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 2026-09-25T02:30:05Z in 1.034 seconds.

total:

2653224

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
cd13b1b6abe51456830a28e27ad0463b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021072248743
title:
Ekstraordinære tider : festskrift til Per Ole Johansen
creators:
3 results
1. Korsell, Lars Emanuelsson
2. Christophersen, Jan Georg
3. Larsson, Paul
year:
2015
publisher:
Novus forl.
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
5 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
4. nno
5. swe
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_2021072248743_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/cd13b1b6abe51456830a28e27ad0463b
id:
65aaaf964d2443aa44e9f68c42dda4be
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011042808095
title:
Ernst Magne Johansen : et kunstner portrett
creators:
2 results
1. Møller, Arvid
2. Johansen, Ernst Magne
year:
2003
publisher:
[E.M. Johansen og Grizel Blair]
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_2011042808095_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/65aaaf964d2443aa44e9f68c42dda4be
id:
9a495e219dbf1bf9198a2d7d5e03f13a
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2022010348031
title:
Anetavle Rolf A. og Knut H. Johansen
creators:
1 results
1. Johansen, Knut H.
year:
1966
publisher:
Eget forlag
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_2022010348031_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9a495e219dbf1bf9198a2d7d5e03f13a
id:
cc42cb88b87068d2407fdbe26454ccc7
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008052001007
title:
Lars Tvinde
creators:
1 results
1. Dalgard, Olav
year:
1966
publisher:
Noregs boklag
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nno
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_2008052001007_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/cc42cb88b87068d2407fdbe26454ccc7
id:
48a78989cc59dc35b53ebd6af9433225
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014042407096
title:
Arnstein Johansen : et liv etter noter
creators:
1 results
1. Johansen, Mona Julie
year:
2010
publisher:
Norild forl.
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_2014042407096_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/48a78989cc59dc35b53ebd6af9433225
id:
e5ee85309ae5085a83670ba5344c8beb
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011032808003
title:
Bjørn Johansen in memoriam
creators:
1 results
1. Johansen, Bjørn
year:
2004
publisher:
Norsk jazzforl.
media_types:
1 results
1. noter
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_2011032808003_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e5ee85309ae5085a83670ba5344c8beb
id:
8c5c462923a433bdc6a63704572186d0
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008020704043
title:
O. Johansen trevarefabrikk : fra snekkerverksted til moderne industri : 1904-1994
creators:
2 results
1. Johansen, Ove
2. O. Johansen trevarefabrikk
year:
1994
publisher:
Fabrikken
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_2008020704043_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8c5c462923a433bdc6a63704572186d0
id:
660c6c9e5326f19257869136d012db47
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011033003036
title:
Lars Tiller i sentrum : fra Bjarne Ness til Gruppe 5
creators:
2 results
1. Gjelsvik, Magni Moksnes
2. Tiller, Lars
year:
2003
publisher:
NT-forl.
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_2011033003036_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/660c6c9e5326f19257869136d012db47
id:
fb63b9b5502a988785f11a226983e964
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2022101748030
title:
Lars Kjemphol
creators:
8 results
1. Kjemphol, Lars
2. Cripps, Peter
3. Lars Kjemphol (utstilling) Ålesund 2022
4. Halstensen, Ruth Hege
5. Jugendstilsenteret & KUBE
6. Holen, Benedikte
7. Oppedal, Stig
8. Otterholm, Solfrid
year:
2022
publisher:
Jugendstilsenteret og KUBE
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
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_2022101748030_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/fb63b9b5502a988785f11a226983e964
id:
e4cc51671a7902ac76bb487d6d939a9b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020072448554
title:
Ætten Lars Larsen - Sætra i Lund kommune = : The family of Lars Larsen - Sætra in Lund Municipality : 1774-2019
creators:
3 results
1. Aga, Lasse Gabriel
2. Surdal, Einar Johan
3. Foreningen ætten Lars Larsen - Sætra i Lund
year:
2019
publisher:
Foreningen ætten Lars Larsen, Sætra i Lund kommune
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_digibok_2020072448554_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e4cc51671a7902ac76bb487d6d939a9b

limit:

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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.

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