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 2026-10-02T15:31:08Z in 1.050 seconds.

total:

389184

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size:

items:

10 results

id:
e2566f3b0948a0378cf7f77aaeb62c5d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2024102528039
title:
Beredt og Uberedt
creators:
1 results
1. A.H.
year:
1880
publisher:
Trykt i Det Steenske Bogtrykkeri
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
yes
license:
publicdomain
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2024102528039_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e2566f3b0948a0378cf7f77aaeb62c5d
id:
202e66822ae3fbbb06244d831d435c29
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000058590
title:
Beredt : forsvarsevne og motstandskraft
creators:
2 results
1. Kristoffersen, Eirik
2. Kristoffersen, Frode
year:
2025
publisher:
Gyldendal
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_000058590_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/202e66822ae3fbbb06244d831d435c29
id:
fff0cf624efaad5cf553d44f3c58b8f6
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2015042306097
title:
Bonde, vær beredt! : om matforsyning og produksjonsberedskap
creators:
2 results
1. Outzen, Frank
2. Norges bondelag
year:
1987
publisher:
Norges bondelag og Landbruksforlaget
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_2015042306097_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/fff0cf624efaad5cf553d44f3c58b8f6
id:
a96374d81c73b201c6efc909419b396b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014051506019
title:
Alltid beredt til å dø for mitt barn
creators:
2 results
1. Rubin Dranger, Joanna
2. Aasprong, Monica
year:
2009
publisher:
Aschehoug
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_digibok_2014051506019_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a96374d81c73b201c6efc909419b396b
id:
092e02f78dc005a869ca77b68857d2bf
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021073048117
title:
Alltid beredt : 1. Vennesla speidergruppe gjennom 95 år
creators:
1 results
1. Grundetjern, Bjarne
year:
2016
publisher:
B.Grundetjern
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_digibok_2021073048117_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/092e02f78dc005a869ca77b68857d2bf
id:
97eeedef83e1c5d2439d415c0fbc1c4b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000081928
title:
Den samiske pasientens mangfold - er omsorgsutøveren beredt til møter?
creators:
1 results
1. Nymo, Randi
year:
2007
publisher:
Universitetsforlaget
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nor
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_000081928_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/97eeedef83e1c5d2439d415c0fbc1c4b
id:
a704b4c73f6e1b4e576d4b780041e179
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020120148530
title:
Vær beredt : glimt gjennom 70 år med Blå Kors speiderne i Kristiansand
creators:
2 results
1. Andersson, Yngve
2. Blå kors speiderne Kristiansand
year:
2017
publisher:
Blå Kors speiderne Kristiansand
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_digibok_2020120148530_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a704b4c73f6e1b4e576d4b780041e179
id:
0d694787b49259257dad0d10bbad73c1
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012062808178
title:
Om Telenor AS
creators:
1 results
1. Norge Samferdselsdepartementet
year:
1995
publisher:
Departementet
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
yes
license:
publicdomain
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012062808178_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0d694787b49259257dad0d10bbad73c1
id:
33a5cf3055f421cc726e737a699f5726
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024111180023_001
title:
BD nå : kundemagasin fra Brødrene Dahl AS. 2009 Nr. Februar
creators:
1 results
1. Brødrene Dahl AS
year:
2009
publisher:
Brødrene Dahl 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_2024111180023_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/33a5cf3055f421cc726e737a699f5726
id:
e1341364396342da6df92367f8489918
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000019267
title:
Alltid beredt! : for deg som vil ut : alt du trenger for tur- og friluftsliv
creators:
1 results
1. Schjerven, Petter
year:
2023
publisher:
Kagge forlag
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_000019267_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e1341364396342da6df92367f8489918

limit:

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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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