Test requests

Before launching your integration, we recommend using Smartcar’s test mode to test your application on a simulated vehicle.

Test successful API requests

1. Enabling test mode

   When launching Smartcar Connect, pass in the query parameter mode=test to enable test mode. Smartcar’s SDKs provide a convenient boolean to facilitate this:

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   const client = new smartcar.AuthClient({
     clientId: CLIENT_ID,
     clientSecret: CLIENT_SECRET,
     redirectUri: REDIRECT_URI,
     testMode: true,
   });

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2. Log into a simulated connected services account:

   Click on any vehicle brand and log in with any email address (anything@anything.com) and any password.

3. Send an API request to the simulated vehicle. Our API will return randomized data for each vehicle endpoint. See our API reference to learn more about the randomized data you should expect. If you use Single Select, use the below VIN and make a request as follows.

   Email	VIN
   smartcar@successful-request.com	0SCAUDI037A5ADB1C

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   const scope = ["read_vehicle_info"]
   const options = singleSelect: {vin: '0SCAUDI037A5ADB1C'}
   authUrl = client.getAuthUrl(scope, options);

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Test successful API requests with specific VINs

If you need a simulated vehicle with a specific VIN, you can still use test mode. When logging into a simulated connected services account (step 2 above), follow this format for the email address:

<VIN>@<compatibility level>.smartcar.com

VIN: This can be any 17-character alphanumeric string. Note: This string does not need to be a real VIN. Smartcar does not perform any VIN-specific validations.

Compatibility level: This string determines which permissions the simulated vehicle is capable of. The following table contains all valid compatibility levels and their corresponding permissions:

To use Single Select in test mode with a specific VIN, follow step 3 above and replace the Smartcar-provided VIN with the VIN of your choice. Then follow the email format <VIN>@<compatibility level>.smartcar.com using the same VIN.