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Get API map

  • One of the main OpenStreetMap API usabilities

The following command returns:

  • All nodes that are inside a given bounding box and any relations that reference them.
  • All ways that reference at least one node that is inside a given bounding box, any relations that reference them (the ways), and any nodes outside the bounding box that the ways may reference.
  • All relations that reference one of the nodes, ways or relations included due to the above rule (does not apply recursively).

Request

/api/0.6/map?bbox=
Left (longitude ) Bottom (latitude) Rigt (longitude) Top (latitude)
100 50 100 50
Request with example bounding box
/api/0.6/map?bbox=100,50,100,50

Response

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<osm version="0.6" generator="openstreetmap-cgimap 2.0.1.2504041438 (3164272 faffy.openstreetmap.org)" copyright="OpenStreetMap and contributors" attribution="http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright" license="http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/">
    <bounds minlat="50.0000000" minlon="100.0000000" maxlat="50.0000000" maxlon="100.0000000"/>
    <node id="3199343" visible="true" version="1" changeset="3750" timestamp="2010-04-27T21:37:49Z" user="Melaskia" uid="129" lat="50.0000000" lon="100.0000000">
        <tag k="amenity" v="test"/>
    </node>
    <node id="3199344" visible="true" version="1" changeset="3751" timestamp="2010-04-27T21:42:11Z" user="Melaskia" uid="129" lat="50.0000000" lon="100.0000000">
        <tag k="amenity" v="test"/>
    </node>
    <node id="3199345" visible="true" version="1" changeset="3753" timestamp="2010-04-27T21:43:46Z" user="Melaskia" uid="129" lat="50.0000000" lon="100.0000000">
        <tag k="amenity" v="test"/>
    </node>
</osm>

Error codes

The latitudes must be between -90 and 90, longitudes between -180 and 180 and the minima must be less than the maxima (example: The maximum bbox size is 0.250000, and your request was too large. Either request a smaller area, or use planet.osm).

Error: You have downloaded too much data. Please try again later.