# VINquery, free plan, GET /v3, VINdecode Standard Data: VIN decoder API

> Decode a VIN into vehicle specifications, including year, make, model, powertrain, equipment, and other structured data.

VINquery'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.
We rank 47 plans by price. [API Ninjas's $299 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/api-ninjas/299-monthly/llms.txt) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 VINs: $0.03.
[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.
[NHTSA](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/nhtsa/free-get-api-vehicles-decodevinvalues-vin/llms.txt), [CarsXE](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/carsxe/49-monthly-starter-get-specs/llms.txt) and [Auto.dev](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/auto-dev/299-monthly-growth-get-vin-vin/llms.txt) are the best VIN decoder API providers in our benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/free-plan-get-v3-vindecode-standard-data
- [Best VIN decoder API in 2026: pricing compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-vin-decoder-api.txt)
- Get it: https://vinquery.com/faq
- Request: `GET https://vindecode.vinquery.com/v3`, VINdecode Standard Data
- API key: with the plan, on https://vinquery.com/faq
- Its API docs: https://vinquery.com/docs/vindecode
- Sold by: VINquery (https://vinquery.com)
- Checked: 2026-10-31

## 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

## Charges

- Also pays for: nothing else

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Decode a VIN into vehicle specifications, including year, make, model, powertrain, equipment, and other structured data.

## Data

- Keep data: Upon the termination of this Agreement, YOU will (i) cease using the Sites, the Services and any Proprietary Material [...] and (iii) destroy all copies of your account information, credentials, password and Proprietary Material.
- Use data: "YOU may access and use the Services solely for your own internal business purposes. YOU may not sell, re-license, duplicate, create derivative works from, frame in another Web page or use on any other Web site, the information YOU obtain from the Services, nor may YOU allow any third party to do so." "YOU may access and use the Services for internal business purposes and/or for external commercialization." "YOU are required to clearly indicate in YOUR advertising that YOUR service provider is VINquery.com." "YOU shall add the phrase, \"POWERED BY VINquery.com\" to the web page on which external users enter Vehicle Identification Numbers for decoding or submit an image for recognition." "No reproduction, distribution, or transmission to another person or entity of the Proprietary Material is permitted without the prior written permission of AUTO DATABANK, INC." "YOU agree that it will not itself, or through any affiliate, agent or other third party: (a) sell, rent, lease, license, sublicense, pledge, or encumber the Services, the documentation, or any part thereof to any third party except as provided herein, (b) assign, distribute, transfer, furnish or otherwise disclose or make available the Services, the documentation, or any part thereof to any third party, except as provided herein, (c) modify, add to, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer the Services, or their data in whole or in part except as provided herein, (d) write or develop any derivative service or any other service program based upon the Services or any confidential information except as provided herein, (e) allow the Services to be used under a Service Bureau Arrangement except as provided herein, or (f) Use the Services after the Term of this agreement."

## Plan

- Pay: $0

## Rate limit

- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: VIN, reportType "1". Optional: partialVIN, format
- Method: GET
- Path: /v3

