is in an area with no OSM data coverage.
-!!! danger "Deprecation warning"
- The reverse API used to allow address lookup for a single OSM object by
- its OSM id for `[PHP-only]`. The use is considered deprecated.
- Use the [Address Lookup API](Lookup.md) instead.
+!!! tip
+ The reverse API allows a lookup of object by coordinate. If you want
+ to look up an object by ID, use the [Address Lookup API](Lookup.md) instead.
!!! danger "Deprecation warning"
The API can also be used with the URL
results when using Nominatim in the browser versus in a command-line tool
like wget or curl. The command-line tools
usually don't send any Accept-Language header, prompting Nominatim
- to show results in the local language. Browsers on the contratry always
+ to show results in the local language. Browsers on the contrary always
send the currently chosen browser language.
|-----------| ----- | ------- |
| layer | comma-separated list of: `address`, `poi`, `railway`, `natural`, `manmade` | _unset_ (no restriction) |
-**`[Python-only]`**
-
The layer filter allows to select places by themes.
The `address` layer contains all places that make up an address:
Note that in Nominatim's standard configuration, only very few railway
features are imported into the database.
-The `natural` layer collects feautures like rivers, lakes and mountains while
+The `natural` layer collects features like rivers, lakes and mountains while
the `manmade` layer functions as a catch-all for features not covered by the
other layers.