Smartcar

Smartcar is a connected vehicle platform that provides a standardized REST API for accessing vehicle data and sending commands to connected cars. The API enables developers to retrieve battery levels, odometer readings, location, lock/unlock doors, start/stop charging, and access vehicle attributes across multiple vehicle brands through a single integration. Smartcar supports OAuth 2.0 authorization and covers EVs and ICE vehicles from dozens of OEMs including Tesla, Ford, BMW, Honda, and more.

Smartcar publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Charging API, Connections API, Navigation API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Automotive, Connected Vehicles, IoT, Mobility, and Fleet Management.

The Smartcar catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Smartcar’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, pricing, and 14 more developer resources.

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40.4/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 20/100 agent aware saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-14 · rubric v0.22.0

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

1 APIs

Automotive Connected Vehicles IoT Mobility Fleet ManagementEV ManagementTelematics

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scored 2026-09-14 · rubric v0.22.0

Composite quality — 40.4/100 · developing

Contract Quality 13.8 / 23

Developer Ergonomics 7.3 / 18

Access Clarity 6.2 / 18

Operational Transparency 1.2 / 12

Contract Governance 3.1 / 11

Discoverability 5.3 / 9

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 20/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

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APIs 5

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Smartcar Charging API

EV charging management and status

Smartcar Connections API

Manage vehicle connections and user authorizations

Smartcar Navigation API

Vehicle navigation and destination setting

Smartcar Security API

Vehicle security, locking and unlocking

Smartcar Vehicle Data API

Read vehicle signals and status data

Open Collections 7

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Smartcar Vehicles Charging API

OPEN COLLECTION

Smartcar Vehicles Charging Connections API

OPEN COLLECTION

Smartcar Vehicles Charging Navigation API

OPEN COLLECTION

Smartcar Vehicles Charging Security API

OPEN COLLECTION

Smartcar Vehicles Charging Vehicle Data API

OPEN COLLECTION

Smartcar Vehicles API

OPEN COLLECTION

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Smartcar Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Smartcar Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Smartcar Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Smartcar Context

13 classes · 11 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Smartcar API Rules

4 rules · 3 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

Smartcar API Rules

8 rules · 1 errors 4 warnings 3 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 2

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Smartcar Battery

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Smartcar Vehicle

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Smartcar Vehicles Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 3

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Smartcar Get Battery Level Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Smartcar Get Vehicle Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Smartcar Lock Vehicle Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Smartcar Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Smartcar Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Smartcar Trust Center

SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Smartcar Agentic Access

21 operations · 7 acting · 2 human-in-the-loop

21 operations · 7 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Documentation 4

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

OpenAPI

JSONSchema

JSONSchema

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 4

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Spectral

JSONStructure

JSONLD

Vocabulary

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

TrustCenter

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

CapabilityMap

CapabilityMap

Source (apis.yml)

aid: smartcar
name: Smartcar
description: Smartcar is a connected vehicle platform that provides a standardized REST API for accessing vehicle data and
  sending commands to connected cars. The API enables developers to retrieve battery levels, odometer readings, location,
  lock/unlock doors, start/stop charging, and access vehicle attributes across multiple vehicle brands through a single integration.
  Smartcar supports OAuth 2.0 authorization and covers EVs and ICE vehicles from dozens of OEMs including Tesla, Ford, BMW,
  Honda, and more.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/smartcar/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
tags:
- Automotive
- Connected Vehicles
- IoT
- Mobility
- Fleet Management
- EV Management
- Telematics
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/smartcar.png
apis:
- aid: smartcar:smartcar-charging-api
  name: Smartcar Charging API
  description: EV charging management and status
  humanURL: https://smartcar.com/docs/api/
  tags:
  - Charging
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smartcar-charging-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://smartcar.com/docs/api/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://smartcar.com/docs/api-reference/intro
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://smartcar.com/docs/api-reference/intro
  - type: Postman
    url: https://www.postman.com/smartcar/smartcar-api/documentation/fqmwehs/smartcar-api
- aid: smartcar:smartcar-connections-api
  name: Smartcar Connections API
  description: Manage vehicle connections and user authorizations
  humanURL: https://smartcar.com/docs/api/
  tags:
  - Connections
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smartcar-connections-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://smartcar.com/docs/api/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://smartcar.com/docs/api-reference/intro
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://smartcar.com/docs/api-reference/intro
  - type: Postman
    url: https://www.postman.com/smartcar/smartcar-api/documentation/fqmwehs/smartcar-api
- aid: smartcar:smartcar-navigation-api
  name: Smartcar Navigation API
  description: Vehicle navigation and destination setting
  humanURL: https://smartcar.com/docs/api/
  tags:
  - Navigation
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smartcar-navigation-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://smartcar.com/docs/api/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://smartcar.com/docs/api-reference/intro
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://smartcar.com/docs/api-reference/intro
  - type: Postman
    url: https://www.postman.com/smartcar/smartcar-api/documentation/fqmwehs/smartcar-api
- aid: smartcar:smartcar-security-api
  name: Smartcar Security API
  description: Vehicle security, locking and unlocking
  humanURL: https://smartcar.com/docs/api/
  tags:
  - Security
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smartcar-security-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://smartcar.com/docs/api/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://smartcar.com/docs/api-reference/intro
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://smartcar.com/docs/api-reference/intro
  - type: Postman
    url: https://www.postman.com/smartcar/smartcar-api/documentation/fqmwehs/smartcar-api
- aid: smartcar:smartcar-vehicle-data-api
  name: Smartcar Vehicle Data API
  description: Read vehicle signals and status data
  humanURL: https://smartcar.com/docs/api/
  tags:
  - Vehicle Data
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smartcar-vehicle-data-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://smartcar.com/docs/api/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://smartcar.com/docs/api-reference/intro
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://smartcar.com/docs/api-reference/intro
  - type: Postman
    url: https://www.postman.com/smartcar/smartcar-api/documentation/fqmwehs/smartcar-api
common:
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/smartcar-capability-edges.yml
  name: Smartcar Business Capability Map
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/smartcar-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/smartcar-trust-center.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/smartcar-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/smartcar-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/smartcar
- type: Portal
  url: https://smartcar.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://smartcar.com/docs/api/
- type: Website
  url: https://smartcar.com/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/smartcar
- type: Pricing
  url: https://smartcar.com/pricing/
- type: OpenAPI
  url: openapi/_original/smartcar-vehicles-openapi.yml
- type: Spectral
  url: rules/smartcar-rules.yml
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/smartcar-vehicle-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/smartcar-battery-schema.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/smartcar-vehicles-structure.json
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/smartcar-context.jsonld
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/smartcar-vocabulary.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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