Vehicle Enquiry API

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Interface specification for the DVLA Vehicle Enquiry API

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

POST Get vehicle details by registration number

Returns vehicle details based on registration number

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/api.gov.uk/vehicle-enquiry/1.1.0/v1/vehicles

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Headers — extra info sent with the request

x-api-key

example

curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/api.gov.uk/vehicle-enquiry/1.1.0/v1/vehicles" \
  -H "x-api-key: example"

import requests
headers = {
    "x-api-key": "example"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/api.gov.uk/vehicle-enquiry/1.1.0/v1/vehicles",
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/api.gov.uk/vehicle-enquiry/1.1.0/v1/vehicles';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'x-api-key': 'example'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/api.gov.uk/vehicle-enquiry/1.1.0/v1/vehicles"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "example")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/api.gov.uk/vehicle-enquiry/1.1.0/v1/vehicles")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req["x-api-key"] = "example"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/api.gov.uk/vehicle-enquiry/1.1.0/v1/vehicles";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "x-api-key: example"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

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What can you build with Vehicle Enquiry API?

Vehicle Enquiry API is a Data API. Developers commonly use data APIs for:

enriching your app with third-party datasets
building data pipelines and ETL workflows
querying and searching large datasets
powering research, analysis, and reporting tools
syncing reference data into your own systems

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Vehicle Enquiry API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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