VIN decoder API: turn any 17-character vehicle identification number into structured specs
VIN decoder API: turn any 17-character vehicle identification number into structured specs — make, model, year, trim, body class, engine (cylinders, displacement, horsepower, fuel), transmission, drive type, doors, GVWR, and assembly plant. Handles partial VINs with * wildcards. Official registration-grade decode for automotive, insurance, dealer, and marketplace agents. Response includes affiliate offers for full VIN history reports.
5000 (raw units)
price
2
calls / 30d
1
unique payers
2026-09-08
updated
Provider
x402.forgemesh.io · discovered, not yet claimed by its owner
Payment (x402 accepts[])
[
{
"scheme": "exact",
"network": "eip155:8453",
"payTo": "0x850363a27F0aC6fEb9C7a3eC4C1d295262dF9432",
"asset": "0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913",
"amount": "5000",
"maxTimeoutSeconds": 300
}
]Output schema
{
"bazaar": {
"info": {
"input": {
"body": {
"vin": "1HGCM82633A004352"
},
"bodyType": "json",
"method": "POST",
"type": "http"
},
"output": {
"example": {
"attribution": "US DOT vehicle identification database (public domain)",
"body_class": "Coupe",
"decode_status": "0 - VIN decoded clean. Check Digit (9th position) is correct",
"engine": {
"cylinders": "6",
"displacement_l": "2.998832712",
"fuel_type": "Gasoline"
},
"make": "HONDA",
"model": "Accord",
"model_year": "2003",
"offers": {
"disclosure": "Affiliate links: they fund the free data; the price is the same for you.",
"history_reports": [
{
"adds": "title brands, accidents, odometer readings, prior sales",
"label": "EpicVIN vehicle history report",
"partner": "epicvin",
"pricing": "per report",
"url": "https://forgemesh.io/go/epicvin?vin=1HGCM82633A004352"
},
{
"adds": "title brands, accident and damage records, odometer readings, prior sales",
"label": "Detailed Vehicle History report (10% off)",
"partner": "dvh",
"pricing": "per report, coupon applied",
"url": "https://forgemesh.io/go/dvh?vin=1HGCM82633A004352"
}
],
"note": "Our data above is free public NHTSA/EPA data for the model year. Whether THIS VIN was wrecked, flooded, rolled back or branded salvage lives in licensed title databases; these partners sell that per VIN."
},
"plant": {
"country": "UNITED STATES (USA)"
},
"trim": "EX-V6",
"vin": "1HGCM82633A004352"
},
"type": "json"
}
},
"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"input": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"body": {
"properties": {
"model_year": {
"description": "optional 4-digit model year hint, improves partial-VIN decodes",
"type": "string"
},
"vin": {
"description": "the VIN — full 17 chars or partial with * wildcards (min 6 chars)",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"vin"
],
"type": "object"
},
"bodyType": {
"enum": [
"json",
"form-data",
"text"
],
"type": "string"
},
"method": {
"enum": [
"POST"
],
"type": "string"
},
"type": {
"const": "http",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"method",
"bodyType",
"body"
],
"type": "object"
},
"output": {
"properties": {
"example": {
"type": "object"
},
"type": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"required": [
"input"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"info": {
"required": false
},
"offer-receipt": {
"info": {
"offers": [
{
"acceptIndex": 0,
"format": "eip712",
"payload": {
"amount": "5000",
"asset": "0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913",
"network": "eip155:8453",
"payTo": "0x850363a27F0aC6fEb9C7a3eC4C1d295262dF9432",
"resourceUrl": "https://x402.forgemesh.io/vin-decode",
"scheme": "exact",
"validUntil": 1788869985,
"version": 1
},
"signature": "0x9502ae1be6cfeaa936d642835c278473d984252f0f7d38e80f69f16314f35d0e5b497c708e050079a9a64e517c0cd5145952a2cc43aa1b414fe2dfb0e97907291b"
}
]
},
"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"offers": {
"items": {
"properties": {
"acceptIndex": {
"type": "integer"
},
"format": {
"type": "string"
},
"payload": {
"properties": {
"amount": {
"type": "string"
},
"asset": {
"type": "string"
},
"network": {
"type": "string"
},
"payTo": {
"type": "string"
},
"resourceUrl": {
"type": "string"
},
"scheme": {
"type": "string"
},
"validUntil": {
"type": "integer"
},
"version": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"version",
"resourceUrl",
"scheme",
"network",
"asset",
"payTo",
"amount"
],
"type": "object"
},
"signature": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"format",
"signature"
],
"type": "object"
},
"type": "array"
}
},
"required": [
"offers"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"id": {
"maxLength": 128,
"minLength": 16,
"pattern": "^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$",
"type": "string"
},
"required": {
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"required": [
"required"
],
"type": "object"
}
}Use it
curl
curl "https://x402.forgemesh.io/vin-decode" # -> 402 Payment Required, accepts[] lists how to pay # retry with a PAYMENT-SIGNATURE (or PAYMENT header) once paid
JavaScript
const res = await fetch("https://x402.forgemesh.io/vin-decode");
if (res.status === 402) {
const { accepts } = await res.json();
// pay one of accepts[] via an x402 client, then retry with the payment header
}Python
import httpx
res = httpx.get("https://x402.forgemesh.io/vin-decode")
if res.status_code == 402:
accepts = res.json()["accepts"]
# pay one of accepts[] via an x402 client, then retry with the payment headerMachine-readable
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