OpenRouteService POI API
Return points of interest using OpenStreetMap data
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: OpenRouteService Directions POI API
description: OpenRouteService is a free, open-source geospatial API platform built on OpenStreetMap data. It provides routing directions for multiple transport modes, isochrones for reachability analysis, time-distance matrices, geocoding, elevation data, points of interest, and vehicle route optimization for logistics and humanitarian use cases.
version: v2
contact:
name: OpenRouteService Support
url: https://ask.openrouteservice.org
email: support@smartmobility.heigit.org
license:
name: GNU General Public License v3.0
url: https://github.com/GIScience/openrouteservice/blob/main/LICENSE
x-ors-docs: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/
servers:
- url: https://api.openrouteservice.org
description: OpenRouteService Public API
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: POI
description: Return points of interest using OpenStreetMap data
paths:
/pois:
post:
tags:
- POI
summary: Points of Interest
description: Returns points of interest in the area surrounding a given geometry. Supports search within a 2 km radius for areas up to 50 km2, filtered by category and keyword using OpenStreetMap POI data.
operationId: getPOIs
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/POIRequest'
responses:
'200':
description: Points of interest as GeoJSON FeatureCollection
content:
application/geo+json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/POIResponse'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
'403':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
'500':
$ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
components:
schemas:
POIResponse:
type: object
properties:
type:
type: string
enum:
- FeatureCollection
features:
type: array
items:
type: object
properties:
type:
type: string
enum:
- Feature
geometry:
type: object
properties:
type:
type: string
enum:
- Point
coordinates:
type: array
items:
type: number
properties:
type: object
properties:
osm_id:
type: integer
osm_type:
type: integer
distance:
type: number
category_ids:
type: object
category_group_ids:
type: object
information:
type: object
properties:
attribution:
type: string
version:
type: string
timestamp:
type: string
format: date-time
ErrorResponse:
type: object
properties:
error:
type: object
properties:
code:
type: integer
description: Error code
message:
type: string
description: Human-readable error message
info:
type: object
properties:
engine:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/EngineInfo'
attribution:
type: string
timestamp:
type: integer
format: int64
EngineInfo:
type: object
properties:
version:
type: string
description: ORS engine version
build_date:
type: string
format: date-time
description: Build date of the ORS engine
POIRequest:
type: object
required:
- request
- geometry
properties:
request:
type: string
description: Type of POI request
enum:
- pois
- list
- stats
geometry:
type: object
description: Search area geometry
properties:
bbox:
type: array
description: Bounding box [[minLon, minLat], [maxLon, maxLat]]
items:
type: array
items:
type: number
minItems: 2
maxItems: 2
geojson:
type: object
description: GeoJSON geometry to search within
buffer:
type: number
description: Buffer distance around geometry in meters
format: double
filters:
type: object
description: Filters for POI categories and keywords
properties:
category_group_ids:
type: object
description: Category group IDs to filter by
additionalProperties:
type: array
items:
type: integer
category_ids:
type: object
description: Specific category IDs to filter by
additionalProperties:
type: array
items:
type: integer
name:
type: array
description: POI name keywords to filter by
items:
type: string
wheelchair:
type: string
description: Wheelchair accessibility filter
enum:
- true
- false
- limited
- designated
smoking:
type: string
description: Smoking policy filter
fee:
type: string
description: Fee requirement filter
enum:
- true
- false
limit:
type: integer
description: Maximum number of POIs to return (max 200)
maximum: 200
default: 200
sortby:
type: string
description: Sort POI results by this attribute
enum:
- category
- distance
responses:
Forbidden:
description: Forbidden - API key does not have permission for this operation
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
InternalServerError:
description: Internal server error
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
Unauthorized:
description: Unauthorized - missing or invalid API key
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
BadRequest:
description: Bad request - invalid parameters or request body
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
securitySchemes:
ApiKeyAuth:
type: apiKey
in: header
name: Authorization
description: API key obtained from https://openrouteservice.org