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: one of: date, date,desc, title, title,desc, otherid, otherid,desc, firstDigitalContentTime, firstDigitalContentTime,desc, optional, default None; 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}&limit=25&offset=0

Replace {q}, {media_type}, {language}, {county}, {year_from}, {year_to}, {digital_only}, {sort} 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}&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).
`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}&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}&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}&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: one of: date, date,desc, title, title,desc, otherid, otherid,desc, firstDigitalContentTime, firstDigitalContentTime,desc. One of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).

Result

Source: National Library of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-13T16:19:57Z in 0.213 seconds.

total:

170212

page:

size:

items:

25 results

id:
8f6c96f723c13b1312d3d2b5e2ffe8fa
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Move
creators:
2 results
1. Diverse artister
2. The Move
year:
1998
publisher:
Barn i bevegelse
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/8f6c96f723c13b1312d3d2b5e2ffe8fa
id:
548a8d7e894413012a2f28e6518d90f5
urn:
not reported by source
title:
On the MOVE!
creators:
1 results
1. Mathisen, Gunnar
year:
1998
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/548a8d7e894413012a2f28e6518d90f5
id:
1f951f53be643955df3c12253cd6ff87
urn:
not reported by source
title:
The Move: Something else from the move looking on
creators:
1 results
1. Larzen, Geir
year:
2016
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/1f951f53be643955df3c12253cd6ff87
id:
33f0f3ef5ef9d387a0b31ffa0addd1ea
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_UPC_199066837214_01_0001
title:
Move
creators:
3 results
1. Kaston
2. Flugsrud, Ole Petter
3. Øien, Jørn
year:
2025
publisher:
Cracker Factory Music
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/33f0f3ef5ef9d387a0b31ffa0addd1ea
date:
2025-02-14
id:
886dabd98f885908f06de4e4d561f8ce
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_EAN_7056792123048_01_0001
title:
Move
creators:
5 results
1. Gamekingz
2. Fredriksen, Daniel
3. Okiri, Shaquile
4. Prince Mbumba
5. Wang, Thomas
year:
2018
publisher:
MTG
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/886dabd98f885908f06de4e4d561f8ce
date:
2018-05-18
id:
f5fd5e3ac3d4d00ce766b8e6514b32c3
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_UPC_197188812744_01_0001
title:
Move
creators:
3 results
1. Kjelstad, Stina
2. Kjelstad, Stina Sivesindtajet
3. Onarheim, Andreas Barsnes
year:
2023
publisher:
Balder
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. eng
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/f5fd5e3ac3d4d00ce766b8e6514b32c3
date:
2023-06-02
id:
2db5042dc04506372cd189707dcd37c5
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2017032798087
title:
One false move
creators:
1 results
1. Coben, Harlan
year:
2007
publisher:
Amarin
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. tha
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_2017032798087_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2db5042dc04506372cd189707dcd37c5
id:
1b09d5f36ae47bdef734a93f47472549
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_UPC_199066837214
title:
Move
creators:
3 results
1. Kaston
2. Flugsrud, Ole Petter
3. Øien, Jørn
year:
2025
publisher:
Cracker Factory Music
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:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_UPC_199066837214_image_001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/1b09d5f36ae47bdef734a93f47472549
date:
2025-02-14
id:
1dab2ba6503affa51658e8bef45728d7
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_UPC_195497789818_01_0002
title:
Move
creators:
1 results
1. Crystal Iron Metamorph
year:
2021
publisher:
norwegian giants
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. eng
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/1dab2ba6503affa51658e8bef45728d7
date:
2021-09-15
id:
35eb6c36a98457af48d9cffe6706a648
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Move
creators:
12 results
1. Bruseth, John John
2. Reppesgård, Morten
3. Hansen, Ole Petter
4. Fields, Karen Jo
5. Litangen, Kjell Harald
6. Bruseth, John-John
7. Rostad, Kjetil
8. Apelland, Hans Einar
9. Edwards, Gil
10. Vinjor, Nils Einar
11. Ligaard, Marianne
12. Kamfjord, Olaf
year:
2001
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
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/35eb6c36a98457af48d9cffe6706a648
id:
38520a4bfa913fa3e61d4a60f46197fe
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_UPC_198391282676_01_0003
title:
Move
creators:
2 results
1. Iversen, André
2. Yara, Leon
year:
2024
publisher:
Selecta
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/38520a4bfa913fa3e61d4a60f46197fe
date:
2024-04-19
id:
