Kulturdirektoratet APIkulturdirektoratet.no ↗
Access Norwegian Arts Council grant schemes, funding decisions, and site-wide search via 4 endpoints. Filter by category, county, year, and status.
What is the Kulturdirektoratet API?
This API exposes 4 endpoints covering the Norwegian Arts Council (Kulturdirektoratet) website, including grant scheme listings, full scheme details, funding decisions, and site-wide search. The list_tilskuddsordninger endpoint returns all matching grant programs with name, description, slug, status, and deadline fields, optionally filtered by subject area, funding source, or applicant group. The list_vedtak endpoint surfaces paginated funding decisions with applicant names, requested amounts, granted amounts, and decision status.
curl -X GET 'https://api.parse.bot/scraper/51c47160-ab54-4e47-8e10-b44c5c77ef02/list_tilskuddsordninger?fag=musikk&kilde=Norsk+kulturfond&query=musikk&grupper=Enkeltpersoner' \ -H 'X-API-Key: $PARSE_API_KEY'
Typed, relational, agent-ready
A generated client with real types, enums, and the links between objects — the structure a flat JSON response can't carry. Autocompletes in your editor and reads cleanly to coding agents.
- Fully typed · autocompletes
- Objects link to objects
- Typed errors & pagination
Typed Python client. Set up the SDK in your uv project, then pull this API’s typed client:
uv add parse-sdk uv run parse init uv run parse add --marketplace kulturdirektoratet-no-api
uv run parse add --marketplace pulls a pinned snapshot of this canonical API — it won’t change underneath you. To customize it, subscribe and swap to your own copy.
from parse_apis.kulturdirektoratet_api import Kulturdirektoratet, GrantSchemeSummary, GrantScheme, Contact, Decision, SitePage
client = Kulturdirektoratet()
# List music grant schemes and navigate to full details
for scheme in client.grantschemesummaries.list(fag="musikk"):
print(scheme.name, scheme.slug, scheme.status, scheme.deadline)
# Get full details for a known scheme via constructible navigation
detail = client.grantschemesummary("amatoerteateraktivitet-i-grupper").details()
print(detail.name, detail.url, detail.description)
for contact in detail.contacts:
print(contact.name, contact.phone, contact.email)
# List approved funding decisions with pagination
for decision in client.decisions.list(status="Innvilget", aar=2025, limit=20):
print(decision.status, decision.applicant, decision.requested_amount, decision.granted_amount)
# Search across the entire site
for page in client.sitepages.search(query="kunstnerstipend"):
print(page.title, page.type, page.excerpt, page.url)
List all grant schemes with optional filtering by category, source, group, or search query. Returns all matching schemes in a single page. Each scheme includes a slug that can be passed to get_tilskuddsordning_detail for full information.
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| fag | string | Filter by subject/category (e.g. 'musikk', 'scenekunst') |
| kilde | string | Filter by funding source |
| query | string | Search query to filter grant schemes by name or description |
| grupper | string | Filter by applicant group |
{
"type": "object",
"fields": {
"count": "integer total number of matching grant schemes",
"items": "array of grant scheme summaries with name, description, url, slug, and details (status, deadline)"
},
"sample": {
"data": {
"count": 68,
"items": [
{
"url": "https://www.kulturdirektoratet.no/tilskuddsordninger/fonograminnspillinger",
"name": "Musikk – særskilte innspillingsprosjekter",
"slug": "fonograminnspillinger",
"details": {
"status": "lock_openÅpen",
"deadline": "Søknadsfrist 15. juni 2026 kl. 13:00"
},
"description": "Tilskudd til å spille inn og gi ut musikk med særskilt behov for støtte."
}
]
},
"status": "success"
}
}About the Kulturdirektoratet API
Grant Scheme Endpoints
list_tilskuddsordninger returns a full list of grant schemes without pagination. Each item includes name, description, url, slug, status, and deadline. You can narrow results using fag (subject area, e.g. musikk or scenekunst), kilde (funding source), grupper (applicant group), or a free-text query. The count field tells you how many schemes matched. To retrieve full details — sections, contacts, and extended description — pass the slug from any list result to get_tilskuddsordning_detail, which returns structured sections (a map of section title to text), a contacts array with name, email, and phone fields, and a short description string.
