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 2026-09-26T19:54:16Z in 0.187 seconds.

total:

37446

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
27a056bf9b5cb840820662a309d53af4
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000034296
title:
Higher education as context for music pedagogy research
creators:
20 results
1. Angelo, Elin
2. Waagen, Wenche
3. Waade, Roy Aksel
4. Sæther, Morten
5. Hovde, Sunniva Skjøstad
6. Borgström Källén, Carina
7. Hamnes, David Scott
8. Torgersen, Jan Ketil
9. Zandén, Olle
10. Dalane, Anders
11. Knigge, Jens
12. Eidsvaag, Fritz Flåmo
13. Jansson, Dag
14. Sandberg Jurström, Ragnhild
15. Rolfhamre, Robin
16. Balsnes, Anne Haugland
17. Jenssen, Runa Hestad
18. Lindgren, Monica
19. Toscher, Benjamin Daniel
20. Heide, Anne Lise
year:
2021
publisher:
Cappelen Damm Akademisk
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
2 results
1. eng
2. 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_pliktmonografi_000034296_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/27a056bf9b5cb840820662a309d53af4
id:
41da02643469eb42ceb2e78697dd6829
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_aasavis_null_null_20100304_5_9_1
title:
Ås Avis
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20100304
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
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languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Akershus
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
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viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/41da02643469eb42ceb2e78697dd6829
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_aasavis_null_null_20100225_5_8_1
title:
Ås Avis
creators:
not reported by source
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publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Akershus
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yes
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ccbyncnd
viewability:
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access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
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viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/844a62bdecfb1e64ad2d41005b13fe22
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_aasavis_null_null_20110106_6_1_1
title:
Ås Avis
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20110106
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Akershus
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_digavis_aasavis_null_null_20110106_6_1_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/39e3829f7fa63141c8f48d653a01c60c
id:
e045d6fdd8c01467532286436ba8fed7
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_aasavis_null_null_20100513_5_18_1
title:
Ås Avis
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20100513
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Akershus
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_digavis_aasavis_null_null_20100513_5_18_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e045d6fdd8c01467532286436ba8fed7
id:
be771bdc783ec434ed822b7eff96c32e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_aasavis_null_null_20100603_5_21_1
title:
Ås Avis
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20100603
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Akershus
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_digavis_aasavis_null_null_20100603_5_21_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/be771bdc783ec434ed822b7eff96c32e
id:
34721411939950ab825035732e61abf1
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_aasavis_null_null_20100211_5_6_1
title:
Ås Avis
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20100211
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Akershus
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_digavis_aasavis_null_null_20100211_5_6_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/34721411939950ab825035732e61abf1
id:
ed48541524da96cf200051238126db86
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_aasavis_null_null_20100617_5_23_1
title:
Ås Avis
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20100617
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Akershus
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_digavis_aasavis_null_null_20100617_5_23_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ed48541524da96cf200051238126db86
id:
9ea2dbd19c52d1a2f6ca48971cdb0055
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_aasavis_null_null_20201210_15_48_1
title:
Ås Avis
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20201210
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Akershus
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_aasavis_null_null_20201210_15_48_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9ea2dbd19c52d1a2f6ca48971cdb0055
id:
2c431a0056baa64068e89bad71943fa1
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2020040181205_001
title:
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (trykt utg.) : The Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association. 2008 Vol. 128 Nr. 20
creators:
2 results
1. Den Norske lægeforening
2. Den Norske legeforening
year:
2008
publisher:
Den norske legeforening
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
3 results
1. eng
2. nob
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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_2020040181205_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2c431a0056baa64068e89bad71943fa1

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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