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Vehicle specs, VIN decoder, and market data for 21+ million vehicles

Connects with an API keycarapi.dev

15 actions

What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.

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Connect your AI client

Give your AI client this address.

https://mcp.apiant.ai

Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser.

Set it up in your client

Claude Code

Run this in the directory you want to work in.

claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai

Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens.

Claude Code guide

Claude, web and desktop

Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first.

Setup guide

Cursor

Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser.

Setup guide

Zed

Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.

Setup guide

Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app

Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in.

Setup guide

Any other MCP client

Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection.

Setup guide

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What your agent can do with CarAPI

Triggers and actions 15 actions

Action
Check vehicle stolen status
Check whether a vehicle (by VIN) is reported stolen.
Action
Convert plate to VIN
Convert a license plate number to a VIN.
Action
Decode VIN
Decode a vehicle's VIN into make/model/year/trim/specs.
Action
Estimate vehicle cost of ownership
Estimate the total cost of owning a vehicle over time.
Action
Extract license plate from image
Extract a license plate number from an uploaded image.
Action
Extract VIN from image
Extract a VIN from an uploaded vehicle image.
Action
Find nearest EV charging stations
Find EV charging stations near a location.
Action
Get time to sell for comparable vehicles
Estimate time to sell based on comparable vehicle listings.
Action
Get vehicle inspection history
Get a vehicle's inspection history by VIN.
Action
Get vehicle mileage history
Get a vehicle's mileage/odometer history by VIN.
Action
Get vehicle valuation
Get an estimated market valuation for a vehicle.
Action
List supported EV vehicles
List EV models supported by the route planner.
Action
Look up recall records
Look up safety recall records for a vehicle.
Action
Plan EV route with charging stops
Plan an EV route between two points including charging stops.
Action
Search vehicle listings
Search for-sale vehicle listings by criteria.

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CarAPI, answered

What can your agent do in CarAPI?

Any of CarAPI's 15 actions, including Check vehicle stolen status, Convert plate to VIN, Decode VIN and Estimate vehicle cost of ownership. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

Which apps can CarAPI connect to?

Any app in the catalog; the list on this page pairs CarAPI with each of them. If the other app is missing, point your agent at its API documentation and it builds the connector.

What happens when something fails?

Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships.

Is there a free plan?

Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.