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 2026-10-23T12:23:48Z in 0.253 seconds.

total:

279879

page:

size:

items:

25 results

id:
2a917e712b50e2cd27cebd295b3db530
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009032400033
title:
I storm og stille : Riksteatret 1949-1989
creators:
2 results
1. Wiik, Steinar
2. Riksteatret
year:
1990
publisher:
Riksteatret
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
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_2009032400033_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2a917e712b50e2cd27cebd295b3db530
id:
d4515a66bfd1f000d02bd8fded7c62ef
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Nyhetsbrev fra Riksteatret
creators:
1 results
1. Riksteatret
year:
19980101
publisher:
Riksteatret
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d4515a66bfd1f000d02bd8fded7c62ef
id:
8c61b8bdb50b8b3841a5538238e33f5e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digifoto_20200708_00383_digiplakat_2012053160014_f
title:
Bloom : Riksteatret
creators:
1 results
1. Riksteatret
year:
2011
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. plakater
languages:
No results.
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_digifoto_20200708_00383_digiplakat_2012053160014_f/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8c61b8bdb50b8b3841a5538238e33f5e
id:
0d7f1ef8e19d2b7dfd2afd4b8045e587
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Riksteatret: Vildanden
creators:
not reported by source
year:
1957
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0d7f1ef8e19d2b7dfd2afd4b8045e587
id:
0135fb09ba5dda58beab8b6d0bf02f34
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digifoto_20200708_00361_digiplakat_2012053060033_f
title:
Frikar : Kruk! : Riksteatret
creators:
1 results
1. Riksteatret
year:
2011
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. plakater
languages:
No results.
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_digifoto_20200708_00361_digiplakat_2012053060033_f/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0135fb09ba5dda58beab8b6d0bf02f34
id:
a240ae9d697e3579590b899a8ac98280
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digifoto_20200708_00516_digiplakat_2012053160032_f
title:
Albert Åberg : Riksteatret
creators:
1 results
1. Riksteatret
year:
2011
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. plakater
languages:
No results.
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_digifoto_20200708_00516_digiplakat_2012053160032_f/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a240ae9d697e3579590b899a8ac98280
id:
2c15b726512890328d0bfc438abfe437
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digifoto_20200708_00364_digiplakat_2012053060038_f
title:
Pulverheksa og julenissen : Riksteatret
creators:
1 results
1. Riksteatret
year:
2011
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. plakater
languages:
No results.
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_digifoto_20200708_00364_digiplakat_2012053060038_f/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2c15b726512890328d0bfc438abfe437
id:
df4abbf64976192bfda558ba2c439428
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Gjengangere : Henrik Ibsen : Riksteatret
creators:
not reported by source
year:
not reported by source
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. plakater
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/df4abbf64976192bfda558ba2c439428
id:
09c6e0f0dce1575ad6197c9baa311dce
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016030248015
title:
Riksteatret presenterer: Dråpen
creators:
2 results
1. Berggren, Arne
2. Riksteatret
year:
2009
publisher:
Riksteatret
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_2016030248015_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/09c6e0f0dce1575ad6197c9baa311dce
id:
79a0c72357d9b770ea9c0b301ea61d5b
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Riksteatret : Nord-Norge-Turneen 1949
creators:
1 results
1. Riksteatret
year:
1949
publisher:
[Riksteatret]
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/79a0c72357d9b770ea9c0b301ea61d5b
id:
099e94fbec5900107355f967bbc74149
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Riksteatret : Nord-Norge-Turneen 1950
creators:
1 results
1. Riksteatret
year:
1950
publisher:
[Riksteatret]
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/099e94fbec5900107355f967bbc74149
id:
218b737d3721afc1af726fa5678c44ca
urn:
not reported by source
title:
I storm og stille : Riksteatret 1949-1989
creators:
2 results
1. Wiik, Steinar
2. Riksteatret
year:
19900101
publisher:
Riksteatret
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nor eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/218b737d3721afc1af726fa5678c44ca
id:
196a41e96ed13bfe649b39b161ec24b4
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016070568022
title:
En sommernattsdrøm : Riksteatret våren 1976
creators:
2 results
1. Shakespeare, William
2. Riksteatret
year:
1976
publisher:
[Riksteatret]
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_2016070568022_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/196a41e96ed13bfe649b39b161ec24b4
id:
8d2843f2fe816db70b82c766a1930dd9
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009091504068
title:
Riksteatret presenterer Skjærgårdsflørt : en god, gammeldags folkekomedie av Gideon Wahlberg
creators:
1 results
1. Riksteatret
year:
1991
publisher:
Teatretet
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_2009091504068_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8d2843f2fe816db70b82c766a1930dd9
id:
8c101bedf0f97d3b4f640c9c5486b060
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digifoto_20200708_00366_digiplakat_2012053060036_f
title:
Ali Baba og de førti røverne : Riksteatret
creators:
1 results
1. Riksteatret
year:
2011
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. plakater
languages:
No results.
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_digifoto_20200708_00366_digiplakat_2012053060036_f/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8c101bedf0f97d3b4f640c9c5486b060
id:
22c4aaaf531f2d20589fe2e1eae88603
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2007071100010
title:
Lykkelige dager på turné : 25 år med Riksteatret
creators:
1 results
1. Smith, Rolf Falkenberg
year:
1974
publisher:
Aschehoug
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_2007071100010_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/22c4aaaf531f2d20589fe2e1eae88603
id:
551b1be0ce40e7555bc03203de39f05e
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Riksteatret 50 år og like blid
creators:
2 results
1. Berthelsen, Herman
2. Erichsen, Bente
year:
1999
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/551b1be0ce40e7555bc03203de39f05e
id:
256b8828dd67f3c4670a21e5b6771517
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2017110668012
title:
Peer Gynt nr. 371 : en moderne danseforestilling fra Riksteatret
creators:
1 results
1. Riksteatret
year:
2006
publisher:
Riksteatret
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_2017110668012_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/256b8828dd67f3c4670a21e5b6771517
id:
4e0070809e80b11a8efe03d83d2ab5db
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014080608176
title:
Nationaltheatret : turné 1960 i samarbeid med Riksteatret
creators:
2 results
1. Nationaltheatret
2. Riksteatret
year:
1960
publisher:
Nationaltheatret
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_2014080608176_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4e0070809e80b11a8efe03d83d2ab5db
id:
e075c91f9597d0e0a83b74216c0aa553
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Riksteatret i Hønefoss : Brand
creators:
1 results
1. Anderssen, Odd-Stein
year:
1971
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e075c91f9597d0e0a83b74216c0aa553
id:
3b3a47f017799d60ca28a2b551f5de31
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digifoto_20191009_00151_digiplakat_2013091260043_f
title:
Klatremus og de andre dyrene i Hakkebakkeskogen : Riksteatret
creators:
1 results
1. Riksteatret
year:
2012
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. plakater
languages:
No results.
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_digifoto_20191009_00151_digiplakat_2013091260043_f/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3b3a47f017799d60ca28a2b551f5de31
id:
7205dca3bc4b3555017f424611f04a29
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024101783049_001
title:
Årsmelding. 1980
creators:
1 results
1. Riksteatret
year:
1980
publisher:
Teatret
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
3 results
1. nob
2. mul
3. nno
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_2024101783049_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/7205dca3bc4b3555017f424611f04a29
id:
faf0a8e265025f7aa96e01c024fe82fc
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024101783050_001
title:
Årsmelding. 1981
creators:
1 results
1. Riksteatret
year:
1981
publisher:
Teatret
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
3 results
1. nob
2. mul
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