Vehicle Databases API

vehicledatabases.com · Company

Company API Key Paid Automotive Parts VIN

Comprehensive automotive data — auto parts lookup by VIN or year/make/model, vehicle specifications (75+ makes, 80,000+ trims), owner manuals, and VIN decoding. Paid plans with free trial.

Authentication

API Key API key required. Available via paid subscription at vehicledatabases.com. Pass as x-AuthKey header.

Sample Requests

GET Parts lookup by VIN

Look up auto parts compatible with a specific VIN.

https://api.vehicledatabases.com/parts/vin/1HGCM82633A004352

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

Headers — extra info sent with the request

x-AuthKey

YOUR_API_KEY

curl -X GET "https://api.vehicledatabases.com/parts/vin/1HGCM82633A004352" \
  -H "x-AuthKey: YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests
headers = {
    "x-AuthKey": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.vehicledatabases.com/parts/vin/1HGCM82633A004352",
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.vehicledatabases.com/parts/vin/1HGCM82633A004352';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
    'x-AuthKey': 'YOUR_API_KEY'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

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

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.vehicledatabases.com/parts/vin/1HGCM82633A004352"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("x-AuthKey", "YOUR_API_KEY")

	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.vehicledatabases.com/parts/vin/1HGCM82633A004352")

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

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["x-AuthKey"] = "YOUR_API_KEY"

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

<?php
$url = "https://api.vehicledatabases.com/parts/vin/1HGCM82633A004352";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "x-AuthKey: YOUR_API_KEY"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Vehicle specs by year/make/model

Get full vehicle specifications by year, make, and model.

https://api.vehicledatabases.com/ymm-specs/year/2022/make/toyota/model/camry

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

Headers — extra info sent with the request

x-AuthKey

YOUR_API_KEY

curl -X GET "https://api.vehicledatabases.com/ymm-specs/year/2022/make/toyota/model/camry" \
  -H "x-AuthKey: YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests
headers = {
    "x-AuthKey": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.vehicledatabases.com/ymm-specs/year/2022/make/toyota/model/camry",
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.vehicledatabases.com/ymm-specs/year/2022/make/toyota/model/camry';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
    'x-AuthKey': 'YOUR_API_KEY'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

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

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.vehicledatabases.com/ymm-specs/year/2022/make/toyota/model/camry"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("x-AuthKey", "YOUR_API_KEY")

	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.vehicledatabases.com/ymm-specs/year/2022/make/toyota/model/camry")

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

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["x-AuthKey"] = "YOUR_API_KEY"

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

<?php
$url = "https://api.vehicledatabases.com/ymm-specs/year/2022/make/toyota/model/camry";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "x-AuthKey: YOUR_API_KEY"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

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Sign up at vehicledatabases.com for an API key
Set header: x-AuthKey: YOUR_API_KEY
Parts by VIN: GET /parts/vin/{vin}
Specs by YMM: GET /ymm-specs/year/{year}/make/{make}/model/{model}
VIN decode: GET /vin-decode/{vin}

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