Introduction

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Last edit: 2024.01.15

What is TomTom's EV Charging Stations Availability API?

The EV Charging Station Availability API provides information about the current availability of the charging spots (at the selected charging station), together with a connector type and charging power specification. The dynamic data is being refreshed every 3 minutes, giving close to real-time information. Using this API makes it possible to determine if and how many of the compatible charging spots are available at the moment.

The EV Charging Station Availability API currently consists of the following services.

EV Charging Stations Availability

The EV Charging Stations Availability endpoint provides information about the dynamic availability of the charging points, aggregated by connector type and power level.

Market Coverage

Provides a list of all countries supported by the EV Charging Stations Availability API engine.

Getting Started

Use the following topics to become more acquainted with this API and its endpoints.

How to get a TomTom API Key

How to get a TomTom API Key

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The TomTom Knowledge Base

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Common use case

Here is a potential use case:

  • Check how many vehicle-compatible charging spots are available at the selected charging station.
  • Check the current status, connector type, and power compatibility of all the spots at the selected charging station.

Features

This is a high-level view of our EV Charging Stations Availability API features.

  • EV Charging Stations Availability:
    • The number of charging spots with particular availability status, aggregated by connector type and charging power.
    • Filtering results per connector type and charging power.