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 2026-10-07T00:58:38Z in 0.326 seconds.

total:

24956

page:

size:

items:

10 results

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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000017608
title:
Skolldalen naturreservat : Øyer kommune, Innlandet
creators:
1 results
1. Statsforvalteren i Innlandet
year:
2021
publisher:
Klima- og miljødepartementet
media_types:
1 results
1. kart
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_000017608_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e3cb5f174620056f3bc0236f905fa213
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000014753
title:
Halasbukjølen naturreservat : Åmot kommune, Innlandet
creators:
1 results
1. Statsforvalteren i Innlandet
year:
2021
publisher:
Klima- og miljødepartementet
media_types:
1 results
1. kart
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_pliktmonografi_000014753_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/24b27fb5e6d819c9da586ac1b8c5ebb5
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000017613
title:
Skålåsen naturreservat : Østre Toten kommune, Innlandet
creators:
1 results
1. Statsforvalteren i Innlandet
year:
2021
publisher:
Klima- og miljødepartementet
media_types:
1 results
1. kart
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
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viewer_url:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000014728
title:
Nordre Munksjøberget naturreservat : Trysil kommune, Innlandet
creators:
1 results
1. Statsforvalteren i Innlandet
year:
2021
publisher:
Klima- og miljødepartementet
media_types:
1 results
1. kart
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_000014728_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/6594d25342917fce59e41e329b1e1979
id:
3e9885ea581d5e987dec2699a6c939d6
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000017609
title:
Dokkajuvet naturreservat : Nordre Land kommune, Innlandet
creators:
1 results
1. Statsforvalteren i Innlandet
year:
2021
publisher:
Klima- og miljødepartementet
media_types:
1 results
1. kart
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_000017609_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3e9885ea581d5e987dec2699a6c939d6
id:
bc1c92e0d1fa165cc37f3ff5215fb525
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000072120
title:
Fiskeundersøkelser i Osensjøen 2023-2024 : reguleringer og fisk i Innlandet
creators:
1 results
1. Thorkildsen, Thor Bjørn
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_000072120_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
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id:
7145036df097c304f73257eaa6329b78
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000017375
title:
Potensial for uttak av GROT fra sluttavvirkninger i Innlandet
creators:
1 results
1. Granhus, Aksel
year:
2022
publisher:
NIBIO
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_pliktmonografi_000017375_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
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id:
f0b45a330231fe4d93dafebd7101a3bc
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000014372
title:
Evaluering etter uvær i Innlandet november 2022
creators:
2 results
1. Lunde, Monica
2. Lund, Asbjørn
year:
2022
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_000014372_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f0b45a330231fe4d93dafebd7101a3bc
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d88eff23ed5a2d0352d18d4022ca032d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000072129
title:
Verneplan for skog : Høring av forslag om vern av tre områder i Innlandet
creators:
1 results
1. Klæbo, Harald
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_000072129_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d88eff23ed5a2d0352d18d4022ca032d
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_6d00c1dd-6680-43a0-9478-51019ade5e01
title:
Rovvilt og beitesesongen : informasjon til beitebrukere, rovviltkontakter og kommunene i Innlandet. 2025
creators:
2 results
1. Norge Fylkesmannen i Innlandet
2. Norge Statsforvalteren i Innlandet
year:
2025
publisher:
Fylkesmannen i Innlandet
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_plikttidsskrift_6d00c1dd-6680-43a0-9478-51019ade5e01_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f57696d17f8fd497e5104901325c18ac

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

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