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 2026-09-15T04:19:02Z in 0.250 seconds.

total:

176

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
3888d67406152c9cd22b2c17a85c9860
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023032880009_002
title:
Theologisk Tidsskrift for Den evangelisk-lutherske Kirke i Norge. Ny Række. 1879 Vol. 6
creators:
1 results
1. Den Evangelisk-lutherske Kirke i Norge
year:
1879
publisher:
Kirken
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
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_digitidsskrift_2023032880009_002_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3888d67406152c9cd22b2c17a85c9860
id:
598830f8577bca72da91c84a5ec16059
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013102824014
title:
Diplomatarium Norvegicum : Oldbreve til Kundskab om Norges indre og ydre Forhold, Sprog, Slægter, Sæder, Lovgivning og Rettergang i Middelalderen. 7:2 : Syvende samling. Anden halvdel
creators:
5 results
1. Unger, C.R.
2. Riksarkivet (Norge)
3. Huitfeldt-Kaas, H.J. (Henrik Jørgen)
4. Kommisjonen for Diplomatarium Norvegicum
5. Norsk historisk kjeldeskrift-institutt
year:
1869
publisher:
P. T. Mallings Forlagshandel
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_2013102824014_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/598830f8577bca72da91c84a5ec16059
id:
ed0ff97722d5e04bf4820a890fc0f22e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018022807028
title:
Diplomatarium Norvegicum : Oldbreve til Kundskab om Norges indre og ydre Forhold, Sprog, Slægter, Sæder, Lovgivning og Rettergang i Middelalderen. Saml. 7
creators:
5 results
1. Unger, C.R.
2. Riksarkivet (Norge)
3. Huitfeldt-Kaas, H.J. (Henrik Jørgen)
4. Kommisjonen for Diplomatarium Norvegicum
5. Norsk historisk kjeldeskrift-institutt
year:
1867
publisher:
P. T. Mallings Forlagshandel
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_2018022807028_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ed0ff97722d5e04bf4820a890fc0f22e
id:
8ca9d92f8dadc5c203e6df41470fb54d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025070380047_001
title:
Computerworld (Oslo : trykt utg.). 2019 Nr. 1
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2019
publisher:
Computer Communications
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_2025070380047_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8ca9d92f8dadc5c203e6df41470fb54d
id:
eb98cbe2abeecbf126f450ffef7d27e2
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2026020206015
title:
Modello teorico-poetico multiscala : "per la percezione e la creazione"
creators:
4 results
1. Nieto, Daniel Romero
2. Mendizza, Walter José
3. Mendizza, Alessandro
4. Campitelli, Maria
year:
2015
publisher:
Daniel Romero Nieto
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. ita
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_2026020206015_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/eb98cbe2abeecbf126f450ffef7d27e2
id:
c98c5d09ef2db0af34a80609bec035da
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2026031748119
title:
L' origine dell'universo caos-cosmo : studio dell'universo a livello macroscopico
creators:
4 results
1. Nieto, Daniel Romero
2. Mendizza, Walter José
3. Mendizza, Alessandro
4. Campitelli, Maria
year:
2015
publisher:
Daniel Romero Nieto
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. ita
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_2026031748119_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c98c5d09ef2db0af34a80609bec035da
id:
8d7ebb9234e6f41572a427fecd9255ea
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025020583021_001
title:
Rosenkilden : næringslivsmagasinet. 2024 Vol. 30 Nr. 6
creators:
2 results
1. Stavanger næringsforening
2. Næringsforeningen i Stavanger-regionen
year:
2024
publisher:
Næringsforeningen i Stavanger-regionen
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_2025020583021_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8d7ebb9234e6f41572a427fecd9255ea
id:
886c3e4e683c4b1992f6aa3b209e82bf
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023081480012_024
title:
Det Det Norske Nationalblad (trykt utg.) : af blandet Indhold. aug. 1818 Vol. 12 Nr. 21-24
creators:
not reported by source
year:
1818
publisher:
H.A. Hielm
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
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_digitidsskrift_2023081480012_024_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/886c3e4e683c4b1992f6aa3b209e82bf
id:
99195f02f284362e18524e035136d9c1
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_finansavisen_null_null_20190506_28_103_1
title:
Finansavisen
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20190506
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:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_finansavisen_null_null_20190506_28_103_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/99195f02f284362e18524e035136d9c1
id:
24bad6fca1a58bae138b27e8f286a9b7
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_rjukanarbeiderblad_null_null_20241227_101_152_1
title:
Rjukan Arbeiderblad
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20241227
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk
county:
Telemark
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_rjukanarbeiderblad_null_null_20241227_101_152_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/24bad6fca1a58bae138b27e8f286a9b7

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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