TeslaJS

An unofficial NodeJS library that encapsulates the Tesla RESTful API. This library currently supports all existing Tesla vehicles.

First, it is important to acknowledge that there are already several very good Javascript libraries available for the Tesla. So why create another one? Rather than contribute to or modify one or more of the existing libraries, this library was created for two main reasons:

The anticipated need for a few small but important features that existing libraries did not provide
I was looking for a personal opportunity to learn more about the Tesla REST API, NodeJS, Express and Git/GitHub

Notable Features

With the introduction of the new OAuth-based owner API, one of the features I wanted was the ability to make API calls without having to login each time a new process was invoked. Many existing libraries require a login transaction with each initiation of the library. With the TeslaJS library, once an auth token is retrieved it can be cached and used to make other Tesla REST API calls. For certain use cases, notably server logging of multiple vehicles, this can be important for moderating load on the Tesla login servers.

This is also important if you want to use the library to do server-based data logging. It is generally safer to store an OAuth token on the server rather than logon credentials. If the server is compromised only the OAuth token is at risk and all existing tokens can be invalidated by changing the password on the account.

Another feature that I wanted was API stateless-ness (achieved via an options parameter to API calls) so that it was possible to use the library to make multiple overlapping async calls for different vehicles for data-logging.

What's New!

You can read the complete history of changes in the CHANGELOG.

Here are some of the more recent features and fixes:

In 4.3.1 updated minified version
In 4.3.0 added setSentryMode()
In 4.2.1 updated teslajs.min.js
In 4.2.0 added nearbyChargers() interface
In 4.1.0 added seatHeater() and steeringHeater() interfaces

Migrating Major Version Changes

You can find instructions on how to migrate across major version changes by reading the MIGRATION guide.

Known Issues

The homelink API appears to require Autopilot hardware. Can someone with AP test and report back?
Calendar support not yet functional. If someone can share the JSON for a valid calendar request that would help!

Library Users

A growing number of projects use the library or are based on its code. One such project is the Tesla Control app in the Windows Store. This Universal Windows App runs on Windows desktop, Windows Phone and Xbox.

Project Principles

This project has a few principles that have and will continue to guide its development.

Dependency lean. Try to keep the required dependencies to a minimum.
Comprehensive. Attempt to expose the full Tesla REST API surface area.
Simple. Using the library should be simple and straightforward following common conventions.
Server friendly. Provide for use based on auth tokens and avoid requiring access to passwords.

Documentation

We've recently added auto-generated documentation via jsdocs. See the DOCS for a mostly complete reference. Please let us know if you see something missing and we will continue to expand.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome, particularly bug fixes and enhancements! Refer to our Contribution Guidelines for details.

Please note that Project owners reserve the right to accept or reject any PR for any reason.

Code of Conduct

Before contributing or participating in the TeslaJS community please be sure to familiarize yourself with our project CODE OF CONDUCT. These guidelines are intended to govern interactions with and within the TeslaJS community.

Tesla API Documentation

The Tesla REST API encapusulated by this library was documented through the collaboration of many Tesla owners. Please thank and support them for their continued efforts! The latest REST API documentation can be found here

Warranty Disclaimer

You may use this library with the understanding that doing so is AT YOUR OWN RISK. No warranty, express or implied, is made with regards to the fitness or safety of this code for any purpose. If you use this library to query or change settings of your vehicle you understand that it is possible to make changes that could inadvertently lower the security of your vehicle, or cause damage, through actions including but not limited to:

Unlocking the vehicle
Remotely starting the vehicle
Opening the sunroof
Opening the frunk or trunk
Lowering the battery charge level
Impacting the long-term health of your battery

Please be careful not to use this code in a way that loads the Tesla servers with too many concurrent requests. Calling the Tesla REST APIs at a very high frequency will stress the Tesla servers and could get your IP or favorite cloud service blocked by Tesla. Or in the worst case it could cause Tesla to revoke the key that enables access via this and many other libraries.

