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 2026-09-28T01:47:51Z in 0.349 seconds.

total:

44530

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
657b8d33430f8267b56f8bf40147de58
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025030380070_006
title:
Birkebeiner'n : offisielt magasin for Birkebeinerrennet AS og Birkebeinerrittet AS. 2012 Vol. 24 Nr. 5
creators:
2 results
1. Birkebeinerrittet
2. Birkebeinerrennet
year:
2012
publisher:
Sport 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_digitidsskrift_2025030380070_006_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/657b8d33430f8267b56f8bf40147de58
id:
18797ece71c1e744f65c7b5661bfb1dc
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024111480004_001
title:
Birkebeiner'n : offisielt magasin for Birkebeinerrennet AS og Birkebeinerrittet AS. 2009 Vol. 21 Nr. 1
creators:
2 results
1. Birkebeinerrittet
2. Birkebeinerrennet
year:
2009
publisher:
Sport 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_digitidsskrift_2024111480004_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/18797ece71c1e744f65c7b5661bfb1dc
id:
04df49c26bc7ad3b629760b511cf03d5
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024101080077_003
title:
Frimerker som hobby : skandinavisk frimerketidsskrift for samlere = Stamps as hobby : Scandinavian stamp magazine. 1987 Vol. 9 Nr. 3
creators:
not reported by source
year:
1987
publisher:
Haugli & Nordhagen
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_2024101080077_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/04df49c26bc7ad3b629760b511cf03d5
id:
201c100770cfcdd66391aedeb4b8d6ae
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018041748244
title:
Accountability in the value chain : product declarations as a tool for measuring, managing and communicating CSR performance
creators:
1 results
1. Skaar, Christofer
year:
2013
publisher:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management, Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management
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_2018041748244_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/201c100770cfcdd66391aedeb4b8d6ae
id:
c8736709491f68c92552a3c045407612
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024091783064_001
title:
GEO ExPro : geoscience & technology explained. 2024 Vol. 21 Nr. 3
creators:
1 results
1. Geonova AS
year:
2024
publisher:
Geo Expro Publishing 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:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024091783064_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c8736709491f68c92552a3c045407612
id:
a8f55e54891637c389a6c981bdf12519
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2020040281467_001
title:
Sportsboken. 2009
creators:
1 results
1. Sportsboken AS
year:
2009
publisher:
Schibsted
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_2020040281467_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a8f55e54891637c389a6c981bdf12519
id:
03e6a11d32acef84009b9c11ab94a2c3
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024020183023_001
title:
GEO ExPro : geoscience & technology explained. 2023 Vol. 20 Nr. 6
creators:
1 results
1. Geonova AS
year:
2023
publisher:
[Geonova 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:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024020183023_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/03e6a11d32acef84009b9c11ab94a2c3
id:
067dc8ced033ff2cd96c1d002c1c9b3f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023060883047_001
title:
GEO ExPro : geoscience & technology explained. 2023 Vol. 20 Nr. 2
creators:
1 results
1. Geonova AS
year:
2023
publisher:
[Geonova 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:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023060883047_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/067dc8ced033ff2cd96c1d002c1c9b3f
id:
dd837b34942bb3fca9922a84f0b380c8
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023061383008_001
title:
GEO ExPro : geoscience & technology explained. 2023 Vol. 20 Nr. 3
creators:
1 results
1. Geonova AS
year:
2023
publisher:
[Geonova 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:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023061383008_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/dd837b34942bb3fca9922a84f0b380c8
id:
3e5d32e4a26953b46debc9a67463711b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023061980015_014
title:
Moderne transport (Oslo : 1989-) : logistikk i praksis. 2004 Vol. 36 Nr. 4
creators:
1 results
1. Bjørgu AS
year:
2004
publisher:
Bjørgu 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_2023061980015_014_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3e5d32e4a26953b46debc9a67463711b

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.

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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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