Api Endpoint

api.vindexapi.dev

Vehicle Intelligence for AI agents. Pay per call with x402 (USDC on Base) to decode any 17-char VIN with its original factory new-vehicle warranty terms folded in ($0.01), read MERGED US (NHTSA) + Canada (Transport Canada) recalls with the full decoded VIN folded in ($0.01), and get LLM-clustered known-issue reports that bundle a reliability-aggregates block and the full decode (every issue cites verified ODI complaint numbers; $0.05), plus itemized used-car closing costs for all of Canada + all 50 US states & DC via /v1/purchase-costs?country=CA|US ($0.02). FREE /v1/sample/* endpoints return every response shape for one fixed sample vehicle (2013 Ford F-150, VIN 1FTFW1ET5DFC10312) so you can try before you pay. Every JSON object response carries a legal `disclaimer` field. Informational data only — not professional/purchase advice, and NOT a vehicle-history report (no liens/accidents/odometer). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

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Offering

Provider: api.vindexapi.dev
Method: GET
Offering type: Api Endpoint
Transport type: http
Category: Business And Commerce
Delivery: Not provided
Pricing model: Not provided
x402 version: 2

Endpoint context

URL: https://api.vindexapi.dev/v1/purchase-costs
MIME type: application/json
First seen: 2026-10-16T03:02:07.735Z
Last seen: 2026-11-02T17:01:52.069Z
Tags: a2a, X402

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Payment pricing

x402 payment terms are the authoritative price for calling this endpoint.

Payment option 1: 0.02 USDC
Atomic price: 20000 · Network: eip155:8453 · Asset: USDC · Scheme: exact

Raw x402 terms

[
  {
    "scheme": "exact",
    "network": "eip155:8453",
    "asset": "0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913",
    "amount": "20000",
    "payTo": "0x444731dac7c9cde478147f41e621a064fcbe70f2"
  }
]

Observed health

Status: Healthy
Latest latency: 161 ms
Average latency: 746 ms
HTTP status: 402
Last checked: 2026-11-02T17:01:52.064Z
Reachability: 100% over 14 checks

Latency is measured to the first response headers. A reachable result does not verify response accuracy or merchant identity.

Input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "GET"
      ]
    },
    "queryParams": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "country": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "CA",
            "US"
          ],
          "description": "CA routes to Canadian per-jurisdiction rules, US to per-state rules"
        },
        "price": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Agreed sale price in the country's currency (> 0, ≤ 5,000,000)"
        },
        "sale_type": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "private",
            "dealer"
          ],
          "description": "Private sale or dealer sale"
        },
        "province": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "BC",
            "AB",
            "SK",
            "MB",
            "ON",
            "QC",
            "NB",
            "NS",
            "PE",
            "NL",
            "YT",
            "NT",
            "NU"
          ],
          "description": "CANADA ONLY (required when country=CA): two-letter province/territory code"
        },
        "state": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "US ONLY (required when country=US): two-letter state code, one of the 50 states or DC"
        },
        "family_gift": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "CANADA ONLY, private sales only — applies the jurisdiction's family/related-individual gift exemption where one exists"
        },
        "buyer_has_plates": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "CANADA ONLY — selects plate-dependent fee lines where the jurisdiction distinguishes them"
        },
        "trade_in": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "US ONLY — trade-in value in USD (≥ 0, < price); deducted from the tax base only for a dealer sale in a full-credit state"
        },
        "local_rate": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "US ONLY — exact county/city surtax percentage (0–15)"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "country",
        "price",
        "sale_type"
      ]
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Output schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "type": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
      "type": "object"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "type"
  ]
}