## About the plan

- Plan: Free plan
- Who can get it: anyone with a VINquery.com account

## The 122 fields the plan's answer can hold

VINquery_Vehicle_ID, Model Year, make, model, Trim Level, Manufactured in, Production Seq. Number, body style, engine type, Transmission-short, Transmission-long, Driveline, Tank, Fuel Economy-city, Fuel Economy-highway, Anti-Brake System, steering type, standard seating, Optional Seating, length, width, height, Child Safety Door Locks, Locking Pickup Truck Tailgate, Power Door Locks, Vehicle Anti-Theft, 4WD/AWD, ABS Brakes, Automatic Load-Leveling, Electronic Brake Assistance, limited slip differential, Locking Differential, traction control, Vehicle Stability Control System, Driver Airbag, Front Side Airbag, Front Side Airbag with Head Protection, Passenger Airbag, Side Head Curtain Airbag, Second Row Side Airbag, Second Row Side Airbag with Head Protection, Electronic Parking Aid, First Aid Kit, Trunk Anti-Trap Device, Keyless Entry, Remote Ignition, air conditioning, Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls, Cruise Control, Tachometer, Tilt Steering, Tilt Steering Column, Heated Steering Wheel, Leather Steering Wheel, Steering Wheel Mounted Controls, Telescopic Steering Column, Adjustable Foot Pedals, Genuine Wood Trim, tire pressure monitor, Trip Computer, AM/FM Radio, Cassette Player, CD Player, CD Changer, DVD Player, Voice Activated Telephone, Navigation Aid, Second Row Sound Controls, Subwoofer, Telematics System, Driver Multi-Adjustable Power Seat, Front Cooled Seat, Front Heated Seat, Front Power Lumbar Support, Front Power Memory Seat, Front Split Bench Seat, Leather Seat, Passenger Multi-Adjustable Power Seat, Second Row Folding Seat, Second Row Heated Seat, Second Row Multi-Adjustable Power Seat, Second Row Removable Seat, Third Row Removable Seat, Cargo Area Cover, Cargo Area Tiedowns, Cargo Net, Load Bearing Exterior Rack, Pickup Truck Bed Liner, Power Sunroof, Removable Top, Manual Sunroof, Automatic Headlights, Daytime Running Lights, Fog Lights, High Intensity Discharge Headlights, Pickup Truck Cargo Box Light, Running Boards, Front Air Dam, Rear Spoiler, Skid Plate, Splash Guards, Wind Deflector for Convertibles, Power Sliding Side Van Door, Power Trunk Lid, Alloy Wheels, Chrome Wheels, Full Size Spare Tire, Run Flat Tires, Steel Wheels, Power Windows, Electrochromic Exterior Rearview Mirror, Glass Rear Window on Convertible, Heated Exterior Mirror, Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror, Power Adjustable Exterior Mirror, Deep Tinted Glass, Interval Wipers, Rain Sensing Wipers, Rear Window Defogger, Rear Wiper, Sliding Rear Pickup Truck Window, Tow Hitch Receiver

## VINquery's plans (41)

- [VINquery, free plan, GET /v3, VINdecode Standard Data](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/free-plan-get-v3-vindecode-standard-data/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [VINquery, $40 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/40-pack/llms.txt): $80.00 per 1,000, 38% complete
- [VINquery, $70 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/70-pack/llms.txt): $70.00 per 1,000, 38% complete
- [VINquery, $90 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/90-pack/llms.txt): $180.00 per 1,000, 88% complete
- [VINquery, $120 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/120-pack/llms.txt): $60.00 per 1,000, 38% complete
- [VINquery, $140 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/140-pack/llms.txt): $700.00 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [VINquery, $150 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/150-pack/llms.txt): $300.00 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [VINquery, $160 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/160-pack/llms.txt): $160.00 per 1,000, 88% complete
- [VINquery, $180 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/180-pack/llms.txt): no limit, 38% complete
- [VINquery, $250 pack, Lite 5,000 decodes (LIT-VLP-5K)](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/250-pack-lite-5000-decodes-lit-vlp-5k/llms.txt): $50.00 per 1,000, 38% complete
- [VINquery, $250 pack, Standard 1,000 decodes (STD-VLP-1K)](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/250-pack-standard-1000-decodes-std-vlp-1k/llms.txt): $250.00 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [VINquery, $255 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/255-pack/llms.txt): no limit, 88% complete
- [VINquery, $280 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/280-pack/llms.txt): $140.00 per 1,000, 88% complete
- [VINquery, $300 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/300-pack/llms.txt): $600.00 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [VINquery, $330 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/330-pack/llms.txt): no limit, 38% complete
- [VINquery, $360 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/360-pack/llms.txt): no limit, 100% complete
- [VINquery, $400 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/400-pack/llms.txt): $40.00 per 1,000, 38% complete
- [VINquery, $450 pack, Extended 30 days unlimited decodes (EXT-TLP-30)](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/450-pack-extended-30-days-unlimited-decodes-ext-tlp-30/llms.txt): no limit, 100% complete
- [VINquery, $450 pack, Lite 90 days unlimited decodes (LIT-TLP-90)](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/450-pack-lite-90-days-unlimited-decodes-lit-tlp-90/llms.txt): no limit, 38% complete
- [VINquery, $460 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/460-pack/llms.txt): $230.00 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [VINquery, $480 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/480-pack/llms.txt): no limit, 88% complete
- [VINquery, $500 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/500-pack/llms.txt): $500.00 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [VINquery, $600 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/600-pack/llms.txt): $120.00 per 1,000, 88% complete
- [VINquery, $675 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/675-pack/llms.txt): no limit, 88% complete
- [VINquery, $690 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/690-pack/llms.txt): no limit, 100% complete
- [VINquery, $810 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/810-pack/llms.txt): no limit, 38% complete
- [VINquery, $840 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/840-pack/llms.txt): no limit, 100% complete
- [VINquery, $900 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/900-pack/llms.txt): $450.00 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [VINquery, $990 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/990-pack/llms.txt): no limit, 100% complete
- [VINquery, $1,000 pack, Basic 10,000 decodes (BAS-VLP-10K)](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/1000-pack-basic-10000-decodes-bas-vlp-10k/llms.txt): $100.00 per 1,000, 88% complete
- [VINquery, $1,000 pack, Standard 5,000 decodes (STD-VLP-5K)](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/1000-pack-standard-5000-decodes-std-vlp-5k/llms.txt): $200.00 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [VINquery, $1,170 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/1170-pack/llms.txt): no limit, 100% complete
- [VINquery, $1,260 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/1260-pack/llms.txt): no limit, 88% complete
- [VINquery, $1,440 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/1440-pack/llms.txt): no limit, 38% complete
- [VINquery, $1,800 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/1800-pack/llms.txt): $180.00 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [VINquery, $1,890 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/1890-pack/llms.txt): no limit, 100% complete
- [VINquery, $2,000 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/2000-pack/llms.txt): $400.00 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [VINquery, $2,250 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/2250-pack/llms.txt): no limit, 100% complete
- [VINquery, $2,340 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/2340-pack/llms.txt): no limit, 88% complete
- [VINquery, $3,600 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/3600-pack/llms.txt): no limit, 100% complete
- [VINquery, $4,320 pack](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/4320-pack/llms.txt): no limit, 100% complete

