How would you add bounds for the frame that you run your overpass query on?

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How would you add bounds for the frame that you run your overpass query on? Aka export the bounds into the xml raw data file

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Assuming you're using the overpass turbo wizard, you will not get any kind of bounding box information in your Overpass API result.

Although this is not really documented, a feature called global bounding box might come in handy in your case: it will add that bounding box detail to your response you didn't get so far. Simply add [bbox:{{bbox}}] to your query like demonstrated in the following query: http://overpass-turbo.eu/s/bC5

Bounding box details are now automatically added to the Overpass response:

  "bounds": {
    "minlat": 41.8926,
    "minlon": 12.4936,
    "maxlat": 41.8932,
    "maxlon": 12.4953
  },

If you're using XML output mode instead, Overpass API will produce a slightly different format:

 <bounds minlat="41.8912" minlon="12.4922" maxlat="41.8954" maxlon="12.499"/>

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answered 23 Sep '15, 08:30

mmd
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edited 23 Sep '15, 18:32

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Thanks! That is what I was looking for!

(28 Sep '15, 18:19) brettbarkley

@brettbarkley: Please mark this answer as accepted if it solves your problem.

(28 Sep '15, 19:14) aseerel4c26 ♦

Hi @mmd, can you show a direct URL that only outputs the BBOX (in JSON, text or any format)? I try with your bC5 example and not see bounds. Using the out bb example of Out-Syntax the result is mixed with all other details.... Suppose that I need to retrieve only the BBOX of an administrative-area relation like GB-WNM.

(21 Aug '18, 11:11) ppKrauss

How would you add bounds for the frame that you run your overpass query on?

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