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; 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}&limit=25&offset=0

Replace {q}, {media_type}, {language}, {county}, {year_from}, {year_to}, {digital_only}, {sort} 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}&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).
`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}&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}&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}&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).

Result

Source: National Library of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-02T18:58:19Z in 0.270 seconds.

total:

page:

size:

items:

19 results

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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000042561
title:
Stimulab: Fra informasjonsjungel til skreddersydd informasjon og løsninger for ditt enkeltpersonsforetak
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2021
publisher:
Digitaliseringsdirektoratet
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_pliktmonografi_000042561_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
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id:
c770667aa896abcc3722d3ae957a8241
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2019013048021
title:
Oslo internasjonale teaterfestival 18.-27.03.2015
creators:
5 results
1. Moe, Jon Refsdal
2. Wegge, Sara
3. Abildsnes, Hedda
4. Black box teater
5. Oslo internasjonale teaterfestival 2015 Oslo
year:
2015
publisher:
Black box teater
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:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2019013048021_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c770667aa896abcc3722d3ae957a8241
id:
2def4941da1ef00f88ebd603d8b5d421
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2022072548186
title:
Oslo internasjonale teaterfestival
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2018
publisher:
Black Box Teater
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_2022072548186_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2def4941da1ef00f88ebd603d8b5d421
id:
5baad68e14dce30af8bbd4f2d3fb860c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000041738
title:
Behovet for designere i Norge – en forstudie og litteraturgjennomgang
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2023
publisher:
Samfunnsøkonomisk analyse AS
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_pliktmonografi_000041738_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5baad68e14dce30af8bbd4f2d3fb860c
id:
77b69866035b635f9e92007816607c34
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2019010281008_001
title:
Black box teater. Høst 2017
creators:
1 results
1. Black box teater
year:
2017
publisher:
Teateret
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_2019010281008_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/77b69866035b635f9e92007816607c34
id:
36a0acb0af36a0234495de35d23b6277
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020062948511
title:
Not not nothing
creators:
1 results
1. Edvardsen, Mette
year:
2019
publisher:
Varamo Press
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_2020062948511_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/36a0acb0af36a0234495de35d23b6277
id:
87bd09d3e258c402068f8efc0ce64c1f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2026022780098_014
title:
Black box teater
creators:
1 results
1. Black box teater
year:
not reported by source
publisher:
Teateret
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_2026022780098_014_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/87bd09d3e258c402068f8efc0ce64c1f
id:
c424c945a94adbde2f7a09a130789b8d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2026022780098_018
title:
Black box teater
creators:
1 results
1. Black box teater
year:
not reported by source
publisher:
Teateret
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_2026022780098_018_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c424c945a94adbde2f7a09a130789b8d
id:
00a2232cf1c48aecd8b63a06e09e4c97
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_aftenposten_null_null_20260526_167_137_1
title:
Aftenposten
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20260526
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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_aftenposten_null_null_20260526_167_137_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/00a2232cf1c48aecd8b63a06e09e4c97
id:
8093b3dfb130dc290cf286078702dae6
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_bergenstidende_null_null_20260526_159_137_1
title:
Bergens Tidende
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20260526
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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_bergenstidende_null_null_20260526_159_137_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8093b3dfb130dc290cf286078702dae6
id:
1d2d8f829c118f86eda6295b9b55db39
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025050583023_001
title:
Norsk tidsskrift for logopedi. 2025 Vol. 71 Nr. 1
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk logopedlag
year:
2025
publisher:
Norsk logopedlag
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
4 results
1. nob
2. mul
3. nno
4. 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_digitidsskrift_2025050583023_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/1d2d8f829c118f86eda6295b9b55db39
id:
588c9cbd6dff54c37043b67af698a980
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2020010281042_001
title:
Black box teater. 2019
creators:
1 results
1. Black box teater
year:
2019
publisher:
Teateret
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_2020010281042_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/588c9cbd6dff54c37043b67af698a980
id:
ac0f939f22c74ba35863b8b386217d3b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2020100681058_001
title:
Program. Vår 2019
creators:
1 results
1. BIT teatergarasjen
year:
2019
publisher:
BIT Teatergarasjen
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_2020100681058_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ac0f939f22c74ba35863b8b386217d3b
id:
abde5bfaf0c59ee72eea61ff064627e8
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022101083200_001
title:
Program. Vår 2020
creators:
1 results
1. BIT teatergarasjen
year:
2020
publisher:
BIT Teatergarasjen
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_2022101083200_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/abde5bfaf0c59ee72eea61ff064627e8
id:
a11b2dace02a49f920d16fc851ba74ba
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021081248525
title:
Choreopoetic
creators:
19 results
1. Richardsen, Eva-Cecilie
2. Gómez-Egaña, Pedro
3. Sortland, Venke Marie
4. Handeland, Marie Bergby
5. Cripps, Peter
6. Bandlien, Brynjar Åbel
7. Vahnee, Sara
8. Holte, Solveig Styve
9. Kongsness, Ann-Christin Berg
10. Lyster, Janne-Camilla
11. Aakre, Tiril Broch
12. Sanders, Ingeborg Dugstad
13. Edvardsen, Mette
14. Fahlin, Marie
15. Linder, Adam
16. Fieldseth, Melanie
17. Franzen, Moa
18. Pirici, Alexandra
19. Salmgren, Tove
year:
2016
publisher:
E.-C. Richardsen
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
4 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
4. 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_2021081248525_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a11b2dace02a49f920d16fc851ba74ba
id:
a9305d9b206ba1b2343c01382235e3e7
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2020100681032_001
title:
Bastard : Trondheim internasjonale scenekunstfestival. 2017
creators:
2 results
1. Teaterhuset Avant Garden
2. Trondheim internasjonale scenekunstfestival
year:
2017
publisher:
Teaterhuset Avant Garden
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
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_digitidsskrift_2020100681032_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a9305d9b206ba1b2343c01382235e3e7
id:
ecdb3f9eca4da4164de128d2b119009d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022071283137_001
title:
Rosendal teater. Vår 2020
creators:
1 results
1. Rosendal teater
year:
2020
publisher:
Rosendal teater
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_2022071283137_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ecdb3f9eca4da4164de128d2b119009d
id:
39445f5dfc49e12c07650a38d092badd
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022081980046_002
title:
Norsk Shakespeare og teater-tidsskrift (trykt utg.). 2015 Nr. 2/3
creators:
1 results
1. Det norske Shakespeare-selskap
year:
2015
publisher:
Det norske Shakespeareselskap
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_2022081980046_002_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/39445f5dfc49e12c07650a38d092badd
id:
0406d1b7e608e1712727a9aae5a799ad
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020062948545
title:
Time has fallen asleep in the afternoon sunshine : a book on reading, writing, memory and forgetting in a library of living books
creators:
1 results
1. Edvardsen, Mette
year:
2019
publisher:
osloBIENNALEN
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_2020062948545_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0406d1b7e608e1712727a9aae5a799ad

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