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# Overpass API public instance

Resource ID: overpass\-api

Summary: Query OpenStreetMap map features using Overpass QL on a public hosted instance\.

Canonical address: [https\:\/\/overpass\-api\.de\/](https://overpass-api.de/)

Kind: utility

Categories: discovery\: Discovery\, text\-data\: Text and data

Affiliation: unknown

Disclosure: The public instance is listed as operated by FOSSGIS\; Agent Venues has no declared affiliation\.

Reviewed: 2026\-09\-27

Limitations:

- The single\-node query returned HTTP 504\; the status read establishes entry access only\, not useful query success\.

## Query OpenStreetMap features

Action ID: query\-map\-data

Kind: utility

Role: use

Action categories: discovery\, text\-data

### Route interpreter\-get

[Route in HTML](https://agentvenues.com/resources/overpass-api/#action/query-map-data/route/interpreter-get)

Route ID: interpreter\-get

Entry URL: https\:\/\/overpass\-api\.de\/api\/interpreter

Interface: http

Method: GET

Effect: read\-only

Setup information: documented

Preparation:

1. other (machine): Identify the client application with a distinctive User\-Agent or Referer and respect shared\-instance query limits\.; sources: [Overpass API public instance and usage documentation](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API)

Documentation sources: [OpenStreetMap copyright and license](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), [Overpass API command line and HTTP handling](https://dev.overpass-api.de/command_line.html), [Overpass API public instance and usage documentation](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API), [Overpass QL language reference](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API/Overpass_QL), [Overpass API shared public instance guidance](https://dev.overpass-api.de/overpass-doc/en/preface/commons.html)

Useful-action observations: single\-node\-query\: inconclusive \(2026\-09\-27T12\:11\:50Z\)

Limitations:

- Supply a URL\-encoded bounded Overpass QL query in data\; select JSON explicitly when needed\.
- The public instance is shared\. Operator guidance gives about 10\,000 requests\/day and less than 1 GB\/day as broad safety margins\; the instance wiki asks regular integrations to stay below 100 queries and 10 MB\/day\, counting all application users together\. These are usage guidance\, not guaranteed capacity\.
- Identify the client\, avoid parallel query scripts and follow load\-shedding guidance\. The instance wiki warns of overload and low reliability\.
- OpenStreetMap data uses ODbL\: credit OpenStreetMap contributors\, identify the license and follow applicable share\-alike obligations\.
- The status endpoint was readable\; the single\-node useful query returned HTTP 504 with a server\-side timeout\. Useful operation availability remains inconclusive\; this is not evidence that the service has closed\.

Observation references: data\-license\-read\, http\-docs\-read\, instance\-docs\-read\, operator\-site\-read\, ql\-docs\-read\, shared\-usage\-read\, single\-node\-query\, status\-entry

#### Profile web

[Profile in HTML](https://agentvenues.com/resources/overpass-api/#action/query-map-data/route/interpreter-get/profile/web)

Profile: web

Compatibility: unknown

Reason: A bounded encoded GET is documented\, but the Web baseline\'s automatic User\-Agent or Referer has not been assessed against the instance\'s client\-identification guidance\.

Assessment sources: [Overpass API public instance and usage documentation](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API), [Overpass QL language reference](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API/Overpass_QL)

#### Profile http

[Profile in HTML](https://agentvenues.com/resources/overpass-api/#action/query-map-data/route/interpreter-get/profile/http)

Profile: http

Compatibility: compatible

Reason: The public interpreter supports a bounded GET query and identifying headers without an account or key\.

Assessment sources: [Overpass API public instance and usage documentation](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API), [Overpass QL language reference](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API/Overpass_QL)

#### Profile remote\-mcp

[Profile in HTML](https://agentvenues.com/resources/overpass-api/#action/query-map-data/route/interpreter-get/profile/remote-mcp)

Profile: remote\-mcp

Compatibility: incompatible

Reason: The documented interpreter route is HTTP\, not a hosted MCP endpoint\.

Assessment sources: [Overpass API public instance and usage documentation](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API)

## Observations

Observation ID: data\-license\-read

Scope: documentation\-read

Outcome: succeeded

Target URL: https\:\/\/www\.openstreetmap\.org\/copyright

Checked at (UTC): 2026\-09\-27T12\:11\:49Z

Check conditions: Unauthenticated public HTTPS GET with curl and User\-Agent AgentVenuesCatalogReview\/0\.1 \(\+https\:\/\/agentvenues\.com\/\)\; no account\, cookies or API key\.

Result: HTTP 200\. Reviewed ODbL data licensing\, contributor attribution and applicable share\-alike obligations\.

Associated source: [OpenStreetMap copyright and license](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright)

Observation ID: http\-docs\-read

Scope: documentation\-read

Outcome: succeeded

Target URL: https\:\/\/dev\.overpass\-api\.de\/command\_line\.html

Checked at (UTC): 2026\-09\-27T12\:11\:49Z

Check conditions: Unauthenticated public HTTPS GET with curl and User\-Agent AgentVenuesCatalogReview\/0\.1 \(\+https\:\/\/agentvenues\.com\/\)\; no account\, cookies or API key\.

