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 2026-09-28T01:29:25Z in 0.244 seconds.

total:

843

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
2c2df644903f39acf3de0733782c0924
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2024102848029
title:
Developing well-being as one grows older : a mixed method study
creators:
3 results
1. Bauger, Lars
2. Universitetet i Agder Fakultet for helse- og idrettsvitenskap
3. Universitetet i Agder
year:
2020
publisher:
University of Agder, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences
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_2024102848029_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2c2df644903f39acf3de0733782c0924
id:
582cb8e7f2d5bd85a28b31b79bcf8dcd
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2026071606067
title:
Striving for sustainability : investigations of sustainable business model innovation as practice
creators:
1 results
1. Gulbrandsen, Erlend Aas
year:
2021
publisher:
Inland School of Business and Social Sciences, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
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_2026071606067_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/582cb8e7f2d5bd85a28b31b79bcf8dcd
id:
277d6f969cf520c1c8d933b404a92671
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011030209014
title:
Næringshagen : en formveileder. D. 2
creators:
3 results
1. Loinsworth, Anya
2. Romkunst AS
3. Selskapet for industrivekst
year:
2002
publisher:
SIVA
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_2011030209014_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/277d6f969cf520c1c8d933b404a92671
id:
c4f78ddc8a877560533eace0f9fc39ab
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025071180041_004
title:
Kontor (Kontor & boliginformasjon : 1976-1996). 1995 Vol. 19 Nr. 4
creators:
1 results
1. Kontor & boliginformasjon
year:
1995
publisher:
Kontor & boliginformasjon
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_2025071180041_004_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c4f78ddc8a877560533eace0f9fc39ab
id:
862ea3a143fc105e7079417ddf356f3b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025071180043_001
title:
Kontor & finans. 1998 Vol. 22 Nr. 1
creators:
1 results
1. KoBo
year:
1998
publisher:
KoBo
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_2025071180043_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/862ea3a143fc105e7079417ddf356f3b
id:
2d483686a850e3702ee69f54fd39eab5
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025071180043_003
title:
Kontor & finans. 1998 Vol. 22 Nr. 3
creators:
1 results
1. KoBo
year:
1998
publisher:
KoBo
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_2025071180043_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2d483686a850e3702ee69f54fd39eab5
id:
9b6fb4ac05b7eccdb91bccebfca37a51
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2020031783240_001
title:
Byggenytt (Oslo : 1962 : trykt utg.) : Norwegian building news. 1998 Vol. 43 Nr. 9
creators:
not reported by source
year:
1998
publisher:
Publicatio AS
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_2020031783240_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9b6fb4ac05b7eccdb91bccebfca37a51
id:
6b9d06fbeb5d89a42aea456efabea644
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025071480039_002
title:
Kontor (Kontor & boliginformasjon : 1976-1996). 1985 Vol. 9 Nr. 2
creators:
1 results
1. Kontor & boliginformasjon
year:
1985
publisher:
Kontor & boliginformasjon
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_2025071480039_002_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/6b9d06fbeb5d89a42aea456efabea644
id:
308e33232b0e4c2eac435e273e73494b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2007111900028
title:
The Card : et kort i leken
creators:
3 results
1. Nilson, Roger
2. Winge, Jon
3. Landmark, Claus
year:
1991
publisher:
Hjemmets bokforlag
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_2007111900028_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/308e33232b0e4c2eac435e273e73494b
id:
76de7c606e6f0bb3d80fac908bf027b0
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025072280013_003
title:
Designinteriør. 2001 Nr. Designers Saturday
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2001
publisher:
Egmont Publishing
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_2025072280013_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/76de7c606e6f0bb3d80fac908bf027b0

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.

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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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