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title: "OpenEVSE"
description: "OpenEVSE is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 179 installs sharing analytics and works locally."
canonical: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/openevse"
url: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/openevse.md"
last-updated: "2026-10-22"
version: "1.4"
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# OpenEVSE

> OpenEVSE is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 179 installs sharing analytics and works locally.

OpenEVSE is a built-in integration that connects Home Assistant to an OpenEVSE electric vehicle charger over the local network. It adds sensors for values such as charging power, charging current, charging voltage, ambient temperature and charge time elapsed. Binary sensors report states such as vehicle connected, divert active and limit active. A number sets the charge rate, a select sets the override state, and switches cover manual override, the current shaper and solar PV divert. Buttons restart the charger or its Wi-Fi. Home Assistant can discover the charger on the network, and setup is done in the UI with the charger's address and optional login details.

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[Open in My Home Assistant](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/config_flow_start/?domain=openevse)

## Supports

- **Works locally**: Talks to your devices on your own network. No vendor cloud in between.
- **Set up in the UI**: Add it in Settings, Devices and services. Nothing to download.
- **Found by itself**: Home Assistant spots it on the network and offers to add it.
- **Change settings later**: Its connection settings can change without removing it.
- **Platinum quality**: Home Assistant's own rating of its code and setup experience.
- **Updated with Home Assistant**: Ships and updates with every Home Assistant release.

## Setting it up

Home Assistant usually finds it on the network and offers to add it. It can also be added by hand under Settings, Devices and services.

### Connect

- **Host**: Enter the IP address of your OpenEVSE. Should match the address you used to set it up.

### Sign in

- **Password**: The password to access your OpenEVSE charger
- **Username**: The username to access your OpenEVSE charger

Also asked when signing in again.

### Change the connection

- **Host**: Enter the IP address of your OpenEVSE.
- **Password**: The password to access your OpenEVSE charger
- **Username**: The username to access your OpenEVSE charger

Texts from Home Assistant's source code, [Apache License 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).

## Entities

- **Binary sensors**: Divert active, Limit active, MQTT connected, Shaper active, Ethernet connected, Vehicle connected
- **Buttons**: Restart, Restart Wi-Fi
- **Numbers**: Charge rate
- **Selects**: Override state
- **Sensors**: Ambient temperature, Available current, Charge rate, Charge time elapsed, Charging current, Charging power, Charging voltage, Current capacity, Current power, ESP temperature, Free memory, GFCI trip count, and 25 more
- **Switches**: Current shaper, Manual override, Solar PV divert

## Troubleshooting

- **Diagnostics**: Downloads a diagnostics file to attach to a bug report.

## At a glance

- Kind: Built-in integration
- Category: [Energy](https://vulpo.app/integrations/category/energy.md), EV charging
- Number: 179 installs sharing analytics
- Connection: Works locally
- Upkeep: Part of Home Assistant
- Needs: Built into Home Assistant
- Quality scale: Platinum quality scale
- Domain: `openevse`
- Source: <https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/openevse/>

In Vulpo: Quick Toggle card, Button card, Select card, Chart card, Apple Watch, Control Center

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Last updated 2026-10-22. Source: https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/openevse

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