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 2026-10-19T05:13:07Z in 0.537 seconds.

total:

1289457

page:

size:

items:

25 results

id:
613cc7b6ed3d3a251b960f3ecac57647
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020042748039
title:
Slekta : slektsbok for Gerd Inger og Sverre Moe
creators:
1 results
1. Moe, Sverre
year:
2018
publisher:
S. Moe
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_2020042748039_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/613cc7b6ed3d3a251b960f3ecac57647
id:
49466eb779cdd1bb02c0b9e2939c496e
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Avanti - Inger Sitter
creators:
1 results
1. Moe, Ole Henrik
year:
1985
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
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/49466eb779cdd1bb02c0b9e2939c496e
id:
2202fa09d38471aa02facdef31a46aa5
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Avanti - Inger Sitter
creators:
1 results
1. Moe, Ole Henrik
year:
not reported by source
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
No results.
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/2202fa09d38471aa02facdef31a46aa5
id:
683866b842e4113e821566ca954a18fc
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012091806029
title:
Inger Sitter
creators:
3 results
1. Anker, Peter
2. Sitter, Inger
3. Moe, Ole Henrik
year:
1987
publisher:
Schibsted
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_2012091806029_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/683866b842e4113e821566ca954a18fc
id:
9f438a102547c60f46a012afaac51c76
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Inger Sitter
creators:
2 results
1. Anker, Peter
2. Moe, Ole Henrik
year:
19870101
publisher:
Schibsted
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nor
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9f438a102547c60f46a012afaac51c76
id:
db6470028a01b243b937e09e1b0dda09
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Inger Sitter
creators:
2 results
1. Sitter, Inger Hafnarfjardar Hafnarborg 1996 Utstilling
2. Moe, Ole Henrik
year:
1996
publisher:
Hafnarborg
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nor
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/db6470028a01b243b937e09e1b0dda09
id:
3fe18b66a605d47f171c34beb23fb256
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Inger Sitter
creators:
3 results
1. Sitter, Inger Utstilling Hafnarborg 1996
2. Moe, Ole Henrik
3. Hafnarborg
year:
1996
publisher:
Hafnarborg
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
4 results
1. eng
2. nor
3. mul
4. ice
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/3fe18b66a605d47f171c34beb23fb256
id:
b851d8fa4a02a362505ea22c2032b832
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Inger Sitter : Hafnarborg 1996
creators:
4 results
1. Moe, Ole Henrik
2. Sitter, Inger
3. Inger Sitter (utstilling)
4. Hafnarborg
year:
1996
publisher:
[Hafnarborg]
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
4 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
4. ice
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/b851d8fa4a02a362505ea22c2032b832
id:
2c6b0ac36b4a1b6b56015f5c8cf6110d
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Inger Sitter
creators:
1 results
1. Moe, Ole Henrik
year:
1999
publisher:
Henie Onstad kunstsenter
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/2c6b0ac36b4a1b6b56015f5c8cf6110d
id:
647c3d99a2fb90c7afd49ffa3a4dc201
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016022308160
title:
Moe-slekta : etterkomarane av Per Fr. Moe og Olina Suphamar
creators:
1 results
1. Moe, Kåre
year:
1993
publisher:
[K. Moe]
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nno
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_2016022308160_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/647c3d99a2fb90c7afd49ffa3a4dc201
id:
489a275122a7a5704e7a6b4d901defa5
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012070606170
title:
Moe-familien fra Holmestrand : noen opptegnelser
creators:
1 results
1. Thurmann-Moe, Jan August
year:
1969
publisher:
not reported by source
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_2012070606170_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/489a275122a7a5704e7a6b4d901defa5
id:
2862e69541af6cc479157224e667b4db
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Asbjørnsen og Moe
creators:
3 results
1. Asbjørnsen, P. Chr. (peter Christen)
2. Moe, Jørgen
3. Gundersen, Inger
year:
2011
publisher:
Cappelen Damm
media_types:
1 results
1. lydopptak
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/2862e69541af6cc479157224e667b4db
id:
1957249633f1008e6b53b000f7571e17
