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 2026-10-28T00:38:20Z in 0.444 seconds.

total:

6479

page:

size:

items:

25 results

id:
0aa0b29da64acfbea8b3bb07ced1e3d9
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_EAN_4260128691108_01_0001
title:
La Loca : Original Shortcut
creators:
4 results
1. Woods
2. Edge
3. Greiner, Sven
4. Stenzel, Torsten
year:
20110427
publisher:
DJ Beat Records
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0aa0b29da64acfbea8b3bb07ced1e3d9
id:
e85346717e09de243e6cff4311f4dd3d
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Shortcut
creators:
1 results
1. Egge, Øystein
year:
2014
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/e85346717e09de243e6cff4311f4dd3d
id:
e8e0b579b4b352bfc13d11c2b282466a
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_UPC_198588249765_01_0006
title:
Shortcut
creators:
2 results
1. Mind over MIDI
2. Tømmervåg, Helge
year:
20240816
publisher:
Berserk Fabrik
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. und
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e8e0b579b4b352bfc13d11c2b282466a
id:
0c55caa8609f2ffd42230dc14c05878d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_EAN_7042882001587_01_0006
title:
Shortcut
creators:
3 results
1. Søyr
2. Halle, Morten
3. Sollid, Torgrim
year:
20011002
publisher:
CURLING LEGS
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
No results.
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0c55caa8609f2ffd42230dc14c05878d
id:
f8d1e2b63dc363b7b085a7c18f45e946
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Shortcut
creators:
11 results
1. Halle, Morten
2. Askeland, Edvard
3. Søyr (musikkgruppe)
4. Aalefjær, Knut
5. Kvalbein, Astrid
6. Jaksjø, Christian
7. Waring, Rob
8. Johansen, Guro Gravem
9. Watle, Per Einar
10. Sollid, Torgrim
11. Klakegg, Rune
year:
2001
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. und
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/f8d1e2b63dc363b7b085a7c18f45e946
id:
c71b53030d30dee052a39d641473728b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_UPC_196006970130_01_0002
title:
Propaganda! : Shortcut
creators:
3 results
1. Hungry Hearts
2. Gjevjon, Tonje
3. Hellman, Emil
year:
20210625
publisher:
The Hungry Hearts Production
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c71b53030d30dee052a39d641473728b
id:
ec567f0ba1c12c8bd45afd04c219ec24
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_UPC_198391929878_01_0006
title:
Shortcut ’99
creators:
5 results
1. Casiokids
2. Aabø, Kjetil
3. Endresen, Ketil Kinden
4. Johnsen, Omar Emanuel
5. Vogsborg, Fredrik
year:
20241129
publisher:
Jansen Records
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. und
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ec567f0ba1c12c8bd45afd04c219ec24
id:
e62ed006b71c98c250771e1dfd694110
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Shortcut'99
creators:
7 results
1. Vogsborg, Fredrik Øgreid
2. Johnsen, Omar Emanuel
3. Endresen, Ketil Kinden
4. Aabø, Kjetil Bjøreid
5. Casiokids (musikkgruppe)
6. Olsson, Einar
7. Monsen, Matias
year:
2006
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
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/e62ed006b71c98c250771e1dfd694110
id:
5362c45c9fb4c16e081ddb7c03d5ebda
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_EAN_7090008310198_01_0006
title:
Shortcut '99
creators:
3 results
1. Casiokids
2. Endresen, Ketil Kinden
3. Vogsborg, Fredrik
year:
20061009
publisher:
Karisma Records
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5362c45c9fb4c16e081ddb7c03d5ebda
id:
eef88122c5fcb4db94ac4f6159378192
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2017030348108
title:
British ways : Shortcut
creators:
1 results
1. Benestad, Sheila
year:
2003
publisher:
Cappelen
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_2017030348108_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/eef88122c5fcb4db94ac4f6159378192
id:
b4e9744b5d63039753d78df75d001304
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016082408127
title:
American ways : Shortcut
creators:
4 results
1. Andersen, Kjell Richard
2. Austad, Marcie Madden
3. Benestad, Sheila
4. Peel, Richard
year:
2003
publisher:
Cappelen
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_2016082408127_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b4e9744b5d63039753d78df75d001304
id:
4e15e66ffdb823935676ef7097198d5a
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_UPC_16027382432
title:
Shortcut to Salvation
creators:
2 results
1. GANGES
2. Nordal, Ganges
year:
20201030
