Overpass API

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.

Overpass API publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include OpenStreetMap, Geographic, Spatial, GIS, and Maps.

The Overpass API catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context.

Overpass API’s developer surface includes documentation and 9 more developer resources.

📡 Source on GitHub

21.8/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

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1 APIs

OpenStreetMap Geographic Spatial GIS Maps Open Data Query Language

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scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

Composite quality — 21.8/100 · emerging

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Developer Ergonomics 1.6 / 17

Access Clarity 4.9 / 17

Operational Transparency 4.9 / 11

Contract Governance 0.0 / 10

Discoverability 5.8 / 9

Regulatory Posture 3.1 / 15

Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 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

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5

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APIs 1

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Source (apis.yml)

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.

  '
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Free
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
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: '0.23'
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: DomainSecurity
  url: security/overpass-api-domain-security.yml
- 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

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