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 2026-10-23T18:30:29Z in 1.329 seconds.

total:

page:

size:

items:

21 results

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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024060480049_004
title:
Norsk skipsfart. november 2012 Vol. 22 Nr. 11
creators:
1 results
1. Skipsrevyen (firma)
year:
2012
publisher:
Skipsrevyen
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
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copyrighted
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NONE
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024060480050_015
title:
Norsk skipsfart. juli 2012 Vol. 22 Nr. 7
creators:
1 results
1. Skipsrevyen (firma)
year:
2012
publisher:
Skipsrevyen
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
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viewability:
NONE
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024060480050_013
title:
Norsk skipsfart. mai 2012 Vol. 22 Nr. 5
creators:
1 results
1. Skipsrevyen (firma)
year:
2012
publisher:
Skipsrevyen
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
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digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
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NONE
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URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024060480049_008
title:
Norsk skipsfart. mars 2013 Vol. 23 Nr. 3
creators:
1 results
1. Skipsrevyen (firma)
year:
2013
publisher:
Skipsrevyen
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
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digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
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viewability:
NONE
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024060480049_007
title:
Norsk skipsfart. februar 2013 Vol. 23 Nr. 2
creators:
1 results
1. Skipsrevyen (firma)
year:
2013
publisher:
Skipsrevyen
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_2024060480049_007_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024060480049_001
title:
Norsk skipsfart. august 2012 Vol. 22 Nr. 8
creators:
1 results
1. Skipsrevyen (firma)
year:
2012
publisher:
Skipsrevyen
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_2024060480049_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024060480049_006
title:
Norsk skipsfart. januar 2013 Vol. 23 Nr. 1
creators:
1 results
1. Skipsrevyen (firma)
year:
2013
publisher:
Skipsrevyen
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:
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viewer_url:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024060480049_005
title:
Norsk skipsfart. desember 2012 Vol. 22 Nr. 12
creators:
1 results
1. Skipsrevyen (firma)
year:
2012
publisher:
Skipsrevyen
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:
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viewer_url:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024022380034_001
title:
Shipbuilding Norway : the complete survey .... 2012 Vol. 17
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2012
publisher:
Skipsrevyen
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_2024022380034_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024060480050_014
title:
Norsk skipsfart. juni 2012 Vol. 22 Nr. 6
creators:
1 results
1. Skipsrevyen (firma)
year:
2012
publisher:
Skipsrevyen
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_2024060480050_014_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024060480050_011
title:
Norsk skipsfart. mars 2012 Vol. 22 Nr. 3
creators:
1 results
1. Skipsrevyen (firma)
year:
2012
publisher:
Skipsrevyen
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_2024060480050_011_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
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URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_rogalandsavis_null_null_20200213_118_37_1
title:
Rogalands Avis
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20200213
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Rogaland
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbync
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
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viewer_url:
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URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025032580036_002
title:
Skipsrevyen (trykt utg.) : organ for skipsbygging, skipsteknikk, skipsfartsnæring, olje offshore. 2013 Vol. 43 Nr. 2
creators:
1 results
1. Skipsrevyen (firma)
year:
2013
publisher:
Skipsrevyen
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:
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viewer_url:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025032580036_001
title:
Skipsrevyen (trykt utg.) : organ for skipsbygging, skipsteknikk, skipsfartsnæring, olje offshore. 2013 Vol. 43 Nr. 1
creators:
1 results
1. Skipsrevyen (firma)
year:
2013
publisher:
Skipsrevyen
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:
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viewer_url:
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URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025022180040_004
title:
Skipsrevyen (trykt utg.) : organ for skipsbygging, skipsteknikk, skipsfartsnæring, olje offshore. 2012 Vol. 42 Nr. 4
creators:
1 results
1. Skipsrevyen (firma)
year:
2012
publisher:
Skipsrevyen
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_2025022180040_004_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/48c48b617a1a58ff8fb055b2182a6c33
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025022180040_006
title:
Skipsrevyen (trykt utg.) : organ for skipsbygging, skipsteknikk, skipsfartsnæring, olje offshore. 2012 Vol. 42 Nr. 6
creators:
1 results
1. Skipsrevyen (firma)
year:
2012
publisher:
Skipsrevyen
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_2025022180040_006_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ae859c8156a0407bc1b839d5be119fd4
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025022180040_003
title:
Skipsrevyen (trykt utg.) : organ for skipsbygging, skipsteknikk, skipsfartsnæring, olje offshore. 2012 Vol. 42 Nr. 3
creators:
1 results
1. Skipsrevyen (firma)
year:
2012
publisher:
Skipsrevyen
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_2025022180040_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/617aeef7e159cf63a5863184a88178a4
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_stavangeraftenblad_null_null_20130215_121_39_1
title:
Stavanger aftenblad
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20130215
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Rogaland
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
LIBRARY
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viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/20f8f3cb9d5a8be340babe9c68a872ee
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_stavangeraftenblad_null_null_20130308_121_57_1
title:
Stavanger aftenblad
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20130308
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Rogaland
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_stavangeraftenblad_null_null_20130308_121_57_1-1_001_saha/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9ba7b0fa9b69bc46b94e42a058a3854a
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025022180040_005
title:
Skipsrevyen (trykt utg.) : organ for skipsbygging, skipsteknikk, skipsfartsnæring, olje offshore. 2012 Vol. 42 Nr. 5
creators:
1 results
1. Skipsrevyen (firma)
year:
2012
publisher:
Skipsrevyen
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:
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