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 2026-09-26T20:32:08Z in 0.203 seconds.

total:

12024

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
61e4530e5634b0b60b32c747ef406b49
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014032508101
title:
Long-term forecasting in Europe. 2 : Norway, Suisse, Sweden, United Kingdom, European cultural foundations, organisations internationales
creators:
1 results
1. Council of Europe
year:
1970
publisher:
Council of Europe
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. und
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_2014032508101_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/61e4530e5634b0b60b32c747ef406b49
id:
971848ef99eca7bc84e8923e41010d61
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010050505014
title:
Energy, environment and natural resources management in the Baltic Sea Region : 4th International Conference on System Analysis
creators:
1 results
1. International Conference on System Analysis
year:
1993
publisher:
The Nordic Council of Ministers
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_2010050505014_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/971848ef99eca7bc84e8923e41010d61
id:
1c4a7c214460fd59abc434661b17f8f4
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025051380142_003
title:
Badeteknisk forum (trykt utg.) : fagtidsskrift for prosjektering, bygging, drift og vedlikehold av svømmeanlegg. 2003 Vol. 18 Nr. 3
creators:
1 results
1. Bad, park og idrett
year:
2003
publisher:
Foto- presse & PR service
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_2025051380142_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/1c4a7c214460fd59abc434661b17f8f4
id:
4327c2e9783c506a4abc449a9d901ce4
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025051380141_005
title:
Badeteknisk forum (trykt utg.) : fagtidsskrift for prosjektering, bygging, drift og vedlikehold av svømmeanlegg. 2007 Vol. 22 Nr. 1
creators:
1 results
1. Bad, park og idrett
year:
2007
publisher:
Foto- presse & PR service
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_2025051380141_005_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4327c2e9783c506a4abc449a9d901ce4
id:
ed08ac0a38973dfe9a9c31660a693d43
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025051380141_008
title:
Badeteknisk forum (trykt utg.) : fagtidsskrift for prosjektering, bygging, drift og vedlikehold av svømmeanlegg. 2007 Vol. 22 Nr. 4
creators:
1 results
1. Bad, park og idrett
year:
2007
publisher:
Foto- presse & PR service
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_2025051380141_008_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ed08ac0a38973dfe9a9c31660a693d43
id:
dc8b3855cd1baa27ed8715d33fe37d20
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2023022448024
title:
Great motorcycle tours of Europe
creators:
1 results
1. Coleman, Colette
year:
2014
publisher:
Querqus
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_2023022448024_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/dc8b3855cd1baa27ed8715d33fe37d20
id:
a1ebdfa27c84a46f5b2c7b1e82f1a0b4
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011052004025
title:
Camping-journal's Camping-håndbok. 2 : Europe
creators:
2 results
1. Møller, Helge
2. Camping-journal
year:
1967
publisher:
[s.n.]
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_2011052004025_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a1ebdfa27c84a46f5b2c7b1e82f1a0b4
id:
567215ea2b0b03b5771b33ba80af742b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009071304068
title:
Wildlife management in Europe outside the Soviet Union
creators:
1 results
1. Myrberget, Svein
year:
1990
publisher:
Norsk institutt for naturforskning
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009071304068_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/567215ea2b0b03b5771b33ba80af742b
id:
1cb02b8bdd58b832f5f5f73521b32cec
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009082704019
title:
The Nordic countries and Europe. 2 : Social sciences
creators:
2 results
1. Forskningsprogrammet Norden och Europa
2. Nordisk ministerråd
year:
2001
publisher:
Nordisk Ministerråd
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_2009082704019_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/1cb02b8bdd58b832f5f5f73521b32cec
id:
acc09706d159c6fec98fd62e91f448d7
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024060480006_001
title:
SESS report (fullstendig versjon : trykt utg.) : the state of environmental science in Svalbard : an annual report. 2019
creators:
1 results
1. Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System
year:
2019
publisher:
Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System (SIOS)
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
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_digitidsskrift_2024060480006_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/acc09706d159c6fec98fd62e91f448d7

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

Will you use the result in generated code?

Open the same result as JSON

Is data missing or incorrect? Send feedback about this result.

Continue exploring

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.

AI agent? Read the complete navigation and programming guide.