# Vincario

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/vincario/  
**Website:** https://vincario.com  
**APIs profiled:** 5

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.

## Kin Score — 36.2 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-25 under rubric 0.14.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 36.2).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 53.7 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 21.1 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 23.8 |
| Commercial Clarity | 39.5 |
| Access Clarity | 39.5 |

## Agent readiness — 22.9 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | bearer |
| Idempotency | na |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| 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 (free trial) · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: yes (confidence: high).

## APIs (5)

- **Vincario Account API** — The Account API from Vincario — 1 operation(s) for account.
- **Vincario Decode API** — The Decode API from Vincario — 1 operation(s) for decode.
- **Vincario Market Value API** — The Market Value API from Vincario — 1 operation(s) for market value.
- **Vincario Stolen Check API** — The Stolen Check API from Vincario — 1 operation(s) for stolen check.
- **Vincario Vehicle Info API** — The Vehicle Info API from Vincario — 1 operation(s) for vehicle info.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Vincario Agentic Access** — 5 operations

## Security (3)

- **Vincario Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **Vincario Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC
- **Vincario Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Vincario Plans Pricing**

## Tags

VIN, Vehicle Data, Automotive, VIN Decoder, Market Value

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