CarsXE

CarsXE is a comprehensive vehicle data API platform offering VIN decoding, vehicle specifications, market value estimates, vehicle history, vehicle imagery, license plate recognition, OBD fault-code decoding, international VIN decoding, and recall lookups. Designed for automotive marketplaces, dealerships, insurance, lending, fleet, and claims platforms that need programmatic access to rich, current vehicle data.

CarsXE publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Auth API, Market Value API, Plate API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Automotive, Vehicles, VIN, Vehicle Data, and License Plate.

The CarsXE catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context.

CarsXE’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, getting-started guide, pricing, engineering blog, support, and 13 more developer resources.

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52.1/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 34/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

15 APIs

AutomotiveVehiclesVINVehicle DataLicense PlateOCRAutomobiles

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

Composite quality — 52.1/100 · developing

Contract Quality 14.4 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 9.1 / 20

Commercial Clarity 16.3 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 34/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 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 15

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

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Carsxe Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Login

Signup

Signup

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

ErrorCodes

ErrorCodes

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

Contact

Contact

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

Company 4

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

About

About

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: carsxe
name: CarsXE
description: CarsXE is a comprehensive vehicle data API platform offering VIN decoding, vehicle specifications, market value
  estimates, vehicle history, vehicle imagery, license plate recognition, OBD fault-code decoding, international VIN decoding,
  and recall lookups. Designed for automotive marketplaces, dealerships, insurance, lending, fleet, and claims platforms that
  need programmatic access to rich, current vehicle data.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Provider
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/carsxe.png
tags:
- Automotive
- Vehicles
- VIN
- Vehicle Data
- License Plate
- OCR
- Automobiles
created: '2025-02-24'
modified: '2026-04-23'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/carsxe/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: carsxe:vehicle-specifications-api
  name: CarsXE Vehicle Specifications API
  description: VIN decoding and comprehensive vehicle specification lookup. Returns year, make, model, trim, engine, drivetrain,
    body style, and detailed feature and option data for a given North American VIN.
  humanURL: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-specifications
  baseURL: https://api.carsxe.com
  tags:
  - VIN Decoder
  - Specifications
  - Vehicle Data
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-specifications
- aid: carsxe:vehicle-market-value-api
  name: CarsXE Vehicle Market Value API
  description: Returns market value estimates (retail, wholesale, trade-in) for new and used vehicles by VIN, informed by
    millions of historical vehicle sales.
  humanURL: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-market-value
  baseURL: https://api.carsxe.com
  tags:
  - Market Value
  - Pricing
  - Valuation
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-market-value
- aid: carsxe:vehicle-images-api
  name: CarsXE Vehicle Images API
  description: Retrieves high-quality photos of vehicles by year, make, model (and optional trim / color / background-transparency
    options) for use in marketplaces, dealer sites, and comparison tools.
  humanURL: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-images
  baseURL: https://api.carsxe.com
  tags:
  - Images
  - Media
  - Vehicle Data
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-images
- aid: carsxe:vin-ocr-api
  name: CarsXE VIN OCR API
  description: OCR endpoint that extracts a VIN string from an image of a VIN plate, windshield, or document, enabling mobile-first
    vehicle-onboarding and inspection workflows.
  humanURL: https://api.carsxe.com/vin-ocr
  baseURL: https://api.carsxe.com
  tags:
  - OCR
  - VIN
  - AI
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.carsxe.com/vin-ocr
- aid: carsxe:vehicle-plate-decoder-api
  name: CarsXE Vehicle Plate Decoder API
  description: Decodes vehicle information from a license plate plus state/province, returning make, model, year, and VIN
    where available.
  humanURL: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-plate-decoder
  baseURL: https://api.carsxe.com
  tags:
  - License Plate
  - Lookup
  - Vehicle Data
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-plate-decoder
- aid: carsxe:vehicle-plate-recognition-api
  name: CarsXE Vehicle Plate Recognition API
