Car API (carapi.app) OBD Codes API
The OBD Codes API from Car API (carapi.app) — 2 operation(s) for obd codes.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
version: 2.3.15
title: Car API Documentation OBD Codes API
description: 'Welcome to CarAPIs vehicle API documentation. The developer friendly Car API.
Start developing with your vehicle API today — no fees, no signup. CarAPIs free vehicle data-set
requires no account. Only pay when you''re ready to go live. The free data-set is limited to 2015-2020 vehicles.
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**Additional Documentation**
For additional documentation please review https://carapi.app/docs.
**SDKs**
PHP SDK: https://github.com/car-api-team/carapi-php-sdk
**Release Updates**
Check release history here: https://github.com/car-api-team/docs/releases'
servers:
- url: https://carapi.app
tags:
- name: OBD Codes
paths:
/api/obd-codes:
get:
operationId: obdcodes:index:get
summary: Get OBD-II Codes
description: 'Perform wildcard searches by code or description. For non-subscribers the results are limited to one code per category.
There are four different types of OBD-II codes (P, B, C, and U):
- P: Power train (engine and transmission) systems
- B: Body
- C: Chassis
- U: Network and wiring systems.'
tags:
- OBD Codes
parameters:
- $ref: '#/x-swagger-bake/components/parameters/paginatorPage'
- $ref: '#/x-swagger-bake/components/parameters/paginatorLimit'
- in: query
name: sort
required: false
schema:
type: string
enum:
- code
- description
- $ref: '#/x-swagger-bake/components/parameters/paginatorDirection'
- in: query
name: code
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: Like
- in: query
name: description
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: Like
responses:
'200':
description: ''
content:
application/json:
schema:
properties:
data:
items:
type: object
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/ObdCode'
type: array
allOf:
- $ref: '#/x-swagger-bake/components/schemas/Generic-Collection'
'400':
description: BadRequestException
content:
application/json:
schema:
title: BadRequestException
properties:
exception:
example: BadRequestException
type: string
code:
example: 400
type: string
url:
example: /url/path
type: string
message:
example: The request contains invalid data. The returned error message should indicate the issue.
type: string
'405':
description: MethodNotAllowedException
content:
application/json:
schema:
title: MethodNotAllowedException
properties:
exception:
example: MethodNotAllowedException
type: string
code:
example: 405
type: string
url:
example: /url/path
type: string
message:
example: The HTTP method used to request this resource is not valid. For example, using an HTTP POST when the endpoint only accepts HTTP GET.
type: string
'429':
description: 'TooManyRequestsException - Max Per Minute: 600'
content:
application/json:
schema:
title: TooManyRequestsException
properties:
exception:
example: TooManyRequestsException
type: string
code:
example: 429
type: string
url:
example: /url/path
type: string
message:
example: 'TooManyRequestsException - Max Per Minute: 600 (note: daily rate limits may apply, see your subscription plans details)'
type: string
'503':
description: ServiceUnavailableException
content:
application/json:
schema:
title: ServiceUnavailableException
properties:
exception:
example: ServiceUnavailableException
type: string
code:
example: 503
type: string
url:
example: /url/path
type: string
message:
example: The server is unavailable, typically only encountered during scheduled maintenance.
type: string
security:
- bearerAuth: []
/api/obd-codes/{code}:
get:
operationId: obdcodes:code:get
summary: Get a single OBD-II Code
description: 'For non-subscribers the results are limited to one code per category: B1200, P0100, U1000, and C1091.'
tags:
- OBD Codes
parameters:
- in: path
name: code
required: true
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: ''
content:
application/json:
schema:
description: ''
'400':
description: BadRequestException
content:
application/json:
schema:
title: BadRequestException
properties:
exception:
example: BadRequestException
type: string
code:
example: 400
type: string
url:
example: /url/path
type: string
message:
example: The request contains invalid data. The returned error message should indicate the issue.
