National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Reference API

Reference variables and value lists

OpenAPI Specification

national-highway-traffic-safety-administration-reference-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: NHTSA vPIC Vehicle Equipment Reference API
  description: The NHTSA Product Information Catalog Vehicle Listing (vPIC) API provides endpoints to gather information on vehicles and their specifications, including decoding Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs), accessing manufacturer details, and retrieving make, model, and equipment data. The vPIC dataset is populated using information submitted by motor vehicle manufacturers through the Part 565 submittals.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: NHTSA
    url: https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/api/
  license:
    name: Public Domain
    url: https://www.usa.gov/government-works
servers:
- url: https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/api/vehicles
  description: NHTSA vPIC API production server
tags:
- name: Reference
  description: Reference variables and value lists
paths:
  /GetVehicleVariableList:
    get:
      tags:
      - Reference
      summary: Get list of vehicle variables
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Format'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Vehicle variable list
  /GetVehicleVariableValuesList/{variable}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Reference
      summary: Get values for a vehicle variable
      parameters:
      - name: variable
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Format'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Variable values list
components:
  parameters:
    Format:
      name: format
      in: query
      description: Response format.
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - json
        - xml
        - csv
        default: xml