Octopus Intelligient & Location

[colin123]

PS. I have also changed from EO MIN PR0 2 (EO are a shambles of a company!!!) to a OHME HOME PRO. So far so good without the BMW update!? Only problem I now have is get Octopu sto charge me off-peak rates when it decides to charge outside the 23:30 - 05:30 window!!!

 

[Clanduncan]

Well, I can confirm at least that BMW are no longer sending out zero charge schedules, i.e. erasing anything you've set back to charge immediately instead. I can now use the car schedule instead of the wall charger scheduling at last. It's great to have a warm car, and a battery warmed up and ready to travel again!

 

[Gonville]

I believe this happened a few weeks ago? Is in another thread here somewhere. They seem to have flushed all message queues of the accounts and stopped the remote API access by Octopus. There was a long update. It’s Octopus using our credential via an API which wasn’t intended for third party access. BMW closed the gate. Octopus pay Ford for a commercial API to access Ford vehicles in the same way. If you have logged in using Alexa skill (for heating the car and remote access) that interface requires an additional non robot pictorial challenge now. So tightening up.

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Octopus API access



Thank you for getting in touch and sharing your experience with us. I completely understand how frustrating it must be to see your BMW i3 not detected by the Octopus app, especially when you were expecting it to create a charging plan.

At present, BMW has temporarily suspended app integration as they update their systems to enhance security protocols. This impacts how we connect with their services and has led to some temporary changes:

BMW Vehicles: Currently, onboarding through the app is unavailable. However, you can still register your BMW via our website. Once registered, you can schedule charging during the off-peak times offered by Intelligent Octopus (IOG).

Mini Vehicles: Onboarding through the app is currently suspended, and website registration is not supported at this time.

Additionally, the usual 7-day onboarding timer for IOG has been suspended for BMW vehicles while we work with BMW to resolve these issues.

We expect a resolution soon, with BMW releasing a software upgrade from 9th December at their service centres and a remote software update becoming available in Q1 2025. We appreciate your patience as we collaborate with BMW to restore full functionality as quickly as possible.”