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 2026-09-28T23:29:34Z in 0.287 seconds.

total:

33183

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
3634ccd82c2a0ff3888c388caa0e3802
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023061383073_001
title:
The Norwegian social insurance scheme : survey. 2023
creators:
5 results
1. Norge Sosial- og helsedepartementet
2. Norge Arbeidsdepartementet
3. Norge Sosialdepartementet
4. Norge Arbeids- og inkluderingsdepartementet
5. Norge Arbeids- og sosialdepartementet
year:
2023
publisher:
Ministry of Labour
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_2023061383073_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3634ccd82c2a0ff3888c388caa0e3802
id:
9f10ab433627356059cde8d96646ddaa
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024071883035_001
title:
The Norwegian social insurance scheme : survey. 2022
creators:
5 results
1. Norge Sosial- og helsedepartementet
2. Norge Arbeidsdepartementet
3. Norge Sosialdepartementet
4. Norge Arbeids- og inkluderingsdepartementet
5. Norge Arbeids- og sosialdepartementet
year:
2022
publisher:
Ministry of Labour
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_2024071883035_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9f10ab433627356059cde8d96646ddaa
id:
df5a65036624fab325499c8ba34570ec
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024042583043_001
title:
The Norwegian social insurance scheme : survey. 2024
creators:
5 results
1. Norge Sosial- og helsedepartementet
2. Norge Arbeidsdepartementet
3. Norge Sosialdepartementet
4. Norge Arbeids- og inkluderingsdepartementet
5. Norge Arbeids- og sosialdepartementet
year:
2024
publisher:
Ministry of Labour
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_2024042583043_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/df5a65036624fab325499c8ba34570ec
id:
e1ef92278d23b82c66be69df93f7c604
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025050283007_001
title:
The Norwegian social insurance scheme : survey. 2025
creators:
5 results
1. Norge Sosial- og helsedepartementet
2. Norge Arbeidsdepartementet
3. Norge Sosialdepartementet
4. Norge Arbeids- og inkluderingsdepartementet
5. Norge Arbeids- og sosialdepartementet
year:
2025
publisher:
Ministry of Labour
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_2025050283007_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e1ef92278d23b82c66be69df93f7c604
id:
7738bea49e3c485500cd9b0d76d1a74b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2026070183090_001
title:
The Norwegian social insurance scheme : survey. 2026
creators:
1 results
1. Norge Arbeids- og inkluderingsdepartementet
year:
2026
publisher:
Ministry of Labour
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_2026070183090_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/7738bea49e3c485500cd9b0d76d1a74b
id:
8a2f9448f403489499064a7e3e981250
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009011200095
title:
Reports from Marine Insurance Symposium : Oslo, 4-6 June 1998
creators:
1 results
1. Marine Insurance Symposium
year:
1998
publisher:
Sjørettsfondet
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
bokhylla
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NORWAY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009011200095_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8a2f9448f403489499064a7e3e981250
id:
af91a8e5cddfa9ad90026105a11bec9d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018053048505
title:
Norwegian social insurance laws
creators:
1 results
1. Norge Sosialdepartementet
year:
1949
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
yes
license:
publicdomain
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018053048505_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/af91a8e5cddfa9ad90026105a11bec9d
id:
11aeff8818453ea5a487747e14e92d16
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000068239
title:
The Norwegian Social Insurance Scheme
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2025
publisher:
Arbeids- og inkluderingsdepartementet
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_pliktmonografi_000068239_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/11aeff8818453ea5a487747e14e92d16
id:
adb4002e35e4c00f8cb7d102f2ca58c9
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000071232
title:
The Norwegian Social Insurance Scheme : January 2026
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2026
publisher:
Arbeids- og inkluderingsdepartementet
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_pliktmonografi_000071232_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/adb4002e35e4c00f8cb7d102f2ca58c9
id:
4c5198e0f3f27ad2f0b3cfbd37024b20
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025042880061_004
title:
Annual report. 2006
creators:
1 results
1. Bluewater Insurance
year:
2006
publisher:
Bluewater Insurance
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_2025042880061_004_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4c5198e0f3f27ad2f0b3cfbd37024b20

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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