Car List API

About Car List API

Car List API is a vehicle data API covering automotive and powersports vehicles, along with a VIN decoding feature. It provides structured data through scoped endpoints that narrow from year, make and model down to trim, engine, body style, fuel type and drivetrain, resolving to a stable vehicle ID for full-detail lookups. The powersports dataset covers motorcycles, ATVs and other vehicle types, queryable by year, make, model, submodel and type. The VIN Decoder (beta) accepts a 17-character VIN and returns normalized vehicle details including specifications, manufacturer, plant location and equipment attributes, with validated input and provider-aware error handling.

The platform includes a dashboard for monitoring API and VIN decode usage, remaining allowance and reset windows, since plans include separate monthly quotas for API calls and VIN decodes enforced server-side. API access is managed through tokens that support expiration dates and IP allowlisting. Vehicle datasets are refreshed quarterly, with updates published through a changelog; as of the August 2026 1.6.0 release the platform lists 413,683 vehicle records, 837 makes and 17,468 models, spanning model years 1896-2027.

The product is aimed at developers building vehicle-related applications who need vehicle specification lookups, powersports data, or VIN decoding. A live demo allows testing the year/make/model selection flow and VIN decoding with limited datasets and no account or API token required, and documentation covers endpoints, authentication and error handling.

Key features

• Year/make/model/trim/engine lookup for automotive vehicles via scoped endpoints
• Powersports data (motorcycles, ATVs) queryable by year, make, model, submodel and type
• VIN Decoder beta returns normalized vehicle details with plan-aware monthly quotas
• Usage dashboard showing API and VIN usage, remaining allowance and reset windows
• Expiring API tokens with IP allowlisting for secured access
• Coverage of 413,683 vehicle records across 837 makes and 17,468 models from 1896-2027

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