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 2026-09-23T18:00:26Z in 0.301 seconds.

total:

690

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
ec3975200b8f56d7723c9cb30b3ef635
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2026011280075_002
title:
Annual report (trykt utg.). 2006
creators:
1 results
1. Nammo AS
year:
2006
publisher:
Nammo AS
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_2026011280075_002_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ec3975200b8f56d7723c9cb30b3ef635
id:
cb9a0c988fd3cc9f920c904b84fb55fa
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013062005066
title:
Nursing homes as learning environments : a study of experiences and perceptions of nursing students and supervising nurses
creators:
1 results
1. Skaalvik, Mari Wolff
year:
2010
publisher:
University of Tromsø, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Health and Care Sciences
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
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_2013062005066_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/cb9a0c988fd3cc9f920c904b84fb55fa
id:
0e3d70d7d8fa50c34930d46681a41109
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008100104021
title:
Gog and Magog : Ezekiel 38-39 as pre-text for Revelation 19,17-21 and 20,7-10
creators:
2 results
1. Bøe, Sverre
2. Fjellhaug skoler
year:
1999
publisher:
Fjellhaug Mission Seminary
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
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_digibok_2008100104021_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0e3d70d7d8fa50c34930d46681a41109
id:
aae3c8287566da439d201cc09b60de39
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2026052748058
title:
Al-fina' : a study of "in between" spaces along streets as an urban design concept in Islamic cities of the Middle East with a case study in Cairo. Vol. 1
creators:
2 results
1. Nooraddin, Hoshiar
2. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Institutt for by- og regionplanlegging
year:
1996
publisher:
Department of Town and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, NTNU
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
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_digibok_2026052748058_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/aae3c8287566da439d201cc09b60de39
id:
52146d8f3e55402f2ffc26ee1e3fd2a2
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023060580002_002
title:
Illustrert vitenskap. 1984 Nr. 2
creators:
not reported by source
year:
1984
publisher:
Bonnier Publications International
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_2023060580002_002_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/52146d8f3e55402f2ffc26ee1e3fd2a2
id:
614d693aa5badc3fbb87439ce3f429cd
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_hordalandfolkeblad_null_null_20200922_147_72_1
title:
Hordaland Folkeblad
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20200922
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Vestland
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_hordalandfolkeblad_null_null_20200922_147_72_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/614d693aa5badc3fbb87439ce3f429cd
id:
6429ae9e8b04fbdb76c3edb8299ff31d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_finansavisen_null_null_20210906_30_205_1
title:
Finansavisen
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20210906
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_20210906_30_205_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/6429ae9e8b04fbdb76c3edb8299ff31d
id:
5ea8c48303115b2ab9eab9cb44850fc7
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009111604186
title:
Matematikktakk. 5
creators:
2 results
1. Fosse, Trude
2. Sælensminde, Anne Kari
year:
1997
publisher:
Samlaget
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nno
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_2009111604186_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5ea8c48303115b2ab9eab9cb44850fc7
id:
f182c64cf7834f201681c7ae7777ebfe
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009111604122
title:
Matematikktakk : [Grunnbok]
creators:
2 results
1. Fosse, Trude
2. Sælensminde, Anne Kari
year:
1997
publisher:
Samlaget
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_2009111604122_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f182c64cf7834f201681c7ae7777ebfe
id:
b4bc7ddf722bdbe11ce2de65f4b4fd35
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000005599
title:
Historiske og internasjonale mål : DIS Oppland : databehandling i Slektsforskning Oppland
creators:
1 results
1. Weihe, Hans-Jørgen Wallin
year:
2016
publisher:
Lillehammer Permafrost Press
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
2 results
1. eng
2. 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_000005599_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b4bc7ddf722bdbe11ce2de65f4b4fd35

limit:

offset:

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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