Remote Command API¶

The Remote Command API allows you send commands to a remote charger and perform the following functions.

• Control charging activity
• Modify charger settings and configurations

API Usage¶

See Token Management API for more information on how to create and use the access token.

Remote Command¶

Prepare Request Body¶

Set the following path parameters to prepare the request body.

1. Charger ID to chargerId.
2. Remote Command Type to remoteCommandType.
3. Additional body parameter for sending the payload. Refer the schema RemoteCommandBody for the additional body parameter details. For more information, see Remote Command API Reference.

Example Request¶

export ACCESS_TOKEN = <YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN>

export CHARGER_ID = <YOUR_CHARGER_ID>
export REMOTE_COMMAND_TYPE = <YOUR_REMOTE_COMMAND_TYPE>
export CONNECTOR_ID = <YOUR_CONNECTOR_ID>
export ID_TAG = <YOUR_ID_TAG>

curl --location --request POST 'https://api.eu.depot.emobility.io/v1/chargerControl/chargers/$CHARGER_ID/remoteCommands/$REMOTE_COMMAND_TYPE'
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN' \
--data '{
  "connectorId": $CONNECTOR_ID,
  "idTag": $ID_TAG
}'

Response Body¶

Successful response returns 200 HTTP status code with response body as RemoteCommandResponse schema. For more information, see Remote Command API Reference.

Example Response¶

{
  "commandType": "startChargingSession",
  "response": {
    "status": "Accepted",
    "message": "Operation successful: Start charging request has been accepted."
  }
}

Example Responses¶