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VIN

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Providers using this tag (7)

Ranked by API Evangelist rating — Exemplar and Strong are expanded by default.

Exemplar 1 Complete, well-documented, and agent-ready
CarsXEAutomotiveVehiclesVehicle Data1 API72.4
Strong 1 Solid coverage with minor gaps
TheCarApiAutomotiveVehicle DataCar AuctionsUsed Cars1 API58.2
Thin 2 Limited public surface area
VincarioVehicle DataAutomotiveVIN Decoding1 API29.9LicensePlateDataVehiclesLicense PlatesAutomotive1 API27.0
Emerging 2 Early or largely undocumented
ClearVINVehicle HistoryAutomotiveNMVTIS1 API24.6AutotraderAutomotiveVehiclesMarketplaceDealers13 APIs13.2
Minimal 1 Almost no public developer surface
PlotAPIAutomotiveVehicle DataMOT1 API9.0

APIs with this tag (13)

Ranked by the provider's API Evangelist rating — the Kin Score is scored per provider, not per API, so every API of a provider shares its band. How the rating works →

Exemplar 1 Complete, well-documented, and agent-ready
CarsXE VIN OCR APIOCR endpoint that extracts a VIN string from an image of a VIN plate, windshield, or document, enabling mob...72.4
Developing 4 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
PartsTech Vin APIVIN Methods52.6Cox Automotive Vin APIThe Vin API from Cox Automotive — 1 operation(s) for vin.51.5NHTSA vPIC (Vehicle Product Information Catalog) APIThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Product Information Catalog and VIN decoder, a...49.5Moody's Vin APIThe Vin API from Moody's — 1 operation(s) for vin.49.4
Thin 2 Limited public surface area
Window Sticker VIN API Vin APIThe Vin API from Window Sticker VIN API — 1 operation(s) for vin.35.5LicensePlateData VIN APIDecode VINs into vehicle attributes27.0
Emerging 5 Early or largely undocumented
MarketCheck Vehicle History APIAccess complete price history, odometer readings, and full listing details for vehicles up to six years bac...24.9BMW Vehicle Identification APIThe BMW Vehicle Identification API allows users to access detailed information about BMW vehicles by inputt...20.2CARFAX Vehicle History Report APIEnterprise API for retrieving CARFAX Vehicle History Reports (VHR) by VIN. Provides accident and damage his...20.0Batch VIN ServiceHigh-volume vehicle identification number processing service for enriching large vehicle inventories with K...14.6Autotrader Vehicles APIProvides VRM and VIN lookups, MOT history, vehicle features, valuations, and retail metrics for individual ...13.2
Minimal 1 Almost no public developer surface
Reynolds Vehicle Inventory APINew and used vehicle inventory in the Reynolds DMS - VINs, stock numbers, pricing, and status - available t...10.9

Companies reaching this through an API (10)

These companies publish an API, specification or operation carrying “VIN” but do not classify their business under it. Listed unranked and kept out of the count above, because one tagged operation is not a statement about what a company does.

BMW CARFAX Cox Automotive Kelley Blue Book MarketCheck Moody's PartsTech Reynolds and Reynolds U.S. Department of Transportation Window Sticker VIN API

Score breakdown

Frequency
36.9
log-scaled weighted occurrences
Breadth
0.2
spread across providers
Quality lift
35.1
mean composite of providers using it
Cohesion
4.3
strength of nearest seed neighbor

Related tags

VIN Decoding 7 co-occurrences Vehicle Data 11 co-occurrences Vehicles 8 co-occurrences Automotive 16 co-occurrences Pricing 5 co-occurrences

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