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 2026-09-24T22:38:49Z in 0.353 seconds.

total:

5049

page:

size:

items:

10 results

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9e59b8c290180fa53675e84a65820547
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2026022680108_004
title:
Birkebeiner'n : offisielt magasin for Birkebeinerrennet AS og Birkebeinerrittet AS. 2003 Vol. 15 Nr. 4
creators:
2 results
1. Birkebeinerrittet
2. Birkebeinerrennet
year:
2003
publisher:
Sport media
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_2026022680108_004_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9e59b8c290180fa53675e84a65820547
id:
8b2fd45e0511803b02e6daf0a8b4526f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018062707215
title:
Nordsjøens klatreelite : 20års-jubileum for CAN AS
creators:
2 results
1. Gilja, Arild
2. CAN (firma)
year:
2013
publisher:
Nordisk trykk
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_2018062707215_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8b2fd45e0511803b02e6daf0a8b4526f
id:
574ef2e1e60a64bb5ce95a6ed6e91a4a
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014101648001
title:
40 innovasjoner i bilens historie - og hvor langt er 1 million biler? : Harald A. Møller AS
creators:
1 results
1. Johansen, Øystein Kock
year:
2009
publisher:
Aschehoug
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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_2014101648001_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/574ef2e1e60a64bb5ce95a6ed6e91a4a
id:
1825bb5e5279edf831b35d31550eb480
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2014110480012_015
title:
Bedre kontakt. 1987 Vol. 24 Nr. 14
creators:
1 results
1. Harald A. Møller AS
year:
1987
publisher:
Harald A. Møller A/S
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_2014110480012_015_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/1825bb5e5279edf831b35d31550eb480
id:
422b9fa3b347264386485046db58663d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2014101481019_001
title:
Kjør bedre : magasin for Volkswagen- og Audi-eiere. 1990/1995 Vol. 1-6
creators:
not reported by source
year:
1990
publisher:
Harald A. Møller
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_2014101481019_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/422b9fa3b347264386485046db58663d
id:
e3a651b634a5f7553e6313f3b7f4cc87
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2014110480013_005
title:
Bedre kontakt. 1988 Vol. 25 Nr. 5
creators:
1 results
1. Harald A. Møller AS
year:
1988
publisher:
Harald A. Møller A/S
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_2014110480013_005_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e3a651b634a5f7553e6313f3b7f4cc87
id:
7fc1ab34e6306be430987864825fc109
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2014110480012_014
title:
Bedre kontakt. 1987 Vol. 24 Nr. 13
creators:
1 results
1. Harald A. Møller AS
year:
1987
publisher:
Harald A. Møller A/S
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_2014110480012_014_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/7fc1ab34e6306be430987864825fc109
id:
d01a9f6810821d8b147c41f8927fbbf6
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2014110480012_020
title:
Bedre kontakt. 1987 Vol. 24 Nr. 19
creators:
1 results
1. Harald A. Møller AS
year:
1987
publisher:
Harald A. Møller A/S
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_2014110480012_020_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d01a9f6810821d8b147c41f8927fbbf6
id:
b6bc63bb733d25b0894176011b5054bd
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2014110480017_011
title:
Bedre kontakt. 1992 Vol. 29 Nr. 6
creators:
1 results
1. Harald A. Møller AS
year:
1992
publisher:
Harald A. Møller A/S
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_2014110480017_011_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b6bc63bb733d25b0894176011b5054bd
id:
983a89a7dd38f1a370de7a2de7f42366
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022022480005_002
title:
Moderne transport (Oslo : 1989-) : logistikk i praksis. 2008 Vol. 41 Nr. 2
creators:
1 results
1. Bjørgu AS
year:
2008
publisher:
Bjørgu AS
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_2022022480005_002_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/983a89a7dd38f1a370de7a2de7f42366

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returned:

has_more_results:

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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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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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