Open Charge Map API

Open Charge Map API

Open Charge Map serves a global registry of electric-vehicle charging locations (connectors, power, operator, status) via a JSON API that requires a free API key. An unauthenticated sample call returned: "You must specify an API key using the key query parameter or x-api-key header."

Coverage

Charging locations worldwide with connector types, power levels, operator and status fields, plus user comments, checkins and photos; data can also be contributed back through the API. The embeddable web app (map.openchargemap.io) can be set up in an iframe as an alternative to the API. Update cadence: Not stated.

Verdict

Global registry of electric-vehicle charging locations (connectors, power, operator, status) via a JSON API, free API key required. Licence is Custom and split by source: user-contributed data redistributed by Open Charge Map is CC BY 4.0 — "Data contributed to us by our users which we then redistribute is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) ." — while "Data imported from 3rd party Data Providers is copyright the original Data Provider in each case and is not provided under the same terms as the user-contributed data detailed above." WARNING: visible attribution is required for any use: "Use of our API or data in an application or service requires that the appropriate Data Provider attribution (including license terms) be provided in a way which is visible the end user." Open Charge Map describes itself as "a non-commercial, non-profit service hosted and supported by a community of businesses, charities, developers and interested parties around the world." Rate limits: Not stated. Signal Lab links only.