Lovdata public data
Norwegian laws, central regulations, sections and Supreme Court case law.
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Related sources
- Stortinget open data – Parliamentary cases, votes and representatives behind legislation.
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.
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search_rules– Search Norwegian laws and central regulations currently in force.
HTML GET template -
get_rule– Get one law or regulation: metadata plus its list of sections.
HTML GET template -
get_section– Get the text of a single section (paragraf) of a law or regulation.
HTML GET template -
search_case_law– Free-text search in Norwegian Supreme Court (Høyesterett) decisions.
HTML GET template -
list_case_law– List Norwegian Supreme Court (Høyesterett) decisions for one year.
HTML GET template -
get_case_law– Get one Høyesterett decision: summary, metadata and PDF link.
HTML GET template
Programmatic access
First confirm the operation and parameters in HTML, then use the read-only JSON API.
Does the client support MCP? Find the corresponding Allemannsdata server and registered tools.
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 Lovdata public data
Norwegian laws, central regulations, sections and Supreme Court case law. 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.
Related sources and scope
AI agent? Read the complete navigation and programming guide.