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Vin Decoder

by x402.forgemesh.io in AI models & inference

x402 APIPassing, checked 48 min ago

Vehicle identification number decoder: full 17-character or partial VIN in, structured vehicle record out — make, model, model year, trim, series, engine, transmission, drive type, doors, and gross vehicle weight rating. Built for car marketplaces, fleet tools, and diagnostics agents that need authoritative specs.

POST https://x402.forgemesh.io/vin-decoder

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Uptime
100%
Response time
421 ms typical, 534 ms slowest 5%
Last check
48 min ago
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How to call it

POST https://x402.forgemesh.io/vin-decoder

Each call costs $0.005 in USDC on Base, 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.

POST https://x402.forgemesh.io/vin-decoder
content-type: application/json

{
  "vin": "1HGCM82633A004352"
}

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
model_yearstringNooptional 4-digit model year hint, improves partial-VIN decodes
vinstringYesthe VIN — full 17 chars or partial with * wildcards (min 6 chars)

Example response

The provider's example. We can't check it without paying.

Example response, 38 lines
{
  "attribution": "US DOT vehicle identification database (public domain)",
  "body_class": "Coupe",
  "decode_status": "0 - VIN decoded clean. Check Digit (9th position) is correct",
  "engine": {
    "cylinders": "6",
    "displacement_l": "2.998832712",
    "fuel_type": "Gasoline"
  },
  "make": "HONDA",
  "model": "Accord",
  "model_year": "2003",
  "offers": {
    "disclosure": "Affiliate links: they fund the free data; the price is the same for you.",
    "history_reports": [
      {
        "adds": "title brands, accidents, odometer readings, prior sales",
        "label": "EpicVIN vehicle history report",
        "partner": "epicvin",
        "pricing": "per report",
        "url": "https://forgemesh.io/go/epicvin?vin=1HGCM82633A004352"
      },
      {
        "adds": "title brands, accident and damage records, odometer readings, prior sales",
        "label": "Detailed Vehicle History report (10% off)",
        "partner": "dvh",
        "pricing": "per report, coupon applied",
        "url": "https://forgemesh.io/go/dvh?vin=1HGCM82633A004352"
      }
    ],
    "note": "Our data above is free public NHTSA/EPA data for the model year. Whether THIS VIN was wrecked, flooded, rolled back or branded salvage lives in licensed title databases; these partners sell that per VIN."
  },
  "plant": {
    "country": "UNITED STATES (USA)"
  },
  "trim": "EX-V6",
  "vin": "1HGCM82633A004352"
}

Call it from code

The curl command shows the payment challenge. The JavaScript and Python versions pay and call, and never pay more than $0.005.

curl: see the payment challenge
# bash or zsh: see the payment challenge. Nothing is charged.
curl -sS -g -i -X POST 'https://x402.forgemesh.io/vin-decoder' \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{"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://x402.forgemesh.io/vin-decoder' \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{"vin":"1HGCM82633A004352"}' \
  | grep -i '^payment-required:' | cut -d' ' -f2 | tr -d '\r' | base64 --decode
JavaScript: 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 $0.005 per call.
const client = new x402Client().setSpendControls({ maxAmountPerPayment: "$0.005" });
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 $0.005 per payment. GET https://toolvet.app/api/v1/check?url=https%3A%2F%2Fx402.forgemesh.io%2Fvin-decoder&method=POST
const res = await pay("https://x402.forgemesh.io/vin-decoder", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "vin": "1HGCM82633A004352"
  }),
});
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 $0.005 per call.
client = x402ClientSync().set_spend_controls({"max_amount_per_payment": "$0.005"})
register_exact_evm_client(client, EthAccountSigner(Account.from_key(os.environ["EVM_PRIVATE_KEY"])))

with x402_requests(client) as session:
    res = session.post(
        "https://x402.forgemesh.io/vin-decoder",
        json={
            "vin": "1HGCM82633A004352",
        },
    )
    print(res.status_code, res.text)

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