How to use VIN Decoder

Decodes a 17-character vehicle identification number with the US NHTSA vPIC service: model year, make, model, trim, body, engine, drivetrain, assembly plant and the safety equipment NHTSA has on record. The check digit is verified before NHTSA is called. Empty fields mean NHTSA has no data, not that the feature is missing.

Send these fields in the JSON body of the request.

The data object of a successful response carries these fields. Every response also lists its sources, the credits_charged and whether it was a cache_hit.

Each field is described in the API reference.

1 credit per VIN that decodes (a VIN with no data is free).

You can try it without an account in the free tool. The free tools share a limit per visitor.

From code, send a POST request to https://YOUR_API_HOST/v1/vin-decoder with your API key.

1curl -X POST https://YOUR_API_HOST/v1/vin-decoder \
2  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOOKVALID_API_KEY" \
3  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
4  -d '{"vin":"1HGCM82633A004352"}'

Full parameters and response fields are in the API reference. To run a list of values, use a bulk CSV job.

• A repeat of the same lookup within 7 days is served from your cache and costs 0 credits.
• When the lookup finds nothing it returns found: false and costs 0 credits.
• Invalid input and errors are never charged.
• The API allows 200 requests per 10 seconds per key.