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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.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
qrequiredstringFree-text query. Supports field-restricted terms too, e.g. "subject:fiske year:1970" combined with free text.
media_typeoptionalunionRestrict 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.
languageoptionalunionLanguage 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.
countyoptionalunionNorwegian county name, e.g. "Troms", "Oslo".
year_fromoptionalunionRestrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
year_tooptionalunionRestrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
digital_onlyoptionalbooleanOnly items that have been digitized.
sortoptionalunionOne of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).
pageoptionalintegerZero-based page index.
sizeoptionalintegerResults per page, 1 to 100 (default 10).
limitoptionalintegerGateway page size; default 25, maximum 100.
offsetoptionalintegerNumber 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.

Type: string. Free-text query. Supports field-restricted terms too, e.g. "subject:fiske year:1970" combined with free text.
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.
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.
Type: string. Norwegian county name, e.g. "Troms", "Oslo".
Type: integer. Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
Type: integer. Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
Type: yes/no. Only items that have been digitized.
Type: string. One of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).
Type: integer. Zero-based page index.
Type: integer. Results per page, 1 to 100 (default 10).

Result

Source: National Library of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-02T18:32:56Z in 0.256 seconds.

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9 results

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    8444bb44468a75ad73d6e39eac60faae
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_tradewinds_null_null_20091106_20_45_1
    title:
    TradeWinds
    creators:
    not reported by source
    year:
    20091106
    publisher:
    not reported by source
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. aviser
    languages:

    1 results

    1. Engelsk
    county:
    Oslo
    digital:
    yes
    public_domain:
    no
    license:
    copyrighted
    viewability:
    NONE
    access_allowed_from:
    LIBRARY
    thumbnail:
    https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_tradewinds_null_null_20091106_20_45_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
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  2. id:
    9987ece12675d872bdf60a8c7aa5eb10
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022071580014_003
    title:
    Arbeidsmanden (Oslo : 1945) : medlemsblad for Norsk arbeidsmandsforbund. 2017 Nr. 3
    creators:

    1 results

    1. Norsk arbeidsmandsforbund
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    2017
    publisher:
    Arbeidsmandsforbundet
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. tidsskrift
    languages:

    1 results

    1. nob
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    not reported by source
    digital:
    yes
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    EVERYWHERE
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    viewer_url:
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    10180cd51766ecf964136321ee615e8a
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_grannar_null_null_20250130_53_5_1
    title:
    Grannar
    creators:
    not reported by source
    year:
    20250130
    publisher:
    not reported by source
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. aviser
    languages:

    1 results

    1. Norsk bokmål
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    Vestland
    digital:
    yes
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    no
    license:
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    viewability:
    NONE
    access_allowed_from:
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    thumbnail:
    https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_grannar_null_null_20250130_53_5_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
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    82ddef38199db75f8e04f949ed382b96
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_tradewinds_null_null_20131108_24_45_1
    title:
    TradeWinds
    creators:
    not reported by source
    year:
    20131108
    publisher:
    not reported by source
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. aviser
    languages:

    1 results

    1. Engelsk
    county:
    Oslo
    digital:
    yes
    public_domain:
    no
    license:
    copyrighted
    viewability:
    NONE
    access_allowed_from:
    LIBRARY
    thumbnail:
    https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_tradewinds_null_null_20131108_24_45_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/82ddef38199db75f8e04f949ed382b96
  5. id:
    243c9524768ccdb33090ecefc431329f
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_upstream_null_null_20150619_20_24_1
    title:
    Upstream
    creators:
    not reported by source
    year:
    20150619
    publisher:
    not reported by source
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. aviser
    languages:

    1 results

    1. Norsk bokmål
    county:
    Oslo
    digital:
    yes
    public_domain:
    no
    license:
    copyrighted
    viewability:
    NONE
    access_allowed_from:
    LIBRARY
    thumbnail:
    https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_upstream_null_null_20150619_20_24_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/243c9524768ccdb33090ecefc431329f
  6. id:
    dd74ffb59180b38bcd7e4332bc582f02
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_tradewinds_null_null_20091030_20_44_1
    title:
    TradeWinds
    creators:
    not reported by source
    year:
    20091030
    publisher:
    not reported by source
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. aviser
    languages:

    1 results

    1. Engelsk
    county:
    Oslo
    digital:
    yes
    public_domain:
    no
    license:
    copyrighted
    viewability:
    NONE
    access_allowed_from:
    LIBRARY
    thumbnail:
    https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_tradewinds_null_null_20091030_20_44_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/dd74ffb59180b38bcd7e4332bc582f02
  7. id:
    9cf020c28a3119594744fbf50a12b6c1
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000044527
    title:
    The cure is in the pain : experiences of hospitalized Muslim patients during the Covid-19 pandemic
    creators:

    1 results

    1. Baig, Naveed
    year:
    2025
    publisher:
    University of Oslo, Faculty of Theology
    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:
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    thumbnail:
    https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000044527_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
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  8. id:
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    URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_tradewinds_null_null_19951117_6_46_1
    title:
    TradeWinds
    creators:
    not reported by source
    year:
    19951117
    publisher:
    not reported by source
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. aviser
    languages:

    1 results

    1. Engelsk
    county:
    Oslo
    digital:
    yes
    public_domain:
    no
    license:
    copyrighted
    viewability:
    NONE
    access_allowed_from:
    LIBRARY
    thumbnail:
    https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_tradewinds_null_null_19951117_6_46_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
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    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_tradewinds_null_null_20070511_18_19_1
    title:
    TradeWinds
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    not reported by source
    year:
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    publisher:
    not reported by source
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. aviser
    languages:

    1 results

    1. Engelsk
    county:
    Oslo
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    yes
    public_domain:
    no
    license:
    copyrighted
    viewability:
    NONE
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    thumbnail:
    https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_tradewinds_null_null_20070511_18_19_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
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9
has_more_results:
no
truncated:
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