Issue vehicle charging commands (start, stop, amps, limit) through the Tesla Fleet API
domain: developer.tesla.com · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Obtain a partner OAuth token and a signed vehicle command capability by completing Tesla's Fleet API application registration and domain verification.
Wake the vehicle if needed and call the charging endpoints under /api/1/vehicles/{vehicle_tag}/command/ — charge_start and charge_stop to begin/end an active charging session.
Call set_charging_amps with a target amperage to adjust the live charge rate, and set_charge_limit / set_charge_limit_soc to adjust the target state-of-charge limit.
Use charge_port_door_open / charge_port_door_close if the integration also needs to control the physical charge port for automated depot charging.
Poll vehicle_data (charge_state) after issuing a command to confirm the vehicle actually applied it, since command endpoints acknowledge receipt, not guaranteed physical effect.
Known gotchas
charge_stop returns a not_charging-style result if the vehicle wasn't actively charging when called — treat that as a valid no-op response, not necessarily an error to retry aggressively.
Fleet API vehicle commands require a paired command-signing key (via Tesla's vehicle-command tooling) for many models/firmware versions; a plain OAuth call without the signing layer can be rejected even with valid scopes.
set_charging_amps behavior has been reported to differ between the local (BLE) command path and the Fleet API cloud path for the same nominal request — don't assume parity between Tesla's own local and cloud command surfaces.
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