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Auto.dev

Auto.dev provides automotive data APIs for developers and AI agents, including global VIN decoding, used-car vehicle listings with real-time market pricing and dealer data, vehicle specifications, photos, and NHTSA safety recalls. The REST API is served from https://api.auto.dev with API key authentication.

Auto.dev publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Dealers API, Listings API, Market Value API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Automotive, Vehicle Data, VIN Decoding, Vehicle Listings, and Recalls.

Auto.dev’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 8 more developer resources.

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41.3/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 48/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
AccessPaidSelf serveFree trial⚡ Free to try
5 APIs
AutomotiveVehicle DataVIN DecodingVehicle ListingsRecalls

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 41.3/100 · thin
Contract Quality 14.3 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 10.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 48/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 15 / 15
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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APIs 5

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Auto.dev Dealers API

The Dealers API from Auto.dev — 1 operation(s) for dealers.

Auto.dev Listings API

The Listings API from Auto.dev — 2 operation(s) for listings.

Auto.dev Market Value API

The Market Value API from Auto.dev — 1 operation(s) for market value.

Auto.dev Recalls API

The Recalls API from Auto.dev — 1 operation(s) for recalls.

Auto.dev VIN Decoding API

The VIN Decoding API from Auto.dev — 2 operation(s) for vin decoding.

Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Auto.dev API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Auto Dev Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Auto Dev Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Auto Dev Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Auto Dev Authentication

apiKey/http · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Auto Dev Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Auto Dev Agentic Access

5 operations

5 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: auto-dev
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/auto-dev/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Auto.dev
kind: company
description: Auto.dev provides automotive data APIs for developers and AI agents, including global VIN decoding, used-car
  vehicle listings with real-time market pricing and dealer data, vehicle specifications, photos, and NHTSA safety recalls.
  The REST API is served from https://api.auto.dev with API key authentication.
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: true
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Paid (free trial) · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/auto-dev.png
tags:
- Automotive
- Vehicle Data
- VIN Decoding
- Vehicle Listings
- Recalls
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: auto-dev:auto-dev-dealers-api
  name: Auto.dev Dealers API
  description: The Dealers API from Auto.dev — 1 operation(s) for dealers.
  humanURL: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vin-decode
  baseURL: https://api.auto.dev
  tags:
  - Dealers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/auto-dev-dealers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vin-decode
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vin-decode
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vehicle-listings
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vehicle-listings
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/open-recalls
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/open-recalls
- aid: auto-dev:auto-dev-listings-api
  name: Auto.dev Listings API
  description: The Listings API from Auto.dev — 2 operation(s) for listings.
  humanURL: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vin-decode
  baseURL: https://api.auto.dev
  tags:
  - Listings
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/auto-dev-listings-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vin-decode
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vin-decode
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vehicle-listings
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vehicle-listings
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/open-recalls
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/open-recalls
- aid: auto-dev:auto-dev-market-value-api
  name: Auto.dev Market Value API
  description: The Market Value API from Auto.dev — 1 operation(s) for market value.
  humanURL: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vin-decode
  baseURL: https://api.auto.dev
  tags:
  - Market Value
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/auto-dev-market-value-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vin-decode
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vin-decode
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vehicle-listings
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vehicle-listings
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/open-recalls
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/open-recalls
- aid: auto-dev:auto-dev-recalls-api
  name: Auto.dev Recalls API
  description: The Recalls API from Auto.dev — 1 operation(s) for recalls.
  humanURL: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vin-decode
  baseURL: https://api.auto.dev
  tags:
  - Recalls
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/auto-dev-recalls-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vin-decode
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vin-decode
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vehicle-listings
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vehicle-listings
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/open-recalls
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/open-recalls
- aid: auto-dev:auto-dev-vin-decoding-api
  name: Auto.dev VIN Decoding API
  description: The VIN Decoding API from Auto.dev — 2 operation(s) for vin decoding.
  humanURL: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vin-decode
  baseURL: https://api.auto.dev
  tags:
  - VIN Decoding
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/auto-dev-vin-decoding-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vin-decode
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vin-decode
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vehicle-listings
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vehicle-listings
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/open-recalls
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/open-recalls
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/auto-dev-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/auto-dev-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/auto-dev-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/drivly
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/auto-dev
- type: Website
  url: https://www.auto.dev
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.auto.dev
- type: Plans
  url: plans/auto-dev-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/auto-dev-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/auto-dev-finops.yml
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.auto.dev/blog/rss.xml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com