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MarketCheck VIN Decoder API

VIN decoding and vehicle specifications

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

MarketCheck VIN Decoder API is one of 15 APIs that MarketCheck publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include VIN Decoder. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 4 operations across 4 paths, and defines 4 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 1.0.3.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://mc-api.marketcheck.com/v1.

4 operations 4 paths 4 schemas 4 GET

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
1.0.3
Base URL
https://mc-api.marketcheck.com
Contact
MarketCheck
Terms of Service
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Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 4

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 4 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

VIN Decoder 4

VIN decoding and vehicle specifications

GET
/vin/{vin}/specs
VIN Decoder
decode 2 params → 200
GET
/economy
Get Economy based on environmental factors
getEconomy 2 params → 200
GET
/fuel_efficiency
Get fuel efficiency
getEfficiency 2 params → 200
GET
/safety
Get Safety Rating
getSafetyRating 2 params → 200

Schemas 4

The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Build (16 properties), SafetyRating (5 properties), FuelEfficiency (5 properties), Economy (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Economy
object
Environmental economy data for a vehicle
5 properties
FuelEfficiency
object
Fuel efficiency data for a vehicle
5 properties
Build
object
Vehicle build/specification information decoded from VIN
16 properties
SafetyRating
object
Safety rating data from third party sources
5 properties

Specification

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Source

marketcheck-vin-decoder-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
marketcheck:marketcheck-vin-decoder-api
Base URL
https://mc-api.marketcheck.com
Docs
https://www.marketcheck.com/apis/cars/
Provider
MarketCheck
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