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# Create an EVSE

POST https://api.ocpplab.io/cpo/evses
Content-Type: application/json

Adds an EVSE to one of your chargers. Set ``location_id`` and ``evse_uid`` so its connectors can be priced and roaming commands reach it.

Reference: https://docs.ocpplab.io/api-reference/cpo/evses/create

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Request

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an EvseCreate.

- `charge_point_id` (string, required)
- `evse_type_id` (integer, required)
- `evse_uid` (string, optional, nullable)
- `evse_id` (string, optional, nullable)
- `physical_reference` (string, optional, nullable)
- `location_id` (string, optional, nullable)
- `capabilities` (list of string, optional, nullable)
- `floor_level` (string, optional, nullable)
- `coordinates` (OcpiGeoLocation, optional, nullable)
- `directions` (list of CpoOcpiDisplayTextInput, optional, nullable)
- `parking_restrictions` (list of string, optional, nullable)
- `accepted_service_providers` (list of string, optional, nullable)
- `images` (list of OcpiImageInput, optional, nullable)

## Response

### 201

The created object.

- `id` (integer, required)
- `organization_id` (string, required)
- `charge_point_id` (string, required)
- `removed` (boolean, required)
- `origin` (CpoEvseOutOrigin, required)
- `last_updated` (datetime, required)
- `revision` (integer, required)
- `created_at` (datetime, required)
- `updated_at` (datetime, required)
- `evse_type_id` (integer, optional, nullable)
- `evse_id` (string, optional, nullable)
- `evse_uid` (string, optional, nullable)
- `physical_reference` (string, optional, nullable)
- `location_id` (string, optional, nullable)
- `location_db_id` (integer, optional, nullable)
- `status` (CpoEvseOutStatus, optional, nullable)
- `status_schedule` (list of OcpiStatusSchedule, optional, nullable)
- `capabilities` (list of string, optional, nullable)
- `floor_level` (string, optional, nullable)
- `coordinates` (OcpiGeoLocation, optional, nullable)
- `directions` (list of OcpiDisplayText, optional, nullable)
- `parking_restrictions` (list of string, optional, nullable)
- `parking` (list of OcpiEvseParking, optional, nullable)
- `accepted_service_providers` (list of string, optional, nullable)
- `images` (list of OcpiImage, optional, nullable)
- `role` (string, optional, nullable)
- `country_code` (string, optional, nullable)
- `party_id` (string, optional, nullable)
- `ocpi_version` (string, optional, nullable)
- `ocpp_version` (string, optional, nullable)
- `responded_at` (datetime, optional, nullable)

## Errors

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Missing or invalid Bearer token

- `detail` (string, required) — Human-readable error message returned by the API.

### 404 Not Found Error

Charge point not found for your organization; or: Location not found for your organization

- `detail` (string, required) — Human-readable error message returned by the API.

### 409 Conflict Error

Already exists

- `detail` (string, required) — Human-readable error message returned by the API.

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

The request does not match the schema

- `detail` (list of ValidationError, optional) — One entry per invalid field.

### 429 Too Many Requests Error

Gateway rate limit reached; retry after the given seconds

- `detail` (string, required) — Human-readable error message returned by the API.

### 502 Bad Gateway Error

Gateway unreachable, failing, or misconfigured

- `detail` (string, required) — Human-readable error message returned by the API.

### 504 Gateway Timeout Error

Gateway timed out

- `detail` (string, required) — Human-readable error message returned by the API.

## Types

### OcpiGeoLocation

- `latitude` (string, required)
- `longitude` (string, required)

### CpoOcpiDisplayTextInput

- `language` (string, required)
- `text` (string, required)

### OcpiImageInput

- `url` (string, required)
- `category` (string, required)
- `type` (string, required)
- `thumbnail` (string, optional, nullable)
- `width` (integer, optional, nullable)
- `height` (integer, optional, nullable)

### CpoEvseOutOrigin

### CpoEvseOutStatus

### OcpiStatusSchedule

- `period_begin` (datetime, required)
- `status` (string, required)
- `period_end` (datetime, optional, nullable)

### OcpiDisplayText

- `language` (string, required)
- `text` (string, required)

### OcpiEvseParking

- `parking_id` (string, required)
- `evse_position` (string, optional, nullable)

### OcpiImage

- `url` (string, required)
- `category` (string, required)
- `type` (string, required)
- `thumbnail` (string, optional, nullable)
- `width` (integer, optional, nullable)
- `height` (integer, optional, nullable)

### ValidationError

Why one field is invalid.

- `loc` (list of ValidationErrorLocItems, required) — Where the field is: ``body`` / ``query`` / ``path`` / ``header``, then its name.
- `msg` (string, required) — What is wrong, in English.
- `type` (string, required) — Machine-readable error code, e.g. ``missing``.
- `input` (any, optional) — The value that was sent.
- `ctx` (ValidationErrorCtx, optional) — Details of the rule that failed, e.g. `{"le": 200}`.

