Model Year Code
by Vehicle VIN Toolkit in AI models & inference
Convert a model year (1980-2039) to its VIN position-10 code, or a code to its two possible years.
https://vehicle-vin.x402tookit.com/model-year-code- Price
- $0.02
- per call in USDC
- Uptime
- 56.3%
- last 30 days
- Response time
- 508 ms
- 555 ms slowest 5%
- Last check
- Passed
- 3 h ago, next in 3 h
Reliability
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How to call it
GET https://vehicle-vin.x402tookit.com/model-year-code
Each call costs $0.02 in USDC on Polygon, paid with the request over x402.
Run a free test callOne unpaid request, the way an agent sends it. You see the payment challenge it gets back. Nothing is charged.
Example request
From the listing.
GET https://vehicle-vin.x402tookit.com/model-year-code?year=2019Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
code | string | No | The position-10 VIN character, e.g. K |
year | integer | No | Model year 1980-2039. Give year or code. |
Example response
The provider's example. We can't check it without paying.
{
"asOf": "2026-10-12T00:49:42.619Z",
"codeForYear": "K",
"degraded": false,
"disclaimer": "Screening signal computed from the named public source. Not financial, legal or investment advice; provided as is. Verify at the source before acting.",
"notChecked": [
"which of the two candidate years a real VIN is (use /vin-structure, which applies the 7th-character rule for North America)",
"years before 1980 or after 2039 (the cycle repeats, but the standard table covers 1980-2039 here)"
],
"reasons": [
"Model year 2019 is written as K in position 10."
],
"source": "computed locally",
"summary": "Model year 2019 is written as K in position 10.",
"verdict": "OK",
"year": 2019
}Call it from code
The curl command shows the payment challenge. The JavaScript and Python versions pay and call, and never pay more than $0.02.
curl: see the payment challenge
# bash or zsh: see the payment challenge. Nothing is charged.
curl -sS -g -i 'https://vehicle-vin.x402tookit.com/model-year-code?year=2019'
# 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 - 'https://vehicle-vin.x402tookit.com/model-year-code?year=2019' \
| grep -i '^payment-required:' | cut -d' ' -f2 | tr -d '\r' | base64 --decodeJavaScript: pay and call
// 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 $0.02 per call.
const client = new x402Client().setSpendControls({ maxAmountPerPayment: "$0.02" });
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 $0.02 per payment. GET https://toolvet.app/api/v1/check?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvehicle-vin.x402tookit.com%2Fmodel-year-code
const res = await pay("https://vehicle-vin.x402tookit.com/model-year-code?year=2019");
console.log(res.status, await res.text());Python: pay and call
# 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 $0.02 per call.
client = x402ClientSync().set_spend_controls({"max_amount_per_payment": "$0.02"})
register_exact_evm_client(client, EthAccountSigner(Account.from_key(os.environ["EVM_PRIVATE_KEY"])))
with x402_requests(client) as session:
res = session.get("https://vehicle-vin.x402tookit.com/model-year-code?year=2019")
print(res.status_code, res.text)Security scan
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Recent checks
| When | Result | HTTP | Time | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 h ago | Passed | 402 | 525 ms | $0.02 |
| 17 h ago | Passed | 402 | 555 ms | $0.02 |
| 46 h ago | Expected HTTP 402, got 530 | 530 | 101 ms | - |
| 3 days ago | Expected HTTP 402, got 530 | 530 | 96 ms | - |
| 4 days ago | Expected HTTP 402, got 530 | 530 | 85 ms | - |
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| 5 days ago | Expected HTTP 402, got 530 | 530 | 87 ms | - |
| 5 days ago | Expected HTTP 402, got 530 | 530 | 116 ms | - |
| 5 days ago | Expected HTTP 402, got 530 | 530 | 183 ms | - |
| 5 days ago | Expected HTTP 402, got 530 | 530 | 171 ms | - |
| 5 days ago | Passed | 402 | 508 ms | $0.02 |
| 6 days ago | Passed | 402 | 517 ms | $0.02 |
| 6 days ago | Passed | 402 | 204 ms | $0.02 |
| 6 days ago | Passed | 402 | 514 ms | $0.02 |
| 6 days ago | Passed | 402 | 491 ms | $0.02 |
| 6 days ago | Passed | 402 | 496 ms | $0.02 |