Open Charge Map Reference Data API

REST API endpoint returning core reference data used for interpreting POI results, including connection types, charging levels, operators, countries, status types, usage types, supply types (AC/DC), and submission status types. This data provides the lookup tables needed to decode numeric ID fields returned in POI results. Can be filtered by country. Returns reference data in JSON format with an API key.

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name: Open Charge Map Reference Data API
description: 'REST API endpoint returning core reference data used for interpreting POI results, including
  connection types, charging levels, operators, countries, status types, usage types, supply types (AC/DC),
  and submission status types. This data provides the lookup tables needed to decode numeric ID fields
  returned in POI results. Can be filtered by country. Returns reference data in JSON format with an API
  key.

  '
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:
- Reference Data
- Connection Types
- Operators
- Countries
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://openchargemap.org/site/develop/api