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OpenStreetMap Notes API

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OpenStreetMap Notes API is one of 11 APIs that OpenStreetMap publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include Notes. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, rate-limit docs, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 3 operations across 2 paths, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 0.6.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6, https://master.apis.dev.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6.

3 operations 2 paths 2 schemas 2 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
0.6.0
Base URL
https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

OpenStreetMap Notes API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 7 scopes. By default, every request must be authenticated, though some operations may also be called without credentials.

  • OAuth2 — OAuth 2.0 — required for write operations

Paths & Operations 3

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 2 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Notes 3

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GET
/notes
Search notes
searchNotes 5 params → 200
POST
/notes
Create a note
createNote body → 200
GET
/notes/{id}
Get a note
getNote 1 param → 200404

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Note (3 properties), NoteCollection (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Note
object
3 properties
NoteCollection
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

openstreetmap-notes-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs OpenStreetMap publishes across the network.

OpenStreetMap Overpass API
OpenStreetMap Capabilities API
OpenStreetMap Changesets API
OpenStreetMap Map Data API
OpenStreetMap Nodes API
OpenStreetMap Relations API
OpenStreetMap Users API
OpenStreetMap Ways API
OpenStreetMap Geocoding API
OpenStreetMap Status API
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