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 2026-09-27T16:49:43Z in 0.195 seconds.

total:

31794

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
62157ddc0a171b01de5531920a62ba26
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023111680072_004
title:
Loggen (Wärtsilä Norway) : bedriftsavis for Wärtsilä Norway AS og Wärtsilä Propulsion Norway AS. 2005 Nr. 4
creators:
2 results
1. Wärtsilä Norway
2. Wärtsilä Propulsion Norway
year:
2005
publisher:
Wärtsilä Norway
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_2023111680072_004_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/62157ddc0a171b01de5531920a62ba26
id:
06987e7cad3533d4948e7af5fe0fe88c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000039663
title:
Enterprise BIM as holistic support for asset management
creators:
1 results
1. Godager, Bjørn Arild
year:
2024
publisher:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Manufacturing and Civil Engineering
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_000039663_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/06987e7cad3533d4948e7af5fe0fe88c
id:
7ac6d5e29e10341fec7da503f4bcb1ac
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000007148
title:
BIM-teknikerens håndbok
creators:
1 results
1. Sundfør, Ingolf
year:
2022
publisher:
Grethes hus AS
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_000007148_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/7ac6d5e29e10341fec7da503f4bcb1ac
id:
f6e669c7419bef018306252064039c7d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015092180010_015
title:
Uke info : internavis for Amoco Norway = internal news for Amoco Norway. 1993 Vol. 1 Nr. 15
creators:
1 results
1. Amoco Norway Oil Company
year:
1993
publisher:
Informasjonsavd., Amoco Norway Oil Company
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
3 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015092180010_015_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f6e669c7419bef018306252064039c7d
id:
36799d459f5563474f45a1ab18bb3832
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Life as it is (for Lena)
creators:
11 results
1. Bawot, Jerzy
2. Kroke (musikkgruppe)
3. Kvernberg, Jorun Marie
4. Bjørgan, Kjetil
5. Kukurba, Tomasz
6. Vetrhus, Åshild
7. Kvernberg, Jorun Marie Rypdal
8. Tillung, Irene
9. Tindra (musikkgruppe)
10. Kveseth, Aaste
11. Lato, Thomasz
year:
2011
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. nno
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/36799d459f5563474f45a1ab18bb3832
id:
2ff03f663cf734d0f4a32eb7d1e2d540
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022042283036_001
title:
Corvette journalen : medlemsblad for Corvette Club Norway. 2022 Vol. 30 Nr. 1
creators:
1 results
1. Corvette Club Norway
year:
2022
publisher:
Corvette Club Norway
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_2022042283036_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2ff03f663cf734d0f4a32eb7d1e2d540
id:
c5c19e0c4b486f9316e0359c23325a05
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2026070748049
title:
Automating BIM data integration through semantic web technologies
creators:
1 results
1. Guo, Dongming
year:
2026
publisher:
NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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_digibok_2026070748049_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c5c19e0c4b486f9316e0359c23325a05
id:
a6841e0b64be23ea94369f6fc04449c1
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2026012706042
title:
Foundations for BIM-based model checking systems : transforming regulations into computable rules in BIM-based model checking systems = Prinsipper for BIM basert modell sjekking : omforming av bestemmelser i regelverket til digitaliserte regler i BIM-baserte systemer for modellsjekking
creators:
3 results
1. Hjelseth, Eilif
2. Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet
3. Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet Institutt for matematiske realfag og teknologi
year:
2015
publisher:
Department of Mathematical Science and Technology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
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_digibok_2026012706042_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a6841e0b64be23ea94369f6fc04449c1
id:
a5029db9e381d42feadb50698ac37658
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2026080683007_001
title:
Classic Honda : medlemsorgan for Classic Honda Club Norway. 2026 Vol. 35 Nr. 2
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2026
publisher:
Classic Honda Club Norway
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_2026080683007_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a5029db9e381d42feadb50698ac37658
id:
3cef1a65c06c61a53e998a9c7a134318
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023031483003_001
title:
Classic Honda : medlemsorgan for Classic Honda Club Norway. 2023 Vol. 32 Nr. 1
creators:
1 results
1. Classic Honda Club Norway
year:
2023
publisher:
Classic Honda Club Norway
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_2023031483003_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3cef1a65c06c61a53e998a9c7a134318

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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