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 2026-09-08T21:09:16Z in 0.230 seconds.

total:

425

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size:

items:

10 results

id:
9c2957be0b6a53b1f9427717919a70a8
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2026081909754
title:
Human needs as the focus of the social sciences
creators:
1 results
1. Galtung, Johan
year:
1977
publisher:
Universitetetet i Oslo, Professoratet i konflikt- og fredsforskning
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2026081909754_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9c2957be0b6a53b1f9427717919a70a8
id:
da484701a9784032e806b8b2282c6cda
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010011504018
title:
Sustainability : yes, but how? : Norwegian minke whaling as a case
creators:
1 results
1. Brinkmann, Johannes
year:
1996
publisher:
Norwegian School of Marketing
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_2010011504018_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/da484701a9784032e806b8b2282c6cda
id:
fb63a4deb823fb90afb67397b23b48a5
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010100609025
title:
Boundaries as a resource : regional small-scale trading in the Balkans
creators:
2 results
1. Konstantinov, Yulian
2. Thuen, Trond
year:
1996
publisher:
Institute of Social Science, Department of Social Anthropology and Sami Studies, University of Tromsø
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_2010100609025_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/fb63a4deb823fb90afb67397b23b48a5
id:
030fec0ca3b63aed11c84f7c84f6cd4e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2017051048007
title:
Topography influence on aircraft noise propagation, as implemented in the Norwegian prediction model, NORTIM
creators:
3 results
1. Olsen, Herold
2. Liasjø, Kåre H.
3. Granøien, Idar L.N.
year:
1995
publisher:
SINTEF DELAB, Acoustics Research Center
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_2017051048007_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/030fec0ca3b63aed11c84f7c84f6cd4e
id:
33c3ad1dee23c7adbb5424d4aa3a2304
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2017011148125
title:
The Consumer society as an ethical challenge : report for the Norwegian Bishops' Conference 1992
creators:
2 results
1. Aarflot, Anne Helene
2. Bispemøtet Oslo 1992
year:
1993
publisher:
Church of Norway Information Service
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_2017011148125_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/33c3ad1dee23c7adbb5424d4aa3a2304
id:
9600fbfac2b1fe9c0db0389133e560cf
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016081808087
title:
Social capital as a multilevel phenomenon : a cross-level and mixed-determinant network study from the emerging micro-power field
creators:
1 results
1. Aarstad, Jarle
year:
2004
publisher:
Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration
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_2016081808087_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9600fbfac2b1fe9c0db0389133e560cf
id:
42046865bdc979a69b3870bde09c503a
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2026012006003
title:
How do we understand children's restlessness? : a cooperative and reflexive exploration of children's restlessness as a bioecological phenomenon
creators:
2 results
1. Helle-Valle, Anna
2. Universitetet i Bergen
year:
2016
publisher:
University of Bergen
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_2026012006003_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/42046865bdc979a69b3870bde09c503a
id:
2fd2412fa6b13b117b1386422a6cacf6
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000018523
title:
The spirituality of the "Sichtungszeit" : as expressed in the thirty-four homilies on the Litany of the Wounds
creators:
1 results
1. Heesch, Jon Petter
year:
2023
publisher:
Faculty of Theology, University of Oslo
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_pliktmonografi_000018523_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2fd2412fa6b13b117b1386422a6cacf6
id:
92f7a96a0afe00e6d5246765855e5a88
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digiebok_8033
title:
Electronic literature as a model of creativity and innovation in practice : a report from the HERA joint research project
creators:
2 results
1. Rettberg, Scott
2. Baldwin, Sandy
year:
2014
publisher:
Center for Literary Computing
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_digiebok_8033_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/92f7a96a0afe00e6d5246765855e5a88
id:
c99a92fe5874ff8990ccadfb7f394a76
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018022309508
title:
The rise and fall of Ethiopian empires : an analysis of state capacity and legitimacy as determinants of regime-breakdown
creators:
1 results
1. Lohne, Olav
year:
1994
publisher:
[O.Lohne]
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_2018022309508_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c99a92fe5874ff8990ccadfb7f394a76

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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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