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Nils Christian Moe-Repstad: Sannheten og andre konstruksjoner
creators:
1 results
1. Kjølstadmyr, Inger Marie
year:
2003
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
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/1957249633f1008e6b53b000f7571e17
id:
b38a5dd9efadbdbbf3e96a4067064415
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020042248619
title:
Jørgen Moe og folkevisene
creators:
1 results
1. Hodne, Ørnulf
year:
2019
publisher:
Novus
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. nob
2. mul
3. 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_2020042248619_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b38a5dd9efadbdbbf3e96a4067064415
id:
5229c9cbd2ec17f9020d76de27620df1
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020072148092
title:
Den døde tid : Inger Stenvik gjennom hundre år
creators:
1 results
1. Stenvik, Øivind
year:
2017
publisher:
Øivind Stenvik
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_2020072148092_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5229c9cbd2ec17f9020d76de27620df1
id:
37b180afab3966f431f65dabc2b66066
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Inger og Andreas L. Riis' samling
creators:
1 results
1. Moe, Ole Henrik
year:
not reported by source
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
No results.
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/37b180afab3966f431f65dabc2b66066
id:
625f71a2dfe958eb469f12fa3e617e6b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013082206017
title:
Barnas store Asbjørnsen & Moe
creators:
2 results
1. Asbjørnsen, P. Chr. (Peter Christen)
2. Moe, Jørgen
year:
2009
publisher:
Stenersen
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_2013082206017_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/625f71a2dfe958eb469f12fa3e617e6b
id:
3c3598f9a73d5f489c2cf3c0053cc005
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Nils Christian Moe-Repstad: Sannheten og andre konstruksjoner. Dikt. Kolon, 2003
creators:
1 results
1. Kjølstadmyr, Inger Marie
year:
2003
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
No results.
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/3c3598f9a73d5f489c2cf3c0053cc005
id:
9b9483ac935b785c4cc71d3fb685c3a4
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2022022548521
title:
MoE - vi som elsket kaos
creators:
3 results
1. MoE - vi som elsket kaos (utstilling) Trondheim, Norge 2022-2023
2. Rockheim
3. Moe, Guro Skumsnes
year:
2022
publisher:
Rockheim
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_2022022548521_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9b9483ac935b785c4cc71d3fb685c3a4
id:
c89ef89908c24a5da2d88e4622f83e39
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011082408158
title:
Klokkar i krig : utdrag fra Nils S. Moe si dagbok 1940
creators:
1 results
1. Moe, Nils S.
year:
1997
publisher:
[E. Moe]
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. nob
2. mul
3. nno
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_2011082408158_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c89ef89908c24a5da2d88e4622f83e39
id:
eb66ebe23a42b3ead3a4c2160237ae37
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020062248613
title:
Louis Moe : det tapte paradis
creators:
5 results
1. Lund, Kathrine
2. Bomuldsfabriken kunsthall
3. Moe, Louis
4. Dannevig, Alf Georg
5. Solberg, Johan
year:
2019
publisher:
Bomuldsfabriken kunsthall
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_2020062248613_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/eb66ebe23a42b3ead3a4c2160237ae37
id:
09f17a3718c82cf6b73bc44e93b1e186
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010052003006
title:
Samtaler med Inger Sitter
creators:
2 results
1. Dæhlin, Erik
2. Sitter, Inger
year:
1999
publisher:
Orfeus
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_2010052003006_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/09f17a3718c82cf6b73bc44e93b1e186
id:
cbb8647a6ac9006f2b49ea0a7a7f1880
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016031048110
title:
Sverre Malling, Louis Moe
creators:
6 results
1. Malling, Sverre
2. Langeland, Agnes Scott
3. Rishovd, Andreas
4. Louis Moe (1857-1945) - Sverre Malling (utstilling)
5. Moe, Louis
6. Kunsthall Grenland
year:
2013
publisher:
No Comprendo Press
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
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Moderne skoletanker og forsøgsskoler
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1 results
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1948
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Gyldendalske Boghandel
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