# OS Names API Plugin

**URL:** <https://community.qfield.org/t/os-names-api-plugin/1564>\
**Category:** Show and tell\
**Created:** [29 March 2026 16:12 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/os-names-api-plugin/1564 "2026-03-29T16:12:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![coastalrocket](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex018/user_avatar/community.qfield.org/coastalrocket/32/726_2.png) [@coastalrocket](https://community.qfield.org/u/coastalrocket)\
**Post date:** [29 March 2026 16:12 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/os-names-api-plugin/1564/1 "2026-03-29T16:12:00Z")

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Install [https://github.com/coastalrocket/qfield-osnamesapi-locator/archive/refs/tags/v0.0.1.zip](https://github.com/coastalrocket/qfield-osnamesapi-locator/archive/refs/tags/v0.0.1.zip)

Needs an OS Names API key from [osdata](https://osdatahub.os.uk/). Add it to the plugin’s settings then use ‘osn’ as a prefix in the search bar.

> **[GitHub - coastalrocket/qfield-osnamesapi-locator: Implements OS Names API service into the QField...](https://github.com/coastalrocket/qfield-osnamesapi-locator)**
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> Implements OS Names API service into the QField search bar

Shout if you need help,

Andy