name: VINaudit API Rate Limits
description: Rate limit policies for VINaudit vehicle data APIs. VINaudit uses an
  account-based billing model where each unique report ID is billed at most once.
  Specific rate limit thresholds are not publicly disclosed and are configured per
  account type.
specificationVersion: '0.1'
url: https://www.vinaudit.com/vin-api-developers-guide
limits:
  - name: API Key Authentication
    description: All API requests require a valid API key passed as the key parameter.
      Rate limiting and usage tracking are enforced at the API key level.
    scope: per-key
    enforcement: API key required in all requests
  - name: Unique Report Billing
    description: The Vehicle History API billing model ensures each unique report
      ID is billed at most once, preventing duplicate charges for repeated lookups
      of the same report.
    scope: per-report
    notes: Applies to Vehicle History API report generation endpoint
  - name: Demo Key Limits
    description: A demo API key (VA_DEMO_KEY) is available for testing. Demo keys
      have restricted access and return sample data only.
    scope: per-key
    type: sandbox
    demoKey: VA_DEMO_KEY
  - name: Commercial Volume Tiers
    description: Commercial API accounts are provisioned with volume tiers based on
      the pricing plan selected. Higher-volume plans unlock lower per-report costs
      starting around $1 per report down to approximately $0.25 per report at high
      volume.
    scope: per-account
    tiers:
      - name: Standard
        notes: Approximately $1.00 per report
      - name: High Volume
        notes: Approximately $0.25 per report; threshold undisclosed
  - name: Response Formats
    description: API supports JSON, XML, and PDF response formats. Format is specified
      via the format request parameter.
    formats:
      - json
      - xml
      - pdf
authentication:
  type: API Key
  parameterName: key
  location: query parameter
  notes: API key generated from VINaudit members dashboard after account registration
endpoints:
  - name: VIN Query
    url: https://api.vinaudit.com/v2/query
    method: GET
  - name: Generate Vehicle History Report
    url: https://api.vinaudit.com/v2/pullreport
    method: GET
  - name: View Generated Report
    url: https://api.vinaudit.com/v2/report
    method: GET
  - name: Vehicle Specifications
    url: https://specifications.vinaudit.com/v3/specifications
    method: GET
  - name: Vehicle Selections
    url: https://specifications.vinaudit.com/v3/selections
    method: GET
notes:
  - Specific rate limit thresholds (requests per minute/hour/day) are not publicly
    disclosed
  - Contact VINaudit at 1-800-480-4428 or via the API portal for account-specific
    rate limit configuration
  - contact: https://www.vinaudit.com/vehicle-data-api