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 2026-09-23T16:11:28Z in 0.216 seconds.

total:

431

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
0bb8f13188eba3193fe34b349418ccc6
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2026021983004_001
title:
Norwegian shipping news. 1974 Vol. 30 Nr. 9
creators:
1 results
1. Selvig, Per
year:
1974
publisher:
Selvig Publishing
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
3 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
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_2026021983004_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0bb8f13188eba3193fe34b349418ccc6
id:
bd997a7e30ab63675f54586af7cc29c7
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024112980031_008
title:
Meldinger fra Norges landbrukshøgskole (trykt utg.) : Scientific reports of the Agricultural University of Norway. 1979 Vol. 58 Nr. 8
creators:
1 results
1. Norges landbrukshøgskole
year:
1979
publisher:
Norges landbrukshøgskole
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
4 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
4. 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_digitidsskrift_2024112980031_008_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/bd997a7e30ab63675f54586af7cc29c7
id:
f069112b1b0ffd012c5bc79bf468ad89
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_rjukanarbeiderblad_null_null_20240125_101_11_1
title:
Rjukan Arbeiderblad
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20240125
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk
county:
Telemark
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_rjukanarbeiderblad_null_null_20240125_101_11_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f069112b1b0ffd012c5bc79bf468ad89
id:
a3545f584ce4bd10825756f1f68387cb
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_dagenbergen_null_null_19760804_57_177_1
title:
Dagen (Bergen)
creators:
not reported by source
year:
19760804
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Vestland
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_digavis_dagenbergen_null_null_19760804_57_177_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a3545f584ce4bd10825756f1f68387cb
id:
faa7e3bd5e6bca33ab94dce557767e66
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_bergenstidende_null_null_19760820_109_192_1
title:
Bergens Tidende
creators:
not reported by source
year:
19760820
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Vestland
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_bergenstidende_null_null_19760820_109_192_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/faa7e3bd5e6bca33ab94dce557767e66
id:
29057961cd54ad57c6e1eda91d06f264
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_rjukanarbeiderblad_null_null_20240120_101_9_1
title:
Rjukan Arbeiderblad
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20240120
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk
county:
Telemark
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_rjukanarbeiderblad_null_null_20240120_101_9_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/29057961cd54ad57c6e1eda91d06f264
id:
9202d0dc7714376a8390003fd3c67d92
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_norgeshandelsogsjoefartstidende_null_null_19730717_84_161_1
title:
Norges Handels og Sjøfartstidende
creators:
not reported by source
year:
19730717
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:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_norgeshandelsogsjoefartstidende_null_null_19730717_84_161_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9202d0dc7714376a8390003fd3c67d92
id:
34852374ed8c37b4403328ec505285fd
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_norgeshandelsogsjoefartstidende_null_null_19760802_87_175_1
title:
Norges Handels og Sjøfartstidende
creators:
not reported by source
year:
19760802
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:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_norgeshandelsogsjoefartstidende_null_null_19760802_87_175_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/34852374ed8c37b4403328ec505285fd
id:
8efc2d6fb0efa50f8569ebfbadb0a50d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_bergenstidende_null_null_19760730_109_174_1
title:
Bergens Tidende
creators:
not reported by source
year:
19760730
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Vestland
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_bergenstidende_null_null_19760730_109_174_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8efc2d6fb0efa50f8569ebfbadb0a50d
id:
b9245f53a2dc639cf4e137e3b8b924c0
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_romsdalfolkeblad_null_null_19760805_48_178_1
title:
Romsdal Folkeblad
creators:
not reported by source
year:
19760805
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Møre og Romsdal
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_digavis_romsdalfolkeblad_null_null_19760805_48_178_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b9245f53a2dc639cf4e137e3b8b924c0

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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