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 2026-09-27T13:28:52Z in 0.212 seconds.

total:

703759

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
597f0719000802bcdf32ac3653de3616
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022062180027_037
title:
Bygg- og tømmermesteren : organ for Norges bygg- og tømmermestre. 1943 Vol. 17 Nr. 6
creators:
1 results
1. Bygg- og tømrermestrenes landssammenslutning
year:
1943
publisher:
Bygg- og tømrermestrenes landssammenslutning
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_2022062180027_037_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/597f0719000802bcdf32ac3653de3616
id:
4c65cdf26b68930d70a68e63e4d62bd7
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022110280004_017
title:
Bygg- og tømmermesteren : organ for Norges bygg- og tømmermestre. 1939 Vol. 13 Nr. 4
creators:
1 results
1. Bygg- og tømrermestrenes landssammenslutning
year:
1939
publisher:
Bygg- og tømrermestrenes landssammenslutning
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_2022110280004_017_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4c65cdf26b68930d70a68e63e4d62bd7
id:
8d362d17ee01780168f350377eaf754a
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022061580002_010
title:
Bygg- og tømmermesteren : organ for Norges bygg- og tømmermestre. 1950 Vol. 24 Nr. 10
creators:
1 results
1. Bygg- og tømrermestrenes landssammenslutning
year:
1950
publisher:
Bygg- og tømrermestrenes landssammenslutning
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_2022061580002_010_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8d362d17ee01780168f350377eaf754a
id:
5c0117979c94b03c91681e556f4b61dd
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022062480061_002
title:
Bygg- og tømmermesteren : organ for Norges bygg- og tømmermestre. 1920 Vol. 4 Nr. 1-12
creators:
1 results
1. Bygg- og tømrermestrenes landssammenslutning
year:
1920
publisher:
Bygg- og tømrermestrenes landssammenslutning
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022062480061_002_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5c0117979c94b03c91681e556f4b61dd
id:
7d281c813f9415e2fa9a18a7c1bd416f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022062480061_001
title:
Bygg- og tømmermesteren : organ for Norges bygg- og tømmermestre. 1929 Vol. 3 Nr. 1-12
creators:
1 results
1. Bygg- og tømrermestrenes landssammenslutning
year:
1929
publisher:
Bygg- og tømrermestrenes landssammenslutning
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022062480061_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/7d281c813f9415e2fa9a18a7c1bd416f
id:
38ec5b98078e65ef0c3fe7b1695f6372
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2026070206015
title:
Bo̧glunga saga
creators:
1 results
1. Íslenzka fornritafélag
year:
2013
publisher:
Hið íslenzka fornritafélag
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
4 results
1. nob
2. mul
3. non
4. ice
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_2026070206015_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/38ec5b98078e65ef0c3fe7b1695f6372
id:
8c80ba23b8d3dc71618f79d32ae72269
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016061329005
title:
Orkneyinga saga : and Magnus saga, with appendices
creators:
1 results
1. Guðbrandur Vigfússon
year:
2012
publisher:
Cambridge University Press
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. non
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_2016061329005_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8c80ba23b8d3dc71618f79d32ae72269
id:
5491321e2f6341e90b3c2b5d364fdcb7
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2024012948023
title:
Bygg med glede!
creators:
1 results
1. Birkeland, Sigmund
year:
2022
publisher:
Hellvik gruppen AS
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
Rogaland
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_2024012948023_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5491321e2f6341e90b3c2b5d364fdcb7
id:
849896f36aad53eca6f8fbe8d5d973b8
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021070148558
title:
Spydet : Bodvars saga
creators:
1 results
1. Henriksen, Vera
year:
1990
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_2021070148558_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/849896f36aad53eca6f8fbe8d5d973b8
id:
bfbd766cc733ab596740b1f439595257
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012092408072
title:
Ski bygg : fra sagbruk og isenkram til moderne byggevarehus
creators:
2 results
1. Markussen, Jon Trygve
2. Ski bygg (firma)
year:
2009
publisher:
[Ski bygg]
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_2012092408072_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/bfbd766cc733ab596740b1f439595257

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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