# NHTSA, free, POST /api/vehicles/DecodeVINValuesBatch/: VIN decoder API

> This decodes a batch of VINs that are submitted in a standardized format in a string to return multiple decodes in a flat format.

NHTSA's VIN decoder API on its Free plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 VINs. It returns all 8 key fields we check: Type, Engine, Fuel, Drivetrain, Size and weight, Airbags and belts, Driver assists, Plant.
You get as many calls as you like.
Half of the 47 plans we rank by price cost $70.00 per 1,000 VINs or less. This plan and 1 other tie for the lowest price per 1,000 VINs of the 47 plans.
[VINquery's $180 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/180-pack/llms.txt) covers any number of VINs. VINquery's $180 pack costs less to start than API Ninjas's $299 monthly plan.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/nhtsa/free-post-api-vehicles-decodevinvaluesbatch
- Get it: https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/api/
- Request: `POST https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/api/vehicles/DecodeVINValuesBatch/`
- API key: not needed
- Its API docs: https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/api/
- Sold by: NHTSA (https://www.nhtsa.gov)
- Checked: 2026-10-30

## In the answer

- Completeness: 100%
- Type: ✓
- Engine: ✓
- Fuel: ✓
- Drivetrain: ✓
- Size and weight: ✓
- Airbags and belts: ✓
- Driver assists: ✓
- Plant: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 VINs: $0.00
- Per: call
- Billing: free

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: This decodes a batch of VINs that are submitted in a standardized format in a string to return multiple decodes in a flat format.

## Data

- Freshness: live
- Keep data: no API terms
- Use data: no API terms

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- Enough for: no limit

## Rate limit

- Batch: 50

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: data (up to 50 VINs, each with its model year after a comma if you have it, split by semicolons). Optional: format
- Method: POST
- Path: /api/vehicles/DecodeVINValuesBatch/

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone

## The 78 fields the plan's answer can hold

VIN, VIN descriptor, suggested VIN, make, make ID, model, model ID, year, trim, series, manufacturer, manufacturer ID, vehicle type, body type, cab type, bed type, bed length, doors, windows, seats, seat rows, base price, destination market, engine, engine manufacturer, cylinders, displacement, power, valve train, turbo, fuel injection, cooling type, top speed, fuel, secondary fuel, fuel tank, electrification level, battery, charger, EV drive unit, transmission, transmission speeds, drivetrain, axles, axle configuration, brakes, steering location, weight, weight class, combined weight class, wheelbase, track width, wheels, wheel size, airbags, seat belts, other restraints, braking assists, lane assists, blind spot assists, cruise and parking assists, automation level, lights, tire pressure monitor, crash notification, keyless ignition, pedestrian alert sound, entertainment system, motorcycle specs, bus specs, trailer specs, plant, plant location, crash data codes, note, error code, error text, possible values

## NHTSA's plans (1)

- [NHTSA, free, POST /api/vehicles/DecodeVINValuesBatch/](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/nhtsa/free-post-api-vehicles-decodevinvaluesbatch/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 100% complete, live

## NHTSA's calls (2)

- `GET /api/vehicles/DecodeVinValues/{vin}`: [NHTSA, free, GET /api/vehicles/DecodeVinValues/{vin}](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/nhtsa/free-get-api-vehicles-decodevinvalues-vin/llms.txt)
- `POST /api/vehicles/DecodeVINValuesBatch/`: [NHTSA, free, POST /api/vehicles/DecodeVINValuesBatch/](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/nhtsa/free-post-api-vehicles-decodevinvaluesbatch/llms.txt)

## NHTSA's APIs (1)

- [NHTSA: VIN decoder API pricing, 1 plan, POST /api/vehicles/DecodeVINValuesBatch/](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/nhtsa/free-post-api-vehicles-decodevinvaluesbatch/llms.txt)

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-10-30.

- https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/api/