POST
/
vehicles
/
{id}
/
charge
curl "https://api.smartcar.com/v2.0/vehicles/{id}/charge" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {token}" \
    -X "POST" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"action": "START"}'

    {
        "message": "Successfully sent request to vehicle",
        "status": "success"
    }

​
Permission

control_charge

​
Request

Path

id
string
required

The vehicle ID of the vehicle you are making a request to.

Body

action
string
required

START or STOP the vehicle charging.

​
Response

status
string

If the request is successful, Smartcar will return “success”.

message
string

If the request is successful, Smartcar will return a message.

​
Notes

Ford and Lincoln
Issuing a start command while the vehicle has a schedule in place for it’s 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. See Set Charge Schedule for details on setting a charge schedule for Nissan vehicles.

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