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 2026-09-24T13:19:35Z in 0.181 seconds.

total:

2400

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size:

items:

10 results

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239a13676c0d43af960e993222545906
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009073101072
title:
Telebasert tilsyn = : Home based care by electronic monitoring
creators:
2 results
1. Rinde, Eivind
2. Eidissen, Geir Tormod
year:
2000
publisher:
Telenor forskning og utvikling
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_2009073101072_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/239a13676c0d43af960e993222545906
id:
2238598a516d804d5ca940586e7c40be
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008072504005
title:
As you like it. Topic 2 : Living with crime-
creators:
2 results
1. Aadahl, Kirsten
2. Hagéus, Mildred
year:
1986
publisher:
Samlaget
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_2008072504005_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2238598a516d804d5ca940586e7c40be
id:
0dc9af710ba7958e4d04ecd17d814eb0
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000040299
title:
Zinken : Boliden Odda AS 100 år
creators:
2 results
1. Aven, Håvard Brede
2. Grimelid, Frode
year:
2024
publisher:
Kraftmuseet
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nno
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_000040299_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0dc9af710ba7958e4d04ecd17d814eb0
id:
5ac7e2c42faf86fb25b5bb5ddf4e330e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2019052107090
title:
Imperial art as Christian art - Christian art as imperial art : expression and meaning in art and architecture from Constantine to Justinian
creators:
2 results
1. Brandt, J. Rasmus (Johann Rasmus)
2. Steen, Olaf
year:
2002
publisher:
Bardi
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
4 results
1. eng
2. mul
3. fre
4. ita
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_2019052107090_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5ac7e2c42faf86fb25b5bb5ddf4e330e
id:
16710cc740602234827521f41b7eed85
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2024012648034
title:
Economic incentives in outpatient care and patient demand for pharmaceuticals : a study of antibiotics and addictive drugs prescriptions
creators:
1 results
1. Zykova, Yana
year:
2021
publisher:
UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, School of Business and Economics
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_2024012648034_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/16710cc740602234827521f41b7eed85
id:
bf33135e4ec7074c513cad78abf58b79
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009031804203
title:
The occurrence and diversity of yeasts in Zimbabwean traditional fermented milk and their potential use as starter cultures
creators:
1 results
1. Gadaga, Tendekayi Henry
year:
2000
publisher:
Institutt for næringsmiddelfag, Norges landbrukshøgskole
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_2009031804203_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/bf33135e4ec7074c513cad78abf58b79
id:
0518d60afbf4e4f64209e815d5464756
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2022082948052
title:
45th ESCP symposium on clinical pharmacy Oslo, Norway : programme and abstract book : 5-7 oktober 2016 : clinical pharmacy tackling inequalities and access to health care
creators:
2 results
1. European Society of Clinical Pharmacy
2. ESCP Symposium on clinical pharmacy 45 Oslo 2016
year:
2016
publisher:
ESCP
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_2022082948052_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0518d60afbf4e4f64209e815d5464756
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
id:
a94f9dfb73c9d6c9f05c9249ba53fdff
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024080680045_003
title:
Miljørapport. 2009
creators:
3 results
1. El-Retur
2. Elektronikkretur
3. Hvitevareretur AS
year:
2009
publisher:
Elektronikkretur
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_2024080680045_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a94f9dfb73c9d6c9f05c9249ba53fdff
id:
c49e8a01087b7041310e3ac0266acf7f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024080680045_002
title:
Miljørapport. 2008
creators:
3 results
1. El-Retur
2. Elektronikkretur
3. Hvitevareretur AS
year:
2008
publisher:
Elektronikkretur
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_2024080680045_002_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c49e8a01087b7041310e3ac0266acf7f

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has_more_results:

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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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