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 2026-09-25T10:59:18Z in 0.188 seconds.

total:

90700

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
2cc567073149ad3ac7d5969e4af40367
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011072808048
title:
Evaluering av Hovedorganisasjonenes fellestiltak i perioden 1998 til 2004
creators:
3 results
1. Grimsrud, Bjørne
2. Skinnarland, Sol
3. Moland, Leif E.
year:
2005
publisher:
FAFO
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011072808048_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2cc567073149ad3ac7d5969e4af40367
id:
c63e0cd726dafee73ddee1669dc5f8e7
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011081208065
title:
Fra lensherre til fylkesrådmann : Bratsberg amtskommune, Telemark fylkeskommune : 1660-1988
creators:
1 results
1. Grimsrud, Bjarne
year:
1997
publisher:
Nome antikvariat
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_2011081208065_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c63e0cd726dafee73ddee1669dc5f8e7
id:
2a0dc03b1182c76ae068f465d67aa7fd
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021111648590
title:
Å smyge forbi en øks : roman
creators:
1 results
1. Grimsrud, Beate
year:
2019
publisher:
Cappelen Damm
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_2021111648590_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2a0dc03b1182c76ae068f465d67aa7fd
id:
f7198b0860f346722b3110aa78037ae7
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010073008009
title:
Hugbod : heidersskrift til Leif Mæhle på 70-årsdagen
creators:
3 results
1. Mæhle, Leif
2. Ystad, Vigdis
3. Bliksrud, Liv
year:
1997
publisher:
Samlaget
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
4 results
1. nob
2. mul
3. nno
4. dan
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_2010073008009_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f7198b0860f346722b3110aa78037ae7
id:
166544bb04af7c303be901a7e9946103
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013072205048
title:
Risk of lung cancer among nickel-refinery workers : exposures and the effect of different forms of nickel
creators:
1 results
1. Grimsrud, Tom K.
year:
2004
publisher:
Institute of General Practice and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
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_2013072205048_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/166544bb04af7c303be901a7e9946103
id:
65f910e20c057b9e00629080ba80d67c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2022102648132
title:
Livsverk : Bergene Holm AS 1946-2006
creators:
2 results
1. Wellberg, Finn
2. Bergene Holm AS
year:
2007
publisher:
Bergene Holm 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_2022102648132_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/65f910e20c057b9e00629080ba80d67c
id:
b5fa0bd18e33e2f5dac92ef21ee97477
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2023011048089
title:
100 år med vann i rør og i spann : Sande vannverk AS
creators:
2 results
1. Aaserud, Lars
2. Sande vannverk AS
year:
2022
publisher:
Sande vannverk 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_2023011048089_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b5fa0bd18e33e2f5dac92ef21ee97477
id:
77190638271b6d9a3b992f9daf63776b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000023671
title:
Evaluering av Fjord Norge AS
creators:
7 results
1. Blumenthal, Veronica
2. Flotve, Bjørg Langset
3. Krohn, Christin
4. Landa-Mata, Iraxte
5. Iversen, Nina M.
6. Holmen, Rasmus Bøgh
7. Hem, Leif E.
year:
2023
publisher:
Transportøkonomisk institutt
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_000023671_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/77190638271b6d9a3b992f9daf63776b
id:
51ec1f5868adbcf720b301daf5f534fc
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009120900072
title:
Collective bargaining and labour market flexibility in Norway : paper prepared for an ILO project
creators:
2 results
1. Grimsrud, Bjørne
2. Stokke, Torgeir Aarvaag
year:
1997
publisher:
Fafo Institute for Applied Social Science
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009120900072_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/51ec1f5868adbcf720b301daf5f534fc
id:
ec79933282fb7082084f515129b32858
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009082400019
title:
Flyplassutbygging og arbeidsmarkedet på Romerike
creators:
2 results
1. Grimsrud, Gro Marit
2. Orderud, Geir
year:
1991
publisher:
Norsk institutt for by- og regionforskning
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009082400019_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ec79933282fb7082084f515129b32858

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.

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