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Subscribe (RSS)- UpdatedMonta Charge › Charging on the goHow do I use SmartQueue?
Learn how to join a queue at a busy charge point and get notified when it is your turn to charge.
- UpdatedMonta Charge › Charging on the goHow do I reserve a charge point?
Reservation holds a public charge point so it is available when you arrive. This article is for drivers using Monta Charge.
- UpdatedMonta Hub › Reporting & Compliance › UK Compliance (PCPR)How do I publish meter readings to third parties?
How to set up and enable meter reading publishing from Monta Hub to third-party platforms including Allstar (Mina) and Advenir.
- UpdatedMonta Hub › Charge Points › Connect & ConfigureCharging site functions
Learn how to manage charging sites in Monta Hub — including site details, opening hours, firmware updates, SmartQueue, Reservation, map visibility, electricity cost tracking, and site transfers.
- UpdatedMonta Hub › Charge Points › Pricing & AccessHow do I set up pricing for EV drivers?
An overview of how to create and apply price groups for EV drivers in Monta, covering price group types, pricing methods, optional hourly tariffs, additional fees, and minimum charge fees.
- UpdatedMonta Hub › Admin & SettingsHow do I access and set up API keys in Monta Hub?
Explains how to create, configure, and edit Partner API keys in Monta Hub. Use this article to connect your systems to the Monta platform via the Partner API.
- UpdatedMonta Charge › Account & SettingsHow do I complete KYC verification?
How to verify your identity (KYC) the first time you withdraw from your Monta Wallet: what you need, the steps, and what happens next.
- UpdatedMonta Charge › Account & SettingsHow do I set up and use my personal Monta Wallet?
Covers how to add a payment method, top up, withdraw, and manage auto-refill for your personal Monta Wallet. Use this article to set up and maintain your Wallet for charging sessions.
- UpdatedMonta Hub › Payments & Transactions › InvoicesHow do I request to enable team invoicing?
This article explains how to request monthly invoicing for a Business or Enterprise team in Monta Hub, including the approval process and how to enable automatic wallet payouts.
- UpdatedMonta Hub › Reporting & Compliance › AFIR ComplianceHow does Monta handle AFIR data reporting compliance?
Monta automates AFIR data reporting to national access points on your behalf. This article covers setup steps for Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, and Sweden.
- UpdatedMonta Hub › Payments & Transactions › Payment TerminalsHow do I set up a payment terminal in Monta Hub?
How to set up local, Payter (Europe), Payter (US and Canada), Crane, Nayax, or self-integrated payment terminals in Monta Hub.
- UpdatedMonta Hub › Charge Points › Pricing & AccessHow do I create additional charging fees?
How to set up starting fees, charging fees, per-minute fees, and idle fees on price groups in Monta, including when each fee applies and how to configure stop conditions.
- UpdatedMonta Hub › Admin & SettingsHow do I apply and approve subscription plans?
Learn how to apply subscription plans to charge points or teams, and approve pending subscriptions in Monta Hub.
- UpdatedMonta Hub › Account ManagementHow do I control where my members can charge?
Set restrictions on where the Team Wallet can be used for charging, by country or operator, at the team, member group, member, or charge key level.
- UpdatedMonta Hub › Admin & SettingsHow do I manage my Operator account?
Covers the key sections of the Operator account in Monta Hub, including company information, bank accounts, members, subscriptions, themes, and dashboards. Use this article to configure and maintain your operator organisation.
- UpdatedMonta Charge › Home charging › Charging at HomeHow do I create and manage charging rules?
Set up automatic charging on your home charge point using SmartCharge, scheduled, or immediate charging rules in Monta Charge.
- UpdatedMonta Hub › Charge Points › Connect & ConfigureHow do I add and connect charge points in bulk?
Learn how to add and connect multiple charge points at once in Monta Hub using a CSV import and installer job — suitable for charge point operators (CPOs) with large sites.
- UpdatedMonta Hub › Account ManagementHow do I bulk import accounts?
Learn how to create multiple accounts at once in Monta Hub, set custom join codes in the import, and check the import history for errors.
- UpdatedMonta Hub › RoamingHow do I restrict where my members charge externally?
Explains how to restrict external charging access for your team members, including blocking or allowing specific roaming networks, so they can only charge on approved networks.
- UpdatedMonta Charge › Account & SettingsHow do I set up my Monta Charge account?-copy-156
Explains how to create an account, fill in your profile, set a passcode, add a bank account, and configure preferences in Monta Charge.
- UpdatedMonta Hub › Plans & SubscriptionsHow unpaid and frozen account notifications work in Monta Hub
- New articleMonta Hub › Admin & SettingsPreview app onboarding with test mode in Hub
Turn on test mode for an account to see its app onboarding again on every app launch, so you can check your setup without inviting members again.
- New articleMonta Hub › Charge Points › Remote Operations & MonitoringFind and manage charging stations on the Network page
Use the Charging stations tab on the Network page to find a charging station, see its status and EVSEs, and restart it or set maintenance on its EVSEs.
- New articleResources › Trust, Security & AccessibilityMake Hub easier to read with high contrast
Turn on the high contrast appearance in Monta Hub to get a darker sidebar, clearer borders and bolder labels that are easier to read.
- New articleMonta Hub › Charge Points › Remote Operations & MonitoringSchedule maintenance for many EVSEs and follow it while it runs
Put many EVSEs into maintenance at a planned time as one group, follow the group while it runs, and end it early if the work finishes sooner.
