# ForgeMesh VIN Decoder

> ForgeMesh VIN Decoder is a paid API for AI agents from x402.forgemesh.io, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Decodes a full or partial Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) into structured vehicle specs including make, model, year, trim, engine, transmission, drive type, doors, and GVWR.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402.forgemesh.io/vin-decoder
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/forgemesh-vin-decoder-4fe89a91
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_15xKrraqaW5IpEFFxO8RX

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 forgemesh-vin-decoder-4fe89a91 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Decode the VIN 1HGCM82633A004352 and give me the full vehicle specs — make, model, year, trim, engine, and transmission.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need authoritative, structured vehicle specifications from a VIN — especially for car marketplaces, fleet management systems, or diagnostics agents that require make/model/trim/engine data programmatically. It supports partial VIN decoding with wildcards, making it useful even when only a portion of the VIN is known. Prefer it over scraping manufacturer sites or using general web search when structured, machine-readable output is required.

## Known failure modes

- VIN shorter than 6 characters returns a validation error
- Invalid VIN format or characters returns an error response
- Partial VIN without a model year hint may return multiple possible matches or ambiguous results
- Very old or rare vehicles may have incomplete spec fields
- Unrecognized VIN prefix returns no match

## How this service works

Vehicle identification number decoder: full 17-character or partial VIN in, structured vehicle record out — make, model, model year, trim, series, engine, transmission, drive type, doors, and gross vehicle weight rating. Built for car marketplaces, fleet tools, and diagnostics agents that need authoritative specs.

## Output

A structured vehicle record containing authoritative specs decoded from the VIN: make, model, model year, trim level, series, engine configuration, transmission type, drive type, number of doors, and gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR).

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "vin": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "the VIN — full 17 chars or partial with * wildcards (min 6 chars)"
  },
  "model_year": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "optional 4-digit model year hint, improves partial-VIN decodes"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/forgemesh-vin-decoder-4fe89a91/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from x402.forgemesh.io](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402.forgemesh.io/llms.txt)