aid: openstreetmap
name: OpenStreetMap
description: >-
  OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a collaborative project to create a free, editable map of the world. The OSM ecosystem exposes
  a family of public REST APIs: the main editing API (v0.6) for CRUD operations on map data, the Overpass API for
  complex read-only geospatial queries, and the Nominatim API for forward and reverse geocoding. Map data is licensed
  under the Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0 and tile imagery under CC BY-SA 2.0.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  license: Copyright and License
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - license
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consuming
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/openstreetmap.png
tags:
  - Geospatial
  - Mapping
  - Open Data
  - Geocoding
  - Editing
  - OpenStreetMap
created: '2026-03-18'
modified: '2026-05-19'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openstreetmap/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: openstreetmap:overpass-api
  name: OpenStreetMap Overpass API
  description: >-
    The Overpass API is a read-only database engine for complex geospatial queries against the OSM dataset.
    Accepts Overpass QL or XML queries and returns results in XML, JSON, GeoJSON, or CSV. Safe usage:
    under 10,000 queries/day and under 1 GB/day. Python SDKs include overpass, overpy, and OSMPythonTools;
    JavaScript SDKs include query-overpass and overpass-ts.
  humanURL: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API
  baseURL: https://overpass-api.de/api
  tags:
  - Geospatial
  - Mapping
  - Open Data
  - XML
  - Overpass
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API
  - type: Reference
    url: https://dev.overpass-api.de/overpass-doc/en/
  - type: DeveloperTools
    url: https://overpass-turbo.eu/
- aid: openstreetmap:openstreetmap-capabilities-api
  name: OpenStreetMap Capabilities API
  description: API version and limits
  humanURL: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/API_v0.6
  baseURL: https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6
  tags:
  - Capabilities
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/openstreetmap-capabilities-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/API_v0.6
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/api/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openstreetmap/refs/heads/main/json-schema/openstreetmap-node-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openstreetmap/refs/heads/main/json-ld/openstreetmap-context.jsonld
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nominatim.org/release-docs/latest/api/Overview/
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/nominatim/
- aid: openstreetmap:openstreetmap-changesets-api
  name: OpenStreetMap Changesets API
  description: Changeset management for grouped edits
  humanURL: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/API_v0.6
  baseURL: https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6
  tags:
  - Changesets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/openstreetmap-changesets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/API_v0.6
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/api/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openstreetmap/refs/heads/main/json-schema/openstreetmap-node-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openstreetmap/refs/heads/main/json-ld/openstreetmap-context.jsonld
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nominatim.org/release-docs/latest/api/Overview/
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/nominatim/
- aid: openstreetmap:openstreetmap-map-data-api
  name: OpenStreetMap Map Data API
  description: Bulk map data retrieval by bounding box
  humanURL: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/API_v0.6
  baseURL: https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6
  tags:
  - Map Data
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/openstreetmap-map-data-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/API_v0.6
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/api/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openstreetmap/refs/heads/main/json-schema/openstreetmap-node-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openstreetmap/refs/heads/main/json-ld/openstreetmap-context.jsonld
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nominatim.org/release-docs/latest/api/Overview/
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/nominatim/
- aid: openstreetmap:openstreetmap-nodes-api
  name: OpenStreetMap Nodes API
  description: OSM node (point) operations
  humanURL: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/API_v0.6
  baseURL: https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6
  tags:
  - Node
  tags_raw:
  - Nodes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/openstreetmap-nodes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/API_v0.6
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/api/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openstreetmap/refs/heads/main/json-schema/openstreetmap-node-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openstreetmap/refs/heads/main/json-ld/openstreetmap-context.jsonld
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nominatim.org/release-docs/latest/api/Overview/
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/nominatim/
- aid: openstreetmap:openstreetmap-notes-api
  name: OpenStreetMap Notes API
  description: Community map notes
  humanURL: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/API_v0.6
  baseURL: https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6
  tags:
  - Notes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/openstreetmap-notes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/API_v0.6
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/api/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openstreetmap/refs/heads/main/json-schema/openstreetmap-node-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openstreetmap/refs/heads/main/json-ld/openstreetmap-context.jsonld
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nominatim.org/release-docs/latest/api/Overview/
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/nominatim/
- aid: openstreetmap:openstreetmap-relations-api
  name: OpenStreetMap Relations API
  description: OSM relation operations
  humanURL: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/API_v0.6
  baseURL: https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6
  tags:
  - Relations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/openstreetmap-relations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/API_v0.6
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/api/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openstreetmap/refs/heads/main/json-schema/openstreetmap-node-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openstreetmap/refs/heads/main/json-ld/openstreetmap-context.jsonld
