CARFAX

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
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/carfax/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: 2026-06-13
modified: 2026-06-13
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Vehicle History
- VIN Lookup
- Automotive
- Used Cars
- Dealer Tools
- Insurance
- Lending
- QuickVIN
- Service History
apis:
- 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
- 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/
common:
- 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