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 2026-10-17T17:39:14Z in 1.807 seconds.

total:

247893

page:

size:

items:

25 results

id:
f4524e2200ae2a4b86405b77b09e83e7
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Sørlandsk livsstil : Mani i Kristiansand
creators:
2 results
1. Løland, Heidi
2. Rasmussen, Renée
year:
2006
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/f4524e2200ae2a4b86405b77b09e83e7
id:
03a9031592be98f471700f535e0265e8
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Mani og Jesus : Jesus som forbilde for Mani i manikeiske tekster
creators:
1 results
1. Mordal, Lise
year:
2009
publisher:
L. Mordal
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/03a9031592be98f471700f535e0265e8
id:
b990507b4d5c2e6e1c49fde619eea909
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008011004136
title:
Herr Mani
creators:
2 results
1. Yehoshua, Abraham B.
2. Risvik, Kjell
year:
1992
publisher:
Gyldendal
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_2008011004136_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b990507b4d5c2e6e1c49fde619eea909
id:
04c0e331308f731b92af1e349a3d2dc5
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Depression/melankoli/mani
creators:
2 results
1. Rafaelsen, Ole J.
2. Ottosson, Jan-Otto
year:
1981
publisher:
Natur och kultur
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. swe
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/04c0e331308f731b92af1e349a3d2dc5
id:
538f3fd98122b9ff4921a46f4c467061
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Il manicheismo. Vol. 1 : Mani e il manicheismo
creators:
3 results
1. Cirillo, Luigi
2. Gnoli, Gherardo
3. Piras, Andrea
year:
2006
publisher:
Fondazione Lorenzo Valla
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. ita
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/538f3fd98122b9ff4921a46f4c467061
id:
cb8e00abb3976947a6b34310928dba98
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_EAN_7071245474683_01_0007
title:
Om mani (Om mani)
creators:
6 results
1. Mai Khôi Chém Gió
2. Khoi, Mai
3. Lý, Nguyễn Nhất
4. Minh, Nguyễn Đức
5. Phù Sa Lab Studio
6. Đắc, Quyền Thiện
year:
20180302
publisher:
LIDIO – SafeMUSE Sounds
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. und
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/cb8e00abb3976947a6b34310928dba98
id:
c51e0343c8001520a9f481b86ccbd4d4
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Manga-mani
creators:
1 results
1. Schäffer, Anne
year:
2008
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
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/c51e0343c8001520a9f481b86ccbd4d4
id:
8a9618c27f3511ac745742a5e12d3cec
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Manga-mani
creators:
1 results
1. Schäffer, Anne
year:
2008
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/8a9618c27f3511ac745742a5e12d3cec
id:
073f6089349a5e6fc355ebe5ac9b10d5
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Kroppens mani
creators:
3 results
1. Enevelde (musikkgruppe)
2. Hellem, M.
3. Kråbøl, B.
year:
2020
publisher:
Terratur Possessions
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
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/073f6089349a5e6fc355ebe5ac9b10d5
id:
02620eae683e62d0c310d149499cd8e9
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Manings mani
creators:
2 results
1. Grenne, Harald
2. Maning, Per
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/02620eae683e62d0c310d149499cd8e9
id:
d948b3bf57f81a38fff1e745799e7864
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_UPC_197187990214_01_0006
title:
Mani (2012)
creators:
3 results
1. ZigZag-Zvor
2. Magneson
3. Øvrelid, Roy-André
year:
20230210
publisher:
EnPiratProduksjon
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. nor
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d948b3bf57f81a38fff1e745799e7864
id:
4f18641c31e482f3f132f70639ca10b0
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Manga-mani
creators:
1 results
1. Schäffer, Anne
year:
2008
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/4f18641c31e482f3f132f70639ca10b0
id:
063053ffae9f3589ff7c7c33a9330412
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Depressioner og mani
creators:
1 results
1. Brandrup, Erik
year:
1974
publisher:
Munksgaard
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. dan
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/063053ffae9f3589ff7c7c33a9330412
id:
