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 2026-10-24T04:13:40Z in 0.636 seconds.

total:

54934

page:

size:

items:

25 results

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URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025063080036_002
title:
Carte Blanche : Norges nasjonale kompani for samtidsdans. 2013/2014
creators:
1 results
1. Carte Blanche
year:
2013
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Carte Blanche
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
3 results
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county:
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digital:
yes
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no
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copyrighted
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NONE
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URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025063080036_001
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Carte Blanche : Norges nasjonale kompani for samtidsdans. 2012/2013
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1 results
1. Carte Blanche
year:
2012
publisher:
Carte Blanche
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
3 results
1. eng
2. nob
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county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
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viewability:
NONE
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URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025063080036_003
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Carte Blanche : Norges nasjonale kompani for samtidsdans. 2014/2015
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1 results
1. Carte Blanche
year:
2014
publisher:
Carte Blanche
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
3 results
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2. nob
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county:
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digital:
yes
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NONE
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URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023111783170_001
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Carte Blanche (2021). Autumn 2023
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1 results
1. Carte Blanche
year:
2023
publisher:
Carte Blanche
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
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NB
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viewer_url:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025060383079_001
title:
Carte Blanche (2021). Spring 2025
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1 results
1. Carte Blanche
year:
2025
publisher:
Carte Blanche
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
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viewer_url:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025060383078_001
title:
Carte Blanche (2021). 2024/2025
creators:
1 results
1. Carte Blanche
year:
2024
publisher:
Carte Blanche
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
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viewer_url:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025060383077_001
title:
Carte Blanche (2021). Spring 2024
creators:
1 results
1. Carte Blanche
year:
2024
publisher:
Carte Blanche
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
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_digitidsskrift_2025060383077_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2026010283036_001
title:
Carte Blanche (2021). Autumn 2025
creators:
1 results
1. Carte Blanche
year:
2025
publisher:
Carte Blanche
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
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viewer_url:
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URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018040368019
title:
Av Carte Blanche
creators:
1 results
1. Carte Blanche
year:
2016
publisher:
Carte Blanche
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_2018040368019_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
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urn:
not reported by source
title:
Av Carte Blanche
creators:
1 results
1. Carte Blanche
year:
2016
publisher:
Carte Blanche
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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/baf0302f8ede2902d42adc28b490ca26
id:
bd4277be3e34a8c5c7041b31c7203589
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Av Carte Blanche
creators:
1 results
1. Carte Blanche
year:
2016
publisher:
Carte Blanche
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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:
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id:
d2568737d1929b8981d48b2e0ccaf2ce
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Av Carte Blanche
creators:
1 results
1. Carte Blanche
year:
2016
publisher:
Carte Blanche
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
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thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
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id:
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urn:
not reported by source
title:
Av Carte Blanche
creators:
1 results
1. Carte Blanche
year:
2016
publisher:
Carte Blanche
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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/64b4fdb5d68d9e5160ddf080f0b26cfa
id:
e370e6e409e7e593fc92f2c522bcda43
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Av Carte Blanche
creators:
1 results
1. Carte Blanche
year:
2016
publisher:
Carte Blanche
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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/e370e6e409e7e593fc92f2c522bcda43
id:
71349773a36385002c245b82d49131a2
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020031348095
title:
25 år Carte Blanche
creators:
1 results
1. Carte Blanche
year:
2014
publisher:
Skald
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_2020031348095_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/71349773a36385002c245b82d49131a2
id:
8a2e7f8517ad4a43dd75561aa2896dbe
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2017013048107
title:
Nye Carte Blanche 5 år
creators:
1 results
1. Nye Carte Blanche
year:
1995
publisher:
Nye Carte Blanche danseteater
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_2017013048107_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8a2e7f8517ad4a43dd75561aa2896dbe
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6169db3ac3885519cddc057a990f3ffe
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digifoto_20181017_00516_digiplakat_2013090660023_f
title:
Yasgur's farm : Carte blanche
creators:
1 results
1. Carte Blanche
year:
2012
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. plakater
languages:
No results.
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_digifoto_20181017_00516_digiplakat_2013090660023_f/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/6169db3ac3885519cddc057a990f3ffe
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4fcd8364f9c0f9dbd09ffab137197b25
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digifoto_20180912_00119_digiplakat_2013090560017_f
title:
Carte blanche : Yasgur's farm
creators:
1 results
1. Carte Blanche
year:
2012
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. plakater
languages:
No results.
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_digifoto_20180912_00119_digiplakat_2013090560017_f/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4fcd8364f9c0f9dbd09ffab137197b25
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digifoto_20200602_00211_digiplakat_2014021160014_f
title:
Carte blanche : Not here / not ever
creators:
1 results
1. Carte Blanche
year:
2013
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. plakater
languages:
No results.
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_digifoto_20200602_00211_digiplakat_2014021160014_f/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d64edeba1f926cf05708b74e3b7e0c76
id:
79cc1103eebf8c8da73739aac2a42133
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digifoto_20200603_00054_digiplakat_20140331600009_f
title:
Carte blanche : Not here/not ever
creators:
1 results
1. Carte Blanche
year:
2013
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. plakater
languages:
No results.
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_digifoto_20200603_00054_digiplakat_20140331600009_f/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/79cc1103eebf8c8da73739aac2a42133
id:
9a738888dc26f6c97d499e66b038e0f0
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digifoto_20210126_00102_digiplakat_2012102960018_f
title:
Carte Blanche : norges nasjonale kompani for samtidsdans
creators:
1 results
1. Carte Blanche
year:
not reported by source
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. plakater
languages:
No results.
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_digifoto_20210126_00102_digiplakat_2012102960018_f/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9a738888dc26f6c97d499e66b038e0f0
id:
98e67de0d676b7cbc6fca8e29047adb8
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digifoto_20210301_00006_digiplakat_2012101760049_f
title:
Carte Blanche : "Fiction" av Alan Lucien Øyen
creators:
1 results
1. Carte Blanche
year:
not reported by source
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. plakater
languages:
No results.
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_digifoto_20210301_00006_digiplakat_2012101760049_f/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/98e67de0d676b7cbc6fca8e29047adb8
id:
f6a16c304f29394216c5aceaeb71f05d
urn:
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