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 2026-09-24T15:55:00Z in 0.370 seconds.

total:

185

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
412c1377a6e6458fd8367215e773b508
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000039080
title:
Leve og oppleve : reisemål for en bærekraftig fremtid : utredning fra et utvalg oppnevnt ved kongelig resolusjon 26. august 2021 : avgitt til Nærings- og fiskeridepartementet 30. mars 2023
creators:
1 results
1. Norge Reisemålsutvalget
year:
2023
publisher:
Departementenes sikkerhets- og serviceorganisasjon, Teknisk redaksjon
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
yes
license:
publicdomain
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000039080_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/412c1377a6e6458fd8367215e773b508
id:
c10eddae4c8dfc0b4bed4e17fe7ed9ed
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2026011680039_002
title:
Analysen : organ for Norsk markedsanalyse forening. 2017 Nr. 2
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2017
publisher:
Norsk markedsanalyseforening
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_2026011680039_002_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c10eddae4c8dfc0b4bed4e17fe7ed9ed
id:
7acd56d30d3fef74905eedc4c767d58b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2026011680039_003
title:
Analysen : organ for Norsk markedsanalyse forening. 2017 Nr. 3
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2017
publisher:
Norsk markedsanalyseforening
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_2026011680039_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/7acd56d30d3fef74905eedc4c767d58b
id:
cc334cbad66effffaab4361ff75e8fd7
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_budstikkaforaskerogb_null_null_20160504_119_103_1
title:
Budstikka (Asker og Bærum)
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20160504
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Akershus
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
LIBRARY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_budstikkaforaskerogb_null_null_20160504_119_103_1-01_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/cc334cbad66effffaab4361ff75e8fd7
id:
2a32119aa514743060b0831cda670c2d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_haugesundsavis_null_null_20140304_120_53_1
title:
Haugesunds Avis
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20140304
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Rogaland
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
LIBRARY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_haugesundsavis_null_null_20140304_120_53_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2a32119aa514743060b0831cda670c2d
id:
459ab953e95e660d46e73d6ba3e98b5f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_fredriksstadblad_null_null_20190425_130_95_1
title:
Fredriksstad Blad
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20190425
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Østfold
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
LIBRARY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_fredriksstadblad_null_null_20190425_130_95_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/459ab953e95e660d46e73d6ba3e98b5f
id:
ed33418bb5447a744fddcbadd9ddf636
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_tonsbergsblad_null_null_19600316_91_64_1
title:
Tønsbergs blad
creators:
not reported by source
year:
19600316
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Vestfold
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_digavis_tonsbergsblad_null_null_19600316_91_64_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ed33418bb5447a744fddcbadd9ddf636
id:
98de2ffe3f65788f6ac14d0ea6a2e941
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2022011448518
title:
Handlingsprogram for fylkesveger 2022-2025 : vedtatt oktober 2021
creators:
1 results
1. Innlandet
year:
2021
publisher:
Innlandet fylkeskommune
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_2022011448518_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/98de2ffe3f65788f6ac14d0ea6a2e941
id:
fc46878122bef97958f53820d8165001
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025072280029_007
title:
I form (tidsskrift : Norge) : fingermat, pollenallergi, rafting, spinat. 2017 Nr. 7
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2017
publisher:
Bonnier Publications International
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_2025072280029_007_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/fc46878122bef97958f53820d8165001
id:
3818041899e31eefcabfac429eb4a871
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_drammenstidende_null_null_20150121_1_17_1
title:
Drammens Tidende (Drammen: 1999)
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20150121
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Buskerud
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
LIBRARY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_drammenstidende_null_null_20150121_1_17_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3818041899e31eefcabfac429eb4a871

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

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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