Key:fee
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Yes or no, to indicate if money is charged to use this facility. ![]() |
Group: Properties |
Used on these elements |
Useful combination |
Status: de facto |
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The fee tag specifies the nature of any fee for entry, access, service, use, or otherwise. Examples include car parking (amenity=parking), toilets (amenity=toilets), and tourist attractions and historic buildings (e.g., historic=castle).
Values
Value | Meaning |
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yes | A fee is generally charged. |
no | No fee is charged. |
donation | No fee is required, but voluntary contributions are accepted. |
unknown |
It is not possible to distinguish between other possible values as surveyed. Surveying a more precise value is important. |
fee=* should contain a (default) value that applies when no condition does.
Conditional restrictions syntax may be used in fee:conditional=* for more complex rules.
For example:
- fee=yes + fee:conditional=no @ customers - to mark that fee is waived for customers
- fee=no + fee:conditional=yes @ (08:00-08:20) - to mark something as free, except between 8:00 and 8:20
- fee=yes + fee:conditional=no @ We - paid, but free on Wednesdays
- fee=no + fee:conditional=yes @ (stay > 2 hours) - parking with stay up to two hours free[1]
- fee=yes + fee:conditional=no @ (stay < 2 hours) - also, parking with stay up to two hours free (difference is what will be a default value, used by data consumers not supporting conditional restrictions)
- fee=yes + fee:conditional=no @ (age < 12) - to mark something as free for children under the age of 12.
fee:disabled=* is also available to directly specify whether a fee applies to handicapped users; e.g., where a fee is waived for them.
Common tagging mistakes
Time when a fee is charged as a value of fee=*
Example: fee=Mo-Fr 08:00-17:00
Using opening_hours=*-style date/time ranges as a value of fee=* to specify when a fee is applicable is a somewhat common mistake. When a fee is only applicable some of the time, use fee:conditional=*, as noted above.
When you encounter a value like fee=Mo-Fr 08:00-17:00 and wish to use the correct syntax, one strategy is to replace it with fee=no and fee:conditional=yes @ (Mo-Fr 08:00-17:00).
Fee amount as a value of fee=*
Example: fee=$10
Use charge=* (in this example, that would be charge=10.00 USD), with fee=yes.
Membership fees or longer-term contracts
This key is mainly intended for amenities which charge per use, and where the fee can be paid on the spot when using the facility, such as:
- entry fees to museums or parks
- time-based fees for vehicle parking
- paid public toilets
However, there are also amenities which charge fees as part of a membership or longer-term contract - such as sports clubs, self-storage facilities, fitness clubs, allotment gardens etc. Technically, the membership charge is also a "fee". However, these amenities should not be tagged with fee=yes, as visitors cannot just walk in and pay.
Instead, add membership=yes to indicate the amenity can only be used by persons who hold some kind of membership or entered into a longer-term contract.
See also
- payment=* - to indicate the precise method of payment.
- toll=* - to indicate that a road, bridge, ferry, or other way is tolled - that you must pay to use it. This key is used instead of fee=*.
- charge=* - to indicate which fee is charged (other undocumented keys for the same purpose are fee:amount=* and fee:price=*)