Decode any VIN to vehicle specs (make, model, engine, plant) via NHTSA vPIC

Decodes a Vehicle Identification Number through the official US regulator's vPIC database (public domain): make, model, year, body class, engine, transmission, GVWR and assembly plant. Query: ?vin=1HGCM82633A004352 (partial VINs with '*' accepted, optional &model_year=2003). error_code/error_text carry vPIC's structural verdict. Static reference data, 24h cache.

get/v1/vehicle/vin

Request

  • Base URL: https://data.greeneris.io (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
  • URL: https://data.greeneris.io/v1/vehicle/vin
  • Auth: none declared

Query parameters

vinstring required

VIN, 5-17 chars; '*' wildcard allowed for partial VINs

model_yearstring

Model year hint to improve decoding (optional)

Response

Successful response

unknown required

Changes

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