# POST /api/0.6/gpx/create is deprecated

OpenStreetMap API deprecated POST /api/0.6/gpx/create without giving a shutdown date yet.

OpenStreetMap API deprecated the POST /api/0.6/gpx/create endpoint without a shutdown date. Calls directed to this endpoint will fail. The change affects all requests made to create GPX entries via this path.

## What to use instead

Upload GPX files with POST /api/0.6/gpx instead.

- API: OpenStreetMap API (api.openstreetmap.org)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Takes effect: no date given yet
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `POST /api/0.6/gpx/create`
- Source: [Announcement](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/API_v0.6)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against OpenStreetMap API's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/openstreetmap-api/breaking-changes/post-api-0-6-gpx-create-is-deprecated/

## OpenStreetMap API's words

> POST /api/0.6/gpx was added to upload gpx files and POST /api/0.6/gpx/create was deprecated.

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