FuelEconomy.gov Menus API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Fuel Economy Web Services Emissions Menus API
  description: RESTful web services providing official EPA fuel economy ratings, vehicle specifications, CO2 emissions records, current fuel prices, and community-contributed real-world MPG data for passenger cars and light trucks from 1984 through the current model year. Administered by Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the US Department of Energy and the EPA. All endpoints are free and require no authentication. Responses are returned in XML format.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: FuelEconomy.gov Feedback
    email: fueleconomy@ornl.gov
  x-api-id: fueleconomy:fuel-economy-web-services
  license:
    name: Public Domain (US Government Work)
    url: https://www.usa.gov/government-works
servers:
- url: https://www.fueleconomy.gov/ws/rest
  description: FuelEconomy.gov REST API
tags:
- name: Menus
  description: Navigation menus for year/make/model vehicle lookup
paths:
  /vehicle/menu/year:
    get:
      operationId: getMenuYears
      summary: Get available model years
      description: Returns a list of all model years for which EPA fuel economy data is available. Currently spans 1984 through the upcoming model year. Use the returned year values as input to the make menu endpoint.
      tags:
      - Menus
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of model years
          content:
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MenuItems'
              example: "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<menuItems>\n  <menuItem>\n    <text>2027</text>\n    <value>2027</value>\n  </menuItem>\n  <menuItem>\n    <text>2026</text>\n    <value>2026</value>\n  </menuItem>\n  <menuItem>\n    <text>1984</text>\n    <value>1984</value>\n  </menuItem>\n</menuItems>\n"
  /vehicle/menu/make:
    get:
      operationId: getMenuMakes
      summary: Get vehicle makes for a model year
      description: Returns a list of all vehicle makes (manufacturers) for which EPA fuel economy data is available for the specified model year. Use the returned make values as input to the model menu endpoint.
      tags:
      - Menus
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/yearQuery'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of makes for the given year
          content:
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MenuItems'
              example: "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<menuItems>\n  <menuItem>\n    <text>Acura</text>\n    <value>Acura</value>\n  </menuItem>\n  <menuItem>\n    <text>Toyota</text>\n    <value>Toyota</value>\n  </menuItem>\n</menuItems>\n"
  /vehicle/menu/model:
    get:
      operationId: getMenuModels
      summary: Get vehicle models for a year and make
      description: Returns a list of all vehicle models available for the specified model year and manufacturer. Use the returned model values as input to the options menu endpoint to retrieve vehicle IDs.
      tags:
      - Menus
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/yearQuery'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/makeQuery'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of models for the given year and make
          content:
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MenuItems'
              example: "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<menuItems>\n  <menuItem>\n    <text>Camry LE/SE</text>\n    <value>Camry LE/SE</value>\n  </menuItem>\n  <menuItem>\n    <text>Prius Prime SE</text>\n    <value>Prius Prime SE</value>\n  </menuItem>\n</menuItems>\n"
  /vehicle/menu/options:
    get:
      operationId: getMenuOptions
      summary: Get vehicle options with IDs for a year, make, and model
      description: Returns a list of vehicle trim and configuration options for the specified year, make, and model. Each menu item includes the vehicle ID (value) needed to retrieve full EPA fuel economy records via the /vehicle/{id} endpoint.
      tags:
      - Menus
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/yearQuery'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/makeQuery'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/modelQuery'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of options with vehicle IDs
          content:
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MenuItems'
              example: "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<menuItems>\n  <menuItem>\n    <text>2.5L 4cyl CVT (FWD)</text>\n    <value>48891</value>\n  </menuItem>\n</menuItems>\n"
components:
  parameters:
    yearQuery:
      name: year
      in: query
      required: true
      description: Four-digit model year (e.g., 2024). Valid range is 1984 through current+1.
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1984
        example: 2024
    makeQuery:
      name: make
      in: query
      required: true
      description: Vehicle manufacturer name (e.g., Toyota, Ford). Must match a value from the make menu.
      schema:
        type: string
        example: Toyota
    modelQuery:
      name: model
      in: query
      required: true
      description: Vehicle model name (e.g., Camry LE/SE). Must match a value from the model menu.
      schema:
        type: string
        example: Corolla
  schemas:
    MenuItem:
      type: object
      description: A single selectable option in a navigation menu
      properties:
        text:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable display label
        value:
          type: string
          description: Machine-readable value to pass as query parameter or path segment. For the /vehicle/menu/options endpoint, this is the numeric vehicle ID.
    MenuItems:
      type: object
      description: Collection of navigation menu items for vehicle lookup
      properties:
        menuItem:
          oneOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/MenuItem'
          - type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/MenuItem'
externalDocs:
  description: Official API Documentation
  url: https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/ws/index.shtml