CARFAX

CARFAX is a vehicle history reporting company that provides VIN-based history reports, dealer inventory solutions, QuickVIN license plate decoding, and used car valuations based on service records, accident history, ownership history, and title data. APIs are available to dealers, lenders, insurers, and service shops through enterprise partnership agreements.

CARFAX publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network: Vehicle Valuation API. Tagged areas include Vehicle History, VIN Lookup, Automotive, Used Cars, and Dealer Tools.

CARFAX’s developer surface includes documentation, engineering blog, pricing, and 9 more developer resources.

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29.5/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 19/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

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5 APIs

Vehicle HistoryVIN LookupAutomotiveUsed CarsDealer ToolsInsuranceLendingQuickVINService History

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

Composite quality — 29.5/100 · thin

Contract Quality 8.1 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 2.2 / 20

Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 5.5 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 19/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 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

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 5

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

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Carfax Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrg

GitHubOrg

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage

StatusPage

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

LinkedIn

Blog

Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

aid: carfax
name: CARFAX
description: CARFAX is a vehicle history reporting company that provides VIN-based history reports, dealer inventory solutions,
  QuickVIN license plate decoding, and used car valuations based on service records, accident history, ownership history,
  and title data. APIs are available to dealers, lenders, insurers, and service shops through enterprise partnership agreements.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/carfax.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/carfax/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: 2026-06-13
modified: '2026-07-25'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Vehicle History
- VIN Lookup
- Automotive
- Used Cars
- Dealer Tools
- Insurance
- Lending
- QuickVIN
- Service History
apis:
- aid: carfax:quickvin-api
  name: CARFAX QuickVIN API
  description: Converts a license plate number and state into a VIN with full vehicle decode (year, make, model, trim). Each
    QuickVIN lookup includes access to a CARFAX Vehicle History Report. Available to lenders, dealers, and insurance companies
    through enterprise agreements.
  humanURL: https://www.carfaxforlenders.com/products/quickvin/
  baseURL: https://www.carfaxforlenders.com
  tags:
  - License Plate Lookup
  - VIN Decode
  - QuickVIN
  - Lenders
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.carfaxforlenders.com/products/quickvin/
- aid: carfax:service-history-reporting-api
  name: CARFAX Service History Reporting API
  description: Enables automotive repair shops and DMS/SMS providers to submit vehicle service and repair records to CARFAX.
    Data is transmitted via FTP batch upload. Integration requires a CARFAX Service Data Transfer Facilitation Agreement.
  humanURL: https://www.carfaxserviceshops.com/
  baseURL: https://www.carfaxserviceshops.com
  tags:
  - Service History
  - Repair Shops
  - DMS Integration
  - FTP
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.carfaxserviceshops.com/
- aid: carfax:vehicle-valuation-api
  name: CARFAX Vehicle Valuation API
  description: Provides Market-Based and History-Based vehicle valuations for lenders, insurers, and government entities.
    Market-Based values use machine learning on year, make, model, trim, odometer, location, and daily market data. History-Based
    values adjust for accident and damage history, service records, and ownership history. Available via CARFAX Canada for
    enterprise customers.
  humanURL: https://go.carfax.ca/en-ca/big/solutions
  baseURL: https://apireference.carfax.ca
  tags:
  - Vehicle Valuation
  - Pricing
  - Lenders
  - Insurance
  - Canada
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://apireference.carfax.ca/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://apireference.carfax.ca/
- aid: carfax:vin-scan-detail-api
  name: CARFAX VIN Scan Detail API
  description: Delivers comprehensive VIN-level data in ten groupings including vehicle description, demographic information,
    activity logs, problem indicators, damage assessment, ownership history, and fraud detection. Available via API or bulk
    sFTP upload for Canadian enterprise customers.
  humanURL: https://go.carfax.ca/en-ca/big/solutions
  baseURL: https://apireference.carfax.ca
  tags:
  - VIN Data
  - Fraud Detection
  - Damage Assessment
  - Bulk Data
  - Canada
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://apireference.carfax.ca/
- aid: carfax:vehicle-history-report-api
  name: CARFAX Vehicle History Report API
  description: Enterprise API for retrieving CARFAX Vehicle History Reports (VHR) by VIN. Provides accident and damage history,
    service records, ownership history, title problems, lemon history, and recall information. Requires a CARFAX Service Data
    Transfer Facilitation Agreement; not publicly subscribable.
  humanURL: https://www.carfax.com/vehicle-history-reports/
  baseURL: https://www.carfax.com
  tags:
  - Vehicle History
  - VIN
  - Accident History
  - Service Records
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.carfax.com/company/partners
  - type: Partners
    url: https://www.carfax.com/company/partners
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/carfax-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.carfax.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.carfax.com/company/partners
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/CARFAX
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/carfax
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.carfax.com/press
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.carfax.com/vehicle-history-reports/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://support.carfax.com/
- type: X
  url: https://x.com/carfaxinc
- type: Plans
  url: plans/carfax-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/carfax-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/carfax-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

CARFAX

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APIs 5

CARFAX QuickVIN API

CARFAX Service History Reporting API

CARFAX Vehicle Valuation API

CARFAX VIN Scan Detail API

CARFAX Vehicle History Report API

Pricing Plans 1

Carfax Plans Pricing