openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: Auto.dev Dealers VIN Decoding API
  description: Automotive data API providing global VIN decoding, used-car vehicle listings with real-time market pricing and dealer data, vehicle specifications, photos, and NHTSA safety recalls. All endpoints are served from https://api.auto.dev and authenticated with an API key, supplied either as a Bearer token in the Authorization header or as an apikey query parameter.
  termsOfService: https://www.auto.dev/terms
  contact:
    name: Auto.dev Support
    url: https://www.auto.dev
  version: '2.0'
servers:
- url: https://api.auto.dev
security:
- bearerAuth: []
- apiKeyQuery: []
tags:
- name: VIN Decoding
paths:
  /vin/{vin}:
    get:
      operationId: decodeVin
      tags:
      - VIN Decoding
      summary: Decode a VIN
      description: Returns comprehensive vehicle information for any valid 17-character VIN, including make, model, year, trim, engine, body, drivetrain, and transmission.
      parameters:
      - name: vin
        in: path
        required: true
        description: A valid 17-character Vehicle Identification Number.
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 17
          maxLength: 17
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Decoded vehicle information.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VinDecodeResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
  /specs/{vin}:
    get:
      operationId: getSpecifications
      tags:
      - VIN Decoding
      summary: Get vehicle specifications
      description: Returns detailed build specifications for a vehicle by VIN, including engine, fuel, measurements, drivetrain, warranty, safety, seating, and base MSRP / invoice pricing.
      parameters:
      - name: vin
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 17
          maxLength: 17
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Vehicle specifications.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SpecsResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    SpecsResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        vehicle:
          type: object
          properties:
            vin:
              type: string
            year:
              type: integer
            make:
              type: string
            model:
              type: string
            manufacturer:
              type: string
        specs:
          type: object
          properties:
            name:
              type: string
            price:
              type: object
              properties:
                baseMsrp:
                  type: number
                baseInvoice:
                  type: number
            totalSeating:
              type: integer
            color:
              type: object
              properties:
                exterior:
                  type: string
                interior:
                  type: string
            features:
              type: object
              description: Engine, fuel, measurements, drivetrain, warranty, safety, and seating features.
            typeCategories:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
            styleAttributes:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
    VinDecodeResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        vin:
          type: string
        vinValid:
          type: boolean
        make:
          type: string
        model:
          type: string
        trim:
          type: string
        year:
          type: integer
        engine:
          type: string
        body:
          type: string
        drive:
          type: string
        transmission:
          type: string
        style:
          type: string
        origin:
          type: string
        manufacturer:
          type: string
        ambiguous:
          type: boolean
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: integer
        error:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
  responses:
    Error:
      description: Error response.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Supply your Auto.dev API key as a Bearer token.
    apiKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: apikey
      description: Supply your Auto.dev API key as the apikey query parameter.