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 2026-11-11T19:37:00Z in 0.444 seconds.

total:

179186

page:

size:

items:

25 results

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6b6e0507d579ade76e2dd4380f90b303
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Skatten i de tolv stoler
creators:
2 results
1. Ilf
2. Petrov
year:
1934
publisher:
Tiden
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nor
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/6b6e0507d579ade76e2dd4380f90b303
date:
1934-01-01
id:
52f25010f276e73a06db83a09d2233da
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2026101599007
title:
Dvenadtsat stuljev ; Zolotoj teljonok ; Odnoetazjnaja Amerika
creators:
2 results
1. Ilf, Ilja Arnoldovitsj
2. Petrov, Jevgenij Petrovitsj
year:
2025
publisher:
Azbuka
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. rus
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_2026101599007_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/52f25010f276e73a06db83a09d2233da
id:
ce2a86666487c275537d638126a2b0cb
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2022010399034
title:
Zolotoj teljonok
creators:
2 results
1. Ilf, Ilja Arnoldovitsj
2. Petrov, Jevgenij Petrovitsj
year:
2020
publisher:
Palmira
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. rus
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_2022010399034_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ce2a86666487c275537d638126a2b0cb
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2017061499017
title:
Zolotoj teljonok
creators:
2 results
1. Ilf, Ilja Arnoldovitsj
2. Petrov, Jevgenij Petrovitsj
year:
1992
publisher:
Poligran
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. rus
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_2017061499017_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/56aa36918ff8fb964e3513b10307d6fd
id:
72a47c59f8155f7f8c1bc9a6ca13856e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2017041099129
title:
Aukso veršis
creators:
2 results
1. Ilf, Ilja Arnoldovitsj
2. Petrov, Jevgenij Petrovitsj
year:
2011
publisher:
Jotema
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. lit
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_2017041099129_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/72a47c59f8155f7f8c1bc9a6ca13856e
id:
33b8a68e038fb0b0f4744b4d1a388e43
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2017061498054
title:
Neobyknovennyje istorii iz zjizni goroda Kolokolamska : rasskazy, feljetony, otsjerki, pjesy, stsenarii
creators:
2 results
1. Ilf, Ilja Arnoldovitsj
2. Petrov, Jevgenij Petrovitsj
year:
1989
publisher:
Knizjnaja palata
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. rus
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_2017061498054_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/33b8a68e038fb0b0f4744b4d1a388e43
id:
000c4d26b387ac01f106d867eab15208
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Zolotoj teljonok
creators:
2 results
1. Ilf, Ilja Arnoldovitsj
2. Petrov, Jevgenij Petrovitsj
year:
1992
publisher:
Poligran
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. rus
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/000c4d26b387ac01f106d867eab15208
id:
27aa50123b347878f5b81ab5b6025763
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Zolotoj teljonok
creators:
2 results
1. Ilf, Ilja Arnoldovitsj
2. Petrov, Jevgenij Petrovitsj
year:
1992
publisher:
Poligran
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. rus
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/27aa50123b347878f5b81ab5b6025763
id:
c2dde2fb7591b0b7efff42ff53ef4231
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Zolotoj teljonok
creators:
2 results
1. Ilf, Ilja Arnoldovitsj
2. Petrov, Jevgenij Petrovitsj
year:
2020
publisher:
Palmira
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. rus
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/c2dde2fb7591b0b7efff42ff53ef4231
id:
ec292be9202ad2ee92ecbf8dde551e12
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Zolotoj teljonok
creators:
2 results
1. Ilf, Ilja Arnoldovitsj
2. Petrov, Jevgenij Petrovitsj
year:
2020
publisher:
Palmira
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. rus
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/ec292be9202ad2ee92ecbf8dde551e12
id:
ff7a346579aba5b42d933948197aa8f1
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Zolotoj teljonok
creators:
2 results
1. Ilf, Ilja Arnoldovitsj
2. Petrov, Jevgenij Petrovitsj
year:
2020
publisher:
Palmira
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. rus
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/ff7a346579aba5b42d933948197aa8f1
id:
bc7ecd74125248eae03758b1bae0b540
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Aukso veršis
creators:
2 results
1. Ilf, Ilja Arnoldovitsj
