VIN decoder (NHTSA)

Decode a vehicle VIN via NHTSA vPIC: make, model, year, trim, body class, engine, fuel, plant, and vehicle type. Accepts full or partial VINs (partial needs modelYear). Live gov data, no key. ?vin=1HGCM82633A004352

Input

Example output

{
  "vin": "1HGCM82633A004352",
  "vehicle": {
    "make": "HONDA",
    "model": "Accord",
    "year": "2003",
    "trim": null,
    "bodyClass": "Coupe",
    "vehicleType": "PASSENGER CAR",
    "engineCylinders": "6",
    "fuelType": "Gasoline",
    "plantCity": "MARYSVILLE",
    "manufacturer": "AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC."
  },
  "source": "vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov (public domain)"
}

Try it — see the 402 challenge (free)

curl -i "https://agent402.tools/api/vin-decode?vin=1HGCM82633A004352"

The response is HTTP 402 Payment Required with exact payment requirements. Any x402 v2 client pays automatically and retries:

Paid call (JavaScript agent)

import { wrapFetchWithPayment } from "@x402/fetch";
import { x402Client } from "@x402/core/client";
import { registerExactEvmScheme } from "@x402/evm/exact/client";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";

const client = new x402Client();
registerExactEvmScheme(client, { signer: privateKeyToAccount(KEY) });
const payFetch = wrapFetchWithPayment(fetch, client);

const res = await payFetch("https://agent402.tools/api/vin-decode?vin=1HGCM82633A004352");

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