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 2026-09-28T12:43:16Z in 0.306 seconds.

total:

42484

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
76c31941876d077d4b1486d00edb03a5
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009012004062
title:
Regional utvikling i Hedmark 1990-2010 : analyse av historisk utvikling og mulige utviklingsbaner ved hjelp av modellsystemet Panda
creators:
2 results
1. Køhn, Espen
2. Grefsrud, Reidun
year:
2002
publisher:
Østlandsforskning
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_2009012004062_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/76c31941876d077d4b1486d00edb03a5
id:
98f533138f12d8f768093bc7158feda0
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011042605005
title:
Utvikling av Norges-PANDA
creators:
2 results
1. Stokka, Arne
2. Stølan, Anders
year:
2001
publisher:
SINTEF, Teknologiledelse, Økonomi og logistikk
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_2011042605005_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/98f533138f12d8f768093bc7158feda0
id:
b7f360318d35939259cad376a63a75c9
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2017102608116
title:
Veileder i bruk av PANDA ved konsekvensanalyse
creators:
2 results
1. Stokka, Arne
2. Stølan, Anders
year:
1996
publisher:
SINTEF Teknologiledelse, Anvendt økonomi
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_2017102608116_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b7f360318d35939259cad376a63a75c9
id:
bdc78b8be28dbcee31bad50b6cc6b8d2
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009091800028
title:
Bruk av PANDA i arbeidet med regionale utviklingsprogram
creators:
3 results
1. Johansen, Steinar
2. Nilssen, Inge
3. Stokka, Arne
year:
1999
publisher:
SINTEF, Teknologiledelse, Økonomi og logistikk
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_2009091800028_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/bdc78b8be28dbcee31bad50b6cc6b8d2
id:
cb8f70f65e78784db1135bbbcda30869
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021030348533
title:
Grunnlagsdata framtidig utdanningsbehov : -PANDA-analyser og sekundærdata
creators:
2 results
1. Stene, Morten
2. Trøndelag forskning og utvikling
year:
2015
publisher:
Trøndelag forskning og utvikling
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_2021030348533_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/cb8f70f65e78784db1135bbbcda30869
id:
ee132cfb84ea935916677a7146d4ea85
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012062008227
title:
Regionale endringer - modeller for planlegging og analyse : Vettre 12.-13. juni 1990 : seminarinnlegg
creators:
2 results
1. Regionale endringer - modeller for planlegging og analyse (seminar)
2. Norges råd for anvendt samfunnsforskning
year:
1990
publisher:
NORAS
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_2012062008227_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ee132cfb84ea935916677a7146d4ea85
id:
54f568d9c7eb7d36c9f016d475780888
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011080506076
title:
Regional utvikling i Ytre Namdal : en analyse av sentrale utviklingstrekk
creators:
2 results
1. Sand, Roald
2. Regional utvikling i Ytre Namdal: en analyse av sentrale utviklingstrekk og forutsetninger for næringsøkonomisk vekst (prosjekt)
year:
2003
publisher:
Nord-Trøndelagsforskning
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_2011080506076_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/54f568d9c7eb7d36c9f016d475780888
id:
b46017cd62e048c5c60fde39fa9c5b1e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016030808112
title:
Oljevirksomhet i Nord-Norge : Harstad som senter for leteboring og drift
creators:
2 results
1. Asplan analyse
2. Harstad
year:
1994
publisher:
Asplan Analyse
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_2016030808112_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b46017cd62e048c5c60fde39fa9c5b1e
id:
16218dd32924e31c249f4d482b32bf5d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011092108089
title:
KA Rollags betydning for Numedal : en konsekvensanalyse utført med analyseverktøyet PANDA
creators:
2 results
1. Sanda, Karl Gunnar
2. Lie, Kjetil
year:
1997
publisher:
Telemarksforsking-Bø
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_2011092108089_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/16218dd32924e31c249f4d482b32bf5d
id:
44b17802abc4c6fcd46761051ab01ffa
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010102008107
title:
Detaljerte arbeidsmarkedsdata - på kommunenivå : dokumentasjon av arbeidsmarkedsdata til PANDA 4. utgave
creators:
2 results
1. Aukrust, Inge
2. Utne, Harald
year:
1999
publisher:
Statistisk sentralbyrå, Avdeling for økonomisk statistikk/Seksjon for arbeidsmarkedsstatistikk
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_2010102008107_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/44b17802abc4c6fcd46761051ab01ffa

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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