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Overpass API

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Overpass API

Summary

Overpass API is an endpoint interface[1]. It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Overpass API's instance of is recorded as endpoint interface[3].
  • Overpass API's instance of is recorded as server-side web API[4].
  • Overpass API's instance of is recorded as query server[5].
  • Overpass API's instance of is recorded as Q141473683[6].
  • Overpass API's developer is recorded as Roland Olbricht[7].
  • Overpass API's copyright license is recorded as Q27017232[8].
  • Overpass API's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[9].
  • Overpass API's software version identifier is recorded as 0.7.59[10].
  • Overpass API's software version identifier is recorded as 0.7.59.1[11].
  • Overpass API's software version identifier is recorded as 0.7.59.5[12].
  • Overpass API's software version identifier is recorded as 0.7.61[13].
  • Overpass API's software version identifier is recorded as 0.7.62[14].
  • Overpass API's official website is recorded as https://overpass-api.de/[15].
  • Overpass API's main subject is OpenStreetMap database[16].
  • Overpass API's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/drolbr/Overpass-API[17].
  • Overpass API's described by source is recorded as OpenStreetMap Wiki[18].
  • Overpass API's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/overpass-api[19].
  • Overpass API's used by is recorded as Overpass Turbo[20].
  • Overpass API's user manual URL is recorded as https://dev.overpass-api.de/overpass-doc/[21].
  • Overpass API's user manual URL is recorded as https://dev.overpass-api.de/overpass-doc/de/[22].
  • Overpass API's user manual URL is recorded as https://dev.overpass-api.de/overpass-doc/fr/[23].
  • Overpass API's uses is recorded as Overpass XML[24].
  • Overpass API's uses is recorded as Overpass QL[25].
  • Overpass API's uses is recorded as OpenStreetMap database[26].
  • Overpass API's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include endpoint interface[3], server-side web API[4], query server[5], and Q141473683[6].

Use and Application

Overpass API's used by is recorded as Overpass Turbo[20].

Why It Matters

Overpass API is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · Ms040got · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → endpoint interface, server-side web API, query server +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q141473683]]"
  2. 28d ago · PizzaToast · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → OpenStreetMap Wiki
    Copyright status → copyrighted
    Instance of → endpoint interface, server-side web API, query server +1
    Stack exchange tag → https://stackoverflow.com/tags/overpass-api
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P9214]]: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API/FAQ"
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