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 2026-09-27T11:08:40Z in 0.207 seconds.

total:

8442

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
eb17d17b2861d8e56429b2724aeb8a6e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009080501117
title:
Management development and learning : the case of Siemens, Norway
creators:
3 results
1. Joynt, Pat
2. Moksnes, Leiv
3. Bø, Inge
year:
2000
publisher:
Siviløkonomutdanningen i Bodø
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_2009080501117_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/eb17d17b2861d8e56429b2724aeb8a6e
id:
2e266ec37c037a1e7001ec4390ddf3c8
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2019072307234
title:
Blood platelet electrophoretic mobility : relationship to platelet aggregation and interaction with particles
creators:
1 results
1. Grøttum, Kjell Arne
year:
1973
publisher:
Universitetsforl.
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_2019072307234_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2e266ec37c037a1e7001ec4390ddf3c8
id:
4ddab1734d108ed3dd54de0b3a00784e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000008036
title:
Built environment and architecture as a resource
creators:
5 results
1. Built Environment and Architecture as a Resource (symposium) Seinäjoki 2018
2. Chudoba, Minna
3. Hynynen, Ari
4. Rönn, Magnus
5. Toft, Anne Elisabeth
year:
2020
publisher:
Nordic Academic Press of Architectural Research
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_000008036_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4ddab1734d108ed3dd54de0b3a00784e
id:
ff01454c03c9e61a31d3796709f70b71
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025042580074_003
title:
Astrolit : høyaktuell litteraturservice fra AstraZeneca AS. 2006 Nr. 3
creators:
1 results
1. AstraZeneca
year:
2006
publisher:
AstraZeneca
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_2025042580074_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ff01454c03c9e61a31d3796709f70b71
id:
a008bb08a7d111dd9054f7d6ac877aee
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2023042548029
title:
Three studies of B2B salespeople as collectors of competitive intelligence
creators:
2 results
1. Mehl, Erik
2. Universitetet i Stavanger Norsk hotellhøgskole
year:
2023
publisher:
University of Stavanger, Faculty of Social Sciences, Norwegian School of Hotel Management
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_2023042548029_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a008bb08a7d111dd9054f7d6ac877aee
id:
c75593c95be823f4588fdb2b0483f3e5
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2026031806062
title:
Powered by nature : Norway as a data centre nation
creators:
1 results
1. Norge Nærings- og fiskeridepartementet
year:
2018
publisher:
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
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_2026031806062_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c75593c95be823f4588fdb2b0483f3e5
id:
5a12993b24009f3c244c77204114d82c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020062648557
title:
Bivalve mollusks as tools for monitoring antibiotic resistance in the marine environment
creators:
1 results
1. Grevskott, Didrik Hjertaker
year:
2020
publisher:
University of Bergen
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_2020062648557_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5a12993b24009f3c244c77204114d82c
id:
bbc648626cfb1a6f2021076775cbb850
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010051806055
title:
The MOS transistor as the basic building block for analog VLSI implementation of neural networks
creators:
1 results
1. Vermesan, Ovidiu
year:
1994
publisher:
University of Bergen, Department of Physics
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_2010051806055_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/bbc648626cfb1a6f2021076775cbb850
id:
9829a275dba3888f1ea9deafee952c7d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2025101348020
title:
Ruthenate pyrochlores as anodic electrocatalysts for proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolysis
creators:
1 results
1. Heath, Megan Muriel
year:
2025
publisher:
NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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_2025101348020_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9829a275dba3888f1ea9deafee952c7d
id:
303b3170032928118a5326cf3c9ef835
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2025081306045
title:
Novel Zr- based AB₂ laves type alloys as advanced anodes for high energy - high power metal hydride batteries
creators:
1 results
1. Wijayanti, Ika Dewi
year:
2020
publisher:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Materials Science and 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:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2025081306045_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/303b3170032928118a5326cf3c9ef835

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returned:

has_more_results:

yes

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yes

next_offset:

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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.

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