Normalized NHTSA vPIC VIN decode (?vin=) — make/model/year/engine/body/… with fetch provenance, plus ORIGINAL factory new-vehicle warranty terms (basic/powertrain/corrosion/roadside/EV battery) keyed off make + model-year.
# 1. Ask the endpoint what it costs (no payment, no wallet needed): curl -i -X GET 'https://api.vindexapi.dev/v1/decode' # -> HTTP/1.1 402 Payment Required # the response carries the price, asset and pay-to address. # 2. Pay and retry with any x402 client: npx x402-fetch 'https://api.vindexapi.dev/v1/decode'
Endpoint: https://api.vindexapi.dev/v1/decode. Operated by api.vindexapi.dev, not by Animica. Price and availability were correct at the last probe on 2026-09-02 and are set by the operator, who may change them.
LLM-clustered named failure modes from NHTSA owner complaints — every issue cites verified ODI complaint numbers (hallucination-gated) — plus a reliability-aggr…
Whole-job pre-purchase bundle (?vin=[&country=CA|US]) — ONE payment returns the normalized VIN decode, merged US + Canada safety recalls, a known-issue/reliabil…