history: Get relation history

Description

Retrieves the complete edit history of a relation, including all past versions. Each version shows the state of the relation at a specific point in time, including tags and members. Useful for tracking changes to administrative boundaries, routes, or other grouped features over time. Returns an OSM XML document with multiple relation elements, one per version.

From spec: Returns all versions of a relation including historical data

Parameters (1)

Examples (1)

curl 'https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/relation/165473/history'

import requests

resp = requests.get("https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/relation/165473/history")
data = resp.json()

import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("openstreetmap")
result = api.fetch("relation/{id}/history")

for item in result:
    print(item)

const resp = await fetch("https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/relation/165473/history");
const data = await resp.json();

Probe History