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 2026-09-27T06:45:35Z in 0.205 seconds.

total:

111

page:

size:

items:

10 results

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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_f63ed3e0-bbe2-42f1-bab6-32dc051bb52d
title:
HMS-magasinet : bladet for godt arbeidsmiljø. 2024 Nr. 4
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2024
publisher:
Ask media
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
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NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_f63ed3e0-bbe2-42f1-bab6-32dc051bb52d_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/63bce70b632f16f99536893c0eb75560
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_d751fa19-fdb8-466a-8d03-8ca19352b218
title:
Ramazzini (trykt utg.) : norsk tidsskrift for arbeids- og miljømedisin. 2023 Vol. 30 Nr. 3
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk arbeidsmedisinsk forening
year:
2023
publisher:
Norsk arbeidsmedisinsk forening
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_plikttidsskrift_d751fa19-fdb8-466a-8d03-8ca19352b218_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
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urn:
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title:
HMS-magasinet : bladet for godt arbeidsmiljø. 2025 Nr. 1
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2025
publisher:
Ask media
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
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license:
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viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_ade82c7f-c50d-45fa-a90b-e7433d42362f_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/da1f06384c9f510279495edbe302ae5d
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_21682f02-5dce-4efd-a309-3418a247f7f2
title:
Yrkeshygienikeren (online). 2023 Nr. 2
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk yrkeshygienisk forening
year:
2023
publisher:
Norsk yrkeshygienisk forening
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_plikttidsskrift_21682f02-5dce-4efd-a309-3418a247f7f2_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/43c3cf030be2f5cbc42ce39560aa0730
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_7292cfd1-2c14-426a-af05-b07f2db493c5
title:
HMS-magasinet : bladet for godt arbeidsmiljø. 2025 Nr. 2
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2025
publisher:
Ask media
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_plikttidsskrift_7292cfd1-2c14-426a-af05-b07f2db493c5_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/52e47b8f52a2952dc8d2b039b622d989
id:
650391f687e2584b50ff3d236e49b774
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025040980051_002
title:
Lokalavisen (Stavanger). 2015 Vol. 11 Nr. 9
creators:
1 results
1. Lokalavisen Vest
year:
2015
publisher:
Lokalavisen Vest
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_2025040980051_002_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/650391f687e2584b50ff3d236e49b774
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_654017e8-6a79-46bc-b445-96b639521b8b
title:
HMS-magasinet : bladet for godt arbeidsmiljø. 2024 Nr. 5
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2024
publisher:
Ask media
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_plikttidsskrift_654017e8-6a79-46bc-b445-96b639521b8b_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/826c354a1b0afe68563285da9419596c
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_3e8edbc1-72f2-4b77-95ce-d816a82fa494
title:
Ramazzini (trykt utg.) : norsk tidsskrift for arbeids- og miljømedisin. 2022 Vol. 29 Nr. 3
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk arbeidsmedisinsk forening
year:
2022
publisher:
Norsk arbeidsmedisinsk forening
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_plikttidsskrift_3e8edbc1-72f2-4b77-95ce-d816a82fa494_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/22a7772d6b501f5a8d8e9b26d9494197
id:
e5a654260a2e91a9d8cdd6dff99c4c4c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_469e705a-24ca-4850-b2b7-d4087c0d9d38
title:
Yrkeshygienikeren (online). 2025 Nr. 1
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk yrkeshygienisk forening
year:
2025
publisher:
Norsk yrkeshygienisk forening
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_plikttidsskrift_469e705a-24ca-4850-b2b7-d4087c0d9d38_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e5a654260a2e91a9d8cdd6dff99c4c4c
id:
3a784969aebe693810c768a386d3b748
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_valdres_null_null_20221203_120_141_1
title:
Valdres
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20221203
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Innlandet
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_valdres_null_null_20221203_120_141_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3a784969aebe693810c768a386d3b748

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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