WeConnect-cli
Commandline Interface to interact with the Volkswagen WeConnect Services
What is the purpose?
If you want to query data from weconnect you can use this command line interface to query the service. This commandline interface behaves like a user using the WeConnect ID App and the WeConnect secion on myvolkswagen.de. Use this if you want to work with the data from WeConnect.
Requirements
You need to install python 3 on your system: How to install python
Login & Consent
WeConnect-cli is based on the new WeConnect ID API that was introduced with the new series of ID cars. If you use another car or hybrid you probably need to agree to the terms and conditions of the WeConnect ID interface. Easiest to do so is by installing the WeConnect ID app on your smartphone and login there. If necessary you will be asked to agree to the terms and conditions.
How to install
If you want to use WeConnect-cli, the easiest way is to obtain it from PyPI. Just install instead using:
pip3 install weconnect-cliUpdates
If you want to update WeConnect-cli, the easiest way is:
pip3 install weconnect-cli --upgradeHow to use
Start weconnect-cli from the commandline, by default you will enter the interactive shell:
weconnect-cli --username [email protected] --password test123You get all the usage information by using the --help command
weconnect-cli --helpWith the "list" command you can get a list of all available information you can query (use "list -s" if you want to see which attributes can be changed)
weconnect-cli --username [email protected] --password test123 list
/vehicles/WVWABCE1ZSD057394
/vehicles/WVWABCE1ZSD057394/vin
/vehicles/WVWABCE1ZSD057394/role
/vehicles/WVWABCE1ZSD057394/enrollmentStatus
/vehicles/WVWABCE1ZSD057394/model
/vehicles/WVWABCE1ZSD057394/nickname
/vehicles/WVWABCE1ZSD057394/capabilities
...You can then pass the addresses to the "get" command:
weconnect-cli --username [email protected] --password test123 get /vehicles/WVWABCE1ZSD057394/model
ID.3or the "set" command:
weconnect-cli --username [email protected] --password test123 set /vehicles/WVWABCE1ZSD057394/controls/climatisation stopThe "events" command allows you to monitor what is happening on the WeConnect Interface:
weconnect-cli --username [email protected] --password test123 events
2021-05-26 16:49:58.698570: /vehicles/WVWABCE1ZSD057394/access/accessStatus/overallStatus: new value: unsafe
2021-05-26 16:49:58.698751: /vehicles/WVWABCE1ZSD057394/access/accessStatus/doors/bonnet/lockState: new value: unknown lock state
2021-05-26 16:49:58.698800: /vehicles/WVWABCE1ZSD057394/access/accessStatus/doors/bonnet/openState: new value: closed
2021-05-26 16:49:58.698980: /vehicles/WVWABCE1ZSD057394/access/accessStatus/doors/frontLeft/lockState: new value: unlocked
2021-05-26 16:49:58.699056: /vehicles/WVWABCE1ZSD057394/access/accessStatus/doors/frontLeft/openState: new value: closedCharging Stations
To obtain data for charging stations you have to add a location to search for in geo coordinates and a search radius in meters:
weconnect-cli --chargingLocation 52.437132 10.796628 --chargingLocationRadius=500 get /chargingStations
ID: 40a4b8d3-d534-422c-9cd8-81bbfa5b578f
Name: VW Group Oebisfelder Straße Parkhaus Ost
Operator: VW Group (Id: edd03be9-2df7-4fe3-be32-1573ba91aac0)
Latitude: 52.4370178
Longitude: 10.7977292
Distance: 76m
Address: Oebisfelder Straße 1, 38448 Wolfsburg, Deutschland
Max. Charging Power: 50.0kW
Charging Spots: 2 items
Availability: OCCUPIED
Max. Charging Power: 22.0kW
Connectors: 1 items
Plug Type: Type2
Max. Charging Power: 22.0kW
Availability: AVAILABLE
Max. Charging Power: 50.0kW
Connectors: 1 items
Plug Type: CCS
Max. Charging Power: 50.0kW
Authentification: RFID, APP, UNKNOWN, UNKNOWN
Options: weCharge partner;Interactive Shell
You can also use an interactive shell:
weconnect-cli --username [email protected] --password test123 shell
Welcome! Type ? to list commands
[email protected]@weconnect-sh:/$update
update done
[email protected]@weconnect-sh:/$cd vehicles
[email protected]@weconnect-sh:/vehicles$ ls
..
WVWABCE1ZSD057394
WVWABCE13SD057505
[email protected]@weconnect-sh:/vehicles$ cd /vehicles/WVWABCE13SD057505/status/parkingPosition
[email protected]@weconnect-sh:/vehicles/WVWABCE13SD057505/status/parkingPosition$ cat
[parkingPosition] (last captured 2021-06-01T19:05:04+00:00)
Latitude: 51.674535
Longitude: 16.154376
[email protected]@weconnect-sh:/vehicles/WVWABCE13SD057505/parking/parkingPosition$ exit
Bye
Caching
By default weconnect-cli will cache (store) the data for 300 seconds before retrieving new data from the servers. This makes weconnect-cli more responsive and at the same time does not cause unneccessary requests to the vw servers. If you want to increase the cache duration use --interval option. If you do not want to cache use --no-cache option. Please use the no-cache option with care. You are generating traffic with subsequent requests.
Credentials
If you do not want to provide your username or password all the time you have to create a ".netrc" file at the appropriate location (usually this is your home folder):
machine volkswagen.de
login [email protected]
password testpassword123
You can also provide the location of the netrc file using the --netrc option
Images
You can also work with images from the API Either you have a look at the commandline
weconnect-cli get /vehicles/WVWABCE13SD057505/pictures/car
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but it makes more sense to save the image to a file:
weconnect-cli save /vehicles/WVWABCE13SD057505/pictures/car car.png
ls -alh car.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 tillsteinbach staff 135K 5 Jul 15:07 car.pngIf there is information regarding door, light and window status provided for your car you can also use the 'status' picture
Disabling features
You can disable data for the cars capabilities with --no-capabilities
If you only need a subset of the data you can use the --selective option. E.g. --selective climatisation
Tested with
- Volkswagen ID.3 Modelyear 2021
- Volkswagen Passat GTE Modelyear 2021
Reporting Issues
Please feel free to open an issue at GitHub Issue page to report problems you found.
Known Issues
- The Tool is in alpha state and may change unexpectedly at any time!
Related Projects:
- WeConnect-MQTT: MQTT Client that publishes data from Volkswagen WeConnect
- WeConnect-python: Python API to connect to Volkswagen WeConnect Services
- VWsFriend: VWsFriend is a software to visualize and record statistics of your car and allows control via HomeKit
Seat, Cupra, Skoda IV, ...
In an effort to try to make WeConnect-cli also to work with latest generation of vehicles from other volkswagen brands I'm looking for users to temporarily share access to their accounts. If you are willing to support please send me a message.
- Already tried: Cupra Born (The API looks a bit different, maybe it is older, I will check again in some weeks), thanks to the user initdebugs