VRM Search

Find vehicle information from a vehicle registration mark.

Overview

The Vehicle Registration API allows you to search for a vehicle by supplying its number plate. The request requires a region, the state (dependent on the region), the number plate, and the API key. It will return either a matching vehicle or a null.

If a matching vehicle cannot be identified in all cases, we will return the upstream_vehicle field, allowing you to identify how the relevant road transport authority describes the car. Depending on your use case, you may wish to allow front-end users to manually classify the vehicle using the guide to fill out a Facet-style search.

Get a vehicle by its registration number

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Get a vehicle by its registration number

Authorizations

Path parameters

plate_numberstringRequired

Plate number of the registered vehicle

Query parameters

statestringOptional

State is used in the AU region to narrow down a numberplate

prefer_more_resultsbooleanOptional

If enabled, a larger selection of vehicles may be returned and a manual selection would be required to select the correct vehicle. This is disabled by default in favor of a system which will infer the correct vehicle and order the results by likelihood of behind correct.

featuresstringOptional

Comma separated list of additional registration lookup data codes, if using (e.g. additional_upstream_data)

regionstring · enumOptional

The region to perform this request in

Possible values:

reference_idstringOptional

An optional reference id which will be stored against usage records if supplied

Responses

200

Success

application/json

400

Bad Request

application/json

401

Unauthorized

application/json

404

Not Found

application/json

get

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

GET /v2/vehicles/registrations/{plate_number} HTTP/1.1
Host: api.autograb.com.au
ApiKey: YOUR_API_KEY
Accept: */*

{
  "success": true,
  "vehicle": {
    "id": "text",
    "region": "au",
    "title": "text",
    "year": 1,
    "make": "text",
    "model": "text",
    "badge": "text",
    "series": "text",
    "body_type": "text",
    "body_config": "text",
    "transmission": "text",
    "wheelbase": "text",
    "fuel": "text",
    "engine": "text",
    "drive": "text",
    "num_doors": 1
  },
  "upstream_vehicle": "text",
  "confidence": "standard",
  "colour": "text",
  "vin": "text",
  "additional_vehicles": [
    {
      "id": "text",
      "region": "au",
      "title": "text",
      "year": 1,
      "make": "text",
      "model": "text",
      "badge": "text",
      "series": "text",
      "body_type": "text",
      "body_config": "text",
      "transmission": "text",
      "wheelbase": "text",
      "fuel": "text",
      "engine": "text",
      "drive": "text",
      "num_doors": 1
    }
  ],
  "extended_data": null,
  "registration_status": {
    "expiry_date": "text",
    "status": "text"
  },
  "vehicle_age": {
    "compliance_plate": "text",
    "year_of_manufacture": 1
  },
  "writeoff_info": {},
  "build_data": {
    "vin": "text",
    "build_date": "text",
    "make": "text",
    "model": "text",
    "features": [
      {
        "code": "text",
        "value": "text"
      }
    ]
  },
  "odo_history": [
    {
      "read_date": "text",
      "odometer": 1
    }
  ],
  "odo_prediction": {
    "prediction": 1,
    "days_since_read": 1,
    "avg_yearly": 1,
    "avg_daily": 1,
    "ag_market_avg": 1
  },
  "vsrr": {
    "fuel_economy": {
      "star_rating": 1,
      "consumption": 1
    },
    "emissions": {
      "co2": 1,
      "star_rating": 1
    },
    "pollutants": {
      "star_rating": 1,
      "test_regime": "text"
    },
    "safety": {
      "driver": {
        "star_rating": 1,
        "test_regime": "text"
      }
    }
  }
}

Features

You can request more data than the standard payload by leveraging the features described below.

Ensure your commercial agreement has these features enabled if you require them.

Additional Upstream

This feature will return structured descriptive data from the registration authority. Use features=additional_upstream_data to receive this payload.

