U.S. Department of Transportation

U.S. Department of Transportation Vehicles API

Vehicle search and list endpoints

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 17

GET /vehicles Get vehicles #
GET /vehicles/byArtemisId Get vehicles by artemis id #
GET /vehicles/byMultipleArtemisIds Get vehicles by multiple artemis ids #
GET /vehicles/byClass Get vehicles by class #
GET /vehicles/byIds Get vehicles by ids #
GET /vehicles/byManufacturer Get vehicles by manufacturer #
GET /vehicles/byNcapId Get vehicles by ncap id #
GET /vehicles/bySearch Get vehicles by search #
GET /vehicles/byVin Get vehicles by vin #
GET /vehicles/byYmmt Get vehicles by ymmt #
GET /vehicles/classes Get vehicles classes #
GET /vehicles/makes Get vehicles makes #
GET /vehicles/manufacturers Get vehicles manufacturers #
GET /vehicles/modelYears Get vehicles model years #
GET /vehicles/models Get vehicles models #
GET /vehicles/trims Get vehicles trims #
GET /vehicles/{id}/details Get vehicles by id details #

Specifications

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OpenAPI Specification

us-dot-vehicles-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: NHTSA childSeats Vehicles API
  version: 1.6.0
  description: Child Seat search and list endpoints
servers:
- url: https://mobile.fmcsa.dot.gov/qc/services
tags:


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