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The developer friendly Car API. Start developing with your vehicle API today — no fees, no signup. CarAPIs free vehicle dataset requires no account. Only pay when you're ready to go live.

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Car API

Automotive API built for developers

REST + JSON API fully documented in OpenAPI with HAL+JSON and JSON-LD formats available too. Explore your car data API through Swagger or Redoc.

Year, Make, Model and Trims

Over 80,000 vehicles sold in the United States from 1940 to today. Your data is constantly updated. Engine, transmission, mileage and color specifications for the most important parts of today's (and yesterday's) vehicles from 1990 and up.

Vehicle CSV Data Feed

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

VIN Lookup

Need to decode a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)? No problem, we have you covered for vehicles from 1990 and up.

License Plate Lookup

Decode license plates for the United States, Canada, Australia and other countries.

OBD-II Codes

Search over 3,000 OBD diagnostic codes.

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Vehicle API

Your API is fully-featured with pagination, sorting, stock filters and customizable filtering.

Vehicle API Sorting & Pagination

Sort car data by the most important specifications.


Multiple API Response Formats

JSON, JSON-LD, and HAL+JSON formats are supported

Support by Developers, For Developers

Support is available by email and chat.


Stock & Custom API Filters

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

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Vehicle Database

Fuel your car database with CarAPI

Tap into our high-octane API to power your car database.

Import into your database via REST calls to the API.

CSV data is available for your ETL process as well.

Well-structured vehicle data makes imports easy.

Accurate updates — consistent results

Start developing today, no fees, no signup

CarAPI is developer friendly. Only pay when you're ready to go live. CarAPIs free vehicle data set requires no account.