# Vehicle Databases

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/vehicle-databases/  
**Website:** https://vehicledatabases.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 5

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.

## Kin Score — 28.3 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-25 under rubric 0.14.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 28.3).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 21.8 |
| Governance | 28.8 |
| Contract Governance | 28.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 33.3 |
| Commercial Clarity | 26.3 |
| Access Clarity | 26.3 |

## Agent readiness — 28.7 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | bearer |
| Idempotency | na |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | verified |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | na |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (5)

- **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

## Agentic access (1)

- **Vehicle Databases Agentic Access** — 6 operations

## Security (2)

- **Vehicle Databases Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **Vehicle Databases Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Vehicle Databases Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (4)

- **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.

## Tags

Automotive, Fleet Management, Maintenance, Recalls, Vehicles

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/vehicle-databases/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.