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 2026-10-17T13:34:08Z in 2.829 seconds.

total:

1559

page:

size:

items:

25 results

id:
8dfff49b51e2074218b8d728442b8d5c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000077567
title:
Cultivated landscape : the architecture of 3RW
creators:
4 results
1. Brochmann, Gaute
2. 3RW Arkitekter
3. Rasmussen, Haakon
4. Lauri, Tomas
year:
2025
publisher:
Arvinius+Orfeus Publishing
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_pliktmonografi_000077567_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8dfff49b51e2074218b8d728442b8d5c
id:
1c0394d5883f709f6ae561f117dfeea0
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Geiranger viewpoint : author 3RW Architects : location Flydalsjuvet, Norway
creators:
1 results
1. 3RW Arkitekter
year:
2013
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
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/1c0394d5883f709f6ae561f117dfeea0
id:
2a942c4b10f0de57e041a193c0eced51
urn:
not reported by source
title:
"Flat" - en diskusjon om boligens samfunnsmessige rolle
creators:
1 results
1. 3rw Arkitekter
year:
2001
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
3 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
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/2a942c4b10f0de57e041a193c0eced51
id:
91c80ae045e6ce0c568c1c94cfc4752a
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Mellombygg Håbakka, Rosendal
creators:
1 results
1. 3rw Arkitekter
year:
2005
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/91c80ae045e6ce0c568c1c94cfc4752a
id:
d8faaf0bd8ae377887e55d564ca0019a
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Fortetting langs bybanen : Fantoft studentby
creators:
1 results
1. 3RW arkitekter
year:
2012
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/d8faaf0bd8ae377887e55d564ca0019a
id:
8ed938597a06d06738307376cb03f441
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Skansemyrveien 18, Bergen
creators:
1 results
1. 3rw Arkitekter
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/8ed938597a06d06738307376cb03f441
id:
f75a30786086e919cccc6e62bbfa60ed
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Bolig Fanafjorden
creators:
1 results
1. 3rw Arkitekter
year:
2004
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/f75a30786086e919cccc6e62bbfa60ed
id:
72f061b5149c5166a6c6ce53dcdd4703
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Flat - med fokus på byboligen
creators:
1 results
1. Røsvik, Jakob
year:
2001
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/72f061b5149c5166a6c6ce53dcdd4703
id:
540ba22470460887468f800694bb80db
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Fortetting langs bybanen : Fantoft studentby : 3RW arkitekter
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2012
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/540ba22470460887468f800694bb80db
id:
d48d2c927077e67eee955f40b0f65ca2
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Landmark
creators:
1 results
1. 3rw Arkitekter
year:
2002
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/d48d2c927077e67eee955f40b0f65ca2
id:
b64e854d193de21ba0346c32828630fd
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Fantoft strategiplan
creators:
2 results
1. 3RW Arkitekter
2. Studentsamskipnaden i Bergen
year:
2007
publisher:
SiB
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/b64e854d193de21ba0346c32828630fd
id:
d9216a847a0df4c5f5a2784f8724874c
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Atlanterhavsvegen, utsiktspunkt Kjeksa : nasjonale turistveger
creators:
2 results
1. 3rw Arkitekter
2. Smedsvik Landskapsarkitekter
year:
2007
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/d9216a847a0df4c5f5a2784f8724874c
id:
fdd42b4bdc0bce7999ab8db175df7b8a
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Høyere, tettere, smartere? : Grønnevigsøren studentboliger, Bergen : Grønnevigsøren studentboliger, landskap
creators:
2 results
1. 3RW arkitekter
2. Smedsvig landskapsarkitekter
year:
2015
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/fdd42b4bdc0bce7999ab8db175df7b8a
id:
9ea023728a539603e1a9ee7f6b973eeb
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Gjenbruk og innovasjon : verkstedskolen på Skjold er blitt til i et aktivt samarbeid med lærere og elever
creators:
1 results
1. 3RW arkitekter
year:
2010
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/9ea023728a539603e1a9ee7f6b973eeb
id:
379b7a76937c646bdda9b723a51b3604
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013093038046
title:
Håndbok for engasjerte arkitekter : Arkitekturens år 2011
creators:
1 results
1. Norske arkitekters landsforbund
year:
2012
publisher:
Norske arkitekters landsforbund
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
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_digibok_2013093038046_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/379b7a76937c646bdda9b723a51b3604
id:
a370ed6d06d1cf555d2c85bf2ae28ff7
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018020948112
title:
Under 40 : ung norsk arkitektur 2013 = Young Norwegian Architecture 2013
creators:
5 results
1. Yvenes, Marianne
2. Under 40. Ung norsk arkitektur 2013 (utstilling)
3. Oppedal, Stig
4. Nasjonalmuseet (Oslo)
5. Lunde, Anne Marit
year:
2013
publisher:
[Nasjonalmuseet]
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
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
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018020948112_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a370ed6d06d1cf555d2c85bf2ae28ff7
id:
54e25959614a5defbd40af2db10e6663
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021030348623
title:
Arkitekturguide Bergen
creators:
3 results
1. Nyberg, Jan
2. Bergens arkitektforening
3. Røyrane, Eva
year:
2008
publisher:
Bergens tidende bøker
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
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_digibok_2021030348623_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/54e25959614a5defbd40af2db10e6663
id:
7cb3a23b310582c55b80912a51ef88df
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000064971
title:
Fragmenter av et godt liv : in antecessum necrologium
creators:
1 results
1. Røstvik, Harald N.
year:
2025
publisher:
Kolofon
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
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_pliktmonografi_000064971_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/7cb3a23b310582c55b80912a51ef88df
id:
03f240fcb639bc7458991bd01915ec45
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024091180038_006
title:
Arkitektnytt (trykt utg.). 2012 Vol. 61 Nr. 6
creators:
3 results
1. Norske landskapsarkitekters forening
2. Norske arkitekters landsforbund
3. Norske interiørarkitekters landsforening
year:
2012
publisher:
Norske arkitekters landsforbund
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_2024091180038_006_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/03f240fcb639bc7458991bd01915ec45
id:
f60cf6359e1089e0862a0988c26fb17a
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023122283024_001
title:
Glass & fasade (trykt utg.). 2023 Nr. 4
creators:
2 results
1. Glassbransjeforbundet i Norge
2. Glass og fasadeforeningen
year:
2023
publisher:
Glass og fasadeforeningen
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_2023122283024_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f60cf6359e1089e0862a0988c26fb17a
id:
bff93f28ccb2133f597531293d245824
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2026050583052_001
title:
Årbok. 2026
creators:
1 results
1. Norske landskapsarkitekters forening
year:
2026
publisher:
Norske landskapsarkitekters forening
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_2026050583052_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/bff93f28ccb2133f597531293d245824
id:
d22efaed429f257b088c166ca30d04e5
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024100180002_003
title:
Arkitektnytt (trykt utg.). 2016 Nr. 3
creators:
3 results
1. Norske landskapsarkitekters forening
2. Norske arkitekters landsforbund
3. Norske interiørarkitekters landsforening
year:
2016
publisher:
Norske arkitekters landsforbund
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_2024100180002_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d22efaed429f257b088c166ca30d04e5
id:
7523011faea9c797d49e3f6e5c4c9fd1
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024022380001_001
title:
Arkitektnytt (trykt utg.). 2004 Nr. 1
creators:
3 results
1. Norske landskapsarkitekters forening
2. Norske arkitekters landsforbund
3. Norske interiørarkitekters landsforening
year:
2004
publisher:
Norske arkitekters landsforbund
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:
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