Geofabrik

Geofabrik is a geographic data processing company specializing in OpenStreetMap data extraction, processing, and distribution. Their download REST API provides daily-updated OSM extracts in PBF, shapefile, and GeoPackage formats for every region of the world, alongside paid managed services for geocoding (Nominatim/Photon), routing (OSRM/GraphHopper), and the Overpass API for advanced OSM queries. All public downloads are free under the ODbL 1.0 license.

Geofabrik publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network: Downloads API and Index API. Tagged areas include OpenStreetMap, Geospatial, GIS, Maps, and Download.

The Geofabrik catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Geofabrik’s developer surface includes documentation, engineering blog, pricing, and 9 more developer resources.

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43.1/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 25/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreemiumOpen⚡ Free to try

5 APIs

OpenStreetMapGeospatialGISMapsDownloadOSMRoutingGeocoding

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

Composite quality — 43.1/100 · developing

Contract Quality 15.8 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 2.2 / 20

Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13

Governance 7.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 25/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 5

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Geofabrik Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

JSON Schema 1

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Geofabrik Extract Index

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Examples 1

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrg

GitHubOrg

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Mastodon

Mastodon

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

aid: geofabrik
name: Geofabrik
description: Geofabrik is a geographic data processing company specializing in OpenStreetMap data extraction, processing,
  and distribution. Their download REST API provides daily-updated OSM extracts in PBF, shapefile, and GeoPackage formats
  for every region of the world, alongside paid managed services for geocoding (Nominatim/Photon), routing (OSRM/GraphHopper),
  and the Overpass API for advanced OSM queries. All public downloads are free under the ODbL 1.0 license.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: open
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: true
  label: Freemium · Open access
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/geofabrik.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/geofabrik/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
tags:
- OpenStreetMap
- Geospatial
- GIS
- Maps
- Download
- OSM
- Routing
- Geocoding
apis:
- aid: geofabrik:overpass-api
  name: Geofabrik Overpass API
  description: Managed Overpass API service providing a reliable, low-latency alternative to the public OpenStreetMap Overpass
    servers for running complex OSM data queries. Available in Small (10k req/mo), Medium (100k req/mo), Large (1M req/mo),
    and XXL (unlimited) tiers, billed annually.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.geofabrik.de/data/overpass-api.html
  baseURL: https://overpass-api.de
  tags:
  - OpenStreetMap
  - Overpass
  - Query
  - Geospatial
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.geofabrik.de/data/overpass-api.html
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://www.geofabrik.de/data/overpass-api.html
- aid: geofabrik:geocoding-api
  name: Geofabrik Geocoding API
  description: Managed geocoding service powered by Nominatim and Photon, converting addresses to coordinates and vice versa
    using OpenStreetMap data. Photon supports auto-completion and typo tolerance. Available in Small (100k req/mo), Medium
    (1M req/mo), Large (10M req/mo), and XXL (unlimited) plans.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.geofabrik.de/data/geocoding.html
  baseURL: https://nominatim.geofabrik.de
  tags:
  - Geocoding
  - Nominatim
  - Photon
  - OpenStreetMap
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.geofabrik.de/data/geocoding.html
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://www.geofabrik.de/data/geocoding.html
- aid: geofabrik:routing-api
  name: Geofabrik Routing API
  description: Managed routing service powered by OSRM and GraphHopper for route calculation, turn-by-turn instructions, distance
    matrix computation, isochrones, and map matching. OSRM supports car routing and matrix calculations; GraphHopper supports
    car, truck, and foot profiles with isochrone support.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.geofabrik.de/data/routing.html
  baseURL: https://routing.geofabrik.de
  tags:
  - Routing
  - OSRM
  - GraphHopper
  - OpenStreetMap
  - Navigation
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.geofabrik.de/data/routing.html
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://www.geofabrik.de/data/routing.html
- aid: geofabrik:geofabrik-downloads-api
  name: Geofabrik Downloads API
  description: Direct download of OSM data extract files
  humanURL: https://download.geofabrik.de
  baseURL: https://download.geofabrik.de
  tags:
  - Downloads
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/geofabrik-downloads-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://download.geofabrik.de/technical.html
- aid: geofabrik:geofabrik-index-api
  name: Geofabrik Index API
  description: Machine-readable index of all available extracts
  humanURL: https://download.geofabrik.de
  baseURL: https://download.geofabrik.de
  tags:
  - Index
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/geofabrik-index-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://download.geofabrik.de/technical.html
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/geofabrik-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/geofabrik-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.geofabrik.de
- type: Documentation
  url: https://download.geofabrik.de/technical.html
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/geofabrik
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.geofabrik.de
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.geofabrik.de/data/overpass-api.html
- type: X
  url: https://twitter.com/geofabrik
- type: Mastodon
  url: https://en.osm.town/@geofabrik
- type: Plans
  url: plans/geofabrik-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/geofabrik-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/geofabrik-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

Geofabrik

Kin Score

APIs 5

Geofabrik Overpass API

Geofabrik Geocoding API

Geofabrik Routing API

Geofabrik Downloads API

Geofabrik Index API

Pricing Plans 1

Geofabrik Plans Pricing

Rate Limits 1

Geofabrik Rate Limits

FinOps 1

Geofabrik Finops

Semantic Vocabularies 1

Geofabrik Context

Spectral Rules 1

Geofabrik API Rules