The VIN Lookup API provides vehicle information by decoding any Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).
https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/vinlookup
Returns key vehicle information including manufacturer, country of origin, and model year for a given VIN.
vin requiredValid VIN to check. Must be a 17-character string.
X-Api-Key requiredAPI Key associated with your account.
make premiumVehicle manufacturer.
model premiumVehicle model.
country Country in which the vehicle was manufactured.
region Geographic region of the manufactured country (e.g. Asia).
class premiumVehicle body class (e.g. coupe).
wmi Vehicle WMI identifier.
vds Vehicle VDS identifier.
vis Vehicle VIS identifier.
year Year in which the vehicle was manufactured.
https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/vinlookup?vin=JH4KA7561PC008269Headers
X-Api-KeyLog in or sign up to get your API Key1
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{
"vin": "JH4KA7561PC008269",
"country": "Japan",
"manufacturer": "Acura",
"model": "Legend",
"class": "Sedan/Saloon",
"region": "Asia",
"wmi": "JH4",
"vds": "KA7561",
"vis": "PC008269",
"year": "1993"
}1
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import requests
vin = 'JH4KA7561PC008269'
api_url = 'https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/vinlookup?vin={}'.format(vin)
response = requests.get(api_url, headers={'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'})
if response.status_code == requests.codes.ok:
print(response.text)
else:
print("Error:", response.status_code, response.text)If your programming language is not listed in the Code Example above, you can still make API calls by using a HTTP request library written in your programming language and following the above documentation.