aid: carsxe name: CarsXE description: >- CarsXE is a comprehensive vehicle data API platform offering VIN decoding, vehicle specifications, market value estimates, vehicle history, vehicle imagery, license plate recognition, OBD fault-code decoding, international VIN decoding, and recall lookups. Designed for automotive marketplaces, dealerships, insurance, lending, fleet, and claims platforms that need programmatic access to rich, current vehicle data. type: Index position: Provider access: 3rd-Party image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg tags: - Automotive - Vehicles - VIN - Vehicle Data - License Plate - OCR - Automobiles created: '2025-02-24' modified: '2026-04-23' url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/carsxe/refs/heads/main/apis.yml specificationVersion: '0.19' apis: - aid: carsxe:vehicle-specifications-api name: CarsXE Vehicle Specifications API description: >- VIN decoding and comprehensive vehicle specification lookup. Returns year, make, model, trim, engine, drivetrain, body style, and detailed feature and option data for a given North American VIN. humanURL: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-specifications baseURL: https://api.carsxe.com tags: - VIN Decoder - Specifications - Vehicle Data properties: - type: Documentation url: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-specifications - aid: carsxe:vehicle-market-value-api name: CarsXE Vehicle Market Value API description: >- Returns market value estimates (retail, wholesale, trade-in) for new and used vehicles by VIN, informed by millions of historical vehicle sales. humanURL: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-market-value baseURL: https://api.carsxe.com tags: - Market Value - Pricing - Valuation properties: - type: Documentation url: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-market-value - aid: carsxe:vehicle-images-api name: CarsXE Vehicle Images API description: >- Retrieves high-quality photos of vehicles by year, make, model (and optional trim / color / background-transparency options) for use in marketplaces, dealer sites, and comparison tools. humanURL: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-images baseURL: https://api.carsxe.com tags: - Images - Media - Vehicle Data properties: - type: Documentation url: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-images - aid: carsxe:vin-ocr-api name: CarsXE VIN OCR API description: >- OCR endpoint that extracts a VIN string from an image of a VIN plate, windshield, or document, enabling mobile-first vehicle-onboarding and inspection workflows. humanURL: https://api.carsxe.com/vin-ocr baseURL: https://api.carsxe.com tags: - OCR - VIN - AI properties: - type: Documentation url: https://api.carsxe.com/vin-ocr - aid: carsxe:vehicle-plate-decoder-api name: CarsXE Vehicle Plate Decoder API description: >- Decodes vehicle information from a license plate plus state/province, returning make, model, year, and VIN where available. humanURL: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-plate-decoder baseURL: https://api.carsxe.com tags: - License Plate - Lookup - Vehicle Data properties: - type: Documentation url: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-plate-decoder - aid: carsxe:vehicle-plate-recognition-api name: CarsXE Vehicle Plate Recognition API description: >- Image-to-text OCR for license plates. Paired with the Plate Decoder, enables full vehicle lookup starting from a plate image, supporting parking, access-control, law-enforcement, and valet use cases. humanURL: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-plate-recognition baseURL: https://api.carsxe.com tags: - License Plate - OCR - AI properties: - type: Documentation url: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-plate-recognition - aid: carsxe:vehicle-history-api name: CarsXE Vehicle History API description: >- Raw vehicle-history data endpoint returning title records, accident history, odometer readings, service history, and salvage/lemon flags for a given VIN. humanURL: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-history baseURL: https://api.carsxe.com tags: - History - Title - Accident properties: - type: Documentation url: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-history - aid: carsxe:vehicle-recalls-api name: CarsXE Vehicle Recalls API description: >- Returns safety-recall and campaign data for a given VIN, sourced from manufacturer and NHTSA data, for use in inspection, compliance, and pre-purchase workflows. humanURL: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-recalls baseURL: https://api.carsxe.com tags: - Recalls - Safety - Compliance properties: - type: Documentation url: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-recalls - aid: carsxe:international-vin-decoder-api name: CarsXE International VIN Decoder API description: >- VIN decoding for non-US vehicles, returning make, model, year, and market-specific trim/spec data for international markets. humanURL: https://api.carsxe.com/international-vin-decoder baseURL: https://api.carsxe.com tags: - VIN Decoder - International - Specifications properties: - type: Documentation url: https://api.carsxe.com/international-vin-decoder - aid: carsxe:obd-codes-decoder-api name: CarsXE OBD Codes Decoder API description: >- Matches an OBD-II diagnostic trouble code (DTC) to a human-readable vehicle fault description for use in service, maintenance, and connected-car applications. humanURL: https://api.carsxe.com/obd-codes-decoder baseURL: https://api.carsxe.com tags: - OBD - Diagnostics - Maintenance properties: - type: Documentation url: https://api.carsxe.com/obd-codes-decoder common: - type: GitHubOrganization url: https://github.com/carsxe - type: LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/carsxe - type: Website url: https://api.carsxe.com/ - type: Portal name: Vehicle Data API | CarsXE url: https://api.carsxe.com/ - type: Documentation url: https://api.carsxe.com/docs - type: GettingStarted url: https://api.carsxe.com/docs/quickstart - type: Authentication url: https://api.carsxe.com/docs/authentication - type: Errors url: https://api.carsxe.com/docs/errors - type: Pricing url: https://api.carsxe.com/pricing - type: About url: https://api.carsxe.com/about - type: Blog url: https://api.carsxe.com/blog - type: Support url: https://api.carsxe.com/support - type: Contact url: https://api.carsxe.com/contact-us - type: TermsOfService url: https://api.carsxe.com/terms-and-conditions - type: Login url: https://api.carsxe.com/login - type: SignUp url: https://api.carsxe.com/register maintainers: - FN: Kin Lane email: info@apievangelist.com