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 2026-09-24T12:45:00Z in 0.472 seconds.

total:

208576

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
c43f5e8fbfe27192561a30ca43c83197
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012060705040
title:
Aura
creators:
2 results
1. Fuentes, Carlos
2. Nesse, Åse-Marie
year:
1967
publisher:
Samlaget
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_2012060705040_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c43f5e8fbfe27192561a30ca43c83197
id:
35f8025410dd349018431276724f9521
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016121448007
title:
I første rekke : Ingeniør F. Selmer A/S 1906-1981
creators:
2 results
1. Steen, Øyvind
2. Ingeniør F. Selmer A/S
year:
1981
publisher:
[Ingeniør F. Selmer A/S]
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_2016121448007_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/35f8025410dd349018431276724f9521
id:
9613e8ffa22075ff0c3e2ec045541ffd
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2017012548026
title:
Fra Revodden til Jarlsø : Tønsberg harpunfabrik A/S 6. november 1912, Jarlsø fabrikker A/S 6. november 1962
creators:
3 results
1. Kaldnes mek. verksted
2. Jarlsø fabrikker
3. Tønsberg harpunfbrik A/S
year:
1962
publisher:
Bedriften
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_2017012548026_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9613e8ffa22075ff0c3e2ec045541ffd
id:
1c881ac244955d9e1ce4fe313995bac2
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008050700033
title:
Elektrokemisk A/S 1904-1954
creators:
not reported by source
year:
1953
publisher:
not reported by source
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_2008050700033_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/1c881ac244955d9e1ce4fe313995bac2
id:
f59791768a025ac232e322545784edca
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_0f1ba82d-e661-4d95-a424-836b36512a89
title:
Aura (online) : tidsskrift for akademiske studier av nyreligiøsitet. 2023 13
creators:
2 results
1. Universitetet i Stavanger
2. FINYAR
year:
2023
publisher:
University of Stavanger
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
6 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
4. nno
5. dan
6. 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_plikttidsskrift_0f1ba82d-e661-4d95-a424-836b36512a89_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f59791768a025ac232e322545784edca
id:
647694be2c0663969b4be2ece0398056
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_41c3bdb4-4579-4dea-9ff5-2f58bbcc0cbf
title:
Aura (online) : tidsskrift for akademiske studier av nyreligiøsitet. 2021 12
creators:
2 results
1. Universitetet i Stavanger
2. FINYAR
year:
2021
publisher:
University of Stavanger
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
6 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
4. nno
5. dan
6. 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_plikttidsskrift_41c3bdb4-4579-4dea-9ff5-2f58bbcc0cbf_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/647694be2c0663969b4be2ece0398056
id:
d762407840635f0ea2da55929bbadc23
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2017092148155
title:
A/S Mord
creators:
2 results
1. Janson, Hank
2. Müller, Julius
year:
1981
publisher:
For alle
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_2017092148155_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d762407840635f0ea2da55929bbadc23
id:
91fc17bb042183d013b5a3a54bf06217
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2017062708041
title:
A/S Mord
creators:
2 results
1. Janson, Hank
2. Müller, Julius
year:
1970
publisher:
For alle
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_2017062708041_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/91fc17bb042183d013b5a3a54bf06217
id:
ae612a9f5562fe28c42c2883d0a705ed
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012092608127
title:
A/S Eidefoss : 1916-1966
creators:
1 results
1. Haraldseth, Ådne
year:
1966
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
Innlandet
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_2012092608127_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ae612a9f5562fe28c42c2883d0a705ed
id:
3186ef94418bed22a3972f5529a6d018
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014102408038
title:
Odda smelteverk A/S i femti år : 1924-1974
creators:
2 results
1. Rokne, Anders
2. Odda smelteverk
year:
1974
publisher:
Odda smelteverk
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_2014102408038_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3186ef94418bed22a3972f5529a6d018

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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