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 2026-10-29T22:42:38Z in 0.469 seconds.

total:

186288

page:

size:

items:

25 results

id:
201fd1dcb547052cb05abdd685de4e71
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Tess start håndbok
creators:
1 results
1. TESS
year:
1997
publisher:
Tess - teknisk service
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/201fd1dcb547052cb05abdd685de4e71
id:
cbad2b8f5cf0a30b7243c84fb7a16e0d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013052706052
title:
Bm "450" : -et første spor av TESS
creators:
1 results
1. TESS
year:
2008
publisher:
TESS
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_2013052706052_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/cbad2b8f5cf0a30b7243c84fb7a16e0d
id:
4c4e67df9c69a548c2126b996a07853c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014052108200
title:
Tess
creators:
1 results
1. Burton, Katherine
year:
1996
publisher:
Fredhøi
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_2014052108200_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4c4e67df9c69a548c2126b996a07853c
id:
8f529972ec915858597c7e50c8bbf7a3
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Tess i 44 år
creators:
2 results
1. Lund, Elisabeth
2. Jølberg, Erik
year:
2012
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8f529972ec915858597c7e50c8bbf7a3
id:
2194e1c5b95f94e39ba89040c9702e67
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Arthur Tess : den fantastiske reisen
creators:
1 results
1. Dee, Michael
year:
2007
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2194e1c5b95f94e39ba89040c9702e67
id:
9cd20e2bf3a216bd655959e97c6a1cd0
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2019011577002
title:
Tess av slekten d'Urberville : roman
creators:
2 results
1. Hardy, Thomas
2. Johansen, Knut
year:
2014
publisher:
Bokvennen
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_2019011577002_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9cd20e2bf3a216bd655959e97c6a1cd0
id:
8071163179c64898c85b5af62b21b8c0
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Tess
creators:
4 results
1. Lawson, Leigh
2. Firth, Peter
3. Polanski, Roman
4. Kinski, Nastassia
year:
2000
publisher:
SME
media_types:
1 results
1. film
languages:
3 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8071163179c64898c85b5af62b21b8c0
id:
bbeb837ec1ede05f88676921f2f5c9d9
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018070999020
title:
Tess iz roda d'Erbervillej
creators:
4 results
1. Blair, David
2. Arterton, Gemma
3. Matheson, Hans
4. Redmayne, Eddie
year:
2009
publisher:
Karmen Video
media_types:
1 results
1. film
languages:
3 results
1. eng
2. mul
3. rus
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_2018070999020_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/bbeb837ec1ede05f88676921f2f5c9d9
id:
140d58143ad567315cd87564472bacf5
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2007020601044
title:
Tess : en ren kvinnes historie
creators:
3 results
1. Hardy, Thomas
2. Yran, Knut
3. Kjær, Margrethe
year:
1948
publisher:
Mortensen
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_2007020601044_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/140d58143ad567315cd87564472bacf5
id:
eac637d937bf6dfe2e8f7c4332156de6
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digilyd_2014042213472
title:
Tess lörda'n
creators:
2 results
1. Brandelius, Harry
2. Alla tiders dragspelorkester
year:
not reported by source
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
No results.
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/eac637d937bf6dfe2e8f7c4332156de6
id:
3ae9119705b51a9268a2ac3aa73cece2
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Tess lördan
creators:
1 results
1. Rolf, Ernst
year:
not reported by source
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
No results.
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3ae9119705b51a9268a2ac3aa73cece2
id:
25a59d14179b00c59169a743fff8316b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digilyd_2011120713160
title:
Tess lörda'n
creators:
2 results
1. Brandelius, Harry
2. Alla tiders dragspelorkester
year:
not reported by source
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
No results.
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/25a59d14179b00c59169a743fff8316b
id:
ff6693f43c58e1c39476c08ba91292a5
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021102999015
title:
Môj výnimočný týždeň s Tess
creators:
1 results
1. Woltz, Anna
