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 2026-09-08T17:34:35Z in 0.317 seconds.

total:

119

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size:

items:

10 results

id:
75b5b4d32a35239def47a65c2468ef13
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025070180017_011
title:
Norsk tidende for det industrielle rettsvern. 2. Varemerker. 1990 Vol. 80 Nr. 37
creators:
1 results
1. Styret for det industrielle rettsvern
year:
1990
publisher:
Styret for det industrielle rettsvern
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_2025070180017_011_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/75b5b4d32a35239def47a65c2468ef13
id:
f330b02563c44a96d1213f7915e75dec
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2026051906004
title:
The price of inequality : privatisation, health and wellbeing in China
creators:
1 results
1. Bakkeli, Nan Zou
year:
2016
publisher:
Department of Sociology and Human Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo
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_2026051906004_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f330b02563c44a96d1213f7915e75dec
id:
0238cdc67824e395ea84d727f8874c42
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_ostlandsposten_null_null_20031204_123_281_1
title:
Østlands-Posten
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20031204
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_ostlandsposten_null_null_20031204_123_281_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0238cdc67824e395ea84d727f8874c42
id:
0a55aeb41657ecf6bcab2f509ba03679
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_sandefjordsblad_null_null_20140315_1_63_1
title:
Sandefjords Blad
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20140315
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:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
LIBRARY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_sandefjordsblad_null_null_20140315_1_63_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0a55aeb41657ecf6bcab2f509ba03679
id:
1cc893fc201dc6f58a9d088b1f06fd1f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_fremtiden_null_null_20150817_130_188_1
title:
Dagsavisen Fremtiden
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20150817
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:
ccbync
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_fremtiden_null_null_20150817_130_188_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/1cc893fc201dc6f58a9d088b1f06fd1f
id:
fc75513851b8e0d1319cec35c66ff68e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2023110748075
title:
New opera : made in Scotland
creators:
3 results
1. McCarthy, Michael
2. Theatre Royal (Glasgow)
3. Scottish Opera
year:
2012
publisher:
Scottish Opera
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_2023110748075_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/fc75513851b8e0d1319cec35c66ff68e
id:
004b68b19e8ee6d446e57ad24ae16275
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_dagsavisen_null_null_20150817_130_188_1
title:
Dagsavisen (Oslo: 1998-)
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20150817
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Oslo
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbync
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_dagsavisen_null_null_20150817_130_188_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/004b68b19e8ee6d446e57ad24ae16275
id:
93490a540341247d0fe2bffb1b6fd2d7
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016020807530
title:
En fin dag for fotball : alt om Tippekampen og engelsk fotball
creators:
3 results
1. Scheie, Arne
2. Norsk rikskringkasting
3. Viksmo-Slettan, Olav
year:
2003
publisher:
Kagge
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_2016020807530_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/93490a540341247d0fe2bffb1b6fd2d7
id:
1e43ce47d6fc88e3d5416ccf3ff75252
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_sandefjordsblad_null_null_20041227_143_299_1
title:
Sandefjords Blad
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20041227
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_sandefjordsblad_null_null_20041227_143_299_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/1e43ce47d6fc88e3d5416ccf3ff75252
id:
b41a3d8233647912f0855ea058edac09
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_bergensarbeiderblad_null_null_19910311_65_69_1
title:
Bergens Arbeiderblad (1927-41, 1945-92)
creators:
not reported by source
year:
19910311
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
No results.
county:
Vestland
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_bergensarbeiderblad_null_null_19910311_65_69_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b41a3d8233647912f0855ea058edac09

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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How an AI agent should use this page

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

Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.

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