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 2026-09-26T22:33:23Z in 0.191 seconds.

total:

195

page:

size:

items:

10 results

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e8783ab7dcffd9c12ad4cdb0a20c3dd0
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_000009740
title:
Dine penger (trykt utg.) : størst på privatøkonomi. 2022 Nr. 7
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2022
publisher:
Verdens Gang 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_plikttidsskrift_000009740_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e8783ab7dcffd9c12ad4cdb0a20c3dd0
id:
ceab4988bd06438be5fa196077553369
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023080483054_001
title:
Hytteeieren (trykt utg.) : medlemsblad for Norsk hyttelag. 2023 Vol. 52 Nr. 2
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk hyttelag
year:
2023
publisher:
Norsk hyttelag
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_2023080483054_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ceab4988bd06438be5fa196077553369
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_7e5b7439-dfeb-4f35-9117-c4bd89e4b3db
title:
Hytteeieren (trykt utg.) : medlemsblad for Norsk hyttelag. 2025 Vol. 53 Nr. 1
creators:
2 results
1. Norsk hyttelag
2. Norges hytteforbund
year:
2025
publisher:
Norsk hyttelag
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_plikttidsskrift_7e5b7439-dfeb-4f35-9117-c4bd89e4b3db_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/81b0c4d6fda32aa17c1525291a62ffd8
id:
b653d1068b3c79ced3264cc49554082d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_verdensgang_null_null_20220725_0_197_1
title:
VG
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20220725
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Oslo
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
LIBRARY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_verdensgang_null_null_20220725_0_197_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b653d1068b3c79ced3264cc49554082d
id:
9b3c3891762263c3457773ffef416866
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_000010361
title:
Hyttemagasinet (Oslo) : inspirerende nyttig. 2023 Nr. 1
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2023
publisher:
Schibsted magasiner
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_plikttidsskrift_000010361_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9b3c3891762263c3457773ffef416866
id:
ca55b8c0fc63f4137d6bae167985f737
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024080583030_001
title:
Hytteeieren (trykt utg.) : medlemsblad for Norsk hyttelag. 2024 Vol. 53 Nr. 2
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk hyttelag
year:
2024
publisher:
Norsk hyttelag
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_2024080583030_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ca55b8c0fc63f4137d6bae167985f737
id:
b07bc7d459f55eaed8823e507f380d2a
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024101883116_001
title:
Hytteeieren (trykt utg.) : medlemsblad for Norsk hyttelag. 2024 Vol. 53 Nr. 3
creators:
2 results
1. Norsk hyttelag
2. Norges hytteforbund
year:
2024
publisher:
Norsk hyttelag
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_2024101883116_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b07bc7d459f55eaed8823e507f380d2a
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025120383065_001
title:
Hytteeieren (trykt utg.) : medlemsblad for Norsk hyttelag. 2025 Vol. 54 Nr. 3
creators:
2 results
1. Norsk hyttelag
2. Norges hytteforbund
year:
2025
publisher:
Norsk hyttelag
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_2025120383065_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/6575607a8960c5f4c32b3c5bc980de55
id:
86253e6d1b7ff1b04cd1c775a4ef7a86
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2026011683083_001
title:
Hytteeieren (trykt utg.) : medlemsblad for Norsk hyttelag. 2025 Vol. 54 Nr. 4
creators:
2 results
1. Norsk hyttelag
2. Norges hytteforbund
year:
2025
publisher:
Norsk hyttelag
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_2026011683083_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/86253e6d1b7ff1b04cd1c775a4ef7a86
id:
570115a837c62bba1d3a42835dc83eb8
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023110983022_001
title:
Hytteeieren (trykt utg.) : medlemsblad for Norsk hyttelag. 2023 Vol. 52 Nr. 3
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk hyttelag
year:
2023
publisher:
Norsk hyttelag
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_2023110983022_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/570115a837c62bba1d3a42835dc83eb8

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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