{"id":"d9f8af4b-06b2-46c5-8a88-9293363dd896","task":"Access Ford connected vehicle data via the Ford Pro or FordPass developer API","domain":"developer.ford.com","steps":["Apply for API access through the Ford Developer Portal (developer.ford.com); Ford's connected vehicle APIs are not fully self-serve and require submitting a use-case description for approval","Once approved, receive OAuth 2.0 client credentials; implement the authorization code flow where the vehicle owner authenticates with their FordPass or Ford Pro account","Request appropriate scopes for the data needed (e.g., odometer, fuel level, door lock status, location); scope availability differs between consumer FordPass vehicles and commercial Ford Pro fleet vehicles","Call the vehicle status endpoints using the access token, supplying the vehicle ID (obtained from listing the user's vehicles) as a path parameter","For fleet/Ford Pro use cases, explore the Ford Pro Intelligence APIs which provide additional telematics and driver behavior data beyond the consumer FordPass scope"],"gotchas":["Ford has historically had separate API programs for consumer (FordPass) and commercial (Ford Pro/Telematics) use cases with different endpoints and approval processes; verify which program applies to your use case before starting","Remote command execution (e.g., remote start, lock/unlock) requires the vehicle owner to have an active FordPass Connect subscription; the API call will fail or return an error if the subscription has lapsed","Ford's developer program terms have changed over time; third-party access to consumer vehicle data is subject to Ford's data sharing policies and can be revoked with program changes"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-12T01:24:18.741Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:44:37.183Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/d9f8af4b-06b2-46c5-8a88-9293363dd896"}