OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap Users API

User account information

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Operations 1

GET /user/details Get authenticated user details #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/API_v0.6
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RateLimits
https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/api/
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Documentation
https://nominatim.org/release-docs/latest/api/Overview/
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RateLimits
https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/nominatim/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openstreetmap/refs/heads/main/openapi/openstreetmap-users-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openstreetmap/refs/heads/main/json-schema/openstreetmap-node-schema.json

Other Resources

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JSONLDContext
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openstreetmap/refs/heads/main/json-ld/openstreetmap-context.jsonld

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OpenAPI Specification

openstreetmap-users-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: OpenStreetMap API v0.6 Capabilities Users API
  description: The OpenStreetMap main API v0.6 provides CRUD operations for map data editing including nodes, ways, relations, changesets, and notes. Requires OAuth 2.0 authentication for write operations. Maximum bounding box query area is 0.25 square degrees. Returns XML or JSON. Intended for editing, not high-volume read access.
  version: 0.6.0
  contact:
    name: OpenStreetMap Foundation
    url: https://osmfoundation.org/
  license:
    name: ODbL 1.0 (map data) / CC BY-SA 2.0 (tiles)
    url: https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright
servers:
- url: https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6
  description: OpenStreetMap production API
- url: https://master.apis.dev.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6
  description: OSM development/sandbox API
security:
- {}
- OAuth2:
  - read_prefs
  - write_api
  - write_notes
tags:
- name: Users
  description: User account information
paths:
  /user/details:
    get:
      operationId: getUserDetails
      summary: Get authenticated user details
      description: Returns details of the authenticated user.
      tags:
      - Users
      responses:
        '200':
          description: User details
          content:
            application/xml:
              schema:
                type: string
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
        '401':
          description: Authentication required
components:
  schemas:
    User:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        display_name:
          type: string
        account_created:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        description:
          type: string
        img:
          type: object
          properties:
            href:
              type: string
              format: uri
        changesets:
          type: object
          properties:
            count:
              type: integer
        traces:
          type: object
          properties:
            count:
              type: integer
        contributor_terms:
          type: object
          properties:
            agreed:
              type: boolean
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: OAuth 2.0 — required for write operations
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://www.openstreetmap.org/oauth2/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://www.openstreetmap.org/oauth2/token
          scopes:
            read_prefs: Read user preferences
            write_prefs: Modify user preferences
            write_diary: Create diary entries
            write_api: Modify the map (nodes, ways, relations, changesets)
            read_gpx: Read private GPS traces
            write_gpx: Upload GPS traces
            write_notes: Create, comment on, and close notes
externalDocs:
  description: OSM API v0.6 Wiki
  url: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/API_v0.6