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 2026-09-28T09:59:57Z in 0.254 seconds.

total:

16566

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
99116ea01b4c34b20502f389a51a566c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2014110480001_005
title:
Bedre kontakt. 1972 Vol. 9 Nr. 5
creators:
1 results
1. Harald A. Møller AS
year:
1972
publisher:
Harald A. Møller A/S
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_2014110480001_005_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/99116ea01b4c34b20502f389a51a566c
id:
58c578dfd0cfdd49f9d7cb269b868b77
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2014110481019_001
title:
Bedre kontakt. 1967 Vol. 4 Nr. 5
creators:
1 results
1. Harald A. Møller AS
year:
1967
publisher:
Harald A. Møller A/S
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_2014110481019_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/58c578dfd0cfdd49f9d7cb269b868b77
id:
4d8dc60743fce3a257881e7cf766ca0f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025022480004_003
title:
Sport (2006) : bransjeblad for sport og fritid. 2011 Vol. 92 Nr. 3
creators:
3 results
1. Sportsbransjen.no
2. Norsk Sportsbransjeforening
3. Sportsbransjen AS
year:
2011
publisher:
Norsk Sportsbransjeforening
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_2025022480004_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4d8dc60743fce3a257881e7cf766ca0f
id:
65feb168f3e371f66359f106a14ad43e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024022980018_001
title:
Sport (2006) : bransjeblad for sport og fritid. 2006 Vol. 87 Nr. 1
creators:
3 results
1. Sportsbransjen.no
2. Norsk Sportsbransjeforening
3. Sportsbransjen AS
year:
2006
publisher:
Norsk Sportsbransjeforening
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_2024022980018_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/65feb168f3e371f66359f106a14ad43e
id:
0d651a5f7033925798b644a6509a81cf
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013062406080
title:
Tyrkisk-norsk ordbok = : Türkçe-Norveççe sözlük = Türk·ce-norve·c·ce sözlük
creators:
2 results
1. Brendemoen, Bernt
2. Tanrıkut, Yaşar
year:
1980
publisher:
Universitetsforlaget
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. nob
2. mul
3. tur
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_2013062406080_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0d651a5f7033925798b644a6509a81cf
id:
29c6b131a3bf73b45d088520349816c1
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020082807502
title:
Snikskytter på østfronten
creators:
2 results
1. Wacker, Albrecht
2. Ødegaard, Roger
year:
2016
publisher:
Bladkomapaniet
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_2020082807502_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/29c6b131a3bf73b45d088520349816c1
id:
854b94e1cc49fb90ee7c45b1b673856b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2023102348056
title:
Sabotørene : 11 portretter
creators:
2 results
1. Songe, Helge
2. SingSong AS
year:
2023
publisher:
SingSong
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
Vestfold og Telemark
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_2023102348056_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/854b94e1cc49fb90ee7c45b1b673856b
id:
570dbc0c08ed7b60bd1e500e7d8abaa5
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2022021148513
title:
Tilkomstteknikk
creators:
1 results
1. SOFT
year:
2021
publisher:
SOFT
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_2022021148513_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/570dbc0c08ed7b60bd1e500e7d8abaa5
id:
e6ab9b57bcbf30a73fca081860091149
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014052106015
title:
Norske militærgeværer etter 1867
creators:
2 results
1. Hanevik, Karl Egil
2. Hanevik våpen
year:
1998
publisher:
Hanevik våpen
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_2014052106015_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e6ab9b57bcbf30a73fca081860091149
id:
4f65c0efbde2312cee59cc5b8d04889c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014032406085
title:
Arbeid i tau : lærebok
creators:
1 results
1. SOFT
year:
2011
publisher:
SOFT
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_2014032406085_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4f65c0efbde2312cee59cc5b8d04889c

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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