Funding Decisions
list_vedtak provides paginated grant decision records. Each decision object exposes status (e.g. Innvilget or Avslått), applicant, requested_amount, granted_amount, and scheme_round. Filters include aar (year), fylke (Norwegian county code such as 03 for Oslo or 11 for Rogaland), status, ordning (specific grant scheme), runde (application round), and a free-text query. The total_results field is a string and may be null on some responses.
Site-Wide Search
site_search accepts a required query string and returns matching pages across the full Kulturdirektoratet website, not just grant schemes. Each result includes title, type, excerpt, and url. This is useful for locating policy documents, news, or other content types that the more specific endpoints do not cover.
The Kulturdirektoratet API is a managed, monitored endpoint for kulturdirektoratet.no — not a raw scraper you maintain. Every endpoint is automatically health-checked on a schedule, and when kulturdirektoratet.no changes and a check fails, the API is automatically queued for repair and re-verified. It is built to keep working as the site underneath it changes.
This isn't an official kulturdirektoratet.no API — it's an independent, maintained REST wrapper over public data. Where the source has no official API (or only a limited one), Parse gives you a stable contract over a source that never promised one, and keeps it current. Need a new endpoint or field? You can revise it yourself in plain English and the agent rebuilds it against the live site in minutes — contributing the change back to the shared API is free.
Will this API break when the source site changes?+
Is this an official API from the source site?+
Can I fix or extend this API myself if I need a new endpoint or field?+
What happens if I call an endpoint that has an issue?+
- Build a grant discovery tool that filters Norwegian arts funding by subject (
fag) such as film, music, or performing arts. - Track annual funding outcomes by querying
list_vedtakfiltered byaarandstatusto compare approved versus rejected applications. - Generate county-level funding reports by filtering
list_vedtakwith Norwegian county codes via thefylkeparameter. - Retrieve contact details and eligibility sections for a specific grant scheme using
get_tilskuddsordning_detailand itscontactsandsectionsfields. - Monitor grant scheme deadlines by periodically calling
list_tilskuddsordningerand checking thedeadlinefield on each item. - Search the full Kulturdirektoratet site via
site_searchto surface policy documents or news not covered by scheme-specific endpoints. - Compare requested versus granted amounts across applicants in a particular scheme round using
granted_amountandrequested_amountfromlist_vedtak.
| Tier | Price | Credits/month | Rate limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | 100 | 5 req/min |
| Hobby | $30/mo | 1,000 | 20 req/min |
| Developer | $100/mo | 5,000 | 100 req/min |
One credit = one API call regardless of which marketplace API you call. Exceeding the rate limit returns a 429 response. Authenticate with the X-API-Key header.
Does Kulturdirektoratet have an official public developer API?+
What does list_vedtak actually return, and how do I filter by county?+
items array includes status, applicant, requested_amount, granted_amount, and scheme_round. To filter by county, pass the two-digit Norwegian county code as the fylke parameter — for example 03 for Oslo, 11 for Rogaland, or 15 for Møre og Romsdal. Multiple filters (aar, ordning, runde, status, query) can be combined in the same request.Does get_tilskuddsordning_detail return the full application form or uploaded attachments?+
name, description, a sections map of titled text blocks, and a contacts array with name, email, and phone. Application forms and file attachments are not included. You can fork this API on Parse and revise it to add an endpoint targeting those resources if the source page exposes them.How does the total_results field behave in list_vedtak pagination?+
total_results is returned as a string rather than an integer, and the field may be null on certain responses. Use the page parameter to step through results. There is no explicit page-count field, so you will need to iterate until fewer results than expected are returned.Does the API cover historical funding decisions from before 2020?+
list_vedtak endpoint accepts an aar (year) filter, but the available historical range depends on what Kulturdirektoratet publishes on their decisions pages. Coverage of years before 2020 is not guaranteed. You can fork this API on Parse and revise it to test and document the actual year range available from the source.