3f07e462e57f8ee87cb4bad20de4115b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_EAN_4015698334227_01_0009
title:
Move
creators:
2 results
1. Ultrafox
2. Dr Ofsdahl
year:
2002
publisher:
Voices Of Wonder
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/3f07e462e57f8ee87cb4bad20de4115b
date:
2002-12-02
id:
41111cef134dcab3cc9cbff5a7f3fd6b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_EAN_7071676158954_01_0015
title:
Move
creators:
6 results
1. Caballeros
2. Andreassen, Tore-Morten
3. Bekkevold, Emil
4. Best, Denzil
5. Martiniussen, Mika
6. Ytreberg, Jørgen
year:
2016
publisher:
TMA Music
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/41111cef134dcab3cc9cbff5a7f3fd6b
date:
2016-05-01
id:
42e713714114c295aefb97b1b385de75
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_UPC_197188471590_01_0002
title:
Move
creators:
3 results
1. Kjelstad, Stina
2. Kjelstad, Stina Sivesindtajet
3. Onarheim, Andreas Barsnes
year:
2024
publisher:
Balder
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. eng
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/42e713714114c295aefb97b1b385de75
date:
2024-03-15
id:
4d5453f01b86f32b2bc716054c8de34b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_EAN_7071245349554_01_0017
title:
Move
creators:
7 results
1. Petrescu, Marian
2. Öberg, Andreas
3. Aarbostad, Svein
4. Best, Denzil
5. Gaguenetti, Ritary
6. Larsen, Jon
7. Loeffler, Yorgui
year:
2017
publisher:
Hot Club Records
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/4d5453f01b86f32b2bc716054c8de34b
date:
2017-01-16
id:
61e74983902bc6f3b5ef890b2145f937
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Move
creators:
3 results
1. Snétberger, Ferenc
2. Andersen, Arild
3. Vinaccia, Paolo
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/61e74983902bc6f3b5ef890b2145f937
id:
62c7f5af76fcb78a32b4c846645bf99a
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Move
creators:
6 results
1. Burås, Robert
2. Madrugada (musikkgruppe)
3. Pettersen, Jon Lauvland
4. Jacobsen, Frode
5. Høyem, Sivert
6. Andersen, Kai
year:
2010
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
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/62c7f5af76fcb78a32b4c846645bf99a
id:
65562be0bb4a1641798cd100dff1f0f4
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Move
creators:
5 results
1. Wallin, Rolf
2. Sisu
3. Oslo Sinfonietta
4. Bit 20
5. Cikada
year:
not reported by source
publisher:
Hemera : Norsk komponistforening
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
No results.
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/65562be0bb4a1641798cd100dff1f0f4
id:
6641713ee914bbccdb0ac47109c0bd3d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_EAN_7071245031862_01_0006
title:
Move
creators:
3 results
1. K.O. Chicks
2. Beache, Eugenia
3. Partillo Productions
year:
2011
publisher:
Tunesberg Records
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. eng
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/6641713ee914bbccdb0ac47109c0bd3d
date:
2011-03-23
id:
71e2a3355926f9f556eb760757828ab6
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_UPC_199066185858_01_0010
title:
Move
creators:
7 results
1. Montée
2. Mokkelbost, Erlend
3. Pettersen, Haakon-Marius
4. Simonsen, Marius
5. Tjore, Anders
6. Vik, Maya
7. Walker, Simon
year:
2011
publisher:
Oslo Records
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. eng
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/71e2a3355926f9f556eb760757828ab6
date:
2011-04-15
id:
7dbb68e033834040318f0abcca9fb5cc
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Move
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2016
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
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/7dbb68e033834040318f0abcca9fb5cc
id:
894b02a5f1b4170ed1dd0f6baf4f693f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_UPC_600116084071_01_0002
title:
Move
creators:
5 results
1. The New Wine
2. Hatleskog, Johan
3. Hermansen, Geir
4. Iversen, Stian
5. Søgnen, Adrian Budal
year:
2011
publisher:
Tellé Records
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. eng
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/894b02a5f1b4170ed1dd0f6baf4f693f
date:
2011-03-07
id:
9360cdff8bf027c1206c724ac4a7c27b
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Move
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2010
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
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/9360cdff8bf027c1206c724ac4a7c27b
id:
99573794262df4a1c5487281eaae2689
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_EAN_7071155285539_01_0002
title:
Move
creators:
6 results
1. Öberg, Andreas
2. Aarbostad, Svein
3. Best, Denzil
4. Gaguenetti, Ritary
5. Larsen, Jon
6. Loeffler, Yorgui
year:
2004
publisher:
Vintage Guitar Series
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:
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Move
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NONE
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