tesla_api_example

• Example implementation for the Tesla API 2024 in Python
• Uses the library tesla_api

What you need

• A Tesla account
• For commands: A registered domain for public key hosting with a valid SSL certificate
• Until Tesla fixes the registration for hobbyist users, you need a VAT ID number. This does not need to be an exisiting number, it just needs to adhere to the rules for a valid VAT number. Google for what a VAT number looks like in your country/region and use your home adress.
• A mobile phone with the Tesla app installed for key installation to the car
• A Tesla car helps a lot

What this example will guide you through

• Set up a developer account at Tesla, see tutorial by Shankar
• generate a public/private key pair for Tesla Vehicle Commands
• instruct you, how to host your public key in the /.well-known section of your website
• get a partner authentication token
• use this token to register a customer account (this may be the same as your developer account - you are your own customer)
• Check if Tesla has your public key recognized
• Request authorization permissions from a customer (for more than one customer, the library has to be extended)
• Install the public key to the customers car
• Get vehicle data
• Send commands to the car

How to start

• run main.py
• fix all import issues (libraries not installed yet)
• follow the instructions
• If all runs well, your car will honk at you.

Issues

• This is an implementation of tesla_api, please report issues there