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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Geofabrik Download Downloads API
  description: 'Free download service providing daily-updated OpenStreetMap (OSM) data extracts by geographic region. A machine-readable JSON index lets clients programmatically discover all available extracts and their download URLs. Data are distributed under the ODbL 1.0 license.

    '
  version: '1'
  contact:
    name: Geofabrik GmbH
    url: https://www.geofabrik.de/geofabrik/contact.html
  license:
    name: ODbL 1.0
    url: https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/
servers:
- url: https://download.geofabrik.de
  description: Geofabrik public download server
tags:
- name: Downloads
  description: Direct download of OSM data extract files
paths:
  /{region}/{area}-latest.osm.pbf:
    get:
      operationId: downloadPbf
      summary: Download latest OSM PBF extract
      description: 'Downloads the latest daily-updated OSM extract for the specified region/area in PBF (Protocol Buffer) binary format. The exact URL for each area is available from the index endpoint (urls.pbf).

        '
      tags:
      - Downloads
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/region'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/area'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: PBF binary OSM data extract
          content:
            application/octet-stream:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
        '404':
          description: Extract not found for the specified region/area
  /{region}/{area}-latest-free.shp.zip:
    get:
      operationId: downloadShapefile
      summary: Download latest shapefile extract
      description: 'Downloads the latest daily-updated OSM extract for the specified region/area as a ZIP archive containing Esri Shapefile layers. The exact URL is available from the index endpoint (urls.shp).

        '
      tags:
      - Downloads
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/region'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/area'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ZIP archive containing Esri Shapefile layers
          content:
            application/zip:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
        '404':
          description: Extract not found
  /{region}/{area}-updates/state.txt:
    get:
      operationId: getUpdateState
      summary: Get replication state for an extract
      description: 'Returns a plain-text state file for the minutely/daily replication feed of the specified extract. The state contains a sequence number and timestamp used to synchronise incremental updates.

        '
      tags:
      - Downloads
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/region'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/area'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Plain-text replication state file
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: '#Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 UTC 2024

                  sequenceNumber=12345

                  timestamp=2024-01-01T00\:00\:00Z

                  '
        '404':
          description: Updates feed not available for this extract
components:
  parameters:
    area:
      name: area
      in: path
      required: true
      description: 'Area name within the region, e.g. germany, france, us/california. Sub-region paths use forward slashes.

        '
      schema:
        type: string
        example: germany
    region:
      name: region
      in: path
      required: true
      description: 'Top-level geographic region, e.g. europe, north-america, asia, australia-oceania, africa, south-america, central-america, russia, antarctica.

        '
      schema:
        type: string
        example: europe