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 2026-09-27T22:07:55Z in 0.203 seconds.

total:

4964

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
41a937b4e1f72bd45f944eb28ff5489b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2023100948031
title:
Buningstrøyer fra Iveland : hjerte for tradisjoner i bygda
creators:
1 results
1. Straumann, Torborg Anita B.
year:
2023
publisher:
Torborg Anita B. Straumann
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_2023100948031_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/41a937b4e1f72bd45f944eb28ff5489b
id:
839fa27c94f45921f8705fe76c926c0b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021101548536
title:
Bunad og folkedrakt fra Iveland : ... hjerte for bunad og bygd
creators:
1 results
1. Straumann, Torborg Anita B.
year:
2021
publisher:
Torborg Anita B. Straumann
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_2021101548536_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/839fa27c94f45921f8705fe76c926c0b
id:
5431b1058a1638e495e8635e4d54b096
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000017898
title:
Overview of systematic reviews : adapted health information and patient education for persons with immigrant or minority ethnic background
creators:
3 results
1. Mosdøl, Annhild
2. Straumann, Gyri Hval
3. Vist, Gunn Elisabeth
year:
2018
publisher:
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
2 results
1. eng
2. 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_000017898_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5431b1058a1638e495e8635e4d54b096
id:
23912d6e06fb7bb0918bfc3905f558c1
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_UPC_197188232122
title:
Lynrask Stans
creators:
3 results
1. Dufresne, Andy Adrian
2. Pedersen, Bjørn Ingar
3. Straumann, Cathrine Angelica
year:
20230309
publisher:
Lydmuren AS
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. und
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_pliktmusikk_UPC_197188232122_image_001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/23912d6e06fb7bb0918bfc3905f558c1
id:
b7692ba954406f4b65e75c43d0278596
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_UPC_197188236564
title:
Tyven Tyven skal du hete
creators:
3 results
1. Dufresne, Andy Adrian
2. Pedersen, Bjørn Ingar
3. Straumann, Cathrine Angelica
year:
20230309
publisher:
Lydmuren AS
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. und
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_pliktmusikk_UPC_197188236564_image_001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b7692ba954406f4b65e75c43d0278596
id:
efd3b77ab946a388463904aa1c897b9f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021012248513
title:
Autologous stem cells as a promising therapeutic approach for augmentation of alveolar bone
creators:
2 results
1. Gjerde, Cecilie
2. Universitetet i Bergen Institutt for klinisk odontologi
year:
2020
publisher:
Universitetet i Bergen
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_digibok_2021012248513_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/efd3b77ab946a388463904aa1c897b9f
id:
f398044396a247ddb08f0cd371c46a03
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024031380012_001
title:
Dine fond : årsrapport og kundeavis fra Avanse forvaltning AS. 2004 Nr. 1
creators:
1 results
1. Avanse forvaltning
year:
2004
publisher:
Forvaltningen
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_2024031380012_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f398044396a247ddb08f0cd371c46a03
id:
ab1fa5d5262f48a6b930534b4317a8d9
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2020120882030_001
title:
Norges statskalender (trykt utg.) : fortegnelse over konstitusjonelle organer og statsforvaltning m.v. = Norwegian government yearbook .... 1943
creators:
1 results
1. InfoMediaHuset AS
year:
1943
publisher:
Kommuneforl.
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
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_digitidsskrift_2020120882030_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ab1fa5d5262f48a6b930534b4317a8d9
id:
38508d5371add88a3fa93cc7d2271b01
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2021111081008_001
title:
Norges statskalender (trykt utg.) : fortegnelse over konstitusjonelle organer og statsforvaltning m.v. = Norwegian government yearbook .... 1944/1945
creators:
1 results
1. InfoMediaHuset AS
year:
1944
publisher:
Kommuneforl.
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
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_digitidsskrift_2021111081008_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/38508d5371add88a3fa93cc7d2271b01
id:
6422f2df00bded39b4965842a329c2f4
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025022182001_001
title:
Norges statskalender (trykt utg.) : fortegnelse over konstitusjonelle organer og statsforvaltning m.v. = Norwegian government yearbook .... 2011
creators:
1 results
1. InfoMediaHuset AS
year:
2011
publisher:
Kommuneforl.
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
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_digitidsskrift_2025022182001_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/6422f2df00bded39b4965842a329c2f4

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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