# DopamineDesk VIN Decode API

> DopamineDesk VIN Decode API is a paid API for AI agents from ai-data-marketplace-1042299154756.us-central1.run.app, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Decodes a 17-character Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) to return make, model, and model year information about a vehicle.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://ai-data-marketplace-1042299154756.us-central1.run.app/api/v1/vin_decode
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/dopaminedesk-vin-decode-api-34b49be6
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_9etjNt5Sg883rJ4MPO36i

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability dopaminedesk-vin-decode-api-34b49be6
```

Example prompt: Can you decode this VIN for me — 1HGCM82633A004352 — and tell me the make, model, and year of the vehicle?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a lightweight, pay-per-call VIN decode with USDC micropayment settlement via x402, particularly in agent workflows that process individual VINs one at a time. Ideal for due-diligence, used-car verification, fleet management, or insurance workflows where bulk lookup is not needed and cost-per-call economics matter.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or malformed VIN (not 17 characters) returns an error or success:false
- VIN not found in database returns no vehicle data
- Missing required 'vin' query parameter causes a 400-level error
- Network timeout or upstream database unavailability returns a 5xx error

## How this service works

Decode one 17-character VIN through the official NHTSA vPIC API into normalized vehicle identity and powertrain fields.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with a 'success' boolean and a 'vehicle' object containing at minimum the make (e.g. 'HONDA'), model (e.g. 'Accord'), and model_year (e.g. '2003'), with possible additional fields depending on the VIN.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "vin"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "vin": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "One 17-character VIN. Bulk lookup is intentionally not supported."
      }
     },
     "additionalProperties": true
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "success",
      "vehicle"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "success": {
       "type": "boolean"
      },
      "vehicle": {
       "type": "object",
       "required": [
        "model_year",
        "make",
        "model"
       ],
       "properties": {
        "make": {
         "type": "string"
        },
        "model": {
         "type": "string"
        },
        "model_year": {
         "type": "string"
        }
       },
       "additionalProperties": true
      }
     },
     "additionalProperties": true
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "success": true,
  "vehicle": {
   "make": "HONDA",
   "model": "Accord",
   "model_year": "2003"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/dopaminedesk-vin-decode-api-34b49be6/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from ai-data-marketplace-1042299154756.us-central1.run.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/ai-data-marketplace-1042299154756.us-central1.run.app/llms.txt)