year:
2019
publisher:
Verbarium
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. slo
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_2021102999015_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ff6693f43c58e1c39476c08ba91292a5
id:
aee559ad5b62998b76a939226e3072ce
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Môj výnimočný týždeň s Tess
creators:
1 results
1. Woltz, Anna
year:
2019
publisher:
Verbarium
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. slo
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/aee559ad5b62998b76a939226e3072ce
id:
f0ca9d49ff49d158bff2cb37793409fe
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_UPC_71163901831_01_0010
title:
Tess lördan
creators:
2 results
1. Harry Brandelius & Ebbe Jularbos kvartett
2. Richnau, Gunnar
year:
20180219
publisher:
Norild RecordsNorilds MusikkKosterPyramid
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:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f0ca9d49ff49d158bff2cb37793409fe
id:
52b84bbf8e29f2b3f019fa0c38be790d
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Tess & Fomlesen
creators:
3 results
1. Bøhren, Geir
2. Åserud, Bent
3. Klemens, Mario
year:
2000
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/52b84bbf8e29f2b3f019fa0c38be790d
id:
9b9733a3e7a6161954dafd32fabb5763
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_UPC_197187363698_01_0003
title:
Tess lördan
creators:
3 results
1. Boo, Bertil
2. Jeremias i Tröstlösa
3. Richnau, Gunnar
year:
20221112
publisher:
Norild RecordsNorilds MusikkKosterPyramid
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. swe
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9b9733a3e7a6161954dafd32fabb5763
id:
bcc8442ea3c8fb3df4dba5cebabdd5c5
urn:
not reported by source
title:
2.Tess. 3,2
creators:
1 results
1. Ørjavik, Kristofer Juvkam
year:
1971
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nno
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/bcc8442ea3c8fb3df4dba5cebabdd5c5
id:
2a0924b1a02b2408f7e994a8176bb131
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digilyd_2014110601059
title:
Tess lördan : vals
creators:
2 results
1. Grönberg, Åke
2. Calle Jaerdes orkester
year:
194303
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
No results.
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2a0924b1a02b2408f7e994a8176bb131
id:
fb2c02d923bbf6bcdeb756f5a05a5dd5
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2015062208161
title:
Slanger for alle formål : teknisk håndbok 1993-1994 : monteringsanvisninger, materialkvaliteter, kjemikalietabell, beregninger, skadeoversikter, omregninger, væskekraft, tabeller
creators:
1 results
1. TESS
year:
1993
publisher:
TESS Servicekontoret
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_2015062208161_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/fb2c02d923bbf6bcdeb756f5a05a5dd5
id:
4390de60d6e8c435d54ce6f3168ac255
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Thomas Hardy: Tess of the d'Urbervilles : notes
creators:
1 results
1. Lindley, David
year:
1980
publisher:
Longman
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4390de60d6e8c435d54ce6f3168ac255
id:
43175730f90b81a8ef190e5500345d36
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digilyd_MZEP1303_ref_0001
title:
Tess lördan ; Bökeviksvalsen
creators:
3 results
1. Grönberg, Åke
2. Calle Jaerdes orkester
3. Grönberg, Åke
year:
194303
publisher:
Polydor
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
No results.
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digilyd_MZEP1303_ref_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/43175730f90b81a8ef190e5500345d36
id:
a8fc47375369a28a6ed8193481f31c82
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_EAN_7071155336385_01_0006
title:
1. Tess. 5
creators:
10 results
1. Arnold Børud & Mini-Tvers
2. Andersson, Joakim
3. Antonsen, Odd R.
4. Antonsen, Ole Edvard
5. Brodal, Inger Lise
6. Børefeldt, Per Magnus
7. Børud, Anne Marie
8. Børud, Arnold
9. Engen, Kjell-Arne
10. Haug, Svein Erik
year:
19821210
publisher:
Master Music
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:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a8fc47375369a28a6ed8193481f31c82
id:
c54a09d98692e71b8a53e4ca955d40dc
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles
creators:
1 results
1. Kramer, Dale
year:
1991
publisher:
Cambridge University Press,
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
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