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 2026-09-27T04:10:47Z in 0.359 seconds.

total:

2282

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
29bdb2bc8117db9c88a3988f9b98e562
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2025081806117
title:
Study of the multifunctional nuclear scaffold protein : a kinase anchoring protein 95
creators:
3 results
1. López Soop, Graciela
2. Universitetet i Oslo Det medisinske fakultet
3. Universitetet i Oslo Institutt for medisinske basalfag
year:
2017
publisher:
University of Oslo, Faculty of Medicine
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_2025081806117_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/29bdb2bc8117db9c88a3988f9b98e562
id:
9783b80bfc8c0222c655bf2fa47c741c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2026070183030_001
title:
Norwegian wood : den norske Beatles-klubben. 2026 183
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2026
publisher:
Norwegian wood - den norske Beatles-klubben
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_2026070183030_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9783b80bfc8c0222c655bf2fa47c741c
id:
915c6bff42f6cb18925ae1264b06455a
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010110506019
title:
Saga in steel and concrete : Norwegian engineers in America
creators:
2 results
1. Bjork, Kenneth O
2. Norwegian-American Historical Association
year:
1947
publisher:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
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_2010110506019_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/915c6bff42f6cb18925ae1264b06455a
id:
8dbb86c8796ba2fc1c866a258b2ebb53
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016071908108
title:
Protein translocation and the identification of the scaffold protein RACK1 as a component in signal transduction of the Ki-Ras-MAPK pathway
creators:
1 results
1. Bjørndal, Bodil
year:
2003
publisher:
University of Bergen, Department of Molecular Biology
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_2016071908108_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8dbb86c8796ba2fc1c866a258b2ebb53
id:
55de158674e943516279f8770557cbe5
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021020548533
title:
Scaffold-based temporomandibular joint cartilage regeneration : using bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells
creators:
1 results
1. Helgeland, Espen
year:
2020
publisher:
University of Bergen
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_2021020548533_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/55de158674e943516279f8770557cbe5
id:
2a2026cdb1a30b99c55e61ee6be49a47
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018030848033
title:
English - Norwegian, Norwegian - English
creators:
2 results
1. Dietrichson, Jan W.
2. Øverland, Orm
year:
1965
publisher:
Gyldendal
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
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_2018030848033_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2a2026cdb1a30b99c55e61ee6be49a47
id:
65512c648b8d8bc9c148b34b2edad510
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2007071001052
title:
Engelsk-norsk, norsk-engelsk = English-Norwegian, Norwegian-English = : English-Norwegian, Norwegian-English
creators:
2 results
1. Øverland, Orm
2. Dietrichson, Jan W.
year:
1983
publisher:
Kunnskapsforl.
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
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_digibok_2007071001052_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/65512c648b8d8bc9c148b34b2edad510
id:
e35d46197d0ee660a9daa45dc1fcb8b7
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2026012106005
title:
Mitochondrial group I introns in hexacorals
creators:
3 results
1. Chi, Sylvia Ighem
2. UiT Norges arktiske universitet
3. UiT Norges arktiske universitet Institutt for medisinsk biologi
year:
2017
publisher:
UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Medical Biology, RNA and Molecular Pathology Group
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_2026012106005_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e35d46197d0ee660a9daa45dc1fcb8b7
id:
54850bb69959c50d7d59e1d566eebf2d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022102182015_001
title:
Norwegian pictorial review. 1973 Nr. 3
creators:
not reported by source
year:
1973
publisher:
Faktum
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_2022102182015_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/54850bb69959c50d7d59e1d566eebf2d
id:
5319b7e72343676b01580a6b39c77882
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000034502
title:
Development of advanced 3D ovarian carcinoma models : using a decellularized peritoneal scaffold to model the extracellular matrix
creators:
1 results
1. Gjerde, Christiane Helgestad
year:
2024
publisher:
University of Bergen
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_000034502_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5319b7e72343676b01580a6b39c77882

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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