APIs/Connected Vehicle API
APIs/Connected Vehicle API

Engine

Get engine status

Vehicle’s latest engine status value.

get

https://api.volvocars.com/connected-vehicle/v1/vehicles/{vin}/engine-status

Scopes

  • openid

  • conve:engine_status

Headers

KeyDescription
Key
accept
Description
The mediatype of what should be returned. The valid values are: application/vnd.volvocars.api.connected-vehicle.vehicledata.v1+json
Key
authorization
Description
The access token issued by Volvo ID identity system.
Key
vcc-api-key
Description
Your application’s VCC API Key.
All these header values are mandatory. They must exist in every request.

Response body

The response’s data node provides the details for the queried vehicle data.

FieldDescription
Field
engineRunning.value
Description
The latest retrieved engine-status value. Possible values: RUNNING, STOPPED.
Field
engineRunning.timestamp
Description
Timestamp in ISO-8601 format when the value has been last retrieved from the vehicle.

Examples

curl -v -X GET 'https://api.volvocars.com/connected-vehicle/v1/vehicles/{vin}/engine-status' \
-H 'accept: application/vnd.volvocars.api.connected-vehicle.vehicledata.v1+json' \
-H 'authorization: Bearer <your-access-token>' \
-H 'vcc-api-key: <your-vcc-api-key>'

Start engine

Breaking changes planned. This endpoint will be replaced in the next version.

Command used to start the engine of the vehicle.

post

https://api.volvocars.com/connected-vehicle/v1/vehicles/{vin}/commands/engine-start

Scopes

  • openid

  • conve:engine_start_stop

Headers

KeyDescription
Key
content-type
Description
The mediatype of what should be returned. The valid values are: application/vnd.volvocars.api.connected-vehicle.enginestart.v1+json
Key
authorization
Description
The access token issued by Volvo ID identity system.
Key
vcc-api-key
Description
Your application’s VCC API Key.
All these header values are mandatory. They must exist in every request.

Request body

The request body data needed to perform the invocation command is runtimeMinutes. This is the time in minutes engine will be running. Is required for engine start and can maximum be set to 15 minutes.

Response body

The response’s data node provides the details for the queried request.

FieldDescription
Field
status
Description
Response status code.
Field
operationId
Description
Id to log and track the request.
Field
async.status
Description
Status of the request sent to the car. Possible values: RUNNING, WAITING, COMPLETED, REJECTED, UNKNOWN, TIMEOUT, CONNECTION_FAILURE, VEHICLE_IN_SLEEP, UNLOCK_TIME_FRAME_PASSED, UNABLE_TO_LOCK_DOOR_OPEN.
Field
async.id
Description
Request id.
Field
async.href
Description
URL of the request to see the details and status of the command.
Field
async.expires
Description
The expiry date for getting the details about the request. The invocation log is stored for one year.

Examples

curl -v -X POST 'https://api.volvocars.com/connected-vehicle/v1/vehicles/{vin}/commands/engine-start' \
-H 'content-type: application/vnd.volvocars.api.connected-vehicle.enginestart.v1+json' \
-H 'authorization: Bearer <your-access-token>' \
-H 'vcc-api-key: <your-vcc-api-key>' \
-d '{\"runtimeMinutes\":10}'

Body

{
  "runtimeMinutes": 10
}

Stop engine

Breaking changes planned. This endpoint will be replaced in the next version.

Command used to stop the engine of the vehicle.

post

https://api.volvocars.com/connected-vehicle/v1/vehicles/{vin}/commands/engine-stop

Scopes

  • openid

  • conve:engine_start_stop

Headers

KeyDescription
Key
content-type
Description
The mediatype of what should be returned. The valid values are: application/vnd.volvocars.api.connected-vehicle.enginestop.v1+json
Key
authorization
Description
The access token issued by Volvo ID identity system.
Key
vcc-api-key
Description
Your application’s VCC API Key.
All these header values are mandatory. They must exist in every request.

Request body

The request body data needed to perform the invocation command is NONE.

Response body

The response’s data node provides the details for the queried request.

FieldDescription
Field
status
Description
Response status code.
Field
operationId
Description
Id to log and track the request.
Field
async.status
Description
Status of the request sent to the car. Possible values: RUNNING, WAITING, COMPLETED, REJECTED, UNKNOWN, TIMEOUT, CONNECTION_FAILURE, VEHICLE_IN_SLEEP, UNLOCK_TIME_FRAME_PASSED, UNABLE_TO_LOCK_DOOR_OPEN.
Field
async.id
Description
Request id.
Field
async.href
Description
URL of the request to see the details and status of the command.
Field
async.expires
Description
The expiry date for getting the details about the request. The invocation log is stored for one year.

Examples

curl -v -X POST 'https://api.volvocars.com/connected-vehicle/v1/vehicles/{vin}/commands/engine-stop' \
-H 'content-type: application/vnd.volvocars.api.connected-vehicle.enginestop.v1+json' \
-H 'authorization: Bearer <your-access-token>' \
-H 'vcc-api-key: <your-vcc-api-key>' \
-d ''

Engine/Get engine status