The lookup API allows to query the address and other details of one or
multiple OSM objects like node, way or relation.
-## Parameters
+## Endpoint
The lookup API has the following format:
prefixed with its type, one of node(N), way(W) or relation(R). Up to 50 ids
can be queried at the same time.
-Additional optional parameters are explained below.
+!!! danger "Deprecation warning"
+ The API can also be used with the URL
+ `https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/lookup.php`. This is now deprecated
+ and will be removed in future versions.
+
+
+## Parameters
+
+This section lists additional optional parameters.
### Output format
-* `format=[xml|json|jsonv2|geojson|geocodejson]`
+| Parameter | Value | Default |
+|-----------| ----- | ------- |
+| format | one of: `xml`, `json`, `jsonv2`, `geojson`, `geocodejson` | `jsonv2` |
+
+See [Place Output Formats](Output.md) for details on each format.
-See [Place Output Formats](Output.md) for details on each format. (Default: xml)
-* `json_callback=<string>`
+| Parameter | Value | Default |
+|-----------| ----- | ------- |
+| json_callback | function name | _unset_ |
+
+When given, then JSON output will be wrapped in a callback function with
+the given name. See [JSONP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSONP) for more
+information.
-Wrap JSON output in a callback function (JSONP) i.e. `<string>(<json>)`.
Only has an effect for JSON output formats.
+
### Output details
-* `addressdetails=[0|1]`
+| Parameter | Value | Default |
+|-----------| ----- | ------- |
+| addressdetails | 0 or 1 | 0 |
-Include a breakdown of the address into elements. (Default: 0)
+When set to 1, include a breakdown of the address into elements.
+The exact content of the address breakdown depends on the output format.
+!!! tip
+ If you are interested in a stable classification of address categories
+ (suburb, city, state, etc), have a look at the `geocodejson` format.
+ All other formats return classifications according to OSM tagging.
+ There is a much larger set of categories and they are not always consistent,
+ which makes them very hard to work with.
-* `extratags=[0|1]`
-Include additional information in the result if available,
-e.g. wikipedia link, opening hours. (Default: 0)
+| Parameter | Value | Default |
+|-----------| ----- | ------- |
+| extratags | 0 or 1 | 0 |
+When set to 1, the response include any additional information in the result
+that is available in the database, e.g. wikipedia link, opening hours.
-* `namedetails=[0|1]`
-Include a list of alternative names in the results. These may include
-language variants, references, operator and brand. (Default: 0)
+| Parameter | Value | Default |
+|-----------| ----- | ------- |
+| namedetails | 0 or 1 | 0 |
+
+When set to 1, include a full list of names for the result. These may include
+language variants, older names, references and brand.
### Language of results
-* `accept-language=<browser language string>`
+| Parameter | Value | Default |
+|-----------| ----- | ------- |
+| accept-language | browser language string | content of "Accept-Language" HTTP header |
+
+Preferred language order for showing search results. This may either be
+a simple comma-separated list of language codes or have the same format
+as the ["Accept-Language" HTTP header](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Accept-Language).
+
+!!! tip
+ First-time users of Nominatim tend to be confused that they get different
+ 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
+ send the currently chosen browser language.
-Preferred language order for showing search results, overrides the value
-specified in the "Accept-Language" HTTP header.
-Either use a standard RFC2616 accept-language string or a simple
-comma-separated list of language codes.
### Polygon output
-* `polygon_geojson=1`
-* `polygon_kml=1`
-* `polygon_svg=1`
-* `polygon_text=1`
+| Parameter | Value | Default |
+|-----------| ----- | ------- |
+| polygon_geojson | 0 or 1 | 0 |
+| polygon_kml | 0 or 1 | 0 |
+| polygon_svg | 0 or 1 | 0 |
+| polygon_text | 0 or 1 | 0 |
-Output geometry of results as a GeoJSON, KML, SVG or WKT. Only one of these
-options can be used at a time. (Default: 0)
+Add the full geometry of the place to the result output. Output formats
+in GeoJSON, KML, SVG or WKT are supported. Only one of these
+options can be used at a time.
