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Overpass QL

procedural, imperative language loosely based on C syntax for querying OpenStreetMap data through the Overpass API
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Overpass QL

Summary

Overpass QL is a query language[1]. It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Overpass QL's instance of is recorded as query language[3].
  • Overpass QL's instance of is recorded as procedural programming language[4].
  • Overpass QL's instance of is recorded as imperative programming language[5].
  • Overpass API is named after Overpass QL[6].
  • Overpass QL's based on is recorded as Overpass XML[7].
  • Overpass QL's based on is recorded as Q15777[8].
  • Overpass QL's developer is recorded as Roland Olbricht[9].
  • Overpass QL's described at URL is recorded as https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API/Overpass_QL[10].
  • Overpass QL's facet of is recorded as Overpass API[11].
  • Overpass QL's used by is recorded as Overpass API[12].
  • Overpass QL's programming paradigm is recorded as imperative programming[13].
  • Overpass QL's programming paradigm is recorded as procedural programming[14].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include query language[3], procedural programming language[4], and imperative programming language[5].

History and Context

Overpass API is named after Overpass QL[6].

Why It Matters

Overpass QL is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Related Entities

imperative programming language Overpass XML procedural programming procedural programming language

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wiki.openstreetmap.org. wiki.openstreetmap.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wiki.openstreetmap.org. wiki.openstreetmap.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wiki.openstreetmap.org. Retrieved . wiki.openstreetmap.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wiki.openstreetmap.org. Retrieved . wiki.openstreetmap.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Overpass QL. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/overpass-ql
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_overpass-ql_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Overpass QL}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/overpass-ql}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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