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