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 2026-09-08T20:40:36Z in 0.258 seconds.

total:

547322

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items:

10 results

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b00fbd07b65bde4ca9f498e5bf8722ef
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009021800111
title:
Øvelser for en sterk rygg
creators:
2 results
1. Sutcliffe, Jenny
2. Moen, Grete Helene
year:
2003
publisher:
Noras ark
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_2009021800111_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b00fbd07b65bde4ca9f498e5bf8722ef
id:
07cfbd5aa749701967bb5fda4b346063
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013022838099
title:
Bedre rygg
creators:
2 results
1. Tanner, John
2. Holm, Dagny
year:
2004
publisher:
Damm
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_2013022838099_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/07cfbd5aa749701967bb5fda4b346063
id:
28e8daa3a07e47c5115642aa0b8e06e8
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011070605073
title:
På bjørnens rygg
creators:
1 results
1. Holm, Espen
year:
2004
publisher:
Elixir Publ.
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_2011070605073_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/28e8daa3a07e47c5115642aa0b8e06e8
id:
50eb5d4cbf85a58e9c119b0958ff9236
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008090900078
title:
Maskin- og verktøylære for taktekkere
creators:
1 results
1. Norges byggskole, Stiftelsen
year:
1998
publisher:
Norges byggskole, Fagsenteret for treindustri og byggenæring
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. nno
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_2008090900078_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/50eb5d4cbf85a58e9c119b0958ff9236
id:
ca745553054f57da27915f8e9d2f4a61
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013072508037
title:
Aarons maskin : roman
creators:
2 results
1. Knudsen, Sverre
2. Bredenbekk, Børge
year:
2011
publisher:
Cappelen Damm
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_2013072508037_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ca745553054f57da27915f8e9d2f4a61
id:
eda433c9e069b305a76a12035e87483c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018072507211
title:
Aarons maskin : roman
creators:
2 results
1. Knudsen, Sverre
2. Rengård, Robin Snasen
year:
2015
publisher:
Gyldendal
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_2018072507211_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/eda433c9e069b305a76a12035e87483c
id:
3591fc8d4c033015885cddde15c79f0c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000024338
title:
Siste mann på rygg : roman
creators:
1 results
1. Stavrum, Arild
year:
2023
publisher:
Cappelen Damm
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
Møre og Romsdal
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_pliktmonografi_000024338_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3591fc8d4c033015885cddde15c79f0c
id:
5d568f9014bf20004a303e8e79cbc6ab
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2015091406051
title:
God rygg - fri for smerter
creators:
5 results
1. Sinel, Michael S.
2. Deardorff, William W.
3. Goldstein, Theodore B.
4. Larsen, Anne Kirsti Solheim
5. Larsen, Finn B.
year:
2002
publisher:
WEM3
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_2015091406051_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5d568f9014bf20004a303e8e79cbc6ab
id:
d98413f2401a97bb203276ff6b0ac926
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000014433
title:
Siste mann på rygg : roman
creators:
1 results
1. Stavrum, Arild
year:
2023
publisher:
Cappelen Damm
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_pliktmonografi_000014433_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d98413f2401a97bb203276ff6b0ac926
id:
232466745085356b50015656867d1b1b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000017717
title:
Frisk rygg : alt du trenger for å få en sunn og sterk rygg
creators:
3 results
1. Hjorthaug, Sigbjørn
2. Berget, Anders
3. Krohn-Hansen, Lennart
year:
2023
publisher:
Frisk
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_pliktmonografi_000017717_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/232466745085356b50015656867d1b1b

limit:

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returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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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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