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 2026-09-23T14:29:22Z in 0.311 seconds.

total:

113498

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
86a0ebb203656edfe6f5b602a2f8b9be
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000034612
title:
Bærekraft i fremtidens vegnormaler : En del av Regelverk 2030: Klima og miljøkrav i fremtidens regelverk for anlegg av offentlig veg
creators:
2 results
1. Bakjord, Espen
2. Beke, Thor
year:
2023
publisher:
Statens vegvesen
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_000034612_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/86a0ebb203656edfe6f5b602a2f8b9be
id:
ba3b539ca518baff94f55bac1392b8c6
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008100812003
title:
Vaar Politik
creators:
1 results
1. Vinje, A.O.
year:
1870
publisher:
[s.n.]
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nno
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_2008100812003_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ba3b539ca518baff94f55bac1392b8c6
id:
77eb0e8a13a5880b7b622898c302a448
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008110600076
title:
Lyskraft og livskraft : AS Rødøy-Lurøy kraftverk gjennom 50 år
creators:
2 results
1. Jacobsen, Bjørn Barth
2. Rødøy-Lurøy kraftverk
year:
2001
publisher:
Rødøy-Lurøy kraftverk
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_2008110600076_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/77eb0e8a13a5880b7b622898c302a448
id:
b3f3be32df13798ebf6e1558605bfc97
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2024021248010
title:
Hymas i ord og bilder : Brumunddalen Smedje og mek Verksted 1904 til Hymas AS i 1990
creators:
2 results
1. Eriksen, Bjørn Magne Flittie
2. Hymas, A.S. Brumunddal
year:
2021
publisher:
Bjørn Magne Flittie Eriksen
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nor
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_2024021248010_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b3f3be32df13798ebf6e1558605bfc97
id:
cf9c505011aec26cd6a770897434b432
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021112248106
title:
Ekte skiglede i hundre år : Åsnes ski 1922-2022
creators:
2 results
1. Losnegard, Gaute
2. Åsnes 2022 AS
year:
2021
publisher:
Åsnes 2022
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nno
county:
Innlandet
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_2021112248106_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/cf9c505011aec26cd6a770897434b432
id:
6847ad007d79a169fa9fbcddd9c07d33
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2020112582002_001
title:
Norges statskalender (trykt utg.) : fortegnelse over konstitusjonelle organer og statsforvaltning m.v. = Norwegian government yearbook .... 1941
creators:
1 results
1. InfoMediaHuset AS
year:
1941
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_2020112582002_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/6847ad007d79a169fa9fbcddd9c07d33
id:
b792dd950aa7a4a91791c9776ded7a40
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2020061581814_001
title:
Norges statskalender (trykt utg.) : fortegnelse over konstitusjonelle organer og statsforvaltning m.v. = Norwegian government yearbook .... 2001
creators:
1 results
1. InfoMediaHuset AS
year:
2001
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_2020061581814_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b792dd950aa7a4a91791c9776ded7a40
id:
aeff395d30b092c4231cc5b82a655906
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2020120882082_001
title:
Norges statskalender (trykt utg.) : fortegnelse over konstitusjonelle organer og statsforvaltning m.v. = Norwegian government yearbook .... 1924
creators:
1 results
1. InfoMediaHuset AS
year:
1924
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_2020120882082_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/aeff395d30b092c4231cc5b82a655906
id:
a6ceed80feb48bb43756187bbb5faaa6
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2021020282004_001
title:
Norges statskalender (trykt utg.) : fortegnelse over konstitusjonelle organer og statsforvaltning m.v. = Norwegian government yearbook .... 1984
creators:
1 results
1. InfoMediaHuset AS
year:
1984
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_2021020282004_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a6ceed80feb48bb43756187bbb5faaa6
id:
11c8e1c32cc111b1981cfe4c5c0a36cd
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2020112482002_001
title:
Norges statskalender (trykt utg.) : fortegnelse over konstitusjonelle organer og statsforvaltning m.v. = Norwegian government yearbook .... 1979
creators:
1 results
1. InfoMediaHuset AS
year:
1979
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_2020112482002_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/11c8e1c32cc111b1981cfe4c5c0a36cd

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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