node-red-contrib-tesla

Node red contrib tesla

Node red nodes for controlling and communicating with Tesla devices, like the Model 3 and Model S electric cars. Based on the TeslaJS library.

How to install:

Run npm add node-red-contrib-tesla --save or just install it from the Node-red dashboard (manage palette).

How to use:

This package only has one node (and one configuration node). You don't have to worry about auth tokens, it will be handled automatically. When you add the tesla api node to your flow, you must create a new configuration with your tesla account email and password. The vehicle ID is optional, but you can only use the list vehicles command if you leave it blank. Use that command to determine your vehicle id. It is the id_s property on the vehicle info response. Enter it in the configuration. Now you can execute all commands.

Node: tesla api

This is the node that allows you to send commands to the Tesla api. You can select a command from the list, or set the msg.command property to override it. Some commands require extra arguments. Set the msg.commandArgs property with an object of the required arguments. For example, when you use the navigationRequest command, you need 3 arguments: subject, text, and locale.

msg.commandArgs = {subject: "my subject value", text: "My text value", locale: "en"} 

Any output returned by the command will be set on the msg.payload property.

See example flow in ./src/examples for more details.

Work in progress

This node should be fairly stable, but i haven't tested any devices other than the Model 3. In the future, i hope to be able to support all Tesla devices, including the Powerwall and solar installations.

FAQ

I am getting 404 responses

You have probably used the wrong vehicle Id. Use the vehicles command and use the id_s property from the response.

I am getting a 408 response

This means that your vehicle didn't respond quickly enough. It happens when your vehicle was just woken up. Just wait 3 seconds and try it again.