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 2026-09-26T04:12:22Z in 0.183 seconds.

total:

1809

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
4438467a533c75e1c5fd81bb502a474d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2026050783100_001
title:
Årsmelding, vergemål. 2021
creators:
1 results
1. Statens sivilrettsforvaltning
year:
2021
publisher:
Statens sivilrettsforvaltning
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_2026050783100_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4438467a533c75e1c5fd81bb502a474d
id:
088573f38f81706e3f3cd2eb94da5a99
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020100807833
title:
Håndbok for verger
creators:
1 results
1. Alvestad, Bente
year:
2013
publisher:
Statens sivilrettsforvaltning
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_2020100807833_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/088573f38f81706e3f3cd2eb94da5a99
id:
f19a157bc4faefcd2c9d92d945b88ea6
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000038920
title:
Høringsnotat. Forslag til lov om statens kommisjon for partnerdrap
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2024
publisher:
Justis- og beredskapsdepartementet
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
yes
license:
publicdomain
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000038920_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f19a157bc4faefcd2c9d92d945b88ea6
id:
336d2d99379ed3702acd1fed6097288b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021102205033
title:
Ny sentralbanklov : organisering av Norges Bank og Statens pensjonsfond utland : utredning fra et utvalg oppnevnt ved kongelig resolusjon 10. april 2015 : avgitt til Finansdepartementet 23. juni 2017
creators:
3 results
1. Gjedrem, Svein
2. Norge Finansdepartementet
3. Norge Sentralbanklovutvalget
year:
2017
publisher:
Departementenes sikkerhets- og serviceorganisasjon, Informasjonsforvaltning
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
yes
license:
publicdomain
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021102205033_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/336d2d99379ed3702acd1fed6097288b
id:
c27ce01e3df1b5c1f2eccf7c927806ed
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000088027
title:
Makt uten konsekvenser : hvordan statens feil granskes - og ansvaret forsvinner
creators:
1 results
1. Nordmann, Ola
year:
2026
publisher:
BoD - Books on Demand
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_pliktmonografi_000088027_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c27ce01e3df1b5c1f2eccf7c927806ed
id:
a76f6781e0c6c57ff5556801a0b07ec9
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020070848047
title:
Vi ville ikke ha dem : statens behandling av de norske krigsbarna
creators:
1 results
1. Borgersrud, Lars
year:
2017
publisher:
Scandinavian Academic Press
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_2020070848047_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a76f6781e0c6c57ff5556801a0b07ec9
id:
5195404e72af29a4944858fd04b9ead1
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000052073
title:
Høring – Endringar i verjemålslova og verjemålsforskrifta om godtgjering mv.
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2020
publisher:
Justis- og beredskapsdepartementet
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_pliktmonografi_000052073_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5195404e72af29a4944858fd04b9ead1
id:
2bf25e1c3b6f1fdf8c91a94ca791e078
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000060263
title:
Høring - Forslag til ny lov om erstatning fra staten til voldsutsatte
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2020
publisher:
Justis- og beredskapsdepartementet
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_pliktmonografi_000060263_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2bf25e1c3b6f1fdf8c91a94ca791e078
id:
81d8a263f2024c70a77f27ab09b244e0
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000038872
title:
Høringsnotat. Forslag til endring i kommunikasjonskontrollforskriften § 18
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2018
publisher:
Justis- og beredskapsdepartementet
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
yes
license:
publicdomain
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000038872_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/81d8a263f2024c70a77f27ab09b244e0
id:
821de1f3b580b6ef97464f9b22d4fa63
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000060143
title:
Høringsnotat - Forslag til endringer i forskrift til lov om fri rettshjelp
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2021
publisher:
Justis- og beredskapsdepartementet
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_pliktmonografi_000060143_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/821de1f3b580b6ef97464f9b22d4fa63

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.

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