EV Charging Stations

Overview

Give the search centre as `lat` and `lon`, a `zip` (US ZIP or Canadian postal code), or `city` with `state`. ZIP and city searches start from the centroid of the stations listed in that place. A US ZIP with no station listed starts from the ZIP's own centroid, and a Canadian postal code with none starts from its forward sortation area (the first three characters); a city with none listed returns 404. The search is a true great-circle radius (`radius`, default 10 km, at most 80), not a bounding box, and results are sorted nearest first with `distanceKm` and `distanceMiles`. `count` reports every station in the radius that passes the filters and `limit` (default 20, at most 100) caps `stations`.

By default only open, public stations are returned; `status` and `access` widen that. `connector` takes one or more of j1772, ccs, chademo, nacs, nema515, nema520, nema1450 and mcs (tesla, j3400 and ccs1 are accepted as aliases), and a station passes when it has any of them. `level` keeps stations with ports at Level 1, Level 2 or DC fast, `fastOnly=true` keeps DC fast stations, and `network` is a substring match on the network name, so `network=tesla` matches both Tesla and Tesla Destination.

The data is the Alternative Fuels Data Center's electric station list, published through the NLR (formerly NREL) developer API and refreshed daily. Port counts are the station's EVSE counts by level; connectors and their power come from the per-unit charging detail where the station reports it, otherwise from its connector list with ports null. On the Free plan power, pricing, hours, phone, facility type, network website and the dates are null.

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Endpoint

One host, one path per API. The block below shows this call in four languages; every one of them is the same HTTP request. Making requests covers the timeouts, retries and parameter rules that apply to all of them. The SDKs wrap the same call in a typed client.

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curl "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/evchargingstations?lat=37.7749&lon=-122.4194&zip=10001&city=Toronto&state=ON&radius=10&connector=ccs&network=Tesla&level=2&fastOnly=true&access=public&status=open&limit=20" \
  -H "x-api-key: your_api_key_here"

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const res = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/evchargingstations?lat=37.7749&lon=-122.4194&zip=10001&city=Toronto&state=ON&radius=10&connector=ccs&network=Tesla&level=2&fastOnly=true&access=public&status=open&limit=20', {
  headers: { 'x-api-key': 'your_api_key_here' },
});

if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${res.status} ${await res.text()}`);

const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data);

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import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/evchargingstations?lat=37.7749&lon=-122.4194&zip=10001&city=Toronto&state=ON&radius=10&connector=ccs&network=Tesla&level=2&fastOnly=true&access=public&status=open&limit=20",
    headers={"x-api-key": "your_api_key_here"},
    timeout=15,
)
res.raise_for_status()

print(res.json()["data"])

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package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/evchargingstations?lat=37.7749&lon=-122.4194&zip=10001&city=Toronto&state=ON&radius=10&connector=ccs&network=Tesla&level=2&fastOnly=true&access=public&status=open&limit=20", nil)
	req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "your_api_key_here")

	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	out, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(out))
}

Replace your_api_key_here with the key from your dashboard. When the inputs arrive as a list rather than one at a time, batch requests run up to 200 of them through this same API in a single call.

Authentication

Send your key in the x-api-key header. That is the only auth step — there is no token exchange and no per-endpoint scope to configure. Authentication covers creating, rotating and revoking keys.

Parameters

Sent in the query string. Premium parameters are accepted on every plan but only take effect on plans that include them.

Response

Every API returns the same three top-level keys, so one response handler covers your whole integration: status, error and data. Only data changes shape. Response format covers the envelope, the other output formats and how premium fields are withheld.

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{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "count": 16,
    "returned": 2,
    "searchCenter": {
      "latitude": 37.7749,
      "longitude": -122.4194,
      "source": "coordinates"
    },
    "radiusKm": 2,
    "stations": [
      {
        "name": "HUDSON PACIFIC 1455 LOBBY 2",
        "status": "open",
        "access": "public",
        "address": {
          "street": "1455 Market St",
          "city": "San Francisco",
          "state": "CA",
          "zip": "94103",
          "country": "US"
        },
        "latitude": 37.775747,
        "longitude": -122.418214,
        "distanceKm": 0.14,
        "distanceMiles": 0.09,
        "network": "ChargePoint Network",
        "ports": {
          "level1": 0,
          "level2": 0,
          "dcFast": 1,
          "total": 1
        },
        "fastCharging": true,
        "connectors": [
          {
            "type": "chademo",
            "name": "CHAdeMO",
            "level": "dc_fast",
            "ports": 1,
            "maxPowerKw": 62.5
          },
          {
            "type": "ccs",
            "name": "CCS1 (J1772 Combo)",
            "level": "dc_fast",
            "ports": 1,
            "maxPowerKw": 62
          }
        ],
        "maxPowerKw": 62.5,
        "accessHours": "24 hours daily",
        "pricing": null,
        "facilityType": null,
        "phone": "888-758-4389",
        "networkWebsite": "https://www.chargepoint.com",
        "openDate": "2022-11-18",
        "expectedOpenDate": null,
        "lastConfirmed": "2026-11-14"
      },
      {
        "name": "HUDSON PACIFIC 1455 LOBBY 1",
        "status": "open",
        "access": "public",
        "address": {
          "street": "1455 Market St",
          "city": "San Francisco",
          "state": "CA",
          "zip": "94103",
          "country": "US"
        },
        "latitude": 37.775745,
        "longitude": -122.418191,
        "distanceKm": 0.14,
        "distanceMiles": 0.09,
        "network": "ChargePoint Network",
        "ports": {
          "level1": 0,
          "level2": 0,
          "dcFast": 1,
          "total": 1
        },
        "fastCharging": true,
        "connectors": [
          {
            "type": "chademo",
            "name": "CHAdeMO",
            "level": "dc_fast",
            "ports": 1,
            "maxPowerKw": 62.5
          },
          {
            "type": "ccs",
            "name": "CCS1 (J1772 Combo)",
            "level": "dc_fast",
            "ports": 1,
            "maxPowerKw": 62
          }
        ],
        "maxPowerKw": 62.5,
        "accessHours": "24 hours daily",
        "pricing": null,
        "facilityType": null,
        "phone": "888-758-4389",
        "networkWebsite": "https://www.chargepoint.com",
        "openDate": "2022-11-18",
        "expectedOpenDate": null,
        "lastConfirmed": "2026-11-14"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Response fields

Paths are relative to data. Premium fields are absent rather than zeroed on plans that do not include them, so check for presence instead of comparing to 0.

Errors

Read the HTTP status first, then error for the specific reason. The body names the parameter that has to change. Error handling covers the full status list and which of them are worth retrying.

Use cases

Navigation and Trip Planning

Find DC fast chargers with the right connector along a route or near a destination.

EV Driver Apps

Show the nearest chargers with ports, network, pricing and hours on a map.

Real Estate and Hospitality

Show how many chargers are within walking distance of a property, hotel or office.

Fleet and Site Planning

Measure charging coverage around depots and candidate sites by level and network.

Other ways to use EV Charging Stations

Set up EV Charging Stations on APIVerve, or reach the same source a different way. Your APIVerve account and credits work on all of them — one key, one balance.

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