EnglishVIN reports / Carfax & AutoCheck
Get a Carfax or AutoCheck report
GET
/reports/{type}/{vin}BilledGenerate a report for a VIN, or return one you generated recently. Paid from your USD balance.
This request is charged to your balance.
{type}is carfax or autocheck. The response has html (link), pdf (link, only with pdf=1), id,balance_after,balance_after_usdand base64.- pdf=1 adds a PDF and can take 40 to 60 seconds. A second identical request while the first is still running gets 409 with Retry-After: 180.
- days=N returns a report you already generated in the last N days instead of creating a new one.
- 402 insufficient funds and 400 records not found for this vin number charge nothing.
- Change the values below
- The request on the right updatesThe request above updates
- Run it live with your key
Path parameters
string · required
Report provider: carfax or autocheck.
string · required
VIN, exactly 17 characters. 7FARW2H56JE022576 is the free test VIN.
Query parameters 3
integer · 0–1
Set 1 to also get a PDF link. Generation can take 40 to 60 seconds.
integer · 1+
Reuse a report generated in the last N days, when there is one, instead of creating a new one.
integer · 0–1
Set 1 to leave the encrypted base64 body out of the response.