Australian Vehicles

Query vehicle details, damage and stolen information for vehicles in or imported from Australia.

Notes and Prerequisites

• All the requests use GET parameters
• We support XML format (default) and JSON formats.

API URL

Production: https://www.carjam.co.nz/api/car-au/

Test: https://test.carjam.co.nz/api/car-au/

Input

• key — your API Key
• f — response format (xml or json; if the parameter is not used, xml is returned)
• vehicle identifier:
  • vin — vehicle VIN, or
  • chassis — vehicle chassis for vehicles before 1989, or
  • plate and state — for vehicles still in Australia use plate and one of the states/territories: ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA
• query_type see below

plate must be used with state as it is unique within a state/territory, but not within the whole Australia.

Query Types

• VIND - VIN decoder (accepts only VIN as the vehicle identifier)
• VINDL - VIN decoder lite (accepts only VIN as the vehicle identifier)
• LU - Vehicle lookup
• VD - Vehicle details
• RS - Registration status
• BC - Build and compliance
• SC - Stolen check
• WO - Damage/write-off check
• VDBC - Vehicle details, build and compliance
• RSBC - Registration status, build and compliance
• VDRSBC - Vehicle details, registration status, build and compliance

All the query types except VIND and VINDL work with any of the vehicle identifiers. E.g.

?key=<your_key>&query_type=VDBC&plate=TEST00&state=VIC

?key=<your_key>&query_type=VDBC&vin=KMHH351EMKU00TEST

should return the same result. VIND and VINDL accept only vin.

Outputs

VIND

<message>
  <vehicles>
    <make>Audi</make>
    <model>A1</model>
    <variant/>
    <series>8X</series>
    <build_year>2016</build_year>
    <model_year>2016</model_year>
    <body_style>Hatchback</body_style>
    <doors>5</doors>
    <seats>5</seats>
    <drive>FWD</drive>
    <fuel>
      <type>Petrol</type>
    </fuel>
    <engine>
      <cylinders>3</cylinders>
      <size_litres>1</size_litres>
    </engine>
    <transmission>
      <type>Sequential</type>
    </transmission>
  </vehicles>
</message>

VINDL

<message>
  <vehicles>
    <make>Audi</make>
    <model>A1</model>
    <series>8X</series>
    <body_style>Hatchback</body_style>
    <fuel>
      <type>Petrol</type>
    </fuel>
    <engine>
      <cylinders>3</cylinders>
      <size_litres>1</size_litres>
    </engine>
    <transmission>
      <type>Sequential</type>
    </transmission>
  </vehicles>
</message>

LU

<message>
  <vehicles __array="true">
    <vin/>
    <chassis>YR21000TEST</chassis>
    <registration>
      <plate>TEST20</plate>
      <state>VIC</state>
    </registration>
  </vehicles>
</message>

VD

<message>
  <vehicles __array="true">
    <vin>KMHH351EMKU00TEST</vin>
    <chassis/>
    <registration>
      <plate>TEST00</plate>
      <state>VIC</state>
    </registration>
    <make>HYUNDAI</make>
    <model>I30</model>
    <colour>SILVER OR CHROME</colour>
    <body_type>CAR/SEDAN</body_type>
    <vehicle_type>CAR / SMALL PASSENGER VEHICLE</vehicle_type>
    <engine_number>G40000000000</engine_number>
  </vehicles>
</message>

RS

<message>
  <vehicles __array="true">
    <vin>KMHH351EMKU00TEST</vin>
    <chassis/>
    <registration>
      <plate>TEST00</plate>
      <state>VIC</state>
      <status>REGISTERED</status>
      <expiry_date>2023-01-16</expiry_date>
    </registration>
  </vehicles>
</message>

BC

<message>
  <vehicles __array="true">
    <vin>KMHH351EMKU00TEST</vin>
    <chassis/>
    <registration>
      <plate>TEST00</plate>
      <state>VIC</state>
    </registration>
    <compliance_plate>2019-07</compliance_plate>
    <year_of_manufacture>2019</year_of_manufacture>
  </vehicles>
</message>

SC

<message>
  <vehicles __array="true">
    <vin>WAUZZZ8X4GB00TEST</vin>
    <chassis/>
    <registration>
      <plate>TEST80</plate>
      <state>VIC</state>
    </registration>
    <stolen __array="true">
      <type>Plate</type>
      <jurisdiction>VIC</jurisdiction>
      <reported_date>2021-02-21</reported_date>
      <summary>POL JUR-N REF-00789042100033645052</summary>
    </stolen>
  </vehicles>
</message>

WO

<message>
  <vehicles __array="true">
    <vin>WAUZZZ8X4GB00TEST</vin>
    <chassis/>
    <registration>
      <plate>TEST80</plate>
      <state>VIC</state>
    </registration>
    <written_off __array="true">
      <damage_codes>F14N</damage_codes>
      <incident_code>Statutory Write-off</incident_code>
      <incident_recorded_date>2021-03-02</incident_recorded_date>
      <jurisdiction>VIC</jurisdiction>
      <type_code>Storm, Flood, Other Write-off</type_code>
    </written_off>
  </vehicles>
</message>

VDBC

<message>
  <vehicles __array="true">
    <vin>WAUZZZ8X4GB00TEST</vin>
    <chassis/>
    <registration>
      <plate>TEST80</plate>
      <state>VIC</state>
    </registration>
    <make>AUD</make>
    <model>A1</model>
    <colour>BLUE</colour>
    <body_type>SEDAN</body_type>
    <vehicle_type>CAR / SMALL PASSENGER VEHICLE</vehicle_type>
    <engine_number>CHZ000000</engine_number>
    <compliance_plate>2016-07</compliance_plate>
    <year_of_manufacture>2016</year_of_manufacture>
  </vehicles>
</message>

RSBC

<message>
  <vehicles __array="true">
    <vin>KMHH351EMKU00TEST</vin>
    <chassis/>
    <registration>
      <plate>TEST00</plate>
      <state>VIC</state>
      <status>REGISTERED</status>
      <expiry_date>2023-01-16</expiry_date>
    </registration>
    <compliance_plate>2019-07</compliance_plate>
    <year_of_manufacture>2019</year_of_manufacture>
  </vehicles>
</message>

VDRSBC

<message>
  <vehicles __array="true">
    <vin>KMHH351EMKU00TEST</vin>
    <chassis/>
    <registration>
      <plate>TEST00</plate>
      <state>VIC</state>
      <status>REGISTERED</status>
      <expiry_date>2023-01-16</expiry_date>
    </registration>
    <make>HYUNDAI</make>
    <model>I30</model>
    <colour>SILVER OR CHROME</colour>
    <body_type>CAR/SEDAN</body_type>
    <vehicle_type>CAR / SMALL PASSENGER VEHICLE</vehicle_type>
    <engine_number>G40000000000</engine_number>
    <compliance_plate>2019-07</compliance_plate>
    <year_of_manufacture>2019</year_of_manufacture>
  </vehicles>
</message>

Test Vehicles