Start & Stop Charge
Start or stop the vehicle charging.
Permission
control_charge
Request
Path
The vehicle ID of the vehicle you are making a request to.
Body
START
or STOP
the vehicle charging.
Response
If the request is successful, Smartcar will return “success”.
If the request is successful, Smartcar will return a message.
Notes
BMW and MINI
Vehicle needs to be on OS Version 8+
Ford and Lincoln
Issuing a start command while the vehicle has a schedule in place for its current charging location will result in the vehicle charging to 100%.
Please see charge schedule by location for details on setting a charge limit with preferred charging times or clearing schedules.
Nissan
Currently only START charge commands are supported in the US. See Set Charge Schedule for details on setting a charge schedule for Nissan vehicles.
Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac
These vehicles require a minimum charge of 50% in order to be able to start or stop charging via the API.
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