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PlugShare EV Charging Station Scraper
parseforge/plugshare-scraper
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Scrapes EV charging station listings from PlugShare by search query or geographic coordinates. Returns each station as a flat row with address, connector types, power output, and optional reviews and photos.
- Total users
- 62
- Monthly active
- 5
- Total runs
- 1.7K
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- Last modified
- 8 days ago
Overview
PlugShare EV Charging Station Scraper
Scrape EV charging station data from PlugShare by location, connector type, or network, up to a million stations per run. Every station comes with its address, plug types, power output, and user ratings. No API key required. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.
PlugShare's map is the largest crowd-sourced directory of EV charging stations, but manually collecting data across regions is slow. This actor reads the public station feeds directly, searching by place name, coordinates, or network, and filters by connector type and charging speed. You get a clean dataset of stations matching your criteria, ready for analysis.
| Who uses it | What they scrape PlugShare for |
|---|---|
| EV infrastructure planners | Mapping charger density and coverage gaps in a target region. |
| Fleet managers | Finding compatible fast chargers along planned delivery routes. |
| Market researchers | Tracking network expansion and connector type availability by city. |
| App developers | Building a database of station locations and attributes for a trip-planning tool. |
What it does
This Actor collects EV charging station listings from PlugShare by search query or geographic coordinates and returns each station as a flat row.
- 🔍 Search by location: Enter a place name, network, or address like 'Tesla Supercharger' or 'ChargePoint San Francisco'.
- 📍 Search by coordinates: Provide a latitude, longitude, and radius in kilometers to scrape all stations in a circular area.
- 🔌 Connector type filter: Limit results to CCS1, CHAdeMO, J1772, Tesla, NACS, Type 2, or CCS2 plugs.
- ⚡ Fast charger filter: Return only DC fast charging stations delivering 50kW or more.
- 📋 Full detail mode: Optionally fetch reviews, photos, hours, and pricing for each station.
Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.
What you can do with PlugShare data
🗺️ Map regional charger availability.
An infrastructure planner enters a city's coordinates and a 100 km radius to collect every public station, then analyzes connector type distribution to identify underserved neighborhoods.
🚛 Plan EV fleet routes.
A logistics manager searches for 'CCS1' fast chargers along a highway corridor to ensure their electric trucks can complete a new delivery route without range anxiety.
📊 Monitor network growth.
A market analyst runs the scraper monthly for 'Tesla Supercharger' across a state to track new station openings and measure the pace of network expansion.
📱 Populate a trip-planning app.
A developer scrapes all J1772 and CCS1 stations in a metro area to seed a mobile app's database with accurate location, plug type, and power output data.
Why choose this scraper
| What you get | |
|---|---|
| No official API needed | Access PlugShare's public data without registering an application or managing API keys. |
| Flexible search | Find stations by name, network, or geographic bounding box with a radius up to 500 km. |
| Hardware-level filtering | Target specific connector types and exclude slow Level 2 chargers when you only need DC fast charging. |
| Scalable collection | Collect up to a million stations in a single run for large-scale infrastructure analysis. |
How it compares
This actor focuses on flexible search and hardware-level filtering for EV infrastructure analysis, while other PlugShare scrapers emphasize user-generated content extraction.
| Feature | ParseForge | PlugShare EV Charging Station Scraper | PlugShare Scraper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search by coordinates and radius | Yes | Not listed | Yes |
| Filter by connector type | Yes | Not listed | Yes |
| Fast charger only filter (50kW+) | Yes | Not listed | Yes |
| User check-ins and live status | Not listed | Yes | Not listed |
| User reviews and photos | Yes | Yes | Not listed |
| Station pricing data | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Configure the run
Drive the Actor with a search query or a latitude-longitude pair and radius, and filters run as each station is read so only matches reach your dataset. The Input tab lists every parameter.
A first run with the defaults:
{
"searchQuery": "Tesla Supercharger",
"maxItems": 10
}
A larger pull:
{
"searchQuery": "Tesla Supercharger",
"maxItems": 200
}
Pricing
Pay-per-result: $0.0055 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.
| Results collected | Approximate cost |
|---|---|
| 100 results | $0.55 |
| 1,000 results | $5.50 |
| 10,000 results | $55.00 |
New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.
Free users
Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.
