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 2026-09-26T01:14:44Z in 0.237 seconds.

total:

2732

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
23a9183e69e80c4e58d650b3fc74adaf
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2019071081010_001
title:
Motorføreren (trykt utg.). 2015 Nr. 1
creators:
3 results
1. Motorførernes avholdsforbund
2. MA Rusfri trafikk og livsstil
3. MA Rusfri trafikk
year:
2015
publisher:
Motorførernes avholdsforbund
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_2019071081010_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/23a9183e69e80c4e58d650b3fc74adaf
id:
2418e8d23b41f6b404809d44026d9fb3
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2019071081024_001
title:
Motorføreren (trykt utg.). 2013 Nr. 4
creators:
3 results
1. Motorførernes avholdsforbund
2. MA Rusfri trafikk og livsstil
3. MA Rusfri trafikk
year:
2013
publisher:
Motorførernes avholdsforbund
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_2019071081024_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2418e8d23b41f6b404809d44026d9fb3
id:
ac733d955ab6d9d5b25100401d665a9e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2019071081020_001
title:
Motorføreren (trykt utg.). 2014 Nr. 1
creators:
3 results
1. Motorførernes avholdsforbund
2. MA Rusfri trafikk og livsstil
3. MA Rusfri trafikk
year:
2014
publisher:
Motorførernes avholdsforbund
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_2019071081020_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ac733d955ab6d9d5b25100401d665a9e
id:
5d9d77a214037501215aef2e94b77547
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2019071081004_001
title:
Motorføreren (trykt utg.). 2015 Nr. 4
creators:
3 results
1. Motorførernes avholdsforbund
2. MA Rusfri trafikk og livsstil
3. MA Rusfri trafikk
year:
2015
publisher:
Motorførernes avholdsforbund
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_2019071081004_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5d9d77a214037501215aef2e94b77547
id:
a4caa3f3f6f60e2d8cf3482b9fecb6b4
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2025082806032
title:
Physiological plasticity and evolution of thermal performance in zebrafish
creators:
3 results
1. Morgan, Rachael
2. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
3. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Institutt for biologi
year:
2020
publisher:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Biology
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
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_2025082806032_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a4caa3f3f6f60e2d8cf3482b9fecb6b4
id:
e2cd56fa37e68866a7e23a31df419d69
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025052680053_004
title:
Audio video & hjemmekino. 1994 Nr. 5
creators:
not reported by source
year:
1994
publisher:
Nordisk fagpresse
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_2025052680053_004_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e2cd56fa37e68866a7e23a31df419d69
id:
d697299787658762d61dc6bc4111d481
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_dagbladet_null_null_20250801_157_175_1
title:
Dagbladet (Oslo: 1869-)
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20250801
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Oslo
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_dagbladet_null_null_20250801_157_175_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d697299787658762d61dc6bc4111d481
id:
853a791a3686d5008bea20bddd1151bc
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016102508047
title:
Deformation phenomena in jointed rock
creators:
1 results
1. Barton, Nick
year:
1987
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. und
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_2016102508047_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/853a791a3686d5008bea20bddd1151bc
id:
10cb3611cbe1f806d3eda752e1457980
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025051983010_001
title:
Audio video & hjemmekino. 1995 Nr. 1
creators:
not reported by source
year:
1995
publisher:
Nordisk fagpresse
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_2025051983010_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/10cb3611cbe1f806d3eda752e1457980
id:
b390860ade944f4ed50180abd0fed601
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016071308069
title:
Papers related to rock engineering
creators:
not reported by source
year:
1986
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. und
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_2016071308069_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b390860ade944f4ed50180abd0fed601

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.

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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