license plate decoder API

Decode any license plate to its year, make, model and VIN.

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50 US states + 9 countries
Returns year, make, model & VIN

Pay-per-lookup, no subscription

License Plate Lookup API

Send a plate and region, get back year, make, model, and VIN in one call.

Returns year, make, model, and full VIN.
Covers all 50 US states plus 9 other countries.
North America: United States (US), Canada (CA), and Mexico (MX).
Europe: Czech Republic (DE), France (FR), Ireland (IE), Portugal (PT) and United Kingdom (UK).
Including Australia (AU) and New Zealand (NZ).

Documentation

Property Description

year integer

Year https://schema.org/modelDate

make string

Make https://schema.org/brand

model string

Model https://schema.org/name

body string

Trim https://schema.org/name

vin string

Vehicle Identification Number

engine_description string

A short description of the engine

assembled_in string

The country the vehicle was assembled in.

License Plate API

GET /api/license-plate?country_code=US&region=NY&lookup=830UNL

200 OK

GET /api/license-plate

{
  "year": 2009,
  "make": "Kia",
  "model": "Rio Base / LX / SX",
  "body": "Sedan 4D",
  "vin": "KNADE223696445551",
  "engine_description": "1.6L I4 MPI",
  "assembled_in": "South Korea"
}

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