---
title: "Recall and investigation changes for watched vehicles, oldest first (1 unit); paid plans only"
method: GET
path: "/v1/watchlist/alerts"
---

# Recall and investigation changes for watched vehicles, oldest first (1 unit); paid plans only

`GET /v1/watchlist/alerts`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.theusedcarindex.com`
- URL: `https://api.theusedcarindex.com/v1/watchlist/alerts`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in header `X-API-Key`

## Query parameters

- `type` 'recall' | 'investigation' | 'complaint_count'
- `limit` integer
- `cursor` string: Opaque cursor: next_cursor for the next page, resume_cursor for the next poll.

## Response `200`

Success

- WatchAlerts
  - `alerts` object[], required
    - `id` integer, required
    - `type` 'recall' | 'investigation' | 'complaint_count', required
    - `kind` 'new' | 'updated' | 'count', required
    - `ref` string, required
    - `make` string, required
    - `model` string, required
    - `year` integer, required
    - `record_date` string, nullable, required: Date on the NHTSA record (received or opened).
    - `observed_date` string, date, required: UTC day this service recorded the change.
    - `summary` string, nullable, required
    - `source_url` string, uri, required
    - `details` object, required
    - `watchlist_entry_id` integer, required
  - `next_cursor` string, nullable, required
  - `resume_cursor` string, nullable, required
  - `watchlist_size` integer, required
  - `notes` string[], required

## Other responses

- `400`: RFC 9457 problem with stable code; 429 includes Retry-After.
- `401`: RFC 9457 problem with stable code; 429 includes Retry-After.
- `403`: RFC 9457 problem with stable code; 429 includes Retry-After.
- `404`: RFC 9457 problem with stable code; 429 includes Retry-After.
- `405`: RFC 9457 problem with stable code; 429 includes Retry-After.
- `413`: RFC 9457 problem with stable code; 429 includes Retry-After.
- `415`: RFC 9457 problem with stable code; 429 includes Retry-After.
- `429`: RFC 9457 problem with stable code; 429 includes Retry-After.
- `500`: RFC 9457 problem with stable code; 429 includes Retry-After.
- `503`: RFC 9457 problem with stable code; 429 includes Retry-After.

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