Vincario

Vincario operates the vindecoder.eu VIN Decoder API, a global REST service that decodes a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) into a full vehicle specification and provides vehicle market value, stolen-vehicle checks, and account balance. Requests are authenticated with an API key plus a SHA1 control sum embedded in the URL path.

Vincario publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Account API, Decode API, Market Value API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include VIN, Vehicle Data, Automotive, VIN Decoder, and Market Value.

Vincario’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 8 more developer resources.

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36.2/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 23/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

AccessFreemiumSelf serveFree trial⚡ Free to try

5 APIs

VIN Vehicle Data Automotive VIN Decoder Market Value

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scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

Composite quality — 36.2/100 · thin

Contract Quality 13.4 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 4.8 / 20

Access Clarity 7.9 / 20

Operational Transparency 2.7 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 23/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 9 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 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 4 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5

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APIs 5

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

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Vincario Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

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 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

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 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: vincario
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/vincario/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Vincario
kind: company
description: Vincario operates the vindecoder.eu VIN Decoder API, a global REST service that decodes a Vehicle Identification
  Number (VIN) into a full vehicle specification and provides vehicle market value, stolen-vehicle checks, and account balance.
  Requests are authenticated with an API key plus a SHA1 control sum embedded in the URL path.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: true
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium (free trial) · 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/vincario.png
tags:
- VIN
- Vehicle Data
- Automotive
- VIN Decoder
- Market Value
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: vincario:vincario-account-api
  name: Vincario Account API
  description: The Account API from Vincario — 1 operation(s) for account.
  humanURL: https://vindecoder.eu/api
  baseURL: https://api.vindecoder.eu/3.2
  tags:
  - Account
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/vincario-account-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://vindecoder.eu/api
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://vindecoder.eu/api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://vindecoder.eu/vehicle-market-value
- aid: vincario:vincario-decode-api
  name: Vincario Decode API
  description: The Decode API from Vincario — 1 operation(s) for decode.
  humanURL: https://vindecoder.eu/api
  baseURL: https://api.vindecoder.eu/3.2
  tags:
  - Decode
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/vincario-decode-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://vindecoder.eu/api
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://vindecoder.eu/api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://vindecoder.eu/vehicle-market-value
- aid: vincario:vincario-market-value-api
  name: Vincario Market Value API
  description: The Market Value API from Vincario — 1 operation(s) for market value.
  humanURL: https://vindecoder.eu/api
  baseURL: https://api.vindecoder.eu/3.2
  tags:
  - Market Value
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/vincario-market-value-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://vindecoder.eu/api
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://vindecoder.eu/api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://vindecoder.eu/vehicle-market-value
- aid: vincario:vincario-stolen-check-api
  name: Vincario Stolen Check API
  description: The Stolen Check API from Vincario — 1 operation(s) for stolen check.
  humanURL: https://vindecoder.eu/api
  baseURL: https://api.vindecoder.eu/3.2
  tags:
  - Stolen Check
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/vincario-stolen-check-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://vindecoder.eu/api
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://vindecoder.eu/api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://vindecoder.eu/vehicle-market-value
- aid: vincario:vincario-vehicle-info-api
  name: Vincario Vehicle Info API
  description: The Vehicle Info API from Vincario — 1 operation(s) for vehicle info.
  humanURL: https://vindecoder.eu/api
  baseURL: https://api.vindecoder.eu/3.2
  tags:
  - Vehicle Info
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/vincario-vehicle-info-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://vindecoder.eu/api
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://vindecoder.eu/api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://vindecoder.eu/vehicle-market-value
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/vincario-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/vincario-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/vincario-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/vincario-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vincario
- type: Website
  url: https://vincario.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://vindecoder.eu/api
- type: Plans
  url: plans/vincario-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/vincario-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/vincario-finops.yml
- url: https://vincario.com/blog/feed/
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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