OnStarJS
An unofficial NodeJS library to make OnStar requests.
Use at your own risk. This is an unofficial library.
Usage
Use the Get Account Vehicles request to see which requests your vehicle supports if you don't already know.
Sample
Use a random version 4 uuid as a deviceId. Generator available here.
import OnStar from "onstarjs";
const onStar = OnStar.create({
deviceId: "XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX",
vin: "1G2ZF58B774109863",
username: "foo@bar.com",
password: "p@ssw0rd",
onStarPin: "1234",
});
try {
await onStar.alert({
action: ["Flash"],
});
await onStar.start();
} catch (e) {
console.error(e);
}
Additional Configuration Options
checkRequestStatus
Default Value: true
When false, requests resolve when the API returns an 'In Progress' response. For requests that return data, this option is ignored.
This is useful because, with the usual request polling to wait for a "Complete" response from the API, requests will take much longer to resolve.
requestPollingIntervalSeconds
Default Value: 6
When `checkRequestStatus` is true, this is how often status check requests will be made
requestPollingTimeoutSeconds
Default Value: 60
When `checkRequestStatus` is true, this is how long a request will make subsequent status check requests before timing out.
Responses
For commands that return data like diagnostics or location, the data returned by the API is accessible via result.response.data
Commands
Get Account Vehicles
onStar.getAccountVehicles();
Start
onStar.start();
Cancel Start
onStar.cancelStart();
Alert
onStar.alert([options]);
| Option | Default | Valid Values |
| -------- | -------------------------- | -------------------------- |
| action | ["Flash", "Honk"] | ["Flash", "Honk"] |
| delay | 0 | Any integer (minutes) |
| duration | 1 | Any integer (minutes) |
| override | ["DoorOpen", "IgnitionOn"] | ["DoorOpen", "IgnitionOn"] |
Cancel Alert
onStar.cancelAlert();
Lock Door
onStar.lockDoor([options]);
| Option | Default | Valid Values |
| ------ | ------- | --------------------- |
| delay | 0 | Any integer (minutes) |
Unlock Door
onStar.unlockDoor([options]);
| Option | Default | Valid Values |
| ------ | ------- | --------------------- |
| delay | 0 | Any integer (minutes) |
Lock Trunk
Locks the trunk but doesn't automatically close it.
onStar.lockTrunk([options]);
| Option | Default | Valid Values |
| ------ | ------- | --------------------- |
| delay | 0 | Any integer (minutes) |
Unlock Trunk
Unlocks the trunk but doesn't automatically open it. All doors remain locked.
onStar.unlockTrunk([options]);
| Option | Default | Valid Values |
| ------ | ------- | --------------------- |
| delay | 0 | Any integer (minutes) |
Location
Returns the location of the vehicle
onStar.location();
Example Response
{ location: { lat: '50', long: '-75' } }
Charge Override
onStar.chargeOverride([options]);
| Option | Default | Valid Values |
| ------ | ------------ | ------------------------------- |
| mode | "CHARGE_NOW" | "CHARGE_NOW", "CANCEL_OVERRIDE" |
Get Charging Profile
onStar.getChargingProfile();
Set Charging Profile
onStar.setChargingProfile([options]);
| Option | Default | Valid Values |
| ---------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| chargeMode | "IMMEDIATE" | "DEFAULT_IMMEDIATE", "IMMEDIATE", "DEPARTURE_BASED", "RATE_BASED", "PHEV_AFTER_MIDNIGHT" |
| rateType | "MIDPEAK" | "OFFPEAK", "MIDPEAK", "PEAK" |
Diagnostics
onStar.diagnostics([options]);
| Option | Default | Valid Values |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| diagnosticItem | ["ODOMETER", "TIRE PRESSURE", "AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE", "LAST TRIP DISTANCE"] | ["ENGINE COOLANT TEMP", "ENGINE RPM", "LAST TRIP FUEL ECONOMY", "EV ESTIMATED CHARGE END", "EV BATTERY LEVEL", "OIL LIFE", "EV PLUG VOLTAGE", "LIFETIME FUEL ECON", "HOTSPOT CONFIG", "LIFETIME FUEL USED", "ODOMETER", "HOTSPOT STATUS", "LIFETIME EV ODOMETER", "EV PLUG STATE", "EV CHARGE STATE", "TIRE PRESSURE", "AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE", "LAST TRIP DISTANCE", "INTERM VOLT BATT VOLT", "GET COMMUTE SCHEDULE", "GET CHARGE MODE", "EV SCHEDULED CHARGE START", "FUEL TANK INFO", "HANDS FREE CALLING", "ENERGY EFFICIENCY", "VEHICLE RANGE"] |
Development
- Clone this repository
- Install latest LTS version of Node.js
- Enable Corepack using
corepack enable
- Install dependencies using
pnpm install
Tests
All
Run both unit and functional tests
pnpm test
Unit
pnpm test:unit
Functional
These tests will execute actual requests to the OnStar API. They will perform a Get Account Vehicles request followed by a Cancel Alert request.
Because of this, the test will require actual OnStar credentials to run. To provide them, copy .env.example
to .env
and replace the placeholder values inside.
pnpm test:functional
Credits
Made possible by mikenemat's work in gm-onstar-probe. Their work describing the process for remote start enabled the rest of the methods implemented here.