Ev Charging Station Finder

What does EV Charging Station Finder do?

EV Charging Station Finder is an Apify actor that locates electric vehicle charging stations near any geographic coordinate using the Open Charge Map API. It returns detailed information about each station including the name, full address, available connector types, charging power in kilowatts, network operator, operational status, and precise GPS coordinates. The actor supports searching within a customizable radius and can return up to hundreds of stations per run, making it perfect for fleet management, trip planning, and EV infrastructure analysis.

Why use EV Charging Station Finder?

As electric vehicle adoption accelerates, knowing where to charge is critical for drivers, fleet managers, and urban planners. This actor provides programmatic access to the world's largest open registry of EV charging stations. Unlike consumer apps that only show a map view, this tool delivers structured data you can analyze, filter, and integrate into your own applications. Use it to build charging station databases, analyze infrastructure coverage gaps, plan road trips, or monitor network expansion over time.

How to use EV Charging Station Finder

1. Open the actor on the Apify platform.
2. Enter the latitude and longitude for your search center point.
3. Set the search radius in miles using the distance parameter.
4. Optionally provide an Open Charge Map API key for higher rate limits (free at openchargemap.io).
5. Click Start to begin the search.
6. Download results from the Dataset tab.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
latitude	string	Latitude of search center	"34.0522"
longitude	string	Longitude of search center	"-118.2437"
distance	integer	Search radius in miles	25
maxResults	integer	Maximum stations to return	50
apiKey	string	Open Charge Map API key (optional)	""

Output

Each station record includes:

Field	Description
stationName	Name or title of the charging station
address	Street address
city	City, state, and postal code
connectorTypes	Available connector types (CCS, CHAdeMO, J1772, Tesla, etc.)
powerKw	Maximum charging power in kilowatts
network	Charging network operator
isAvailable	Current operational status
latitude	Station latitude
longitude	Station longitude

Cost Estimate

This actor is very lightweight, making a single API call per run. A typical run costs approximately $0.001 on the Apify platform. The actor uses 512 MB of memory by default. Even searching large areas with 200+ results completes in seconds since all data comes from a single API response.

Tips and Best Practices

• You can find coordinates for any location using Google Maps: right-click a point and the coordinates will be displayed.
• The Open Charge Map API works without an API key for limited requests. For production use, register for a free key at openchargemap.io to get higher rate limits.
• Filter results by connectorTypes in your export to find stations compatible with your specific vehicle (e.g., Tesla Supercharger, CCS, CHAdeMO).
• The powerKw field helps distinguish between Level 2 chargers (typically 7-22 kW) and DC fast chargers (50-350 kW).
• For trip planning, run the actor multiple times with coordinates along your route and combine the datasets.
• Check out the Solar Panel Price Tracker actor if you are also interested in home charging solutions.
• Schedule regular runs to track new station deployments in your area over time.
• The isAvailable status reflects the last known state and may not represent real-time availability.