API Acre · Data VIN Decode

import { wrapFetchWithPayment } from "@x402/fetch";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";

const account = privateKeyToAccount(process.env.PRIVATE_KEY);
const fetchWithPay = wrapFetchWithPayment(fetch, account);

const res = await fetchWithPay("https://apiacre.com/v1/data/vin-decode", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model_year": 2003,
    "vin": "1HGCM82633A004352"
  }),
});
const data = await res.json();

curl -X POST \
  "https://apiacre.com/v1/data/vin-decode" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model_year":2003,"vin":"1HGCM82633A004352"}' \
  -H "X-PAYMENT: <signed x402 payment>"

{
  "data": {
    "decode": {
      "apiMessage": "Results returned successfully. NOTE: Any missing decoded values should be int...",
      "clean": true,
      "errorCodes": [
        0
      ],
      "errorText": "0 - VIN decoded clean. Check Digit (9th position) is correct",
      "status": "clean"
    },
    "decodedFieldCount": 20,
    "limitations": [
      "Missing decoded values mean NHTSA has no data for that variable, not that a f...",
      "A decode does not establish ownership, title, registration, accident, theft, ...",
      "VINs can be linkable vehicle identifiers; do not use this result to identify ..."
    ],
    "missingFields": [
      "series",
      "driveType",
      "fuelTypeSecondary",
      "electrificationLevel",
      "engine.manufacturer",
      "plant.companyName",
      "occupancy.seats",
      "occupancy.seatRows"
    ],
    "modelYearHint": 2003,
    "retrievedAt": "2026-08-12T01:30:00+00:00",
    "source": {
      "attribution": "NHTSA Product Information Catalog and Vehicle Listing (vPIC).",
      "dataset": "vPIC",
      "documentationUrl": "https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/api/",
      "endpointUrl": "https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/api/vehicles/DecodeVinValuesExtended/1HGCM82633A00...",
      "provider": "National Highway Traffic Safety Administration"
    },
    "vehicle": {
      "make": "HONDA",
      "manufacturer": "AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.",
      "manufacturerId": 988,
      "model": "Accord",
      "modelYear": 2003
    },
    "vin": "1HGCM82633A004352"
  },
  "meta": {
    "cached": false,
    "duration_ms": 42,
    "next_actions": [],
    "sources": [],
    "warnings": []
  },
  "request_id": "018f1f54-7f38-7ba2-8dc3-5f90272d9f1a",
  "service": "data.vin-decode",
  "version": "1"
}