`places_in_bbox`

Pack: overpass · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/overpass/mcp

Find OSM POIs inside a bounding box. Use for “every park in this area” or “all restaurants in this neighborhood”. Bounding box is (south, west, north, east) in degrees.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`south`	number	yes	Minimum latitude
`west`	number	yes	Minimum longitude
`north`	number	yes	Maximum latitude
`east`	number	yes	Maximum longitude
`tag`	string	yes	OSM tag filter (e.g., “leisure=park”, “amenity=hospital”)
`limit`	number	no	Max results (1-1000, default 200)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "south": 48.8,
  "west": 2.2,
  "north": 48.9,
  "east": 2.4,
  "tag": "leisure=park"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/overpass/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"places_in_bbox","arguments":{"south":48.8,"west":2.2,"north":48.9,"east":2.4,"tag":"leisure=park"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('places_in_bbox', {
  "south": 48.8,
  "west": 2.2,
  "north": 48.9,
  "east": 2.4,
  "tag": "leisure=park"
});

More examples

{
  "south": 40.7,
  "west": -74,
  "north": 40.8,
  "east": -73.9,
  "tag": "amenity=hospital",
  "limit": 100
}

Response shape

Always returns: bbox, tag, count, elements

Field	Type	Description
`bbox`	object	Bounding box coordinates
`tag`	string	OSM tag filter used
`count`	number	Number of places found
`elements`	array	Array of place elements

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "bbox": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Bounding box coordinates",
      "properties": {
        "south": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Minimum latitude"
        },
        "west": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Minimum longitude"
        },
        "north": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Maximum latitude"
        },
        "east": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Maximum longitude"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "south",
        "west",
        "north",
        "east"
      ]
    },
    "tag": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "OSM tag filter used"
    },
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of places found"
    },
    "elements": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of place elements",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "type": {
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
              "node",
              "way",
              "relation"
            ],
            "description": "OSM element type"
          },
          "id": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "OSM element ID"
          },
          "osm_url": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Direct link to element on OpenStreetMap"
          },
          "latitude": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Latitude coordinate or null if unavailable"
          },
          "longitude": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Longitude coordinate or null if unavailable"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "OSM name tag value or null"
          },
          "tags": {
            "type": "object",
            "description": "All OSM tags as key-value pairs"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "type",
          "id",
          "osm_url",
          "latitude",
          "longitude",
          "name",
          "tags"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "bbox",
    "tag",
    "count",
    "elements"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "overpass": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/overpass/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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