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 2026-09-12T03:56:40Z in 0.202 seconds.

total:

1817

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items:

10 results

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5ac7e2c42faf86fb25b5bb5ddf4e330e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2019052107090
title:
Imperial art as Christian art - Christian art as imperial art : expression and meaning in art and architecture from Constantine to Justinian
creators:
2 results
1. Brandt, J. Rasmus (Johann Rasmus)
2. Steen, Olaf
year:
2002
publisher:
Bardi
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
4 results
1. eng
2. mul
3. fre
4. ita
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_2019052107090_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
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id:
de46c410fcc6cac47a3f2fd24bbd50ff
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010090708100
title:
A case of mirror symmetry defined as non-complete intersections and significant topology change for multiple mirror manifolds
creators:
1 results
1. Rødland, Einar Andreas
year:
1998
publisher:
University of Oslo, Department of Mathematics, Mathematic Division
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_2010090708100_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/de46c410fcc6cac47a3f2fd24bbd50ff
id:
13556e376c6eca5892aeb34a15da3af4
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018030805026
title:
SIMULA (R) programmer's reference manual under the operating systems MS-DOS, OS-2, XENIX/286, XENIX/386, UNIX/386 : release 108. SIMULA standard : as defined by the SIMULA Standards Group, 25th August 1986
creators:
not reported by source
year:
1989
publisher:
Simula
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_2018030805026_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/13556e376c6eca5892aeb34a15da3af4
id:
82849626225db312844f9002528e5e50
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021051848566
title:
Radio navigation : Navigation
creators:
3 results
1. Nordian AS
2. European Aviation Safety Agency
3. KLM Flight Academy
year:
2021
publisher:
Nordian AS
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_2021051848566_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/82849626225db312844f9002528e5e50
id:
7b771c9e8d1dfd4b4009c81755a4aee9
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021051848565
title:
Radio navigation : Navigation
creators:
2 results
1. Nordian AS
2. KLM Flight Academy
year:
2018
publisher:
Nordian AS
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_2021051848565_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/7b771c9e8d1dfd4b4009c81755a4aee9
id:
dc6e5b893d2af5d55a16689b4f213f0a
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2017110948603
title:
Petróleo & indústria naval : produtos & serviços : Noruega - seu melhor parceiro
creators:
2 results
1. Begum, Aleya
2. LaHart, Scott
year:
2005
publisher:
Index Publishing
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. por
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_2017110948603_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/dc6e5b893d2af5d55a16689b4f213f0a
id:
0398b1fbbf347b886c645107a0e0f9ff
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012101906117
title:
First-order frequency ?-? modulation
creators:
1 results
1. Høvin, Mats
year:
2000
publisher:
Unipub
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_2012101906117_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0398b1fbbf347b886c645107a0e0f9ff
id:
bf84284596bc9aaee077af2998327841
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022082680079_002
title:
Normat : nordisk matematisk tidskrift. 2009 Vol. 57 Nr. 2
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2009
publisher:
Nationellt centrum för matematikutbildning
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
4 results
1. nob
2. mul
3. dan
4. swe
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_2022082680079_002_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/bf84284596bc9aaee077af2998327841
id:
3936a1882dba8e92657f32acc439facb
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009100100144
title:
Tallære
creators:
1 results
1. Tvete, Kjartan
year:
1993
publisher:
Caspar forlag
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_2009100100144_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3936a1882dba8e92657f32acc439facb
id:
e0bd7d063a5d2be5db178dc9463c8f71
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016102648140
title:
Tallære
creators:
1 results
1. Tvete, Kjartan
year:
1993
publisher:
Caspar forl.
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_2016102648140_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e0bd7d063a5d2be5db178dc9463c8f71

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How an AI agent should use this page

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.

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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