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Vehicle specifications, VIN decoding, license plate to VIN lookups, data feeds and more.

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Vehicle specifications

Over 77,000 trims since 1990

VIN lookup

Lookup any VIN in the USA

Plate to VIN

License plate to VIN lookup

Datafeed

Specifications in CSV/XLS

Driving Vehicle APIs Forward

REST + JSON API fully documented in OpenAPI. Explore your car data API through Swagger or Redoc.

Year, Make, Model, and Trims

Includes over 90,000 models sold in the United States since 1900 and over 77,000 trim specifications since 1990.

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Vehicle CSV Data Feed

Download year, make, model, submodel, body, trim, engine, transmission, and mileage data as a CSV.

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VIN Lookup

Need to decode a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)? We have you covered for vehicles from 1990 and up.

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Built for scale and reliability

Everything developers need to build production-ready applications with automotive data.

Vehicle API Sorting & Pagination

Sort car data by the most important specifications.

JSON API

REST + JSON automobile API fully documented in OpenAPI.

Support by Developers, For Developers

Support is available by email and chat.

Easy filtering

Use stock filters or custom filters to quickly get the data you need.

ETL Ready

Import into your database via REST calls to the API or CSV import.

Frequent Updates

New trims available daily to API Users, weekly to CSV users.

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CarAPI is an automotive data API platform providing vehicle information for applications and businesses. Our APIs cover VIN decoding, vehicle specifications, MSRP & market pricing, makes/models/trims databases, license plate to VIN decoding, and more — all accessible via a single, consistent REST API.

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