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 2026-09-26T16:11:57Z in 0.196 seconds.

total:

156

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
2755070841b1b005b19594ed17ef0fc7
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Teknisk sjef Pål Lunde i Lantmännen Cerealia AS Bjølsen: Energiledelse er viktig for kontinuerlig forbedring
creators:
2 results
1. Graver, Sissel
2. Lunde, Pål
year:
2017
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
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/2755070841b1b005b19594ed17ef0fc7
id:
7f419f2823b65d62450e8715a3c255a9
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020102107510
title:
Motstrøms ved Akerselva : Bjølsen valsemølle - Lantmännen Cerelia, 1884-2009
creators:
3 results
1. Sveen, Arne
2. Martinsen, Per David
3. Moen, Terje Mølmen
year:
2009
publisher:
Tun
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_2020102107510_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/7f419f2823b65d62450e8715a3c255a9
id:
927757c5dc4fadb9802c2ab7af2a35e3
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_vaksdalposten_null_null_20251204_38_45_1
title:
Vaksdalposten
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20251204
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Vestland
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_vaksdalposten_null_null_20251204_38_45_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/927757c5dc4fadb9802c2ab7af2a35e3
id:
0413a29b67d8bfdbad200d63271791ad
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024042480053_001
title:
Bakst : inspirasjonsmagasinet for profesjonelle. 2014 Vol. 1 Nr. 1
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2014
publisher:
Vest vind media
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_2024042480053_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0413a29b67d8bfdbad200d63271791ad
id:
6cb55b0c1c0268d24c6702293d92833b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025051980054_015
title:
Beretning. 2014 Nr. 1
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk nærings- og nytelsesmiddelarbeiderforbund
year:
2014
publisher:
NNN
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_2025051980054_015_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/6cb55b0c1c0268d24c6702293d92833b
id:
54d3b786b141e11868e575278b865501
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2026022080007_004
title:
NNN-arbeideren : organ for Norsk nærings- og nytelsesmiddelarbeiderforbund. 2017 Nr. 4
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2017
publisher:
Norsk nærings- og nytelsesmiddelarbeiderforbund
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_2026022080007_004_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/54d3b786b141e11868e575278b865501
id:
3843f740b37efbe1e1aae8c510fa7cc3
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025071580027_010
title:
Det nytter (Landsforeningen for hjerte- og lungesyke) : medlemsblad for Landsforeningen for hjerte- og lungesyke. 2009 Nr. 1
creators:
1 results
1. Landsforeningen for hjerte- og lungesyke
year:
2009
publisher:
Landsforeningen for hjerte- og lungesyke
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_2025071580027_010_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3843f740b37efbe1e1aae8c510fa7cc3
id:
477cc9a6457a37d02c3fdb4e807f1e1d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025051980054_017
title:
Beretning. 2015 Nr. 1
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk nærings- og nytelsesmiddelarbeiderforbund
year:
2015
publisher:
NNN
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_2025051980054_017_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/477cc9a6457a37d02c3fdb4e807f1e1d
id:
fd39be2ba201cb6352a3ffd3ed895a99
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025051980054_019
title:
Beretning. 2016 Nr. 1
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk nærings- og nytelsesmiddelarbeiderforbund
year:
2016
publisher:
NNN
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_2025051980054_019_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/fd39be2ba201cb6352a3ffd3ed895a99
id:
4cf0ee91e823cd2348765f2c783fea10
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022111683066_001
title:
Dagligvarehandelen (trykt utg.) : frittstående avis for dagligvarebransjen. 2022 Vol. 30 Nr. 35
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2022
publisher:
Ask AS
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_2022111683066_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4cf0ee91e823cd2348765f2c783fea10

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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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.

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