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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.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
qrequiredstringFree-text query. Supports field-restricted terms too, e.g. "subject:fiske year:1970" combined with free text.
media_typeoptionalunionRestrict 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.
languageoptionalunionLanguage 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.
countyoptionalunionNorwegian county name, e.g. "Troms", "Oslo".
year_fromoptionalunionRestrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
year_tooptionalunionRestrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
digital_onlyoptionalbooleanOnly items that have been digitized.
sortoptionalunionOne of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).
pageoptionalintegerZero-based page index.
sizeoptionalintegerResults per page, 1 to 100 (default 10).
limitoptionalintegerGateway page size; default 25, maximum 100.
offsetoptionalintegerNumber 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.

Type: string. Free-text query. Supports field-restricted terms too, e.g. "subject:fiske year:1970" combined with free text.
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.
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.
Type: string. Norwegian county name, e.g. "Troms", "Oslo".
Type: integer. Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
Type: integer. Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
Type: yes/no. Only items that have been digitized.
Type: string. One of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).
Type: integer. Zero-based page index.
Type: integer. Results per page, 1 to 100 (default 10).

Result

Source: National Library of Norway. Retrieved 2026-09-23T17:48:19Z in 0.246 seconds.

total:
103602
page:
0
size:
10
items:

10 results

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    f17b08813c453e0e09e97ce4579f375b
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2023060209787
    title:
    Bedriftshåndboken for arkitekter
    creators:

    2 results

    1. Norges praktiserende arkitekter
    2. Arkitektbedriftene i Norge
    year:
    2000
    publisher:
    Arkitektbedriftene i Norge
    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_2023060209787_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/f17b08813c453e0e09e97ce4579f375b
  2. id:
    3bff32477ee781c52ac02ff307017dd0
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018050748045
    title:
    En ramme for våre liv : 60 prosjekter i Trondheim, 1984-2004, Skibnes arkitekter AS
    creators:

    3 results

    1. Skibnes, Svein Erik
    2. Skibnes arkitekter
    3. Solberg, Helge
    year:
    2014
    publisher:
    Fagbokforl.
    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_2018050748045_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/3bff32477ee781c52ac02ff307017dd0
  3. id:
    8a49746d60ec8acc952c225616dbc916
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016071908026
    title:
    Vitenskapsfilosofi for arkitekter
    creators:

    1 results

    1. Mo, Linn
    year:
    2003
    publisher:
    Kolofon
    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:
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    viewer_url:
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    cfd3d77cc736b2655878e186aa725b2d
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    URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024012380034_026
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    Signal (Signal) : illustrert blad for sjø og land : samtidig organ for Norsk selskab til skibbrudnes redning. 1900 Vol. 2 Nr. 26
    creators:

    2 results

    1. Redningsselskapet
    2. Sjømænds kristelige forening
    year:
    1900
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    Signal
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. tidsskrift
    languages:

    3 results

    1. nob
    2. mul
    3. nno
    county:
    not reported by source
    digital:
    yes
    public_domain:
    no
    license:
    ccbyncnd
    viewability:
    ALL
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    EVERYWHERE
    thumbnail:
    https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024012380034_026_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/cfd3d77cc736b2655878e186aa725b2d
  5. id:
    956fcb2143c581ae14667617b1f66bf5
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024020580004_024
    title:
    Signal (Signal) : illustrert blad for sjø og land : samtidig organ for Norsk selskab til skibbrudnes redning. 1937 Vol. 39 Nr. 25
    creators:

    2 results

    1. Redningsselskapet
    2. Sjømænds kristelige forening
    year:
    1937
    publisher:
    Signal
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. tidsskrift
    languages:

    3 results

    1. nob
    2. mul
    3. nno
    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_2024020580004_024_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/956fcb2143c581ae14667617b1f66bf5
  6. id:
    f8e288a72ead0654ccada99ea690697d
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024031580021_023
    title:
    Signal (Signal) : illustrert blad for sjø og land : samtidig organ for Norsk selskab til skibbrudnes redning. 1931 Vol. 33 Nr. 24
    creators:

    2 results

    1. Redningsselskapet
    2. Sjømænds kristelige forening
    year:
    1931
    publisher:
    Signal
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. tidsskrift
    languages:

    3 results

    1. nob
    2. mul
    3. nno
    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_2024031580021_023_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/f8e288a72ead0654ccada99ea690697d
  7. id:
    3fdae71d20a556c5f0c6550d4a00cf1c
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024031480002_033
    title:
    Signal (Signal) : illustrert blad for sjø og land : samtidig organ for Norsk selskab til skibbrudnes redning. 1928 Vol. 30 Nr. 34
    creators:

    2 results

    1. Redningsselskapet
    2. Sjømænds kristelige forening
    year:
    1928
    publisher:
    Signal
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. tidsskrift
    languages:

    3 results

    1. nob
    2. mul
    3. nno
    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_2024031480002_033_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/3fdae71d20a556c5f0c6550d4a00cf1c
  8. id:
    886f7586ef2d62880d05091f031523ac
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024101780015_034
    title:
    Signal (Signal) : illustrert blad for sjø og land : samtidig organ for Norsk selskab til skibbrudnes redning. 1930 Vol. 32 Nr. 35
    creators:

    2 results

    1. Redningsselskapet
    2. Sjømænds kristelige forening
    year:
    1930
    publisher:
    Signal
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. tidsskrift
    languages:

    3 results

    1. nob
    2. mul
    3. nno
    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_2024101780015_034_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/886f7586ef2d62880d05091f031523ac
  9. id:
    f5769b3d1192ced78fa6a0c58a2a7d18
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022050585002_001
    title:
    Signal (Signal) : illustrert blad for sjø og land : samtidig organ for Norsk selskab til skibbrudnes redning. 1911 Vol. 13 Nr. 1-50+jul
    creators:
    not reported by source
    year:
    1911
    publisher:
    Signal
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. tidsskrift
    languages:

    3 results

    1. nob
    2. mul
    3. nno
    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_2022050585002_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/f5769b3d1192ced78fa6a0c58a2a7d18
  10. id:
    e410958d38a5ff304a4ba3245be46e6e
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011062805059
    title:
    Konkurranseanalyse : arkitekter og rådgivende ingeniører i Steinkjer
    creators:

    2 results

    1. Gran, Steinar
    2. Stene, Morten
    year:
    2001
    publisher:
    Høgskolen i Nord-Trøndelag
    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_2011062805059_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/e410958d38a5ff304a4ba3245be46e6e
limit:
25
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10
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yes
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