VIN Decoder API

Decode a VIN. Year, make, model, engine, and plant out.

Decode a 17-character VIN. You get the build: year, make, model, trim, body, doors, engine, drive, transmission, the manufacturer, and the plant that assembled it. Spaces and case do not matter. Junk or a failed ISO 3779 check digit answers valid: false as a 200, never a 404. The data comes from the manufacturer's own filings with official sources. Fields the filing leaves blank are null. Foreign-market VINs decode partially.

?deep=true adds deep.recalls on paid plans: open recall campaigns for the decoded year, make, and model. Each row carries the campaign number, report date, component, and the summary verbatim. [] when none are open. Decode and recalls are the whole product. Market value, ownership history, and title checks are not.

Decode

GET

api.parseapi.com/vin/{vin}

Year, make, model, engine, and plant from a 17-character VIN

curl "https://api.parseapi.com/vin/1HGCM82633A004352" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

{
  "vin": "1HGCM82633A004352",
  "valid": true,
  "year": 2003,
  "make": "Honda",
  "model": "Accord",
  "trim": "EX-V6",
  "series": null,
  "body": "coupe",
  "type": "passenger car",
  "doors": 2,
  "cylinders": 6,
  "displacement": 3,
  "fuel": "gasoline",
  "horsepower": 240,
  "drive": null,
  "transmission": "automatic",
  "manufacturer": "American Honda Motor Co., Inc.",
  "plant_city": "Marysville",
  "plant_state": "Ohio",
  "plant_country": "United States",
  "gvwr": "Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg)"
}

curl "https://api.parseapi.com/vin/1hgcm826%2033a-004352" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

{
  "vin": "1HGCM82633A004352",
  "valid": true,
  "year": 2003,
  "make": "Honda",
  "model": "Accord",
  "trim": "EX-V6",
  "series": null,
  "body": "coupe",
  "type": "passenger car",
  "doors": 2,
  "cylinders": 6,
  "displacement": 3,
  "fuel": "gasoline",
  "horsepower": 240,
  "drive": null,
  "transmission": "automatic",
  "manufacturer": "American Honda Motor Co., Inc.",
  "plant_city": "Marysville",
  "plant_state": "Ohio",
  "plant_country": "United States",
  "gvwr": "Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg)"
}

curl "https://api.parseapi.com/vin/1HGCM82613A004352" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

{
  "vin": "1HGCM82613A004352",
  "valid": false,
  "year": null,
  "make": null,
  "model": null,
  "trim": null,
  "series": null,
  "body": null,
  "type": null,
  "doors": null,
  "cylinders": null,
  "displacement": null,
  "fuel": null,
  "horsepower": null,
  "drive": null,
  "transmission": null,
  "manufacturer": null,
  "plant_city": null,
  "plant_state": null,
  "plant_country": null,
  "gvwr": null
}

curl "https://api.parseapi.com/vin/1HGCM82633A004352?deep=true" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

{
  "vin": "1HGCM82633A004352",
  "valid": true,
  "year": 2003,
  "make": "Honda",
  "model": "Accord",
  "trim": "EX-V6",
  "series": null,
  "body": "coupe",
  "type": "passenger car",
  "doors": 2,
  "cylinders": 6,
  "displacement": 3,
  "fuel": "gasoline",
  "horsepower": 240,
  "drive": null,
  "transmission": "automatic",
  "manufacturer": "American Honda Motor Co., Inc.",
  "plant_city": "Marysville",
  "plant_state": "Ohio",
  "plant_country": "United States",
  "gvwr": "Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg)",
  "deep": {
    "recalls": [
      {
        "campaign": "19V499000",
        "date": "2019-06-27",
        "component": "AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE",
        "summary": "Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2002-2003 3.2TL, 2003-2006 MDX, 2001-2007 Honda Accord..."
      }
    ]
  }
}

Response fields

vin: Normalized VIN, uppercase, no spaces. Invalid input still echoes the fold
valid: 17 characters and the ISO 3779 check digit both pass
year: Model year
make: Make (Honda, BMW)
model: Model name as the manufacturer filed it
trim: Trim level, or null
series: Series, or null
body: Body style (sedan, coupe, suv, pickup)
type: Vehicle type (passenger car, truck, motorcycle, bus, trailer)
doors: Door count, or null
cylinders: Engine cylinders, or null
displacement: Engine displacement in liters, or null
fuel: Primary fuel (gasoline, diesel, electric)
horsepower: Engine horsepower when published, or null
drive: Drive type (fwd, rwd, awd, 4wd), or null
transmission: Transmission style (automatic, manual, cvt), or null
manufacturer: Manufacturer of record
plant_city: Assembly plant city, or null
plant_state: Assembly plant state or region, or null
plant_country: Assembly plant country, or null
gvwr: Gross vehicle weight rating class as filed, or null
deep.recalls: Open recall campaigns for the decoded year, make, and model. campaign, date, component, summary verbatim. [] when none, null when the registry did not answer. Paid plans

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