Installation

In order to use the library and/or samples you must first download and install NodeJS. An installable TeslaJS module for npm is now available.

To download and install the library and all of its dependencies to a local project directory use the following:

npm install teslajs

If you are building an npm package that depends upon this library then you will want to use the --save parameter in order to update the package.json file for your project. For example:

npm install teslajs --save

If you prefer to download and install the library globally for all future node projects you may use:

npm install -g teslajs

You may also install directly from the GitHub source. Either download and unzip the source, or clone the repository.

Remember, whether you install via ZIP source or Git clone you must install the dependencies before using TeslaJS.

To install dependencies via npm, from the root level of the library directory type:

npm install

This library and its accomanying samples are under active development. New features, samples and bug fixes are being added regularly. To ensure that you have the very latest version of TeslaJS and it's dependencies be sure to update frequently.

To do so, from your project directory type:

npm update

Library Usage Examples

Login Example

As you can see below, it is very simple to login and acquire an OAuth token.

    var tjs = require('teslajs');

    var username = "<your MyTesla email>";
    var password = "<your MyTesla password>";

    tjs.login(username, password, function(err, result) {
        if (result.error) {
          console.log(JSON.stringify(result.error));
          process.exit(1);
        }

        var token = JSON.stringify(result.authToken);

        if (token)
            console.log("Login Succesful!");
    });

Note: Currently the only way to invalidate an issued token is to change your MyTesla account password. Therefore, you must take care to properly secure tokens. Do not share them over an unsecure connection, or store them on a public machine.

Vehicle Example

With the OAuth token from a successful login() API call you can query the vehicle for the account:

    var options = { authToken: result.authToken };
    tjs.vehicle(options, function (err, vehicle) {
        console.log("Vehicle " + vehicle.vin + " is: " + vehicle.state);
    });

Or using the Async Promise-based calls:

    tjs.vehicleAsync(options).done(function(vehicle) {
        console.log("Vehicle " + vehicle.vin + " is: " + vehicle.state);
    });

Charge State Example

Adding the vehicle ID from a successful vehicle() API call to options you can make other Tesla REST calls:

    var options = { authToken: result.authToken, vehicleID: vehicle.id_s };
    tjs.chargeState(options, function (err, chargeState) {
        console.log("Current charge level: " + chargeState.battery_level + '%');
    });

And using the Async Promise-based calls:

    tjs.chargeStateAsync(options).done(function(chargeState) {
        console.log("Current charge level: " + chargeState.battery_level + '%');
    });

Or using the vehicleData() API call:

    tjs.vehicleData(options).done(function(vehicleData) {
        var chargeState = vehicleData.charge_state;
        console.log("Current charge level: " + chargeState.battery_level + '%');
    });

Library Interfaces

The TeslaJS library exports a number of methods and constants. The library also responds to some environment variables.

Environment Variables

ENV variable	Description
TESLAJS_LOG	if set defines the value of the default logging level (See constants)
TESLAJS_SERVER	if set defines the URI for the Tesla servers (e.g. set to http://127.0.0.1:3000)
TESLAJS_STREAMING	if set defines the URI for the Tesla streaming servers (e.g. set to http://127.0.0.1:3000)

General API Calls

These methods all require an options parameter with at least options.authToken defined.

Function	Description
getLogLevel()	gets the level of debug logging
setLogLevel()	sets the level of debug logging
getVin()	return the VIN from the vehicle object
getShortVin()	return short form VIN from the vehicle object
getPortalBaseURI()	gets the server URI
setPortalBaseURI()	sets the server for testing, pass null to reset
login()	authenticate with Tesla servers and retrieve the OAuth token
logout()	delete the current OAuth token
vehicle()	return information on the requested vehicle
vehicles()	return information and option data for all vehicles
getModel(vehicle)	returns the Tesla model as a string from vehicle object
getPaintColor(vehicle)	returns the paint color as a string from vehicle object

Vehicle-specific API calls

These methods all require an options parameter with at least options.authToken and options.vehicleID defined.

