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updatedAt: 2026-06-30T14:28:12.000Z
agentTools:
  siteIndex: https://docs.here.com/llms.txt
  projectIndex: https://docs.here.com/tour-planning/llms.txt
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# Get EV metadata with the HERE EV Profiles API

The HERE EV-Profiles API provides comprehensive specifications for electric vehicles from manufacturers worldwide. To use EV profiles in your tour planning solutions, you need to retrieve vehicle metadata through a hierarchical discovery process: start by selecting a manufacturer, then find the specific model, and finally obtain the variant details including the `profileId` needed for routing calculations.

The following mini-guide walks you through the four-step process to discover EV specifications and then apply them in the HERE Tour Planning API:

<Cards>
  <Card title="Step 1: Browse available manufacturers" href="list-available-makes">
    Retrieve all available vehicle manufacturers.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Step 2: List models by make" href="get-models-by-make">
    Get all models for a specific manufacturer.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Step 3: Obtain variants by make and model" href="obtain-variants-by-make-model">
    Get all variants for a specific make and model combination, including the crucial `profileId`.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Step 4: Apply the profile ID in HERE Tour Planning API requests" href="ev-support">
    Use the obtained `profileId` to calculate precise energy usage throughout EV tours.
  </Card>
</Cards>