generated: '2026-09-05'
method: searched
source: >-
  https://carsxe.com/docs/versioning, https://carsxe.com/status, https://carsxe.com/trust,
  https://carsxe.com/llms.txt
versioning:
  scheme: uri-path
  current: v2
  generations:
    - {prefix: "(root)", example: "https://api.carsxe.com/specs", contains: "original v1 APIs"}
    - {prefix: /v1, example: "https://api.carsxe.com/v1/recalls-batch/submit", contains: "later v1 additions"}
    - {prefix: /v2, example: "https://api.carsxe.com/v2/platedecoder", contains: "current generation"}
  side_by_side: true
  additive_within_version: true
  breaking_changes: only ever under a new version prefix
  docs: https://carsxe.com/docs/versioning
deprecation:
  policy_url: https://carsxe.com/docs/versioning
  sunset_header: false
  deprecation_header: false
  retirement_scheduled: false
  statement: >-
    "Versions run side by side. Shipping v2 does not turn off v1. There is currently no retirement
    date for any v1 endpoint; if one is ever scheduled, it will be announced well in advance."
  note: >-
    A stated retirement posture and a migration guide exist, but there is no RFC 8594 Sunset or
    Deprecation header, no dated deprecation schedule, and no `deprecated: true` flag on any of the
    21 operations in the published OpenAPI. Migration guidance for the two superseded endpoints
    (Plate Decoder v1 to v2, Market Value v1 to v2) is published field-by-field on the versioning
    page. Recorded as a documented policy, not a machine-readable one.
superseded_operations:
  - operationId: decodePlate
    superseded_by: decodePlateV2
    still_served: true
    migration: https://carsxe.com/docs/versioning
  - operationId: getMarketValue
    superseded_by: getMarketValueV2
    still_served: true
    migration: https://carsxe.com/docs/versioning
deprecated_operations: []
sla:
  uptime_target: 99.9%
  contractual: true
  service_credits: true
  source: https://carsxe.com/trust
  note: >-
    The Trust Center states a contractual 99.9% uptime SLA with service credits for eligible
    customers below the commitment. No standalone SLA document URL is published; enterprise terms
    are set per contract.
status_page: https://carsxe.com/status
status_page_verified:
  url: https://carsxe.com/status
  http_status: 200
  checked: '2026-09-05'
changelog:
  published: false
  probed:
    - {url: "https://carsxe.com/changelog", status: 404}
    - {url: "https://carsxe.com/docs/changelog", status: 200, verdict: soft-404 — HTML falls back to the docs index and Accept:text/markdown returns 404}
  note: >-
    CarsXE publishes no dated changelog or release-notes feed. The versioning page describes what
    changed between v1 and v2 but carries no dates and is not an ongoing log. Recorded as an honest
    absence — no changelog/ artifact is written and no ChangeLog pointer is emitted.
roadmap:
  published: false
  probed:
    - {url: "https://carsxe.com/roadmap", status: 404}
performance_claims:
  source: https://carsxe.com/llms.txt
  median_response_time: ~120ms
  daily_api_calls: 2M+
  coverage: 275M+ vehicle records across 50+ countries
  note: provider-published marketing figures, recorded as claims and not independently verified
regions:
  - {region: us-central1, host: https://api.carsxe.com, scope: all endpoints}
  - {region: europe-west1, host: https://eu-api.carsxe.com, scope: "plate decoder, plate recognition, international VIN, VIN OCR, images"}