OpenStreetMap · Schema

OpenStreetMap Node

An OSM node — the fundamental building block of OSM map data, representing a geographic point

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Properties

Name Type Description
type string
id integer OSM node ID (positive integer)
lat number Latitude in decimal degrees (WGS84)
lon number Longitude in decimal degrees (WGS84)
tags object Key-value metadata tags (e.g., name, amenity, highway)
version integer Edit version number (incremented on each modification)
changeset integer ID of the changeset that last modified this node
timestamp string UTC timestamp of the last modification
user string Username of the last editor
uid integer User ID of the last editor
visible boolean False if the node was deleted in this version
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JSON Schema

openstreetmap-node-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openstreetmap/refs/heads/main/json-schema/openstreetmap-node-schema.json",
  "title": "OpenStreetMap Node",
  "description": "An OSM node — the fundamental building block of OSM map data, representing a geographic point",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["type", "id", "lat", "lon"],
  "properties": {
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "const": "node"
    },
    "id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "format": "int64",
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "OSM node ID (positive integer)"
    },
    "lat": {
      "type": "number",
      "format": "double",
      "minimum": -90,
      "maximum": 90,
      "description": "Latitude in decimal degrees (WGS84)"
    },
    "lon": {
      "type": "number",
      "format": "double",
      "minimum": -180,
      "maximum": 180,
      "description": "Longitude in decimal degrees (WGS84)"
    },
    "tags": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Key-value metadata tags (e.g., name, amenity, highway)"
    },
    "version": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Edit version number (incremented on each modification)"
    },
    "changeset": {
      "type": "integer",
      "format": "int64",
      "description": "ID of the changeset that last modified this node"
    },
    "timestamp": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "UTC timestamp of the last modification"
    },
    "user": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Username of the last editor"
    },
    "uid": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "User ID of the last editor"
    },
    "visible": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "False if the node was deleted in this version"
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "Way": {
      "title": "OSM Way",
      "description": "An OSM way — an ordered list of nodes forming a line or closed polygon",
      "type": "object",
      "required": ["type", "id", "nodes"],
      "properties": {
        "type": { "type": "string", "const": "way" },
        "id": { "type": "integer", "format": "int64" },
        "nodes": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": { "type": "integer", "format": "int64" },
          "minItems": 2,
          "maxItems": 2000,
          "description": "Ordered list of node IDs forming the way"
        },
        "tags": {
          "type": "object",
          "additionalProperties": { "type": "string" }
        },
        "version": { "type": "integer" },
        "changeset": { "type": "integer", "format": "int64" },
        "timestamp": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time" },
        "user": { "type": "string" },
        "uid": { "type": "integer" },
        "visible": { "type": "boolean" }
      }
    },
    "Relation": {
      "title": "OSM Relation",
      "description": "An OSM relation — groups nodes, ways, and other relations with typed membership roles",
      "type": "object",
      "required": ["type", "id", "members"],
      "properties": {
        "type": { "type": "string", "const": "relation" },
        "id": { "type": "integer", "format": "int64" },
        "members": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "required": ["type", "ref"],
            "properties": {
              "type": { "type": "string", "enum": ["node", "way", "relation"] },
              "ref": { "type": "integer", "format": "int64" },
              "role": { "type": "string", "description": "Semantic role (e.g., outer, inner, stop, platform)" }
            }
          }
        },
        "tags": {
          "type": "object",
          "additionalProperties": { "type": "string" }
        },
        "version": { "type": "integer" },
        "changeset": { "type": "integer", "format": "int64" },
        "timestamp": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time" }
      }
    }
  }
}