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 2026-09-26T00:11:42Z in 0.338 seconds.

total:

146443

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
40b209af41827ecb42f87605bdb9262a
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2022110148034
title:
Sentrumsnære turveger : universell utforming i Vestfold og Telemark: kartlegging av sentrumsnære turveger i Vestfold og Telemark 2021
creators:
2 results
1. Norconsult
2. Vestfold og Telemark
year:
2022
publisher:
Vestfold og Telemark fylkeskommune
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
Vestfold og Telemark
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_2022110148034_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/40b209af41827ecb42f87605bdb9262a
id:
e7bdfe1a7c4ba32c21bfe020b5d083a8
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009011904008
title:
Innføring i reiseliv
creators:
3 results
1. Kobro, Lars Ueland
2. Norsk kulturråd
3. Kultur og reiseliv (program)
year:
1997
publisher:
Norsk kulturråd
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_2009011904008_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e7bdfe1a7c4ba32c21bfe020b5d083a8
id:
8c52012dfba9a72bf42199df7d05ddd9
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2015021008212
title:
Innføring i reiseliv
creators:
5 results
1. Sevaldsen, Knut
2. Evjen, Åse Marie
3. Kultur og reiseliv (program)
4. Norsk kulturråd
5. Jensen, Elisabeth Heyerdahl
year:
1996
publisher:
Norsk kulturråd
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_2015021008212_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8c52012dfba9a72bf42199df7d05ddd9
id:
99b28afa17919b0c534a7fee8d366cf2
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014062407034
title:
I bølger : Vestfold og Telemark rederiforening 1909-2009
creators:
4 results
1. Bakka, Dag
2. Basberg, Bjørn L.
3. Vestfold og Telemark rederiforening
4. Tenold, Stig
year:
2009
publisher:
Vestfold og Telemark rederiforening
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_2014062407034_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/99b28afa17919b0c534a7fee8d366cf2
id:
21d64a6a07daa940e1008ab0cc4766de
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013081908243
title:
Bearbeida innlegg fra seminaret: Reiseliv og kommunalpolitikk, Hovden 29. sept. - 1. okt. 1982
creators:
3 results
1. Svalastog, Sondre
2. Reiseliv og kommunalpolitikk (seminar)
3. Innpassing av reiseliv i lokale samfunn (prosjekt)
year:
1983
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_2013081908243_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/21d64a6a07daa940e1008ab0cc4766de
id:
dc069f68d0dda43918f2dfbb3f295f60
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016031508026
title:
Utkast til fylkesplan for Vestfold 1984
creators:
1 results
1. Vestfold
year:
1984
publisher:
Vestfold fylkeskommune
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_2016031508026_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/dc069f68d0dda43918f2dfbb3f295f60
id:
84c83347e3b37a0ef420ee04bc95d87c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008022200015
title:
Veger over en fylkesgrense : historisk oversikt over veger og samferdsel mellom Telemark og Vestfold
creators:
2 results
1. Aase, Birger
2. Kristensen, Mary
year:
1995
publisher:
Statens vegvesen Vestfold
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
Vestfold
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_2008022200015_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/84c83347e3b37a0ef420ee04bc95d87c
id:
0fcdabfe3883ada88fff3e6a6c987d12
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2018121481246_001
title:
Telemark historie : tidsskrift for Telemark historielag. 2010 31
creators:
1 results
1. Telemark historielag
year:
2010
publisher:
Historielaget
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
3 results
1. nob
2. mul
3. 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_2018121481246_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0fcdabfe3883ada88fff3e6a6c987d12
id:
39000e28074579125db4e64045118103
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2018121481238_001
title:
Telemark historie : tidsskrift for Telemark historielag. 2012 33
creators:
1 results
1. Telemark historielag
year:
2012
publisher:
Historielaget
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
3 results
1. nob
2. mul
3. 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_2018121481238_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/39000e28074579125db4e64045118103
id:
9077d288ccdbfe19587fa963ec1a527c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2018111681247_001
title:
Telemark historie : tidsskrift for Telemark historielag. 2005 26
creators:
1 results
1. Telemark historielag
year:
2005
publisher:
Historielaget
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
3 results
1. nob
2. mul
3. 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_2018111681247_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9077d288ccdbfe19587fa963ec1a527c

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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