# OpenChargeMap EV Station Scraper (`muhammadafzal/openchargemap-ev-station-scraper`) Actor

Extract EV charging station locations, connectors, operators, status, and coordinates from the OpenChargeMap API with country, radius, and bounding-box filters.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/muhammadafzal/openchargemap-ev-station-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Muhammad Afzal](https://apify.com/muhammadafzal) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Travel
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 75.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 ev stations

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## OpenChargeMap EV Station Scraper

This Apify Actor extracts electric vehicle charging stations from the OpenChargeMap v3 POI API and writes one normalized station per dataset item.

### Input

Use `accessMode=auto` (default) to prefer `OPENCHARGEMAP_API_KEY` and otherwise use the public OpenChargeMap web client configuration. Set `accessMode=api` to require your own API key, or `accessMode=web` to force the API-key-free web fallback. The Actor can use the secret `OCM_PROXY_URL` environment variable for a consistent proxy path. Query by `countryCode`, by `latitude`/`longitude`/`distance`, or by `boundingBox`; optional operator, connector, status, and open-data filters are also supported. `maxResults` is bounded to 10,000.

### Output

Each dataset record includes station identity, coordinates, address, country, operator, status, point count, connector details, access information, verification date, data provider, and a link back to OpenChargeMap.

OpenChargeMap data may have mixed licensing. Review the provider and licensing information returned by the source before redistributing data. Use a custom API key and avoid duplicate or high-volume queries in accordance with the OpenChargeMap fair-use guidance.

# Actor input Schema

## `accessMode` (type: `string`):

Choose api for your own OpenChargeMap key, web for the public OpenChargeMap map client, or auto to prefer your own key and fall back to the public web client.

## `apiKey` (type: `string`):

Optional personal API key. Prefer the OPENCHARGEMAP\_API\_KEY environment variable. In auto mode, leaving this blank uses the public web client fallback.

## `countryCode` (type: `string`):

Optional ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code, such as US, GB, or DE.

## `latitude` (type: `number`):

Optional center latitude for a radius search. Use with longitude and distance.

## `longitude` (type: `number`):

Optional center longitude for a radius search. Use with latitude and distance.

## `distance` (type: `number`):

Radius around latitude/longitude. The unit is selected by distanceUnit.

## `distanceUnit` (type: `string`):

Unit for the radius search.

## `boundingBox` (type: `object`):

Optional geographic box as {"north": 52.0, "south": 51.0, "east": 0.5, "west": -0.5}. Do not combine with a radius search.

## `operatorIds` (type: `array`):

Optional OpenChargeMap operator IDs to filter by.

## `connectionTypeIds` (type: `array`):

Optional OpenChargeMap connection type IDs to filter by.

## `statusTypeIds` (type: `array`):

Optional OpenChargeMap status type IDs to filter by.

## `openDataOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Return only records marked as open-data licensed by OpenChargeMap.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of stations to return in this run. The API request is capped at 10,000.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "accessMode": "auto",
  "countryCode": "US",
  "distance": 25,
  "distanceUnit": "km",
  "operatorIds": [],
  "connectionTypeIds": [],
  "statusTypeIds": [],
  "openDataOnly": false,
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Dataset containing one normalized record per charging station.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Run counts, query details, and warnings.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "accessMode": "auto",
    "apiKey": "",
    "countryCode": "US",
    "distanceUnit": "km",
    "operatorIds": [],
    "connectionTypeIds": [],
    "statusTypeIds": [],
    "maxResults": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("muhammadafzal/openchargemap-ev-station-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "accessMode": "auto",
    "apiKey": "",
    "countryCode": "US",
    "distanceUnit": "km",
    "operatorIds": [],
    "connectionTypeIds": [],
    "statusTypeIds": [],
    "maxResults": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("muhammadafzal/openchargemap-ev-station-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "accessMode": "auto",
  "apiKey": "",
  "countryCode": "US",
  "distanceUnit": "km",
  "operatorIds": [],
  "connectionTypeIds": [],
  "statusTypeIds": [],
  "maxResults": 100
}' |
apify call muhammadafzal/openchargemap-ev-station-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,muhammadafzal/openchargemap-ev-station-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/5RXbRO88Kxb22URH3/builds/m6l76nt7tq1HgWeRD/openapi.json