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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.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
qrequiredstringFree-text query. Supports field-restricted terms too, e.g. "subject:fiske year:1970" combined with free text.
media_typeoptionalunionRestrict 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.
languageoptionalunionLanguage 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.
countyoptionalunionNorwegian county name, e.g. "Troms", "Oslo".
year_fromoptionalunionRestrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
year_tooptionalunionRestrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
digital_onlyoptionalbooleanOnly items that have been digitized.
sortoptionalunionOne of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).
pageoptionalintegerZero-based page index.
sizeoptionalintegerResults per page, 1 to 100 (default 10).
limitoptionalintegerGateway page size; default 25, maximum 100.
offsetoptionalintegerNumber 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.

Type: string. Free-text query. Supports field-restricted terms too, e.g. "subject:fiske year:1970" combined with free text.
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.
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.
Type: string. Norwegian county name, e.g. "Troms", "Oslo".
Type: integer. Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
Type: integer. Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
Type: yes/no. Only items that have been digitized.
Type: string. One of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).
Type: integer. Zero-based page index.
Type: integer. Results per page, 1 to 100 (default 10).

Result

Source: National Library of Norway. Retrieved 2026-09-24T23:00:29Z in 0.191 seconds.

total:
190961
page:
0
size:
10
items:

10 results

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    ce802f9df830c4fcb8d624488bdea9f4
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digifoto_20141216_00144_NB_WF_BJK_011724
    title:
    Widerøe Flyveselskaps flyfoto fra Bjugn kommune : Ervik.
    creators:

    1 results

    1. Widerøes Flyveselskap AS
    year:
    not reported by source
    publisher:
    not reported by source
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. bilder
    languages:

    No results.

    county:
    Sør-Trøndelag
    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_digifoto_20141216_00144_NB_WF_BJK_011724/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/ce802f9df830c4fcb8d624488bdea9f4
  2. id:
    c6aa505d627be06c395de0afe4e74a55
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digifoto_20141216_00131_NB_WF_BJK_011740
    title:
    Widerøe Flyveselskaps flyfoto fra Bjugn kommune : Ervik.
    creators:

    1 results

    1. Widerøes Flyveselskap AS
    year:
    not reported by source
    publisher:
    not reported by source
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. bilder
    languages:

    No results.

    county:
    Sør-Trøndelag
    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_digifoto_20141216_00131_NB_WF_BJK_011740/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/c6aa505d627be06c395de0afe4e74a55
  3. id:
    e25feee147fa939def9cbb9f72f0bcf5
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digifoto_20141216_00138_NB_WF_BJK_011746
    title:
    Widerøe Flyveselskaps flyfoto fra Bjugn kommune : Ervik skole.
    creators:

    1 results

    1. Widerøes Flyveselskap AS
    year:
    not reported by source
    publisher:
    not reported by source
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. bilder
    languages:

    No results.

    county:
    Sør-Trøndelag
    digital:
    yes
    public_domain:
    yes
    license:
    publicdomain
    viewability:
    ALL
    access_allowed_from:
    EVERYWHERE
    thumbnail:
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    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/e25feee147fa939def9cbb9f72f0bcf5
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    157c8651f5f52a7478db006064d99785
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digifoto_20141216_00134_NB_WF_BJK_011743
    title:
    Widerøe Flyveselskaps flyfoto fra Bjugn kommune : Ervik, Aspneset.
    creators:

    1 results

    1. Widerøes Flyveselskap AS
    year:
    not reported by source
    publisher:
    not reported by source
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. bilder
    languages:

    No results.

    county:
    Sør-Trøndelag
    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_digifoto_20141216_00134_NB_WF_BJK_011743/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/157c8651f5f52a7478db006064d99785
  5. id:
    8dc174c10b2d28649bb526e27278c72b
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digifoto_20141216_00133_NB_WF_BJK_011742
    title:
    Widerøe Flyveselskaps flyfoto fra Bjugn kommune : Storlia, Ervik skole.
    creators:

    1 results

    1. Widerøes Flyveselskap AS
    year:
    not reported by source
    publisher:
    not reported by source
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. bilder
    languages:

    No results.

    county:
    Sør-Trøndelag
    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_digifoto_20141216_00133_NB_WF_BJK_011742/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/8dc174c10b2d28649bb526e27278c72b
  6. id:
    9d8adc1e606c6c94fcc4321caefc7919
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digifoto_20140827_00118_NB_WF_FK_194593
    title:
    Widerøe Flyveselskaps flyfoto fra Frøya kommune : Kløven, Ervik.
    creators:

    1 results

    1. Widerøes Flyveselskap AS
    year:
    not reported by source
    publisher:
    not reported by source
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. bilder
    languages:

    No results.

    county:
    Sør-Trøndelag
    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_digifoto_20140827_00118_NB_WF_FK_194593/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/9d8adc1e606c6c94fcc4321caefc7919
  7. id:
    5f4f54cad551a85c149e7a5a106756f9
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digifoto_20140827_00090_NB_WF_FK_194580
    title:
    Widerøe Flyveselskaps flyfoto fra Frøya kommune : Kløven, Ervik.
    creators:

    1 results

    1. Widerøes Flyveselskap AS
    year:
    not reported by source
    publisher:
    not reported by source
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. bilder
    languages:

    No results.

    county:
    Sør-Trøndelag
    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_digifoto_20140827_00090_NB_WF_FK_194580/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/5f4f54cad551a85c149e7a5a106756f9
  8. id:
    004a8484c0ee2b6ca597c1450e7d9d68
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digifoto_20140825_00100_NB_WF_FK_194507
    title:
    Widerøe Flyveselskaps flyfoto fra Frøya kommune : Kløven, Ervik.
    creators:

    1 results

    1. Widerøes Flyveselskap AS
    year:
    not reported by source
    publisher:
    not reported by source
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. bilder
    languages:

    No results.

    county:
    Sør-Trøndelag
    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_digifoto_20140825_00100_NB_WF_FK_194507/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/004a8484c0ee2b6ca597c1450e7d9d68
  9. id:
    dac0816ae033ca4f758d65f51fa283e8
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digifoto_20140825_00098_NB_WF_FK_194505
    title:
    Widerøe Flyveselskaps flyfoto fra Frøya kommune : Kløven, Ervik.
    creators:

    1 results

    1. Widerøes Flyveselskap AS
    year:
    not reported by source
    publisher:
    not reported by source
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. bilder
    languages:

    No results.

    county:
    Sør-Trøndelag
    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_digifoto_20140825_00098_NB_WF_FK_194505/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
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  10. id:
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    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digifoto_20140827_00088_NB_WF_FK_194578
    title:
    Widerøe Flyveselskaps flyfoto fra Frøya kommune : Kløven, Ervik.
    creators:

    1 results

    1. Widerøes Flyveselskap AS
    year:
    not reported by source
    publisher:
    not reported by source
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. bilder
    languages:

    No results.

    county:
    Sør-Trøndelag
    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_digifoto_20140827_00088_NB_WF_FK_194578/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/46f4f5c99209bae80f8bdfc2570bee6b
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
10
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
10
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  1. Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
  2. Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
  3. 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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