CarsXE
Driving Data. Powering Decisions
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CarsXE provides a REST API for VIN and license-plate decoding, vehicle specs, market values, history, recalls and images.
- for
- Developers building automotive apps, marketplaces, fleet tools, and insurance services.
- pricing
- freemium · free trial
Key features
- VIN & Plate Decoding — Decode any 17-character VIN or license-plate image to full vehicle specs worldwide.
- Market Value & History — Retrieve current market value, ownership history and lien/theft information for a vehicle.
- Recall Data — Get open NHTSA safety recalls by VIN or by year-make-model for fleet compliance.
- Vehicle Images — Fetch clean, listing-ready photos filtered by angle, color and type.
- Typed SDKs — Official Node, Python, Go and PHP clients generated from the OpenAPI schema.
- Usage-Based Billing — Pay per request via Stripe or crypto with no subscription required.
- Webhooks & Integrations — Connect to Zapier, n8n, Postman collections and Stripe metering out of the box.
- Agentic Payments (MCP) — Expose the API as a localized LLM tool for AI agents via the Model Context Protocol.
Use cases
- Generate vehicle specs and images for car-listing websites.
- Validate VINs and check recall status during dealership calls.
- Power insurance underwriting with market value and history data.
- Automate fleet compliance by pulling batch recall reports.
- Enrich automotive mobile apps with real-time plate-to-vehicle lookup.
CarsXE pricing
- Sandbox$0Up to 100 API calls lifetime · No credit card required · Basic usage tracking · Dashboard API search
- Starter$40.83/month, billed annually2,000 calls/month for specs · Data retention 7 days · Standard support · Custom integrations
- Pro$207.50/month, billed annually25,000 calls/month for specs · Data retention 14 days · Priority support · Lower rates for overage
CarsXE FAQ
How do rate limits and concurrency work?+
The production tier allows 120 requests per second with a concurrency ceiling of 20 parallel processes; higher limits can be arranged with solutions engineers.
What authentication methods are supported?+
API keys are used for authentication; agents can also pay per request via crypto or Stripe without managing API keys.
Which programming languages have official SDKs?+
Typed SDKs are available for Node, Python, Go and PHP, generated from the public OpenAPI 3.1 specification.
How does usage-based billing calculate credit consumption?+
Credits are consumed per successful request according to the CPM rates shown for each endpoint; overage fees apply beyond the monthly quota.
Can I cancel my subscription at any time?+
Yes, subscriptions can be cancelled at any time through the account portal.
What payment methods do you accept?+
Payments can be made via Stripe or cryptocurrency.
Summarized by DevHunt from api.carsxe.com · Oct 4, 2026. Details may change; check the official site.