publisher:
All Good Clean Records, A.S
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
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_pliktmusikk_UPC_16027382432_image_001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4e15e66ffdb823935676ef7097198d5a
id:
d27d029ae64a82b8e4f6c9bc21b24808
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Shortcut to salvation
creators:
4 results
1. Ganges
2. Raaen, Skjalg
3. Hustad, Trond
4. Forsberg, Magnus
year:
2020
publisher:
Rotor Records
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
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/d27d029ae64a82b8e4f6c9bc21b24808
id:
234b36e01283805cacb6b87103ca46c8
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_UPC_195081458892_01_0001
title:
Sugar Mommy : Shortcut
creators:
5 results
1. Hungry Hearts
2. Gjevjon, Edith Roth
3. Gjevjon, Tonje
4. Hellman, Emil
5. SoundFactory
year:
20200424
publisher:
The Hungry Hearts Production
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/234b36e01283805cacb6b87103ca46c8
id:
5034af9ffd26d06c470d29ecab074d30
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Recording the Jürg Mager trio: A shortcut to the stars
creators:
2 results
1. Sæther, Bent
2. Ryan, Hans Magnus
year:
2004
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. und
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/5034af9ffd26d06c470d29ecab074d30
id:
896c3793cd1d7d757ee4a11b008d92e9
urn:
not reported by source
title:
A shortcut to the stars
creators:
4 results
1. Ryan, Hans Magnus
2. Deathprod
3. Motorpsycho (musikkgruppe)
4. Sæther, Bent
year:
2012
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. zxx
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/896c3793cd1d7d757ee4a11b008d92e9
id:
c8d05b2bb97a43330791dce055682107
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_UPC_196925180818_01_0002
title:
How Woke Can U Be : Shortcut
creators:
5 results
1. SoundFactory
2. Hungry Hearts
3. Gjevjon, Tonje
4. Hellman, Emil
5. Marve, Anne
year:
20220618
publisher:
The Hungry Hearts Production
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c8d05b2bb97a43330791dce055682107
id:
4b84c62fddf8ec8ff794ec812a9b5ee7
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Keep it on
creators:
1 results
1. Shortcut
year:
1997
publisher:
Jam it!
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. zxx
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/4b84c62fddf8ec8ff794ec812a9b5ee7
id:
787b2d238f18a8940b0d3b50ac4fa570
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Den første norske appen
creators:
2 results
1. Lund, Elisabeth
2. Flatby, August
year:
2012
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/787b2d238f18a8940b0d3b50ac4fa570
id:
3d384e53bf26c3c11567b522a37b92c1
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Svenske Shortcut samler Stabburet : boksåpner til bedre IT-styring
creators:
1 results
1. Finnseth, Hilde
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/3d384e53bf26c3c11567b522a37b92c1
id:
a4d2fdaebcd5d0a892b1d33af810d4fb
urn:
not reported by source
title:
A shortcut through time : the path to the quantum computer
creators:
1 results
1. Johnson, George
year:
2003
publisher:
Alfred A. Knopf
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/a4d2fdaebcd5d0a892b1d33af810d4fb
id:
1d1c42ce7db879c8e3e704d0eb32b356
urn:
not reported by source
title:
The long, long way : young children explore fabula and syuzhet of Shortcut
creators:
1 results
1. Pantaleo, Sylvia
year:
2004
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
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/1d1c42ce7db879c8e3e704d0eb32b356
id:
2a73f4b15a9f1eadd3d03ebcb424f85b
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Hots (for yoy)
creators:
2 results
1. Shortcut
2. Olsen, Vegard Thomas
year:
1996
publisher:
CNR Music Norway
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
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/2a73f4b15a9f1eadd3d03ebcb424f85b
id:
e389c75f53758e837b74e72927477a47
urn:
not reported by source
title:
What do four voices, a shortcut, and three pigs have in common? Metafiction!
creators:
1 results
1. Pantaleo, Sylvia
year:
2004
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
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/e389c75f53758e837b74e72927477a47
id:
631a295c5eb897a8eb05b9c08a6703c2
urn:
not reported by source
title:
The Arctic shortcut : a study of Russian political commitment to a revitalisation of the Northern Sea Route
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