Open Charge Map

Open Charge Map POI API

Primary REST API for searching and retrieving EV charging station data (Points of Interest) from the Open Charge Map global registry. Supports geographic search by latitude/longitude with distance radius, bounding box filtering, country filtering, and filtering by operator, connection type, charging level, usage type, and operational status. Returns full POI data including address, equipment details, connection types, power levels, operator info, and user comments. Supports compact and verbose output formats in JSON. An API key is required and passed as a query parameter or HTTP header.

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https://openchargemap.org/site/develop/api

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https://github.com/openchargemap/ocm-system
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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: Open Charge Map POI API
description: 'Primary REST API for searching and retrieving EV charging station data (Points of Interest)
  from the Open Charge Map global registry. Supports geographic search by latitude/longitude with distance
  radius, bounding box filtering, country filtering, and filtering by operator, connection type, charging
  level, usage type, and operational status. Returns full POI data including address, equipment details,
  connection types, power levels, operator info, and user comments. Supports compact and verbose output
  formats in JSON. An API key is required and passed as a query parameter or HTTP header.

  '
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://openchargemap.org/site/develop/api
baseURL: https://api.openchargemap.io/v3
tags:
- EV Charging
- Points of Interest
- Geospatial Search
- Charging Stations
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://openchargemap.org/site/develop/api
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/openchargemap/ocm-system