2. Petrov, Jevgenij Petrovitsj
year:
2011
publisher:
Jotema
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. lit
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/bc7ecd74125248eae03758b1bae0b540
id:
2d8d9cb165eb0acf9b477ba363a96722
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2017060898130
title:
Dwanaście krzeseł
creators:
2 results
1. Ilf, Ilja Arnoldovitsj
2. Petrov, Jevgenij Petrovitsj
year:
2010
publisher:
Polityka Spółdzielnia Pracy
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. pol
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_2017060898130_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2d8d9cb165eb0acf9b477ba363a96722
id:
b4cdb187b44bdfcfbe4e94273b2725d1
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2022012899009
title:
Dvenadtsat stuljev
creators:
2 results
1. Ilf, Ilja Arnoldovitsj
2. Petrov, Jevgenij Petrovitsj
year:
2020
publisher:
Palmira
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. rus
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_2022012899009_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b4cdb187b44bdfcfbe4e94273b2725d1
id:
4f57be7605e79275be4cad72db1f4905
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Dvenadtsat stuljev
creators:
2 results
1. Ilf, Ilja Arnoldovitsj
2. Petrov, Jevgenij Petrovitsj
year:
2020
publisher:
Palmira
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. rus
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/4f57be7605e79275be4cad72db1f4905
id:
e41b925215db301b0bf6721a717ddbf1
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Dvenadtsat stuljev
creators:
2 results
1. Ilf, Ilja Arnoldovitsj
2. Petrov, Jevgenij Petrovitsj
year:
2020
publisher:
Palmira
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. rus
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/e41b925215db301b0bf6721a717ddbf1
id:
8212548e1f4c83ceb320013070652966
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018060599035
title:
12 stuljev : 3 i 4 serii
creators:
6 results
1. Zakharov, Mark
2. Bykov, Rolan
3. Ilf, Ilja Arnoldovitsj
4. Mironov, Andrej
5. Papanov, Anatolij
6. Petrov, Jevgenij Petrovitsj
year:
2005
publisher:
"Krupnyj plan"
media_types:
1 results
1. film
languages:
1 results
1. rus
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_2018060599035_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8212548e1f4c83ceb320013070652966
id:
cb413d2c454ad15410ec75f3f613f1dd
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018012699071
title:
12 stuljev : 1 i 2 serii
creators:
6 results
1. Zakharov, Mark
2. Bykov, Rolan
3. Ilf, Ilja Arnoldovitsj
4. Mironov, Andrej
5. Papanov, Anatolij
6. Petrov, Jevgenij Petrovitsj
year:
2005
publisher:
"Krupnyj plan"
media_types:
1 results
1. film
languages:
1 results
1. rus
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_2018012699071_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/cb413d2c454ad15410ec75f3f613f1dd
id:
c142df1750e0f5889362d5ddc0bdcbd9
urn:
not reported by source
title:
īlf-e kuchūlū
creators:
2 results
1. Ibsen, Henrik
2. Ghaderi, Behzad
year:
2015
publisher:
Bigdol Publishing
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. per
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/c142df1750e0f5889362d5ddc0bdcbd9
id:
b92ae5d7c1a1406c6e9faa32b0f8c2d1
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Skatten i de tolv stoler
creators:
3 results
1. Il'f, Il'ja
2. Petrov, Evgenij Petrovič
3. Scheen, Leif
year:
1934
publisher:
Tiden
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
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/b92ae5d7c1a1406c6e9faa32b0f8c2d1
id:
c2d50d535a9f4f797713d2d0b3fc6212
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Little golden America : two famous Soviet humorists survey these United States
creators:
2 results
1. Il'f, Il'ja Arnol'dovich
2. Petrov, Evgeniĭ
year:
1974
publisher:
Arno Press
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. eng
2. rus
3. mul
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/c2d50d535a9f4f797713d2d0b3fc6212
id:
8733ff6366eb462b514e1edc4fe20c09
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2007020801072
title:
Gullkalven
creators:
3 results
1. Il'f, Il'ja
2. Petrov, Evgenij Petrovič
3. Selnes, Kåre
year:
1946
publisher:
Tanum
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_2007020801072_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8733ff6366eb462b514e1edc4fe20c09
id:
2cf21cc9b0b7a87f1e5a590868f3160e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2020021783523_001
title:
Nygårdsnytt : Nygaards bataljons blad. 1934 Vol. 1 Nr. 3
creators:
2 results
1. Nygaards bataljon
2. Eldre nygaardsgutters forening
year:
1934
publisher:
Eldre Nygaardsgutters forening
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
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