Run it
- Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
- Open the PlugShare EV Charging Station Scraper.
- Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
- Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.
Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.
Use with AI agents (MCP)
Give an AI agent live access to PlugShare through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:
claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/plugshare-scraper"
Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.
Troubleshooting
Why am I getting no results?
Check that your search query is spelled correctly or that your coordinates point to a populated area. Also, try widening the radius or removing connector type and fast-charger filters to see if any stations exist in the area.
The run is taking a long time. Is that normal?
If you enabled 'Include Full Details', the actor fetches extra data for each station, which slows it down. For faster runs, disable this option or reduce the maximum number of stations.
Why do some stations have missing details even with 'Include Full Details' on?
Not every station on PlugShare has user-submitted photos, reviews, or pricing. The actor returns whatever data is publicly available for each station.
I got fewer results than my max items setting. Why?
The actor stops when it has found all matching stations in the search area. If the area has fewer stations than your limit, you will receive all of them. Try expanding your radius or removing filters.
FAQ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Can I scrape stations by a specific network like Tesla or ChargePoint? | Yes. Enter the network name in the search query field, such as 'Tesla Supercharger' or 'ChargePoint', and the actor will return matching stations. |
| How do I scrape stations in a specific city? | You can either enter the city name in the search query field or provide the city's latitude and longitude with a radius to capture all stations within that area. |
| What connector types can I filter by? | The actor supports filtering by CCS1, CCS2, CHAdeMO, J1772, Tesla, Type 2, and NACS connectors. You can select one type per run. |
| Does this actor require a PlugShare account or API key? | No. It reads publicly available station data from the PlugShare map, so no login, account, or API key is needed. |
| What extra data do I get with the 'Include Full Details' option? | Enabling this option fetches additional information for each station, including user reviews, photos, operating hours, and pricing details. It takes longer per station but provides a richer dataset. |
| Can I get only DC fast chargers and skip Level 2 stations? | Yes. Check the 'Fast Chargers Only' box to restrict results to stations with a power output of 50kW or higher. |
| What is the maximum search radius? | You can set a radius up to 500 kilometers from your chosen center coordinates. |
| How many stations can I collect in one run? | You can set the maximum up to 1,000,000 stations. The actor will stop once it reaches your limit or exhausts the matching stations in the search area. |
| What output formats are supported? | You can export your results to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML from the Apify dataset tab. |
| Can I search by coordinates without a search query? | Yes. Leave the search query field empty and provide a latitude, longitude, and radius to perform a purely geographic search. |
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🆘 Need help? Email parseforge@protonmail.com with your run ID, your input, and what you expected.
⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by PlugShare, LLC. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.
Input
| Field | Type | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| searchQuery | string | Search for EV charging stations by name, network, or location (e.g., 'Tesla Supercharger', 'ChargePoint San Francisco'). Leave empty to search by coordinates. | Tesla Supercharger |
| maxItems | integer | Maximum number of charging stations to collect per run. | 10 |
| latitude | number | Center latitude for region search (e.g., 40.7128 for New York City). Used when Search Query is empty. | not set |
| longitude | number | Center longitude for region search (e.g., -74.0060 for New York City). | not set |
| radiusKm | number | Search radius in kilometers from the center point. Default is 50 km. | 50 |
| connectorType | string (8 options) | Filter by connector type. | not set |
| fastChargersOnly | boolean | Only return DC fast charging stations (50kW+). | false |
| includeDetails | boolean | Fetch detailed station info including reviews, photos, hours, and pricing. Slower but much more data. | false |
Pricing
from $5.00 per 1,000 results
| Charged for | What it is | Price each |
|---|---|---|
| result | Single result in the default dataset. | $0.005 to $0.0055 |
Tiered: the lower figure is the price on a higher Apify plan. Billing and the free credit live on Apify.
API
One POST returns the dataset directly. Same shape for every scraper in the library, so swapping the slug is the only change.
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/parseforge~plugshare-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"helloWorld": 123
}' Examples
Input that runs as-is.
{
"helloWorld": 123
} Reviews
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Issues
We build and maintain this scraper, so a problem with it comes to us. Report it on the Apify listing and the thread stays attached to the scraper where the next person can find it: open an issue.
Broken and urgent, or you would rather not post in public? Write to parseforge@protonmail.com and it reaches the people who wrote it.
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