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 2026-09-24T23:41:09Z in 0.192 seconds.

total:

5197

page:

size:

items:

10 results

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URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022111683132_001
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MJ-bladet : utgitt av Modelljernbaneforeningen i Norge. 2022 Vol. 43 Nr. 3
creators:
1 results
1. Modelljernbaneforeningen i Norge
year:
2022
publisher:
Modelljernbaneforeningen i Norge
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
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county:
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yes
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no
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viewability:
NONE
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URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025081380033_001
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MJ-bladet : utgitt av Modelljernbaneforeningen i Norge. 1995 Vol. 16 Nr. 1
creators:
1 results
1. Modelljernbaneforeningen i Norge
year:
1995
publisher:
Modelljernbaneforeningen i Norge
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1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
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county:
not reported by source
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license:
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viewability:
NONE
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1. Modelljernbaneforeningen i Norge
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Modelljernbaneforeningen i Norge
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title:
MJ-bladet : utgitt av Modelljernbaneforeningen i Norge. 2003 Vol. 24 Nr. 1
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2003
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Modelljernbaneforeningen i Norge
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viewability:
NONE
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title:
MJ-bladet : utgitt av Modelljernbaneforeningen i Norge. 2003 Vol. 24 Nr. 1
creators:
1 results
1. Modelljernbaneforeningen i Norge
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2003
publisher:
Modelljernbaneforeningen i Norge
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
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no
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viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
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URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2026020983069_001
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MJ-bladet : utgitt av Modelljernbaneforeningen i Norge. 2025 Vol. 46 Nr. 4
creators:
1 results
1. Modelljernbaneforeningen i Norge
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2025
publisher:
Modelljernbaneforeningen i Norge
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
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viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
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MJ-bladet : utgitt av Modelljernbaneforeningen i Norge. 2022 Vol. 43 Nr. 1
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1 results
1. Modelljernbaneforeningen i Norge
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2022
publisher:
Modelljernbaneforeningen i Norge
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
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digital:
yes
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viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
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URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021031509009
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Veiatlas 2012 : Norge
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1 results
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digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
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URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_3e1dbbc3-08c3-4569-8ef4-881aca427950
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Scania fokus : kundemagasin for Scaniaorganisasjonen i Norge. 2023 Nr. 3
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk Scania
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2023
publisher:
Norsk Scania
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1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
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digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
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viewer_url:
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URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024071183021_001
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Scania fokus : kundemagasin for Scaniaorganisasjonen i Norge. 2024 Nr. 2
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1 results
1. Norsk Scania
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2024
publisher:
Norsk Scania
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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
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https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024071183021_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
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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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