# Geofabrik Downloads API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/geofabrik/geofabrik-downloads-api/  
**Provider:** Geofabrik — https://apis.io/providers/geofabrik/  
**Base URL:** https://download.geofabrik.de  
**Documentation:** https://download.geofabrik.de

Geofabrik Downloads API is one of 5 APIs that [Geofabrik](https://apis.io/providers/geofabrik/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Downloads. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

Direct download of OSM data extract files

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/geofabrik/refs/heads/main/openapi/geofabrik-downloads-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://download.geofabrik.de/technical.html

## Other Geofabrik APIs (4)

- [Geofabrik Overpass API](https://apis.io/apis/geofabrik/overpass-api/)
- [Geofabrik Geocoding API](https://apis.io/apis/geofabrik/geocoding-api/)
- [Geofabrik Routing API](https://apis.io/apis/geofabrik/routing-api/)
- [Geofabrik Index API](https://apis.io/apis/geofabrik/geofabrik-index-api/)

## Tags

Downloads

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/geofabrik/geofabrik-downloads-api/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/geofabrik/.