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 2026-09-27T06:41:11Z in 0.213 seconds.

total:

page:

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items:

10 results

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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_finansavisen_null_null_20200629_29_148_1
title:
Finansavisen
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20200629
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_20200629_29_148_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/62cbebd205400d7bd6429b43dfb020e5
id:
ad7b73afeac1d2127428928424941fbe
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2025091906053
title:
Experiments of breaking waves in pipes and flumes
creators:
1 results
1. Smith, Lisa
year:
2018
publisher:
University of Oslo, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Mathematics
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_2025091906053_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ad7b73afeac1d2127428928424941fbe
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024080680052_003
title:
Miljøstrategi : magasinet for grønne ideer. 2010 Vol. 16 Nr. 3/4
creators:
1 results
1. Miljømerking i Norge, Stiftelsen
year:
2010
publisher:
Miljøstrategi
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_2024080680052_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/91f07439445c5d77f5c3006b34b2391d
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_finansavisen_null_null_20170508_26_104_1
title:
Finansavisen
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20170508
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_20170508_26_104_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8e99014aaa571c460dfc33e66f2ac58d
id:
1b9cd8b8c44662b0e6d8abc079b1277b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024080680052_004
title:
Miljøstrategi : magasinet for grønne ideer. 2010 Vol. 16 Nr. 5
creators:
1 results
1. Miljømerking i Norge, Stiftelsen
year:
2010
publisher:
Miljøstrategi
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_2024080680052_004_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/1b9cd8b8c44662b0e6d8abc079b1277b
id:
dbdf48b2e07abedffbf1b4ac4af4e0bc
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025061280134_001
title:
Computerworld (Oslo : trykt utg.). 2015 Nr. 12
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2015
publisher:
Computer Communications
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_2025061280134_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/dbdf48b2e07abedffbf1b4ac4af4e0bc
id:
b7a25c4141a31b9c64ec41854c2e5f3a
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025072583082_001
title:
Hundesport : tidsskrift for Norsk kennel klub. 2025 Vol. 126 Nr. 2
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk kennel klub
year:
2025
publisher:
Norsk kennel klub
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025072583082_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
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id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2026072483046_001
title:
Trafikkskolen (trykt utg.) : organ for Autoriserte trafikkskolers landsforbund. 2026 Vol. 45 Nr. 1
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2026
publisher:
Norges trafikkskoleforbund
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_2026072483046_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4cddc1738d7c77e2a78e9d24b2c0d31e
id:
b3d22cac4744976be179088ac01e20f0
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2025081806177
title:
An investigation into the interaction between waves and ice
creators:
1 results
1. Rabault, Jean
year:
2018
publisher:
University of Oslo, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Mathematics
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_2025081806177_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b3d22cac4744976be179088ac01e20f0
id:
14c5d83e36e9772ad188ab5153b3f2ed
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_ab3a4c74-fc2c-4fd6-bb78-f1825b9edc49
title:
Hundesport : tidsskrift for Norsk kennel klub. 2025 Vol. 126 Nr. 2
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk kennel klub
year:
2025
publisher:
Norsk kennel klub
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_ab3a4c74-fc2c-4fd6-bb78-f1825b9edc49_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
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has_more_results:

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truncated:

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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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Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.

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