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 2026-09-22T16:24:33Z in 0.268 seconds.

total:

4734

page:

size:

items:

10 results

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04a0c487097f2038651df9ed2a937bab
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025061283003_001
title:
Moderne transport (Oslo : 1989-) : logistikk i praksis. 2024 Vol. 57 Nr. 9
creators:
1 results
1. Bjørgu AS
year:
2024
publisher:
Bjørgu AS
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_2025061283003_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/04a0c487097f2038651df9ed2a937bab
id:
9878ef1ddc4d6c40eb71cc546e0b89c5
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_mossavis_null_null_20180704_142_152_1
title:
Moss Avis
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20180704
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Østfold
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
LIBRARY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_mossavis_null_null_20180704_142_152_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9878ef1ddc4d6c40eb71cc546e0b89c5
id:
169daa778b258e774a2f801943f215af
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023102683014_001
title:
Park & anlegg : fagblad for grøntanleggssektoren. 2023 Vol. 22 Nr. 8
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk gartnerforbund
year:
2023
publisher:
Norsk gartnerforbund
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_2023102683014_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/169daa778b258e774a2f801943f215af
id:
56d30a34ad63bb6b8e56a1267124f166
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024041083033_001
title:
Utemiljø (Kirkenær). 2024 Vol. 23 Nr. 1
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2024
publisher:
ADDmedia
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_2024041083033_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/56d30a34ad63bb6b8e56a1267124f166
id:
8fd27b6440453769cf047a8e18fa985b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_ffafa35e-ab16-40bc-904b-171647bb8f8d
title:
Park & anlegg : fagblad for grøntanleggssektoren. 2022 Vol. 21 Nr. 3
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk gartnerforbund
year:
2022
publisher:
Norsk gartnerforbund
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_ffafa35e-ab16-40bc-904b-171647bb8f8d_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8fd27b6440453769cf047a8e18fa985b
id:
8692ce30cbbcabe5633dcf13da870966
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_mossavis_null_null_20200901_144_203_1
title:
Moss Avis
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20200901
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Østfold
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
LIBRARY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_mossavis_null_null_20200901_144_203_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8692ce30cbbcabe5633dcf13da870966
id:
abdbecf946e72774df8f0fdc30f3bf17
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024010880010_004
title:
Majorstuen : informasjon for Oslo vest. 2003 Vol. 11 Nr. 4
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2003
publisher:
Din lokalavis
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_2024010880010_004_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/abdbecf946e72774df8f0fdc30f3bf17
id:
c8d516f8c17eb943ab9795eadfd407de
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024010880012_004
title:
Vestkanten (Oslo vest) : informasjon for Oslo vest. 2003 Nr. 4
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2003
publisher:
Din lokalavis
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_2024010880012_004_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c8d516f8c17eb943ab9795eadfd407de
id:
54727c452470896d6122066253c7f69b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_88439cdd-fda8-4590-9691-6b1ddf310922
title:
Park & anlegg : fagblad for grøntanleggssektoren. 2021 Nr. 9
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk gartnerforbund
year:
2021
publisher:
Norsk gartnerforbund
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_88439cdd-fda8-4590-9691-6b1ddf310922_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/54727c452470896d6122066253c7f69b
id:
e77202fa314d9d17822c9ff7c0c1689f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_nordstrandsblad_null_null_20050603_81_42_1
title:
Nordstrands Blad (Oslo: 1999-)
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20050603
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Oslo
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_digavis_nordstrandsblad_null_null_20050603_81_42_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e77202fa314d9d17822c9ff7c0c1689f

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

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.

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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