BMW API restrictions: Difference between revisions

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It has been reported that some users began exploring alternative platforms, with discussions on the openHAB community forums about migrating from Home Assistant due to the BMW restrictions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.openhab.org/addons/bindings/mybmw/ |title=MyBMW - Bindings |website=openHAB |date=2025-09-03 |access-date=2025-01-01}}</ref> According to Beebop AI's analysis, utilities faced financial penalties for failing to meet flexibility commitments when losing EV load-shaping capabilities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.beebop.ai/blog/bmw-api-changes-could-disrupt-utilities-using-unapproved-ev-connections |title=BMW API Changes Could Disrupt Utilities Using Unapproved EV Connections |website=Beebop AI |date=2025-09-01 |access-date=2025-01-01}}</ref>

For this ongoing issue, the following actions are being taken by members of the community:

For this ongoing issue, the following actions are being taken by members of the community to draw the attention of BMW:

# Email your local BMW Connected Drive support address expressing your displeasure

#Cancel or stop auto-renew of your Connected Drive subscription

# Leave a negative review on the app store / google play for the BMW or MINI app

#Email your local BMW Connected Drive support address expressing your displeasure

# ~~Cancel or stop auto~~-~~renew~~ of ~~your Connected Drive subscription~~

#Leave a negative review on the app store / google play for the BMW or MINI app

#Share the same negative feedback in-app (Under Account > Feedback > App feedback)

Should BMW respond positively, the communitys goal is to have an open discussion with responsible parties to:

* Understand the real/technical background for killing access for HA and others.

* Work out a permanent solution to make the HA integration (+ other smart home solutions) work again. This may be BMWs official HA integration with modifications.

** Solution should be able to provide pull data and send commands from and to the cars we own.

** Send command and pull data at a defined frequency whithout additional costs as long as connected drive is already paid/active (e.g. every 5 minutes). This may require a switch to push-based integration which, with BMWs support should not be a problem.

** Optional live streaming of telemetry data (costs unclear / tbd)

==HomeAssistant & security==

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 It has been reported that some users began exploring alternative platforms, with discussions on the openHAB community forums about migrating from Home Assistant due to the BMW restrictions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.openhab.org/addons/bindings/mybmw/ |title=MyBMW - Bindings |website=openHAB |date=2025-09-03 |access-date=2025-01-01}}</ref> According to Beebop AI's analysis, utilities faced financial penalties for failing to meet flexibility commitments when losing EV load-shaping capabilities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.beebop.ai/blog/bmw-api-changes-could-disrupt-utilities-using-unapproved-ev-connections |title=BMW API Changes Could Disrupt Utilities Using Unapproved EV Connections |website=Beebop AI |date=2025-09-01 |access-date=2025-01-01}}</ref>
-For this ongoing issue, the following actions are being taken by members of the community:
+For this ongoing issue, the following actions are being taken by members of the community to draw the attention of BMW:
-# Email your local BMW Connected Drive support address expressing your displeasure
+#Cancel or stop auto-renew of your Connected Drive subscription
-# Leave a negative review on the app store / google play for the BMW or MINI app
+#Email your local BMW Connected Drive support address expressing your displeasure
-# Cancel or stop auto-renew of your Connected Drive subscription
+#Leave a negative review on the app store / google play for the BMW or MINI app
+#Share the same negative feedback in-app (Under Account > Feedback > App feedback)
+Should BMW respond positively, the communitys goal is to have an open discussion with responsible parties to:
+* Understand the real/technical background for killing access for HA and others.
+* Work out a permanent solution to make the HA integration (+ other smart home solutions) work again. This may be BMWs official HA integration with modifications.
+** Solution should be able to provide pull data and send commands from and to the cars we own.
+** Send command and pull data at a defined frequency whithout additional costs as long as connected drive is already paid/active (e.g. every 5 minutes). This may require a switch to push-based integration which, with BMWs support should not be a problem.
+** Optional live streaming of telemetry data (costs unclear / tbd)
 ==HomeAssistant & security==