type: string
'405':
description: MethodNotAllowedException
content:
application/json:
schema:
title: MethodNotAllowedException
properties:
exception:
example: MethodNotAllowedException
type: string
code:
example: 405
type: string
url:
example: /url/path
type: string
message:
example: The HTTP method used to request this resource is not valid. For example, using an HTTP POST when the endpoint only accepts HTTP GET.
type: string
'429':
description: 'TooManyRequestsException - Max Per Minute: 600'
content:
application/json:
schema:
title: TooManyRequestsException
properties:
exception:
example: TooManyRequestsException
type: string
code:
example: 429
type: string
url:
example: /url/path
type: string
message:
example: 'TooManyRequestsException - Max Per Minute: 600 (note: daily rate limits may apply, see your subscription plans details)'
type: string
'503':
description: ServiceUnavailableException
content:
application/json:
schema:
title: ServiceUnavailableException
properties:
exception:
example: ServiceUnavailableException
type: string
code:
example: 503
type: string
url:
example: /url/path
type: string
message:
example: The server is unavailable, typically only encountered during scheduled maintenance.
type: string
security:
- bearerAuth: []
components:
schemas:
ObdCode:
properties:
code:
minLength: 1
maxLength: 6
type: string
format: string
description: There are four different types of OBD-II codes (P, B, C, and U). Letters are followed by a series of numbers.
description:
minLength: 1
maxLength: 256
type: string
description: A description of the diagnostic code.
type: object
description: ''
securitySchemes:
bearerAuth:
type: http
scheme: bearer
bearerFormat: JWT
x-swagger-bake:
components:
parameters:
paginatorPage:
name: page
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: integer
paginatorLimit:
name: limit
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: integer
paginatorSort:
name: sort
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
paginatorDirection:
name: direction
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
enum:
- asc
- desc
schemas:
HalJson-Item:
type: object
properties:
links:
type: object
properties:
self:
type: object
properties:
href:
type: string
format: url
example: /entity/:id
HalJson-Collection:
type: object
properties:
links:
type: object
properties:
self:
type: object
properties:
href:
type: string
format: url
example: /collection
next:
type: object
properties:
href:
type: string
format: url
example: /collection?page=:number
prev:
type: object
properties:
href:
type: string
format: url
example: /collection?page=:number
first:
type: object
properties:
href:
type: string
format: url
example: /collection?page=:number
properties:
href:
type: string
format: url
example: /collection?page=:number
last:
type: object
properties:
href:
type: string
format: url
example: /collection?page=:number
JsonLd-Item:
type: object
properties:
'@id':
type: string
format: url
example: /entity/:id
'@type':
type: string
format: url
example: https://schema.org/Thing
'@context':
type: string
format: url
example: /context/Entity
JsonLd-Collection:
type: object
properties:
'@id':
type: string
format: url
example: /entity/:id
'@type':
type: string
format: url
example: https://schema.org/Thing
'@context':
type: string
format: url
example: /context/Entity
view:
type: object
properties:
'@id':
type: string
format: url
example: /index
'@type':
type: string
example: PartialCollectionView
next:
type: string
format: url
example: /index?page=:number
prev:
type: string
format: url
example: /index?page=:number
first:
type: string
format: url
example: /index
last:
type: string
format: url
example: /index?page=:number
Generic-Collection:
properties:
collection:
properties:
url:
example: /collection
type: string
format: url
count:
example: 50
type: integer
pages:
example: 20
type: integer
total:
example: 200
type: integer
next:
example: /collection?page=:number
type: string
format: url
prev:
example: /collection?page=:number
type: string
format: url
first:
example: /collection?page=:number
type: string
format: url
last:
example: /collection?page=:number
type: string
format: url
type: object
type: object
x-data-element: data
x-provenance:
method: harvested
publisher: Car API (carapi.app)
source: https://carapi.app/swagger.json
note: split by refine-openapis from the provider's own published document, verified by fetch (openapi/_original/*.fetch.json);
stamped by stamp-openapi-provenance.py (roadmap#793)