diff --git a/swh/web/common/service.py b/swh/web/common/service.py
--- a/swh/web/common/service.py
+++ b/swh/web/common/service.py
@@ -215,10 +215,12 @@
     sha1 = _lookup_content_sha1(q)
     if not sha1:
         return None
-    lang = _first_element(idx_storage.content_fossology_license_get([sha1]))
-    if not lang:
+    lic = _first_element(idx_storage.content_fossology_license_get([sha1]))
+
+    if not lic:
         return None
-    return converters.from_swh(lang, hashess={'id'})
+    return converters.from_swh({'id': sha1, 'facts': lic[sha1]},
+                               hashess={'id'})
 
 
 def lookup_origin(origin):
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/common/test_service.py b/swh/web/tests/common/test_service.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/common/test_service.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/common/test_service.py
@@ -474,13 +474,17 @@
         # given
         mock_idx_storage.content_fossology_license_get = MagicMock(
             return_value=[{
-                'id': hash_to_bytes(
-                    '123caf10e9535160d90e874b45aa426de762f19f'),
-                'lang': 'python',
+                hash_to_bytes('123caf10e9535160d90e874b45aa426de762f19f'): [{
+                    'licenses': ['GPL-3.0+'],
+                    'tool': {}
+                }]
             }])
         expected_license = {
                 'id': '123caf10e9535160d90e874b45aa426de762f19f',
-                'lang': 'python',
+                'facts': [{
+                    'licenses': ['GPL-3.0+'],
+                    'tool': {}
+                }]
         }
 
         # when
@@ -506,14 +510,19 @@
         )
         mock_idx_storage.content_fossology_license_get = MagicMock(
             return_value=[{
-                'id': hash_to_bytes(
-                    '123caf10e9535160d90e874b45aa426de762f19f'),
-                'lang': 'haskell',
+                hash_to_bytes('123caf10e9535160d90e874b45aa426de762f19f'): [{
+                    'licenses': ['BSD-2-Clause'],
+                    'tool': {}
+                }]
+
             }]
         )
         expected_license = {
                 'id': '123caf10e9535160d90e874b45aa426de762f19f',
-                'lang': 'haskell',
+                'facts': [{
+                    'licenses': ['BSD-2-Clause'],
+                    'tool': {}
+                }]
         }
 
         # when