NHTSA Crash API

NHTSA Crash API Cases API

Case list and case detail lookups

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: NHTSA Crash Data Cases API
  description: The NHTSA Crash Data API provides public access to U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration crash datasets including the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and the Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS). The API exposes case lists, case details, and aggregated crash queries by location, vehicle, and occupant via REST endpoints that return JSON, XML, or CSV.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: NHTSA
    url: https://www.nhtsa.gov/contact
  license:
    name: U.S. Government Public Domain
    url: https://www.usa.gov/government-works
servers:
- url: https://crashviewer.nhtsa.dot.gov/CrashAPI
  description: Production
tags:
- name: Cases
  description: Case list and case detail lookups
paths:
  /crashes/GetCaseList:
    get:
      operationId: getCaseList
      summary: Get case list
      description: Returns a list of crash cases filtered by state, year range, and vehicle count.
      tags:
      - Cases
      parameters:
      - name: states
        in: query
        required: true
        description: State FIPS code(s), comma separated.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: fromCaseYear
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Beginning case year.
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: toCaseYear
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Ending case year.
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: minNumOfVehicles
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Minimum number of vehicles involved.
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: maxNumOfVehicles
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Maximum number of vehicles involved.
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: format
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - json
          - xml
          - csv
          default: json
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CrashApiResponse'
  /crashes/GetCaseDetails:
    get:
      operationId: getCaseDetails
      summary: Get case details
      description: Returns full case details for a specific state case number and year.
      tags:
      - Cases
      parameters:
      - name: stateCase
        in: query
        required: true
        description: State case number.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: caseYear
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: state
        in: query
        required: true
        description: State FIPS code.
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: format
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - json
          - xml
          - csv
          default: json
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CrashApiResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    CrashApiResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        Count:
          type: integer
          description: Number of records returned.
        Message:
          type: string
        Results:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            additionalProperties: true
externalDocs:
  description: NHTSA Crash API Documentation
  url: https://crashviewer.nhtsa.dot.gov/CrashAPI