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 2026-09-16T02:11:12Z in 0.224 seconds.

total:

3364

page:

size:

items:

10 results

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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024102983057_001
title:
Moderne transport (Oslo : 1989-) : logistikk i praksis. 2024 Vol. 57 Nr. 6
creators:
1 results
1. Bjørgu AS
year:
2024
publisher:
Bjørgu 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_2024102983057_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d1e8d0305af0e97942c318e7aba87b9e
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025030480041_001
title:
Oslo fashion week. 2012 Nr. 17
creators:
1 results
1. Oslo Fashion Week AS
year:
2012
publisher:
Oslo Fashion Week
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_2025030480041_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5772eedb64c4e0878f672c6b9046b6f0
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025032780031_003
title:
Appetitt : magasinet for mat og drikke. 2003 Nr. 3
creators:
2 results
1. Appetitt Skandinavia
2. Appetitt AS
year:
2003
publisher:
Appetitt 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_2025032780031_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f375b9db5e06e4c15fb9e9fac95ad9b6
id:
2584a22aa0555890e277843975e5afba
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025111883101_001
title:
Flaming Star : den offisielle norske Elvis klubben. 2025 Vol. 52 123
creators:
2 results
1. Flaming Star (fanklubb)
2. Graceland AS
year:
2025
publisher:
Graceland
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_2025111883101_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2584a22aa0555890e277843975e5afba
id:
8e92ddd30a305511558f1871d041843b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023022283184_001
title:
Horeca : magasin for hotell, restaurant, kafé, catering, kantine og institusjon. 2023 Nr. 1
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2023
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_2023022283184_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8e92ddd30a305511558f1871d041843b
id:
3a54e1faf5ac5d9d1cbc167a42a0d924
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023072483018_001
title:
Horeca : magasin for hotell, restaurant, kafé, catering, kantine og institusjon. 2023 Nr. 4
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2023
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_2023072483018_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3a54e1faf5ac5d9d1cbc167a42a0d924
id:
e11ec2c75983346d67df0da0e5ae7b9d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_7c66e789-fe05-469e-80ee-9110923f5359
title:
Horeca : magasin for hotell, restaurant, kafé, catering, kantine og institusjon. 2025 Nr. 4
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2025
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_plikttidsskrift_7c66e789-fe05-469e-80ee-9110923f5359_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e11ec2c75983346d67df0da0e5ae7b9d
id:
fb6a9914460764376de2749825395ddb
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_9421da3b-1677-405a-a9a8-183622fb226a
title:
Reiseliv1 : bransjemagasinet for hotell, restaurant & opplevelse. 2022 Nr. 3
creators:
1 results
1. Dagens perspektiv
year:
2022
publisher:
Dagens Perspektiv 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_9421da3b-1677-405a-a9a8-183622fb226a_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/fb6a9914460764376de2749825395ddb
id:
eb8381561e4b06d4545b1666eaa1cab6
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_86aec72a-2870-427b-89a3-80126146fa55
title:
Horeca : magasin for hotell, restaurant, kafé, catering, kantine og institusjon. 2024 Nr. 1
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2024
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_plikttidsskrift_86aec72a-2870-427b-89a3-80126146fa55_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/eb8381561e4b06d4545b1666eaa1cab6
id:
a60525d2867ae4f300a3c38939662aa4
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_5d93c7fd-7a13-4ba1-bb42-d73d2905ffba
title:
Horeca : magasin for hotell, restaurant, kafé, catering, kantine og institusjon. 2025 Nr. 2
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2025
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_plikttidsskrift_5d93c7fd-7a13-4ba1-bb42-d73d2905ffba_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a60525d2867ae4f300a3c38939662aa4

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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