LicensePlateData

LicensePlateData Plate API

Convert license plates to VINs

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: LicensePlateData Images Plate API
  description: Developer-first tools that provide access to a library of vehicle information. The API includes Plate to VIN, VIN Decoding, and Vehicle Image services covering passenger cars, ATVs, light and heavy trucks, and trailers from 1980 to current model years.
  version: v1
  contact:
    name: LicensePlateData
    url: https://licenseplatedata.com/
servers:
- url: https://api.licenseplatedata.com/v1
  description: Production
security:
- apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Plate
  description: Convert license plates to VINs
paths:
  /plate-to-vin:
    get:
      tags:
      - Plate
      summary: Convert a license plate to a VIN
      operationId: plateToVin
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: plate
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: License plate number
      - in: query
        name: state
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 2
          maxLength: 2
        description: Two-letter US state code
      responses:
        '200':
          description: VIN lookup result
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PlateLookup'
components:
  schemas:
    PlateLookup:
      type: object
      properties:
        plate:
          type: string
        state:
          type: string
        vin:
          type: string
        vehicle:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Vehicle'
    Vehicle:
      type: object
      properties:
        vin:
          type: string
        year:
          type: integer
        make:
          type: string
        model:
          type: string
        trim:
          type: string
        bodyClass:
          type: string
        engine:
          type: string
        fuelType:
          type: string
        transmission:
          type: string
        driveType:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key