Overpass API

name: Overpass API
description: 'Overpass API is a read-only OpenStreetMap data API that enables querying geographic features including nodes,
  ways, relations, and tags using the Overpass Query Language (QL). It supports complex spatial queries with filters for bounding
  boxes, tags, proximity, area containment, and element relationships, making it the primary tool for extracting custom subsets
  of OSM data programmatically.

  '
image: https://overpass-api.de/img/osm_logo.png
tags:
- OpenStreetMap
- Geographic
- Spatial
- GIS
- Maps
- Open Data
- Query Language
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/overpass-api/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- name: Overpass API
  description: 'Read-only API for querying OpenStreetMap data. Supports retrieval of nodes, ways, relations, and areas using
    the Overpass Query Language (QL) or XML syntax, with output in JSON, XML, CSV, or custom formats.

    '
  image: https://overpass-api.de/img/osm_logo.png
  humanURL: https://overpass-api.de/
  baseURL: https://overpass-api.de/api
  tags:
  - OpenStreetMap
  - Geographic
  - Spatial
  - GIS
  - Maps
  - Nodes
  - Ways
  - Relations
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.overpass-api.de/overpass-doc/en/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API
  - type: LanguageReference
    url: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API/Overpass_QL
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/drolbr/Overpass-API
  - type: InteractiveTool
    url: https://overpass-turbo.eu/
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://overpass-api.de/api/status
  - type: X
    url: https://x.com/osmoverpass
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/overpass-api/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/overpass-api/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/overpass-api/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
  contact:
  - FN: OpenStreetMap Community Forum
    url: https://community.openstreetmap.org/
  - FN: GIS StackExchange
    url: https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/overpass-api
  - FN: Stack Overflow
    url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/overpass-api
common:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://dev.overpass-api.de/overpass-doc/en/
- type: LanguageReference
  url: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API/Overpass_QL
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/drolbr/Overpass-API
- type: License
  url: https://github.com/drolbr/Overpass-API/blob/master/LICENSE
- type: InteractiveTool
  url: https://overpass-turbo.eu/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://overpass-api.de/api/status
- type: Plans
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/overpass-api/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/overpass-api/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/overpass-api/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
modified: '2026-06-13'
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  X-github: kinlane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com