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 2026-09-26T21:50:04Z in 0.277 seconds.

total:

21494

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
f8d4dab8c69f9497503cd6652aabb4cc
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023102680014_008
title:
Norsk tollblad. 1993 Nr. 8
creators:
2 results
1. Norsk tollerforbund
2. Tollernes fellesorganisasjon
year:
1993
publisher:
Norsk tollerforbund
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_2023102680014_008_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f8d4dab8c69f9497503cd6652aabb4cc
id:
f9a69e25a256e97e89c9d37b04e25617
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008101304054
title:
Engelsk-norsk, norsk-engelsk ordbok
creators:
2 results
1. Svenkerud, Herbert
2. Holtet, Morten
year:
2000
publisher:
Cappelen
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
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_2008101304054_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f9a69e25a256e97e89c9d37b04e25617
id:
5e2b222c2e6c915f5692ac4923e06d37
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011032105048
title:
Fransk-norsk, norsk-fransk ordbok
creators:
3 results
1. Svenkerud, Herbert
2. Haugum, Eva
3. Landron, Solveig
year:
2001
publisher:
Cappelen
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. nob
2. mul
3. fre
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_2011032105048_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5e2b222c2e6c915f5692ac4923e06d37
id:
22e4538031aea11a38cbb51208428bd7
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008061804019
title:
Tysk ordbok : tysk-norsk/norsk-tysk
creators:
1 results
1. Paulsen, Gerd
year:
1996
publisher:
Kunnskapsforl.
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. ger
2. nob
3. mul
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_2008061804019_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/22e4538031aea11a38cbb51208428bd7
id:
9bd3bac906057f6c14b6de9968b1c0e9
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013061906003
title:
Engelsk ordbok : engelsk-norsk, norsk-engelsk
creators:
3 results
1. Svenkerud, Herbert
2. Holtet, Morten
3. Aarflot, Anne Helene
year:
2008
publisher:
Cappelen
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
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_2013061906003_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9bd3bac906057f6c14b6de9968b1c0e9
id:
558b23d8ea43353075b0d977324963bf
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008111300006
title:
Tysk-norsk, norsk-tysk ordbok
creators:
3 results
1. Svenkerud, Herbert
2. Parnemann, Helge
3. Holtet, Morten
year:
2000
publisher:
Cappelen
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. ger
2. nob
3. mul
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_2008111300006_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/558b23d8ea43353075b0d977324963bf
id:
24f0e58ee32a8d8b7972215d9a1efc74
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024052780066_006
title:
Norsk sykehustidende : fagtidsskriftet for økonomi og administrasjon : organ for Norsk sykehusadministrasjons landsforbund. 1953 Vol. 26 Nr. 6
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk sykehusadministrasjons landsforbund
year:
1953
publisher:
Norsk sykehusadministrasjons landsforbund
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_2024052780066_006_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/24f0e58ee32a8d8b7972215d9a1efc74
id:
accceff68e55a290480b30f779420841
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024052880027_002
title:
Norsk sykehustidende : fagtidsskriftet for økonomi og administrasjon : organ for Norsk sykehusadministrasjons landsforbund. 1954 Vol. 27 Nr. 2
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk sykehusadministrasjons landsforbund
year:
1954
publisher:
Norsk sykehusadministrasjons landsforbund
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_2024052880027_002_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/accceff68e55a290480b30f779420841
id:
e8bda0581a3090718fc81206d65548d9
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011050608018
title:
Engelsk ordbok : engelsk-norsk, norsk-engelsk
creators:
2 results
1. Svenkerud, Herbert
2. Holtet, Morten
year:
2004
publisher:
Cappelen
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
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_2011050608018_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e8bda0581a3090718fc81206d65548d9
id:
30a24a6d001cf4a0b7cb55df98fbc23e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008071504018
title:
Cappelens fransk-norsk og norsk-fransk ordbok
creators:
2 results
1. Svenkerud, Herbert
2. Parnemann, Unni
year:
1997
publisher:
Cappelen
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. nob
2. mul
3. fre
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_2008071504018_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/30a24a6d001cf4a0b7cb55df98fbc23e

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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