CarsXE

About CarsXE

CarsXE is a REST API providing vehicle data, accessed with a single API key across 14+ endpoints covering VIN decoding (including international VINs), license plate decoding, market value estimates, vehicle history reports, vehicle images, recall data, VIN and plate optical character recognition, OBD code decoding, and lien and theft checks. The API returns JSON responses and covers vehicle records across 50+ countries. Official SDKs are available for Node.js, Python, Java, PHP, Go, Ruby, Swift, and .NET.

The service is aimed at businesses across the automotive sector, including car dealerships, insurance companies, car rental and fleet management operations, auto finance and warranty providers, auto repair shops, parking and valet services, and auto tech startups. In addition to the API, CarsXE offers a no-code web dashboard for looking up vehicles individually or in bulk by VIN, license plate, or other identifiers, exporting results as CSV or JSON, and managing API keys, usage, and billing.

CarsXE states it holds SOC 2 Type II certification (audited by GreenHat Assurance), offers a 99.9% uptime SLA, and uses AES-256 encryption at rest. A free sandbox/tier is available, along with pay-per-call pricing, and the company reports over 275 million vehicle records and more than 1,000 active businesses using the service.

Key features

• VIN decoding with detailed specs (year, make, model, trim, engine, horsepower)
• License plate lookup and vehicle information decoding
• Vehicle history reports and real-time market value estimates
• Vehicle images, custom images, and recall data by VIN or year/make/model
• VIN and plate optical character recognition (OCR) from images
• No-code web dashboard for individual or bulk vehicle lookups with CSV/JSON export

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