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 2026-09-23T06:56:18Z in 0.193 seconds.

total:

193553

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size:

items:

10 results

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cfe0aaac35592da8c0b2323c1188e925
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023111680071_001
title:
Loggen (Wärtsilä Norway) : bedriftsavis for Wärtsilä Norway AS og Wärtsilä Propulsion Norway AS. 2006 Nr. 1
creators:
2 results
1. Wärtsilä Norway
2. Wärtsilä Propulsion Norway
year:
2006
publisher:
Wärtsilä Norway
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
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no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
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viewer_url:
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id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024101083030_001
title:
Offshore Norway (Offshore Norway AS) : your guide to the Norwegian oil and gas industry. 2024/2025
creators:
1 results
1. Offshore Norway
year:
2024
publisher:
Offshore Norway AS
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
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viewability:
NONE
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NB
thumbnail:
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viewer_url:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022100483282_001
title:
Offshore Norway (Offshore Norway AS) : your guide to the Norwegian oil and gas industry. 2022/2023
creators:
1 results
1. Offshore Norway
year:
2022
publisher:
Offshore Norway AS
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
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viewer_url:
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id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010011800026
title:
Promoting Norway as : an industrial investment target
creators:
3 results
1. Meyer, Christine B.
2. Reve, Torger
3. Promoting Norway as an Industrial Nation (prosjekt)
year:
1993
publisher:
Stiftelsen for samfunns- og næringslivsforskning
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
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_2010011800026_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
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id:
a4e2184cbea1290b069241d7d99bda1f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2014050203500_003
title:
Elf link (Norsk utg.). 1987
creators:
1 results
1. Elf Petroleum Norge
year:
1987
publisher:
Elf petroleum Norge
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2014050203500_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a4e2184cbea1290b069241d7d99bda1f
id:
24dd26f4a9cc0951cf22f1b17d7c5412
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2014051303500_001
title:
Elf link (Norsk utg.). 1998
creators:
1 results
1. Elf Petroleum Norge
year:
1998
publisher:
Elf petroleum Norge
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
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no
license:
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viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
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viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/24dd26f4a9cc0951cf22f1b17d7c5412
id:
5f2cb70219fee898196377fe354ebf40
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2014050203500_008
title:
Elf link (Norsk utg.). november 1988
creators:
1 results
1. Elf Petroleum Norge
year:
1988
publisher:
Elf petroleum 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:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2014050203500_008_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5f2cb70219fee898196377fe354ebf40
id:
ed7a13b5b23979eadad584506e466415
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2014021003500_070
title:
Elf link (Norsk utg.). 2000 Nr. 3
creators:
1 results
1. Elf Petroleum Norge
year:
2000
publisher:
Elf petroleum Norge
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2014021003500_070_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ed7a13b5b23979eadad584506e466415
id:
683576aab8123bb5cee2420279876723
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2014021003500_038
title:
Elf link (Norsk utg.). 1996 Nr. 12
creators:
1 results
1. Elf Petroleum Norge
year:
1996
publisher:
Elf petroleum Norge
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2014021003500_038_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/683576aab8123bb5cee2420279876723
id:
11870265a8372026d1eaaa2110a566b0
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2014051303500_002
title:
Elf link (Norsk utg.). 1998 Nr. spec.issue
creators:
1 results
1. Elf Petroleum Norge
year:
1998
publisher:
Elf petroleum Norge
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
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viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/11870265a8372026d1eaaa2110a566b0

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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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