---
title: "Plate to VIN API"
method: GET
path: "/v1/licenselookup"
tags: ["VIN Data"]
---

# Plate to VIN API

`GET /v1/licenselookup`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://plate2vin.vinaudit.com`
- URL: `https://plate2vin.vinaudit.com/v1/licenselookup`
- Auth: API key in query parameter `key`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/vinaudit/apis/vinaudit-data-apis/docs/v1/licenselookup/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Convert a US license plate and state into a VIN.

## Query parameters

- `plate` string, required
- `state` string, required
- `format` 'json' | 'xml'

## Response `200`

Lookup result

- object
  - `success` boolean
  - `vin` string
  - `error` string: invalid_input, invalid_key, no_data, or blank.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/vinaudit/apis/vinaudit-data-apis.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/vinaudit/apis/vinaudit-data-apis/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/vinaudit/apis/vinaudit-data-apis/revisions/1f1500e74b46?raw)