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 2026-09-08T22:02:59Z in 0.201 seconds.

total:

31986

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
95514707d86fa975d8801622b65b3948
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010032506055
title:
If effective transatlantic security cooperation is the question, is NATO the answer?
creators:
1 results
1. Sloan, Stanley R.
year:
2004
publisher:
The Norwegian Atlantic Committee
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_2010032506055_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/95514707d86fa975d8801622b65b3948
id:
edde9c66d3b647f19da2f824cfbcea88
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023082980019_002
title:
Security dialogue (trykt utg.). 2007 Vol. 38 Nr. 2
creators:
1 results
1. Institutt for fredsforskning
year:
2007
publisher:
Sage Publications
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
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_digitidsskrift_2023082980019_002_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/edde9c66d3b647f19da2f824cfbcea88
id:
3e68906aaa7f3a12ede5f591e3017187
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023082980020_003
title:
Security dialogue (trykt utg.). 2002 Vol. 33 Nr. 3
creators:
1 results
1. Institutt for fredsforskning
year:
2002
publisher:
Sage Publications
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
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_digitidsskrift_2023082980020_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3e68906aaa7f3a12ede5f591e3017187
id:
f86a76c8cc6619d09309de638f0aed9b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2026010783036_001
title:
Security dialogue (trykt utg.). 2025 Vol. 56 Nr. 5
creators:
1 results
1. Institutt for fredsforskning
year:
2025
publisher:
Sage Publications
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
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_digitidsskrift_2026010783036_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f86a76c8cc6619d09309de638f0aed9b
id:
b895b37da7770950a814a99d0ed982ce
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023082980022_004
title:
Security dialogue (trykt utg.). 2006 Vol. 37 Nr. 4
creators:
1 results
1. Institutt for fredsforskning
year:
2006
publisher:
Sage Publications
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
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_digitidsskrift_2023082980022_004_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b895b37da7770950a814a99d0ed982ce
id:
235006cce6492664d87739a6392a276f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023082980022_003
title:
Security dialogue (trykt utg.). 2006 Vol. 37 Nr. 3
creators:
1 results
1. Institutt for fredsforskning
year:
2006
publisher:
Sage Publications
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
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_digitidsskrift_2023082980022_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/235006cce6492664d87739a6392a276f
id:
48927cda1649b383b402e435b1b58799
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023082980019_001
title:
Security dialogue (trykt utg.). 2007 Vol. 38 Nr. 1
creators:
1 results
1. Institutt for fredsforskning
year:
2007
publisher:
Sage Publications
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
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_digitidsskrift_2023082980019_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/48927cda1649b383b402e435b1b58799
id:
63ea9d735cd0db4347faf2e0523fc480
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024080183003_001
title:
Security dialogue (trykt utg.). 2024 Vol. 55 Nr. 3
creators:
1 results
1. Institutt for fredsforskning
year:
2024
publisher:
Sage Publications
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
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_digitidsskrift_2024080183003_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/63ea9d735cd0db4347faf2e0523fc480
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f1e227a082451cd6ef58adff861ea3c8
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025020583053_001
title:
Security dialogue (trykt utg.). 2024 Vol. 55 Nr. 6
creators:
1 results
1. Institutt for fredsforskning
year:
2024
publisher:
Sage Publications
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
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_digitidsskrift_2025020583053_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f1e227a082451cd6ef58adff861ea3c8
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024112883096_001
title:
Security dialogue (trykt utg.). 2024 Vol. 55 Nr. 5
creators:
1 results
1. Institutt for fredsforskning
year:
2024
publisher:
Sage Publications
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
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_digitidsskrift_2024112883096_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9576373c882f2f3d1b4ff7ac70fa430a

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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