e13909b7d3a
id:
bd3f09515f5d4056fbd242ae02db5a24
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2023053048102
title:
The site-2-protease RseP as a novel antimicrobial target = : RseP, en posisjon-2-protease, som et nytt antimikrobielt angrepspunkt
creators:
3 results
1. Kristensen, Sofie Sagvaag
2. Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet Fakultet for kjemi, bioteknologi og matvitenskap
3. Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet
year:
2023
publisher:
NMBU
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_2023053048102_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/bd3f09515f5d4056fbd242ae02db5a24
id:
88c9198ca8b070a37f34c6859c1a6415
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023061980015_020
title:
Moderne transport (Oslo : 1989-) : logistikk i praksis. 2004 Vol. 36 Nr. 10
creators:
1 results
1. Bjørgu AS
year:
2004
publisher:
Bjørgu AS
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_2023061980015_020_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/88c9198ca8b070a37f34c6859c1a6415
id:
948c5d71a1f3d19a0758ae42b4e0550f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_c339a9f3-5ddc-4bf0-a539-e42b79c2de8b
title:
Norsk Porsche : det offisielle porsche magasin. 2024 13
creators:
1 results
1. Porsche Norge AS
year:
2024
publisher:
Porsche Norge AS
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_c339a9f3-5ddc-4bf0-a539-e42b79c2de8b_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/948c5d71a1f3d19a0758ae42b4e0550f

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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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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