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 2026-09-08T22:52:37Z in 0.173 seconds.

total:

10210

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
c49e8a01087b7041310e3ac0266acf7f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024080680045_002
title:
Miljørapport. 2008
creators:
3 results
1. El-Retur
2. Elektronikkretur
3. Hvitevareretur AS
year:
2008
publisher:
Elektronikkretur
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_2024080680045_002_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c49e8a01087b7041310e3ac0266acf7f
id:
a94f9dfb73c9d6c9f05c9249ba53fdff
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024080680045_003
title:
Miljørapport. 2009
creators:
3 results
1. El-Retur
2. Elektronikkretur
3. Hvitevareretur AS
year:
2009
publisher:
Elektronikkretur
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_2024080680045_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a94f9dfb73c9d6c9f05c9249ba53fdff
id:
dc41ef15732122f27bd582899b4f15d0
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024080680045_001
title:
Miljørapport. 2007
creators:
3 results
1. El-Retur
2. Elektronikkretur
3. Hvitevareretur AS
year:
2007
publisher:
Elektronikkretur
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_2024080680045_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/dc41ef15732122f27bd582899b4f15d0
id:
07631757e878c2490fb9b43546bf6091
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008102400041
title:
Rikshospitalet, Oslo : nybygg, brukerutstyr
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2000
publisher:
Statsbygg
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_2008102400041_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/07631757e878c2490fb9b43546bf6091
id:
284e75c20b300dc60d87e1109ed3bb4b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024011780026_005
title:
It-karriere. 2005 Nr. 7
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2005
publisher:
IDG Magazines Norge
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_2024011780026_005_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/284e75c20b300dc60d87e1109ed3bb4b
id:
cf03cc344fa5fbb670f38ffdb0817e31
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023120580015_009
title:
Ingeniør-nytt (Østerås) : Norges største polytekniske avis. 2004 Vol. 40 Nr. 9
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2004
publisher:
Ingeniørnytt AS
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_2023120580015_009_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/cf03cc344fa5fbb670f38ffdb0817e31
id:
155a12f01e9d282d64c8c5d2b338d1da
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023110180066_004
title:
HMT (trykt utg.) : helse, medisin, teknikk. 2001 Nr. 4
creators:
5 results
1. Norsk sykehus- og helsetjenesteforening
2. Forum for sykehusenes tekniske ledelse
3. Medisinsk teknisk sammenslutning
4. Norsk forening for medisinsk fysikk
5. Medisinsk teknisk forening
year:
2001
publisher:
Ask media
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_2023110180066_004_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/155a12f01e9d282d64c8c5d2b338d1da
id:
fa0adde418e707d2ac756151db877562
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_kvinnheringen_null_null_20010404_29_40_1
title:
Kvinnheringen
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20010404
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Vestland
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_kvinnheringen_null_null_20010404_29_40_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/fa0adde418e707d2ac756151db877562
id:
dbac42b6379897d41b8d6744d4579f9d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_saltenposten_null_null_20010328_7_37_1
title:
Saltenposten
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20010328
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Nordland
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_digavis_saltenposten_null_null_20010328_7_37_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/dbac42b6379897d41b8d6744d4579f9d
id:
b7110ef059b71609d366001b6e727dd0
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024020580017_001
title:
Elektronikkbransjen. 1996 Vol. 60 Nr. 1
creators:
3 results
1. Elektro- og elektronikkbransjen, Stiftelsen
2. Elektronikkbransjen, Stiftelsen
3. Elektronikkforbundet
year:
1996
publisher:
Stiftelsen Elektronikkbransjen
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024020580017_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b7110ef059b71609d366001b6e727dd0

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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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.

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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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