Data catalog SPARQL

Direct SPARQL queries and specialized dataset, resource and concept search in Norway's national data catalog.

Default cache TTL for JSON/API responses: 300 seconds. HTML pages use no-store (TTL 0 seconds). Usage limit: The public SPARQL endpoint may return HTTP 429 when its rate limit is exceeded.

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All lookup operations

Open HTML operations for navigation. The JSON link for each operation is only for programmatic data access.

Building software or a dashboard? List operation names as JSON, then open the selected operation's descriptor before fetching data.

sparql_query – Run a SPARQL query against the data.norge.no national data catalog.
HTML GET template
search_datasets – Search the national data catalog for datasets by words in their title or description.
HTML GET template
search_resources – Search the other catalog resource types by words in title/description: data services (APIs), public services or information models.
HTML GET template
search_concepts – Search begreper (concepts/terms) in the national data catalog by words in their preferred or alternative labels.
HTML GET template

Programmatic access

First confirm the operation and parameters in HTML, then use the read-only JSON API.

Programmatic access to source operations (JSON)

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How an AI agent should use this page

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 Data catalog SPARQL

Direct SPARQL queries and specialized dataset, resource and concept search in Norway's national data catalog. Choose a search lookup first when you lack an identifier; use a detail lookup when you already have a stable ID.

Read requirements, cache time and known usage limits.
Open the lookup and use the HTML GET template.
Follow normalized result links onward; use JSON only for structured data work.

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