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: one of: date, date,desc, title, title,desc, otherid, otherid,desc, firstDigitalContentTime, firstDigitalContentTime,desc, optional, default None; 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}&limit=25&offset=0

Replace {q}, {media_type}, {language}, {county}, {year_from}, {year_to}, {digital_only}, {sort} 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}&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).
`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}&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}&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}&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: one of: date, date,desc, title, title,desc, otherid, otherid,desc, firstDigitalContentTime, firstDigitalContentTime,desc. One of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).

Result

Source: National Library of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-14T22:38:15Z in 0.484 seconds.

total:

1508329

page:

size:

items:

25 results

id:
6408765cbaca4f5e2c33e75b10ffedbc
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Frode
creators:
1 results
1. Alnæs, Frode
year:
1996
publisher:
Polydor
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. zxx
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/6408765cbaca4f5e2c33e75b10ffedbc
id:
3df9bf59be24130cee17dd2b2f75b0d3
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Fornuft, følelser og Frode Thuen
creators:
2 results
1. Jære, Lisbet
2. Thuen, Frode
year:
2016
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3df9bf59be24130cee17dd2b2f75b0d3
id:
77f7cc577e5cf8bfde6e53522428feb4
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_UPC_197187183609
title:
Frode Mikkelsen
creators:
1 results
1. Frode Mikkelsen
year:
2019
publisher:
Frode Mikkelsen
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. und
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_pliktmusikk_UPC_197187183609_image_001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/77f7cc577e5cf8bfde6e53522428feb4
date:
2019-02-23
id:
f6e54a78a5459d1a46d28d4a4a2ed346
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Frode Gjerstad
creators:
1 results
1. Granlie, Jan
year:
1999
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f6e54a78a5459d1a46d28d4a4a2ed346
id:
f4aaeea6f3eb1a1ae1050d2583ae2fa3
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Frode Sandbech
creators:
2 results
1. Otnes, Pål
2. Sandbech, Frode
year:
2014
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f4aaeea6f3eb1a1ae1050d2583ae2fa3
id:
9b189b863ac5fbf195d9c98c92f789cd
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Frode Gjerstad trio
creators:
1 results
1. Kristiansen, Steinar
year:
2000
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9b189b863ac5fbf195d9c98c92f789cd
id:
4ec1977e4594e846a52cb17e751523c4
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_UPC_602527447810
title:
Frode
creators:
2 results
1. Alnæs, Frode
2. Evensen, Finn
year:
2011
publisher:
Universal Music AS
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. und
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_pliktmusikk_UPC_602527447810_image_001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4ec1977e4594e846a52cb17e751523c4
date:
2011-04-27
id:
868df8a00a5da6da0a8082098942935b
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Frode Småmo
creators:
1 results
1. Småmo, Frode
year:
1997
publisher:
EFP Records
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. zxx
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/868df8a00a5da6da0a8082098942935b
id:
a6e2442734cd37583bdf060ad88af7e0
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Frode Grytten. Forfattarhefte
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2002
publisher:
Biblioteksentralen
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
No results.
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a6e2442734cd37583bdf060ad88af7e0
id:
5b2a9aafa7bc09c0def6fe3c79e60f2a
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Frode Berge
creators:
1 results
1. Aars, Ivar
year:
1998
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5b2a9aafa7bc09c0def6fe3c79e60f2a
id:
459d9cd7e8f60ff96cd7a064b5c68f90
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Fjellheim, Frode
creators:
1 results
1. Nagelhus, Lorents Aage
year:
2016
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/459d9cd7e8f60ff96cd7a064b5c68f90
id:
7e5137e9b7a9c9e54b1dd710cb75fa8f
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Frode Gjerstad frode frijazz
creators:
2 results
1. Ødeby, Ann Iren
2. Gjerstad, Frode
year:
2006
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/7e5137e9b7a9c9e54b1dd710cb75fa8f
id:
33fe807b3594896ae3726b4b066f5d7b
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Frode frittalende fotojournalist
creators:
2 results
1. Geard, Kathrine
2. Pedersen, Frode
year:
1994
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/33fe807b3594896ae3726b4b066f5d7b
id:
98b66a1403b85d685321cae6a2630c20
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Frode Johansen
creators:
1 results
1. Johansen, Frode
year:
2014
publisher:
Nordic Records
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/98b66a1403b85d685321cae6a2630c20
id:
9b0c316c15e1a19b499956433dc61f12
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Frode Amund Gjersvik
creators:
1 results
1. Granlie, Jan
year:
1999
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9b0c316c15e1a19b499956433dc61f12
id:
0f095d3a9826661c65005a04abc3eda3
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Frode Igland
creators:
1 results
1. Igland, Frode
year:
1998
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0f095d3a9826661c65005a04abc3eda3
id:
5fe04115eaed67213da0ce91d23e1f28
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Han & Frode
creators:
2 results
1. Bannink, Han
2. Gjerstad, Frode
year:
2009
publisher:
Cadence Jazz Records
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. zxx
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5fe04115eaed67213da0ce91d23e1f28
id:
dfd644b9dee62dc039f8aa7edab0e24e
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Frode Gjerstads gjerninger
creators:
1 results
1. Søltoft, Bjarne
year:
2011
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/dfd644b9dee62dc039f8aa7edab0e24e
id:
1171f922467de420b5bc4b4de9a11825
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_EAN_5707235050217
title:
Frode Johansen
creators:
2 results
1. Johansen, Frode
2. Hovind, Dagfin Hjort
year:
2014
publisher:
Nordic Records
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. und
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_pliktmusikk_EAN_5707235050217_image_001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/1171f922467de420b5bc4b4de9a11825
date:
2014-09-19
id:
818cc1d7da464390fb8b4c1b84fed072
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Pappas valg : Frode Olsen
creators:
2 results
1. Randulff, Elisabeth
2. Olsen, Frode
year:
2003
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/818cc1d7da464390fb8b4c1b84fed072
id:
937c89464758c849f4e367ca0a40679d
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Carl Frode Tiller : forfattarhefte
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2008
publisher:
Biblioteksentralen
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
No results.
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/937c89464758c849f4e367ca0a40679d
id:
1777b5894aec616153c278896d04a4ea
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Barokk + Frode er sant
creators:
1 results
1. Burdon, Ewa Daniela
year:
1990
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/1777b5894aec616153c278896d04a4ea
id:
227eaad4bce9253f21c1e4b996bc30fe
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Frode Gjerstads utvalgte
creators:
1 results
1. Gjerstad, Frode
year:
2008
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/227eaad4bce9253f21c1e4b996bc30fe
id:
d4d96321028f224ef76617274bba7b42
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_EAN_7056790001522
title:
Frode Barth: Cumulus
creators:
2 results
1. Diverse artister
2. Barth, Frode
year:
1999
publisher:
MTG Classy
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. und
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_pliktmusikk_EAN_7056790001522_image_001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d4d96321028f224ef76617274bba7b42
date:
1999-05-07
id:
4fe9e837ecb24a80eeffe5f937c95ffc
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2025091106052
title:
I grenseland : Frode Berg
creators:
1 results
1. Jentoft, Morten
year:
2020
publisher:
Gyldendal
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_2025091106052_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4fe9e837ecb24a80eeffe5f937c95ffc

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