MarketCheck VIN Decoder API
VIN decoding and vehicle specifications
VIN decoding and vehicle specifications
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
title: MarketCheck Cars Dealer VIN Decoder API
description: Access the New, Used and Certified cars inventories for all Car Dealers in US. The data is sourced from online listings by over 44,000 Car dealers in US. At any time, there are about 6.2M searchable listings (about 1.9M unique VINs) for Used & Certified cars and about 6.6M (about 3.9M unique VINs) New Car listings from all over US. MarketCheck aggregates billions of data points from over 44,000 US and 3,500 Canadian dealerships, offering daily-updated inventory search, price prediction, market days supply, OEM incentives, auction listings, and third-party integrations for recalls, title checks, and plate-to-VIN lookups.
version: 1.0.3
contact:
name: MarketCheck
url: https://www.marketcheck.com/
termsOfService: https://www.marketcheck.com/terms/
servers:
- url: https://mc-api.marketcheck.com/v1
description: MarketCheck Production API
tags:
- name: VIN Decoder
description: VIN decoding and vehicle specifications
paths:
/vin/{vin}/specs:
get:
tags:
- VIN Decoder
summary: VIN Decoder
operationId: decode
description: Get the basic information on specifications for a car identified by a valid VIN
parameters:
- name: vin
in: path
required: true
description: VIN to decode
schema:
type: string
minLength: 17
maxLength: 17
- name: api_key
in: query
description: The API Authentication Key. Mandatory with all API calls.
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Successful response with VIN decoded build information
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Build'
/economy:
get:
tags:
- VIN Decoder
summary: Get Economy based on environmental factors
operationId: getEconomy
description: '[MOCK] Calculate Economy i.e. Environmental Friendliness'
parameters:
- name: vin
in: query
required: true
description: VIN as a reference to the type of car for which Environmental Economy data is to be returned
schema:
type: string
- name: api_key
in: query
description: The API Authentication Key. Mandatory with all API calls.
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Successful response with economy data
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Economy'
/fuel_efficiency:
get:
tags:
- VIN Decoder
summary: Get fuel efficiency
operationId: getEfficiency
description: '[MOCK] Calculate fuel efficiency from taxonomy db mileage values'
parameters:
- name: vin
in: query
required: true
description: VIN as a reference to the type of car for which fuel data is to be returned
schema:
type: string
- name: api_key
in: query
description: The API Authentication Key. Mandatory with all API calls.
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Successful response with fuel efficiency data
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/FuelEfficiency'
/safety:
get:
tags:
- VIN Decoder
summary: Get Safety Rating
operationId: getSafetyRating
description: '[MOCK] Get Safety ratings from third party sources'
parameters:
- name: vin
in: query
required: true
description: VIN to fetch the safety ratings
schema:
type: string
- name: api_key
in: query
description: The API Authentication Key. Mandatory with all API calls.
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Successful response with safety rating
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/SafetyRating'
components:
schemas:
Economy:
type: object
description: Environmental economy data for a vehicle
properties:
vin:
type: string
co2_five_year_cost:
type: number
description: CO2 cost over 5 years
energy_impact_score:
type: number
description: Energy impact score
ghg_score:
type: number
description: Greenhouse gas score
smog_score:
type: number
description: Smog emission score
FuelEfficiency:
type: object
description: Fuel efficiency data for a vehicle
properties:
vin:
type: string
highway:
type: number
description: Highway fuel efficiency in MPG
city:
type: number
description: City fuel efficiency in MPG
combined:
type: number
description: Combined fuel efficiency in MPG
annual_fuel_cost:
type: number
description: Estimated annual fuel cost in USD
Build:
type: object
description: Vehicle build/specification information decoded from VIN
properties:
year:
type: integer
description: Model year
make:
type: string
description: Vehicle make
model:
type: string
description: Vehicle model
trim:
type: string
description: Vehicle trim level
body_type:
type: string
description: Body type (sedan, SUV, truck, etc.)
vehicle_type:
type: string
description: Vehicle type classification
transmission:
type: string
description: Transmission type
drivetrain:
type: string
description: Drivetrain type (FWD, AWD, RWD, 4WD)
fuel_type:
type: string
description: Fuel type
engine:
type: string
description: Engine description
engine_size:
type: string
description: Engine displacement
cylinders:
type: integer
description: Number of cylinders
doors:
type: integer
description: Number of doors
made_in:
type: string
description: Country of manufacture
highway_fuel_economy:
type: integer
description: Highway fuel economy in MPG
city_fuel_economy:
type: integer
description: City fuel economy in MPG
SafetyRating:
type: object
description: Safety rating data from third party sources
properties:
vin:
type: string
overall_rating:
type: number
description: Overall safety rating
frontal_crash_rating:
type: string
description: Frontal crash test rating
side_crash_rating:
type: string
description: Side crash test rating
rollover_rating:
type: string
description: Rollover test rating
externalDocs:
description: MarketCheck API Documentation
url: https://docs.marketcheck.com/docs/api/cars