Tools (5)

search_legislation
get_law
get_law_section
get_regulation
report_feedback

search_legislation

Search Norwegian laws and regulations on Lovdata.

Lovdata is Norway's official source for legislation, including laws (lover),
regulations (forskrifter), and court decisions.

Args:
query: Search term — law name, topic, or keyword.
doc_type: Document type to search: 'lover' (laws, default) or 'forskrifter' (regulations).
max_results: Maximum results (1-50, default 20).

Returns:
Dict with 'query', 'count', and 'results' list.
Each result has: title, identifier, url, date, department.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`query`	`string`	required	Search term — law name, topic, or keyword.
`doc_type`	`any`	optional	Document type to search: 'lover' (laws, default) or 'forskrifter' (regulations). (default: "lover")
`max_results`	`integer`	optional	Maximum results (1-50, default 20). (default: 20)

Request Body

{
  "query": "example"
}

get_law

Get an overview of a Norwegian law, including title, metadata, and table of contents.

Args:
law_path: The law's date-number identifier, e.g. '1997-06-13-44' for aksjeloven
(Company Act) or '2005-06-17-62' for arbeidsmiljøloven (Working Environment Act).

Returns:
Dict with title, short_title, identifier, department, url, and chapters list.
Each chapter has: chapter_id, title, and sections list.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`law_path`	`string`	required	The law's date-number identifier, e.g. '1997-06-13-44' for aksjeloven (Company Act) or '2005-06-17-62' for arbeidsmiljøloven (Working Environment Act).

Request Body

{
  "law_path": "123456789"
}

get_law_section

Get the full text of a specific section (paragraph) of a Norwegian law.

Args:
law_path: The law's date-number identifier, e.g. '1997-06-13-44' for aksjeloven.
section: Section number, e.g. '1-1' or '3-4'. The § symbol is optional.

Returns:
Dict with section_id, title, content (full text), and url.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`law_path`	`string`	required	The law's date-number identifier, e.g. '1997-06-13-44' for aksjeloven.
`section`	`string`	required	Section number, e.g. '1-1' or '3-4'. The § symbol is optional.

Request Body

{
  "law_path": "123456789",
  "section": "123456789"
}

get_regulation

Get an overview of a Norwegian regulation (forskrift).

Args:
regulation_path: The regulation's date-number identifier,
e.g. '2019-12-09-1698' for a specific regulation.

Returns:
Dict with title, identifier, department, url, and chapters list.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`regulation_path`	`string`	required	The regulation's date-number identifier, e.g. '2019-12-09-1698' for a specific regulation.

Request Body

{
  "regulation_path": "123456789"
}

report_feedback

Report a bug, feature request, or general feedback for this data source.

Use this when something doesn't work as expected, when you'd like
a new feature, or when you have suggestions for improvement.

Args:
feedback: Describe the issue or suggestion.
feedback_type: One of 'bug', 'feature_request', or 'general'.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`feedback`	`string`	required
`feedback_type`	`string`	optional	(default: "general")

Request Body

{
  "feedback": "example"
}

Quick Start

Shell

curl -X POST "https://context.gnist.ai/rest/lovdata/search_legislation" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Gnist-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"query": "example"}'

Python

import httpx

resp = httpx.post(
    "https://context.gnist.ai/rest/lovdata/search_legislation",
    headers={"Gnist-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
    json={
  "query": "example"
},
)
print(resp.json())