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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.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
qrequiredstringFree-text query. Supports field-restricted terms too, e.g. "subject:fiske year:1970" combined with free text.
media_typeoptionalunionRestrict 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.
languageoptionalunionLanguage 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.
countyoptionalunionNorwegian county name, e.g. "Troms", "Oslo".
year_fromoptionalunionRestrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
year_tooptionalunionRestrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
digital_onlyoptionalbooleanOnly items that have been digitized.
sortoptionalunionOne of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).
pageoptionalintegerZero-based page index.
sizeoptionalintegerResults per page, 1 to 100 (default 10).
limitoptionalintegerGateway page size; default 25, maximum 100.
offsetoptionalintegerNumber 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.

Type: string. Free-text query. Supports field-restricted terms too, e.g. "subject:fiske year:1970" combined with free text.
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.
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.
Type: string. Norwegian county name, e.g. "Troms", "Oslo".
Type: integer. Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
Type: integer. Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
Type: yes/no. Only items that have been digitized.
Type: string. One of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).
Type: integer. Zero-based page index.
Type: integer. Results per page, 1 to 100 (default 10).

Result

Source: National Library of Norway. Retrieved 2026-09-27T14:07:36Z in 0.196 seconds.

total:
572
page:
0
size:
10
items:

10 results

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    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022062880091_006
    title:
    Kjemi : prosjekt, prosess, produkt. 2004 Vol. 64 Nr. 6
    creators:

    3 results

    1. Norsk kjemisk selskap
    2. Norske sivilingeniørers forening
    3. Norges ingeniørorganisasjon - NITO
    year:
    2004
    publisher:
    Media Oslo
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. tidsskrift
    languages:

    3 results

    1. eng
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    3. mul
    county:
    not reported by source
    digital:
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    NONE
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    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022110480005_009
    title:
    Kjemi : prosjekt, prosess, produkt. 2006 Vol. 66 Nr. 9/10
    creators:

    3 results

    1. Norsk kjemisk selskap
    2. Norske sivilingeniørers forening
    3. Norges ingeniørorganisasjon - NITO
    year:
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    Media Oslo
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    1 results

    1. tidsskrift
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    3 results

    1. eng
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    county:
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    creators:

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    1. Norsk kjemisk selskap
    2. Norske sivilingeniørers forening
    3. Norges ingeniørorganisasjon - NITO
    year:
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    3 results

    1. eng
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    title:
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    creators:

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    1. Norsk kjemisk selskap
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    3. Norges ingeniørorganisasjon - NITO
    year:
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    1 results

    1. tidsskrift
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    3 results

    1. eng
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    access_allowed_from:
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    Kjemi : prosjekt, prosess, produkt. 2006 Vol. 66 Nr. 5
    creators:

    3 results

    1. Norsk kjemisk selskap
    2. Norske sivilingeniørers forening
    3. Norges ingeniørorganisasjon - NITO
    year:
    2006
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    Media Oslo
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. tidsskrift
    languages:

    3 results

    1. eng
    2. nob
    3. mul
    county:
    not reported by source
    digital:
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    viewability:
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    access_allowed_from:
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    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/cb07642a869a6521f921343ec51b8583
  6. id:
    1e4c7f5659d7d3ab7c258ae94331ac49
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022062880084_006
    title:
    Kjemi : prosjekt, prosess, produkt. 2010 Vol. 70 Nr. 7/8
    creators:

    3 results

    1. Norsk kjemisk selskap
    2. Norske sivilingeniørers forening
    3. Norges ingeniørorganisasjon - NITO
    year:
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    Media Oslo
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. tidsskrift
    languages:

    3 results

    1. eng
    2. nob
    3. mul
    county:
    not reported by source
    digital:
    yes
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    license:
    copyrighted
    viewability:
    NONE
    access_allowed_from:
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    thumbnail:
    https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022062880084_006_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
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    creators:

    3 results

    1. Norsk kjemisk selskap
    2. Norske sivilingeniørers forening
    3. Norges ingeniørorganisasjon - NITO
    year:
    1999
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    Media Oslo
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. tidsskrift
    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
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    https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022062780095_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
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    title:
    Kjemi : prosjekt, prosess, produkt. 2013 Vol. 73 Nr. 4
    creators:

    3 results

    1. Norsk kjemisk selskap
    2. Norske sivilingeniørers forening
    3. Norges ingeniørorganisasjon - NITO
    year:
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    Media Oslo
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    1. tidsskrift
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    3 results

    1. eng
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    3. mul
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    license:
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    viewability:
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    access_allowed_from:
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    viewer_url:
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    Kjemi : prosjekt, prosess, produkt. 2011 Vol. 71 Nr. 1
    creators:

    3 results

    1. Norsk kjemisk selskap
    2. Norske sivilingeniørers forening
    3. Norges ingeniørorganisasjon - NITO
    year:
    2011
    publisher:
    Media Oslo
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. tidsskrift
    languages:

    3 results

    1. eng
    2. nob
    3. mul
    county:
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    license:
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    viewability:
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    access_allowed_from:
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    Kjemi : prosjekt, prosess, produkt. 2023 Vol. 83 Nr. 5
    creators:

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    1. Norsk kjemisk selskap
    2. Norske sivilingeniørers forening
    3. Norges ingeniørorganisasjon - NITO
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