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Are there any usage limits for nominatim service?
Note that the usage limits above apply per website/application: the sum of traffic by all your users should not exceed the limits. Apps must make sure that they can switch the service at our request at any time (in particular, switching should be possible without requiring a software update).
Is it OK to use nominatim on OpenStreetMap?
This is an Acceptable Use Policy for the server running at nominatim.openstreetmap.org and does not apply to nominatim services run by yourself or other organisations OSM’s Nominatim service is mainly there to power the search bar on openstreetmap.org.
What is the nominatim client side usage policy?
Results must be cached on your side. Clients sending repeatedly the same query may be classified as faulty and blocked. The following uses are strictly forbidden and will get you banned: Auto-complete search This is not yet supported by Nominatim and you must not implement such a service on the client side using the API.
What are the rules for using nominatim in Amazon EC2?
Smaller one-time bulk tasks may be permissible, if these additional rules are followed limit your requests to a single thread limited to 1 machine only, no distributed scripts (including multiple Amazon EC2 instances or similar) Results must be cached on your side. Clients sending repeatedly the same query may be classified as faulty and blocked.
How to use nominatim in MapQuest V4?
Open Directions API Open Elevation API Open Geocoding API Open Guidance API Open Search (Nominatim) API Open Static Map API Legacy Products Leaflet Plugins Static Map v4 API Open Guidance v1 API Tools Lat/Lng Finder Link to MapQuest Static Map v4 Wizard Share Open Search (Nominatim) API GET Search Resource URL
How to do a facility search in nominatim?
Enclosing the query string in []causes Nominatim to do a facility search. For example, q=[pub]returns results where type=pubin OpenStreetMap. addressdetails Include a breakdown of addresses into separate elements.