# Suverse VIN Decode

> Suverse VIN Decode is a paid API for AI agents from proxy.suverse.io, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-16).

Decodes a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) via the NHTSA vPIC service, returning make, model, year, body style, engine specs, plant, and dozens of additional attributes — no API key required.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://proxy.suverse.io/v1/data/suverse-vin-decode
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-16
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/suverse-vin-decode-a3a03793
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_OA0X6AkdXBLa9yQCCddAC

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 suverse-vin-decode-a3a03793 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you decode this VIN for me — 1HGBH41JXMN109186 — and tell me the make, model, year, body style, and engine specs?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need rapid, keyless VIN decoding against the authoritative NHTSA vPIC database without managing your own API credentials. It is ideal for automotive, insurance, fleet, and resale workflows that require structured vehicle attribute extraction from a VIN, especially when you want 50+ decoded fields including engine, body, trim, and plant data in a single call. Prefer this over scraping manufacturer sites or maintaining a local VIN database.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or malformed VIN returns error codes within the response body (NHTSA uses error codes rather than HTTP errors)
- Partial VIN or VIN with wildcard characters may return incomplete or multiple possible matches
- VINs for very old vehicles (pre-1981) may not decode fully as standardized VINs were introduced in 1981
- Network or upstream NHTSA vPIC service unavailability returns a 5xx error
- Non-US or non-NHTSA-registered vehicles may return minimal or no decoded attributes

## How this service works

Decode a vehicle identification number via the NHTSA vPIC service, no key. Returns make, model, year, body, engine, plant, and dozens of decoded attributes. For AI agents in automotive, insurance, fleet, and resale workflows.

## Output

A structured object containing decoded VIN attributes sourced from the NHTSA vPIC database, including make, model, model year, body class, engine displacement, engine cylinders, engine configuration, fuel type, drive type, transmission style, manufacturing plant city and country, series, trim, vehicle type, GVWR, error codes, and often 50+ additional decoded fields depending on VIN completeness.

## 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",
    "bodyType",
    "body"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "body": {
     "properties": {}
    },
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "POST",
      "PUT",
      "PATCH"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "bodyType": {
     "enum": [
      "json",
      "form-data",
      "text"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    }
   },
   "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/suverse-vin-decode-a3a03793/health.json
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