-* `polygon_threshold=0.0`
+| Parameter | Value | Default |
+|-----------| ----- | ------- |
+| polygon_threshold | floating-point number | 0.0 |
-Return a simplified version of the output geometry. The parameter is the
+When one of the polygon_* outputs is chosen, return a simplified version
+of the output geometry. The parameter describes the
tolerance in degrees with which the geometry may differ from the original
-geometry. Topology is preserved in the result. (Default: 0.0)
+geometry. Topology is preserved in the geometry.
+
### Other
-* `email=<valid email address>`
+| Parameter | Value | Default |
+|-----------| ----- | ------- |
+| email | valid email address | _unset_ |
If you are making large numbers of request please include an appropriate email
-address to identify your requests. See Nominatim's [Usage Policy](https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/nominatim/) for more details.
+address to identify your requests. See Nominatim's
+[Usage Policy](https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/nominatim/) for more details.
-* `debug=[0|1]`
+
+| Parameter | Value | Default |
+|-----------| ----- | ------- |
+| debug | 0 or 1 | 0 |
Output assorted developer debug information. Data on internals of Nominatim's
-"Search Loop" logic, and SQL queries. The output is (rough) HTML format.
-This overrides the specified machine readable format. (Default: 0)
+"search loop" logic, and SQL queries. The output is HTML format.
+This overrides the specified machine readable format.
## Examples
##### XML
-[https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/lookup?osm_ids=R146656,W104393803,N240109189](https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/lookup?osm_ids=R146656,W104393803,N240109189)
+[https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/lookup?osm_ids=R146656,W104393803,N240109189](https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/lookup?osm_ids=R146656,W50637691,N240109189)
```xml
- <lookupresults timestamp="Mon, 29 Jun 15 18:01:33 +0000" attribution="Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright" querystring="R146656,W104393803,N240109189" polygon="false">
- <place place_id="127761056" osm_type="relation" osm_id="146656" place_rank="16" lat="53.4791466" lon="-2.2447445" display_name="Manchester, Greater Manchester, North West England, England, United Kingdom" class="boundary" type="administrative" importance="0.704893333438333">
+ <lookupresults timestamp="Mon, 28 Mar 22 14:38:54 +0000" attribution="Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright" querystring="R146656,W50637691,N240109189" more_url="">
+ <place place_id="282236157" osm_type="relation" osm_id="146656" place_rank="16" address_rank="16" boundingbox="53.3401044,53.5445923,-2.3199185,-2.1468288" lat="53.44246175" lon="-2.2324547359718547" display_name="Manchester, Greater Manchester, North West England, England, United Kingdom" class="boundary" type="administrative" importance="0.35">
<city>Manchester</city>
<county>Greater Manchester</county>
<state_district>North West England</state_district>
<country>United Kingdom</country>
<country_code>gb</country_code>
</place>
- <place place_id="77769745" osm_type="way" osm_id="104393803" place_rank="30" lat="52.5162024" lon="13.3777343363579" display_name="Brandenburg Gate, 1, Pariser Platz, Mitte, Berlin, 10117, Germany" class="tourism" type="attraction" importance="0.443472858361592">
- <attraction>Brandenburg Gate</attraction>
- <house_number>1</house_number>
- <pedestrian>Pariser Platz</pedestrian>
- <suburb>Mitte</suburb>
- <city_district>Mitte</city_district>
- <city>Berlin</city>
- <state>Berlin</state>
- <postcode>10117</postcode>
+ <place place_id="115462561" osm_type="way" osm_id="50637691" place_rank="30" address_rank="30" boundingbox="52.3994612,52.3996426,13.0479574,13.0481754" lat="52.399550700000006" lon="13.048066846939687" display_name="Brandenburger Tor, Brandenburger Straße, Historische Innenstadt, Innenstadt, Potsdam, Brandenburg, 14467, Germany" class="tourism" type="attraction" importance="0.29402874005524">
