[OSM-dev] API search / filters and large areas

[Nick Burch]

On Sat, 16 Jun 2007, mike wrote:
> Does the search feature work with the API?

It should do, but it's pretty basic. You should really use one of the 
online planet.osm powered searches, or run your own

> According to the wiki page, the following should work, but I get a duff
> response:
>
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/api/0.4/way/search?type=cycleway

You're probably getting to big a result set for the api to handle

Nick