c40ece37f7c9d587b52052e02b9bea0f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2026020207020
title:
Kardamyli, West Mani
creators:
1 results
1. Asphaug, Hugo
year:
2018
publisher:
H. Asphaug
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
Utlandet
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_2026020207020_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c40ece37f7c9d587b52052e02b9bea0f
id:
61a1ca39893b7eba7320d7fb56d2ebb7
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Eremittens klagesang
creators:
1 results
1. Mani
year:
2020
publisher:
Snake oil kassettforlag
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. zxx
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/61a1ca39893b7eba7320d7fb56d2ebb7
id:
b10f324f98c4cf53d34de2ad1f22f209
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_UPC_199538287288_01_0001
title:
Om Mani Padme Hum
creators:
6 results
1. Viestad, Hanne
2. Nordhammer, Anders
3. Olram, Preben
4. Rani, Giita
5. Sidhrée, Wallace
6. Sobrino, Beatriz
year:
20250801
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Hanne Viestad Records
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1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. san
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b10f324f98c4cf53d34de2ad1f22f209
id:
2fbd937889fa1897f772c7dfc7d51ccc
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Depressioner og mani
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1 results
1. Brandrup, Erik
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19740101
publisher:
Universitetsforl., Oslo
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. dan
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/2fbd937889fa1897f772c7dfc7d51ccc
id:
195ca1d98650d5cdd65d9bbedc930687
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Alternativ ved mani
creators:
1 results
1. Hånes, Hanna
year:
1999
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/195ca1d98650d5cdd65d9bbedc930687
id:
208584012f05f43a85a969487948e3b9
urn:
not reported by source
title:
O dolci mani
creators:
2 results
1. Puccini, Giacomo
2. Ulfung, Ragnar
year:
2005
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. und
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/208584012f05f43a85a969487948e3b9
id:
e32fa74be6a5aa2090cb448455f5beb0
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Kardamyli, Lefktro, Mani
creators:
1 results
1. Asphaug, Hugo
year:
2013
publisher:
H. Asphaug
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
Utlandet
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/e32fa74be6a5aa2090cb448455f5beb0
id:
466393576ca36178c94f6291e6e1f71f
urn:
not reported by source
title:
O dolci mani
creators:
2 results
1. Puccini, Giacomo
2. Björling, Jussi
year:
2004
publisher:
BMG Norway
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. ita
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/466393576ca36178c94f6291e6e1f71f
id:
61058c7a7aa75e8ceaafbad6c5576bc3
urn:
not reported by source
title:
O mani dost
creators:
4 results
1. Surizehi, Abdulrahman
2. Baloch, Ostaad Mohammad Bachal L.
3. Noori, Maula Bakhsh
4. Fredriksen, Arne
year:
2006
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. zxx
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/61058c7a7aa75e8ceaafbad6c5576bc3
id:
72e087d8f1f2c29d9c1e75f0679b8684
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Toplu oyunlari : Catilina : Bir halk düs,mani
creators:
2 results
1. Ibsen, Henrik
2. Onay, Yilmaz
year:
2011
publisher:
Mitos Boyut
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. tur
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/72e087d8f1f2c29d9c1e75f0679b8684
id:
8165b7caa4543dfa2aa5b3864c93fdce
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Manes : 2 foredrag, holdt i Goetheanum pinsen 1930
creators:
1 results
1. Steffen, Albert
year:
19540101
publisher:
Norsk antroposofisk forl.
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/8165b7caa4543dfa2aa5b3864c93fdce
id:
50beedee1b717142f54324e5ba87be27
urn:
not reported by source
title:
The one and the many : emerging christology - in an Indian context
creators:
1 results
1. Chacko, Mani
year:
2003
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. eng
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/50beedee1b717142f54324e5ba87be27

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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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