Search Concepts
search_conceptsSearch for Italian government concepts, classes, and properties by keyword when the exact URI is unknown. Filter results by resource type or ontology to reduce noise.
Instructions
Fuzzy search for concepts/classes/properties by keyword.
Args:
keyword: Search term (e.g. 'amministrazione')
limit: Maximum results (default: 10)
resource_type: (optional) Filter by type: "class", "property", "concept"
ontology_filter: (optional) URI prefix to restrict the search (e.g. 'https://w3id.org/italia/onto/COV/')
prefer_core: (optional) If true, results from core ontologies (COV, CPV, CLV, l0) are ranked first
lang: "it" | "en" | "any" (default: "any")
Returns:
Matching subjects with type and label
When to use this vs X:
use this when you do not know the exact URI yet
vs
search_in_vocabulary: use this to search across the whole catalog; usesearch_in_vocabularyorbrowse_vocabularyonly when the ConceptScheme is already known
Use when: You don't know the exact URI of a concept. Use resource_type and ontology_filter to reduce noise.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| lang | No | Preferred label language; "any" keeps all languages. | any |
| limit | No | ||
| keyword | Yes | The search term (e.g. 'amministrazione') | |
| prefer_core | No | If true, rank results from COV, CPV, CLV, l0 ontologies first | |
| resource_type | No | Filter by resource type: "class", "property", or "concept" | |
| ontology_filter | No | Restrict results to URIs starting with this prefix (e.g. 'https://w3id.org/italia/onto/COV/') |