  description: Image-to-text OCR for license plates. Paired with the Plate Decoder, enables full vehicle lookup starting from
    a plate image, supporting parking, access-control, law-enforcement, and valet use cases.
  humanURL: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-plate-recognition
  baseURL: https://api.carsxe.com
  tags:
  - License Plate
  - OCR
  - AI
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-plate-recognition
- aid: carsxe:vehicle-history-api
  name: CarsXE Vehicle History API
  description: Raw vehicle-history data endpoint returning title records, accident history, odometer readings, service history,
    and salvage/lemon flags for a given VIN.
  humanURL: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-history
  baseURL: https://api.carsxe.com
  tags:
  - History
  - Title
  - Accident
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-history
- aid: carsxe:vehicle-recalls-api
  name: CarsXE Vehicle Recalls API
  description: Returns safety-recall and campaign data for a given VIN, sourced from manufacturer and NHTSA data, for use
    in inspection, compliance, and pre-purchase workflows.
  humanURL: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-recalls
  baseURL: https://api.carsxe.com
  tags:
  - Recalls
  - Safety
  - Compliance
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-recalls
- aid: carsxe:international-vin-decoder-api
  name: CarsXE International VIN Decoder API
  description: VIN decoding for non-US vehicles, returning make, model, year, and market-specific trim/spec data for international
    markets.
  humanURL: https://api.carsxe.com/international-vin-decoder
  baseURL: https://api.carsxe.com
  tags:
  - VIN Decoder
  - International
  - Specifications
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.carsxe.com/international-vin-decoder
- aid: carsxe:obd-codes-decoder-api
  name: CarsXE OBD Codes Decoder API
  description: Matches an OBD-II diagnostic trouble code (DTC) to a human-readable vehicle fault description for use in service,
    maintenance, and connected-car applications.
  humanURL: https://api.carsxe.com/obd-codes-decoder
  baseURL: https://api.carsxe.com
  tags:
  - OBD
  - Diagnostics
  - Maintenance
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.carsxe.com/obd-codes-decoder
- aid: carsxe:carsxe-auth-api
  name: CarsXE Auth API
  description: The Auth API from CarsXE — 1 operation(s) for auth.
  humanURL: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-specifications
  baseURL: https://api.carsxe.com
  tags:
  - Auth
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/carsxe-auth-api-openapi.yml
- aid: carsxe:carsxe-market-value-api
  name: CarsXE Market Value API
  description: The Market Value API from CarsXE — 1 operation(s) for market value.
  humanURL: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-specifications
  baseURL: https://api.carsxe.com
  tags:
  - Market Value
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/carsxe-market-value-api-openapi.yml
- aid: carsxe:carsxe-plate-api
  name: CarsXE Plate API
  description: The Plate API from CarsXE — 1 operation(s) for plate.
  humanURL: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-specifications
  baseURL: https://api.carsxe.com
  tags:
  - Plate
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/carsxe-plate-api-openapi.yml
- aid: carsxe:carsxe-recalls-api
  name: CarsXE Recalls API
  description: The Recalls API from CarsXE — 1 operation(s) for recalls.
  humanURL: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-specifications
  baseURL: https://api.carsxe.com
  tags:
  - Recalls
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/carsxe-recalls-api-openapi.yml
- aid: carsxe:carsxe-specifications-api
  name: CarsXE Specifications API
  description: The Specifications API from CarsXE — 1 operation(s) for specifications.
  humanURL: https://api.carsxe.com/vehicle-specifications
  baseURL: https://api.carsxe.com
  tags:
  - Specifications
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/carsxe-specifications-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/carsxe-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/carsxe-trust-center.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/carsxe-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/carsxe-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/carsxe
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/carsxe
- type: Website
  url: https://api.carsxe.com/
- type: Portal
  name: Vehicle Data API | CarsXE
  url: https://api.carsxe.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://api.carsxe.com/docs
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://api.carsxe.com/docs/quickstart
- type: Authentication
  url: https://api.carsxe.com/docs/authentication
- type: ErrorCodes
  url: https://api.carsxe.com/docs/errors
- type: Pricing
  url: https://api.carsxe.com/pricing
- type: About
  url: https://api.carsxe.com/about
- type: Blog
  url: https://api.carsxe.com/blog
- type: Support
  url: https://api.carsxe.com/support
- type: Contact
  url: https://api.carsxe.com/contact-us
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://api.carsxe.com/terms-and-conditions
- type: Login
  url: https://api.carsxe.com/login
- type: Signup
  url: https://api.carsxe.com/register
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: info@apievangelist.com