# PlugShare API: Search EV chargers near a place

> Finds public PlugShare charging stations near an address, city or ZIP code, nearest first, with driver PlugScores and charging details. Cost and opening hours appear when listed.

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- Page: https://fous.com/methods/plugshare.com/search-chargers
- Method: `plugshare.com/search_chargers`, version 1
- Website: plugshare.com
- Returns: name, address, distance, network, PlugScore, connectors, cost, opening hours, PlugShare link
- Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing)
- Sign-in: none needed
- Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free
- Verified: Nov 2, 2026

## Inputs

| Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `location` | string | yes | `"San Jose, CA"` | Address, city or ZIP code, for example San Jose, CA. |
| `connector` | string | no |  | Connector type to match, for example CCS. One of "any", "CCS", "CHAdeMO", "Tesla/NACS", "J1772", "Type 2". Default "any". |
| `max_results` | integer | no |  | Maximum number of stations, for example 20. Default 20. |
| `radius_miles` | number | no |  | Search radius in miles, for example 5. Default 5. |
| `fast_charging_only` | boolean | no |  | Only show DC fast chargers, for example true. Default false. |

## Output

From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened. Its input:

```json
{
  "location": "San Jose, CA"
}
```

Its output:

```json
{
  "chargers": [
    {
      "cost": null,
      "name": "Edible Arrangements",
      "address": "201 E Taylor St, San Jose, CA 95112, USA",
      "network": null,
      "latitude": 37.351315,
      "longitude": -121.895919,
      "plugscore": null,
      "connectors": [
        {
          "type": "Wall",
          "power_kw": null
        }
      ],
      "distance_km": 1.75,
      "opening_hours": null,
      "distance_miles": 1.09,
      "plugshare_link": "https://www.plugshare.com/location/291021",
      "charging_points": 2,
      "plugshare_location_id": 291021
    },
    {
      "cost": "DCFC & Level 2\nEnergy\n$0.25/kWh\nStation Rate\nWhile charging - $0.00/hour\nWhile not charging (15 minute grace period) - $4.00/hour\nGuest fee - $0.99/session",
      "name": "Royal Coach Tours",
      "address": "630 Stockton Ave, San Jose, CA 95126, USA",
      "network": "ChargePoint",
      "latitude": 37.339833,
      "longitude": -121.911169,
      "plugscore": null,
      "connectors": [
        {
          "type": "J1772",
          "power_kw": 6.48
        },
        {
          "type": "CCS1",
          "power_kw": 62
        },
        {
          "type": "CHAdeMO",
          "power_kw": 62.5
        }
      ],
      "distance_km": 1.86,
      "opening_hours": "All Days, 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM",
      "distance_miles": 1.16,
      "plugshare_link": "https://www.plugshare.com/location/486868",
      "charging_points": 3,
      "plugshare_location_id": 486868
    },
    {
      "cost": null,
      "name": "J Lohr Vineyards & Wines",
      "address": "1000 Lenzen Ave, San Jose, CA 95126, USA",
      "network": null,
      "latitude": 37.333961,
      "longitude": -121.912763,
      "plugscore": null,
      "connectors": [
        {
          "type": "CHAdeMO",
          "power_kw": null
        }
      ],
      "distance_km": 1.98,
      "opening_hours": null,
      "distance_miles": 1.23,
      "plugshare_link": "https://www.plugshare.com/location/145581",
      "charging_points": 1,
      "plugshare_location_id": 145581
    }
  ]
}
```

## Run it

From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output:

```bash
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"method":"plugshare.com/search_chargers","input":{"location":"San Jose, CA"}}'
```

From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`.

## Ask your agent

- Find CCS fast chargers within 10 miles of Barstow, CA, closest first, with their ratings and what they cost
- Any Tesla/NACS charging spots near 80202? I'd like to see the top 15 with their hours and connector types
- Look up public EV chargers on PlugShare around 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, within 2 miles
- I'm driving a Leaf and need a CHAdeMO station near Flagstaff, Arizona — show me DC fast options within 25 miles and their PlugScores
- Use plugshare.com to list J1772 level 2 chargers near downtown Portland, Maine, max 10 results, including cost and network

## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "location"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "location": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Address, city or ZIP code, for example San Jose, CA."
    },
    "connector": {
      "enum": [
        "any",
        "CCS",
        "CHAdeMO",
        "Tesla/NACS",
        "J1772",
        "Type 2"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "any",
      "description": "Connector type to match, for example CCS."
    },
    "max_results": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 20,
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Maximum number of stations, for example 20."
    },
    "radius_miles": {
      "type": "number",
      "default": 5,
      "maximum": 50,
      "minimum": 0.1,
      "description": "Search radius in miles, for example 5."
    },
    "fast_charging_only": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": false,
      "description": "Only show DC fast chargers, for example true."
    }
  }
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "chargers"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "chargers": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "name",
          "address",
          "distance_miles",
          "distance_km",
          "network",
          "plugscore",
          "charging_points",
          "connectors",
          "cost",
          "opening_hours",
          "plugshare_link",
          "plugshare_location_id",
          "latitude",
          "longitude"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "cost": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "address": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "network": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "latitude": {
            "type": "number"
          },
          "longitude": {
            "type": "number"
          },
          "plugscore": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "connectors": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "object",
              "required": [
                "type",
                "power_kw"
              ],
              "properties": {
                "type": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "power_kw": {
                  "type": [
                    "number",
                    "null"
                  ]
                }
              },
              "additionalProperties": false
            }
          },
          "distance_km": {
            "type": "number"
          },
          "opening_hours": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "distance_miles": {
            "type": "number"
          },
          "plugshare_link": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "charging_points": {
            "type": "integer"
          },
          "plugshare_location_id": {
            "type": "integer"
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false
      }
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

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