Smartcar Connect

Seamless vehicle connectivity, designed for your users

Connect is the easiest way to request driver permission and access vehicle data across 40+ brands — with a single integration.

What is Smartcar Connect?

Smartcar Connect is a white-labeled OAuth flow that lets apps request permission from vehicle owners to access their car's data—including location, battery level, odometer, and more. It’s the fastest and most transparent way to collect user consent.

Simplify

Simplify and accelerate your integration development time.

Delight

Delight your users with a customizable and secure consent flow.

Scale

Scale access across multiple brands with a single integration.

How it works

Customize your end user's experience in the Smartcar Connect flow by configuring settings like app name, logo and theme.
Screenshot of the Smartcar Connect OEM login screen, where users can allow your application access to their vehicle data.
Screenshot of the Smartcar vehicle access grant screen, where users can allow your application access to their vehicle data.
1
Create your Connect URL
Configure your Connect link with just a few simple steps in the Smartcar Dashboard.
Customize your end user's experience in the Smartcar Connect flow by configuring settings like app name, logo and theme.
2
Share the link with your users
Send your users through Connect — they will see your logo and branded experience.
3
Users log in with their brand’s connected services account
Connect is OAuth-based, no passwords or custom APIs needed.
Screenshot of the Smartcar Connect OEM login screen, where users can allow your application access to their vehicle data.
4
Users grant your app access to their vehicle data
Users review only the specific permissions you request access to.
Screenshot of the Smartcar vehicle access grant screen, where users can allow your application access to their vehicle data.

One integration across 40+ brands

Avoid building and maintaining dozens of APIs. Smartcar Connect works with Tesla, Ford, BMW, Hyundai, Toyota and many more.
Explore the complete list of compatible brands

Analyze with Connect Insights

Get visibility into how users interact with Connect, troubleshoot failed or incomplete connections, and measure the performance of your Connect flow, all within the Smartcar Dashboard.

Monitor user behavior

Track key session milestones like brand selection, login attempts, and permission grants to understand where users engage—or drop off.

Track errors in real time

Easily access session events in real time with detailed error codes and user actions, so your team can identify issues quickly and improve the experience.

Measure funnel performance

Enterprise

Measure conversion rate analytics. See how many users successfully connect their vehicles and pinpoint bottlenecks to optimize your onboarding funnel.

Analyze vehicle connection patterns and errors with Smartcar Connect Insights tools.

Customize your end user experience

Customize your end user's experience in the Smartcar Connect flow by configuring settings like app name, logo and theme.
Brand the experience
Add your app logo and link to your privacy policy to make the Smartcar Connect flow feel like a seamless part of your product.
Customize your end user's experience in the Smartcar Connect flow by configuring settings like app name, logo and theme.
Control availability
Choose which automaker brands and countries your users can access—so Connect matches your business’s coverage and strategy.
Select your language
Offer a localized experience by choosing from multiple supported languages, helping users feel confident and understood.
Set the theme
Enterprise
Match your app’s look and feel with light or dark mode options, ensuring a visually cohesive and accessible user journey.

Built for developers

Choose from our frontend and backend SDKs to get your integration started quickly. Learn more with each tutorial in our documentation.

iOS
Android
React
Node
Python
Java
Ruby
Explore the SDKs and starter repos

Trusted and secure

Smartcar Connect is built with a privacy-first approach, giving vehicle owners a clear and transparent way to review and grant data permissions. Designed around the OAuth2 standard, it ensures secure credential handling—so your customers stay in control, and you stay compliant.

  • OAuth2-based permissions
  • Clear, user-friendly consent screens
  • Signal-specific access scopes

Explore more

Dive deeper into each feature available with Smartcar.

Vehicle signals

Get data points for a vehicle.

Vehicle signals

Vehicle commands

Send commands to a vehicle.

Vehicle commands

Compatible brands

Check compatibility by brand, model, and year.

Compatible brands

Integrations

Configure when and where you receive vehicle data.

Integrations

Vehicle management

Track and manage your connected vehicles.

Vehicle management

Teams

Collaborate directly within the Smartcar dashboard.

Teams