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 2026-09-26T01:56:51Z in 0.416 seconds.

total:

161

page:

size:

items:

10 results

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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2025061148055
title:
Development of physiotherapy as an integral part of the health system in Nepal
creators:
1 results
1. Shakya, Nishchal Ratna
year:
2024
publisher:
NTNU, fakultet for medisin og helsevitenskap
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
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NONE
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NB
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2025091006373
title:
The magmatic-hydrothermal transition in S-type, peraluminous granites : examples from Cornwall, UK, and Helgeland, Norway
creators:
1 results
1. Drivenes, Kristian
year:
2015
publisher:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology, Department of Geology and Mineral Resources Engineering
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:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2026031748031
title:
Salmon protein hydrolysate as a feed ingredient for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) : evaluating safety, fish performance and gut health in laboratory- and commercial-scale trials
creators:
1 results
1. Sandbakken, Ingrid Schafroth
year:
2026
publisher:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Biology
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_2026031748031_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
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id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_e93cf762-879c-411e-a592-12b4bf7bdb18
title:
GEO ExPro : geoscience & technology explained. 2024 Vol. 21 Nr. 6
creators:
2 results
1. Geonova AS
2. GXP Publishing
year:
2024
publisher:
GXP Publishing AS
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_plikttidsskrift_e93cf762-879c-411e-a592-12b4bf7bdb18_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d35a9c66074e1ab48601d1f58e200278
id:
8a6a334fdf75b66892e41384751a3d20
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000072126
title:
Overvåking av innsjøer i Innlandet fylke, 2024
creators:
3 results
1. Sta, Trond
2. Nielsen, Lisa
3. Vingerhagen, Ruth
year:
2025
publisher:
Statsforvalteren i Innlandet
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncsa
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000072126_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8a6a334fdf75b66892e41384751a3d20
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000040860
title:
Overvåking av elver og bekker i Innlandet fylke, 2023
creators:
4 results
1. Stabell, Trond
2. Nielsen, Lisa
3. Karlsson, Tobias
4. Vingerhagen, Ruth
year:
2024
publisher:
Statsforvalteren i Innlandet
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncsa
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000040860_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/6613df6766add9410255a464a88171a6
id:
a2883c453d87f0259d21118a217010bd
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023082983131_001
title:
Norsk sjømatnæring. 2023
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk fiskerinæring (mediehus)
year:
2023
publisher:
Norsk fiskerinæring
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_2023082983131_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a2883c453d87f0259d21118a217010bd
id:
4726378d0b2a1fb63389d006645e1fde
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000041885
title:
Using serious games for decision-making research : from ideation to application
creators:
1 results
1. Jost, Patrick
year:
2025
publisher:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, Department of Computer Science
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_pliktmonografi_000041885_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4726378d0b2a1fb63389d006645e1fde
id:
8d1f494ec261366085862e1e73444ef3
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2026010283058_001
title:
Norsk sjømatnæring. 2025
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk fiskerinæring (mediehus)
year:
2025
publisher:
Norsk fiskerinæring
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_2026010283058_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8d1f494ec261366085862e1e73444ef3
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024091783048_001
title:
Norsk sjømatnæring. 2024
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk fiskerinæring (mediehus)
year:
2024
publisher:
Norsk fiskerinæring
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_2024091783048_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/99425a13bd2e6b88c99a5cc566a95324

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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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.

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