CarVector

carvector.io

A REST API providing vehicle specifications, illustrative images, federal recalls, owner complaints, service-bulletin index, defect investigations, and OBD-II DTC reference data for vehicles from 1925–2029.

The CarVector API uses bearer token authentication; has freemium pricing; offers a free tier (Free tier: 500 requests/month, no credit card required); rate limits: Per plan, rolling window: Free 500/mo, Developer 10,000/mo, Pro 100,000/mo, Business 1,000,000/mo, Enterprise custom; 429 with Retry-After header when exceeded. Verified 2026-07-08 with per-field source links.

Transport & Travel Verified 2026-07-08 high confidence

Base URL

https://api.carvector.io/v1

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Auth

bearer_token

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Free tier

Free tier: 500 requests/month, no credit card required

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Pricing model

freemium

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Pricing

Free $0 (500 req/mo); Developer $39/mo (10K req/mo); Pro $79/mo (100K req/mo); Business $249/mo (1M req/mo); Enterprise custom

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Rate limits

Per plan, rolling window: Free 500/mo, Developer 10,000/mo, Pro 100,000/mo, Business 1,000,000/mo, Enterprise custom; 429 with Retry-After header when exceeded

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OpenAPI spec

not documented null

no source

MCP server

carvector-mcp — npx -y carvector-mcp; registry id io.github.carvectorio/carvector-mcp

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