2 Before reporting problems please read the <a target="_blank" href="https://nominatim.org/release-docs/develop/api/Overview">user documentation</a>.
4 <h4>Finding the expected result</h4>
6 First of all, please make sure that the result that you expect is
7 available in the OpenStreetMap data.
9 To find the OpenStreetMap data, do the following:
12 <li>Go to <a href="https://openstreetmap.org">https://openstreetmap.org</a>.</li>
13 <li>Go to the area of the map where you expect the result
14 and zoom in until you see the object you are looking for.</li>
15 <li>Click on the question mark on the right side of the map,
16 then with the question cursor on the map where your object is located.</li>
17 <li>Find the object of interest in the list that appears on the left side.</li>
18 <li>Click on the object and note down the URL that the browser shows.</li>
21 If you cannot find the data you are looking for, there is a good chance
22 that it has not been entered yet. You should <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/fixthemap">report or fix the problem in OpenStreetMap</a> directly.
24 <h4>Reporting bad searches</h4>
26 Problems may be reported at the <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/openstreetmap/nominatim/issues">issue tracker on github</a>. Please read through
27 the open tickets first and check if your problem has not already been
30 When reporting a problem, include the following:
33 <li>A full description of the problem, including the exact term you
34 were searching for.</li>
35 <li>The result you get.</li>
36 <li>The OpenStreetMap object you expect to find (see above).</li>
39 For general questions about installing and searching in Nominatim, please
40 use <a href="https://help.openstreetmap.org/tags/nominatim/">Help OpenStreetMap</a>.