# VIN Decode — US Vehicle Identification Number Decoder

> VIN Decode — US Vehicle Identification Number Decoder is a paid API for AI agents from mcpfax-utility.bowling-anthony.workers.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-16).

Decodes a US-market Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) into structured vehicle attributes such as make, model, year, and trim.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://mcpfax-utility.bowling-anthony.workers.dev/v1/vin-decode
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-16
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/vin-decode-us-vehicle-identification-number-decoder-8d782792
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_0WX8QmJk8z9De7P85BA57

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 vin-decode-us-vehicle-identification-number-decoder-8d782792
```

Example prompt: Can you decode this VIN for me — 1HGCM82633A123456 — and tell me what car it is, including the make, model, year, and trim?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to decode a specific US-market VIN into structured vehicle attributes programmatically. Prefer this over manual lookups or NHTSA VPIC API calls when you need a simple, pay-per-use integration without API key management.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or malformed VIN returns an error — VINs must be exactly 17 alphanumeric characters excluding I, O, Q
- Non-US-market VINs may return incomplete or no data
- VIN check digit validation failure may cause rejection
- Very old or rare vehicles may have limited decode data available

## How this service works

VIN decode — Decode a US-market Vehicle Identification Number.

## Output

Returns structured vehicle data decoded from the VIN, typically including manufacturer, make, model, model year, vehicle type, body style, engine specifications, drive type, country of origin, and plant of assembly.

## 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/vin-decode-us-vehicle-identification-number-decoder-8d782792/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from mcpfax-utility.bowling-anthony.workers.dev](https://www.zero.xyz/host/mcpfax-utility.bowling-anthony.workers.dev/llms.txt)