French Car Check

Thanks to the French Car Check (CAR) service, it is possible to access information about any French car via API by simply using the license plate as a parameter.

With just one request, you can obtain over 20 constantly updated pieces of information about the vehicle, such as:

The French Car Check service is identified by the endpoint GET FR-car/{license-plate}. Other services are also available for other European countries such as Italy, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

REQUEST EXAMPLE

GET fr-car/{license-plate}

The request can be made using the parameter LICENSE PLATE ("LicensePlate"). The endpoint will be characterized by the presence of the language code FR.

https://automotive.openapi.com/FR-car/{targa}

RESPONSE EXAMPLE

GET FR-car/{license-plate}

The response is in real-time, as is the database update. All data comes from official sources.

Here is an example of a response with all the vehicle's specifications:

{
      "data": {
        "LicensePlate": "EG258MA",
        "Description": "RENAULT SCÉNIC III",
        "RegistrationYear": "2015",
        "CarMake": "AUDI",
        "CarModel": "A4 4ª serie",
        "EngineSize": "",
        "FuelType": "Diesel",
        "MakeDescription": "AUDI",
        "ModelDescription": "A4 4ª serie",
        "Immobiliser": "",
        "IndicativeValues": 0,
        "DriverSide": "",
        "BodyStyle": "MONOSPACE COMPACT",
        "RegistrationDate": "2015-06-03",
        "Timestamp": 1665411640
      },
      "success": true,
      "message": "",
      "error": null
    }

PLEASE NOTE: This response is for example purposes, so for some vehicles, not all indicated data may be available.

The service is ideal for companies in the insurance sector, for example, for the automatic verification of vehicle data when issuing policies, or for fleet management to efficiently monitor and control corporate fleets.