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 2026-09-23T18:03:06Z in 0.206 seconds.

total:

111

page:

size:

items:

10 results

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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024052880083_004
title:
Samfunnsansvarsrapport (trykt utg.). 2017
creators:
1 results
1. Sodexo Norge
year:
2017
publisher:
Sodexo
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_2024052880083_004_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/aa56001c988c3108f308523222464275
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022092683086_001
title:
Rørfag : organ for Norske rørleggerbedrifters landsforening VVS. 2022 Nr. 8
creators:
2 results
1. Norske rørleggerbedrifters landsforening - VVS
2. Rørentreprenørene Norge
year:
2022
publisher:
Skarland press
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_2022092683086_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/7037bf32980abdb239b2c1266a3dd7ae
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022101883450_001
title:
Rørfag : organ for Norske rørleggerbedrifters landsforening VVS. 2022 Nr. 9
creators:
2 results
1. Norske rørleggerbedrifters landsforening - VVS
2. Rørentreprenørene Norge
year:
2022
publisher:
Skarland press
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_2022101883450_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9440997d7a9bab0e4ead4bbecbd8fd9f
id:
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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:
15e727b3efc09ecc03325c93100bcd6d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023042683008_001
title:
Byggdrifteren. 2023 Nr. 2
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2023
publisher:
Skarland Press
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_2023042683008_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/15e727b3efc09ecc03325c93100bcd6d
id:
0e6e072bdbc428490e9829ad645bb096
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025022083088_001
title:
Byggeindustrien (Oslo) : bygg.no. 2024 Vol. 56 Nr. 20
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_2025022083088_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0e6e072bdbc428490e9829ad645bb096
id:
377e27597da95dcab6f18ecd1e162b72
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025072280035_001
title:
Elmagasinet (trykt utg.). 2021 Vol. 72 Nr. 1
creators:
2 results
1. NELFOs elinform
2. NELFO
year:
2021
publisher:
NELFO
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_2025072280035_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/377e27597da95dcab6f18ecd1e162b72
id:
19079a3a4eea5b3977caa59898378ae2
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_hadeland_null_null_20210712_104_78_1
title:
Hadeland
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20210712
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:
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viewer_url:
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id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023041883029_001
title:
Norsk VVS : tidsskrift for VVS, energi og inneklima. 2023 Vol. 66 Nr. 3
creators:
2 results
1. Norsk VVS-teknisk forening
2. Norsk VVS energi- og miljøteknisk forening
year:
2023
publisher:
Skarland press
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_2023041883029_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/937f4e8288713466705ae2a78d31ea1c
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

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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