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 2026-09-08T13:12:23Z in 0.244 seconds.

total:

520

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
d1a95dc783e3ca97b13d9ec076ca4aa0
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009011300065
title:
Evaluering av Fafo, ISF, NIBR og NOVA
creators:
1 results
1. Norges forskningsråd Området for kultur og samfunn
year:
2001
publisher:
Norges forskningsråd, Området for kultur og samfunn
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009011300065_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d1a95dc783e3ca97b13d9ec076ca4aa0
id:
d1161347ff4487d9536d8f5cdacdf1a4
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015021782054_001
title:
Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning (trykt utg.). 2008 Vol. 11 Nr. 3
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2008
publisher:
Fagbokforl.
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
4 results
1. nob
2. mul
3. nno
4. dan
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_2015021782054_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d1161347ff4487d9536d8f5cdacdf1a4
id:
c88b5c0d93ce453dfb7ce3b040aa21b5
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015021782067_001
title:
Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning (trykt utg.). 2014 Vol. 17 Nr. 2
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2014
publisher:
Fagbokforl.
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
4 results
1. nob
2. mul
3. nno
4. dan
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_2015021782067_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c88b5c0d93ce453dfb7ce3b040aa21b5
id:
cf243310f9688aec0e6f93e554afcab6
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020101407650
title:
IA som strategi for lengre yrkeskarrierer : en analyse av virksomhetenes seniorpolitikk og dens effekt på tidligpensjoneringen : doktoravhandling
creators:
2 results
1. Midtsundstad, Tove
2. Forskningsstiftelsen Fafo
year:
2015
publisher:
Fafo
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020101407650_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/cf243310f9688aec0e6f93e554afcab6
id:
9ecbd5505a9a5079c528355e9055d7db
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024053080013_003
title:
Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning (trykt utg.). 2016 Vol. 57 Nr. 3
creators:
1 results
1. Institutt for samfunnsforskning
year:
2016
publisher:
Universitetsforlaget
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
3 results
1. nob
2. mul
3. 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_digitidsskrift_2024053080013_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9ecbd5505a9a5079c528355e9055d7db
id:
5e45ef953660d9f8cefbed8ccfc2c26b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020081107154
title:
Arbeidsmigrasjon : hva vet vi om konsekvensene for norsk arbeidsliv, samfunn og økonomi?
creators:
2 results
1. Friberg, Jon Horgen
2. Forskningsstiftelsen Fafo
year:
2016
publisher:
Fafo
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020081107154_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5e45ef953660d9f8cefbed8ccfc2c26b
id:
b9232f1866f2887a991ed388e94ec791
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015021682029_001
title:
Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning (trykt utg.). 2014 Vol. 55 Nr. 2
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2014
publisher:
Universitetsforlaget
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
3 results
1. nob
2. mul
3. 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_digitidsskrift_2015021682029_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b9232f1866f2887a991ed388e94ec791
id:
e22288e0d641f2a5e7aacd1f4169a14d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024052883054_001
title:
Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning (trykt utg.). 2011 Vol. 52 Nr. 2
creators:
1 results
1. Institutt for samfunnsforskning
year:
2011
publisher:
Universitetsforlaget
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
3 results
1. nob
2. mul
3. 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_digitidsskrift_2024052883054_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e22288e0d641f2a5e7aacd1f4169a14d
id:
c0ac0e76e7d1d8f88a18eb7bea7a5199
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_2d738a82-3c6a-4154-b780-c37668c42a84
title:
Årsmelding. 2010
creators:
1 results
1. Institutt for samfunnsforskning
year:
2010
publisher:
Institutt for samfunnsforskning
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_plikttidsskrift_2d738a82-3c6a-4154-b780-c37668c42a84_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c0ac0e76e7d1d8f88a18eb7bea7a5199
id:
6cbaa10ddf2a499d80cdb09b4b712639
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018030648023
title:
Grunnpilarene i de nordiske modellene : et tilbakeblikk på arbeidslivs- og velferdsregimenes utvikling
creators:
2 results
1. Dølvik, Jon Erik
2. NordMod 2030 (prosjekt)
year:
2013
publisher:
Fafo
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018030648023_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/6cbaa10ddf2a499d80cdb09b4b712639

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.

Source-specific next step

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