google.com/maps (addresses, places): official API and open-data routes
Symptom: Heavy JavaScript, bot detection, terms that forbid scraping
What agents usually want: coordinates for an address, place lookups, points of interest
Nominatim (OpenStreetMap geocoding)
- Documentation: https://nominatim.org/release-docs/latest/api/Overview/
- Authentication: No key; identify your application in the User-Agent
- Policy: https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/nominatim/
- Notes: Public instance with a strict usage policy. Single lookups, not bulk.
- Last check: ok, 2026-10-27
Photon (komoot, OpenStreetMap search)
- Documentation: https://photon.komoot.io/
- Authentication: No key; fair use
- Last check: ok, 2026-10-27
Overpass API (OpenStreetMap queries)
- Documentation: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API
- Authentication: No key
- Notes: Public instances are often at capacity (502 on 2026-10-27). Keep queries small and retry later.
- Last check: failing since 2026-10-27 (HTTP 502)