What does AFIR charge point data look like?

AFIR lists the data items, not a format. In practice operators publish an OCPI location record: address, connectors and opening hours as static data, status, the ad hoc tariff and the renewable flag as dynamic data. The deep dive reads one line by line.

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Regulations and compliance · Deep diveThe charger's data record, as publishedThe new charger as the operator's interface publishes it for the national access point: one OCPI location record and its ad hoc tariff, with every AFIR data item marked where it sits.

Three things the compliance manager checks in the raw record, not in a portal: the status timestamp moves when the charger changes state, so the dynamic data is live and not a daily copy; the tariff in the data is the tariff on the screen, because both come from the same object; and the ID code in every identifier is the one the registration organisation issued. A record that passes these three is what AFIR means by data availability. How the same data reaches apps and navigation systems is shown in Charging infrastructure, stop 06.

From “What the record says about compliance”, stop 09

Terms

  1. OCPIOpen Charge Point Interface: an open protocol for roaming between operators and e-mobility service providers.
  2. Ad hocCharging without a contract, paid directly at the charger, for example by card or QR code.
  3. AFIRAlternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (EU) 2023/1804: EU rules for public charging, from payment to coverage.
  1. What does AFIR require from charge point operators?Ad hoc payment, transparent prices shown before charging, digital connection, smart recharging at new points, fixed cables at DC points and open data via national access points.
  2. Do new buildings need charging points?Under the recast EPBD, new offices with more than five spaces need a charge point for every two spaces; other new non-residential buildings one in five; new residential buildings pre-cabling for half.
  3. Can my landlord refuse a wallbox?Under the recast EPBD, a request by tenants or co-owners may be refused only on serious and legitimate grounds; the details come through national law.
  1. EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) 2023/1804 (AFIR), Articles 3, 4, 5 and 20. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1804/oj. Checked 09 Oct 2026. © European Union, reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.