OpenStreetMap API
OAuthGeocoding
Overview
Navigation, geolocation and geographical data
OpenStreetMap is a geocoding API. Requests are authenticated with OAuth. It is served over plain HTTP.
At a glance
- Authentication
- OAuth
- HTTPS
- No
- CORS
- Unknown
- Category
- Geocoding
Questions
Does the OpenStreetMap API need an API key?
Yes. The OpenStreetMap API uses OAuth authentication; the documentation explains how to get credentials.
Does the OpenStreetMap API support HTTPS?
The OpenStreetMap API is listed as HTTP only, so avoid sending secrets to it.
What are alternatives to the OpenStreetMap API?
Other Geocoding APIs include Bing Maps, ip-api, GeographQL, IP Address Details, ipapi.co.
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