VIN Decoder

GET

api

vin

curl "https://www.osintcat.net/api/vin?type=decode&query=1HGCM82633A004352" \
     -H "X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

url = "https://www.osintcat.net/api/vin"
params = {"type": "decode", "query": "1HGCM82633A004352"}
headers = {"X-API-KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"}

response = requests.get(url, params=params, headers=headers, timeout=60)
print(response.status_code, response.json())

const response = await fetch("https://www.osintcat.net/api/vin?type=decode&query=1HGCM82633A004352", {
  headers: { "X-API-KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
});
console.log(response.status, await response.json());

<?php
$curl = curl_init("https://www.osintcat.net/api/vin?type=decode&query=1HGCM82633A004352");
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ["X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY"],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$status = curl_getinfo($curl, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE);
curl_close($curl);
echo $status . " " . $response;

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"
)

func main() {
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://www.osintcat.net/api/vin?type=decode&query=1HGCM82633A004352", nil)
    req.Header.Set("X-API-KEY", "YOUR_API_KEY")
    resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()
    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(resp.StatusCode, string(body))
}

{
  "VIN": "1HGCM82633A004352",
  "Make": "HONDA",
  "Model": "Accord",
  "ModelYear": "2003",
  "Manufacturer": "AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.",
  "BodyClass": "Coupe",
  "ABS": ""
}

Decodes vehicle identification numbers and answers catalogue questions (makes, models, manufacturers, vehicle variables). Choose what to do with type.

Parameters

string

default:"decode"

decode (default), batch, wmi, makes, manufacturers, variables or canadian.

string

The VIN (decode), VINs separated by new lines, up to 50 (batch), a WMI (wmi), or the make / manufacturer / variable name the chosen search_type needs. Not needed for makes+all, manufacturers+all/parts, variables+list and canadian.

number

decode: model year, improves accuracy.

boolean

decode: true for the extended field set.

string

makes: all, manufacturer, vehicletype, models, vehicletypes. manufacturers: all, details, wmis, parts. variables: list, values.

number

makes with manufacturer/models, and canadian: model year.

string

makes+models and manufacturers+wmis: vehicle type filter.

string

manufacturers+all: manufacturer type filter.

number

manufacturers+all/parts: page number.

string

manufacturers+parts: CFR part, default 565.

string

manufacturers+parts: start date (required there).

string

manufacturers+parts: end date (required there).

string

canadian: make.

string

canadian: model.

string

canadian: Metric (default) or US.

Headers

string

required

Your API key.

Usage

Counts as one lookup against your plan’s daily allowance (Max: unlimited). When the allowance is used up, the lookup can continue at a per-lookup price charged to your balance (the module’s page in the dashboard shows the price); a lookup that finds nothing is not charged.

Example request

curl "https://www.osintcat.net/api/vin?type=decode&query=1HGCM82633A004352" \
     -H "X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

url = "https://www.osintcat.net/api/vin"
params = {"type": "decode", "query": "1HGCM82633A004352"}
headers = {"X-API-KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"}

response = requests.get(url, params=params, headers=headers, timeout=60)
print(response.status_code, response.json())

const response = await fetch("https://www.osintcat.net/api/vin?type=decode&query=1HGCM82633A004352", {
  headers: { "X-API-KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
});
console.log(response.status, await response.json());

<?php
$curl = curl_init("https://www.osintcat.net/api/vin?type=decode&query=1HGCM82633A004352");
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ["X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY"],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$status = curl_getinfo($curl, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE);
curl_close($curl);
echo $status . " " . $response;

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"
)

func main() {
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://www.osintcat.net/api/vin?type=decode&query=1HGCM82633A004352", nil)
    req.Header.Set("X-API-KEY", "YOUR_API_KEY")
    resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()
    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(resp.StatusCode, string(body))
}

SDK example

The same request with the official SDKs. Each one reads your key from OSINTCAT_API_KEY.

import { OsintCatClient } from "osintcat";

const client = new OsintCatClient(); // reads OSINTCAT_API_KEY

const result = await client.vin.query({
    query: "1HGCM82633A004352"
});
console.log(result);

from osintcat import OsintCat

client = OsintCat()  # reads OSINTCAT_API_KEY

result = client.vin.query(
    query="1HGCM82633A004352",
)
print(result)

package main

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"

	osintcat "github.com/OsintCatHQ/osintcat-go"
	osintcatclient "github.com/OsintCatHQ/osintcat-go/client"
)

func main() {
	client := osintcatclient.NewClient() // reads OSINTCAT_API_KEY
	request := &osintcat.QueryVinRequest{
		Query: osintcat.String(
			"1HGCM82633A004352",
		),
	}
	result, err := client.Vin.Query(context.Background(), request)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	fmt.Printf("%+v\n", result)
}

<?php
require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

use OsintCat\OsintCatClient;
use OsintCat\Vin\Requests\QueryVinRequest;

$client = new OsintCatClient(); // reads OSINTCAT_API_KEY

$result = $client->vin->query(
    new QueryVinRequest([
        'query' => '1HGCM82633A004352',
    ]),
);
echo json_encode($result, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT), PHP_EOL;

Response

The answer depends on type: decode and wmi return one object with the decoded fields (empty strings for fields the VIN does not carry); batch and the catalogue types return a list. Decoded VINs are cached for an hour.

{
  "VIN": "1HGCM82633A004352",
  "Make": "HONDA",
  "Model": "Accord",
  "ModelYear": "2003",
  "Manufacturer": "AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.",
  "BodyClass": "Coupe",
  "ABS": ""
}

Errors

Status	Error	When
400	`query parameter is required`	`query` missing where the chosen type needs it.
400	`Maximum 50 VINs allowed`	`batch` with more than 50 VINs.
400	`Invalid query type / Invalid search_type`	Unknown `type` or `search_type`.

See Errors for the responses every endpoint can return.

curl "https://www.osintcat.net/api/vin?type=decode&query=1HGCM82633A004352" \
     -H "X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

url = "https://www.osintcat.net/api/vin"
params = {"type": "decode", "query": "1HGCM82633A004352"}
headers = {"X-API-KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"}

response = requests.get(url, params=params, headers=headers, timeout=60)
print(response.status_code, response.json())

const response = await fetch("https://www.osintcat.net/api/vin?type=decode&query=1HGCM82633A004352", {
  headers: { "X-API-KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
});
console.log(response.status, await response.json());

<?php
$curl = curl_init("https://www.osintcat.net/api/vin?type=decode&query=1HGCM82633A004352");
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ["X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY"],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$status = curl_getinfo($curl, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE);
curl_close($curl);
echo $status . " " . $response;

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"
)

func main() {
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://www.osintcat.net/api/vin?type=decode&query=1HGCM82633A004352", nil)
    req.Header.Set("X-API-KEY", "YOUR_API_KEY")
    resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()
    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(resp.StatusCode, string(body))
}

{
  "VIN": "1HGCM82633A004352",
  "Make": "HONDA",
  "Model": "Accord",
  "ModelYear": "2003",
  "Manufacturer": "AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.",
  "BodyClass": "Coupe",
  "ABS": ""
}

Overview

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Parameters

Headers

Usage

Example request

SDK example

Response

Errors

​Parameters

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​Example request

​SDK example

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Parameters

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Usage

Example request

SDK example

Response

Errors