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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.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
qrequiredstringFree-text query. Supports field-restricted terms too, e.g. "subject:fiske year:1970" combined with free text.
media_typeoptionalunionRestrict 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.
languageoptionalunionLanguage 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.
countyoptionalunionNorwegian county name, e.g. "Troms", "Oslo".
year_fromoptionalunionRestrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
year_tooptionalunionRestrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
digital_onlyoptionalbooleanOnly items that have been digitized.
sortoptionalunionOne of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).
pageoptionalintegerZero-based page index.
sizeoptionalintegerResults per page, 1 to 100 (default 10).
limitoptionalintegerGateway page size; default 25, maximum 100.
offsetoptionalintegerNumber 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.

Type: string. Free-text query. Supports field-restricted terms too, e.g. "subject:fiske year:1970" combined with free text.
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.
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.
Type: string. Norwegian county name, e.g. "Troms", "Oslo".
Type: integer. Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
Type: integer. Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
Type: yes/no. Only items that have been digitized.
Type: string. One of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).
Type: integer. Zero-based page index.
Type: integer. Results per page, 1 to 100 (default 10).

Result

Source: National Library of Norway. Retrieved 2026-09-25T13:23:02Z in 0.360 seconds.

total:
2270
page:
0
size:
10
items:

10 results

  1. id:
    404b9d1754aa93ff28930a401cd75764
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013082905046
    title:
    ViaNova : slik det startet
    creators:

    5 results

    1. Johansen, Johnny M.
    2. Vike, Lasse
    3. ViaNova Systems
    4. ViaNova plan og trafikk
    5. ViaNova
    year:
    2010
    publisher:
    ViaNova plan og trafikk AS, ViaNova Systems AS
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. bøker
    languages:

    1 results

    1. nob
    county:
    not reported by source
    digital:
    yes
    public_domain:
    no
    license:
    copyrighted
    viewability:
    ALL
    access_allowed_from:
    EVERYWHERE
    thumbnail:
    https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013082905046_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/404b9d1754aa93ff28930a401cd75764
  2. id:
    54d2cca29f57e9c561f6b835d9f9c56e
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digiebok_2869
    title:
    Kompetanseutvikling drift og vedlikehold : framtidig kompetansebehov innen drift og vedlikehold - ViaNova 2009 = Development of expertise in road maintenance
    creators:

    5 results

    1. Johansen, Johnny M.
    2. Vegdirektoratet. Trafikksikkerhet, miljø- og teknologiavdelingen
    3. ViaNova plan og trafikk
    4. Larsen, Øystein
    5. Statens vegvesen
    year:
    2012
    publisher:
    Vegdirektoratet
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. bøker
    languages:

    1 results

    1. nob
    county:
    not reported by source
    digital:
    yes
    public_domain:
    no
    license:
    copyrighted
    viewability:
    ALL
    access_allowed_from:
    EVERYWHERE
    thumbnail:
    https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digiebok_2869_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/54d2cca29f57e9c561f6b835d9f9c56e
  3. id:
    f419d4dc34977157f8d6c66de4bf8b39
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digiebok_2871
    title:
    Kompetanseutvikling drift og vedlikehold : måling av kompetanse innen drift og vedlikehold - ViaNova 2010 = Development of expertise in road maintenance
    creators:

    5 results

    1. Johansen, Johnny M.
    2. Vegdirektoratet. Trafikksikkerhet, miljø- og teknologiavdelingen
    3. ViaNova plan og trafikk
    4. Larsen, Øystein
    5. Statens vegvesen
    year:
    2012
    publisher:
    Vegdirektoratet
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. bøker
    languages:

    1 results

    1. nob
    county:
    not reported by source
    digital:
    yes
    public_domain:
    no
    license:
    copyrighted
    viewability:
    ALL
    access_allowed_from:
    EVERYWHERE
    thumbnail:
    https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digiebok_2871_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/f419d4dc34977157f8d6c66de4bf8b39
  4. id:
    906cb4113714329030251fc3b1bf23ad
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digiebok_2870
    title:
    Kompetanseutvikling drift og vedlikehold : framtidig kompetansebehov innen drift og vedlikehold. Oppdatering 2009 - ViaNova 2009 = Development of expertise in road maintenance
    creators:

    5 results

    1. Johansen, Johnny M.
    2. Vegdirektoratet. Trafikksikkerhet, miljø- og teknologiavdelingen
    3. ViaNova plan og trafikk
    4. Larsen, Øystein
    5. Statens vegvesen
    year:
    2012
    publisher:
    Vegdirektoratet
    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_digiebok_2870_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/906cb4113714329030251fc3b1bf23ad
  5. id:
    6713df2d7af87292baabca8ed10c8fa0
    urn:
    not reported by source
    title:
    Etatsprogrammet Moderne vegtunneler : drift og vedlikehold - hovedkostnader
    creators:

    2 results

    1. Vegdirektoratet Trafikksikkerhet, miljø- og teknologiavdelingen
    2. ViaNova plan og trafikk
    year:
    2012
    publisher:
    Statens vegvesen
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. bøker
    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/6713df2d7af87292baabca8ed10c8fa0
  6. id:
    65d0dd371fe5bb1d0bb877e85de33bd3
    urn:
    not reported by source
    title:
    Etatsprogrammet Moderne vegtunneler 2008 - 2011 : ITS for vegtunneler
    creators:

    2 results

    1. ViaNova plan og trafikk
    2. Vegdirektoratet Trafikksikkerhet, miljø- og teknologiavdelingen
    year:
    2012
    publisher:
    Statens vegvesen
    media_types:

    1 results

    1. bøker
    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/65d0dd371fe5bb1d0bb877e85de33bd3
  7. id:
    253223729a05df7fe5a417c691e893a3
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000032779
    title:
    Smart mobilitet, likhet og interoperable tjenester
    creators:

    1 results

    1. ViaNova, ViaNova
    year:
    2020
    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_000032779_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/253223729a05df7fe5a417c691e893a3
  8. id:
    72ed5d49097a231867d171942efcd4de
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020070848039
    title:
    Oslo : vekst og endring : tjuefem år med plan- og bygningsetaten
    creators:

    2 results

    1. Kolstø, Stein
    2. Kronborg, Anne-Kristine
    year:
    2017
    publisher:
    Press
    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_2020070848039_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/72ed5d49097a231867d171942efcd4de
  9. id:
    f41b3de0adda163687ba7bf6fa850c03
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000032754
    title:
    Veileder for smart mobilitet
    creators:

    1 results

    1. ViaNova, ViaNova
    year:
    2020
    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_000032754_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/f41b3de0adda163687ba7bf6fa850c03
  10. id:
    14b47b5d9d7c9c9cc97df07ec5659509
    urn:
    URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008100804004
    title:
    PLAN '99 : en møteplass for areal- og kommuneplanleggere : den 2. plankonferansen, 21.-22. oktober 1999, Clarion Oslo Airport Hotel, Gardermoen
    creators:

    2 results

    1. PLAN '99
    2. Norske sivilingeniørers forening
    year:
    1999
    publisher:
    Norske sivilingeniørers forening
    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_2008100804004_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
    viewer_url:
    https://www.nb.no/items/14b47b5d9d7c9c9cc97df07ec5659509
limit:
25
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0
returned:
10
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yes
truncated:
yes
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10
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