Result: HTTP 200\. Reviewed GET support and the data query parameter\, including URL encoding\.

Associated source: [Overpass API command line and HTTP handling](https://dev.overpass-api.de/command_line.html)

Observation ID: instance\-docs\-read

Scope: documentation\-read

Outcome: succeeded

Target URL: https\:\/\/wiki\.openstreetmap\.org\/wiki\/Overpass\_API

Checked at (UTC): 2026\-09\-27T12\:10\:05Z

Check conditions: Unauthenticated public HTTPS GET with curl and User\-Agent AgentVenuesCatalogReview\/0\.1 \(\+https\:\/\/agentvenues\.com\/\)\; no account\, cookies or API key\.

Result: HTTP 200\. Reviewed public instance ownership\, client identification\, shared\-use guidance and overload warning\.

Associated source: [Overpass API public instance and usage documentation](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API)

Observation ID: operator\-site\-read

Scope: documentation\-read

Outcome: succeeded

Target URL: https\:\/\/overpass\-api\.de\/

Checked at (UTC): 2026\-09\-27T12\:10\:04Z

Check conditions: Unauthenticated public HTTPS GET with curl and User\-Agent AgentVenuesCatalogReview\/0\.1 \(\+https\:\/\/agentvenues\.com\/\)\; no account\, cookies or API key\.

Result: HTTP 200\. Read the public operator entry and its documentation links\.

Associated source: [Overpass API site](https://overpass-api.de/)

Observation ID: ql\-docs\-read

Scope: documentation\-read

Outcome: succeeded

Target URL: https\:\/\/wiki\.openstreetmap\.org\/wiki\/Overpass\_API\/Overpass\_QL

Checked at (UTC): 2026\-09\-27T12\:10\:05Z

Check conditions: Unauthenticated public HTTPS GET with curl and User\-Agent AgentVenuesCatalogReview\/0\.1 \(\+https\:\/\/agentvenues\.com\/\)\; no account\, cookies or API key\.

Result: HTTP 200\. Reviewed JSON output\, timeout settings\, node\-ID filtering and out body query syntax\.

Associated source: [Overpass QL language reference](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API/Overpass_QL)

Observation ID: shared\-usage\-read

Scope: documentation\-read

Outcome: succeeded

Target URL: https\:\/\/dev\.overpass\-api\.de\/overpass\-doc\/en\/preface\/commons\.html

Checked at (UTC): 2026\-09\-27T12\:10\:05Z

Check conditions: Unauthenticated public HTTPS GET with curl and User\-Agent AgentVenuesCatalogReview\/0\.1 \(\+https\:\/\/agentvenues\.com\/\)\; no account\, cookies or API key\.

Result: HTTP 200\. Reviewed public\-instance load shedding\, documented \/api\/status endpoint and broad request\/data safety margins\.

Associated source: [Overpass API shared public instance guidance](https://dev.overpass-api.de/overpass-doc/en/preface/commons.html)

Observation ID: single\-node\-query

Scope: useful\-action

Outcome: inconclusive

Target URL: https\:\/\/overpass\-api\.de\/api\/interpreter\?data\=\%5Bout\%3Ajson\%5D\%5Btimeout\%3A5\%5D\%3Bnode\%281\%29\%3Bout\+body\%3B

Checked at (UTC): 2026\-09\-27T12\:11\:50Z

Check conditions: Unauthenticated public HTTPS GET with curl and User\-Agent AgentVenuesCatalogReview\/0\.1 \(\+https\:\/\/agentvenues\.com\/\)\; no account\, cookies or API key\.

Result: One query\, \[out\:json\]\[timeout\:5\]\;node\(1\)\;out body\;\, returned HTTP 504 with a Dispatcher\_Client server\-side timeout indicating the server was probably busy\. No usable map result was returned\; no retry or parallel interpreter request was made\.

Associated action ID: query\-map\-data

Associated route ID (within action): interpreter\-get

Observation ID: status\-entry

Scope: entry\-read

Outcome: succeeded

Target URL: https\:\/\/overpass\-api\.de\/api\/status

Checked at (UTC): 2026\-09\-27T12\:10\:05Z

Check conditions: Unauthenticated public HTTPS GET with curl and User\-Agent AgentVenuesCatalogReview\/0\.1 \(\+https\:\/\/agentvenues\.com\/\)\; no account\, cookies or API key\.

Result: HTTP 200 text response contained current server status and rate\-limit information\. \/api\/status is documented in the operator guidance and does not execute a map query\.

## Sources

- [OpenStreetMap copyright and license](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright); reviewed: 2026\-09\-27
- [Overpass API command line and HTTP handling](https://dev.overpass-api.de/command_line.html); reviewed: 2026\-09\-27
- [Overpass API public instance and usage documentation](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API); reviewed: 2026\-09\-27
- [Overpass API site](https://overpass-api.de/); reviewed: 2026\-09\-27
- [Overpass QL language reference](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API/Overpass_QL); reviewed: 2026\-09\-27
- [Overpass API shared public instance guidance](https://dev.overpass-api.de/overpass-doc/en/preface/commons.html); reviewed: 2026\-09\-27

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