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 2026-09-23T22:37:13Z in 0.195 seconds.

total:

257142

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items:

10 results

id:
958b502c1b01134e44b619297173db19
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2025061309525
title:
Kafe Avec
creators:
2 results
1. Norsk revyfaglig senter
2. Skaunarevyen
year:
1993
publisher:
[Skaunarevyen]
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. 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_digibok_2025061309525_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
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id:
0e290f54b1cc343cce99251a53442ad8
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022042583157_001
title:
Årsmelding. 2020
creators:
1 results
1. Sit Studentsamskipnaden i Gjøvik, Ålesund og Trondheim
year:
2020
publisher:
Sit Studentsamskipnaden i Gjøvik, Ålesund og Trondheim
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_2022042583157_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0e290f54b1cc343cce99251a53442ad8
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000076814
title:
The Luna kafe anthology : Europe
creators:
2 results
1. Oppøyen, Håvard
2. Breivik, Knut Tore
year:
2026
publisher:
[Luna kafé]
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_000076814_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
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id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024012483059_001
title:
Årsmelding. 2021
creators:
1 results
1. Sit Studentsamskipnaden i Gjøvik, Ålesund og Trondheim
year:
2021
publisher:
Sit Studentsamskipnaden i Gjøvik, Ålesund og Trondheim
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_2024012483059_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/000ac87c8596a8a8272140aa76d7c908
id:
d7aee38f105b4aba1983af934df146f0
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000076815
title:
The Luna kafe anthology : US - N to Z
creators:
2 results
1. Oppøyen, Håvard
2. Breivik, Knut Tore
year:
2026
publisher:
[Luna kafé]
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_000076815_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d7aee38f105b4aba1983af934df146f0
id:
af2c5a3e4c30e834eccf7c904b72b452
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000076816
title:
The Luna kafe anthology : US - A to M
creators:
2 results
1. Oppøyen, Håvard
2. Breivik, Knut Tore
year:
2026
publisher:
[Luna kafé]
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_000076816_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/af2c5a3e4c30e834eccf7c904b72b452
id:
bd59cd82888d190c590394a4a5a7e29f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014062707010
title:
Kafé Club Intim : en familie - en kafé - en kunstner : en epoke i Os' historie
creators:
1 results
1. Bugge, Sølvi
year:
2011
publisher:
Sølvi Bugge
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_2014062707010_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/bd59cd82888d190c590394a4a5a7e29f
id:
ff33e1aab8eaa1b4866e98a530664fa6
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021101848089
title:
På Kafé Globus ved kaia
creators:
2 results
1. Bergset, Vidar
2. Kristiansen, Magne V. (Magne Viggo)
year:
2018
publisher:
V. Bergset
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. 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_digibok_2021101848089_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ff33e1aab8eaa1b4866e98a530664fa6
id:
0ac485f391f1ab30573f8e1af5bbf313
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008042204073
title:
Kafé Ceres
creators:
2 results
1. Deeping, Warwick
2. Asp, Theodor F.
year:
1950
publisher:
Cappelen
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_2008042204073_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0ac485f391f1ab30573f8e1af5bbf313
id:
5645d17fcd46cb7711b51ce78cdf8d02
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000076818
title:
The Luna kafé anthology : Norway
creators:
2 results
1. Oppøyen, Håvard
2. Breivik, Knut Tore
year:
2026
publisher:
[Luna kafé]
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_000076818_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5645d17fcd46cb7711b51ce78cdf8d02

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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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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