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 2026-09-23T17:54:30Z in 0.244 seconds.

total:

2776

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
80f82e0072ff83b7a82be3f5f06d9ab4
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012110106011
title:
Report of the Experts Meeting on Sampling and Analysis of Persistent Toxic Substances (PTS) : St. Petersburg, Russia, 28 May-1 June 2000 : organized by: Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)
creators:
1 results
1. Experts Meeting on Sampling and Analysis of Persistent Toxic Substances
year:
2000
publisher:
AMAP
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_2012110106011_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/80f82e0072ff83b7a82be3f5f06d9ab4
id:
c9a7d8ac359a92b2695cccb6e36d1ab8
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018011908004
title:
Between contract and partnership : dynamic networks as collaborative contracts and more
creators:
1 results
1. Weitzenboeck, Emily Mary
year:
2010
publisher:
Faculty of Law, University of Oslo
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_2018011908004_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c9a7d8ac359a92b2695cccb6e36d1ab8
id:
f6dc668e7dc281cf9ac22d4a4433ae70
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2025090806019
title:
Cellulose nanofibrils as paper additive and coating material : properties, distribution and interaction effects
creators:
3 results
1. Ottesen, Vegar
2. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Institutt for kjemisk prosessteknologi
3. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
year:
2018
publisher:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Chemical Engineering
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_2025090806019_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f6dc668e7dc281cf9ac22d4a4433ae70
id:
35f69cc40505973b36af4b73a72a01cb
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020080748028
title:
Old antibiotics as alternative treatment options for urinary tract infections caused by ESBL-, AmpC- and carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli : studies with fosfomycin, mecillinam, nitrofurantoin and temocillin
creators:
3 results
1. Zykov, Ilya Nikolaevich
2. UiT Norges arktiske universitet Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet
3. UiT Norges arktiske universitet
year:
2020
publisher:
UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Medical Biology
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_2020080748028_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/35f69cc40505973b36af4b73a72a01cb
id:
e85b213dac7d6012b1959f69d199885d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020112048559
title:
Adverse events as a measure of patient safety in cancer care : a study of patient safety in cancer patients using the Global Trigger Tool review method to identify adverse events
creators:
3 results
1. Haukland, Ellinor Christin
2. UiT Norges arktiske universitet
3. UiT Norges arktiske universitet Institutt for samfunnsmedisin
year:
2020
publisher:
Institute of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, The Arctic University of Norway
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_2020112048559_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e85b213dac7d6012b1959f69d199885d
id:
1f9f77ab0c72ccbe3362b0bc4b256700
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2023050848105
title:
Operational procedures
creators:
3 results
1. Nordian AS
2. European Aviation Safety Agency
3. KLM Flight Academy
year:
2018
publisher:
Nordian
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_2023050848105_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/1f9f77ab0c72ccbe3362b0bc4b256700
id:
7cf3fc6a077fc64b1c2d83439261b2e5
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021052848514
title:
Operational procedures
creators:
3 results
1. Nordian AS
2. European Aviation Safety Agency
3. KLM Flight Academy
year:
2021
publisher:
Nordian AS
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_2021052848514_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/7cf3fc6a077fc64b1c2d83439261b2e5
id:
672aac1b2ca449895ecb952082b4f619
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020120448526
title:
Air law & ATC procedures
creators:
2 results
1. Nordian AS
2. KLM Flight Academy
year:
2018
publisher:
Nordian
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_2020120448526_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/672aac1b2ca449895ecb952082b4f619
id:
92f7adbc71107a6487565cc3b2e3ea20
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2022011148030
title:
Air law & ATC procedures
creators:
3 results
1. Nordian AS
2. European Aviation Safety Agency
3. KLM Flight Academy
year:
2021
publisher:
Nordian
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_2022011148030_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/92f7adbc71107a6487565cc3b2e3ea20
id:
274a15243996a84580a32ae1fe85c32a
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2007091701002
title:
Rape : a hazard to health
creators:
1 results
1. Dahl, Solveig
year:
1992
publisher:
[S. Dahl]
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_2007091701002_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/274a15243996a84580a32ae1fe85c32a

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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