"additional_upstream_data": {
        "vehicle_details": {
            "vehicle_identification": {
                "ukvd_id": "V-JZTYRS",
                "ukvd_uvc": "M-NPGXL",
                "vehicle_registration_mark": "KW73NKE",
                "vehicle_identification_number": "W1K5J5BB4PN369431",
                "dvla_manufacturer_desc": "MERCEDES-BENZ",
                "dvla_model_desc": "AMG CLA 35 PREMIUM 4MATIC AUTO",
                "dvla_wheelplan": "2 AXLE RIGID BODY",
                "registration_date": "2023-11-20",
                "first_registration_date": "2023-11-20",
                "used_before_first_registration": false,
                "manufactured_year": 2023,
                "v5c_qty": 2,
                "date_v5c_issued": "2023-11-20",
                "engine_number": "26092030493649",
                "prior_ni_vrm": "",
                "dvla_body_desc": "COUPE",
                "dvla_fuel_desc": "PETROL"
            },
            "vehicle_status_details": {
                "is_non_eu_import": false,
                "is_imported": false,
                "certificate_of_destruction_issued": false,
                "is_exported": false,
                "exported_date": null,
                "is_scrapped": false,
                "scrapped_date": null
            },
            "vehicle_excise_duty_details": {
                "co2_gkm": 191,
                "dvla_co2_band": null,
                "12_month_rfl_y1": 1650,
                "6_month_rfl_y2_to_y6_premium": 330,
                "12_month_rfl_y2_to_y6_premium": 600,
                "6_month_rfl_y2_to_y6": 104.5,
                "12_month_rfl_y2_to_y6": 190
            },
            "colour_details": {
                "colour": "WHITE",
                "colour_changes_qty": 0,
                "original_colour": "WHITE",
                "last_colour": null,
                "date_of_last_colour_change": null
            },
            "keeper_change_list": [
                {
                    "number_previous_keepers": 1,
                    "date_of_last_keeper_change": "2024-06-08"
                }
            ],
            "plate_change_list": []
        },
        "model_details": {
            "ukvd_variant_code": 1,
            "model_data": {
                "manufacturer_desc": "Mercedes-AMG",
                "model_range_desc": "CLA",
                "model_desc": "AMG CLA 35 Premium 4Matic Auto",
                "model_variant": null,
                "ukvd_series_desc": "C118",
                "ukvd_mark": null,
                "model_start_date": "2022-07-22",
                "model_end_date": null,
                "emission_class": "6d",
                "country_of_origin": "Germany",
                "ukvd_fuel_type_desc": "Petrol",
                "cab_type_desc": null,
                "type_approval_category": "M1",
                "market_sector_code": null,
                "vehicle_type": "Car",
                "vehicle_taxation_class": "Car"
            },
            "body_details": {
                "ukvd_body_shape": null,
                "ukvd_body_type_desc": "Coupe",
                "fuel_capacity_litres": 51,
                "number_axles": 2,
                "number_doors": 4,
                "number_seats": 5,
                "payload_volume_square_metres": null,
                "wheelbase_type_desc": "Short Wheelbase",
                "platform_desc": null,
                "is_platform_shared": null
            },
            "dimensions": {
                "vehicle_height_mm": 1404,
                "vehicle_length_mm": 4695,
                "vehicle_width_mm": 1834,
                "vehicle_wheelbase_mm": null,
                "load_length_mm": null
            },
            "weights": {
                "min_kerbweight_kg": 1615,
                "gross_trainweight_kg": null,
                "unladen_weight_kg": null,
                "payload_weight_kg": null,
                "gross_vehicleweight_kg": 2115,
                "gross_combined_weight_kg": 2115
            },
            "power_source": {
                "power_source_vehicle_type": "ICE",
                "ice_details": {
                    "engine_family": null,
                    "engine_stroke_mm": 92,
                    "valves_per_cylinder": 4,
                    "aspiration": "Turbocharged",
                    "number_cylinders": 4,
                    "engine_location": "Front",
                    "cylinder_arrangement": "Inline",
                    "valve_gear": "DOHC",
                    "ukvd_engine_desc": "M260 E20DEH LA G AMG",
                    "engine_bore_mm": 83,
                    "engine_manufacturer": "Mercedes Cars",
                    "fuel_delivery": null,
                    "power_delivery": "Normal",
                    "engine_capacity_cc": 1991,
                    "engine_badged_size_litres": 2
                },
                "electric_details": null
            },
            "euro_ncap": {
                "ncap_overall_rating": 5,
                "ncap_child_occupant_protection_percentage": 91,
                "ncap_adult_occupant_protection_percentage": 96,
                "ncap_pedestrian_protection_percentage": 91,
                "ncap_safety_assist_percentage": 75
            },
            "emissions": {
                "is_fuel_catalyst": true,
                "co2_gkm": null
            },
            "performance": {
                "torque": {
                    "torque_nm": 400,
                    "torque_lbft": 295.2,
                    "torque_rpm": 4000,
                    "torque_derived_from": null
                },
                "power": {
                    "power_bhp": 301.7,
                    "power_ps": 305.9,
                    "kilowatt": 225,
                    "power_rpm": 5800
                },
                "statistics": {
                    "0to60_mph": null,
                    "0to100_kmph": null,
                    "max_speed_kmh": 250,
                    "top_speed_mph": 155
                }
            },
            "fuel_economy": {
                "nedc_extra_urban_litres_100km": null,
                "nedc_extra_urban_mpg": null,
                "nedc_extra_urban_cold_litres_100km": null,
                "nedc_extra_urban_cold_mpg": null,
                "combined_litres_100km": 8.4,
                "combined_mpg": 33.6
            },
            "sound_levels": {
                "stationary_soundlevel_db": null,
                "stationary_soundlevel_rpm": null,
                "driveby_soundlevel_db": null
            },
            "transmission": {
                "driving_axle": "All Permanent",
                "number_gears": 7,
                "transmission_type": "Automatic",
                "drive_type_desc": "4x4"
            }
        }
    },

Build Data

"build_data": {
        "vin": "WAUZZZ8V7K1028938",
        "make": "AUDI",
        "model": "A3",
        "features": [
            {
                "code": "0A1",
                "value": "2 doors"
            },
            {
                "code": "0AE",
                "value": "Front stabilizer bar"
            },
            {
                "code": "0B2",
                "value": "Wheelbase"
            },
        ],
        "build_date": "2019-03-20"

Refer to Factory Build Data reference material for more information on supported OEMs.