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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Datpaq Com VIN Lookup API
  version: 1.1.0
  contact:
    name: Datpaq Support
    url: https://datpaq.com
  license:
    name: Proprietary
  description: 'Operations tagged VIN Lookup across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: datpaq-com.yaml, datpaq-com-openapi.yaml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://datpaq.com/api/v1
  description: Production
- url: https://staging.datpaq.com/api/v1
  description: Staging
security:
- ApiKeyHeader: []
- ApiKeyQuery: []
tags:
- name: VIN Lookup
  description: NHTSA VIN decode, makes list, and prefix suggestions
paths:
  /vin-lookup/decode:
    post:
      tags:
      - VIN Lookup
      operationId: vinLookupDecode
      summary: Decode one or more VINs
      description: JSON body vin as a string or an array of up to 50 VINs. Uses NHTSA VPIC.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Decoded vehicle fields
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericSuccess'
              example:
                success: true
                data:
                  vin: 1HGCM82633A004352
                  make: HONDA
                  model: Accord
                  modelYear: '2003'
                  bodyClass: Sedan/Saloon
                metadata:
                  correlationId: abc123-def456
                  timestamp: '2026-08-20T12:00:00.000Z'
                  processingTime: 86ms
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        description: VIN decode request
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - vin
              properties:
                vin:
                  description: Single VIN or array of VINs
                  oneOf:
                  - type: string
                    example: 1HGCM82633A004352
                  - type: array
                    maxItems: 50
                    items:
                      type: string
            example:
              vin: 1HGCM82633A004352
    servers:
    - url: https://datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Production
    - url: https://staging.datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Staging
  /vin-lookup/decode/{vin}:
    get:
      tags:
      - VIN Lookup
      operationId: vinLookupDecodeGet
      summary: Decode a VIN via path
      description: Convenience GET that 307-redirects to /vin-lookup/sample/{vin}.
      responses:
        '307':
          description: Redirects to GET /vin-lookup/sample/{vin}
          headers:
            Location:
              description: Canonical sample-decode URL
              schema:
                type: string
                example: /api/v1/vin-lookup/sample/1HGCM82633A004352
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
      parameters:
      - name: vin
        in: path
        required: true
        description: 17-character VIN
        schema:
          type: string
          example: 1HGCM82633A004352
    servers:
    - url: https://datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Production
    - url: https://staging.datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Staging
  /vin-lookup/sample/{vin}:
    get:
      tags:
      - VIN Lookup
      operationId: vinLookupSample
      summary: Sample VIN decode
      description: Single-VIN decode used by the GET /decode/{vin} alias.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Decoded vehicle fields
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericSuccess'
              example:
                success: true
                data:
                  vin: 1HGCM82633A004352
                  make: HONDA
                  model: Accord
                  modelYear: '2003'
                  bodyClass: Sedan/Saloon
                metadata:
                  correlationId: abc123-def456
                  timestamp: '2026-08-20T12:00:00.000Z'
                  processingTime: 82ms
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
      parameters:
      - name: vin
        in: path
        required: true
        description: 17-character VIN
        schema:
          type: string
          example: 1HGCM82633A004352
    servers:
    - url: https://datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Production
    - url: https://staging.datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Staging
  /vin-lookup/makes:
    get:
      tags:
      - VIN Lookup
      operationId: vinLookupMakes
      summary: List vehicle makes
      description: Reference list of vehicle makes from NHTSA.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Vehicle makes
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericSuccess'
              example:
                success: true
                data:
                  makes:
                  - HONDA
                  - FORD
                  - TOYOTA
                metadata:
                  correlationId: abc123-def456
                  timestamp: '2026-08-20T12:00:00.000Z'
                  processingTime: 20ms
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
    servers:
    - url: https://datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Production
    - url: https://staging.datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Staging
  /vin-lookup/suggest/{prefix}:
    get:
      tags:
      - VIN Lookup
      operationId: vinLookupSuggest
      summary: VIN prefix suggestions
      description: Manufacturer suggestions for a VIN prefix / WMI.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Prefix suggestions
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericSuccess'
              example:
                success: true
                data:
                  prefix: 1HG
                  suggestions:
                  - make: HONDA
                    wmi: 1HG
                metadata:
                  correlationId: abc123-def456
                  timestamp: '2026-08-20T12:00:00.000Z'
                  processingTime: 12ms
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
      parameters:
      - name: prefix
        in: path
        required: true
        description: VIN prefix
        schema:
          type: string
          example: 1HG
    servers:
    - url: https://datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Production
    - url: https://staging.datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Staging
components:
  schemas:
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
          example: Invalid API key
        correlationId:
          type: string
          description: Request tracking identifier for support
          example: abc123-def456-789ghi
        service:
          type: string
          description: Service name that produced the error
          example: ip-geolocation
    GenericSuccess:
      type: object
      description: Standard success envelope. The data property structure varies by endpoint.
      properties:
        correlationId:
          type: string
          description: Request tracking identifier
          example: abc123-def456
        data:
          type: object
          description: Response payload (structure varies by endpoint)
        cached:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the response was served from cache
          example: false
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request — missing or invalid parameters
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    RateLimited:
      description: Rate limit exceeded — retry after the indicated period
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    ServiceUnavailable:
      description: Service temporarily unavailable
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized — missing or invalid API key
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: API key passed via x-api-key request header
    ApiKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: api_key
      description: API key passed as api_key query parameter
x-refined-from:
- datpaq-com.yaml
- datpaq-com-openapi.yaml