# OSM Overpass Hiking Trail Route Scraper (`jungle_synthesizer/osm-overpass-hiking-route-relation-scraper`) Actor Query the Overpass API for OpenStreetMap hiking route relations by bounding box or region. Returns ODbL-licensed trail geometry: route names, distance, network level, way coordinates, and full OSM tags. The only license-clean trail corpus on Apify — safe for AI training and GIS use. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/osm-overpass-hiking-route-relation-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community) - **Categories:** AI, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## OSM Overpass Hiking Trail Route Scraper Query the **Overpass API** for OpenStreetMap hiking route relations by bounding box or region name. Returns ODbL-licensed trail geometry, route metadata, and full OSM tags — the only license-clean trail corpus on Apify, safe for AI training and GIS use. --- ### What it does The actor sends Overpass QL queries against the public `overpass-api.de` endpoint (or a mirror of your choice) to retrieve `relation` elements with `route=hiking` or `route=foot` tags within the specified geographic area. For each relation it returns: - Route name, type, and network level (international / national / regional / local) - Operator and start/end node names - Distance in kilometres (from OSM `distance` or `length` tags) - OSMC waymark symbol - Bounding box coordinates - Pipe-separated member way IDs as a geometry proxy - Full OSM tag map as a JSON string - Wikidata / Wikipedia cross-references All data is released by OpenStreetMap contributors under the **Open Database Licence (ODbL)**. You are free to use it for AI training, GIS pipelines, or commercial products — attribution required. --- ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | **Max Items** | integer | 100 | Maximum route relations to return across all queries | | **Bounding Boxes** | array | `["35.5,136.5,36.2,137.5"]` | One or more `south,west,north,east` decimal-degree strings | | **Region Names** | array | `[]` | Place names resolved to bounding boxes via Nominatim. Used when Bounding Boxes is empty. Example: `"Tyrol, Austria"` | | **Route Types** | array | `["hiking","foot"]` | OSM `route` tag values to include | | **Network Filter** | array | `[]` | Restrict to specific network levels: `iwn` (international), `nwn` (national), `rwn` (regional), `lwn` (local). Empty = all levels | | **Mirror Endpoint** | string | — | Alternative Overpass API URL, e.g. `https://overpass.kumi.systems/api/interpreter` | #### Example inputs **Fetch all hiking routes in a Japanese alpine area:** ```json { "maxItems": 50, "bboxList": ["35.5,136.5,36.2,137.5"], "routeTypes": ["hiking", "foot"] } ```` **Fetch only international and national routes in the Swiss Alps:** ```json { "maxItems": 20, "bboxList": ["46.0,7.0,47.0,8.5"], "routeTypes": ["hiking"], "networkFilter": ["iwn", "nwn"] } ``` **Resolve a region by name:** ```json { "maxItems": 30, "regionNames": ["Tyrol, Austria"], "routeTypes": ["hiking"] } ``` *** ### Output Each result is a flat object. Numeric fields (`distance_km`, `bbox_*`) are numbers; all others are strings. Missing fields are omitted. | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `osm_id` | OSM relation numeric ID | | `osm_type` | `relation` or `way` | | `route_name` | Human-readable name from the `name` tag | | `route_type` | `hiking` or `foot` | | `network` | Network level: `iwn`, `nwn`, `rwn`, `lwn`, or empty | | `operator` | Operator/maintainer of the route | | `distance_km` | Route distance in kilometres | | `osmc_symbol` | OSMC waymark symbol string | | `from_node` | Start location name | | `to_node` | End location name | | `geometry` | Pipe-separated member way OSM IDs | | `bbox_south` / `bbox_west` / `bbox_north` / `bbox_east` | Element bounding box | | `tags` | Full OSM tag map as a JSON string | | `wikidata` | Wikidata entity QID | | `wikipedia` | Wikipedia article reference | | `source_bbox` | The query bbox that returned this element | #### Example result ```json { "osm_id": 12345678, "osm_type": "relation", "route_name": "Nakasendo Trail", "route_type": "hiking", "network": "nwn", "distance_km": 42.5, "from_node": "Magome", "to_node": "Narai", "bbox_south": 35.57, "bbox_west": 137.49, "bbox_north": 35.98, "bbox_east": 137.88, "tags": "{\"route\":\"hiking\",\"network\":\"nwn\",\"name\":\"Nakasendo Trail\"}", "source_bbox": "35.5,136.5,36.2,137.5" } ``` *** ### Rate limits and mirrors The public `overpass-api.de` server enforces a concurrent-query limit. For bulk collection across many bounding boxes, use the **Mirror Endpoint** input to point at a less-loaded server: - `https://overpass.kumi.systems/api/interpreter` - `https://maps.mail.ru/osm/tools/overpass/api/interpreter` - `https://overpass.openstreetmap.ru/api/interpreter` The actor inserts an 800 ms delay between successive bbox queries to respect server etiquette. *** ### License Route data is copyright OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the [Open Database Licence](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Attribution is required for any derived work. # Actor input Schema ## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`): Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler. ## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`): Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements. ## `sp_contact` (type: `string`): Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of hiking route relations to return (across all queries). ## `bboxList` (type: `array`): List of bounding boxes to query, each as south,west,north,east decimal degrees. Example 35.5,136.5,36.2,137.5 for a region in Japan. Leave empty to use regionNames. ## `regionNames` (type: `array`): List of place names to resolve to bounding boxes via Nominatim. Used when bboxList is empty. Example Switzerland or Tyrol, Austria. ## `routeTypes` (type: `array`): OSM route tag values to include. Supported values are hiking and foot. Defaults to both when empty. ## `networkFilter` (type: `array`): Filter by OSM network tag. Values are iwn international, nwn national, rwn regional, lwn local. Leave empty to include all levels. ## `mirrorEndpoint` (type: `string`): Alternative Overpass API endpoint URL. Useful when the primary overpass-api.de is overloaded. Example https://overpass.kumi.systems/api/interpreter. ## Actor input object example ```json { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "maxItems": 10, "bboxList": [ "35.5,136.5,36.2,137.5" ], "regionNames": [], "routeTypes": [ "hiking", "foot" ], "networkFilter": [] } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "maxItems": 10, "bboxList": [ "35.5,136.5,36.2,137.5" ], "regionNames": [], "routeTypes": [ "hiking", "foot" ], "networkFilter": [], "mirrorEndpoint": "" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/osm-overpass-hiking-route-relation-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "maxItems": 10, "bboxList": ["35.5,136.5,36.2,137.5"], "regionNames": [], "routeTypes": [ "hiking", "foot", ], "networkFilter": [], "mirrorEndpoint": "", } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/osm-overpass-hiking-route-relation-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "maxItems": 10, "bboxList": [ "35.5,136.5,36.2,137.5" ], "regionNames": [], "routeTypes": [ "hiking", "foot" ], "networkFilter": [], "mirrorEndpoint": "" }' | apify call jungle_synthesizer/osm-overpass-hiking-route-relation-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jungle_synthesizer/osm-overpass-hiking-route-relation-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "OSM Overpass Hiking Trail Route Scraper", "description": "Query the Overpass API for OpenStreetMap hiking route relations by bounding box or region. Returns ODbL-licensed trail geometry: route names, distance, network level, way coordinates, and full OSM tags. The only license-clean trail corpus on Apify — safe for AI training and GIS use.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "P92UNNaeEpTI2Kh8x" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~osm-overpass-hiking-route-relation-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jungle_synthesizer-osm-overpass-hiking-route-relation-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~osm-overpass-hiking-route-relation-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jungle_synthesizer-osm-overpass-hiking-route-relation-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~osm-overpass-hiking-route-relation-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-jungle_synthesizer-osm-overpass-hiking-route-relation-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "maxItems" ], "properties": { "sp_intended_usage": { "title": "What is the intended usage of this data?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler." }, "sp_improvement_suggestions": { "title": "How can we improve this crawler for you?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements." }, "sp_contact": { "title": "Contact Email", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you." }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of hiking route relations to return (across all queries).", "default": 100 }, "bboxList": { "title": "Bounding Boxes", "type": "array", "description": "List of bounding boxes to query, each as south,west,north,east decimal degrees. Example 35.5,136.5,36.2,137.5 for a region in Japan. Leave empty to use regionNames.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "regionNames": { "title": "Region Names (Nominatim lookup)", "type": "array", "description": "List of place names to resolve to bounding boxes via Nominatim. Used when bboxList is empty. Example Switzerland or Tyrol, Austria.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "routeTypes": { "title": "Route Types", "type": "array", "description": "OSM route tag values to include. Supported values are hiking and foot. Defaults to both when empty.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "networkFilter": { "title": "Network Filter", "type": "array", "description": "Filter by OSM network tag. Values are iwn international, nwn national, rwn regional, lwn local. Leave empty to include all levels.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "mirrorEndpoint": { "title": "Mirror Endpoint URL", "type": "string", "description": "Alternative Overpass API endpoint URL. Useful when the primary overpass-api.de is overloaded. Example https://overpass.kumi.systems/api/interpreter." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```