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 2026-09-27T21:39:52Z in 0.269 seconds.

total:

24752

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size:

items:

10 results

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c2b87b48bccb8f2ab68ba36556871ce5
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025112580051_001
title:
ABCompendiet : et informasjonsmagasin fra Arne B. Corneliussen AS. 2011 Nr. 1
creators:
1 results
1. Arne B. Corneliussen AS
year:
2011
publisher:
Arne B. Corneliussen AS
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_2025112580051_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c2b87b48bccb8f2ab68ba36556871ce5
id:
a73361e1a08ae947880d5c387015c5ba
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009022304116
title:
Microdialysis as a tool in sleep research
creators:
1 results
1. Portas, Chiara Maria
year:
1997
publisher:
Department of Physiology, University of Bergen
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_2009022304116_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a73361e1a08ae947880d5c387015c5ba
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016120948065
title:
Brain stem and cerebellar nuclear connections of the feline lateral reticular nucleus : a light microscopic study using retrograde transport of WGA-HRP and fluorescent tracers
creators:
1 results
1. Qvist, Hanne Lotherington
year:
1989
publisher:
H. L. Qvist
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_2016120948065_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
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id:
fcda94d57ef564eb69ffe871821a34e4
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2025081806054
title:
Ubiquitin specific protease7 as a potential therapeutic target for gastric cancer
creators:
1 results
1. Wang, Zhiru
year:
2021
publisher:
Institute for Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, 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_2025081806054_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/fcda94d57ef564eb69ffe871821a34e4
id:
406b9dc561ff51d70db5fb0e4b4791d2
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024040280126_001
title:
Birkebeiner'n : offisielt magasin for Birkebeinerrennet AS og Birkebeinerrittet AS. 2007 Vol. 19 Nr. 7
creators:
2 results
1. Birkebeinerrittet
2. Birkebeinerrennet
year:
2007
publisher:
Sport media
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_2024040280126_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/406b9dc561ff51d70db5fb0e4b4791d2
id:
a395a4ff7a1546966e5dfa4847bb4b01
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2026090706022
title:
Annexin A2 as an mRNA-binding protein
creators:
1 results
1. Aukrust, Ingvild
year:
2007
publisher:
Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen
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_2026090706022_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a395a4ff7a1546966e5dfa4847bb4b01
id:
d695a88fd9feacf8700763fd96028252
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2026070806059
title:
Sulfated alginates : characterization and applications as biomaterials
creators:
1 results
1. Arlov, Øystein
year:
2016
publisher:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, Department of Biotechnology
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_2026070806059_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d695a88fd9feacf8700763fd96028252
id:
26bdf15eee267082ec6e2468f8d1ffb9
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2025082606019
title:
The adapter molecule TSAd as an immune modulator
creators:
1 results
1. Gopalakrishnan, Ramakrishna Prabhu
year:
2015
publisher:
Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, 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_2025082606019_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/26bdf15eee267082ec6e2468f8d1ffb9
id:
a19c66d725ad79f24567e8cbbfd0d7f9
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011011008012
title:
Glutamate as transmitter and toxin : synthesis, compartmentation and pathophysiology
creators:
1 results
1. Laake, Jon Henrik
year:
1999
publisher:
Department of Anatomy, 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:
bokhylla
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NORWAY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011011008012_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a19c66d725ad79f24567e8cbbfd0d7f9
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2026031106036
title:
Axl as a biomarker in breast and lung cancer
creators:
1 results
1. Ahmed, Lavina
year:
2016
publisher:
University of Bergen
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_2026031106036_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/51d24cb832027ab89fadfdadd528e2be

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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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