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nominatim.org/release-docs/latest/api/Overview/
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/nominatim/
- aid: openstreetmap:openstreetmap-users-api
  name: OpenStreetMap Users API
  description: User account information
  humanURL: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/API_v0.6
  baseURL: https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6
  tags:
  - User
  tags_raw:
  - Users
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/openstreetmap-users-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/API_v0.6
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/api/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openstreetmap/refs/heads/main/json-schema/openstreetmap-node-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openstreetmap/refs/heads/main/json-ld/openstreetmap-context.jsonld
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nominatim.org/release-docs/latest/api/Overview/
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/nominatim/
- aid: openstreetmap:openstreetmap-ways-api
  name: OpenStreetMap Ways API
  description: OSM way (line/polygon) operations
  humanURL: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/API_v0.6
  baseURL: https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6
  tags:
  - Ways
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/openstreetmap-ways-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/API_v0.6
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/api/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openstreetmap/refs/heads/main/json-schema/openstreetmap-node-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openstreetmap/refs/heads/main/json-ld/openstreetmap-context.jsonld
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nominatim.org/release-docs/latest/api/Overview/
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/nominatim/
- aid: openstreetmap:openstreetmap-geocoding-api
  name: OpenStreetMap Geocoding API
  description: Forward geocoding, reverse geocoding, and OSM object lookup
  humanURL: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API
  baseURL: https://overpass-api.de/api
  tags:
  - Geocoding
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/openstreetmap-geocoding-api-openapi.yml
- aid: openstreetmap:openstreetmap-status-api
  name: OpenStreetMap Status API
  description: Server status and version information
  humanURL: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API
  baseURL: https://overpass-api.de/api
  tags:
  - Status
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/openstreetmap-status-api-openapi.yml
common:
  - type: CapabilityMap
    url: capabilities/openstreetmap-capability-edges.yml
    name: OpenStreetMap Business Capability Map
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/openstreetmap-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/openstreetmap-finops.yml
  - type: PostmanWorkspace
    url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/openstreetmap/overview
  - type: AgenticAccess
    url: agentic-access/openstreetmap-agentic-access.yml
  - type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
    url: security/openstreetmap-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
  - type: DomainSecurity
    url: security/openstreetmap-domain-security.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/openstreetmap-authentication.yml
  - type: OAuthScopes
    url: scopes/openstreetmap-scopes.yml
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/openstreetmap-foundation
  - url: https://www.openstreetmap.org/
    name: OpenStreetMap
    type: Website
  - url: https://www.openstreetmap.org/
    name: OSM Map
    type: Portal
  - url: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/API
    name: API Documentation
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/API_v0.6
    name: API v0.6 Reference
    type: Reference
  - url: https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/api/
    name: API Usage Policy and Rate Limits
    type: RateLimits
  - url: https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use
    name: Terms of Use
    type: TermsOfService
  - url: https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy
    name: Privacy Policy
    type: PrivacyPolicy
  - url: https://blog.openstreetmap.org/
    name: OSM Blog
    type: Blog
  - url: https://github.com/openstreetmap
    name: GitHub Organization
    type: GitHubOrganization
  - url: https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright
    name: Copyright and License
    type: License
  - url: https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/
    name: ODbL 1.0 (Map Data)
    type: License
  - url: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Main_Page
    name: OSM Wiki
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://community.openstreetmap.org/
    name: OSM Community Forum
    type: Forums
  - url: https://help.openstreetmap.org/
    name: Help
    type: Support
  - url: https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright
    name: OAuth 2.0 Authentication
    type: Authentication
  - url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openstreetmap/refs/heads/main/openapi/openstreetmap-main-openapi.yml
    name: OSM Main API OpenAPI
    type: OpenAPI
  - url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openstreetmap/refs/heads/main/openapi/openstreetmap-nominatim-openapi.yml
    name: Nominatim OpenAPI
    type: OpenAPI
  - url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openstreetmap/refs/heads/main/json-schema/openstreetmap-node-schema.json
    name: OSM Node JSON Schema
    type: JSONSchema
  - url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openstreetmap/refs/heads/main/json-ld/openstreetmap-context.jsonld
    name: OSM JSON-LD Context
    type: JSONLDContext
  - type: Features
    data:
      - Free open OSM data under ODbL license
      - Public API (osm.org) free for personal/educational use
      - AUP requires self-hosting or 3rd-party for production / heavy use
      - 'Tile server: 2 req/sec/IP cap'
      - 'Nominatim: 1 req/sec/IP cap'
      - 'Overpass API: 2 concurrent/IP cap'
      - 'Self-hosting: osm2pgsql + Nominatim + tile renderer (Tilemaker, Mapnik)'
      - 'Third-party providers: Mapbox, MapTiler, Geoapify, Stadia Maps, TomTom'
      - Editing API for contributing data (free for verified users)
      - Planet downloads (XML or PBF)
      - Diff replication (minutely/hourly/daily)
      - Vector tiles via OpenMapTiles, Shortbread, Versatiles
      - Funded by OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF) donations + corporate sponsors
      - Data updated continuously by ~10K daily contributors
      - 'Foundation policy: https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/'
      - 'Wiki: wiki.openstreetmap.org'
    sources:
      - https://www.openstreetmap.org/
      - https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/api/
    updated: '2026-05-04'
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com