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 2026-09-23T16:02:14Z in 0.230 seconds.

total:

154434

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:
bb5f644a4645481ccc187f10414a9230
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008030610003
title:
Advokat Wagner
creators:
1 results
1. Ellefsen, Johan
year:
1917
publisher:
Aschehoug
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
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_digibok_2008030610003_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/bb5f644a4645481ccc187f10414a9230
id:
d449029deae766efb74655434f7a084b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022111083002_001
title:
Vaar (Kristiania) : illustreret Blad for Børn. 1899 Vol. 1 Nr. 1-6
creators:
1 results
1. Hanche, A.M.
year:
1899
publisher:
A.M. Hanche
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022111083002_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d449029deae766efb74655434f7a084b
id:
467dfbe33e75024fd3e23bdcf3af7d6a
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014061008041
title:
Riksmaalstrollet i vaar soga og folkeliv
creators:
1 results
1. Stalleland, Kristen
year:
1923
publisher:
Gunleikson)
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_2014061008041_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/467dfbe33e75024fd3e23bdcf3af7d6a
id:
da990150cb3f3de447f62f297db08ffb
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2007111512001
title:
I sin Far's Arbeide
creators:
1 results
1. Meeg, Martin Julius
year:
1911
publisher:
not reported by source
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_2007111512001_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/da990150cb3f3de447f62f297db08ffb
id:
81a015920de047f64975440562bc3b46
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2017011048050
title:
Om Juryen : skal vi beholde Enevældets Embedsmands-Domstole eller skal vi gjendindføre vore Forfædres Folkedomstole? : et Foredrag holdt i Kristianias liberale Klub den 28de November 1884
creators:
2 results
1. Qvam, Ole Anton
2. Venstre (Norge)
year:
1884
publisher:
Norges Venstreforening
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
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_digibok_2017011048050_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/81a015920de047f64975440562bc3b46
id:
95e539c8bc8e69c046d45fc0e432da6b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013020808051
title:
Arneberg & Poulsson : Arkitekturutstilling : Arnstein Arneberg og Magnus Poulsson 100 år
creators:
4 results
1. Norske arkitekters landsforbund
2. Arneberg, Arnstein
3. Poulsson, Magnus
4. Norsk arkitekturmuseum
year:
1982
publisher:
Norske arkitekters landsforbund i samarbeid med Norsk arkitekturmuseum
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_2013020808051_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/95e539c8bc8e69c046d45fc0e432da6b
id:
9905faf702288547b04e2a44b2284f18
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020022648105
title:
Indstilling : fra den av Tønsberg formandsskap den 3. december 1924 nedsatte komite til at ...
creators:
1 results
1. Komitéen til at utrede spørsmålet om hvorvidt A.S. Tønsberg-Eisfosbanen bør nedlægges, og i tilfælde, hvor snart dette antas at kunne skje 1924
year:
1926
publisher:
[S.n.]
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_2020022648105_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9905faf702288547b04e2a44b2284f18
id:
6742107a40b5f65838d0b7614f666009
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2015012708363
title:
Kristendom og norskdom : festskrift til Christopher Bruun
creators:
1 results
1. Høverstad, Torstein
year:
1919
publisher:
Steenske Forlag
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
4 results
1. nor
2. nno
3. dan
4. swe
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_2015012708363_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/6742107a40b5f65838d0b7614f666009

limit:

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returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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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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