aid: vincario
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/vincario/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Vincario
kind: company
description: Vincario operates the vindecoder.eu VIN Decoder API, a global REST service
  that decodes a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) into a full vehicle specification
  and provides vehicle market value, stolen-vehicle checks, and account balance. Requests
  are authenticated with an API key plus a SHA1 control sum embedded in the URL path.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- VIN
- Vehicle Data
- Automotive
- VIN Decoder
- Market Value
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: vincario:vin-decode-api
  name: Vincario VIN Decode API
  tags:
  - VIN
  - Decode
  - Vehicle Specification
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://vindecoder.eu/api
  baseURL: https://api.vindecoder.eu/3.2
  properties:
  - url: https://vindecoder.eu/api
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://vindecoder.eu/api
    type: APIReference
  - url: openapi/vincario-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: Decodes a 17-character VIN into a full vehicle specification (make, model,
    model year, body, engine, fuel, transmission and ~40 European-market data points)
    returned as JSON or HTML.
- aid: vincario:market-value-api
  name: Vincario Vehicle Market Value API
  tags:
  - Market Value
  - Pricing
  - Valuation
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://vindecoder.eu/vehicle-market-value
  baseURL: https://api.vindecoder.eu/3.2
  properties:
  - url: https://vindecoder.eu/vehicle-market-value
    type: Documentation
  - url: openapi/vincario-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: Returns statistical market data (price and odometer) for vehicles matching
    a decoded VIN, including the input parameters used for the computation.
- aid: vincario:stolen-check-api
  name: Vincario Stolen Check API
  tags:
  - Stolen Check
  - Fraud
  - Police Database
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://vindecoder.eu/api
  baseURL: https://api.vindecoder.eu/3.2
  properties:
  - url: https://vindecoder.eu/api
    type: Documentation
  - url: openapi/vincario-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: Performs a real-time check of a VIN against national police databases
    of stolen vehicles (Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia)
    and Vincario's own database of stolen vehicles.
- aid: vincario:vehicle-info-api
  name: Vincario Vehicle Info API
  tags:
  - Vehicle Info
  - Metadata
  - Capabilities
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://vindecoder.eu/api
  baseURL: https://api.vindecoder.eu/3.2
  properties:
  - url: https://vindecoder.eu/api
    type: Documentation
  - url: openapi/vincario-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: Returns the list of vehicle details that can be decoded for a given VIN
    by the decode service; this informational lookup is free of charge.
- aid: vincario:account-balance-api
  name: Vincario Account Balance API
  tags:
  - Account
  - Balance
  - Credits
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://vindecoder.eu/api
  baseURL: https://api.vindecoder.eu/3.2
  properties:
  - url: https://vindecoder.eu/api
    type: Documentation
  - url: openapi/vincario-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: Returns the remaining API credits/balance for each service on the authenticated
    account.
common:
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vincario
- type: Website
  url: https://vincario.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://vindecoder.eu/api
- type: Plans
  url: plans/vincario-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/vincario-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/vincario-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com