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; 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}&limit=25&offset=0

Replace {q}, {media_type}, {language}, {county}, {year_from}, {year_to}, {digital_only}, {sort} 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}&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).
`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}&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}&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}&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).

Result

Source: National Library of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-02T13:49:46Z in 0.258 seconds.

total:

page:

size:

items:

18 results

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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_finansavisen_null_null_20161008_25_234_1
title:
Finansavisen
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20161008
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Oslo
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
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viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b1a13ddfb3fe0a74800dc8fe3ff9e315
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_dagensnaeringsliv_null_null_20220131_133_25_1
title:
Dagens Næringsliv
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20220131
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
Oslo
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
LIBRARY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_dagensnaeringsliv_null_null_20220131_133_25_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f19ef74ad32e2913db23089f895b7550
id:
eb1d8afca93f1326d9f3f4f7da5357ae
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_finansavisen_null_null_20161010_25_235_1
title:
Finansavisen
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20161010
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Oslo
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_digavis_finansavisen_null_null_20161010_25_235_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/eb1d8afca93f1326d9f3f4f7da5357ae
id:
6f5d116c7f3d75b1ca2c93498063b422
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020070248003
title:
Når sjefen er en app
creators:
2 results
1. Alsos, Kristin
2. Forskningsstiftelsen Fafo
year:
2017
publisher:
Fafo
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_2020070248003_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/6f5d116c7f3d75b1ca2c93498063b422
id:
6900daab17802feda16c4ebaec49cfe4
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_rjukandagblad_null_null_19541211_44_286_1
title:
Rjukan Dagblad
creators:
not reported by source
year:
19541211
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Telemark
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_digavis_rjukandagblad_null_null_19541211_44_286_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
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id:
0ea26ae2b80211723bf035d40f154679
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_aftenposten_null_null_19061002_47_583_2
title:
Aftenposten
creators:
not reported by source
year:
19061002
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
Oslo
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_digavis_aftenposten_null_null_19061002_47_583_2-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0ea26ae2b80211723bf035d40f154679
id:
fbcfee81effd2b05acdcf2721e06a3ce
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_sunnhordland_null_null_20220810_120_92_1
title:
Sunnhordland
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20220810
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Vestland
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_digavis_sunnhordland_null_null_20220810_120_92_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/fbcfee81effd2b05acdcf2721e06a3ce
id:
a418180b2c83333aff7affa5e634f923
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025042280039_007
title:
Ukeavisen ledelse (trykt utg.). 2016 Vol. 30 Nr. 47
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2016
publisher:
Medier og ledelse
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
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_digitidsskrift_2025042280039_007_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a418180b2c83333aff7affa5e634f923
id:
387a61a0609bd3f2443b7e30dbdbce2a
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023042480130_011
title:
Ukeavisen ledelse (trykt utg.). 2017 Vol. 30 Nr. 47
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2017
publisher:
Medier og ledelse
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
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_digitidsskrift_2023042480130_011_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/387a61a0609bd3f2443b7e30dbdbce2a
id:
695ce4e66aef435dd618b5df2ea05d3d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025051380131_001
title:
Ingeniørenes stemme : fagblad for ingeniører og teknologer. 2018 Nr. Sommer
creators:
1 results
1. NITO - Norges ingeniør- og teknologorganisasjon
year:
2018
publisher:
NITO
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
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_digitidsskrift_2025051380131_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/695ce4e66aef435dd618b5df2ea05d3d
id:
4ca6bc48f244a4ff6873b9d823287104
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_finansavisen_null_null_20210927_30_223_1
title:
Finansavisen
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20210927
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Oslo
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_digavis_finansavisen_null_null_20210927_30_223_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4ca6bc48f244a4ff6873b9d823287104
id:
e8291fd9d9f87017593eeadfe436c4f6
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_finansavisen_null_null_20200921_29_220_1
title:
Finansavisen
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20200921
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Oslo
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_digavis_finansavisen_null_null_20200921_29_220_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e8291fd9d9f87017593eeadfe436c4f6
id:
a18b8fb4435b7c141d66fcb567f96c55
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_telemarksavisa_null_null_20260115_104_12_1
title:
Telemarksavisa
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20260115
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Telemark
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
LIBRARY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_telemarksavisa_null_null_20260115_104_12_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a18b8fb4435b7c141d66fcb567f96c55
id:
5fa7e1d3f9186ac9a4e04da56a833989
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2015052709040
title:
Datateknologi i spesialpedagogisk arbeid : Forelesningskompendium for SL-linje
creators:
1 results
1. Jonsborg, Lage
year:
1999
publisher:
Universitetet i Oslo
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. und
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_2015052709040_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5fa7e1d3f9186ac9a4e04da56a833989
id:
1c6145c9875c2b55ef3e33f3ab565e3c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_aftenposten_null_null_20020409_143_160_2
title:
Aftenposten
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20020409
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
Oslo
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
LIBRARY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_aftenposten_null_null_20020409_143_160_2-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/1c6145c9875c2b55ef3e33f3ab565e3c
id:
ba6a596c7f308d7dcb9f56edf6547580
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_haugesundsavis_null_null_19980210_103_34_1
title:
Haugesunds Avis
creators:
not reported by source
year:
19980210
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Rogaland
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_digavis_haugesundsavis_null_null_19980210_103_34_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ba6a596c7f308d7dcb9f56edf6547580
id:
3493ea50b50ab96e2f2d26b8fd5f281f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000087665
title:
Digitaliseringsledelse
creators:
3 results
1. Iden, Jon
2. Danilova, Kjersti Berg
3. Osmundsen, Karen Sæbbø
year:
2026
publisher:
Fagbokforlaget
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_000087665_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3493ea50b50ab96e2f2d26b8fd5f281f
id:
635c4ad4cbf1dea611540f18ace315a4
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024090280022_002
title:
Vi menn (Oslo : trykt utg.). 1999 Nr. 12/13
creators:
not reported by source
year:
1999
publisher:
Egmont Hjemmet Mortensen
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
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_digitidsskrift_2024090280022_002_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/635c4ad4cbf1dea611540f18ace315a4

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