Vehicle Databases

Vehicle Databases provides automotive maintenance schedule APIs with OEM-compliant service schedules for vehicles up to 200,000 miles. Delivers maintenance intervals, service items, fluids, and recall data for automotive service platforms, fleet management systems, and consumer maintenance reminder applications.

Vehicle Databases publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Maintenance API, Recalls API, Services API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Automotive, Fleet Management, Maintenance, Recalls, and Vehicles.

The Vehicle Databases catalog on APIs.io includes 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Vehicle Databases’ developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, pricing, engineering blog, and 5 more developer resources.

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41.1/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 37/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

5 APIs 5 Features 4 Use Cases

AutomotiveFleet ManagementMaintenanceRecallsVehicles

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1

Composite quality — 41.1/100 · thin

Contract Quality 6.2 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 6.1 / 20

Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13

Governance 8.3 / 12

Discoverability 6.5 / 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 5

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

Vehicle Databases Maintenance API

OEM maintenance schedules and service intervals

Vehicle Databases Recalls API

NHTSA safety recall data

Vehicle Databases Services API

Service items, fluids, and parts

Vehicle Databases TSBs API

Technical service bulletins

Vehicle Databases Vehicles API

Vehicle lookup and VIN decoding

Open Collections 1

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

Vehicle Databases Maintenance API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Vehicle Databases Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Vehicle Databases Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Vehicle Databases Finops

FINOPS

Features 5

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

OEM-Compliant Maintenance Schedules

Factory maintenance schedules matching OEM specifications for vehicles up to 200,000 miles with mileage and time-based service intervals.

Service Item Details

Detailed service item data including fluid specifications, part numbers, labor time estimates, and OEM-required procedures for each service.

VIN Decoder

Decode 17-character VINs to extract make, model, year, engine, trim, and manufacturing details for vehicle identification.

Recall Data

NHTSA recall information linked to specific vehicles including recall dates, component affected, risk description, and remedy status.

Technical Service Bulletins

OEM technical service bulletins (TSBs) for specific vehicle issues including symptom description, diagnosis, and corrective action.

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Vehicle Databases API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

Vehicle Databases API Rules

27 rules · 10 errors 15 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 6

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

MaintenanceInterval

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

MaintenanceSchedule

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Recall

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ServiceItem

9 properties

JSON SCHEMA

TSB

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

VehicleDetail

12 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 6

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Vehicle Databases Maintenance Interval Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Vehicle Databases Maintenance Schedule Structure

5 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Vehicle Databases Recall Structure

7 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Vehicle Databases Service Item Structure

9 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Vehicle Databases Tsb Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Vehicle Databases Vehicle Detail Structure

12 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 6

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Vehicle Databases Maintenance Interval Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Vehicle Databases Maintenance Schedule Example

5 fields

EXAMPLE

Vehicle Databases Recall Example

7 fields

EXAMPLE

Vehicle Databases Service Item Example

9 fields

EXAMPLE

Vehicle Databases Tsb Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Vehicle Databases Vehicle Detail Example

10 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 2

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

Vehicle Databases Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Vehicle Databases Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Vehicle Databases Agentic Access

6 operations

6 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Use Cases 4

What developers build with this provider.

Fleet Maintenance Management

Automate maintenance scheduling for commercial and enterprise fleets using OEM-compliant service intervals and mileage-based triggers.

Auto Repair Shop Management

Integrate maintenance schedules and TSBs into shop management systems to provide accurate service recommendations and labor estimates.

Consumer Maintenance Reminders

Power maintenance reminder apps and connected car services with personalized OEM service schedules based on vehicle and mileage.

Insurance Telematics

Combine telematics mileage data with maintenance schedules to provide proactive service alerts in usage-based insurance applications.

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

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 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

SpectralRules

SpectralRules

Vehicle Databases Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Vehicle Databases Spectral Rules

