# Department of Transportation Vehicles API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/department-of-transportation/department-of-transportation-vehicles-api/  
**Provider:** Department of Transportation — https://apis.io/providers/department-of-transportation/  
**Base URL:** https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/api  
**Documentation:** https://www.bts.gov/data-portals

Department of Transportation Vehicles API is one of 25 APIs that [Department of Transportation](https://apis.io/providers/department-of-transportation/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Vehicles. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

Vehicle search and list endpoints

## Operations (17)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/vehicles` | Get vehicles |
| GET | `/vehicles/byArtemisId` | Get vehicles by artemis id |
| GET | `/vehicles/byMultipleArtemisIds` | Get vehicles by multiple artemis ids |
| GET | `/vehicles/byClass` | Get vehicles by class |
| GET | `/vehicles/byIds` | Get vehicles by ids |
| GET | `/vehicles/byManufacturer` | Get vehicles by manufacturer |
| GET | `/vehicles/byNcapId` | Get vehicles by ncap id |
| GET | `/vehicles/bySearch` | Get vehicles by search |
| GET | `/vehicles/byVin` | Get vehicles by vin |
| GET | `/vehicles/byYmmt` | Get vehicles by ymmt |
| GET | `/vehicles/classes` | Get vehicles classes |
| GET | `/vehicles/makes` | Get vehicles makes |
| GET | `/vehicles/manufacturers` | Get vehicles manufacturers |
| GET | `/vehicles/modelYears` | Get vehicles model years |
| GET | `/vehicles/models` | Get vehicles models |
| GET | `/vehicles/trims` | Get vehicles trims |
| GET | `/vehicles/{id}/details` | Get vehicles by id details |

## Machine-readable artifacts (1)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-transportation/refs/heads/main/openapi/department-of-transportation-vehicles-api-openapi.yml

## Other Department of Transportation APIs (12)

- [Bureau of Transportation Statistics Data Portal](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-transportation/bts-data-portal/)
- [Federal Railroad Administration Safety Data](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-transportation/fra-safety-data/)
- [Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-transportation/fta-ntd-api/)
- [PHMSA Pipeline Safety Data](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-transportation/phmsa-pipeline-data/)
- [Department of Transportation Airport Status API](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-transportation/department-of-transportation-airport-status-api/)
- [Department of Transportation Authority API](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-transportation/department-of-transportation-authority-api/)
- [Department of Transportation Carriers API](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-transportation/department-of-transportation-carriers-api/)
- [Department of Transportation Complaints API](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-transportation/department-of-transportation-complaints-api/)
- [Department of Transportation Crashes API](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-transportation/department-of-transportation-crashes-api/)
- [Department of Transportation Inspections API](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-transportation/department-of-transportation-inspections-api/)
- [Department of Transportation Makes API](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-transportation/department-of-transportation-makes-api/)
- [Department of Transportation Manufacturers API](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-transportation/department-of-transportation-manufacturers-api/)

## Tags

Vehicles

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