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 2026-10-19T21:25:54Z in 1.161 seconds.

total:

365270

page:

size:

items:

25 results

id:
9e8c8649f5dc3bf8364bc03d94e9c445
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2023020748091
title:
Sparebankstiftelsen 2012 : DNB NOR
creators:
3 results
1. Grønset, Eddy
2. Fagnastøl, Marit
3. Sparebankstiftelsen DnB NOR
year:
2012
publisher:
Sparebankstiftelsen DNB NOR
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_2023020748091_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9e8c8649f5dc3bf8364bc03d94e9c445
id:
3e9d806f59ca9adc3dd7a278549ab23e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021031148591
title:
Hamar 150 år : DnB NOR
creators:
1 results
1. DnB NOR
year:
2010
publisher:
[DnB NOR]
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_2021031148591_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
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id:
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urn:
not reported by source
title:
Inne i Barcode : DNB hovedkontor, Oslo
creators:
1 results
1. Zinc
year:
2014
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
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/305664fd2dabb82e3777abb87d9f4808
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urn:
not reported by source
title:
DNB Solheimsviken : byggeprosjekter
creators:
1 results
1. Dale, Ole Harald
year:
2013
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
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/b5623d7ec995904efa9fd91118b32d24
id:
14b1da5372c631b663bbefca93abb42f
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Risikostyring i DnB NOR
creators:
2 results
1. Hoff, Roar
2. Storli, Ingvill
year:
2005
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
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/14b1da5372c631b663bbefca93abb42f
id:
b9cb082adbbddb9cd067d22d98c3b46f
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Dyrt papirarbeid hos DnB
creators:
1 results
1. Årdal, Tore
year:
1994
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
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/b9cb082adbbddb9cd067d22d98c3b46f
id:
6c2d7b7a0e8ce201e5756da0853665a8
urn:
not reported by source
title:
DnB NOR prioriterer småbedriftene
creators:
2 results
1. Andersson, Bård
2. Aurdal, Terje
year:
2009
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
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/6c2d7b7a0e8ce201e5756da0853665a8
id:
a6195442580b44ad1f5258a19622075e
urn:
not reported by source
title:
DnB NOR har fått nok bank
creators:
1 results
1. Frønsdal, Marianne
year:
2007
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
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/a6195442580b44ad1f5258a19622075e
id:
784bafaf7fb44f05109e9c3bd8e1723b
urn:
not reported by source
title:
DnB NOR skriver best i næringslivet
creators:
2 results
1. Vernegg, Trond
2. Guttu, Tor
year:
2011
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
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/784bafaf7fb44f05109e9c3bd8e1723b
id:
1014f091a5aa52665d93cfea9f17e469
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Praktarena for ishockey : DNB Arena : byggeprosjekter
creators:
1 results
1. Dale, Ole Harald
year:
2012
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
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/1014f091a5aa52665d93cfea9f17e469
id:
c7140d28a180470910f122aaa06bc025
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Provoserende og pirrende penselstrøk hos DnB NOR
creators:
1 results
1. Ettung, Grethe
year:
2011
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
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/c7140d28a180470910f122aaa06bc025
id:
91a18421863ec640d97121628817ad98
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Hovedkontor DNB bygg A : byggeprosjekter
creators:
1 results
1. Joelson, Trond
year:
2012
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
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/91a18421863ec640d97121628817ad98
id:
b869e5c3a16c16b10e9d7eb394bd30ff
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Utgitt av Bokklubben : DnB gruppen 25 år
creators:
1 results
1. Dnb Gruppen
year:
19860101
publisher:
DnB gruppen
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nor
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b869e5c3a16c16b10e9d7eb394bd30ff
id:
41b749c64481aea84809a063f5a4f7d5
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Brukerveiledning : DnB telebank
creators:
1 results
1. Den Norske bank
year:
1998
publisher:
Den norske bank
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/41b749c64481aea84809a063f5a4f7d5
id:
6732e2ce91ff8f9ccee706f9fbac70b6
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Høydepunkter fra DnB NORs kunstsamling : 1846 - 2006
creators:
3 results
1. Thorud, Svein
2. Høvikodden. Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
3. Dnb Nors Kunstsamling
year:
2007
publisher:
Messel forl.
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
2 results
1. eng
2. nor
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/6732e2ce91ff8f9ccee706f9fbac70b6
id:
d082ce60464c8498a7a9bf56c96cd0db
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Utgitt av Bokklubben : 1961-1986 : DnB klubbene 25 år
creators:
1 results
1. Dnb Klubbene
year:
19860101
publisher:
DnB klubbene
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nor
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d082ce60464c8498a7a9bf56c96cd0db
id:
3384919618eeda9f7a211f07e2d7d510
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Åpner for DnB NOR og Rune Bjerke
creators:
1 results
1. Roll, Sigurd E.
year:
2007
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
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/3384919618eeda9f7a211f07e2d7d510
id:
1cfc6f5819119cf8bfa66a322ff93679
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022050983254_001
title:
Rett på sak (Finansforbundet DnB NOR). 2022 Vol. 19 Nr. 1
creators:
1 results
1. Finansforbundet DnB NOR
year:
2022
publisher:
Forbundet
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_2022050983254_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/1cfc6f5819119cf8bfa66a322ff93679
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5d3e9a117562e893b21b40169a795a33
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023100983072_001
title:
Rett på sak (Finansforbundet DnB NOR). 2021 Vol. 18 Nr. 1
creators:
1 results
1. Finansforbundet DnB NOR
year:
2021
publisher:
Forbundet
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_2023100983072_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5d3e9a117562e893b21b40169a795a33
id:
91d437bc7dedb7831748cb698b4f981c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023110683039_001
title:
Rett på sak (Finansforbundet DnB NOR). 2023 Vol. 20 Nr. 2
creators:
1 results
1. Finansforbundet DnB NOR
year:
2023
publisher:
Forbundet
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_2023110683039_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/91d437bc7dedb7831748cb698b4f981c
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71b15dcb683e919bbb5ed173c1998ebe
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024061983048_001
title:
Rett på sak (Finansforbundet DnB NOR). 2024 Vol. 21 Nr. 1
creators:
1 results
1. Finansforbundet DnB NOR
year:
2024
publisher:
Forbundet
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_2024061983048_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/71b15dcb683e919bbb5ed173c1998ebe
id:
656d152c3915de70d1e662c1ce63b17a
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Action og komedie i DnB NOR : storbank med nytt reklamegrep
creators:
1 results
1. Gulvik, Jørgen
year:
2007
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
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/656d152c3915de70d1e662c1ce63b17a
id:
980a0bf1606305c29a05b528239fa23b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023041883225_001
title:
Rett på sak (Finansforbundet DnB NOR). 2023 Vol. 20 Nr. 1
creators:
1 results
1. Finansforbundet DnB NOR
year:
2023
publisher:
Forbundet
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_2023041883225_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/980a0bf1606305c29a05b528239fa23b
id:
81ae0250993147606133dca125826794
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022101883260_001
title:
Rett på sak (Finansforbundet DnB NOR). 2022 Vol. 19 Nr. 2
creators:
1 results
1. Finansforbundet DnB NOR
year:
2022
publisher:
Forbundet
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_2022101883260_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/81ae0250993147606133dca125826794
id:
b3eb86947b8c9d269872bdb219307d42
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Radikal forvandling : DnB og den norske bankbransjen, 1990-2004
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2020
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copyrighted
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