OpenStreetMap Places

Place name · Address · Place type · Latitude and longitude

Official docs

Live lookup

Type a real query, scan the cards and confirm the key details before opening the full source.

Quick examples

What the response contains

Try Rio de Janeiro, Kyoto, and Times Square and use the returned fields to identify the right record.

Fields worth checking

Place name
Address
Place type
Latitude and longitude

Compare candidates by type and displayed name

Search can return place_id, osm_type, osm_id, category, type, name, display_name, lat, lon, and boundingbox. One term may find a municipality, district, street, venue, or administrative boundary; use category, type, and display_name before choosing. lat and lon are response reference while boundingbox describes an area; they do not confirm a door, route, delivery coverage, or person location. Retain returned licence when reusing data.

Show more than one candidate when a query is ambiguous.
Use place_id or osm_type plus osm_id to record a selection.
Do not treat importance as an official measure of relevance or quality.