## VINquery's calls (4)

- `GET /v3`, VINdecode Basic Data: [VINquery, free plan, GET /v3, VINdecode Basic Data](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/free-plan-get-v3-vindecode-basic-data/llms.txt)
- `GET /v3`, VINdecode Extended Data: [VINquery, free plan, GET /v3, VINdecode Extended Data](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/free-plan-get-v3-vindecode-extended-data/llms.txt)
- `GET /v3`, VINdecode Lite Data: [VINquery, free plan, GET /v3, VINdecode Lite Data](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/free-plan-get-v3-vindecode-lite-data/llms.txt)
- `GET /v3`, VINdecode Standard Data: [VINquery, free plan, GET /v3, VINdecode Standard Data](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/free-plan-get-v3-vindecode-standard-data/llms.txt)

## VINquery's APIs (1)

- [VINquery: VIN decoder API pricing, 41 plans, GET /v3, VINdecode Standard Data](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinquery/free-plan-get-v3-vindecode-standard-data/llms.txt)

## VINquery: VIN decoder API alternatives

- [Auto.dev, $2,988 yearly, Growth, GET /build/{vin}](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/auto-dev/2988-yearly-growth-get-build-vin/llms.txt): $100.00 per 1,000, 25% complete
- [VinAudit, $100 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vinaudit/100-monthly/llms.txt): $100.00 per 1,000, 88% complete
- [CarsXE, pay as you go, Pay per request (x402 or MPP), GET /specs](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/carsxe/pay-as-you-go-pay-per-request-x402-or-mpp-get-specs/llms.txt): $150.00 per 1,000, 75% complete
- [Vincario, $1,099 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/vin-decoder-apis/vincario/1099-monthly/llms.txt): $219.80 per 1,000, 100% complete

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-10-31.

- https://vinquery.com
- https://vinquery.com/docs/account-balance
- https://vinquery.com/docs/vindecode
- https://vinquery.com/faq
- https://vinquery.com/pricing
- https://vinquery.com/samples/ws_vindecode_std.json
- https://vinquery.com/terms
- https://vinquery.com/vindecode