+ <tourism>Brandenburger Tor</tourism>
+ <road>Brandenburger Straße</road>
+ <suburb>Historische Innenstadt</suburb>
+ <city>Potsdam</city>
+ <state>Brandenburg</state>
+ <postcode>14467</postcode>
<country>Germany</country>
<country_code>de</country_code>
</place>
- <place place_id="2570600569" osm_type="node" osm_id="240109189" place_rank="15" lat="52.5170365" lon="13.3888599" display_name="Berlin, Germany" class="place" type="city" importance="0.822149797630868">
+ <place place_id="567505" osm_type="node" osm_id="240109189" place_rank="15" address_rank="16" boundingbox="52.3586925,52.6786925,13.2396024,13.5596024" lat="52.5186925" lon="13.3996024" display_name="Berlin, 10178, Germany" class="place" type="city" importance="0.78753902824914">
<city>Berlin</city>
<state>Berlin</state>
+ <postcode>10178</postcode>
<country>Germany</country>
<country_code>de</country_code>
</place>
##### JSON with extratags
-[https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/lookup?osm_ids=W50637691&format=json](https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/lookup?osm_ids=W50637691&format=json)
+[https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/lookup?osm_ids=W50637691&format=json&extratags=1](https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/lookup?osm_ids=W50637691&format=json&extratags=1)
```json
[
- {
- "place_id": "84271358",
- "licence": "Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. https://osm.org/copyright",
- "osm_type": "way",
- "osm_id": "50637691",
- "lat": "52.39955055",
- "lon": "13.04806574678",
- "display_name": "Brandenburger Tor, Brandenburger Straße, Nördliche Innenstadt, Innenstadt, Potsdam, Brandenburg, 14467, Germany",
- "class": "historic",
- "type": "city_gate",
- "importance": "0.221233780277011",
- "address": {
- "address29": "Brandenburger Tor",
- "pedestrian": "Brandenburger Straße",
- "suburb": "Nördliche Innenstadt",
- "city": "Potsdam",
- "state": "Brandenburg",
- "postcode": "14467",
- "country": "Germany",
- "country_code": "de"
- },
- "extratags": {
- "image": "http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Potsdam_brandenburger_tor.jpg",
- "wikidata": "Q695045",
- "wikipedia": "de:Brandenburger Tor (Potsdam)",
- "wheelchair": "yes",
- "description": "Kleines Brandenburger Tor in Potsdam"
- }
- }
+ {
+ "place_id": 115462561,
+ "licence": "Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. https://osm.org/copyright",
+ "osm_type": "way",
+ "osm_id": 50637691,
+ "boundingbox": [
+ "52.3994612",
+ "52.3996426",
+ "13.0479574",
+ "13.0481754"
+ ],
+ "lat": "52.399550700000006",
+ "lon": "13.048066846939687",
+ "display_name": "Brandenburger Tor, Brandenburger Straße, Historische Innenstadt, Innenstadt, Potsdam, Brandenburg, 14467, Germany",
+ "class": "tourism",
+ "type": "attraction",
+ "importance": 0.2940287400552381,
+ "address": {
+ "tourism": "Brandenburger Tor",
+ "road": "Brandenburger Straße",
+ "suburb": "Historische Innenstadt",
+ "city": "Potsdam",
+ "state": "Brandenburg",
+ "postcode": "14467",
+ "country": "Germany",
+ "country_code": "de"
+ },
+ "extratags": {
+ "image": "http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Potsdam_brandenburger_tor.jpg",
+ "heritage": "4",
+ "wikidata": "Q695045",
+ "architect": "Carl von Gontard;Georg Christian Unger",
+ "wikipedia": "de:Brandenburger Tor (Potsdam)",
+ "wheelchair": "yes",
+ "description": "Kleines Brandenburger Tor in Potsdam",
+ "heritage:website": "http://www.bldam-brandenburg.de/images/stories/PDF/DML%202012/04-p-internet-13.pdf",
+ "heritage:operator": "bldam",
+ "architect:wikidata": "Q68768;Q95223",
+ "year_of_construction": "1771"
+ }
+ }
]
```
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