Wikimapia

Wikimapia REST API

The Wikimapia REST API provides access to crowdsourced geographic data including places, categories, streets, and languages. Supports place search by bounding box, coordinates, or full-text query; place lookup by ID with configurable data blocks; nearest-place and nearest-street queries; and full category and language listings. Requires an API key passed as a query parameter. Responses are available in JSON (default) and KML formats. The free tier allows up to 100 requests per 5 minutes per domain.

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Documentation
https://wikimapia.org/api/
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RateLimits
https://wikimapia.org/api/?action=my_keys

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/wikimapia/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: wikimapia:rest-api
name: Wikimapia REST API
description: The Wikimapia REST API provides access to crowdsourced geographic data including places,
  categories, streets, and languages. Supports place search by bounding box, coordinates, or full-text
  query; place lookup by ID with configurable data blocks; nearest-place and nearest-street queries; and
  full category and language listings. Requires an API key passed as a query parameter. Responses are
  available in JSON (default) and KML formats. The free tier allows up to 100 requests per 5 minutes per
  domain.
humanURL: https://wikimapia.org/api/
baseURL: https://api.wikimapia.org
tags:
- Geospatial
- Mapping
- Crowdsourced
- Places
- REST
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://wikimapia.org/api/
- type: RateLimits
  url: https://wikimapia.org/api/?action=my_keys