### ValidationErrorLocItems

### ValidationErrorCtx

Details of the rule that failed, e.g. `{"le": 200}`.

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "charge_point_id": "CP-AMS-001",
  "evse_type_id": 1,
  "evse_uid": "NL*OCP*E1001*1",
  "evse_id": "NL*OCP*E1001*1",
  "location_id": "LOC-AMS-01",
  "capabilities": [
    "RFID_READER",
    "REMOTE_START_STOP_CAPABLE"
  ]
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": 101,
  "organization_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "charge_point_id": "CP-AMS-001",
  "removed": false,
  "origin": "LOCAL",
  "last_updated": "2026-09-30T10:00:00Z",
  "revision": 1,
  "created_at": "2026-09-01T09:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-30T10:00:00Z",
  "evse_type_id": 1,
  "evse_id": "NL*OCP*E1001*1",
  "evse_uid": "NL*OCP*E1001*1",
  "location_id": "LOC-AMS-01",
  "location_db_id": 12,
  "status": "AVAILABLE",
  "capabilities": [
    "RFID_READER",
    "REMOTE_START_STOP_CAPABLE"
  ],
  "role": "CPO",
  "country_code": "NL",
  "party_id": "OCP",
  "ocpi_version": "2.2.1",
  "ocpp_version": "ocpp2.0.1"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.ocpplab.io/cpo/evses"

payload = {
    "charge_point_id": "CP-AMS-001",
    "evse_type_id": 1,
    "evse_uid": "NL*OCP*E1001*1",
    "evse_id": "NL*OCP*E1001*1",
    "location_id": "LOC-AMS-01",
    "capabilities": ["RFID_READER", "REMOTE_START_STOP_CAPABLE"]
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.ocpplab.io/cpo/evses';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"charge_point_id":"CP-AMS-001","evse_type_id":1,"evse_uid":"NL*OCP*E1001*1","evse_id":"NL*OCP*E1001*1","location_id":"LOC-AMS-01","capabilities":["RFID_READER","REMOTE_START_STOP_CAPABLE"]}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.ocpplab.io/cpo/evses"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"charge_point_id\": \"CP-AMS-001\",\n  \"evse_type_id\": 1,\n  \"evse_uid\": \"NL*OCP*E1001*1\",\n  \"evse_id\": \"NL*OCP*E1001*1\",\n  \"location_id\": \"LOC-AMS-01\",\n  \"capabilities\": [\n    \"RFID_READER\",\n    \"REMOTE_START_STOP_CAPABLE\"\n  ]\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.ocpplab.io/cpo/evses")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"charge_point_id\": \"CP-AMS-001\",\n  \"evse_type_id\": 1,\n  \"evse_uid\": \"NL*OCP*E1001*1\",\n  \"evse_id\": \"NL*OCP*E1001*1\",\n  \"location_id\": \"LOC-AMS-01\",\n  \"capabilities\": [\n    \"RFID_READER\",\n    \"REMOTE_START_STOP_CAPABLE\"\n  ]\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.ocpplab.io/cpo/evses")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"charge_point_id\": \"CP-AMS-001\",\n  \"evse_type_id\": 1,\n  \"evse_uid\": \"NL*OCP*E1001*1\",\n  \"evse_id\": \"NL*OCP*E1001*1\",\n  \"location_id\": \"LOC-AMS-01\",\n  \"capabilities\": [\n    \"RFID_READER\",\n    \"REMOTE_START_STOP_CAPABLE\"\n  ]\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.ocpplab.io/cpo/evses', [
  'body' => '{
  "charge_point_id": "CP-AMS-001",
  "evse_type_id": 1,
  "evse_uid": "NL*OCP*E1001*1",
  "evse_id": "NL*OCP*E1001*1",
  "location_id": "LOC-AMS-01",
  "capabilities": [
    "RFID_READER",
    "REMOTE_START_STOP_CAPABLE"
  ]
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.ocpplab.io/cpo/evses");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"charge_point_id\": \"CP-AMS-001\",\n  \"evse_type_id\": 1,\n  \"evse_uid\": \"NL*OCP*E1001*1\",\n  \"evse_id\": \"NL*OCP*E1001*1\",\n  \"location_id\": \"LOC-AMS-01\",\n  \"capabilities\": [\n    \"RFID_READER\",\n    \"REMOTE_START_STOP_CAPABLE\"\n  ]\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "charge_point_id": "CP-AMS-001",
  "evse_type_id": 1,
  "evse_uid": "NL*OCP*E1001*1",
  "evse_id": "NL*OCP*E1001*1",
  "location_id": "LOC-AMS-01",
  "capabilities": ["RFID_READER", "REMOTE_START_STOP_CAPABLE"]
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.ocpplab.io/cpo/evses")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```