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OpenStreetMap API: Search places

Finds named places or kinds of places in a city or area, in search order, using OpenStreetMap Nominatim. Results may be fewer than requested. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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Inputs

Values from the run on Oct 23, 2026, shown under Output.

What, requiredwhat

Kind of place or name to find, for example museum or Starbucks.

museum

Where, requiredwhere

City or area to search, for example Vienna, Austria.

Vienna, Austria

Language optionallanguage

Language for names and addresses, for example en or de.

en

Default en.

Max Results optionalmax_results

Maximum places to return, for example 20.

20

Whole number from 1 to 50. Default 20.

Output

From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened for this page.
{  "places": [    {      "name": "Virgilkapelle",      "type": "museum",      "osm_id": 388758689,      "latitude": 48.2083315,      "osm_type": "way",      "longitude": 16.3722708,      "full_address": "Virgilkapelle, Stephansplatz, Stubenviertel, Katastralgemeinde Innere Stadt, Innere Stadt, Vienna, 1010, Austria",      "openstreetmap_link": "https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/388758689"    },    {      "name": "Treasure of St. Stephen's Cathedral",      "type": "museum",      "osm_id": 485310799,      "latitude": 48.2086963,      "osm_type": "way",      "longitude": 16.3726951,      "full_address": "Treasure of St. Stephen's Cathedral, Stephansplatz, Stubenviertel, Katastralgemeinde Innere Stadt, Innere Stadt, Vienna, 1010, Austria",      "openstreetmap_link": "https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/485310799"    },    {      "name": "Imperial Treasury",      "type": "museum",      "osm_id": 441696312,      "latitude": 48.20674,      "osm_type": "node",      "longitude": 16.3658462,      "full_address": "Imperial Treasury, Swiss Courtyard, Widmerviertel, Katastralgemeinde Innere Stadt, Innere Stadt, Vienna, 1010, Austria",      "openstreetmap_link": "https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/441696312"    }  ]}
Price
1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.
Method
openstreetmap.org/search_places
Returns
name, type, full address, coordinates, OpenStreetMap link

Use it from your agent

Give your agent this line. It reads SKILL.md, gets a Fous API key and connects the Fous MCP server. Its run then takes the method openstreetmap.org/search_places with the inputs above.

Ask your agent

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    openstreetmap.org/get_coordinates
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    openstreetmap.org/get_address
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    google.com/search_places
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    google.com/get_place
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    starbucks.com/search_stores
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    yellowpages.com/search_businesses
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    google.com/get_place_reviews
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    openchargemap.org/search_chargers