Note: Vehicle objects from the API contain three different strings that look like potential candidates for vehicleID. The correct one is id_s, and not id or vehicle_id. Using the wrong ID will result in 404 errors!

Note: The promise-based versions of the APIs have the suffix Async appended.
For example vehicle() and vehicleAsync().

Function	Description
cancelSoftwareUpdate()	cancels a previously scheduled software update
chargeState()	retrieve the charge_state data
chargeStandard()	set the charge limit to 90%
chargeMaxRange()	sets the charge limit to 100%
climateState()	retrieve the climate_state data
climateStart()	turn on the HVAC system
climateStop()	turn off the HVAC system
closeChargePort()	close the charge port on appropriately equipped vehicles
doorLock()	locks the doors
doorUnlock()	unlocks the doors
driveState()	retrieve the drive_state data
flashLights()	flashes the headlights
guiSettings()	retrieves the GUI settings
homelink()	Triggers homelink from the vehicle
honkHorn()	honks the horn
mediaTogglePlayback()	toggles media playback
mediaPlayNext()	plays the next track
mediaPlayPrevious()	plays the previous track
mediaPlayNextFavorite()	plays the next favorite
mediaPlayPreviousFavorite()	plays the previous favorite
mediaVolumeUp()	increase the volume
mediaVolumeDown()	decrease the volume
mobileEnabled()	returns whether mobile access is enabled
navigationRequest()	send a navigation request to the vehicle
nearbyChargers()	returns a list of nearby destination and superchargers
openChargePort()	opens the charge port, or releases the latch if the charge port is open, a cable is plugged in, and charging is stopped
openTrunk()	open the trunk or frunk
refreshToken()	retrieve new OAuth token from refresh token
remoteStart()	enables remote starting of the car
resetValetPin()	reset the valet pin
scheduleSoftwareUpdate()	schedule a firmware update
seatHeater()	adjust seat heating level
setChargeLimit()	sets the charge limit to a specific amount
setSentryMode()	enables or disables sentry mode
setTemps()	set driver/passenger temp set points (in Deg.C)
setValetMode()	set/reset valet mode
speedLimitActivate()	activate the speed limit
speedLimitDeactivate()	deactivate the speed limit
speedLimitClearPin()	clear the speed limit pin
speedLimitSetLimit()	set the speed limit
startCharge()	initiates a charging session
startStreaming()	initiate a streaming data session
steeringHeater()	adjust the steering wheel heater
stopCharge()	terminates a charging session
sunRoofControl()	put the sunroof into a specific state
sunRoofMove()	open the sunroof to a specific percent
vehicleData()	retrieve all vehicle state data in a single call
vehicleConfig()	retrieve the vehicle_config data
vehicleState()	retrieve the vehicle_state data
wakeUp()	attempt to wake a sleeping vehicle

Library Exported Constants

Constant	Description
streamingPortal	the URI for the streaming API portal
portal	the base URI for the OAuth-based API portal
API_LOG_ALWAYS	log this message always
API_CALL_LEVEL	log all API calls
API_RETURN_LEVEL	log all API calls and completions
API_REQUEST_LEVEL	log all API requests
API_RESPONSE_LEVEL	log all API responses
API_BODY_LEVEL	log calls and completions as well as the body of POST commands
API_LOG_ALL	the highest level of logging
CHARGE_STORAGE	charge to 50%
CHARGE_STANDARD	charge to 90%
CHARGE_RANGE	charge to 100%. Tesla recommends against frequent usage!
MAX_TEMP	maximum temperature for climate system
MIN_TEMP	minimum temperature for climate system
SUNROOF_CLOSED	closes the sunroof
SUNROOF_VENT	open the sunroof to the vent position
streamingColumns	an array of the available streaming columns
FRUNK	constant for openTrunk API
TRUNK	constant for openTrunk API

Most of the APIs take both an options parameter and an optional callback function. The options parameter must always contain a property called authToken that contains the OAuth token returned from a successfull login(). For all APIs that act on a specific vehicle the options parameter must also contain a vehicleID member that contains the long vehicle ID value (ie. id_s) returned from a successful call to vehicle().

