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 2026-09-08T21:22:00Z in 0.228 seconds.

total:

16621

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
27388e59841f8131781af67519301adf
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_2b63cda1-0d22-4a09-acc0-c03b748b4d55
title:
Årsmelding. 2015
creators:
1 results
1. Agder IKT driftssenter
year:
2015
publisher:
Agder IKT driftssenter IKS
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_2b63cda1-0d22-4a09-acc0-c03b748b4d55_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/27388e59841f8131781af67519301adf
id:
f3c85d01785f42f736669d300d8fb0bc
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2018111681273_001
title:
Aust-Agder-arv : årbok for Aust-Agder kulturhistoriske senter. 2004
creators:
6 results
1. Aust-Agder-museet
2. Aust-Agder Fylkeskonservatoren
3. Aust-Agder kulturhistoriske senter
4. Aust-Agder Fylkesarkivaren
5. Aust-Agder-arkivet
6. Aust-Agder museumslag
year:
2004
publisher:
Senteret
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
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_digitidsskrift_2018111681273_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f3c85d01785f42f736669d300d8fb0bc
id:
182e0924270d48b9f50210a814c61593
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2018111681293_001
title:
Aust-Agder-arv : årbok for Aust-Agder kulturhistoriske senter. 2017
creators:
6 results
1. Aust-Agder-museet
2. Aust-Agder Fylkeskonservatoren
3. Aust-Agder kulturhistoriske senter
4. Aust-Agder Fylkesarkivaren
5. Aust-Agder-arkivet
6. Aust-Agder museumslag
year:
2017
publisher:
Senteret
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
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_digitidsskrift_2018111681293_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/182e0924270d48b9f50210a814c61593
id:
2ee67347e23cb8a818ceba69de8979d8
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2018111681283_001
title:
Aust-Agder-arv : årbok for Aust-Agder kulturhistoriske senter. 2010
creators:
6 results
1. Aust-Agder-museet
2. Aust-Agder Fylkeskonservatoren
3. Aust-Agder kulturhistoriske senter
4. Aust-Agder Fylkesarkivaren
5. Aust-Agder-arkivet
6. Aust-Agder museumslag
year:
2010
publisher:
Senteret
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
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_digitidsskrift_2018111681283_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2ee67347e23cb8a818ceba69de8979d8
id:
949e82cc85ac34bb324f0eb822a24f57
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2018111981020_001
title:
Aust-Agder-arv : årbok for Aust-Agder kulturhistoriske senter. 2007
creators:
6 results
1. Aust-Agder-museet
2. Aust-Agder Fylkeskonservatoren
3. Aust-Agder kulturhistoriske senter
4. Aust-Agder Fylkesarkivaren
5. Aust-Agder-arkivet
6. Aust-Agder museumslag
year:
2007
publisher:
Senteret
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
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_digitidsskrift_2018111981020_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/949e82cc85ac34bb324f0eb822a24f57
id:
695db4cfe7ff890c83432ae52cddf002
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2019010381080_001
title:
Årsskrift (Agder historielag). 2007 83
creators:
1 results
1. Agder historielag
year:
2007
publisher:
Agder historielag
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
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_digitidsskrift_2019010381080_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/695db4cfe7ff890c83432ae52cddf002
id:
10bc3d89df58fd0855c47a24b22d7181
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022031480025_001
title:
Aust-Agder-arv : årbok for Aust-Agder kulturhistoriske senter. 2018
creators:
6 results
1. Aust-Agder-museet
2. Aust-Agder Fylkeskonservatoren
3. Aust-Agder kulturhistoriske senter
4. Aust-Agder Fylkesarkivaren
5. Aust-Agder-arkivet
6. Aust-Agder museumslag
year:
2018
publisher:
Senteret
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
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_digitidsskrift_2022031480025_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/10bc3d89df58fd0855c47a24b22d7181
id:
208cdddd74c8e7fd8a5f147976a0e8f6
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2019010381078_001
title:
Årsskrift (Agder historielag). 2008 84
creators:
1 results
1. Agder historielag
year:
2008
publisher:
Agder historielag
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
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_digitidsskrift_2019010381078_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/208cdddd74c8e7fd8a5f147976a0e8f6
id:
42c859498948795984fc4d3cd59b0797
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023042483020_001
title:
Vest-Agder fylkestings forhandlinger. 1976
creators:
1 results
1. Vest-Agder Fylkestinget
year:
1976
publisher:
Fylkestinget
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_2023042483020_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/42c859498948795984fc4d3cd59b0797
id:
9763f5740b1ef36a4aaf64018ac9bdbd
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013010706081
title:
IKT og ledelse
creators:
3 results
1. Kjensli, Harald
2. Harm, Jostein
3. Kolset, Britt-Inger
year:
2008
publisher:
Kommuneforl.
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_2013010706081_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9763f5740b1ef36a4aaf64018ac9bdbd

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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