OpenRouteService POI API

Return points of interest using OpenStreetMap data

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OpenAPI Specification

openrouteservice-poi-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.0.3
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
    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
    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
  responses:
    Forbidden:
      description: Forbidden - API key does not have permission for this operation
      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'
    InternalServerError:
      description: Internal server error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: API key obtained from https://openrouteservice.org