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 2026-10-03T04:40:30Z in 0.779 seconds.

total:

13331

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
c1e6dde438a42d3bc081563a718087ca
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016062748041
title:
Dansk-norsk-engelsk Ordbog
creators:
1 results
1. Larsen, A.
year:
1910
publisher:
Gyldendal
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
4 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
4. dan
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_2016062748041_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c1e6dde438a42d3bc081563a718087ca
id:
9822dd8a1465c56062b5d7d614fba965
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013081208214
title:
Dansk-norsk-engelsk Ordbog
creators:
1 results
1. Larsen, A.
year:
1897
publisher:
Gyldendalske Bokhandel
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
4 results
1. eng
2. dan
3. nob
4. 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_2013081208214_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9822dd8a1465c56062b5d7d614fba965
id:
eb4ff3392773f50e1840e5da6e7ee19f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016110248051
title:
Vocabularium bibliothecarii Nordicum : engelsk, dansk, norsk, svensk, finsk
creators:
2 results
1. Nielsen, Torben
2. Nordisk vitenskapelig bibliotekarforbund
year:
1968
publisher:
Bibliotekscentralen
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
6 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
4. dan
5. swe
6. fin
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_2016110248051_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/eb4ff3392773f50e1840e5da6e7ee19f
id:
4902d65db338f2284b9aeaef5acfc88d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025061280109_009
title:
Blomster (Glostrup) : fagblad for blomsterbranchen i Danmark og Norge. 2014 Nr. 11
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2014
publisher:
[Danske Blomsterhandlere]
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
3 results
1. nob
2. mul
3. dan
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_2025061280109_009_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4902d65db338f2284b9aeaef5acfc88d
id:
2d4c88dcbb4f83b89eee97cc5a1d1689
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013022606200
title:
6 NKG : Sjette Nordiske Kongres i Gerontologi : congress-proceedings, København 10.-13. april 1983
creators:
3 results
1. Dansk Selskab for Langtidsmedicin og Geriatri
2. Dansk Gerontologisk Selskab
3. Den Nordiske kongress i gerontologi
year:
1983
publisher:
Dansk Gerontologisk Selskab
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. und
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_2013022606200_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2d4c88dcbb4f83b89eee97cc5a1d1689
id:
d173d68555dc30f5e9a22e29d4a5ed86
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2023110748089
title:
Communication as translatio: Nordic-Baltic-Russian cultural dialogues
creators:
3 results
1. Communication as Translatio: Nordic-Baltic-Russian Cultural Dialogues (konferanse)
2. Burima, Maija
3. Nordic-Baltic-Russian Network in Comparative Cultural Studies
year:
2008
publisher:
Daugavpils University Academic Press "Saule"
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_2023110748089_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d173d68555dc30f5e9a22e29d4a5ed86
id:
2410ba3196b3f6dfcc19dbd19cb73899
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2026010283188_001
title:
Akutmedicinsk update (dansk) : skandinavisk akutmedicinsk magasin. 2013 Vol. 6 Nr. 1
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2013
publisher:
Akuttjournalen Arena
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
4 results
1. dan
2. nob
3. swe
4. 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_digitidsskrift_2026010283188_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2410ba3196b3f6dfcc19dbd19cb73899
id:
ba252bf871a5a328ecb19bc80bcda541
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024022880052_004
title:
Nordisk sygeplejeforskning (trykt utg.). 2011 Vol. 1 Nr. 4
creators:
2 results
1. Norsk selskap for sykepleieforskning
2. Dansk Selskap for Sygeplejeforskning
year:
2011
publisher:
Universitetsforlaget
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
5 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
4. dan
5. swe
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_2024022880052_004_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ba252bf871a5a328ecb19bc80bcda541
id:
57ece5ed38d093fa60122bb510410ab7
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013100708159
title:
Nordic Concrete Research : proceedings : Nordic Concrete Research Meeting : Elsinore, Denmark 2002
creators:
2 results
1. Dansk Teknologisk Institut
2. Nordic Concrete Research Meeting
year:
2002
publisher:
Norsk betongforening
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
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_2013100708159_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/57ece5ed38d093fa60122bb510410ab7
id:
2bc2f585b9ba5031d060690aa28137be
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024121880041_002
title:
Nordisk rettsmedisin. 2003 Vol. 9 Nr. 3/4
creators:
3 results
1. Dansk Selskab for Retsmedicin
2. Norsk rettsmedisinsk forening
3. Svensk rättsmedicinsk forening
year:
2003
publisher:
Norsk rettsmedisinsk forening c/o Rettsmedisinsk institutt
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
4 results
1. nob
2. mul
3. dan
4. swe
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_2024121880041_002_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2bc2f585b9ba5031d060690aa28137be

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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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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