OpenStreetMap
How to verify your OpenStreetMap-account on Mastodon?
Air a phostadh le Pieter Vander Vennet 9 An t-Samhain 2024 sa chànan English Last updated on 13 An t-Ògmhios 2025.Hey all,
If you want to verify your OSM-account and get that nice badge, this is possible.
UPDATE: since june (or was it may?) 2025, the OSM website introduced “social links” in the user profile. You can link your mastodon account in there and save. (*)
Then, on your Mastodon-account, go to Preferences > Public Profile. Under ‘extra fields’, set ‘OpenStreetMap’ to the left and a link to your account to the right.
(*): Previously, one had to add a html-link with rel="me" attribute into the user profile.
Discussion
Beachd le Doofus Magoo 9 An t-Samhain 2024 aig 11:43
Where to place the link to Mastodon in the second sentence?
Beachd le Pieter Vander Vennet 9 An t-Samhain 2024 aig 11:56
@Doofus Magoo: I was a bit distracted while writing this; I’ve updated the second sentence and it should be clear now.
Beachd le Doofus Magoo 9 An t-Samhain 2024 aig 11:59
Thank you! In the very last sentence, I’m putting in Mastodon a link to my OSM account, yes?
So put a link to Mastodon in OSM, and a link to OSM in Mastodon – I think I got it! Thank you!
Beachd le Pieter Vander Vennet 9 An t-Samhain 2024 aig 19:42
Yup, it worked. I can see your green checkmark, you are verified on Mastodon.
If you make an edit with https://mapcomplete.org, then https://en.osm.town/@mapcomplete_edits will tag you ;)
Beachd le livmilan 17 An t-Samhain 2024 aig 22:28
Sorry, I’m missing something: in osm the profile text is markdown formatted; if I write the html style tag you suggested, it doesn’t appear as a link kn my profile, but as a text. What am I doing wrong?
Beachd le livmilan 17 An t-Samhain 2024 aig 22:34
Nevermind, I missed an apostrophe character! 😅
Beachd le Pieter Vander Vennet 17 An t-Samhain 2024 aig 22:34
Your profile on OSM has a correct link. Your mastodon profile is linked correctly to. To force Mastodon to validate again, change something about your fields in Mastodon and you’ll get your green checkmark too.
Beachd le livmilan 17 An t-Samhain 2024 aig 22:48
After correcting the typo and changing something, as you suggested, it worked! Thank you
(Btw I found the tipon weeklyosm, just wanted let you know)
Beachd le Pieter Vander Vennet 17 An t-Samhain 2024 aig 22:56
Jup, I see the checkmark on your profile too now!
Yeah, I read the Weekly too and saw that they mentioned this.