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ClearVIN

ClearVIN is a vehicle-history and VIN data provider and an approved NMVTIS data provider. Its REST API decodes North American (U.S. and Canada) VINs into 100+ specification data points and returns full vehicle history reports - title, junk / salvage / total-loss records, odometer events, and market valuation - sourced directly from government and industry data, covering model years 1981 to present.

ClearVIN publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network: Authentication API and Report API. Tagged areas include VIN, Vehicle History, Automotive, NMVTIS, and Vehicle Data.

ClearVIN’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, and 7 more developer resources.

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37.1/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 37/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessPaidSelf serve
2 APIs
VINVehicle HistoryAutomotiveNMVTISVehicle Data

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 37.1/100 · thin
Contract Quality 14.3 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 3.9 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 37/100 · 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 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 7 / 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 2

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

ClearVIN Authentication API

The Authentication API from ClearVIN — 1 operation(s) for authentication.

ClearVIN Report API

The Report API from ClearVIN — 1 operation(s) for report.

Open Collections 1

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

ClearVIN Vendor API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Clearvin Plans Pricing

5 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Clearvin Rate Limits

4 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Clearvin Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

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

Clearvin Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Clearvin Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Clearvin Agentic Access

2 operations · 1 acting

2 operations · 1 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

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 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: clearvin
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clearvin/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: ClearVIN
kind: company
description: ClearVIN is a vehicle-history and VIN data provider and an approved NMVTIS data provider. Its REST API decodes
  North American (U.S. and Canada) VINs into 100+ specification data points and returns full vehicle history reports - title,
  junk / salvage / total-loss records, odometer events, and market valuation - sourced directly from government and industry
  data, covering model years 1981 to present.
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid · 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/clearvin.png
tags:
- VIN
- Vehicle History
- Automotive
- NMVTIS
- Vehicle Data
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: clearvin:clearvin-authentication-api
  name: ClearVIN Authentication API
  description: The Authentication API from ClearVIN — 1 operation(s) for authentication.
  humanURL: https://www.clearvin.com/en/api-subscribers/vin-decode-api/
  baseURL: https://www.clearvin.com/rest/vendor
  tags:
  - Authentication
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/clearvin-authentication-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.clearvin.com/en/api-subscribers/vin-decode-api/
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/clearvin.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/clearvin.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.clearvin.com/en/api-subscribers/nmvtis-history-api/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.clearvin.com/en/api-subscribers/
- aid: clearvin:clearvin-report-api
  name: ClearVIN Report API
  description: The Report API from ClearVIN — 1 operation(s) for report.
  humanURL: https://www.clearvin.com/en/api-subscribers/vin-decode-api/
  baseURL: https://www.clearvin.com/rest/vendor
  tags:
  - Report
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/clearvin-report-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.clearvin.com/en/api-subscribers/vin-decode-api/
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/clearvin.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/clearvin.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.clearvin.com/en/api-subscribers/nmvtis-history-api/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.clearvin.com/en/api-subscribers/
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/clearvin-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/clearvin-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/clearvin-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clearvin
- type: Website
  url: https://www.clearvin.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.clearvin.com/en/api-subscribers/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/clearvin-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/clearvin-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/clearvin-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com