Reports & Data
What the JSON report contains, how it's structured and where our data comes from.
What does a VIN Doc report include?
Each report payload covers six core areas: mileage verification and odometer-rollback detection, damage and accident history (with structured diagram data), theft records, inspection history, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, and natural-disaster exposure. Every section is returned as typed JSON fields you can map directly into your UI or database.
Where does the data come from?
We aggregate 8,000+ verified sources across 25+ countries: government vehicle registries, insurance databases, official inspection records, auction houses, authorized service-center logs and manufacturer recall databases. Each data point carries its origin in the response so you can show provenance to your own users.
How reliable is the mileage verification?
The API cross-references readings from official inspections, service records, insurance databases and other verified sources, and flags anomalies or suspected rollbacks as explicit fields in the payload. No system is 100% infallible, but the multi-source approach is among the most reliable signals on the market.
What does a null or "not available" field mean?
It means that data point could not be confirmed through our sources for that vehicle. It is not an indicator of a problem, availability depends on the country of registration and local registries. Treat these fields as optional in your schema and degrade gracefully when they are absent.
Can I look up a vehicle registered abroad?
Yes. The API supports cross-border lookups across 25+ countries, which is especially useful for imported vehicles whose history in the country of origin may not appear in local databases. Pass the correct country context and the response will surface the available cross-border data.
How fresh is the data?
Most sources are synchronized in real time or daily; some government registries refresh on a weekly or monthly cycle depending on the country. Each report reflects the latest data available at the time of the call, and you can re-run a lookup to refresh a vehicle's history.
What formats can I get the report in?
The primary format is JSON returned directly from the endpoint. You can also request a print-ready PDF rendering of the same report to share with a buyer, seller or mechanic. The JSON and PDF contain the same underlying data.
What is a VIN and how is it used in the API?
A VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) is a unique 17-character code assigned to every vehicle, found on the dashboard, door-jamb sticker, registration document or insurance card. It is the primary identifier the lookup endpoint resolves against; license-plate lookups are internally mapped to the corresponding vehicle.
Still need help?
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