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: vehicle-databases
name: Vehicle Databases
description: Vehicle Databases provides automotive maintenance schedule APIs with OEM-compliant service schedules for vehicles
  up to 200,000 miles. Delivers maintenance intervals, service items, fluids, and recall data for automotive service platforms,
  fleet management systems, and consumer maintenance reminder applications.
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: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/vehicle-databases.png
tags:
- Automotive
- Fleet Management
- Maintenance
- Recalls
- Vehicles
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/vehicle-databases/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
created: '2025-02-12'
modified: '2026-05-19'
apis:
- aid: vehicle-databases:vehicle-databases-maintenance-api
  name: Vehicle Databases Maintenance API
  description: OEM maintenance schedules and service intervals
  humanURL: https://vehicledatabases.com/vehicle-maintenance-api
  tags:
  - Maintenance
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/vehicle-databases-maintenance-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://vehicledatabases.com/vehicle-maintenance-api
  - type: Portal
    url: https://vehicledatabases.com/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/vehicle-databases-maintenance-schedule-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/vehicle-databases-service-item-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/vehicle-databases-vehicle-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/vehicle-databases-maintenance-schedule-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/vehicle-databases-service-item-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/vehicle-databases-maintenance-schedule-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/vehicle-databases-vehicle-example.json
- aid: vehicle-databases:vehicle-databases-recalls-api
  name: Vehicle Databases Recalls API
  description: NHTSA safety recall data
  humanURL: https://vehicledatabases.com/vehicle-maintenance-api
  tags:
  - Recalls
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/vehicle-databases-recalls-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://vehicledatabases.com/vehicle-maintenance-api
  - type: Portal
    url: https://vehicledatabases.com/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/vehicle-databases-maintenance-schedule-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/vehicle-databases-service-item-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/vehicle-databases-vehicle-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/vehicle-databases-maintenance-schedule-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/vehicle-databases-service-item-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/vehicle-databases-maintenance-schedule-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/vehicle-databases-vehicle-example.json
- aid: vehicle-databases:vehicle-databases-services-api
  name: Vehicle Databases Services API
  description: Service items, fluids, and parts
  humanURL: https://vehicledatabases.com/vehicle-maintenance-api
  tags:
  - Services
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/vehicle-databases-services-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://vehicledatabases.com/vehicle-maintenance-api
  - type: Portal
    url: https://vehicledatabases.com/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/vehicle-databases-maintenance-schedule-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/vehicle-databases-service-item-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/vehicle-databases-vehicle-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/vehicle-databases-maintenance-schedule-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/vehicle-databases-service-item-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/vehicle-databases-maintenance-schedule-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/vehicle-databases-vehicle-example.json
- aid: vehicle-databases:vehicle-databases-tsbs-api
  name: Vehicle Databases TSBs API
  description: Technical service bulletins
  humanURL: https://vehicledatabases.com/vehicle-maintenance-api
  tags:
  - TSBs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/vehicle-databases-tsbs-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://vehicledatabases.com/vehicle-maintenance-api
  - type: Portal
    url: https://vehicledatabases.com/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/vehicle-databases-maintenance-schedule-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/vehicle-databases-service-item-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/vehicle-databases-vehicle-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/vehicle-databases-maintenance-schedule-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/vehicle-databases-service-item-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/vehicle-databases-maintenance-schedule-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/vehicle-databases-vehicle-example.json
- aid: vehicle-databases:vehicle-databases-vehicles-api
  name: Vehicle Databases Vehicles API
  description: Vehicle lookup and VIN decoding
  humanURL: https://vehicledatabases.com/vehicle-maintenance-api
  tags:
  - Vehicles
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/vehicle-databases-vehicles-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://vehicledatabases.com/vehicle-maintenance-api
  - type: Portal
    url: https://vehicledatabases.com/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/vehicle-databases-maintenance-schedule-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/vehicle-databases-service-item-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/vehicle-databases-vehicle-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/vehicle-databases-maintenance-schedule-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/vehicle-databases-service-item-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/vehicle-databases-maintenance-schedule-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/vehicle-databases-vehicle-example.json
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/vehicle-databases-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/vehicle-databases-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/vehicle-databases-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://vehicledatabases.com/
- type: Portal
  url: https://vehicledatabases.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://vehicledatabases.com/vehicle-maintenance-api
- type: Pricing
  url: https://vehicledatabases.com/pricing
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/vehicle-databases-spectral-rules.yml
- url: https://vehicledatabases.com/feed/
  type: Blog
  title: Vehicle Databases Spectral Rules
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/vehicle-databases-vocabulary.yml
  title: Vehicle Databases Vocabulary
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: OEM-Compliant Maintenance Schedules
    description: Factory maintenance schedules matching OEM specifications for vehicles up to 200,000 miles with mileage and
      time-based service intervals.
  - name: Service Item Details
    description: Detailed service item data including fluid specifications, part numbers, labor time estimates, and OEM-required
      procedures for each service.
  - name: VIN Decoder
    description: Decode 17-character VINs to extract make, model, year, engine, trim, and manufacturing details for vehicle
      identification.
  - name: Recall Data
    description: NHTSA recall information linked to specific vehicles including recall dates, component affected, risk description,
      and remedy status.
  - name: Technical Service Bulletins
    description: OEM technical service bulletins (TSBs) for specific vehicle issues including symptom description, diagnosis,
      and corrective action.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Fleet Maintenance Management
    description: Automate maintenance scheduling for commercial and enterprise fleets using OEM-compliant service intervals
      and mileage-based triggers.
  - name: Auto Repair Shop Management
    description: Integrate maintenance schedules and TSBs into shop management systems to provide accurate service recommendations
      and labor estimates.
  - name: Consumer Maintenance Reminders
    description: Power maintenance reminder apps and connected car services with personalized OEM service schedules based
      on vehicle and mileage.
  - name: Insurance Telematics
    description: Combine telematics mileage data with maintenance schedules to provide proactive service alerts in usage-based
      insurance applications.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com