---
title: "Vehicle Specifications (VIN decoder)"
method: GET
path: "/specs"
tags: ["Specifications"]
---

# Vehicle Specifications (VIN decoder)

`GET /specs`

Decode a 17-character VIN and return detailed vehicle specifications,
including attributes, colors, equipment and warranties. If the VIN
cannot be decoded, an International VIN decoding check is run as a
fallback unless `disableIntVINDecoding=1` is set.

## Query parameters

- `vin` string, required
- `format` 'json' | 'xml'
- `deepdata` '1'
- `disableIntVINDecoding` '1'

## Response `200`

Vehicle specifications retrieved.

- SpecsResponse — Generic success envelope. Endpoint-specific payload fields appear at the top level alongside these common fields.
  - `success` boolean
  - `input` object — Echo of the input parameters specified by the query.
  - `timestamp` string
  - `attributes` object — A map of specifications about the VIN (year, make, model, trim, style, type, size, category, made_in, doors, fuel_type, engine, transmission, drivetrain, dimensions, pricing and more).
  - `colors` object[] — Available color options based on the vehicle's year, make and model.
    - `category` string
    - `name` string
  - `equipment` object — Equipment details based on the vehicle's year, make and model.
  - `warranties` object[] — Standard vehicle warranties by type, miles and months.
    - `type` string
    - `miles` string
    - `months` string
  - `deepdata` object — More information on the vehicle from the deep data search (present when `deepdata=1`).

## Other responses

- `400` — Missing or invalid VIN.
- `401` — Missing API key, unknown/disabled API key, or inactive account.
- `404` — No data found for this VIN.
- `429` — API usage limit exceeded for the current billing period.
- `500` — Internal server error.

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