Octopus Energy Help & FAQs
Why do I need to provide my Virtual Key? (Tesla specific)
In early 2024, Tesla made an update to their API that requires vehicle owners to explicitly provide a virtual key to third parties that are being allowed to manage aspects of their vehicle. This increases security for customers because it means unauthorized entities won't be able to get to their data. It doesn't provide us any more information than we already had, it's just a more explicit authorization to work with their vehicle.
