Overpass API performance issues

Could we have a summary from the end-user’s perspective? Correct me where I’m wrong.

  • The ‘main’ overpass api is, at best, temperamental due to users (in SE Asia?) making frequent, high demand calls. As a result everyone (or is it just me?) are having their requests severely restricted.
    Is this the overpass status others are receiving?:
    Connected as: xxxxxxxxxxx
    Current time: 2026-03-25T11:51:09Z
    Announced endpoint: lambert.openstreetmap.de/
    Rate limit: 2
    2 slots available now.
    Currently running queries (pid, space limit, time limit, start time):

  • The two Russian servers & ‘coffee’ are shut down. Permanently?
    “Request rejected. (e.g. server not found, request blocked by browser addon, request redirected, internal server errors, etc.)”

  • Other individual’s servers are restricted in either physical scope or data.

Is this Overpass API - OpenStreetMap Wiki up to date?

I note the British instance says “No Overpass Turbo”, but this thread says ‘yes’/ Please clarify.

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