map_to_area converts ways and relations into areas, so you can search inside any mapped outline, such as a mall, a campus or a park.
The query
[out:json][timeout:25]; wr["shop"="mall"]["name"="Sihlcity"]; map_to_area->.mall; nwr["shop"](area.mall); out center;
Run it
Live result from overpass.ch, cached for up to 12 hours. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
How it works
- The first line finds the outline of the mall.
map_to_area->.mallturns it into an area namedmall.nwr["shop"](area.mall)finds the shops inside it.
Variations
- The same works for parks, campuses, airports: anything with an outline.
Run it from your code
curl https://api.overpass.ch/v1/YOUR_API_KEY/interpreter \
--data-urlencode 'data@query.overpassql'
import requests
query = open("query.overpassql").read()
r = requests.post("https://api.overpass.ch/v1/YOUR_API_KEY/interpreter",
data={"data": query}, timeout=120)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json()["elements"][:3])
const res = await fetch("https://api.overpass.ch/v1/YOUR_API_KEY/interpreter", {
method: "POST",
body: new URLSearchParams({ data: query }),
});
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(await res.text());
console.log(await res.json());
Save the query as query.overpassql. It works the same in Overpass Turbo, QGIS and JOSM.