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 2026-09-25T09:49:21Z in 0.261 seconds.

total:

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
c904c3f312c9f9b2262e147c19128688
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_driva_null_null_20250422_54_31_1
title:
Driva
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20250422
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Møre og Romsdal
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_digavis_driva_null_null_20250422_54_31_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c904c3f312c9f9b2262e147c19128688
id:
af7a57088b051044e1a2366c96bb87b0
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023082983112_001
title:
Byggeindustrien (Oslo) : bygg.no. 2023 Vol. 55 Nr. 9
creators:
2 results
1. Entreprenørenes landssammenslutning
2. Landsforeningen for bygg og anlegg
year:
2023
publisher:
Bygg og anlegg 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_2023082983112_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/af7a57088b051044e1a2366c96bb87b0
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_c8850691-3c48-4491-9038-d46b1d172abc
title:
Byggeindustrien (Oslo) : bygg.no. 2026 Vol. 58 Nr. 2
creators:
2 results
1. Entreprenørenes landssammenslutning
2. Landsforeningen for bygg og anlegg
year:
2026
publisher:
Bygg og anlegg 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_c8850691-3c48-4491-9038-d46b1d172abc_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/7eaa5c950e243fe8673b002da750ed6b
id:
d8b0f4a90b03bbc7959030925ccf9827
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_a665cd51-79ed-495f-8525-d45bfcff14d6
title:
Byggeindustrien (Oslo) : bygg.no. 2026 Vol. 58 Nr. 11
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2026
publisher:
Bygg og anlegg 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_a665cd51-79ed-495f-8525-d45bfcff14d6_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d8b0f4a90b03bbc7959030925ccf9827
id:
e12d16e17c769a48b1894c5b7ae4da1d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023031083038_001
title:
Byggeindustrien (Oslo) : bygg.no. 2023 Vol. 55 Nr. 3
creators:
2 results
1. Entreprenørenes landssammenslutning
2. Landsforeningen for bygg og anlegg
year:
2023
publisher:
Bygg og anlegg 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_2023031083038_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e12d16e17c769a48b1894c5b7ae4da1d
id:
cd02fe50347a99ab5f7d244a43fc0033
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024111983022_001
title:
Byggeindustrien (Oslo) : bygg.no. 2024 Vol. 56 Nr. 15
creators:
2 results
1. Entreprenørenes landssammenslutning
2. Landsforeningen for bygg og anlegg
year:
2024
publisher:
Bygg og anlegg 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_2024111983022_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/cd02fe50347a99ab5f7d244a43fc0033
id:
7d0dab88c7c1aa770496d30b90653a95
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023071883030_001
title:
Byggeindustrien (Oslo) : bygg.no. 2023 Vol. 55 Nr. 11
creators:
2 results
1. Entreprenørenes landssammenslutning
2. Landsforeningen for bygg og anlegg
year:
2023
publisher:
Bygg og anlegg 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_2023071883030_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/7d0dab88c7c1aa770496d30b90653a95
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_d0db60f7-a90f-4e89-9f28-62228f0aae6d
title:
Horeca : magasin for hotell, restaurant, kafé, catering, kantine og institusjon. 2025 Nr. 6
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_d0db60f7-a90f-4e89-9f28-62228f0aae6d_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8c350885450262f3e56131d9955a1be7
id:
b907758281f0daefa57dd4105af7605d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_88a8b043-c6dc-4742-8d13-4e43a3b7dd5b
title:
Byggeindustrien (Oslo) : bygg.no. 2026 Vol. 58 Nr. 6
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2026
publisher:
Bygg og anlegg 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_88a8b043-c6dc-4742-8d13-4e43a3b7dd5b_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b907758281f0daefa57dd4105af7605d
id:
74174e1605f268a936e15f1f4745556b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_30c48e9d-49ce-460c-866e-d081a4beae31
title:
Byggeindustrien (Oslo) : bygg.no. 2026 Vol. 58 Nr. 10
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2026
publisher:
Bygg og anlegg 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_30c48e9d-49ce-460c-866e-d081a4beae31_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/74174e1605f268a936e15f1f4745556b

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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