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 2026-09-26T19:39:39Z in 0.562 seconds.

total:

15518

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
ef0b6b7a9db4ab73e7f8f669059578b1
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020100607521
title:
Nice to be in Orbit!
creators:
5 results
1. Gangvik, Espen
2. Eeg, Susanne
3. TEKS - Trondheim elektroniske kunstsenter
4. Nice to be in Orbit! (festival) Trondheim 2016
5. Ekeberg, Frank
year:
2017
publisher:
TEKS, Trondheim elektroniske kunstsenter
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
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_digibok_2020100607521_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ef0b6b7a9db4ab73e7f8f669059578b1
id:
3b0d64bc858f59b8dde1b64bd5310686
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023082483018_001
title:
Bergen International Film Festival. 2020
creators:
1 results
1. Bergen internasjonale filmfestival
year:
2020
publisher:
Filmfestivalen
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_2023082483018_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3b0d64bc858f59b8dde1b64bd5310686
id:
7028a4cdf9c188889b8cf19b8d2ecec7
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014032508047
title:
Bergen faktorforening 50 år : 1921-1971
creators:
1 results
1. Bergen faktorforening
year:
1970
publisher:
Foreningen
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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_2014032508047_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/7028a4cdf9c188889b8cf19b8d2ecec7
id:
df7134b436b65df3861c73c8abc6b7f1
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024020983002_001
title:
Årbok (Universitetet i Bergen : trykt utg.) Årbok (Universitetet i Bergen). Naturvitenskapelig rekke. 1970
creators:
2 results
1. Universitetet i Bergen
2. Universitetet i Bergen Biologisk stasjon
year:
1970
publisher:
Universitetsforlaget
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_2024020983002_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/df7134b436b65df3861c73c8abc6b7f1
id:
c2f5cbaff47c9cda91295b3fc56618dc
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022101980006_010
title:
Årbok (Universitetet i Bergen : trykt utg.) Årbok (Universitetet i Bergen). Naturvitenskapelig rekke. 1962 Nr. 10
creators:
2 results
1. Universitetet i Bergen
2. Universitetet i Bergen Biologisk stasjon
year:
1962
publisher:
Universitetsforlaget
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_2022101980006_010_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c2f5cbaff47c9cda91295b3fc56618dc
id:
28864a9582a2361efda7ef004198ab8a
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022101980006_040
title:
Årbok (Universitetet i Bergen : trykt utg.) Årbok (Universitetet i Bergen). Naturvitenskapelig rekke. 1963 Nr. 22
creators:
2 results
1. Universitetet i Bergen
2. Universitetet i Bergen Biologisk stasjon
year:
1963
publisher:
Universitetsforlaget
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_2022101980006_040_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/28864a9582a2361efda7ef004198ab8a
id:
0e72f97f48ad0398691c4473c502f16f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022101980006_032
title:
Årbok (Universitetet i Bergen : trykt utg.) Årbok (Universitetet i Bergen). Naturvitenskapelig rekke. 1963 Nr. 14
creators:
2 results
1. Universitetet i Bergen
2. Universitetet i Bergen Biologisk stasjon
year:
1963
publisher:
Universitetsforlaget
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_2022101980006_032_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0e72f97f48ad0398691c4473c502f16f
id:
f458f9a9543bdfda892d45fa45751249
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022101280024_013
title:
Årbok (Universitetet i Bergen : trykt utg.) Årbok (Universitetet i Bergen). Naturvitenskapelig rekke. 1955 Nr. 13
creators:
2 results
1. Universitetet i Bergen
2. Universitetet i Bergen Biologisk stasjon
year:
1955
publisher:
Universitetsforlaget
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_2022101280024_013_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f458f9a9543bdfda892d45fa45751249
id:
f844fd92e111dc12594d443d5d4056f1
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022101280023_001
title:
Årbok (Universitetet i Bergen : trykt utg.) Årbok (Universitetet i Bergen). Naturvitenskapelig rekke. 1954 Nr. 1
creators:
2 results
1. Universitetet i Bergen
2. Universitetet i Bergen Biologisk stasjon
year:
1954
publisher:
Universitetsforlaget
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_2022101280023_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f844fd92e111dc12594d443d5d4056f1
id:
a88bbdcd5454e25bfbef9a7e1da7f970
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022101280023_016
title:
Årbok (Universitetet i Bergen : trykt utg.) Årbok (Universitetet i Bergen). Naturvitenskapelig rekke. 1954 Nr. 16
creators:
2 results
1. Universitetet i Bergen
2. Universitetet i Bergen Biologisk stasjon
year:
1954
publisher:
Universitetsforlaget
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_2022101280023_016_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a88bbdcd5454e25bfbef9a7e1da7f970

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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