Post #1570923
2026-01-28 21:36 UTC
@osm_tech I wonder if the culprit will ever come forward, apologise, and change their ways? Someone tasked these proxy scrapers with ridiculous requests.
Have they been targeting the main OSM API, the website interface designed for humans, or Overpass?
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@grechaw@sfba.social 2026-01-29 02:13
@zymurgic @osm_tech this kind of abuse has become normal and normalized. It's the AI way. Makes it tough for the legit crawlers out there, too.
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@harry_wood@en.osm.town 2026-01-29 11:49
@zymurgic The website interface designed for humans is the main issue I believe. See also https://en.osm.town/@osm_tech/115974391032358572 So that's... stupid I'm not sure who hosts the main Overpass API instance, but I don't think it is the OpenStreetMap Foundation, so (while they probably do have similar challenges) it's not that we're talking about.