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A comprehensive suite of automotive data APIs. Access real-time market listings, vehicle valuations, VIN decoding, vehicle history records, and high-quality vehicle imagery
Market Data
/docs/api/market/listings/
The Market Listings API provides access to retail vehicle listings across the United States and Canada through GET or POST requests. Access requires an API-enabled account and a unique VinAudit API key to authenticate and authorize requests. With 20+ search parameters, the API lets you filter listings by dealer, region/postal code, radius, year, make, model, trim, and vehicle attributes such as color or vehicle type.
Market Data
/docs/api/market/values/
The Market Values API estimates retail, wholesale, and trade-in values for passenger vehicles in the United States and Canada using millions of comparable sales records. It supports pricing tools, inventory analysis, and market comparisons. Use this endpoint for both GET and POST requests. Submit either `vin` or `id` with your API key and optional valuation parameters. It helps teams benchmark vehicle pricing against current market data.
VIN Data
/docs/api/vin/decoder/
The VIN Decoder API provides access to a library of vehicle specifications data covering attributes, color options, equipment details, recall information, warranties, and photos. See below for the complete documentation details. A “selections” request can be used to retrieve lists of vehicles based on their year, make, model, trim, style, or ID. Get started today with an active VinAudit API key. HTTPS calls are made to (specifications.vinaudit.com).
VIN Data
/docs/api/vin/vehicle-history/
The Vehicle History API provides access to the raw vehicle history data behind the VinAudit Vehicle History Report, covering the United States and Canada. It requires an API bulk access account configured with the desired response parameters. With API access enabled, your application can make HTTPS requests to api.vinaudit.com and receive output in JSON, XML, or PDF for reporting and workflow integration.
VIN Data
/docs/api/vin/plate-vin/
Convert U.S. license plate and state inputs into VIN-linked vehicle records through nationwide plate-to-VIN lookup requests. The API supports JSON and XML responses, API key authentication, and mock mode for safe integration testing.
VIN Data
/docs/api/vin/vehicle-ownership
Estimate 5-year ownership costs by VIN, including depreciation, insurance, fuel, maintenance, repairs, and state taxes or fees. The API supports cost projections for vehicle ownership analysis, pricing tools, and customer-facing automotive workflows.
Images
/docs/api/images/vehicle-images/
The Vehicle Images API provides programmatic access to high-quality, OEM-style rendered vehicle images. It supports image retrieval using identifiers such as VIN or Spec ID for reports, marketing content, inventory tools, and consumer-facing applications. Optional parameters allow customization by pose, color, background, size, and format, with watermarking support for demo and production use. Both VIN-based and ID-based searches use the same `GET` endpoint, with either `vin` or `id` passed as the required query parameter.
Images
/docs/api/images/background/
The Vehicle Background Removal API uses AI to remove, replace, or generate backgrounds for vehicle images. It supports image URL, Base64, and file upload inputs, with options for white, transparent, custom, or generative backgrounds. With an API-enabled VinAudit account and valid API key, applications can send requests and receive processed vehicle image output. It helps standardize image presentation across listings, reports, and marketing workflows.