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CarsXE Recognition API

Image recognition — 2 operations (recognizePlate, vinOcr) that read a license plate or a VIN out of a supplied image URL or base64 payload, returning detected text, confidence scores and bounding boxes for mobile capture and inspection workflows.

CarsXE Recognition API is one of 21 APIs that CarsXE publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include OCR, Recognition, and Artificial Intelligence. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and an API reference.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.carsxe.com.

2 operations 2 paths 2 schemas 2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://api.carsxe.com
Authentication
API Key, API Key
Contact
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

CarsXE Recognition API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as key (ApiKeyQuery). An API key is passed in the header as PAYMENT-SIGNATURE (X402Payment). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • ApiKeyQuery — Your CarsXE API key, passed as the key query parameter.
  • X402Payment — x402 payment proof for supported operations. Start without a CarsXE key to receive HTTP 402 payment requirements, then retry the identical request with the pay…

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Recognition 2

Plate and VIN recognition from images

POST
/platerecognition
Plate Image Recognition
recognizePlate body → 200400401404429500
POST
/v1/vinocr
VIN OCR
vinOcr body → 200400401404429

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is Error (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Error
object
2 properties 2 required
UsageLimitError

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

carsxe-recognition-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs CarsXE publishes across the network.

CarsXE Vehicle Specifications API
CarsXE Vehicle Market Value API
CarsXE Vehicle Images API
CarsXE VIN OCR API
CarsXE Vehicle Plate Decoder API
CarsXE Vehicle Plate Recognition API
CarsXE Vehicle History API
CarsXE Vehicle Recalls API
CarsXE International VIN Decoder API
CarsXE OBD Codes Decoder API
CarsXE Specifications API
CarsXE Market Value API
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