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Overpass API

Read-only query API for OpenStreetMap data

Maps & GIS ★ 936 stars Hard setup AGPL-3.0

Overpass API is a self-hostable, read-only database and query engine for OpenStreetMap data. It lets users run powerful spatial and attribute queries to extract custom map datasets.

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Key features

  • Powerful OSM query language
  • Spatial and tag filtering
  • Custom data extraction
  • Self-hostable database

Strengths

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • Written in C++

Is Overpass API secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Overpass API's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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