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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 2026-10-03T23:03:45Z in 0.386 seconds.

total:
7
page:
0
size:
10
items:

7 results

  1. id:
    a0992bccee21efd87bad800d1196250c
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2023092048056
    title:
    Klima : norsk sokkel i endring : KonKraftrapport 2016 - 2
    creators:
    not reported by source
    year:
    2016
    publisher:
    KonKraft
    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_2023092048056_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/a0992bccee21efd87bad800d1196250c
  2. id:
    99affe8e476c914bea139a0eb68c2858
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000082663
    title:
    Kunnskapsgrunnlag til kontrollpunkt for flytende biodrivstoff 2026 : M-3172
    creators:
    not reported by source
    year:
    2026
    publisher:
    Miljødirektoratet
    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_pliktmonografi_000082663_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/99affe8e476c914bea139a0eb68c2858
  3. id:
    4636a81082210ca4fa5ec739558430a9
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2023081006028
    title:
    Energirådgivning for boligeiere : evaluering av energirådgivningstjenesten i Asker og naboeffekten av oppgradering
    creators:

    4 results

    1. Hauge, Åshild Lappegard
    2. Godbolt, Åsne Lund
    3. SINTEF Byggforsk
    4. Denizou, Karine
    year:
    2017
    publisher:
    SINTEF akademisk forl., SINTEF byggforsk
    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_2023081006028_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/4636a81082210ca4fa5ec739558430a9
  4. id:
    6e95300187706843aa2fc0fdc880d215
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025070180110_009
    title:
    Energi (Oslo : 1989) : utgis av nyhetsbyrået Europower. Nov 2009 Vol. 21 Nr. 11
    creators:
    not reported by source
    year:
    2009
    publisher:
    Europower
    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_2025070180110_009_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/6e95300187706843aa2fc0fdc880d215
  5. id:
    37170b8e90045be1aec768146ed9e8ab
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000021358
    title:
    Conceptual design of low-emission ships
    creators:

    1 results

    1. Lagemann, Benjamin
    year:
    2023
    publisher:
    Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Marine Technology
    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_000021358_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/37170b8e90045be1aec768146ed9e8ab
  6. id:
    578777c14fc3067f3f0840c497a46ffd
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2015090106092
    title:
    Turbulent strøyming og forbrenning : frå turbulensteori til ingeniørverkty
    creators:

    1 results

    1. Ertesvåg, Ivar S.
    year:
    2000
    publisher:
    Tapir akademisk forl.
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. bøker
    languages:

    1 results

    1. nno
    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_2015090106092_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/578777c14fc3067f3f0840c497a46ffd
  7. id:
    6509122ace545ac28f3302dc81abf132
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020102907524
    title:
    Combined heat and power fired with natural gas : thermodynamical, industrial, and societal considerations
    creators:

    2 results

    1. Nesheim, Svein Jacob
    2. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Institutt for energi- og prosessteknikk
    year:
    2005
    publisher:
    Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology, Department of Energy and Process Engineering
    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_2020102907524_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/6509122ace545ac28f3302dc81abf132
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
7
has_more_results:
no
truncated:
no
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