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 2026-09-28T03:17:21Z in 0.257 seconds.

total:

482714

page:

size:

items:

10 results

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URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_6c5aea95-73fc-4340-84cf-f736f8e7ffc6
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Årsrapport. 2021
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1 results
1. Rehabilitering vest
year:
2021
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Rehabilitering vest
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1 results
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viewer_url:
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URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_f8ce74ff-f608-4c57-af21-b3b974600f43
title:
Årsrapport. 2020
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1 results
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year:
2020
publisher:
Rehabilitering vest
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1 results
1. tidsskrift
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1 results
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title:
Årsrapport. 2021
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2021
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Haugesund sanitetsforenings revmatismesykehus
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URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024012483044_001
title:
Årsrapport. 2020
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2. Rehabilitering vest
year:
2020
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Haugesund sanitetsforenings revmatismesykehus
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1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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not reported by source
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yes
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license:
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viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
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https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024012483044_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
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id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023012083003_001
title:
Vest-Agder fylkestings forhandlinger. 1974
creators:
1 results
1. Vest-Agder Fylkestinget
year:
1974
publisher:
Fylkestinget
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
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viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023012083003_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
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URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023042483020_001
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Vest-Agder fylkestings forhandlinger. 1976
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1. Vest-Agder Fylkestinget
year:
1976
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Fylkestinget
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
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yes
public_domain:
no
license:
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viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023042483020_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
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URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023020983088_001
title:
Vest-Agder fylkestings forhandlinger. 1975
creators:
1 results
1. Vest-Agder Fylkestinget
year:
1975
publisher:
Fylkestinget
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
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viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
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thumbnail:
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viewer_url:
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Vest-Agder fylkestings forhandlinger. 1973
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1. Vest-Agder Fylkestinget
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1973
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Fylkestinget
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1 results
1. tidsskrift
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1 results
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viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
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URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013070506043
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Helse og rehabilitering : 10 år i frivillighetens tjeneste : en frivillig suksesshistorie
creators:
1 results
1. Helse og rehabilitering (stiftelse)
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2006
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Helse og rehabilitering
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1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
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digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
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viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
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URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024040980030_001
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Prosjektkatalog (ExtraStiftelsen helse og rehabilitering) : forebyggings- og rehabiliteringsprosjekter : avsluttet i .... 2009
creators:
1 results
1. ExtraStiftelsen helse og rehabilitering
year:
2009
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ExtraStiftelsen helse og rehabilitering
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
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_digitidsskrift_2024040980030_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
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limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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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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