CarsXE · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0
API Evangelist conversational phrasing for CarsXE Plate Decoder API
4 actions
4 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/carsxe-plate-decoder-api-openapi.yml
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Written by API Evangelist tooling for CarsXE's API. It is a proposal applied on top of the contract, not a document CarsXE publishes.
What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 4
$.info
$.paths['/platedecoder'].get
$.paths['/v1/us-platedecoder'].get
$.paths['/v2/platedecoder'].get
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# Generated by API Evangelist (build-phrasing.py). Our phrasing, not observed demand.
overlay: 1.0.0
info:
title: API Evangelist conversational phrasing for CarsXE Plate Decoder API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/carsxe-plate-decoder-api-openapi.yml
actions:
- target: $.info
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
generator: build-phrasing.py
label: Generated by API Evangelist
operations: 3
- target: $.paths['/platedecoder'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Decode a license plate with the legacy v1 endpoint
effect: read
questions:
- Does the older v1 plate decoder still work with legacy country codes like UK or IND?
- Can I decode a plate with the v1 endpoint and get XML back?
- Which legacy state or country codes does the original plate decoder accept?
instructions:
- text: Decode plate {plate} registered in {state} with the legacy v1 plate decoder.
slots:
plate: query.plate
state: query.state
- text: Use the v1 decoder to look up plate {plate} in state {state}, country {country}, as {format}.
slots:
plate: query.plate
state: query.state
country: query.country
format: query.format
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v1/us-platedecoder'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Look up a US vehicle and its VIN by plate
effect: read
questions:
- How do I find the VIN of a US car from its license plate and state?
- Can a US plate lookup also return the full vehicle specifications?
- Does the US plate decoder cover DC and Puerto Rico plates?
- Is US plate lookup available on the free Sandbox tier?
instructions:
- text: Find the VIN, make, model and trim for US plate {plate} in {state}.
slots:
plate: query.plate
state: query.state
- text: Look up US plate {plate} from {state} and include full VIN specs with decodeVIN {decodeVIN}.
slots:
plate: query.plate
state: query.state
decodeVIN: query.decodeVIN
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v2/platedecoder'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Decode a license plate from 60+ countries
effect: read
questions:
- Can I decode a South African or Australian registration number into vehicle details?
- What extra field do Pakistani plates from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa need?
- Is there an extra charge to always get a VIN back for Spanish plates?
instructions:
- text: Decode registration {plate} from country {country} with the v2 international plate decoder.
slots:
plate: query.plate
country: query.country
- text: Decode Canadian or Australian plate {plate} in country {country}, province or state {state}.
slots:
plate: query.plate
country: query.country
state: query.state
- text: Decode Pakistani plate {plate} registered in district {district}.
slots:
plate: query.plate
district: query.district
- text: Decode Spanish plate {plate} and always include the VIN with require_vin {require_vin}.
slots:
plate: query.plate
require_vin: query.require_vin
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
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