Tag:amenity=vending_machine

A vending machine is a machine which dispenses items such as snacks, beverages, alcohol, cigarettes, lottery tickets, cologne, consumer products and even gold and gems to customers automatically, after the customer inserts currency or credit into the machine.

How to map

Place a node where the machine is located. Add the tag amenity=vending_machine.

For machines associated with buildings (i.e. covered by a roof, or so unusually large such that they need a support building), draw the outline, tag it with building=service (or building=roof as appropriate) and add a node with amenity=vending_machine just inside the outline on the side where people actually exchange money for whatever is being vended.

Recommended combinations

• vending=* - Type of items being sold - see taginfo for the most common ones
• manufacturer=* - manufacturer of the vending machine
• operator=* - Entity maintaining the machine, and refilling it.
• phone=* - Phone number you can call in case of problems with the machine.
• brand=* - Brand of product being sold.
• network=* - Usually used when mapping public transport related selling machines.
• ref=* - The machine's unique identifier.
• payment:*=yes/no - Could be of good help to indicate.
• payment:coins:denominations=* - What coins does the machine accept?
• payment:notes:denominations=* - What notes does the machine accept?
• wheelchair=yes/no - Whether the vending machine both can be operated from a wheelchair (height of coin insert and display) and is accessible without stairs.
• covered=yes/no - Whether the vending machine is under a roof or inside.
• reusable_packaging:accept=* - Whether a place accepts reusable containers from their customers.
• reusable_packaging:offer=* - Whether a place offers reusable containers to their customers.

Table from map features

Also see taginfo for the most common semicolon separated ones.

Vending

A vending machine is a machine which dispenses items after the customer inserts money. See amenity=vending_machine for more information.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
vending	admission_tickets		Admission Ticket Vending Machine
vending	animal_feed		Animal feed
vending	art		A vending machine that sells art.
vending	bicycle_tube		Vending machine for bicycle tubes.
vending	books		Books
vending	bottle_return		Reverse vending machine for returning empty bottles
vending	bread		Bread
vending	candles		Candles
vending	check-in		Check-In counter, like camping-site
vending	chemist		Machine vending chemistry or paramedical products
vending	chewing_gums		Chewing gums
vending	cigarettes		A cigarette machine is a vending machine that dispenses packets of cigarettes. See also: vending=e-cigarettes
vending	coffee		Coffee
vending	coin_change_machine		A coin-change machine that accepts any amount of loose coins, counts them and exchanges them for a voucher. The operator determines where and at what cost the voucher can be redeemed.
vending	coin_rolls		A coin roll machine is a machine that dispenses coins in the form of coin rolls.
vending	condoms		Condoms selling point
vending	contact_lenses		Contact lenses
vending	drinks		Soda vending machine: Soft drinks, water, ice tea For specific drinks, combine with: drink=* See also: vending=coffee vending=milk vending=water
vending	e-cigarettes		An e-cigarette machine is a vending machine that dispenses e-cigarettes or e-cigarette refill cartriges. See also: vending=cigarettes
vending	eggs		A machine vendings eggs or boxes of eggs
vending	electronics		Electronics
vending	elongated_coin		Elongated coins are coins that have been elongated (flattened or stretched) and embossed with a new design with the purpose of creating a commemorative or souvenir token.
vending	excrement_bags		Dispensing bags to collect dog poop
vending	feminine_hygiene		Feminine hygiene products
vending	first_aid		First aid
vending	fishing_bait		Live Bait (fishing_bait:live=yes, Frozen Bait (fishing_bait:frozen=yes) See also: vending=fishing_tackle
vending	fishing_tackle		Fishing equipment (hooks, lines, sinkers, lures...) See also: vending=fishing_bait
vending	flowers		Flowers
vending	flower_seeds		Flower seeds in reusable capsules with the purpose of self-sowing, e.g. at home in your own garden as a food source for bees. The empty capsules can then be thrown into the return bin.
vending	food		A vending machine for cheese;eggs;milk;sausages;potatoes;noodles ...
vending	fuel		A vending machine dispensing motor fuel. (Use with: amenity=fuel, vending_machine=yes, vending=fuel )
vending	gas		A vending machine for gas bottles.
vending	ice_cream		Ice cream
vending	ice_cubes		Ice cubes
vending	ink_cartridges		Ink cartridges
vending	laundry_detergent		Laundry detergent
vending	lottery		Lottery ticket dispenser
vending	milk		A machine for fresh milk
vending	newspapers		Newspapers
vending	parcel_mail_in		Old scheme for dropping off parcels, please don't use it. Current tagging: amenity=parcel_locker + parcel_mail_in=yes
vending	parcel_pickup		Old scheme for picking up parcels, please don't use it. Current tagging: amenity=parcel_locker (implied + parcel_pickup=yes)
vending	parking_tickets		A machine selling tickets for parking
vending	pet_food		Machine vending food for domestic pets.
vending	photos		Exception, don't use it. Prefer this specific tag: amenity=photo_booth
vending	pizza		A machine selling pizza
vending	public_transport_plans		Public transport plans. (Definition unclear, see the page.)
vending	public_transport_tickets		A machine for bus, tram, train... tickets. See also tickets:public_transport=* + shop=ticket
vending	raw_milk		Raw milk
vending	sex_toys		Sex toys
vending	SIM_cards		SIM cards for mobile phones
vending	stamps		A post stamps selling machine.
vending	sweets		Sweets
vending	syringes		Needle vending machines for injecting drug users
vending	telephone_vouchers		Telephone vouchers, telephone cards, or over-the-air prepaid credit top up
vending	toll		Road Toll vending machine
vending	toys		Toys
vending	umbrellas		Umbrellas
vending	water		Drinking water
vending	wood_pellet		A machine selling wood_pellet bags

This table is a wiki template with a default description in English. Editable here.

In otherwise covered locations

Added because of an idea in the discussion.

In the case that a vending machine is inside of an otherwise covered location, like a subway station or a pub, we could add a tag to that location like:

• amenity=pub
• vending_machine=condoms

In that case it would not make sense to give more information as this could lead to problems of assignment of that data as the user might mix them up with the location itself.

I think we can fix that by putting the vending machine in a separate node and add an: indoor=yes --Lulu-Ann 17:37, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

See also

• amenity=payment_terminal - Self-service payment kiosk/terminal
• amenity=parcel_locker - Machine for picking up and sending parcels.
• amenity=locker
• amenity=luggage_locker
• amenity=photo_booth - A stand to create instant photos.
• attraction=kiddie_ride - A small car, helicopter, horse or similar on which between one and four children can ride at the same time.
• speech_input:XX=yes - Vending machine or similar device is able to use speech input to communicate with the human.
• speech_output:XX=yes - Used to indicate if a machine is able to use speech output to communicate with the user.
• 2008: Proposal of this feature Status:approved
• 2022: Tag extension’s to ways proposal Status:proposed

External links

• Vending machine on Wikipedia
• Editable vending machine map
• Ticket vending machine map
• OpenLoveMap (for vending=condoms)

Related terms: ‹ vendor › ‹ vending machine ›