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Load OSM data from an URL either in the current data layer or in a new data layer.

The following dialog is displayed:

You can enter the URL where to download data from and click Download URL.

Separate Layer

You can control whether the data is loaded into the current or in a new layer:

• if Separate Layer is selected, the data is loaded in a new layer
• if Separate Layer is not selected, the data is loaded in the current data layer

If there isn't a data layer yet, a new data layer is always created.

Data sources

To see the full list of supported data sources open the Open Location Window, enter nothing and press the Download URL button.

Examples of the most important data sources are listed hereafter.

If the URL you entered matches several data sources, a window will pop up where you can choose which of the data sources you want to download.

OSM data

Current version

The OSM web server is the main data source you can use here. For instance, if you know the object id of a node, way, or relation you can load the respective object with one of the following URLs:

• for a node the URL is https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/node/123456789 (replace 123456789 with the node id)
• for a way the URL is https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/way/123456789 (replace 123456789 with the way id)
• for a relation the URL is https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/relation/123456789 (replace 123456789 with the relation id)

You can also use the URL format of osm.org:

• for a node the URL is https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/123456789 (replace 123456789 with the node id)
• for a way the URL is https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/123456789 (replace 123456789 with the way id)
• for a relation the URL is https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/123456789 (replace 123456789 with the relation id)
• for all objects belonging to a changeset the URL is https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/123456789 (replace 123456789 with the changeset id)
• for an area the URL is https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/46.20140/4.27022

Older versions of objects

You can also load older versions of an object

• for a node the URL is https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/node/<node id>/123 (replace 123 with the version number)
• for a way the URL is https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/way/<way id>/123 (replace 123 with the version number)
• for a relation the URL is https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/relation/<relation id>/123 (replace 123 with the version number)

Other servers

Additional to the main osm server listed above, other servers are available too, e.g.:

• ​XAPI servers
• ​Overpass API

geo: URIs/URLs

• downloads osm data at a small area around the given location, e.g. geo:37.786971,-122.399677

Notes

• If the URL contains /note/123456 you can choose if you also want to download the Note with the given id.
• If the URL contains &layers=N you can choose if you also want to download the Notes in the given area.

GPS

• URLs ending with .gpx
• OSM user traces in the format ​http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/foo/traces/2277313
• OSM user traces in the format http://www.openstreetmap.org/edit?gpx=2277313 (which can also be found at the ​osm user traces page)

See also

• Download
• Download object
• Download parent ways and relations
• Download from Overpass API
• Download in current view
• ​continuosDownload Plugin
• Open ...
• Open Recent

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