Data Vin Decode

{
  "data": {
    "decode": {
      "apiMessage": "Results returned successfully. NOTE: Any missing decoded values should be int...",
      "clean": true,
      "errorCodes": [
        0
      ],
      "errorText": "0 - VIN decoded clean. Check Digit (9th position) is correct",
      "status": "clean"
    },
    "decodedFieldCount": 20,
    "limitations": [
      "Missing decoded values mean NHTSA has no data for that variable, not that a f...",
      "A decode does not establish ownership, title, registration, accident, theft, ...",
      "VINs can be linkable vehicle identifiers; do not use this result to identify ..."
    ],
    "missingFields": [
      "series",
      "driveType",
      "fuelTypeSecondary",
      "electrificationLevel",
      "engine.manufacturer",
      "plant.companyName",
      "occupancy.seats",
      "occupancy.seatRows"
    ],
    "modelYearHint": 2003,
    "retrievedAt": "2026-08-12T01:30:00+00:00",
    "source": {
      "attribution": "NHTSA Product Information Catalog and Vehicle Listing (vPIC).",
      "dataset": "vPIC",
      "documentationUrl": "https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/api/",
      "endpointUrl": "https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/api/vehicles/DecodeVinValuesExtended/1HGCM82633A00...",
      "provider": "National Highway Traffic Safety Administration"
    },
    "vehicle": {
      "make": "HONDA",
      "manufacturer": "AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.",
      "manufacturerId": 988,
      "model": "Accord",
      "modelYear": 2003
    },
    "vin": "1HGCM82633A004352"
  },
  "meta": {
    "cached": false,
    "duration_ms": 42,
    "next_actions": [],
    "sources": [],
    "warnings": []
  },
  "request_id": "018f1f54-7f38-7ba2-8dc3-5f90272d9f1a",
  "service": "data.vin-decode",
  "version": "1"
}

# bash or zsh: see the payment challenge. Nothing is charged.
curl -sS -g -i -X POST 'https://apiacre.com/v1/data/vin-decode' \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{"model_year":2003,"vin":"1HGCM82633A004352"}'

# x402 v2 sends the challenge base64-encoded in the PAYMENT-REQUIRED header (v1 sends it in the body).
# To read the header:
curl -sS -g -o /dev/null -D - -X POST 'https://apiacre.com/v1/data/vin-decode' \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{"model_year":2003,"vin":"1HGCM82633A004352"}' \
  | grep -i '^payment-required:' | cut -d' ' -f2 | tr -d '\r' | base64 --decode

// npm i @x402/fetch @x402/evm viem
import { wrapFetchWithPayment, x402Client } from "@x402/fetch";
import { registerExactEvmScheme } from "@x402/evm/exact/client";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";

// Pays at most $0.003 per call.
const client = new x402Client().setSpendControls({ maxAmountPerPayment: "$0.003" });
registerExactEvmScheme(client, { signer: privateKeyToAccount(process.env.EVM_PRIVATE_KEY) });
const pay = wrapFetchWithPayment(fetch, client);

// Not sure it's safe to pay? ToolVet checks it first for $0.005. Pay for that from a separate
// client: this one is capped at $0.003 per payment. GET https://toolvet.app/api/v1/check?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapiacre.com%2Fv1%2Fdata%2Fvin-decode&method=POST
const res = await pay("https://apiacre.com/v1/data/vin-decode", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model_year": 2003,
    "vin": "1HGCM82633A004352"
  }),
});
console.log(res.status, await res.text());

# pip install "x402[requests,evm]"
import os
from eth_account import Account
from x402 import x402ClientSync
from x402.http.clients import x402_requests
from x402.mechanisms.evm import EthAccountSigner
from x402.mechanisms.evm.exact.register import register_exact_evm_client

# Pays at most $0.003 per call.
client = x402ClientSync().set_spend_controls({"max_amount_per_payment": "$0.003"})
register_exact_evm_client(client, EthAccountSigner(Account.from_key(os.environ["EVM_PRIVATE_KEY"])))

with x402_requests(client) as session:
    res = session.post(
        "https://apiacre.com/v1/data/vin-decode",
        json={
            "model_year": 2003,
            "vin": "1HGCM82633A004352",
        },
    )
    print(res.status_code, res.text)