# MCPFax Vehicle Diagnostics VIN Lookup

> MCPFax Vehicle Diagnostics VIN Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from mcpfax-diag.bowling-anthony.workers.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Looks up vehicle information and diagnostics data by Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://mcpfax-diag.bowling-anthony.workers.dev/vin
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/mcpfax-vehicle-diagnostics-vin-lookup-06c91ff6
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_AaaLKQgewCSkQXS8ataRa

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 mcpfax-vehicle-diagnostics-vin-lookup-06c91ff6
```

Example prompt: Can you look up the vehicle details for VIN 1HGCM82633A004352 — I need to know the make, model, year, and any specs associated with it?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to decode or look up vehicle details from a VIN number, especially in automotive diagnostics, fleet management, pre-purchase inspection, or insurance workflows. Pair with sibling endpoints (TSBs, recalls, DTC) for a full vehicle diagnostics picture. Prefer this over generic VIN decoders when you need integrated diagnostics context alongside identification.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or malformed VIN returns an error
- VIN not found in database returns empty or error response
- Incorrect VIN length (not 17 characters) may cause validation failure
- Network timeout if the diagnostics service is unavailable
- Payment failure if USDC balance is insufficient for the $0.005 fee

## How this service works

What a VIN decodes to: make, model, year, plant and equipment, from the regulator's own decoder rather than a guess.

## Output

Returns decoded vehicle information associated with the provided VIN, including details such as make, model, year, and vehicle specifications derived from the identification number.

## 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"
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/mcpfax-vehicle-diagnostics-vin-lookup-06c91ff6/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from mcpfax-diag.bowling-anthony.workers.dev](https://www.zero.xyz/host/mcpfax-diag.bowling-anthony.workers.dev/llms.txt)