OpenStreetMap · OAuth Scopes

OpenStreetMap OAuth Scopes

OAuth 2.0 derived

OpenStreetMap publishes 7 OAuth 2.0 scopes via the authorizationCode flow. Scopes are the fine-grained permissions an application requests at authorization time to act against the OpenStreetMap API on a user’s behalf.

Tokens are issued from https://www.openstreetmap.org/oauth2/token.

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Scopes: 7 Flows: authorizationCode Method: derived

OAuth endpoints

Authorization URL
https://www.openstreetmap.org/oauth2/authorize

Token URL
https://www.openstreetmap.org/oauth2/token

Flows
authorizationCode

Scopes (7)

Scope	Description	Flows
read_gpx	Read private GPS traces	authorizationCode
read_prefs	Read user preferences	authorizationCode
write_api	Modify the map (nodes, ways, relations, changesets)	authorizationCode
write_diary	Create diary entries	authorizationCode
write_gpx	Upload GPS traces	authorizationCode
write_notes	Create, comment on, and close notes	authorizationCode
write_prefs	Modify user preferences	authorizationCode

📄 Provider scope reference:

Source

OAuth Scopes

generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/openstreetmap-main-openapi.yml
schemes:
- name: OAuth2
  source: openapi/openstreetmap-main-openapi.yml
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: https://www.openstreetmap.org/oauth2/authorize
    tokenUrl: https://www.openstreetmap.org/oauth2/token
  description: OAuth 2.0 — required for write operations
scopes:
- scope: read_gpx
  description: Read private GPS traces
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/openstreetmap-main-openapi.yml
- scope: read_prefs
  description: Read user preferences
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/openstreetmap-main-openapi.yml
- scope: write_api
  description: Modify the map (nodes, ways, relations, changesets)
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/openstreetmap-main-openapi.yml
- scope: write_diary
  description: Create diary entries
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/openstreetmap-main-openapi.yml
- scope: write_gpx
  description: Upload GPS traces
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/openstreetmap-main-openapi.yml
- scope: write_notes
  description: Create, comment on, and close notes
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/openstreetmap-main-openapi.yml
- scope: write_prefs
  description: Modify user preferences
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/openstreetmap-main-openapi.yml

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