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 2026-09-27T02:30:19Z in 0.219 seconds.

total:

8517

page:

size:

items:

10 results

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644f25757c14c170a7b80513867379d1
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2026022080029_005
title:
Bergen filmklubb/Cinemateket USF. høsten 2004 Nr. 3
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2004
publisher:
Bergen filmklubb
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_2026022080029_005_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/644f25757c14c170a7b80513867379d1
id:
d06bc5c9a1ae38d36a8f88b4ea587f29
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022091683026_001
title:
Årbok (Universitetet i Bergen : trykt utg.) Årbok. Humanistisk serie. 1952
creators:
1 results
1. Universitetet i Bergen
year:
1952
publisher:
Universitetsforlaget
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
3 results
1. nob
2. mul
3. nno
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_2022091683026_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d06bc5c9a1ae38d36a8f88b4ea587f29
id:
c8d9dea345f87e46c9034b9ee1f11feb
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024010580027_002
title:
Huseier : organ for Bergen huseierforening. Huseiernytt. 2006 Nr. 2
creators:
1 results
1. Bergen huseierforening
year:
2006
publisher:
Bergen huseierforening
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024010580027_002_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c8d9dea345f87e46c9034b9ee1f11feb
id:
a6472204d88cf8afb3d936768533386e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024010580023_003
title:
Huseier : organ for Bergen huseierforening. Huseiernytt. 2003 Nr. 3
creators:
1 results
1. Bergen huseierforening
year:
2003
publisher:
Bergen huseierforening
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024010580023_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a6472204d88cf8afb3d936768533386e
id:
f399500dd1b6fb23858c74dfa9057c32
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024010580030_002
title:
Huseier : organ for Bergen huseierforening. Huseiernytt. 2009 Nr. 2
creators:
1 results
1. Bergen huseierforening
year:
2009
publisher:
Bergen huseierforening
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024010580030_002_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f399500dd1b6fb23858c74dfa9057c32
id:
8004767fbb9e5621e093867cea82b308
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024010580019_004
title:
Huseier : organ for Bergen huseierforening. Huseiernytt. 1999 Vol. 45 Nr. 4
creators:
1 results
1. Bergen huseierforening
year:
1999
publisher:
Bergen huseierforening
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024010580019_004_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8004767fbb9e5621e093867cea82b308
id:
cf2034d40a28aeeb72b8648ccf9fedbd
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024010580019_002
title:
Huseier : organ for Bergen huseierforening. Huseiernytt. 1999 Vol. 45 Nr. 2
creators:
1 results
1. Bergen huseierforening
year:
1999
publisher:
Bergen huseierforening
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024010580019_002_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/cf2034d40a28aeeb72b8648ccf9fedbd
id:
a2792fd279b32131c00d484febb2bc8d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025061980061_018
title:
BTF-nytt : medlemsblad for Bergen tannlegeforening. feb 2010 Nr. 2
creators:
1 results
1. Bergen tannlegeforening
year:
2010
publisher:
Bergen tannlegeforening
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_2025061980061_018_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a2792fd279b32131c00d484febb2bc8d
id:
2aa1050d06fdaf2f1ab738b2049bbea3
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024010580020_001
title:
Huseier : organ for Bergen huseierforening. Huseiernytt. 2000 Vol. 46 Nr. 1
creators:
1 results
1. Bergen huseierforening
year:
2000
publisher:
Bergen huseierforening
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024010580020_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2aa1050d06fdaf2f1ab738b2049bbea3
id:
8f54b7eefa7d9c279143bdee342754d0
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025061980061_014
title:
BTF-nytt : medlemsblad for Bergen tannlegeforening. sept 2009 Nr. 6
creators:
1 results
1. Bergen tannlegeforening
year:
2009
publisher:
Bergen tannlegeforening
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_2025061980061_014_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8f54b7eefa7d9c279143bdee342754d0

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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