OpenStreetMap Business Search (Overpass)

Search for businesses, amenities, and points of interest from OpenStreetMap using the free Overpass API. Find restaurants, hotels, pharmacies, hospitals, and 25+ other place types in any city worldwide — no API key required.

What you can search

• Restaurants, cafes, bars, pubs, fast food
• Hotels, museums, cinemas, theatres, libraries
• Hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, dentists, doctors
• Banks, ATMs, post offices
• Schools, gyms, supermarkets, fuel stations, parking
• And 10+ more amenity types

Input

Field	Type	Description	Default
mode	select	Search mode (see modes below)	searchInCity
amenityType	select	Type of place to search for	restaurant
cityName	string	City name (mode=searchInCity)	New York
latitude	number	Center latitude (mode=searchNearby)	—
longitude	number	Center longitude (mode=searchNearby)	—
radiusMeters	integer	Search radius in meters (100–50000)	5000
country	string	Optional ISO-2 country code filter (e.g. US, GB)	—
maxItems	integer	Maximum results to return (1–500)	50

Modes

Mode	Description
searchNearby	Find places near a latitude/longitude point within a radius
searchInCity	Find places in a city by name (e.g. "London", "New York")
searchByType	Search globally for an amenity type (add a country filter to limit scope)

Supported Amenity Types

restaurant, cafe, hotel, hospital, pharmacy, school, bank, supermarket, parking, fuel, gym, cinema, theatre, museum, library, post_office, dentist, doctor, hairdresser, laundry, fast_food, bar, pub, clinic, atm

Output

Each output record represents one place from OpenStreetMap:

{
  "osmId": "123456789",
  "osmType": "node",
  "name": "Joe's Diner",
  "amenityType": "restaurant",
  "address": "100 Broadway, New York 10001, US",
  "street": "Broadway",
  "city": "New York",
  "state": "NY",
  "postcode": "10001",
  "country": "US",
  "phone": "+1 212 555 1234",
  "website": "https://joesdiner.com",
  "openingHours": "Mo-Fr 08:00-22:00",
  "latitude": 40.7128,
  "longitude": -74.006,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-03T10:00:00+00:00"
}

Field	Type	Description
osmId	string	OpenStreetMap element ID
osmType	string	OSM element type: node, way, or relation
name	string	Name of the place
amenityType	string	OSM amenity/shop/tourism category
address	string	Full formatted address
street	string	Street name
city	string	City or town
state	string	State or province
postcode	string	Postal code
country	string	ISO country code
phone	string	Phone number
website	string	Website URL
openingHours	string	OSM opening hours string
latitude	float	Latitude coordinate
longitude	float	Longitude coordinate
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of scrape

Data Source

Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap via the free Overpass API at https://overpass-api.de/api/interpreter. OpenStreetMap is a collaborative open-data map of the world. The Overpass API provides a free query interface — no registration or API key is required. A backup endpoint (overpass.kumi.systems) is used automatically if the primary is unavailable.

FAQs

How current is the data? OpenStreetMap data is updated continuously by volunteers worldwide. The Overpass API typically reflects changes within a few minutes.

Why are some places missing contact info or addresses? OpenStreetMap is community-edited, so completeness varies. Urban areas in well-mapped regions (e.g. Western Europe, major US cities) tend to have more complete data.

What is the opening_hours format? OSM uses a standard human-readable format like Mo-Fr 08:00-22:00; Sa 09:00-20:00. You can parse it with OSM opening-hours libraries.

Can I search globally without a city? Yes, use mode=searchByType. For best results, add a country filter (2-letter ISO code) to limit scope — unconstrained global queries can time out on the Overpass API.

Does this require an API key? No. The Overpass API is completely free to use. The actor respects rate limits with built-in delays between requests.

What are way and relation osmTypes? Most individual businesses are node elements. Larger features (e.g. supermarket buildings, hospital campuses) may be way (polygon outline) or relation (complex area). The actor extracts center coordinates for ways so the location is always available.