EV Charging API for Developers

Integration Options

REST API

Standard RESTful JSON API at /api/v1/. Search stations by location, city, state, network, or connector type. Interactive docs (Swagger UI) | API Reference (ReDoc)

MCP Server

Model Context Protocol server for Claude, Cursor, Gemini, and compatible AI agents. Endpoint: https://chargingnear.me/api/mcp. Tools: search_stations, get_nearest_stations, get_station_details, get_city_charging_stats, get_state_charging_stats, find_stations_on_route.

GeoJSON Feed

Full station catalog as GeoJSON at /api/v1/stations.geojson. Supports bbox filtering for efficient map tile loading.

ChatGPT Plugin

OpenAI-compatible plugin manifest at /.well-known/ai-plugin.json. Lets ChatGPT query station data conversationally.

OpenAPI Specification

Machine-readable API spec at /.well-known/openapi.json (OpenAPI 3.1).

Authentication

The API supports both unauthenticated and authenticated requests:

• No key required: 100 requests/day per IP
• Free API key: 100 requests/day (authenticated)
• Starter ($99/mo): 5,000 requests/day
• Pro ($295/mo): 25,000 requests/day
• Scale ($595/mo): 1,000,000 requests/day
• Enterprise ($2,495+/mo): 10,000,000 requests/day + SLA

Pass your API key as Authorization: Bearer cnm_your_key_here in the request header.

Quick Start Examples

cURL — Search stations in San Francisco

curl "https://chargingnear.me/api/v1/stations?city=San+Francisco&state=CA&limit=5"

cURL — Find nearest stations

curl "https://chargingnear.me/api/v1/stations/nearest?lat=37.7749&lng=-122.4194&radius_mi=5"

JavaScript (fetch)

const response = await fetch(
  "https://chargingnear.me/api/v1/stations?city=Austin&state=TX&limit=10",
  { headers: { Authorization: "Bearer cnm_your_key" } }
);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data.stations);

Python (requests)

import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://chargingnear.me/api/v1/stations",
    params={"city": "Denver", "state": "CO", "limit": 10},
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer cnm_your_key"}
)
stations = resp.json()["stations"]

MCP Configuration (Claude / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chargingnearme": {
      "url": "https://chargingnear.me/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

MCP Tools

• search_stations — Search by city, state, network, or connector type
• get_nearest_stations — Find stations nearest to coordinates
• get_station_details — Full details for a specific station by ID
• get_city_charging_stats — City-level charging statistics
• get_state_charging_stats — State-level charging statistics
• find_stations_on_route — Find chargers along a multi-waypoint route

Data & Attribution

Station data is sourced from the US Department of Energy NREL Alternative Fuel Stations database and enriched with Google Places, OpenChargeMap, and OpenStreetMap data. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0.

When using our data, please include a link to chargingnear.me and credit "US Department of Energy NREL" as the upstream source.