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 2026-10-24T15:58:31Z in 0.451 seconds.

total:

110948

page:

size:

items:

25 results

id:
22c3011e761e23d13e20f9edf7ad1c56
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Trigger
creators:
2 results
1. Melville-Ross, Anthony
2. Moe, Siri
year:
1986
publisher:
Bokklubben Gode pockets
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. nor
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/22c3011e761e23d13e20f9edf7ad1c56
id:
f7d0549a14044b1be3654d3ec16ea13e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000024055
title:
Trigger warning
creators:
1 results
1. Nestor, Grethe
year:
2023
publisher:
Vigmostad Bjørke
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_000024055_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f7d0549a14044b1be3654d3ec16ea13e
id:
e90febef3e468c7ec3590bad988769c4
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Trigger
creators:
1 results
1. Melville-Ross, Antony
year:
19860101
publisher:
Bokklubben Gode pockets
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nor
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/e90febef3e468c7ec3590bad988769c4
id:
b8bf6005adbbd8b9fb423e38dfb09db3
urn:
not reported by source
title:
X-Ray ; Trigger
creators:
1 results
1. Beranek
year:
2007
publisher:
Animal Voice Production
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. und
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/b8bf6005adbbd8b9fb423e38dfb09db3
id:
6146782e55d92a2e9368b70f0f85d8dd
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_EAN_7071245347277_01_0001
title:
Trigger
creators:
3 results
1. Need Music
2. Fuentes, Alejandro
3. Samuelsen, Laila
year:
20170121
publisher:
Need Music Records
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/6146782e55d92a2e9368b70f0f85d8dd
id:
bec9aa40f6710df678f6fcb5adfb786d
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Trigger
creators:
1 results
1. Simple
year:
2002
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
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/bec9aa40f6710df678f6fcb5adfb786d
id:
162a3942f2d7dc109f44af69aa6aef11
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_UPC_192641449482_01_0001
title:
Trigger
creators:
4 results
1. Icescape
2. AWR
3. Nygaard, Isak
4. Røshol, Andreas
year:
20200403
publisher:
700 Music Group
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/162a3942f2d7dc109f44af69aa6aef11
id:
6f579054912111663928559920b25841
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021070148631
title:
Trigger
creators:
3 results
1. Borring, Monica Boracco
2. Bok til alle (prosjekt)
3. Den Norske bokhandlerforening
year:
2007
publisher:
Den norske bokhandlerforening
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_2021070148631_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/6f579054912111663928559920b25841
id:
40afb869076ab96599dba2072e32347c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012111905029
title:
Trigger
creators:
1 results
1. Borring, Monica Boracco
year:
2006
publisher:
Cappelen
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_2012111905029_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/40afb869076ab96599dba2072e32347c
id:
65bb9d902dfdd52e5a484457eda52360
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013013006019
title:
Trigger
creators:
2 results
1. Borring, Monica Boracco
2. Bjone, Elisabeth Vold
year:
2008
publisher:
Cappelen
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_2013013006019_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/65bb9d902dfdd52e5a484457eda52360
id:
6f520d97afcfa17ada0c9b2d54058f3a
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012112808123
title:
Trigger
creators:
2 results
1. Borring, Monica Boracco
2. Grav, Christoffer
year:
2011
publisher:
Cappelen Damm
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_2012112808123_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/6f520d97afcfa17ada0c9b2d54058f3a
id:
4e0d5a78f4887ca3efd71d1f41fd7e34
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Trigger
creators:
1 results
1. Simple
year:
2002
publisher:
DJ Beat Recordings Scandinavia
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
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/4e0d5a78f4887ca3efd71d1f41fd7e34
id:
542167a8ac1403d20eb03761686f547c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digifoto_20220617_00020_plktr_42421
title:
Trigger
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2006
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. plakater
languages:
No results.
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_digifoto_20220617_00020_plktr_42421/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/542167a8ac1403d20eb03761686f547c
id:
26fa318964da8d3a654e74ca11cda0b4
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_EAN_7071155338440_01_0005
title:
Trigger
creators:
6 results
1. Petter Wettre Quintet
2. Mogensen, Anders
3. Pesonen, Palle
4. Wettre, Petter
5. Wiik, Håvard
6. Zanussi, Per
year:
20020201
publisher:
Household Records
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/26fa318964da8d3a654e74ca11cda0b4
id:
0f6415aee41302cf13cf9c099c7700af
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Trigger
creators:
1 results
1. Ugress (musikkgruppe)
year:
2005
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
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/0f6415aee41302cf13cf9c099c7700af
id:
e1195440ad4f78e1722677b67b07057b
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Trigger
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2010
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
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/e1195440ad4f78e1722677b67b07057b
id:
c551070e53b5d6f29b6f090f570d5a57
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digifoto_20220617_00022_plktr_42422
title:
Trigger
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2006
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. plakater
languages:
No results.
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_digifoto_20220617_00022_plktr_42422/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c551070e53b5d6f29b6f090f570d5a57
id:
8de284f5445d57b643085c4abf96970e
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Trigger
creators:
1 results
1. Melville-Ross, Antony
year:
1982
publisher:
Collins
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/8de284f5445d57b643085c4abf96970e
id:
01feb99282df1af21ff4fc9a029c7271
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Trigger
creators:
5 results
1. Wettre, Petter
2. Wiik, Håvard
3. Pesonen, Palle
4. Zanussi, Per
5. Mogensen, Anders
year:
2003
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. zxx
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/01feb99282df1af21ff4fc9a029c7271
id:
af2d288a072f8b0e275af3ceb0bad103
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_EAN_7071245347277
title:
Trigger
creators:
2 results
1. Need Music
2. Fuentes, Alejandro
year:
20170121
publisher:
Need Music Records
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_EAN_7071245347277_image_001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/af2d288a072f8b0e275af3ceb0bad103
id:
89fafc55c1ac920994b25a21da7242da
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Trigger
creators:
5 results
1. Andreassen, Roger
2. Andreassen, Tom
3. Danger!Man (musikkgruppe)
4. St. Faen
5. Tangen, Finn Erik
year:
2010
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
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/89fafc55c1ac920994b25a21da7242da
id:
48522682e4ff02df133ccc903d3a6c53
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Trigger
creators:
4 results
1. Beranek
2. Søvik, Pål
3. Ribu, Pål
4. Sevaldson, Anders
year:
1984
publisher:
Snowflake
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
No results.
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/48522682e4ff02df133ccc903d3a6c53
id:
f6feba30d169a6b8dc2bcf45bb534814
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Trigger
creators:
2 results
1. Borring, Monica Boracco
2. Steenstrup, Henriette
year:
2006
publisher:
Cappelen
media_types:
1 results
1. lydopptak
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/f6feba30d169a6b8dc2bcf45bb534814
id:
31096fc60c22cbd358ec1f2059c34630
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_EAN_7071155325044
title:
Trigger
creators:
1 results
1. Beranek
year:
19840213
publisher:
Animal Voice Production 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_EAN_7071155325044_image_001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/31096fc60c22cbd358ec1f2059c34630
id:
044c2b8ed04cbb69f722980ab6d739e7
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_UPC_192641449482
title:
Trigger
creators:
4 results
1. Icescape
2. AWR
3. Nygaard, Isak
4. Røshol, Andreas
year:
20200403
publisher:
700 Music Group
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_192641449482_image_001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/044c2b8ed04cbb69f722980ab6d739e7

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

Will you use the result in generated code?

Open the same result as JSON

Is data missing or incorrect? Send feedback about this result.

Continue exploring

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.

AI agent? Read the complete navigation and programming guide.