- New articleEnergy, Control, & Optimization › Energy Management PortalSee which grid regions an EVSE or location sits in
Check which DSO, bidding area and TSO an EVSE or location belongs to, refresh them, and browse the zone map in Hub.
- New articleMonta Charge › Home charging › Charging at HomeSet a date for "Be ready at" when you start a charge
Choose the day and time your car must be ready when you start a Smart charging session from the one tap sheet, up to 28 days ahead.
- New articleMonta Charge › Home charging › Charging at HomeUnderstand the default charging plan for your home charger
Learn what the default charging plan is, which settings it starts with, and when automatic charging is on for a new home charger.
- UpdatedMonta Hub › Payments & Transactions › Wallets & TransactionsWhat is revenue share?
Revenue share lets you configure how charge revenue is automatically distributed between your operator account and one or more recipient accounts — for example, to compensate a site owner whose land your charge points occupy.
- UpdatedEnergy, Control, & Optimization › Energy Management PortalHow do I add and configure EVSEs for energy management in the Hub?
Add, configure, move and remove EVSEs at an energy-managed location in the Hub, one at a time or in bulk.
- UpdatedMonta Hub › Charge Points › Remote Operations & MonitoringHow do I use Workflows in Monta Hub?
Learn how to use Workflows in the new Hub to automate repeated tasks.
- UpdatedMonta Hub › Charge Points › Remote Operations & MonitoringHow do I use Alert monitoring in Monta Hub?
Alert monitoring groups the events from your EVSEs into issues and raises the ones worth acting on as alerts. Learn how to switch it on, read the Alerts and Issues tabs, and work an alert to resolution.
- UpdatedMonta Hub › Fleet ManagementAutomatically approve, review or reject charges (automatic sign-off)
Set rules so Monta signs completed charges off for you (approve, review or reject) based on the verification outcome, amount, audience and open checks, with a replay to preview over past charges. Builds on Charge Verification.
- UpdatedMonta Hub › Fleet ManagementHow do I create vehicles from VIDs?
Turn vehicles that already charge on your EVSEs into fleet vehicles in bulk, using the vehicle IDs (VIDs) your EVSEs have recorded, and remove a VID from a vehicle when it no longer applies.
- New articleMonta Hub › Payments & TransactionsReview suspected fraud on your network in Hub
Use the Fraud agent page in Hub to find, sort and review the charges and wallet activity Monta's AI fraud agent suspects are fraud.
- New articleMonta Hub › Payments & Transactions › Wallets & TransactionsTurn reimbursed charging on or off for many EVSEs at once
Make sure employees' home charging is reimbursed by their employer by switching reimbursed charging on or off for many EVSEs in one step.
- New articleMonta Hub › Charge Points › Connect & ConfigureFind the US state of a site or charge point with the country subdivision code
Sites and charge points carry a country subdivision code, such as US-GA, that tells you which US state an address is in.
- New articleMonta Hub › Admin & SettingsSave and share list set-ups as views in Hub
Save the filters, sort and columns of a Hub list as a named view, and share it with everyone in your operator, so you do not rebuild the same list set-up each day.
- New articleMonta Hub › Plans & SubscriptionsGet daily reminders when a subscription has no payment card
Explains the daily reminder email that goes to accounts whose subscription is paused because no payment card is on file, and how to stop it by adding a card.
- New articleMonta Hub › Payments & Transactions › Wallets & TransactionsStart new private accounts with auto withdrawal turned on
Turn on auto withdrawal in an account template so new private accounts are paid out to their bank account without the driver setting it up.
- New articleMonta Hub › Reporting & Compliance › AFIR ComplianceTrack AFIREV quality KPIs on the Charge verification dashboard
See your session success, start-failure and abnormal interruption rates per period and per EVSE, and learn how each one is calculated.
- New articleMonta Charge › Charging on the goStart a charge from the map with start suggestions
Start suggestions show a card on the map for the charge point you just plugged into, so you can start charging in one tap.
- UpdatedMonta Hub › RoamingSet a public display name for your operator
Show drivers and roaming partners one brand name instead of your registered company name, including across sub-operators.
- New articleEnergy, Control, & Optimization › Energy Management PortalMonitor your grid services EVSEs and activations in Hub
See which of your EVSEs take part in grid services, where they are, and what happened during each grid event.
- New articleMonta Hub › Charge Points › Connect & ConfigureAdd a charging station that Monta doesn't support yet
How operators add an EVSE whose brand and model are not in the Monta catalogue by choosing the Other model in Hub.
- New articleMonta Hub › Reporting & ComplianceFind your analytics in the new Studio dashboards
Learn how the Dashboards page in Monta Hub now opens Studio dashboards, where the old embedded panels moved, and how to switch back to the classic page.
- New articleMonta Charge › Account & SettingsWhy a driver's subscription is billed to their own card
Explains when a driver's subscription is billed to the driver's own default card instead of being paused, and how to help a driver whose subscription is paused.
- New articleMonta Hub › Account ManagementFind your way around the Hub sidebar as an account member
Explains the shorter Hub sidebar that account member view shows, which four entries it holds and what to do if an entry is missing.
- UpdatedEnergy, Control, & Optimization › Energy Management PortalHow do I manage energy locations in the Hub?
Find an energy location in the Hub, check its live state and change its settings.
- UpdatedMonta Hub › Charge Points › Remote Operations & MonitoringHow do I use Alert monitoring in Monta Hub?
Alert monitoring groups the events from your EVSEs into issues and raises the ones worth acting on as alerts. Learn how to switch it on, read the Alerts and Issues tabs, and work an alert to resolution.