aid: auto-dev
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/auto-dev/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Auto.dev
kind: company
description: Auto.dev provides automotive data APIs for developers and AI agents,
  including global VIN decoding, used-car vehicle listings with real-time market
  pricing and dealer data, vehicle specifications, photos, and NHTSA safety recalls.
  The REST API is served from https://api.auto.dev with API key authentication.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Automotive
- Vehicle Data
- VIN Decoding
- Vehicle Listings
- Recalls
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: auto-dev:vin-decoding
  name: Auto.dev VIN Decoding API
  tags:
  - VIN Decoding
  - Vehicle Data
  - Specifications
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vin-decode
  baseURL: https://api.auto.dev
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vin-decode
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vin-decode
    type: APIReference
  - url: openapi/auto-dev-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: Decodes any valid 17-character VIN into make, model, year, trim,
    engine, body, drivetrain, and transmission. Also exposes a specifications
    endpoint returning detailed build features and base MSRP/invoice pricing.
- aid: auto-dev:listings-search
  name: Auto.dev Listings / Search API
  tags:
  - Vehicle Listings
  - Used Cars
  - Search
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vehicle-listings
  baseURL: https://api.auto.dev
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vehicle-listings
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vehicle-listings
    type: APIReference
  - url: openapi/auto-dev-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: Searches used-car inventory from US physical and online dealers,
    filterable by make, model, year, price, location, and CPO status, with
    cursor and page-based pagination, plus single-listing lookup by VIN.
- aid: auto-dev:market-value-pricing
  name: Auto.dev Market Value / Pricing API
  tags:
  - Market Value
  - Pricing
  - Vehicle Photos
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products
  baseURL: https://api.auto.dev
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products
    type: Documentation
  - url: openapi/auto-dev-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: Surfaces real-time retail pricing on listings and base MSRP /
    invoice pricing on the specifications endpoint, alongside a vehicle photos
    endpoint returning image galleries for inventory and listings.
- aid: auto-dev:dealers
  name: Auto.dev Dealers API
  tags:
  - Dealers
  - Inventory
  - Location
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vehicle-listings
  baseURL: https://api.auto.dev
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vehicle-listings
    type: Documentation
  - url: openapi/auto-dev-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: Returns dealer information embedded in vehicle listings, including
    dealer name, location, and contact data resolved by zip-code and distance
    filters for proximity-based inventory discovery.
- aid: auto-dev:recalls
  name: Auto.dev Recalls API
  tags:
  - Recalls
  - Safety
  - NHTSA
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/open-recalls
  baseURL: https://api.auto.dev
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/open-recalls
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/open-recalls
    type: APIReference
  - url: openapi/auto-dev-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: Returns NHTSA safety recall data by VIN. The open-recalls endpoint
    filters to only active and unresolved recalls requiring attention, with
    campaign numbers, components, consequences, and remedy status.
common:
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/drivly
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/auto-dev
- type: Website
  url: https://www.auto.dev
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.auto.dev
- type: Plans
  url: plans/auto-dev-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/auto-dev-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/auto-dev-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com