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Vísir Search

Vísir Search API

Search Vísir (visir.is) Icelandic news in real time and receive title, section, author, and URL as structured JSON.
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string

This parameter defines the Piloterr private key to use for authentification.

Parameters

query

string

Keyword or phrase. Icelandic characters supported. Example: kosningar 2026 or Eurovision.

section

string

Section filter. Accepted: innlent, erlent, sport, fotbolti, enski-boltinn, lifid, vidskipti, innherji, skodun, tonlist.

page

integer

Page number for paginated results. Default: 1.

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Get Real-Time Vísir Data via API, No Infrastructure Required

Vísir is one of Iceland's largest news websites, operated by Sýn alongside Stöð 2 and Bylgjan. The newsroom covers Innlent, Erlent, Sport, Fótbolti, Enski boltinn, Lífið, Viðskipti, the Innherji premium business desk, Skoðun, and Tónlist with several hundred items per day. visir.is sits behind anti-bot protection that returns 403 on direct scraping attempts. The Piloterr Vísir Search API handles the bypass and returns paginated search results with article URLs (`/g/{id}/{slug}` for articles, `/k/{uuid}` for video clips), titles, kickers, snippets, sections, byline, publish and update timestamps, lead images, and a video flag as structured JSON. Every call hits the live visir.is search index, so freshly published stories are returned within minutes.

Application Scenarios for the Vísir Search API

  1. Editorial cross-reference: Cross-reference Vísir coverage of Icelandic politics with Morgunblaðið's mbl.is to detect editorial-line differences, sentiment gaps, and exclusive scoops across the two main Icelandic outlets.
  2. Nordic football data: Power a Nordic football data product with Vísir Fótbolti and Enski boltinn articles, refreshed every match day to capture transfer rumours, manager quotes, and team news.
  3. Investor brand monitoring: Run a brand monitoring workflow that surfaces every Vísir Viðskipti article mentioning a portfolio company so investor-relations teams can react before the morning Reykjavík opening.
  4. Opinion influence map: Build an opinion-tracking layer on the Skoðun section to map who writes about which policy topic over time and feed it into a media-influence map of Icelandic public debate.
  5. Travel entertainment feed: Aggregate Lífið and Tónlist coverage to drive an entertainment-recommendation feed for Iceland-bound travellers, surfacing trending concerts, festivals, and cultural events from the past 48 hours.

Why Use Piloterr Instead of Building Your Own Scraper

  1. No anti-bot management: Vísir sits behind anti-bot protection that blocks automated requests. Piloterr handles the bypass transparently on every call.
  2. Real-time data: Every call returns live data fetched from Vísir at the moment of the request, not a cached snapshot.
  3. Structured JSON: No HTML parsing, no fragile selectors. The response schema is stable, typed, and documented.
  4. No infrastructure costs: No proxy pool to buy, no headless browser cluster to maintain. Pay only for successful requests.

One Piloterr subscription gives access to the full public API catalog, including the Vísir Search endpoint. See the API documentation for authentication and parameters.

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GET
POST
api.piloterr.com
/v2/visir/search
Response
{
  "meta": {
    "total_results": 2418,
    "page": 1,
    "results_per_page": 25,
    "total_pages": 97,
    "query": "kosningar 2026"
  },
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "20262884241d",
      "url": "https://www.visir.is/g/20262884241d/kosningavaktin-2026-kjor-dagur-genginn-i-gard",
      "title": "Kosningavaktin 2026: Landsmenn kjósa sér sveitarstjórnir",
      "kicker": "Innlent",
      "snippet": "Kjördagur er genginn í garð og kjósendur um allt land velja sér sveitarstjórnarfulltrúa í kosningum 2026.",
      "section": "innlent",
      "section_label": "Innlent",
      "author": "Lovísa Arnardóttir",
      "published_at": "2026-05-17T08:00:00+00:00",
      "updated_at": "2026-05-17T11:32:00+00:00",
      "image_url": "https://www.visir.is/i/A38B1AC0F9E4D27FC0E5E5C7C9C2A7BA_640x360.jpg",
      "is_video": false
    },
    {
      "id": "20262885040d",
      "url": "https://www.visir.is/g/20262885040d/loka-tolur-i-reykja-vik-sjalf-staedis-flokkurinn-naer-niunda-manni-inn",
      "title": "Lokatölur í Reykjavík: Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn nær níunda manni inn",
      "kicker": "Innlent",
      "snippet": "Lokatölur úr Reykjavík sýna að Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn nær níunda manni inn í borgarstjórn í kosningum 2026.",
      "section": "innlent",
      "section_label": "Innlent",
      "author": "Bjarki Sigurðsson",
      "published_at": "2026-05-17T02:15:00+00:00",
      "updated_at": "2026-05-17T04:48:00+00:00",
      "image_url": "https://www.visir.is/i/B47C2BD1F0F5E38FD1F6F6D8DAD3B8CB_640x360.jpg",
      "is_video": false
    },
    {
      "id": "20262885049d",
      "url": "https://www.visir.is/g/20262885049d/hildur-med-palmann-i-hondunum",
      "title": "Hildur með pálmann í höndunum",
      "kicker": "Innlent",
      "snippet": "Hildur Björnsdóttir leiðir Sjálfstæðisflokkinn til stórsigurs í Reykjavík í sveitarstjórnarkosningum 2026.",
      "section": "innlent",
      "section_label": "Innlent",
      "author": "Magnús Jochum Pálsson",
      "published_at": "2026-05-17T02:42:00+00:00",
      "updated_at": "2026-05-17T03:12:00+00:00",
      "image_url": "https://www.visir.is/i/C58D3CE2F1F6E49FE2F7F7E9EBE4C9DC_640x360.jpg",
      "is_video": false
    }
  ],
  "search_parameters": {
    "query": "kosningar 2026",
    "section": "innlent",
    "from_date": "2026-05-01",
    "to_date": "2026-05-17",
    "sort": "newest",
    "page": 1
  }
}
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