# Auto.dev

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/auto-dev/  
**Website:** https://www.auto.dev  
**APIs profiled:** 5

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.

## Kin Score — 39.0 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-17 under rubric 0.11.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 39.0).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 58.1 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 36.8 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 21.7 |
| Commercial Clarity | 39.5 |

## Agent readiness — 30.6 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Paid (free trial) · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: paid, trial: yes (confidence: high).

## APIs (5)

- **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.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Auto Dev Agentic Access** — 5 operations

## Security (2)

- **Auto Dev Authentication** — apiKey/http · 2 schemes
- **Auto Dev Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Auto Dev Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Automotive, Vehicle Data, VIN Decoding, Vehicle Listings, Recalls

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/auto-dev/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.