License Plate Decoder API

Decode any license plate to its year, make, model and VIN.

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United States License Plate Lookup

Decode any license plates for all 50 states in the U.S.A

Property Description
year integer
Year https://schema.org/modelDate
make string
Make https://schema.org/brand
model string
Model https://schema.org/name
body string
Trim https://schema.org/name
vin string
Vehicle Identification Number
engine_description string
A short description of the engine
assembled_in string
The country the vehicle was assembled in.

License Plate API

GET /api/license-plate?country_code=US&region=NY&lookup=830UNL

200 OK
GET /api/license-plate 
{
  "year": 2009,
  "make": "Kia",
  "model": "Rio Base / LX / SX",
  "body": "Sedan 4D",
  "vin": "KNADE223696445551",
  "engine_description": "1.6L I4 MPI",
  "assembled_in": "South Korea"
}
Test Drive in Swagger ~149ms response

Search license plates in your country

  • Canada (CA)
  • Australia (AU)
  • Czech Republic (DE)
  • France (FR)
  • Germany (DE)
  • Ireland (IE)
  • Mexico (MX)
  • New Zealand (IE)
  • Portugal (PT)
  • United Kingdom (UK)

Designed for production workloads

Every API feature is built with developer experience and production reliability in mind.

Hundreds of Data Points

Hundreds of structured data fields covering the full vehicle profile.

Decode Decades Worth of VINs

From the 1980s to today.

OpenAPI Specification

Machine-readable OpenAPI 3.0 spec for easy SDK generation and API client scaffolding.

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