By default the vehicle() API returns information on the first vehicle returned. By providing a carIndex member in the options parameter information on a specific vehicle can be queried.

Samples

A collection of samples are provided in the samples directory. These demonstrate some basic usage scenarios for the library. To use the samples first:

cd samples
node sampleName

After running the login sample an auth token will be cached locally.

If you prefer to avoid keeping an auth token on your machine, provide login credentials on the command line for each sample. This will perform a login request and keep the token only for the duration of the sample. The difference lies in whether you are more comfortable with the security of a file associated with an account in your file system vs. the visibility of your login credentials in the process table for the lifetime of the sample.

List of Samples

Sample	Description
login	Login and acquire an OAuth token. Cached to the local directory
logout	Delete the locally cached OAuth token if present
cancelUpdate	Cancels a previously scheduled software update
climate	Display the current state of the HVAC system
climateStart	Turn on the HVAC system
climateStop	Turn off the HVAC system
flashLights	Flash the headlights
geoloc	Display the current GPS location of the vehicle
guiSettings	Display the current unit format settings
homelink	Trigger homelink (note appears to require AP hardware)
honkHorn	Honk the horn
lock	Lock the car doors
media	Sends commands to the vehicle media system
mobileEnabled	Display whether remote access is enabled
navRequest	Send an address to the vehicle
odometer	Displays the current odometer value
openChargePort	Opens the charge port, or releases the latch if the charge port is open, a cable is plugged in, and charging is stopped
openTrunk	Opens the FRUNK or opens/closes the trunk
resetValetPin	Resets the valet mode pin
remoteStart	Enables driving without the key fob present
scheduleUpdate	Schedules a software update for installation
setChargeLimit	Set the battery charge limit to the given value
setSpeed	Sets the speed limit
setTemps	Set the driver and passenger temperatures to the given value
simpleStreaming	Demonstrates basic use of the streaming API
soc	Displays the current battery State of Charge (SOC) for the vehicle
startCharge	Initiate a charging session
stopCharge	Terminate a charging session
sunroof	Control the sunroof. Be careful!
unlock	Unlock the car doors
valet	Enable or disable valet mode
vehicle	Retrieve and display information on the current vehicle state
vehicleConfig	Retrieve and display information on the current vehicle configuration
wakeup	Send a wakeup command to the vehicle

login.js

This sample demonstrates the basic login process which returns the OAuth token required for other API calls. The sample writes out a file called .token which stores the OAuth token. Other samples will use this cached token, if present, to avoid the need to request the username and password and login redundantly via the Tesla servers.

If you prefer not to have your OAuth token stored locally do not run this sample. Instead you may run the samples and provide the username and password each time on the command line.

Usage:

node login.js [options] username password

Options:

-h, --help               output usage information
-U, --uri [string]       URI of test server (e.g. http://127.0.0.1:3000)

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README.md

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TeslaJS

Notable Features

What's New!

Migrating Major Version Changes

Known Issues

Library Users

Project Principles

Documentation

Contributing

Code of Conduct

Tesla API Documentation

Warranty Disclaimer

Installation

Library Usage Examples

Login Example

Vehicle Example

Charge State Example

Library Interfaces

Environment Variables

General API Calls

Vehicle-specific API calls

Library Exported Constants

Samples

List of Samples

login.js

logout.js

cancelUpdate.js

climate.js

climateStart.js

climateStop.js

flashLights.js

geoloc.js

guiSettings.js

homelink.js

honkHorn.js

lock.js

media.js

mobileEnabled.js

navRequest.js

odometer.js

openChargePort.js

openTrunk.js

remoteStart.js

resetValetPin.js

scheduleUpdate.js

setChargeLimit.js

setSpeed.js

setTemps.js

simpleStreaming.js

soc.js

startCharge.js

stopCharge.js

sunroof.js

unlock.js

vehicle.js

vehicleConfig.js

valet.js

wakeup.js